Budget and Allocations Emergency Committee Meeting
July 27, 2015
Senate Chambers 6:30 PM
Chairman: Troy Bottom
I.
Call To Order
 Meeting called to order at 6:31PM.
II.
Pledge of Allegiance
III.
Roll Call
 Quorum has been established with 4 voting members; Jordan, Villavicencio,
Cajuste, Thames.
IV.
Approval of the minutes
A) 7/13/2015
 Senator Jordan: Motion to approve the minutes from July 13th, 2015.
Second. All in favor. Moved.
V.
Approval of Agenda
A) 7/27/2015
 Senator Jordan: Motion to approve tonight’s agenda. Second. All in favor.
Moved.
VI.
Chairman Report and Remarks
 When you sponsor bills, please make sure you have a statement when the bill
goes up and introduce the bill. This is a learning experience and I hope it never
happens again.
VII.
Treasurer’s Report and Remarks
VIII.
Guest Speakers
IX.
Account Totals
2015-2016 Fiscal Year
Travel Requests
Now
After
$26,310.00
$26,310.00
X.
Unfinished Business
XI.
New Business
Special Requests
$293,413.13
$232,913.13
A) Travel Requests
B) Special Requests
i. Office of Governmental Affairs – Senator Villavicencio
 This bill has gone up in B&A and in Senate before already, where it
was approved. There was a procedural error because I did not
introduce the bill in Senate. Nothing in this bill is different, nothing
has changes. I express my full support for this bill as I pass it on to
Chief of Staff Wilson to continue talking about the bill.
 Chief of Staff Wilson: This bill has not changed at all, there is no
reason it shouldn’t pass once again. It deals with forming a contract
relationship with Southern Strategy though Matt Brockelman as our
representative. Southern Strategy is the #1 lobbying firm in the
Southeast. They have contracts with Wells Fargo, Disney, and Apple.
We are lucky enough to have Matt that has fought for a 5-figure
price compared to the 6-figure they usually charge. This is worth the
investment. 85% of contract will be involved in state legislature and
being out in Tallahassee and 15% goes to focus on the Executive
Branch. They are fighting for our initiatives. We want to put faces to
the people that can make changes on the campus through Rally for
Tally, which this bill also funds.
o Senator Jordan: Why should Student Government have its
own lobbyist as opposed to piggy-backing off of UNF uses and
having them represent us? –The one UNF uses is looking at
UNF as a business. If we have opposing opinions to what
President Delaney wants, they will not fight for our choice,
but rather his and the Board of Trustees’. We want someone
to represent us.
o Senator Thames: You mentioned Rally for Tally, is that
included in this? –Yes it is, that is included in the bill. I want
to bring students to the capital and have open forums here
on campus with government officials, we need the
connections Southern Strategy has to make that happen.
o Senator Jordan: The contract was supposed to start August
1st, will that still be possible? –We should have already had a
plan in process by now, we are now pressed for time to get
the contract in motion so that we can catch up. Legislation
has move up to mid-September because of the election next
year so we need to get the ball rolling.
o Senator Thames: Can we opt out of the contract? –We have
placed a line in the contract stating that the president can opt
out of the contract. We will be paying in monthly intervals.
o Senator Jordan: Motion to approve SB-15SA-2875. Second.
Discussion. Roll call vote passes 4-0-0.
C) General Reserves
D) Transfers
E) Budget Balance
F) Finance Code
XII.
Announcements
XIII.
Final Roll Call
 Quorum has been reestablished with 4 voting members.
XIV.
Adjournment
 Meeting adjourned at 6:52PM.
Minutes taken by Farah Azzouz, Senate Secretary