Feb. 19, 2016 Meeting Minutes

Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting Minutes

Friday, February 19, 2016

Student Union Building, C – 211

 

 

Associated Student Government (ASG) BOD Members

President Frank Mueller
·      VP of Finance and Communication Terence Chan(voting)

·      VP of Student Affairs and Pluralism Sasha Lee (voting)

·      VP of External Legislative Vanessa Ross (voting)

·      Environmental and Social Responsibility Henry LaVallee (voting)

·      Campus Life and Events Representative Valeria Borodina (voting)

·      Emerging Tech and Entrepreneurial Representative Muhammad Hussain (voting) (Chair)

·      Marketing and Public Relations Representative Mecaele Alemayehu (voting)

·      Chief Justice Trygve Vandal (voting)

·      Justice of Internal Affairs Kate Ivashkevich (Non-voting)

● = Present

o   =Absent
·      Justice of External Affairs Yazmeen Paredes (Non-voting)

 

Voting Members Present: 8/8

 

Guests:

·      Natalie VanDrest – Student

 

Advisors:

 

·      Brandon Lueken

 

 

Proceedings

 

1.     Call to Order

President Frank Mueller called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm.

 

2.     Roll Call and Introductions

Introductions were made left to the right, including all present ASG members.

 

 

Note:  Valeriie Borodina motioned to amend the Agenda to allow the student representing her issue before the Minutes review. Sasha Lee seconded. Vote passed 7-0-1.

-A student has an issue with the smoking hut that is located next to the L-building, near bus stop. She is walking by every day and cigarette’s smoke affects her as she is allergic to the cigarette smoke. She wants to know if it is possible to change the location of this hut.

Trygve Vandal commented that he has already heard about this issue from other students. He contacted with Public Safety office and they are trying to solve it.

Valeriie Borodina proposed ASG officers to help the student do a petition and help to get required signatures.

Trygve Vandal said that he was ready to help the student and took her contact email.

 

 

Advisors Comments

Brandon Lueken

Asked to sign up for  “No Wrong Door” workshop for student employees. Justin is going to attend the next Team meeting and do a survey how motivate students to apply for scholarships and what is the best way to provide students the information about this process.

Minutes Review

Valeriie Borodina motioned to approve for February 5, 2016 minutes.

Sasha Lee seconded.

Vote passed 7-0-1

Vanessa Ross motioned to approve the minutes for February 12, 2016

Valeriie Borodina seconded

Vote passed 7-0-1

ASG officers report:

Muhammad Hussain:

Is preparing for STF meeting that is going to be on February 23rd , 2016 from 11.30a.m.-12.30p.m. in room B228. He will represent a funding request for the new computers for ASG officers, OSLA and Library. He will miss the next Team meeting and the BOD meeting.

 

Kate Ivashkevich

Worked on the BOD minutes. Attended the Traffic Court. Was doing by-law review.

Trygve Vandal

Will publish applications for new ASG candidates on February 25, 2016; working on by-laws and   constitution changes. Attended the Traffic Court.

Yazmeen Parades

Club chattering. Doing by-law and constitution review. Attended the Traffic Court.

 

Henry LaVallee

He went to the NWMUN Conference in Portland on February 13-15th. Has been working with the Office of Sustainability about Earth Week Event; they had a brainstorm the organization of the event.

Terence Chan

Finished the t-shirt design for the BBQ Event. Terence is working with the Korean Student Union and the Chinese Students Association on organization the Korean Traditional Event.

Vanessa Ross

Had a by-law review. She is going to the Conference in Olympia on February 20,2016.

 

Sasha Lee

Sasha is working on HBCU trip. There are 11 students who are going on the trip.

 

Mecaele Alemayehu

 

 

Valerie Borodina

Was taking care on the BBQ organization.  Talked to the Watchdog and they are ready to print the advertisements for the BBQ event.

 

Frank Mueller

 

Thanked officers that they participate in BBQ organization. Talked to Kurt Freidrich about the organization of voting website. Did a constitution review.

 

 

Budget Review

a)     Allocated during Winter Quarter – $3,870.00

b)    ASG Reserve #1984 – $53,869.50

c)      Club Contingency #1910 – $10,946.00

d)    Cultural #1903 – $6,812.40

 

 

By-Law Review Committee Report

1.     Anonymous voting: Should the Chief Justice position be hired or elected?

Vote passed 6:5. The position of Chief Justice is going to be hired.

2.     Constitution Changes:

Article 6, Section 2: Authority

The Chief Justice, with an agreement of at list one ASG Board of Directors Member, has the authority to veto/suspend any act passed….The veto with, noted objections, must be presented by the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors….

–       Officers had a discussion about changes.

Motion to approve the Article 6, Section 2 by Vanessa Ross, seconded by Valeriie Borodina. Vote passed 4-0-4.

Adjourning meeting

Motion to adjourn by Valeriie Borodina

Motion seconded by Mecaele Alemayehu

Meeting adjourned at 3:02 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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