UW - Parkside Student Government

SECRETARY NOTE: This meeting is NOT recorded due to either a dead battery or full memory.

Call to order: 5:02
ABSENCES:
Rainbow Alliance
Cory Bullocks
Adam Spivey
Catherine Lambrechts

18 on floor, quorum met

Missing office hours: Bradford Ermel (No speaking or voting rights)
Rainbow Alliance no longer has an org seat due to absences

Motion to approve agenda: Amanda Barber
Second: Matt Smanski
Approved

Motion to seat Catherine Lambrechts: Garfield Davis
Second: Ben Holmes

Catherine Lambrechts seated, 19 on floor

Motion to approve minutes: Amanda Barber
Second: Matt Smanski
Approved

1 open senate seat, Nominations:
Marcus Bouterse (accepted)
Michael Pincikowski (accepted)
Kyle Koenen (accepted)

Motion to seat Bradford Ermel: Danny Fitzgerald
Second: Kevin Croswhite
Bradford Ermel seated

Motion to seat Cory Bullocks: Amanda Barber
Second: Ben Holmes

Quorum called: 21 on floor

Motion to seat Adam Spivey: Amanda Barber
Second: Ben Holmes
Adam Spivey seated

Top 2 candidates out of 3 will win preliminary, with a run-off between top two for senate seat

Candidate interviews:
Marcus: thinks it's important for student body to be aware of PSG, sits on SUFAC
Michael: represent entire body, would like to work on communication, no real government experience
Kyle: help represent students' views

Motion to censor Jeff House: Adam Spivey
Second: SK vote:
41% yes, motion fails

Votes for open senate seat
Motion to table vote: Garfield Davis
Second: Kevin Croswhite
Unanimous Approval

REPORTS:
VP: SLC meets Mon at 11, Maple room
Some stipends cut, SUFAC recommends them being upped slightly recommended for secretary due to workload (information via Marley)
Should be worked out via job description, not individual person's work ethic

Byron: minutes should be word-for-word, hence recommendation for salary increase for secretary

Byron: Motion to recommend to Secretary salary increase due to time needed Second: House
DISCUSSION: there ARE programs available for transcription, will need further looking into
Motion fails

Motion to un-table voting: Adam Spivey
Second: Kevin Croswhite

results: Marcus Bouterse gets seat through unanimous vote

Motion to seat Marcus Bouterse: Amanda Barber
Second: Garfield Davis
Marcus Bouterse seated

Chancellor's office report (given by Jisha, Dr. Steve unavailable today):
-Health insurance committee: recommendations for student health insurance
Dr. Steve is available for questions regarding issue

LEGISLATION:
Amanda Barber: Resolution Supporting Conscionable and Reasonable Housing Contracts
Amanda shared Wisconsin Statute 704, regarding the definitions of “Lease”, “Real Property”, and “Tenancy”.

UW-P’s housing/dining contract is in violation of Wis. Stat. 704.
On-Campus housing is considered “real property”

“Be it resolved that UW-P ResLife review their policies and make them in accordance with the state statutes and be submitted to Senate for approval, as well as with their other policies and handbooks”

Wisconsin Administrative Code: exemption regarding tenancy and leases

36.09(5) gives us opportunity to review the policies regardless of exemptions--an exemption means you can CHOOSE to not comply, not that you DON'T have to

Consensus of Senate is that the 24-hour eviction policy is outrageous and unfair to international or out-of-state students, especially.

The Cease-and-Desist for the eviction policy is to take effect immediately, with recommendations for ResLife to bring their revised contract to Senate by a specified time, since signup for 2011-2012 housing is quickly approaching

CND for vacate policy takes effect immediately

Adam Spivey moves to amend the legislation with a “due date” for revised contracts of February 9th, by 4pm
Second: Garfield Davis
Vote: Amendment approved

Catherine Lambrechts inquired about housing contracts at other universities? There are a few that are immediate evictions, but most have a 24-hour policy like UW-P.

Adam Spivey: Just because other universities do it doesn't mean we have to

System Legal gave no reasoning as to why UW schools are exempted from Wis. Stat. 704

Motion to approve the document as amended: Adam Spivey
Second: SK
VOTE: 86% approval

EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Goal Setting was supposed to be removed from agenda, was not removed -Should thank Amanda for the CND resolution--LOTS OF TIME PUT INTO THIS -All senators are capable of doing things like what Amanda did,
-Athletic presentation from previous meeting is NOT a voting item, just informational, if Senate wanted to approve it, they would have to write a resolution

-Thank you to SUFAC for their hard work during Budget Hearings! -Read the NYT, but DO NOT throw them out! We get reimbursed for the unread papers.

SENATE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Spivey is working on projects, such as the Student Health and Counseling Center: currently the SHCC has one Nurse Practitioner who also doubles as the director. They have one part-time RN, three full time counselors, and one psychiatrist who comes in every other week.
Spivey would like to find a closer space to house SHCC, but currently finances are a big issue, as well as privacy

Current Student Health and Counseling Center staffing:
1 Nurse Practitioner / Director
1 Part time RN
3 Full Time counselors
1 Psychiatrist every other week
1 Nurse Practitioner position that they are hoping to fill soon

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Next Friday: Ranger Bear Tryouts Board of Regents: visit 2/17 Adjourned: 6:01pm