Date: 03/31/2008
Commons 318
Present: Heather Kopf, Rahilla Tarfa, Jeff Badugha, Steve Gilmore, Ben Kitterman, Jen Kent, Natasha Iriah, Sameera Syed, Michael Comberiate, Neketa Kakar, Gabe Retalliatta, and Whitney Torchia
Guests: Kate (Baltimore Collegetown)
In order: 5.32 p.m
Week in review:
* Meeting in the halls April 10th in Chesapeake
* Classroom meeting
o Feedback
o Academic committee
* RSA & SEB
o UMBC next top model
o Need an SGA judge
o Wednesday at 8 p.m
* Last Wednesday
o Ceremony for prove it
o Selection committee will meet with all the finalists
* This semester
o A penny for good effort in the dinning hall
o A meal plan able to use at Jazzman
College town network
* Kate
o Academic agreement in cooperation with 16 other colleges
o Shuttles and bus system go to all these schools
o Leadership workshop
+ Leaders from all the other schools will be attending
o College game nite this Friday shuttle will be working
+ Tickets: $6
o Battle Baltimore
+ B-ball and softball games
o Check out their website lots of information!!!!
o Half price tickets for shows are available for print out
o Shuttle is not working during the summer though ☹
JL 20-0708
* April Lewis appointed as an Election Board member by James McCauley
o Time: available during the day, working afternoons
o Previously Director of Student Advocacy
o Questions asked by James
+ Answered: that she tries to be unbiased in her everyday life….
o Has done an errand for James compiling information for the election of the people running
# of senators for: 9
# of senators opposed: 0
# of senators abstained: 1
SL 18-0708
* Approval of Retriever Weekly budget
o $ that remains after the year goes over to their saving account
o Photographers and writers not really staff members
Legislation extended
SL 19-0708
* Approval for SEB budget
* No asked increase from SGA
* Increase prices of concerts
* Decrease in expenses for salaries and stipends due to summer jobs last year
* $ that rolls over goes to their savings account
# of senators for: 9
# of senators opposed: 0
# of senators abstained: 1
Legislation passes
SL 19-0708
* Approval of SGA budget
* Include salaries, stipends, student organizations, SEB and Retriever Weekly.
* Letter drive, get 6 new laptops for next year
* Increase in budget for the executive board to $15,000
o This prevents them from going through the finance board and long processes.
o This gives them leeway to spend this $ without consensus, senate and finance board.
o Due to several projects such as Prove it or the bus trips to Binghamton, during the year, the budget might seem necessary but that much $ is not needed, this gives the exec to use it for whatever reason
o This budget was set to prevent encounters where the exec has to use the savings account, GL
o Suggestion: that part of the budget should be put into the senate’s pot so the exec has to go through the senate first
* Prove it fund needed for completing the Green Space project
* Legitimate $ transfer, e.g $ for phone transfer for the use of office supplies.
o This will be at the discretion of the president
* G.L allocation; negative budgeting shouldn’t be a trend: James said (executive board)
o Trying to prevent negative budgeting this year due to no fee increase
o Natural inflation!!!!
o Against state law to put the G.L fund (state’s $) in a savings account rather than a checking account.
* Legislation extended till next week
Executive reports:
* Compiling of teacher
o Worst average score for dept mechanical engineering and science
Announcements:
* School health insurance company
o Increase of 18-19% compounded yearly
o No increase in benefits only fees
* Presidential debate
o Date: April 9th
o Time: 7 pm
o Place: student organization area
* Stress-free zone meeting
o Wednesday at 6 pm student org space
Meeting adjourned at 6.59 pm