Florida Atlantic University
Student Government
Boca Raton House of Representatives
4 th Legislative Session
22 nd January 2010
Call to Order @ 3:40PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approvals
*Motion to approve the 15 th January 2010 Minutes by Lo; seconded by Khonat
*Motion to approve the 22 nd January 2010 Agenda by Capata; seconded by Dumas
*Move to admit al members by Hassan; seconded by Lo
Special Order Speeches
Open Forum:
-Schrubal: We are looking for student leaders who will leave a legacy on campus. We value ourselves on being a fraternity that is against hazing and is alcohol-free.
President’s Report: N/A
Vice Presidents Report: N/A
Governors Report: N/A
Chief Justices Report: N/A
Programs Report:
-BSUMP (Nesbith): We had our first general meeting on Tuesday and had the Shabbat dinner work out successfully. We do have our schedule for Chinese New Year’s.
-PET (Gale): We had our get together and are looking for the registration slip from SG and watched the trailer for the “Dear Jack” movie. We are working on getting Owl Radio and Owl TV to come out and be supportive.
-COSO: Josephine: First allocation is this Friday at 2PM to talk about the budgeting. I wanted to touch base on COSO policy and how we run things. We mostly deal with students, clubs, and organizations. We encourage a better life and try to give good funding. A lot of accounting errors from the past hit COSO and it affects all the students. We wrote a bill to ask you guys for money and spoke with the committee meetings and decided for a minimum of $20,000 and drop the night rider fees. We do allocate money to organizations that have a Greek letter. It is important that you guys pass the bill soon! For me to help the clubs that I table with, I need the funds. I have been very fiscally responsible.
Questions:
-Gulick: I saw the business Fraternity of Alpha Kappa Psi, are their events open?
-Josephine: Yes they are.
-Scalice: Is it not true that Alpha Kappa Psi did receive more money than other organizations?
-Josephine: No, and they are not Greek. They had a special situation that their money was depleted early and they had accounting errors.
-Lo: Have you ever had to break that tie for a greek organization?
-Josephine: We do not fund greek social organizations.

*Motion to end questioning period by Hasan; seconded by Arsolino (objected by Bastidas: wished to ask question: Pro-con)
-Bastidas: Yes I would like to ask her a question
-Hasan: Until it is in order, there is going to be multiple questions.
-Lo: If there is any questions coming up, we should ask them now.
-Bastidas: Open Forum would come after the reading of the bill.
(22 N, 5 Y Motion fails to pass)
*Motion to extend questioning time by 5 minutes by Capata; seconded by Owens
-Boris: You want this passed today, but it would not be a financial crisis for you if it was to wait a week.
-Josephine: I do have money, but I have organizations that want more than what we have. It is so unfair to our body that they have to wait.
-Pollock: You are aware you have $40,000 and you have organizations asking for more than your account?
- Josephine: Yes.
-Pollock: Would any contribution push us further to the semester?
- Josephine: We can’t fully fund them and we have to fund a portion of them. I would never approve the full amount of what we have
-Lo: Is the first meeting a budgeting or allocation meeting?
- Josephine: We tabled different organizations and we had to change.
-Brown: What are we doing with the funds that we can’t allocate to COSO:
-Pollock: We have $50,000 to carry us out till mid-summer. This is the lowest that we have been allocated in our budget.
-Lo: (POI) House and COSO have been both given cuts.
*Motion to extend speaking time by 2 minutes by Khonat; seconded by Massetti
-Khonat: (POI) Can Student Government itself raise money?
-Bishara: Yes we can without the use of A&S fees.
-Pollock: As of right now we have nothing big planned, but when it comes to March, I do not want to see us get in a bad situation.
*Motion to extend speakers time by 3 minutes by Hasan; seconded by Khonat.
-Massetti: If we did allocate money today, would you spend the money in the emergency account first
($40,000).
- Josephine: It all goes in one account.
