Senate Meeting Minutes for September 27th, 2016

Opening Prayer (1813)

Introduction by Ben (1814)

●Had a little bit of an accident

Old Business (1817)

●Presidential debate went very well

○Far more people went than expected

○Ran out of tacos

●Talking about doing another event for the last debate on october 19th

○Possibly doing it in the Page MPR

○We should probably get more food

○Gonna have it in the Clark A lounge

○Headed up by the freshmen senators

○Probably gonna do tacos again just get more food

Funding Proposal by Trae Rutherford (1826)

●Proposes to spend $75 to string up lights on the Emerson patio to provide better lighting for those who do homework, play games, etc outside at night

●Paid to the RD

●Passed 5-0-1

New Business (1832)

●Westmont Housing Forum on October 6th from 6-7pm

○Gonna get the powerpoint from Stu on the housing plan

○Gonna get snacks and fingerfood

○Layout

■Tables around founders with paper and pen for suggestions

○Some RD’s will be there wandering around answering questions

○Try to not be super formal

○Nolan: suggesting that Stu give a presentation before we got to informal

○Noah: might be better to not have a presentation because we’re shooting for informal

○Josh: agrees, freshmen are asking a lot of questions already

○Savannah and Nolan: putting out a newsletter to be put on doors that outlines the housing plan

Bethany’s Bill ideas (1843)

●We have about $1600 dollars that can be used to put fake plants in the DC to reduce the need to maintain the real plants

●Or we can get hi-def in the TV’s for about $1000 a dorm

Back to New Business (1847)

●Trying to get a sign for voter registration, getting paper registration materials, and allowing people to sign up on our computers during our office hours

●Nolan wants to change some elements of the constitution

○Especially having to do with refurbishing the constitution to deal with the upcoming changes on campus

●Jordan wants to have a get informed event and to collaborate with a freshman senator

○Election program committee: what you need to know about the major issues

●Savannah will be working on the social media stuff with the freshman senators

●Angela: handed out nameplates and name tags

Meeting Adjourned (1900)

Executive Council Meeting Minutes for September 27th, 2016

Opening Verse by Caleb (1912)

●James 3:5

Bills and Funding Proposals (1914)

●All bills and funding proposals need to be in the drive

●Emerson Lighting proposal written by Trae Rutherford

○Residence Life handles all the work we just provide the cash

Committee Updates (1916)

●Strategic Planning Committee

○Splitting it up into two shifts 9-1200 and 12:00-2:30

■Caleb will take the morning shift, Leandra will take the second

Housing Forum (1926)

●Stu and a few RD’s should be there

●Shooting for more informal

●More formal when DR. Beebee comes

●Layout

○Food in center surrounded by tables that will have paper and pens for people to write suggestions

○U shape so as not to block projector

○One staff person/WCSA member manning each table

○Put their email on paper so we can respond

●Another forum responding to the issues brought up in the first forum

●Divvying up the responsibilities

○Getting the food from Sodexo

■Caleb

■Riley

○Paper, pens, and write questions

■Leandra

■Ben

○Arrangement of room

■Everybody

○Email Stu for the powerpoint

■Noah

WCSA Complete: Team Celebration (1944)

●Passed 5-0-0

Meeting Adjourned (1945)