University of North Florida Student Senate
Senate Meeting Minutes – February 8th, 2016 – 6:45 PM – 9:45 PM – Senate Chambers
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Call to Order
a. Meeting called to order at 6:45PM.
Invocation – Interfaith Center President Clare Stern
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Pledge of Allegiance – Sergeant-at-Arms Burton
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Roll Call – Senate President Pro-Tempore Dallas Burke
a. Quorum has been established with 31 voting members.
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Approval of Agenda
a. Senator Lee: Motion to add Shore Advice after Student Remarks. Second. Adopted.
b. Senator Burke: Motion to add CR-16S-2926 to New Business, Legislation considered for 2nd Read
after SB-16S-2928 Title IV Renovations. Second. Adopted.
c. Senator Thames: Motion to approve tonight’s agenda as amended. Second. Adopted.
Approval of Minutes – January 25th, 2016
a. Senator Jordan: Motion to approve the minutes from January 25th, 2016. Second. Adopted.
Recognition of Students Seeking Appointment
Student Remarks (3 minutes each)
a. Farouk Smith: Junior, Political Science Major. Over the past few weeks I have took on the project of
potentially bringing back the 24/7 library hours. I have spoken with many department heads and
student government advisors and it has been decided that the university is not currently in position
to bring that back currently because of the financial aspect, the safety aspect, and the decrease in
enrollment hours.
Shore Advice
a. {Effective communication throughout Student Government and different departments was discussed.}
Guest Speakers
a. Ruth Lopez – International Center Director (10 minutes)
i. {The International Center roles and programs were discussed, including international student services and
study abroad programs.}
Office of Elections Report
a. Elections Commissioner Brad Johnson (3 minutes)
i. We have exactly 20 candidates for the ballot this semester. There is only one presidential and
vice presidential candidate this semester so it will not be a competitive election. Also,
President Guerra and I have started the application process for my position because I will be
graduating this semester.
Judicial Branch Report
a. Chief Justice Ben Jaeger (5 minutes)
i. There is a Parking Services Advisory meeting this Friday at 10AM.
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Executive Branch Reports
a. Osprey Productions – Director Katie Jackson (3 minutes)
i. Wednesday at 7PM and 9:45PM we will be showing Frankenstein. We had our first casino
night last week and it went very well. Homecoming is next week and there are so many
events going on including the Comedy Show, Lip Sync, Red Bull Play and Destroy, and
many more. We really need volunteers so please signup.
1. Senator Jordan: Is there a website where we can see all of the events and their
descriptions? –Yes, www.unf.edu/homecoming
2. Senator Thames: If we volunteer for the comedy show can we still watch it? –Yes,
you can chose the shift you want to work.
b. Club Alliance – Director Zachary Mease (3 minutes)
i. We have our Club Fest on February 23rd. we are in the process of restructuring the way our
general body meeting work. We have categorized each club. We had our first meetings last
week and they went really well.
c. Treasurer Cameron Duffy (3 minutes)
i. February 22nd is my senate presentation of the budget. Please see me if you have any
questions. Everything is public record so go through it. Thank you to the members of the
B&A committee, you did great work and really dissected through this budget.
d. Attorney General Dana Baker (3 minutes) {no report}
e. Vice President Caleb Grantham (3 minutes)
i. The abortion clinic will be out on campus this week. Town Hall will be this Thursday at
4PM with free food and it’s a great opportunity to show yourself as senators. Janice sends
her sincere gratitude in the creation of the Lend-A-Wing Pantry as an Executive Agency, our
first fundraiser will be at Chipotle on Wednesday from 4PM-8PM with 50% proceeds.
f. President Hailey Guerra (5 minutes)
i. The Student Fee Assessment Committee has come to a conclusion and has decided to take
15 cents from DRC and move it to Athletics. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Rally
in Tally. Ask questions and think critically about the legislations coming up tonight.
1. Senator Thames: If the DRC needs more money, will they get that from a different
fund? –Yes, the DRC is something that needs to be funded so if they need more
money the university will need to supply it to them.