End Questions
Student Government Advisors Report:
-Bishara: Breezeway Ambassadors can be anyone in here! The vest is yellow and will be worn. Elections and declaration of candidacy are due next week. Student Leadership Institute and the deadline for that is midnight tonight.
Questions:
-Lo: Representatives don’t have to declare again, do us?
-Bishara: No you do not.
-Mena: SG is currently doing financially okay.
-Pollock: Students were charged an additional .40 cents for the past fiscal year?

-Mena: Yes they were.
-Dell: If we paid the extra .40 cents, shouldn’t we be refunded?
-Mena: You automatically accept when you are a student in the university. I know the pain of paying a price tag.
*Motion to extend questioning time by 3 minutes by Lo; seconded by Khonat
-Lo: We represent the students...but this is for money and paying for service. What are the chances of using it?
-Mena: I will see what I can do.
-Pollock: who is the entity of distributing and allocating A&S fees?
-Mena: Technically you are and you can go through your motion, but the budget is locked for this year.
*Motion to extend questioning time by 2 minutes by Hasan; seconded by Khonat.
-Hasan: Is that SLI only on Friday?
-Bishara: Yes, from 10AM-12PM
End Questions
Chair Reports:
-Committee on Committee: N/A
-Rules and Policies:
Forbes: BRHB-10-01: Move 2 nd TFBIR, move it up to be the first and move the 1 st TFBIR clause to the end.
-Ways and Means:
-Massetti: We made no specific adjustment to the bill, but we do prefer it is sent back to committees.
Louis Dell is vice-chair.
**POP by Haye
**POP by Capata
-Campus Action:
-Ejene: BRHB-10-01: We decided that we should give COSO something.
-Campus Budget Chair:
-Owens: I have not been contacted by those who are interested in the committee. If you could e-mail me at mowens13@fau.edu
I would appreciate it.
*Motion to admit all members by Khonat; seconded by Dumas
-EAC: I sent an e-mail out yesterday and wished for you to get settled with your main committees.
**POP by Hodges
-Hammock Discovery:
-Smatrakaleva: Our meetings are at 1PM on Fridays in Legislative workroom. We found spots for the hammocks and have photos.
*Motion to add time for Treasurer and Chief of Staff by Lo; seconded by Hasan.
Treasurer:
-Ebanks: You are all representatives for students and you have to take into consideration that the money allocated to COSO wasn’t sufficient because now there is travel. Travel by itself takes up a lot of the COSO project and takes up about $100,000 per year.
Questions:
-Lo: Would you recommend that if we do not get .40 cents per head, that we stop travel?
-Ebanks: Travel is used for education and other clubs/organizations like the submarine club. This is to

benefit recognition nationwide of the students.
-Pollock: Would these situations of travel restrictions constitute an emergency?
-Mena: Yes this would be an emergency.
End Questions
Chief of Staff: We meet Fridays at 1:30PM in the GAC room. We need money for stress week to help students prepare for exams and we normally give out FAU personalized materials.
Questions
*Motion to admit all members by Scalice; seconded by Khonat
House Forum:
**POP by Estevez
-Bastidas: This is a very serious issue and have to look at COSO’s need and us wanting to use our money for projects. I want to remind you that we do represent the students and I feel that even though we are
Student Government leaders and we have to budget, sometimes we aren’t the one doing programming.
Programs like Programs Board, COSO, and BSU are the ones that contribute to student life. There are a lot of issues that have come to attention such as how COSO uses their money and funding. I think we need to table this. We need to hold them accountable and wish to find out if we can get more money from the Vice President’s account. If we can, I would like to see if we can get rid of the rider.
**POP by Capata
**POP by Arsolino
**POP by Dumas
-Hasan: I haven’t reserved a table for Public Information’s ad-hoc and I would like anyone to come up after this meeting to help. It isn’t a one person job.
