Student Senate Minutes

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Hogan at 6:00 PM.
	A. Absent from the meeting were members:
	B. Also attending the meeting was:
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business
		- Wollmering - Came to speak to speak to Senate about the updates to the 			athletics fee. Last year, put new lights in stadium, bought fans for the pool. 		This year new turf for the field costing a total of 1.1 million. Have been 			brainstorming ideas for next year including the sound system in Pershing, 			tennis courts need resurfacing, bleachers in Pershing. While Pershing is 			redone by potential MOHELA funds, may use athletics fee to fix things 			not covered by the MOHELA renovations. The stadium is currently being 			used by various student groups and classes through a reservation system in 		the SUB. There are some issues with some grading on the new field and 			they will need to be addressed. 
			- Esfeld - Thanks Wollmering for coming to speak to the body. It is 			good to hear how the athletic fee is being used. Knows that the 				field turf was not handled well this summer and Truman  was 				given money back. What happened to that money?
			- Wollmering - That money has not come back yet. There has been 				no final formalization of the contract. Once the field is done, 				lawyers will most likely get involved. 
			- Esfeld - The money collected from this year’s fee was spent on 				the turf field. Where did the rest of the money for the turf come 				from?
			- Wollmering - Projecting $550,000 from the fee this year plus the 				roll over of $200,000 from last year all goes towards the turf. The 				rest of the money came from University Local Capitals Budget and 			the Athletics Department.
			- Esfeld - What are the top things for next year’s fee?
			- Wollmering - Saftey issues are #1. Fencing for the baseball field, 				tennis court resurfacing, lighting/sound system/flooring in Pershing
			- Russell - Can students use the baseball field?
			- Wollmering - No.
			- Russell - Would like to see the tennis courts be redone before the 				baseball field because the fee is coming from the students. The fee 				should be spent on things that all students have access to and not 				just varsity players. Would like to see lines for games other than 				football on the field so the field gets maximum student use. 
			- Wollmering - Would like to see a rec center fee that could be 				added to the athletic fee. Could potentially build another field for 				multipurpose use behind centennial hall.
			- Hemmelgarn - Where does money from athletics games go?
			- Wollmering - It is added to a general fund and is not added into 				the Athletics budget.
			- Wiley - If next year’s fee is used for revamping the Pershing 				sound system, what would happen once the building is renovated?
			- Wollmering - Does not think we would have to reinvest in a new 				system once the renovations are done.
			- Wiley - How is the reservation system going? Are students using 				it? Any complaints?
			- Wollmering - With the turf set backs we are just now starting to 				use the system. The band has been the only ones using the field 				regularly. 
			- Wiley - Are there any other worries of student athletes? Last year 				was registration issues.
			- Wollmering - This would be a good question for the student 				athlete advisory committee. One thing he hears a lot is when 				teachers give exams outside of the normal class time and athletes 				have conflicts with competitions.
			- Wiley - Agrees that student athletes should use the rec center but 				does not think it should be mismanaged. 
			- Flanagan - Doing a roundtable with the athletes in November. 				The wrestling team is the only group of students that is allowed to 				do raffles according to the conduct code. Found out that the 				wrestlers cannot charge for their tickets. Wanted to know if 					Wollmering was aware of these facts.
			- Wollmering - No. The raffle is more like a donation type event. 
			- Esfeld - The head of the Rec Center put up the sign that included 				Lizz’s name. It seems like there are issues between the athletic 				department and the Rec Center that are not student related at all. 				Has not heard from any students that are dissatisfied. 
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- Esfeld - Appoints Russell to Athletics Fee Committee Chair. Approved.
		- Hogan - Joan Williams as Associate Senator. Approved. 
		- Esfeld - Approve Delta Sigma Theta to have a representative on the 			body. 
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary
	B. Treasurer
	C. President
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor
	B. Staff Advisor
	C. BOG
	D. Speaker
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman
	C. Student Affairs
		i. Campus Diversity
		ii. Campus Environment
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications Director
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Constitutional Review
VI. Old Business
VII. Money Motions
	A. Flanagan - Moves to spend no more than $1700 on the President’s Roundtable
		- Flanagan - 185 RSVPs this year.
		- Wiley - Breakdown?
		- Flanagan - Water, tea, brownies, Italian dinner. All spent on food. 			$10/head.
		- Hayes - Are we going to spread out Senate members around at tables?
		- Flanagan - Yes including senate committee members.
		- Passed. 
	B. Flanagan - Moves to spend no more than $50 on Kirksville cash 
		- Esfeld - Do we give speakers gift cards?
		- Flanagan - Yes. We did last year.
		- Alberts - Only to speakers from outside the campus.
		- Flanagan - This is a gift card of appreciation
		- Esfeld - This would be like paying them for their speech.
		- Wiley - Feels this should come out of the agency fund.
		- Hayes - They might feel weird accepting monetary compensation at their 			own University that pays them. We should give them a gesture of 				gratitude but Kirksville cash probably isn’t appropriate.
		- Crump - Flowers or something along those lines.
		- Withdrawn..
	C. Esfeld - Moves to spend no more than $100 on nametags to be spent no later 	than November 9, 2008.
		- Esfeld - Sent out an email and got 12 responses. This would pay for 12 			nametags.
		- Gilmor - Opposed to this because students money should not be spent on 			members of the Senate. Has asked students about this. No one could give a 		real reason to why Senate needs these nametags. Sees reasons why we 			would use them but doesn’t think it is the student body’s obligation to buy 			them. Willing to pay for his own.
		- Wiley - Agrees with Philip. 
		- Alberts - You should require all members to have a nametag and wear 			them weekly. Maybe build it into election budget that you get one when 			you are elected. Doesn’t like the idea that members of committees are not 			members of Student Senate. 
		- Yu - Could we do a fundraiser to buy them?
		- Esfeld - Feels a fundraiser would be a waste of time.
		- Passed. 
	D. Schutter - Moves to spend no more than $  on Octoberfest.
		- Schutter - Co-sponsoring this with other groups.
		- Bates - This is a collaborative event between Senate, CSI and Res Life. 			Money is going to food, publicity and give-aways.
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VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on