Senate Meeting Minutes for September 7th, 2016
Opening Prayer by Savannah Husmann (6:08)
Introduction of Guests (6:09)
●Nolan Anderson: Page Senator Candidate
●Josh Bencker: Clark Senator Candidate
Bills and Funding Proposals (6:14)
●Leandra Marshall: WCSA Nameplate Allocation
○Intentionally failed with the knowledge that Riley can order nameplates for office hours when he orders our nametags
○Motion failed
●Peter Zippi and Bethany Ishii: Appropriation of Funds for 1st Presidential Debate Party
○Suggests providing funding for Chipotle for $1200
○Angela suggested using Super Cucas for catering instead, which would cost around $500
○Motion Withdrawn
What’s to be done regarding Club Funding? (6:27)
●Ben: brings up the issues surrounding club funding and uses the Garden Club as an example of problems that can be fixed
●Jordan: asks Ben if anything has changed at all or has he learned anything new
●Jordan: Problem is it seems like WAC has total power
●Peter: understands why WAC is concerned about their funding because they don't have much. Thinks there's two categories of requests clubs make; capital purchases and events
●Bethany: maybe giving WAC a slightly larger budget to give out at the beginning of the year
●Noah: we should have an emergency power to go around WAC to grant clubs money
●Leandra: WCSA can advocate on clubs behalf to WAC, but still allow WAC to approve
●Leandra: create a separate funding proposal that both WAC and WCSA have to approve
●Jordan: we should try to make something jointly
●Peter: doesnt want WAC to say no just because they don't have money
New business (6:49)
●Peter: suggested idea of a senior/off campus Disneyland trip. As well as he is working on his off campus gift baskets
●Savannah: wanted to do something similar
●Leandra: community picnic
●Ben: his roommate can make us coffee during our meetings
●Bethany: suggested campus wide use of Pocketpoints app
●Parking Task force will have one freshman senator
Meeting Adjourned 7:02
Executive Council Meeting Minutes for 09/06/2016
Bills and Funding Proposals (7:12)
●Both bills were withdrawn in the senate for revision or reassignment
Budget Discussion (7:15)
●We are trying to get our $4000 dollars back from Potters Clay that they did not use
●Faculty part time brought down to $0
More discussion about club funding (7:28)
●Discussion of a possible appeals process
●Keeping WAC accountable
Open Discussion (7:40)
●Decided to buy position specific nameplates in order professionalize and bring interest to office hours
●Discussed the idea of having a monthly town hall (with Fondu!!!)
Meeting Adjourned (7:51)