ASLCSC Senate Meeting Minutes

November 28, 2006

Tenth Senate

 

 

 

Present

Absent

Late

Allen

X

 

 

Arnzen

X 

 

 

Astle

X

 

 

Estes

X

 

 

Fragnella

X 

 

 

Frei

X 

 

 

Karen Johnson

X

 

 

Kent Johnson

X

 

 

Ojeda

X

 

 

 

 

Call to order

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m.

 

Roll Call

Present: Senators Allen, Arnzen, Astle, Estes, Fragnella, Frei, Karen Johnson, Kent Johnson, Ojeda. President Bloomsburg, Vice President Smith, Media Relations Director Sherpa, Committees Director Gray, Chief Justice Vaughan, Associate Justice Zipse, Associate Justice Ramirez, Associate Justice Curd.

Audience: Tony Fernandez, Brandon Lytle, Senate Secretary Myndie VanHorn.

 

Approval of Minutes:

Approval of the minutes for November 14, 2006. Motion Senator Kent Johnson, second Senator Frei. 9 Yes, 0 no, 0 Abstention.

 

Student Government Advisor

■          Ernie Williams- Absent.

 

Student Activities Coordinator

■          Brandon Lytle- Nothing.

 

LCSC Administration Communication

■          Tony Fernandez- SBOE tomorrow. Executive Session tomorrow and he will be attendance. Will be discussing the North Idaho Education Corridor plans. This is the plan to buy land north of North Idaho College and put a collaborative college between NIC, U of I and LCSC.  Another issue in front of the SBOE are the legal documents between the contractor of the downtown building and LCSC. Allan Schmook will be meeting with Student Government members and students soon regarding LCWarriormail.

 

Executive Communications

■          President Bloomsburg- Talked about the Christmas party. Decided on December 14 at 5pm. Will be going to Fazzari’s and bowling afterwards. President Bloomsburg will be gone on Thursday and VP Smith will be covering the meeting.

■          Vice-President Smith- Bill on the table for the stipends. Craft Fair is consuming everyone in the office lately. Craft Fair Committee will be meeting at 3pm tomorrow. Vinyl signs turned out well. Thanked Pasang and Clay for all of the advertisement.  Have 70 booths sold.

■          Media Relations Director Sherpa- Claire Davis is reading from her book this Friday. Center for Arts is having a fundraiser on December 6th.  Comm Board will be meeting soon.

■          Committees Director Gray- Asked if Santa’s Helpers will be having a meeting soon. Passed out updated committees sheets. Last minute change adding Pasang Sherpa to the Comm Board.

 

Judicial Communications

■          Chief Justice Vaughan- Turned in ruling on what the Ways and Means Committee brought to Judicial. Getting close to the end of semester and would like to see something come out of Ways & Means regarding the election code.

 

Committee Reports

Santa’s Helpers: Senator Ojeda reported that they will be having a short meeting tonight after Senate. 

Ways & Means: Senator Allen reported they will be meeting after this meeting. Gave a draft of the bylaw changes to the Ways & Means Committee.

Ethics: Senator Ojeda asked when they could meet. Will be meeting tomorrow at 1pm.  

 

Old Business

Resolution 06-F001: Remained tabled.

 

New Business

■          Senate Bill 06-F025: Fall Stipends.  Motion to vote Senator Estes, second Senator Allen. Roll call vote:  9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions. Bill passed.

■          Senate Bill 06-F026: Appointment of Kathryn Bales. Motion for friendly amendment Senator Frei to change “Couer’d Alene” to read “Coeur d’ Alene” second Senator Kent Johnson. Unanimous. Motion to vote, Senator Fragnella, second Senator Arnzen. Roll call vote:  9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstentions. Bill passed.  

■          Senate Bill 06-F027: Funding for State Board of Education. Motion for friendly amendment to line 22 to include “travel, per diem and lodging” Second Senator Fragnella.  Unanimous. Motion to vote, Senator Karen Johnson, second Senator Fragnella. Roll call vote:   8 Yes, 0 No, 1 Abstention (Ojeda). Bill passed.  

 

Senate Bill 06-F025 Roll Call Vote

Senate Bill 06-F026 Roll Call Vote

 

Y 

N

A

 

Y 

N

A

Allen

X

 

 

Allen

X

 

 

Arnzen

X

 

 

Arnzen

X

 

 

Astle

X

 

 

Astle

X

 

 

Estes

X

 

 

Estes

X

 

 

Fragnella

X

 

 

Fragnella

X

 

 

Frei

X

 

 

Frei

X

 

 

Karen Johnson

X

 

 

Karen Johnson

X

 

 

Kent Johnson

X

 

 

Kent Johnson

 X

 

 

Ojeda

X

 

 

Ojeda

X

 

 

Senate Bill 06-F027 Roll Call Vote

 

 

Y 

N

A

 

Allen

X

 

 

 

Arnzen

X

 

 

 

Astle

X

 

 

 

Estes

X

 

 

 

Fragnella

X

 

 

 

Frei

X

 

 

 

Karen Johnson

X

 

 

 

Kent Johnson

X

 

 

 

Ojeda

 

 

X 

 

 

 

Senate Information Reports

■          Petition Letters: Senator Ojeda talked about the DREAM Act is and advised that it is now called the “Idaho Student Investment Act.” Will be going before the legislature during Higher Ed week. Advised she will be trying to get 200 signatures from LCSC and will be writing letters to the editor.

■          VP Smith: advised that there will be Higher Ed Week in January. Need to start thinking about it now because it will happen before the Senate comes back into session. Will be held in Boise.

■          Senator Kent Johnson reported that a student talked to him before Thanksgiving break. Stated that the student was complaining about the writing lab. There is a limit that states a student can only come to the writing lab three times with the same paper. Students are then referred back to the professor who will refer them back to the writing lab. Senator Estes reported that he works in the writing lab and has never turned someone away. Will check into it. Sometimes what is an issue is that there are not enough peer tutors there.

■          Senator Astle: reported that he and Jimmie O’Harra and he will be meeting regarding the Book Exchange tomorrow at noon. If anyone is interested show up in the office tomorrow. 

■          Diversity Committee: Media Relations Director Sherpa reported they will be meeting Thursday.

■          Brandon Lytle reported that he has been trying to get a COMM board meeting together.

 

Audience Time

■          Senator Frei reported that she went to a session regarding a recycling program during the NWLC and is going to start looking in to doing that on campus.

■          Senator Karen Johnson reported that she almost didn’t make it today because of the roads. Was advised that she could call in and fill out the paperwork later.             

 

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn Senator Karen Johnson, second Senator Allen. Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 5:08.

 

Respectfully Submitted by: Myndie VanHorn