ASUM
SENATE MINUTES
Special Session
Monday, April 23, 2007
UC329 – 9 p.m.
Chair Jacobson called the meeting to order at 9:02 p.m. Present: President Helling, Vice President Jacboson, Business Manager Bennett; Senators Childers, Diaz, Fulton, Gauthier, Greer, Hamilton, Harrison, Henderson, Hess, Hunter, Leftridge, Morrison, K. Nalty, R. Nalty, Ness, Newman, Schultz, Tabibnejad and Tolton (9:04). Senator Pappas was excused.
There were no minutes to be approved.
Public Comment - None
President’s Report
It came to the attention of President Helling that the language for the
Transportation and UDASH Fee referenda had not been approved by Senate.
Therefore, it was necessary to call this Special Session.
The Chair recognized the presence of Senator Tolton
a. The ASUM Transportation referenda language was presented to Senate
(Exhibit A). Helling-Schultz moved to approve it. A motion
by R. Nalty-Schultz to replace “bio diesel”
with “fuel” passed after a previous question call by Morrison.
A motion by Gauthier-Helling to move as a slate the following
language for both fees passed after previous questions by Helling
(failed) and Hunter:
_____Yes, I support increasing the ASUM Transportation Fee from $8.50 per semester to $16.50 per semester.
_____No, I do not support increasing the ASUM Transportation Fee from $8.50 per semester to $16.50 per semester.
_____Yes, I support increasing the UDASH Fee from $4 per semester to $6 per semester.
_____No, I do not support increasing the UDASH Fee from $4 per semester to $6 per semester.
Explanatory language to precede the Yes/No vote was proposed by Hess-Tabibnejad:
The ASUM Office of Transportation promotes and provides transportation options to the University community. One program, the UM Park n Ride, gives over a quarter million rides with 11-22 year-old buses. This alleviates congestion, improves air quality and reduces parking demand on campus.
An $8 per semester fee increase to the Transportation budget will help provide new buses, better staffing, bus service to COT, additional bike parking and wage increases for student employees and will cover the rising cost of bio diesel.
A motion by K. Nalty-Tolton to
put “continue” all in caps failed after a previous question
call by Fulton. A motion by Schultz-Morrison
to replace “with 11-22…” with “using 11-22…”
passed after a previous question call by Fulton. A motion
by Newman-Helling to change COT to College of Technology
was approved by unanimous consent on a motion by R. Nalty.
Tabibnejad-Helling
moved to insert “annually” before “using.” A previous
question call by Helling failed. A motion by Henderson-Helling
to insert “despite” before “using” was approved
by unanimous consent after a motion by Helling. The amendments
passed after a previous question call by Henderson. After
a previous question call by Helling, the language for
the ASUM Office of Transportation referenda passed as amended.
b. A motion by Gauthier-Tabibnejad to suspend House Rules
to discuss SB48-06/07 Resolution in Support of the Removal of the $100.00
Course Repeat passed. Gauthier-Greer moved to uphold
the Relations and Affairs Committee’s do pass recommendation. A
motion by K. Nalty-Hess to move as a slate the insertion
of the following two paragraphs as the fourth and last ones respectively
passed after a previous question call by Helling:
Whereas, the ASUM recognizes and appreciates ASCRC’s work on investigating this issue thus far;
Let It Be Further Resolved that the ASUM encourages ASCRC to continue to diligently address any concerns slowing this process and to reach a resolution as soon as possible.
A motion by K. Nalty-Helling to
delete the second whereas paragraph passed. After a previous question
call by Helling SB48 as amended was approved by unanimous
consent. A motion by Hess-Schultz to reinstate House
Rules passed.
c. Senators were asked to confirm with Helling if they were planning to
go to Helena the next day.
d. Leadership awards will be presented at a reception starting at 6:30
p.m. tomorrow in the UC Ballroom. Senators were asked to attend.
e. Helling told Senate she will be endorsing a president-vice president
ticket, a recent decision contrary to her initial intention.
The meeting adjourned at 10:44 p.m. after a motion by Bennett-Greer.
Carol Hayes
ASUM Office Manager
President
Dustin Leftridge (243-2038)
asum.president@mso.umt.edu
Vice-President
Tara Ness (243-2037)
asum.vicepres@mso.umt.edu
Business
Manager
Erica Henderson (243-2704)
asum.businessmgr@mso.umt.edu
ASUM
SENATORS
Anne Hamilton
ASUM Legal Services Director
Office: 243-6213
annie.hamilton@umontana.edu
Carol Hayes
ASUM Office Manager/Prog. Advisor
Office: 243-2120
chayes@mso.umt.edu
Marlene Hendrickson
ASUM Fund Acc't/Program Advisor
Office: 243-5448
marlene.hendrickson@mso.umt.edu
Marcia Ronck
ASUM Child Care Director
Office: 243-2542
mronck@mso.umt.edu
Nancy Wilson
ASUM Transportation Office Director
Office: 243-4599
nancy.wilson@mso.umt.edu
