April
2002
STAFF SENATE
University of Wyoming
Bill Number 34
Sponsored by: Susan M. Cuthbertson, Parliamentarian
A BILL TO REDEFINE THE COMPOSITION OF THE STAFF SENATE
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WHEREAS according to UniReg 34, Section 6, the composition of the Staff Senate shall
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be “forty (40) elected members (plus or minus one as needed for equitable representative
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apportionment in subsection c. below)”, with “not more than one Senator … from any one unit
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having fewer than fifty staff employees”, and “not more than two Senators … from any one unit
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having fifty or more staff employees, and;
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WHEREAS the number of University benefited staff employees is in a constant state of
flux, and;
WHEREAS the set number of Senators should remain no larger than forty (40) in order
to run an efficient Senate, and;
WHEREAS the set number of Senators should also include a minimum number of thirty
11 (30) Senators in order to have sufficient representation throughout the University;
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UniReg 34, Section 6, paragraph a, sentence 1 be
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The Senate shall consist of no more than forty (40) elected members, or 3%,
whichever is less, and no fewer than thirty (30) elected members depending
on the total number of benefited Staff at the time of reapportionment.
17 AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that sentence 2 of said paragraph a be added to read:
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If the total number of benefited Staff grows to exceed 1600 then the numbers in
subparagraphs i and ii be adjusted accordingly so that the total number of
Senators does not exceed forty (40).