Vetoed Business:
Tabled Business:
Old Business:
-BRHB-10-01 “Governor’s Initiative”
*Motion to table BRHB-10-01 bill indefinitely by Shackelford; seconded by Maldonado (Objection by
Bastidas: for Quazi)
-Shackelford: This bill should be split for further precedence and for further accounting procedures. We also have to option to look into other funding.
-Lo: I can’t support Shackelford’s message and many bills have been written that way. I don’t recommend it being split.
-Pollock: There are more options available such as the Vice President’s account and should be looked into.
-Owens: If we delay it this week, it will set it back three weeks. I think this will ultimately hurt the student body.
-Bastidas: Shackelford made a motion to table the bill. Quite often it is too easy to object. We should all vote and be accountable to table for this.
-Haye: What do you think we can accomplish today by going Quazi?
-Bastidas: I would like to emphasize that it is possible to removing that rider and giving them a small amount of money.
-Shackelford: We have spent $50K for the past semesters and have had more funding. We need this for

precedence and following rules and laws.
-Owens: As far as removing the rider now, would help COSO.
*Motion to admit all members by Khonat; seconded by Callahan
-Callahan: If it comes down to it, COSO is more important.
-Lo: I want to touch on what Boris said. I am not against the fact that we table this indefinitely. There are
3 committees today, different information was brought up. We are putting off these issues for small details. We are here for these students.
(14 N, 11 Y Motion fails to pass)
*Motion to go into Quazi for BRHB-10-01 by Bastidas; seconded by Lo
*Motion to recognize Dean Mena, Ebanks, And COSO director to differ any questions so they can help us by Lo; seconded by Haye
-Bastidas: I would like to see parts of this bill removed. Possibly giving $3,000 to stress week and adding an amendment to riders.
-Pollock: I believe this is the right track to be on currently because of floating ideas of money.
-Mena: 2 options: 1) put a band aid on to keep them running a bit, or 2)give the money now.
**POP by Haye
**POP by Forbes
-Lo: Is it possible to adjust police officer time?
-Gulick: Can we agree on an amount to give them now? Everyone keeps asking the same questions
-Josh Simmons (recognized): I know the position you are sitting in. There isn’t much you do in the house, and now is your chance to do something. I am in a social fraternity and we have to get our funding on our own!
-Shackelford: Greek business organizations have used A&S fees and claimed as open, but they were closed and given to their members.
-Bastidas: I understand and the reason why I want to give a small amount is because of our funding, but
I want to see the rider taken out. Possibly say, until we have some resolution to fix funding, put a hold on honorary Greeks. Put some teeth on these honorary traditions.
-Mena: That amount is already reduced and furthermore the Union helps in that cost.
-Owens: We should add the recommendations from Forbes and add another therefore be it further resolved to address the rider.
-Mena: Clubs and Organizations must have their event approved. They have to provide their flyers to get approved then they have to get funded. At the end of the day, I shared a memo about the audit.
Everyone has to go to certification and when they read the manuals they will have to correct their ways.
-Pollock: COSO Budgeting reading:
Alpha Kappa Psi: Requested $1793.50 Allocated: $1000. Justification: Blue Sapphire is an event held at the end of each semester and we reward and evaluate our brothers based on pledges…
Alpha Kappa Psi: Requested: $1000, Allocated: $750. Justification: Weekend long dance…meant to build brotherhood and teamwork.
Hopefully this will bring awareness… and was there any advertising for their event?
-Fritz: Could you read another club for the record?
-Pollock: Sure if you need me to.
Asian Student Union: Purpose: a night of promoting an event to FAU Students….

This seems clear to me and just. As for AKP, it seems it’s not open
-Mena: The discussion and dialogue needs to take place if there is any organization that cannot meet requirements.
-Lo: Social Greeks is one thing, but the non-social Greeks…..we are more like a Hybrid organization. If we are bounced away from social Greeks it is called an adverse effect. What I propose is for events where
A&S fees, honorary Greeks can use them.
-Hasan: I walked by one of their events, I knew random people that were eating the food of the social
Greeks.
