Constitution and Statutes Minutes
February 2nd, 2015
John E. Sapp Conference Room 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Chair: Senator President Pro-Tempore Grantham
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Call to Order
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Meeting called to order at 6:32.
Roll Call – Vice-Chair Gomez
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Quorum is established with 4 voting members.
Student Remarks
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none
Approval of Minutes – January 12th, 2015
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Senator Ascanio: motion to approve the minutes from Jan 12, 2014
o Senator Rader: nay  2014 should be 2015.
Senator Ascanio: rescind motion.
Motion to approve minutes from Jan 12, 2015.
Approval of Agenda
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Senator Gloster: motion to approve agenda as amended
Guest Speakers
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none
Remarks of the Chair – sgaspt@unf.edu
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none
VIII.
Old Business
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New Business
Chairman Grantham: Senator Galligan: summer 2014: emergency senate Jun 25, sept osprey voice
(1),nov 10 senate meet nov 10 (2), nov 17 committee nov (2pts), jan 9 2015 committee, jan 9 2015
senate, jan 9 emergency go emergency (2)…for a total of 11
Senator Gloster: point of information for advisor shore
Advisor shore: G absences 1 B…”senators accessed absence points for …”…this conflicts however with
1204 in the statute…every senator must participate in at least 1 osprey voice per month…one absence
point will be accessed...
a. Appeal Hearings
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Galligan, Kerry
a. Up until a month ago…in that email she stated that absentee points are per
semester, not the entire term…had a case like this with senator Hartsfield…that
could have been where my confusion came…thought I had a blank slate…this is
the first time I have been notified…11 is a shocking number to me…one of the
things that does come to mind is the osprey voice…senator baker at the time the
week of it was announced…I was working 30 hours a week…recently I was late
to maybe 1 or 2 GO committees…met at 5:00 on Mondays…you can’t count on
it being finished by 6 o’clock hour…as of today I have resigned from that
position…so that I can in fact be punctual from meetings…I wish I could tell you
the specific dates because of the circumstances…I was not notified…I was under
the impression that absentee points refreshed every semester…I plan on being as
active…
Senator Gloster: I did not have an email record at the time
Senator Ascanio: I was notified last semester as well…consequences of that
Chairman Grantham:…possibility of appeals…fail to attend…if not same action is
taken…you can only appeal once per term…you accumulate for you do not have the
ability to appeal again…that is the course of action for absence points…
Senator Gloster: It may have been earlier…but not 100% sure…
Senator Rader: can you repeat the meetings that she missed…
Senator Galligan: may I ask the date of the last senate meeting I missed…do throw
me through the loop…makes attendance that much harder…let me gather my
thoughts
Advisor Shore: did you have a class?
Senator Galligan: let me recall…it was possible that I was doing brides maid
fitting…I had prior obligations.
Chairman Grantham: I can only speak for the ones that took place in the…absence
forms were not filed for those…only one point was accessed…
Senator Rader: check email often?
Senator Galligan: when emergency meetings are called week after week after
week…I do have it connected to my phone…
Advisor Shore: up until nov 17…I don’t think she should have to pay the price for
that…two of them are from an emergency meeting she had right before senate…I get
nervous when we call emergency meetings…I’m just saying that’s my two cents.
Senator Gloster: Are you familiar with our redemption process…2 points off from
total...that way she can be an active senator…that way she can go to an op event or
club alliance event…she’s earning her seat back…remove 8 of her points…then work
an event and have 2 removed
Senator Galligan: active during summer A…which is not mandatory...
Chairman Grantham: ultimately you as committee members have the. Motion to
amend that…it’s all up to you…
Senator Gloster: not to counteract…there is responsibility on her behalf…not that it’s
her fault that she was…I think we should remove 8.
Chairman Grantham: I don’t believe...that a senator can be held accountable for
points she was not notified for…because I receive the roster 2 days after…if they
don’t…
Chairman Grantham: you are now at three absence points…
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Guerra, Hailey
Senator Guerra: I did receive two absentee points…from nov 24 weekend preceding…did not return until
the night of the 24th before midnight…I wasn’t really aware of what policy was in
place…constitutionality of the absentee points…or that I had attained any points…points were dismissed
on negligence on that part…jan 9 removed...jan 7…learned of GO emergency on jan 8…48 hour time
period…recommendation…currently employed at a law firm…cover especially with a two day notice…I
work from 8 to 5 downtown. Not only was this an inconvenient meeting for me …worked one of the
elections station…blue year events…wanted to show the committee.
