SA R2 (2016-2017): Student Assembly Bylaw Changes

Conveyed to the President

• Resolution:
  SA R2 (2016-2017): Student Assembly Bylaw Changes
• Day:
  September 15, 2016
• Action:
  Conveyed to the President
• Summary / Notes:
  J. Berger to H. Rawlings
• File Attachments:
• Text Attachment:
  Dear President Rawlings,
  I would like to report the Student Assembly’s first four resolution of the year to you. Although these resolutions are operational, I believe that they will help us set the tone as an organization for this academic year.
  
  Resolution 1 is “Approval of the Fall 2016 Standing Rules.” The Student Assembly updates their Standing Rules at the beginning of each semester. The main focus of our conversation surrounding the Standing Rules this semester focused on maintaining an efficiency of the assembly while ensuring consistent enforcement of policies and decreasing the likelihood of minority viewpoints being blocked out of the conversation.
  
  Resolution 2 is “Student Assembly Bylaw Change.” The main focus of our Bylaw changes this fall were on revising the charges of the Dining and Health and Wellness committees. Additionally, we eliminated the infrastructure aspect of the Technology committee as it was found to be unnecessary in the previous year.
  
  Resolution 3 is “Approval of the Student Assembly Operating Budget.” Our budget this year places a much larger emphasis on special projects funding. Over the next few weeks, we will be creating guidelines for the allocation of Special Projects and a communications plan to ensure that students are informed about this resource.
  
  Resolution 4 is “Approval of the Elections Committee Slate.” This elections committee will be responsible for running our fall election that has 11 open seats and the Spring 2017 election for all seats on the Student Assembly and the 2 undergraduate seats on the University Assembly.
  
  Thank You,
  
  Jordan Berger