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: Kirksville Bike Co-Op, Treasurer FAC
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business
		A. FAC – $17,843 in rollover budget in addition to $83,296 from the 			activities fee. Presenting timeline for Fall 2009. Considering revision for 			their bylaws concerning the grievance process. 
			- Tomlinson – Have you spoken with JujiTSU regarding reviewing 			the process? (No). 
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		A. Hogan – Daniel Hague to legislative aide. 
			- Hogan – Will sit with Danny to go over resolutions in between 				first and second readings over the next month for him to learn the 				process. 
			- Approved. 
	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
	A. Kwon – Moves to accept the proposed 2009-2010 student government budget.
		- Gilmor – There could be things that come up next semester. It is good to 		have a pool for future events. Would like to re-evaluate when we can get 			better estimates.
		- Esfeld – Is there money budgeted for swag? ($500) What sort of swag? 			(Replenishing what we started out with  bracelets, key chains, notepads)
VII. Money Motions
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. Sumter – Moves 15 minutes for the discussion of the presidential search.
		- Sumter – Last year, President Dixon resigned and the Board found an 			interim president Darrell Krueger. His term ends at the end of this 				academic year. The committee is meeting October 9th and applications are 		due October 30th. Hopes to have a large pool of applicants. Cody will be 			the only student on the committee. By February they will have it narrowed 		down to three candidates and then seek student input. What would you 			like to see in our next president? 
		- Heagney – Would like to have a president who recognizes the diversity 			of the student body and is familiar with the problems associated with it.
		- Williams – Ask their view on tailgating. Could people who currently 			work for Truman be candidates? (Yes, if they apply).
		- Buckler – Ask how they intend to improve the Liberal Studies Program.
		- Graham – If they have any ideas to reform the student conduct board and 		the Res Life violation process.
		- Esfeld – Position on alcohol. Figure out how student centered they are. 			Important for us to think of a project we would like to see happen and then 		have Cody ask them about this type of program. (i.e. how do you feel 			about wet events?) 
		- Tomlinson – How they feel about Greek Life and the necessity of 			athletics in a time of fiscal crisis.
		- Heagney - Sustainability
		- Potter – Campus safety
		- Esfeld – Renovation type things and the state of academic buildings.
		- Sumter – This year the search is outside the realm of academia. This 			went out to the Wall Street Journal and the Economist as well as academic 		areas. what about the balance between business and academics?
		- Lusk – What makes Truman different from any other university they 			have applied to and why we are special.
		- Serroque – How to keep the Truman experience the same and mold it to 			what the students want.
		- Williams – What they are going to come on campus and change.
		- Esfeld – Who they think the most important person at TSU is and who 			the most important group of people is.
		- Sumter – Thanks everyone. If you have other opinions, chat with Cody.
X. Other New Business
	A. Holmes – Moves $2000 for President’s Roundtable to be spent no later than 	October 12, 2009.
		- Holmes - $1900 is for food. the rest is for miscellaneous things such as 			nametags and paper for the tables.
		- Gilmor – When will you have a final estimate for attendance?
		- Holmes - $10.35 per person. Waiting for RSVPs for final estimate. So far 		75 are attending. Pushing back RSVP date to October 4th. Invited 260 			organizations and each organization can bring two people each. 
		- Kwon – Suggests going to the bookstore to purchase nametags.
		- Passed. 
	B. Robinson – Moves to amend the retreat food budget from $80 to $132.29. 
		- Robinson – Spent less than the $780 allotted for the retreat. More money 		was spent on food but it was still less than originally passed.
		- Heagney – Would like to wait until next Sunday’s meeting when we 			know how much we saved by not having some people spend the night.
		- Robinson – Payment will already be sent out before the next meeting.
		- Passed. 
	C. Robinson – Moves that no more than $250 for nametags to be spent no later 	than October 23, 2009.
		- Robinson – Currently need 22 new nametags. $10 a piece. Would like to 		include three extra in case he overlooked someone or we add new 				members.
		- Gilmor – Each name tag is five students worth of funds. Remember that 			you have the option of paying for your own nametag. That is what he did.
		- Kwon – JoEllen allotted $150 in the budget.
		- Gilmor – Friendly amendment to change amount to $150. 
		- Robinson – Chooses not to accept.
		- Esfeld – In favor of each new member having a nametag to advertise 			Senate.	
		- Gilmor – Likes the idea of having nametags and is comfortable passing 			this amount. We need them.
		- Williams – How much do they cost? ($10 a piece)
		- Passed. 
	D. Yu – Moves a first reading of the Bike Co-Op resolution.
		- Bike Co-Op – Has in mind the continued support of the co-op through 			the campus. Over the past week she has contemplated where the money 			for insurance will come from over the next few years. Feels that charging 			fees will hinder its accessibility to students on campus. Raising $1400 a 			year by requiring the mechanics to go and fund raise is harsh especially 			since half of them are working voluntarily. Each student would be charged 		$0.25. Based on the sustainability vision statement, policy number 8 			supports biking. Would like to see student Senate get $0.25 more a 			semester from the student activities fee to cover the cost of the insurance 			each year. Wants the support to be there so they can spend less time 			worrying over funding.