Senator Guerra: I don’t want to put anyone in a position…I understand I had to
Senator Ascanio: redemption process…fair to remove them all…
Chairman Grantham: I would like to add one point of information…for the 2 points on the 24th and then
sort of adding on to that the policy regarding the removal of senators…
Senator Ascanio…motion to remove all absence points
Advisor: you have to contact the senate president and pro temp before …that said senator guerra …
Chairman Grantham: Senator Galligan brought up the wedding…
Chairman Grantham: Hailey got all points removed. motion passes 4-0-0.
iii.
- Nov 24, senate meet (2), go emergency (jan 9),senate meet jan 9 (2)
Harold, Spencer
Can I clarify…I did that with leah…maybe I didn’t get 25…
Chairman Grantham: technically spencer is still in the timeline
Senator Harold: what would be the process?
Chairman Grantham: fill out the form I sent you in the email today…just so you have that as a
cover…then email chair melquist
Senator Harold: Jan 9, job in Colorado…was not back in time to fill out an absentee form either…not sure
what the other two points were either...work related .5…
Chairman Grantham: the other two you’ve already covered
Senator Harold: I should have appealed it I guess and I apologize for that
Senator Harold: 1 from the 1st one then these two…could not be there
Chairman Grantham: did file an absence form
Senator Rader: my recommendation…remove that fall meeting…he would have 2. Left…then he has the
redemption process…
Senator Gloster: give the extensive amount of points...It wouldn’t be fair…I would want to remove more
than the 2 points…
Chairman Grantham: only looking at 4.5 points…meeting on 15th of sept…meeting on 9th…
Senator Ascanio: motion to remove 2.5 points…for a total of 2 points...
Chairman Grantham: passes 4-0-0
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Sept senate (2), jan 24 senator orientation (.5 pts), jan 9 senate (2pts), jan osprey
voice (x)…total 5.5
b. SB-15S-2830 Title III Reform
Chairman Gloster: point of information: no changes
Attorney General Harris: there is an addition…Assistant director…club alliance…agency advisory
board…effective Friday……transition period...
Senator Gloster: 310.5…directly following final commencement…what does that mean…
Attorney General Harris: determined by the election commissioner…
Senator Rader: judicial council…
Advisor Shore: statutory…ch 3.10…on the transition period…#2…”the outgoing administration must
transfer all records and files…”
Attorney General Harris: some point during that month they must be transferred…
AdvisorShore: basically a month…president elect…
Senator Gloster: do you think a month is too long?
Attorney General Harris: at least two weeks of it are gone anyways…a week for transition…then
finals…some of them had to wait till may to be confirmed…it won’t happen until the end of march…I
think it’s a good idea to give the new administration
Chairman Grantham: point of information…
Senator Gloster: timeline following commencement…
Chairman Grantham: any other questions…chapter 305 (d)…did request that the bottom line…
Senator Rader: move to strike out…barring a conflict of interest. Second. discussion…so moved…revised
SB 15S 2830…
c. SB-15S-2831 Reformation of Judicial Processes (Title V)
Attorney General Harris…in the hearing…judicial complaints…determine merit…then plaintiff and
defendant…AG and student advocate…course release decision…
Senator Gloster: student advocate
Attorney General Harris: may choose anyone they want
Senator Gloster: competency of student advocate…
Attorney General Harris: public defender model…student advocate
Director McGuire: rule of 3..what if we only have …justices
Attorney General Harris:..not always easy looking for justices…it would still be three if there were only
two people on the bench…
Advisor Shore: removes an appeals process…using the rule of three
Attorney General Harris: there is no appeal court…removes the possibility of an internal court
appeal…part of the reason to support case briefs…all they are hearing in court is testimony and oral
argument…this is a barrier to prevent frivolous lawsuits…plaintiff would have to provide that…separates
them off from the judicial branch.
Senator Ascanio: motion to approve SB…motion passes 3-0-1.
d. Reformation of Club Funding (Title XI)
Treasurer Wolf: 2 club funding boards…club budget committee. all clubs eligible to receive $300 through
club alliance…first come first serve basis…now in march…club budget process…they go through the
same annual budget hearing…approve and disapprove the ones they see fit…two process and they don’t
know what process they’re on…make it easier for clubs to use funds they have…more campus
involvement and generate more community and UNF if clubs get more involved at UNF…combining the
club funding process…strike club alliance coordinator selected by the director…replace with…
Gloster: rescind motion…motion to table until next CSC meeting...motion passes 3-0-1.
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Announcements
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Read over before senate.
Final Roll Call – Vice-Chair Gomez
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Quorum is reestablished with 4 voting members.
Adjournment
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Meeting is adjourned at 8:09PM.
Minutes prepared by: Vice Chair Gomez.