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Legislative Branch Reports
a. Pro-Tempore/Constitution and Statutes Committee – Chairman Dallas Burke (3 minutes)
i. We have discussed Title IV Renovations. We had decided to table the discussion because we
needed more information from General Council and Dr. Gonzalez. The Emergency Meeting
we had today was needed because if the CR were to pass in Senate it would need to be
approved 10 days before elections begin to applicable on the ballot.
b. Budget and Allocation Committee – Chairman Troy Bottom (3 minutes)
i. Travel Index is has $2,961.21, we are in the process of requesting $10,000 transferred from
Special Request into Travel. Salary Reserves are at $38,060.82 and Special Request is at
$84,973.32. There will be an Open Forum on Thursday about any budgeting questions from
11AM-1PM, any B&A Senators are encouraged to come.
c. Government Oversight – Chairman Vaughn Sayers (3 minutes)
i. The confirmation of Bradley Johnson and the Senator Appointment of Jen Lee was passed
in my committee.
d. University and Student Affairs – Chairwoman Cassidy Keefe (3 minutes)
i. Don’t forget to sign up from Round Table. If you have a question you would like seen on
Round Table, please see me after Senate. Please take the Senator of the Month survey I will
be sending out tonight by February 21st.
e. Senate President Chase Baker (5 minutes)
i. I hope you have all enjoyed the Guest Speakers and it has worked to make your experience
at UNF better-rounded. I have met with a few Senators this past week to talk about your
goals as a senator so if you need anything, please let me know.
XV.
Unfinished Business
a. Legislations considered for 1st Reading
b. Simple and Joint Resolutions on 1st Reading
c. Legislations considered for 2nd Reading
i. SB-16S-2925 Student Union Administration – Senator Jordan
1. This bill works to replace the projection screens in the Senate Chambers.
2. Senator Thames: Motion to approve SB-16S-2926. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote
passes 27-0-4.
d. Simple and Joint Resolutions on 2nd Reading
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New Business
a. Simple and Joint Resolutions on 1st Read
b. Legislation on 1st Read
c. Simple and Joint Resolution on 2nd Read
i. JR-16S-2927 HRO – Sponsor: Senator Jordan
1. This bill works to endorse the Human Rights Ordinance Bill, which works against
discrimination towards any LGBT individuals.
2. Senator Thames: Motion to amend JR-16S-2927 by adding “Major Lenny Curry”.
Second. Adopted.
3. Senator Thames: Motion to approve JR-16S-2927 as amended. Second. Discussion.
Roll call vote passes 27-0-4.
d. Legislation considered for 2nd Read
i. SB-16S-2928 Title IV Renovations – Sponsor: Senator Burke
1. This bill works to change a few sections in Title IV
2. Senator Thames: Motion to amend SB-16S-2928 by adding proxy voting. Second.
Discussion. Roll call vote does not pass 10-0-21.
3. Senator Bottom: Motion to approve SB-16S-2928. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote
passes 31-0-0.
ii. CR-16S-2926 GPA – Sponsor: Senator Baker
1. This bill will increase the GPA requirement for Senators from 2.25 to 2.50.
2. Senator Burton: Motion to approve CR-16S-2926. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote
passes 24-0-5.
XVII.
Legislative Appointments
a. Jen Lee: I am a first year sophomore and I am very passionate about Student Government because I
was involved in high school and I want to be involved here with the allocation of student expenses.
I will not have a conflicting schedules with any Senate or committee meetings and I have a light
school workload. I am involved with Model UN Asia and I was the secretary for the Honors
Student Union Board. I have also looked through the Constitution and Statutes and Policies and
Procedures.
i. Senator Jordan: Motion to approve Jen Lee for a General Senate Seat. Second. Discussion.
Roll call vote passes 28-0-1.
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Swearing in– Chief Justice Jaeger
Announcements
a. Great job everyone, I am very proud of all of the work you’ve done tonight.
Final Roll Call – Senate President Pro-Tempore Dallas Burke
a. Quorum has been reestablished with 30 voting members.
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Adjournment
a. Meeting adjourned at 9:28PM.
Minutes taken by Farah Azzouz, Senate Secretary