		- Esfeld – Appreciates the Bike Co-Op president attending the meeting. 			When this was originally started, funding was given with the promise that 			the co-op would become completely self sustainable. 
		- Bike Co-Op – Believes it can happen but it would be a detriment to the 			students. 
		- Esfeld – Supports giving funding for the insurance this year. If the Bike 			Co-Op believes they should receive part of the activities fee it needs to be 			reviewed by the OAF Review Board in two years and placed on the spring 		ballot for students to vote on.
		- Gilmor – Would like to see if raising prices of parts would cover costs. 
		- Bike Co-Op – Would like to try and get own fee in the next two years. 			By its nature, the co-op will always be developing. It will be hard to 			approach it from a business stand point when it is about sustainability. 			Does not want to look like they are trying to make a profit.
		- Gilmor – Knows it is tough to get there from working on the Bike Co-Op 		budget. It is not trying to make a profit, only to break even.
		- Tomlinson – Would like to see the co-op use the Small Business 				Development Center and SIFE. Because you are committing us to spend 			student money indefinitely, it is requiring us to ask students permission.
		- McGill – What would happen if we don’t pass funding.
		- Bike Co-Op – We have enough to cover it but would have to put other 			projects on hold. They pre-pay for parts and it would make it difficult. The 		bike shop would continue but publicity would need to be cut.
		- Graham – How was this co-op started? By passing this we are setting a 			precedence for future pay outs. Does not support this.
		- Bike Co-op – Would like Senate to approve it until the Co-op can appeal 		to the OAF for funding.
		- Robinson – Does not understand why they do not want a fee. As a co-op, 		members pay all together for services rendered. 
		- Yu – Feels like Senate wants to support the Bike Co-op this year. Would 		like another resolution supporting the Bike Co-op in their attempts to get 			funding from the activities fee.
		- Bike Co-Op – This is needed before the end of the semester. 
		- Heagney – Completely supports the bike co-op and this resolution. If we 		can spend $2000 on the President’s Roundtable we should be able to give 			the co-op another year. 
		- Sumter – If you increased the mark-up on parts would it make it 				prohibitive for the purchase of those parts?
		- Bike Co-op – Has not looked into that. It is dependent on the number of 			students who come in and purchase parts.		
		- Sumter – That is the current source of revenue. Is there any dollar 			amount you could put on mark-ups that would cover the cost of insurance?
		- Bike Co-Op – Current mark-up is 5% that only covers shipping and 			handling. Looking to get better numbers. 
		- Tomlinson – Encourages the body to not pass this without an amendment 		to commit to mke this a student fee. 
		- Graham – Moves to amend the resolution to read, “provided that allotted 		funds are a one-time expense and that the Kirksville co-op work towards 			sustainability.” to be inserted at the end of the sentence on line 32.
			- Graham – Feels amendment is self explanatory
			- Bike Co-op – This states that if we don’t become sustainable, 				that’s it?
			- Graham – Yes. If you do not become sustainable, the body will 				not give any more money.
			- Heagney – Strongly opposes amendment.
			- Gilmor – Likes the idea of working towards sustainability but 				hates the one time funding cap.
			- Esfeld – Calls the question on the amendment.
		E. Yu – Moves first reading of the Harry’s Garden resolution.
			- Yu – Last week, we had a presentation about a community 				garden for the campus. The project creates a space near the Child 				Development Center where students and faculty/staff can grow 				local foods. It will be a learning experience, it will be a cohesive 				community effort, and will be an opportunity to increase 					sustainability.
			- Esfeld – State what Arete says in the where as clauses.  
			- Robinson – Has anyone visited the campus planner to determine 				the University’s plans for that plot of land?
			- Yu – The associate senators behind this project went and spoke 				with the campus planner. The university plans on putting a parking 			lot in place of the Child Development Center in the next six years. 				Feels a garden is a better use of the space.
			- Robinson – Doesn’t that farm have gardens?
			- Yu – Yes, but the farm is five miles from campus. This would be 			more centrally located for students and community members to 				use.
			- Gyawali – Supports this because it will also make the campus 				more beautiful.
			- Troop – Would like to clarify that they are not asking for any 				funding. Just recognition.
			- Tomlinson – Recognize “merit” of the project in line 34 instead 				of the “work that has gone into it.”
			- Heagney – This would be a physical representation of what we’re 			doing for ourselves and prospective students. Great PR.
			- Williams – What is Harry’s Food? (Clever title after Harry S. 				Truman). How will it serve as an educational resource for students
			- Yu – Hannah Hemmelgarn will be coming back to teach a 				hands-on course in the garden during the Spring semester. When 				the garden is not in season, there will be classroom based lectures 				over gardening.
		F. Yu – Moves the first reading of the Kirksville Bike Trail resolution.
			- Yu – this resolution endorses a Kirksville bike trail through 				Thousand Hills Park. It will be a million dollar project. This should 			be endorsed by the body.
			- Jorsen – Will this cost Senate anything? (No).
			- Tomlinson – How is a trail successful in an “existing trail”? Lines 			22-28 does not have consistent bullet points and indentations.
			- Marshall – Thinks this a cool idea. What is the timeline for 				completion?
			- Yu – Still in the planning stages. Rough estimate of 2011.

XI. Announcements

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