El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Senate Meeting Minutes
August 1, 2013
West Conference Room, Activities Center
1:00pm
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 1:05pm by Alejandro Ventura
II.
Roll Call
Voting members of the Senate
Present: Alejandro (Alex) Ventura, Nick Awakuni, Faizan Mehmood, Sharda Jones,
Elizabeth Salinger, Garett Lopez
Absent: Brook Matson (excused), Luis Mendez (unexcused), Ramon Esquivel Gopar
(unexcused)
Advisers
Present: Rebecca Cobb
Absent: Breanna von Stein
SDO Staff
Carolee Vakil-Jessop
Visitors
Derrick Moon, Stefan Eclund, David Locke, Sarah Rednour, Joy De Guzman,
Anjeannette Aguilar, Sean Bonyadlou, Dillan Horton
III.
Approval of the Minutes
There were no minutes to approve as this was the first meeting of the senate this
academic year.
IV.
Approval of the Agenda
Alex Ventura announces Item 6.1.8 needed to be removed from the agenda.
MOTION: To approved the agenda as amended.
Nick Awakuni moved and Sharda Jones seconded. Motion unanimously passed.
V.
Old Business
There was no old business to consider.
VI.
New Business
6.1
Appointments
6.1.1 Derrick Moon – Vice President
MOTION: To appoint Derrick Moon as ASO Vice President. Moved by
Nick Awakuni, seconded by Sharda Jones. Motion unanimously passed.
Alex Ventura passed the gavel to Derrick Moon to chair the remainder of the meeting.
6.1.2 Stefan Eckund – Director of Academic Affairs
6.1.3 David Locke – Director of Finance
6.1.4 Sarah Rednour – Director of Human Resources
6.1.5 Joy De Guzman – Senator of Behavioral and Social Sciences
6.1.6 Anjeannette Aguilar – Senator of Humanities
6.1.7 Sean Bonyadlou – Senator of Natural Sciences
MOTION: To appoint Stefan Eckund, David Locke, Sarah Rednour, Joy De
Guzman, Anjeannette Aguilar and Sean Bonyadlou to the positions as listed.
Moved by Alex Ventura, seconded by Nick Awakuni. Motion unanimously
passed.
6.2
Finance Items
6.2.1 2013-2014 ASO Budget Approval
The budget was passed out to the senate for review.
MOTION: To approve the 2013-2014 ASO Budget as presented (see attachment
1). Moved by Alex Ventura, seconded by Anjeannette Aguilar. Motion
unanimously passed.
6.2.2 ASO Retreat
The purpose of the retreat was discussed. The dates for the retreat (August 16-17,
2013) were announced.
MOTION: To approve up to $2200.00 from ASO Leadership Training Account
(71-55001-00-836190-7670) for expenses related to ASO/ICC Leadership
Training Retreat (August 16-17, 2013). Moved by Sharda Jones, seconded by
Alex Ventura. Motion unanimously passed.
6.2.3 Relocation of ASO Savings
The opportunity for the ASO reserve funds to earn more interest by moving the
funds to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) was discussed.
Currently Chase Bank is paying 0.15% interest on the ASO CD and LACOE is
paying 0.64% interest.
MOTION: To approve transferring the ASO savings CD from Chase Bank to Los
Angeles County Office of Education for potential increased interest earnings.
Moved by Nick Awakuni, seconded by Elizabeth Salinger. Motion unanimously
passed.
VII.
Reports
7.1
ASO Member Reports
There were no member reports presented.
7.2
ICC Reports
There were no ICC reports presented.
7.3
AGS Reports
There were no AGS reports presented
7.4
Committee Reports
7.5
7.4.1 Activities Committee
7.4.2 Fundraising Committee
7.4.3 Policy Committee
7.4.4 Public Relations Committee
7.4.5 Sustainability Committee
No committee reports were presented. Derrick Moon and Alex Ventura explained
the function of the committees and that any interested members of senate should
email Alex to be considered for the position of chairperson of a committee.
Adviser Reports
7.5.1 Rebecca Cobb – Nick fill in information here
7.5.2 Breanna von Stein – Absent
VIII.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Dillan Horton – Nick fill in information here
IX.
Adjournment
MOTION: To adjourn the meeting at 1:33pm. Moved by Sharda Jones, seconded by
Anjeannette Aguilar. Motion unanimously passed.
Minutes taken by Nick Awakuni and Carolee Vakil-Jessop.
Approved by:
Alejandro (Alex) Ventura
President
Rebecca Cobb
Director of Student Development