MINUTES
OCTOBER 30, 2014
I. Opening of Meeting
a. Call to Order
i. President Pro Temp called the meeting to order at 5:00PM in the
Cascade Room of the Atwood Memorial Center at St. Cloud State
University.
b. Pledge of Allegiance
c. First Roll Call [x for present, o for absent]
President Gunnerson x
Vice President Bryson o
Executive Assistant Gunnerson X
Chief Justice Smith x
Chair Dyer x
Chair Gutschx
Chair Hagemeier x
Chair High x
Chair Muzammil x
Chair Pegg x
Chair Pradhan x
Chair Robinson x
Chair Vogl x
Chair Johnson x
Coordinator Swenson x
Senator Aurand Weisman x
Senator Blosser x
Senator Fisher x
Senator Gross x
Senator Hwang x
Senator Le x
Senator Manning x
Senator Meyer x
Senator Pexa x
Senator Phillips x
Senator Ronning x
Senator Schnoor x
Senator Scofield x
Senator Uecker x
Senator Witthuhn x
Senator Young x
Senator Drinkwine x
Senator Wething x
Senator Kollie x
Senator Sikorski x
d. Approval of Agenda
i. Moved to approve by [Senator Drinkwine]
ii. Seconded by… [Senator Meyer]
a. Agenda Approved…[Chair Gutsch]
e. Approval of Minutes
i. Moved to approve by...[Senator Pexa]
ii. Seconded by…[Senator Le]
a. Minutes Approved –Chair Gutsch
II. Hearings
a. Open Gallery I :
Finance Hearings:
Chair Muzamill: Preserve and protect programs, recognize programs
Question: President Gunnerson: What would you like the senate to do with
these?
Answer: Need senate to take a vote on it in new business\
Question: Senator Weisman: What if the student sees all as essential?
Answer: Prioritize our needs, cannot fulfill requirement for every single
student
b. Internal Elections : None
i. Judicial Council:
ii. Fee Allocation :
iii. Senate finance
iv. Senator At-Large
v. College Senator
III. Plenary Session I :
a.
Unfinished Business :
i. SG Bill 001
Discussion: Has there been any changes?
Senator Fisher: Call to question
Second: Senator Pexa
Objection Senator Meyer
President Gunnerson: Give him until the end of November, quick turn around
Senator Manning: Submitted for his approval?
Senator Ronning: Move to change time
All in favor of amending section two to approval no later then December 10, 2014
say I
Amendment approved
Senator Ronning: Call to question
Second: Senator Le
All in favor of approving SG bill 001 say I
SG bill 001 is adopted
ii. SG Bill 002
Discussion:
Senator Fisher: I would like to add a fourth question, should
visitors as well as students and faculty have all firearms be
banned
Coordinator Swenson: if we pose it as an option I don’t see it
as being feasible, can’t change state law
Senator Blosser: I do understand the rational, but true we cant
change state law, since it is kind of a survey thing
Chair Johnson: Should they tighten the reigns, gives students
different view point, simply a poll
Senator Sikorski: more information we can collect the easier it
is to state a case, no harm in asking it
Senator Ronning: Call to question
Second
Amendment Passes
Chair Robinson: this is simply a survey, should we allow the
students to answer this survey
Call to Question
Senator Schnoor: can see a biased to the first question
Senator Sikorsky: are we allowed on the survey is it only
multiple choice?
I think keeping it the way it is will make it easier to get results,
asking for statistics, give them a yes or no it is clear
Chair Johnson: question one is the current policy, with yes or
no it does allow both sides of the spectrums
Senator Manning: Move to change question one to do you
agree
Second
Discussion
Senator Fisher: Call to question
All in favor of amending question one to do you agree with
current mnscu board policy 5.21 stating that visitors can
lawfully conceal and carry firearms on campus but students
cannot
Call to question Senator Ronning
Second
Discussion: Can I motion to add students and faculty to the
end of the first question
President Gunnerson: think we might need to include yes and
no
Senator Ronning: move to add yes, no
Second
Discussion: Senator Ronning call to question
Second
All in favor say I
Questions are amended
Discussion: Call to question senator Drinkwine
Seconded
All in favor of Approving student government bill 002 say I
SG Bill 002 passes
New Business: Move to adopt FAC principle
Second Senator Meyer
Discussion
Senator Uecker: Call to question
Vote in approving FAC guiding principles
FAC guidelines have been approved
Drinkwine: Motion to strike 20 minute recess
Call to Question: Senator Meyer
Second: Senator Le
20 minute recess has been removed
IV. Recess – 20 Minutes [strike 20 minute recess]
V. Officer Reports
a.
President [type reports for all]
b. Vice President
c.