**POP by Khonat
*Motion to admit all members by Shackelford; seconded by Khonat
*Motion to call for the order of the days by Pollock (approved)
*Motion to amend BRHB-10-01 the last TFBIR clause to strike $57,500 and insert $5,000 by Ejene: by
Guilick
*Motion to add $5000 written out next to the dollar amount in the last TFBIR by Pollock (approved)
*Motion to move the first Therefore Be It Resolved clause to the end of the bill by Pollock (approved)
*Motion to move the *2 nd Therefore Be It Resolved clause to become the 9 th Where As clause by Pollock
(approved)
*Motion to admit all member by Massetti; seconded by Gulick
(23Y, 0N BRHB-10-01 passes)
*Motion to revisit Chief Justice report by Ejene; seconded by Brown
Chief Justice Report:
-Chief Justice Burdman: Good to see everybody in 2010. As you know elections are coming up, be prepared. You all are working hard and we have been in house meetings before till 10PM.
New Business: N/A
Open Forum:
-Josephine: Today I had a rough day, and learned my purse was stolen and my macbook was stolen.
Thank you for giving me the $5,000 dollars and understand I will be back. I will send all my concerns to clubs and organizations.
Questions
-Lo: what about collegiate link? Is it used?
-Josephene: yes, it is used and will be used more in the future
End Questions
-Tromboli: Owl TV manager for the record. New media director coming in. all 3 media outlets will be working with her…
-Mena: I wanted to welcome everyone and tell them happy new years since I did not make it to the last meeting. I want to share with everyone that you gave her a rough day, but you all did a great job! You go through your process and keep up your part. …
*Motion to amend speaker’s time by 4 minutes by Lo; seconded by Owens
*Motion to amend speakers time by 2 minutes by Khonat; seconded by Callahan
-Mena (continued): Please if you haven’t helped out Haiti, please give your time and help out.
-Chief Justice Burdman: I will be working on the Owl Book again and if any of you have ideas please let me know.

Questions:
-Pollock: What were the previous costs of the Owl Book?
-Burdman: It was between $6-7K for the books.
End Questions
Special Order Speeches:
-James Shackelford: Time capsule getting finished up. Getting approval from Dr. Brown and getting items soon. Also, I thank everyone for their work and dedication to this job.
-Bastidas: I think it is great when we help out. When we have concerns about issues, let us not talk about it. We have these concerns about honoraries, but I hope we just don’t see about these issues. We need to do action and not disappear. I do hope we pursue about the .40 cents.
Legislative Report
-Pollock: Thank you everybody for staying who stayed. This is what we were elected to do and we had a problem and we attacked the problem. It was a quick fix, but now we can address the issues. I don’t care what Dean Mena said about being ripped himself in college, I want to know where the money is and goes and get it used for those who put it in. Opening ceremony for Phase II is March 27 th or 28 th . That is the only concrete thing set and Dr. Brown and President Pritchett will be there. It will be a pool party and I will facilitate anything needed to their attentions. I want to thank Josephine for what she did and coming out and dealing with us. I am charging the Rules and Policies committee to make sure and find out what went wrong and if we can fix it or leave it as it is. Let us establish the Academic Lobbying
Committee by appointing Sai Lo for ALC(accepts). SG Golf Cart committee is yet another committee that
I would like to appoint for cosmetic purposes. I want to appoint Hakeem Haye for the committee
(accepts).
Questions:
-Lo: Will I see phase II before I graduate?
-Pollock: Yes you will.
-Bastidas: Are you aware that I am pleased how you did your time as speaker and if you want to go to
Coyote Jacks to have a drink let me know.
-Pollock: I am aware
End Questions:
Dates to Remember:
Regular House Meeting – January 29 th , 2010 @ 3:30PM – Senate Chambers
Final Roll Call
Adjournment
*Motion to adjourn by Hasan; seconded by Arsolino
Adjourned at @ 6:33PM