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Call to Order o At 10:36 pm President Cindy Zhang called the 6 th General Assembly meeting of 2011-2012 to order
Attendance o Quorum is established
Agenda Approval o Motion to approve the agenda
Seconded, passed
President Election o Question raised on the validity of the election based on the Constitution
Came to the conclusion that the way we interpreted it was not unconstitutional
Therefore we will continue with the election o Nominations
Cindy Zhang is nominated by Carson Lewis and accepts
Tim Watkins is Nominated by Wynn Tashman and accepts o Cindy presents and Tim leaves the room o Cindy answers questions
Motion to extend the period of questioning by 2 minutes
Seconded, passed o Tim presents and Cindy leaves the room o Tim answers questions o Both candidates leave the room o Pro-Con Debate o Discussion o 10-Minute Recess o Meeting is called back to order at 11:19pm
Appointment of Parliamentarian o Hussien Salama presents o Floor is opened for questions o Hussien leaves the room o Point of Information
Is it possible for someone to be nominated now?
No, the application period has passed.
o Discussion
He’s qualified enough to make these meetings more efficient
Motion to close debate and approve by unanimous consent
Seconded, passed
Hussien is approved as Parliamentarian o Hussien recites the oath of office
Hall Reports o Motion to limit hall reports to 30 seconds each
Seconded, passed o Anderson
Halloween party was a great success o Centennial
Halloween party was a great success
Had their first film series on Tuesday and will have another in the perch this Tuesday about advocacy issues o Hughes
Halloween party was a great success
Will be doing floor olympics o Leonard
Halloween party was a great success
Working on multiple campaigns
Has multiple events coming up o Letts, Clark, and Roper
Halloween party was a great success
Encourages you all to register for Leading Beyond the Limits o McDowell
Halloween party was a great success
A member of the E-Board resigned
Will be holding events to get members of each floor to meet each other o Nebraska
Had pumpkin carving on Thursday and it went well o Tenley Campus
Tenley Tailgate and Halloween event were very successful
Reassigning roles and bringing in new members to fill vacancies
Executive Board Reports o President
Found a Parliamentarian
Working with the AU Green Eagles to continue our sustainability efforts o Vice President of Advocacy and Community Coordination
Leading Beyond the Limits
This Sunday from 10am-2pm
We’re tabling this Friday (tomorrow) to encourage people to register
Still taking points for CONGO to consider
See Kate after if you weren’t able to make it to the
Discussion Leader meeting
Advocacy Roundtable is working on a bunch of resolutions o Vice President of Finance and Administration
Finance Committee approved an RA Committee grant o Vice President of Programming
Working really hard
Fall Fest
11/16 from 12-4pm on the Quad
MasqueRave
11/19
Looking for a location o Letts Formal Lounge might work o National Communications Coordinator
CAACURH is next weekend
Help Marie’s preparations
Diversival has been accepted as one of the top 3 programs of the year o Chief of Staff
RHA Contact Information sheet
Working on Hall Security resolution o Advisor
Had been planning the presidential election
Old Business o Resolution 11-12-004 o Motion to waive first reading
Seconded, passed o Cindy Zhang presents
We spend over $1000 per year, providing food for GA
We won’t provide food anymore, except for the first and last meetings of the year o Questions
Where does the $1000 come from?
From all of the halls’ spending combined o Discussion
We shouldn’t be spending any money on ourselves
This is a resolution that allows us to put more money into the programs that all residents can appreciate
We could just cut our costs and spend less on food
It’s nice to come into GA and have a snack
All this is doing is waiving the requirement; you can still bring a snack if you want
Motion to close discussion and move to a vote on the resolution
Seconded, passed
o Vote: 28-4-5
Resolution passes
New Business o Financial Proceedings 2011-2012
Cindy Zhang presents
Changes were made to the Hall Discretionary prodecures
See highlighted portions of the attached document
Adjournment o At 11:45pm the 6 th General Assembly meeting of 2011-2012 is adjourned