MSUSA Campus Coordinator :
d. Chief Justice:
e.
Executive Assistant
f.
Academic Affairs:
g.
Campus Affairs:
h. Communications:
i.
Executive Board:
j.
Fee Allocation:
k. Legislative Affairs:
l.
Senate Finance:
m. Student Constitution:
n. Student Services
o.
Technology Fee:
p. Urban Affairs:
q. University Committees :
VI. Plenary Session II
a. Last Call for Business : Move to read in student bill of rights
SG Resolution 005
We have to vote whether or not to suspend operating procedures
Chair Robinson: is there a reason?
Answer: Wants an official stance, a lot of schools are leaning in our
directions
Senator Fisher: exact same thing we voted on a week ago, now we are
making an official MSUSA stance
Call to Question
Seconded
All in favor of suspending operating procedures
Coordinator Swenson: we would have to go against a MnScu policy
Senator Manning: What are we not allowed to do?
Coordinator Swenson: take an official stance, MSUSA is a representing
body of all universities, its conflicting, I would suggest striking it
Senator Phillips: if they don’t like it don’t we have some time?
I think its good to get something in because it is due
Senator Sikorsky: any way we can adjust it later on?
President Gunnerson: Yes, at delegates
Chair Gutsch: We can’t discuss it next week
Coordinator Swenson: we can mend it until delegates, process gets
harder, I know it will be an issue id suggest striking it
President Gunnerson: We can continue to talk and amend it until
delegates but you could strike it out tonight and do more research and at
delegates you can add it back in
Chair Johnson: She has a lot of experience in this position with MSUSA
take her word, we as a school need to be comfortable with what we want
to present to MSUSA, the less aggressive we come off the more likely
others will agree, whatever we pass should be what we are comfortable
with
President Gunnerson: I understand where coordinator Swenson is
coming from, MSUSA will represent us regardless, however were you
appointed Phillips to serve on your committee? Could they still supply
students from committees, could we send someone on our behalf? Maybe
we throw that in there
Coordinator Swenson: committee gave a seat to that body, it would be up
to the committee to accept a student not in the group
Senator Phillips: I know there is a girl not going to school anymore, and
could be enrolled
Senator Sikorsky: what can we do to make it more reasonable
Senator Ronning: yield to 5 minute caucus
Senator Drinkwine: universities can have the different stance but
MSUSA will represent them
4 clause struck out last clause
Any individual university with a stance that is not the same as MSUSA
resreves the right to supply students to CTF implantation teams at the
teams/system offices discretion
Call to question senator Drinkwine
Second
Will now move into vote of SG resolution 005
All in favor say I
SG resolution 005 is adopted
VII. Closing of Meeting
a. Open Gallery II:
b. Open Statements:
c. Last Roll Call
President Gunnerson x
Vice President Bryson x
Executive Assistant Gunnerson X
Chief Justice Smith x
Chair Dyer x
Chair Gutschx
Chair Hagemeier o
Chair High x
Chair Muzammil x
Chair Pegg x
Chair Pradhan x
Chair Robinson x
Chair Johnson x
Chair Vogl x
Chair Johnson x
Coordinator Swenson x
Senator Aurand Weisman x
Senator Blosser x
Senator Fisher x
Senator Gross x
Senator Hwang o
Senator Le x
Senator Manning x
Senator Meyer x
Senator Pexa x
Senator Phillips x
Senator Ronning x
Senator Schnoor x
Senator Scofield x
Senator Uecker x
Senator Witthuhn x
Senator Young x
Senator Drinkwine x
Senator Wething x
Senator Kollie X
Senator Sirosky x
d. Adjournment – 6:48 pm]
OFFICER REPORTS
Communications Committee
- Starting up its on us campaign
- Finishing up poster
- Starting to plan alumni party
Legislative Affairs:
-talked about meeting with university committees about special events and
impact on the community
-we received survey questioners from DCI
Constitution:
-worked on bylaws, rough draft will be sent out to committee on Monday
-stay classy
-passed constitution bill through senate
Student Services:
-finished bill of rights
-will start secret shopping in November
SFC:
-working on the annual budget process
-finance hearings
Fee Allocation:
-Guiding principle finalized
-emailed the budget guidelines to directors
-meeting with directors on November 10th
Tech Fee:
-tech fee feedback survey
-campus visits
-budgets
CA:
-change meeting times
-redbox in Atwood
-re-structuring committee
Judicial:
-working hard on the bylaws
MSUSA:
-conference Nov 14-16
-New organizer
-K streed is cancelled due to lack of interest
AA:
-made a list of what to do
- began drafting course evaluation resolution
-write up of the evaluation