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The meeting on 10-02-12 was called to order at 7:35pm. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance, opening role call, and a motion to approve the journal from the previous Senate meeting (the minutes from the 09-26-12 meeting). The journal was approved and we heard a speech from Mike Giancola, Associate Vice Provost for Student Leadership And Engagement. We then moved into open floor comments from the Student Body.

A motion to amend the agenda to add Elections of Student Senate Officers to the agenda after second reading of legislation was made and passed.

Next, we heard reports from the Student Body Officers. Student Body Treasurer, Joseph Murray, updated the Student Senators on his upcoming bill. Student Body President, Andy Walsh, talked with the Senators about Campout and also about the Campout Funding bill being presented at Seante that night. Our Adviser, Eileen Coombes, also spoke on the Senators volunteer shifts at Campout and what was needed of them. Student Senate President, Regan Gatlin, gave updates from the Fee Review Committee and the vote that occurred prior to the meeting. The results were as follows:

Fee	Senate Vote	Fee Review Committee Recommendation	Original Fee Request	Student Senate President Vote
Student Health Services	9.38	9.40	9.38	Yes
Sustainability	0	3.00	10.00	No
Student Centers Operations Fee - OIED	2.59	2.60	2.59	Yes
Student Centers Operations Fee - Campus Enterprises	11.00	15.00	16.92	No
Student Centers Operations Fee - DASA	6.45	6.50	6.45	Yes
Student Publications	3.66	3.70	5.50	Yes
Education and Technology	15.00	15.00	15.00	Yes
Transportation	7.00	7.00	7.00	Yes
Recreational Sports	14.93	14.90	14.93	Yes
UAB	0.21	4.00	7.37	No
Athletics	0	5.00	17.50	No
Carmichael Complex Indebtedness Fee	-	27.50	27.50	Yes
TOTAL (Transportation & Indebtedness not Included):	63.22 (Transportation & Indebtedness not Included)	79.10 (Transportation & Indebtedness not Included)	120.64 (Transportation & Indebtedness not Included)	N/A
TOTAL:	70.22	113.60	155.14	N/A

We then moved into reports by the Committee Chairs. Mostly basic updates and overviews from their meetings earlier that week and some updates as far as legislation being proposed at the Senate Meeting.

We then moved into first reading of legislation. We had FB 47, Funding for the Brick, which was sent to the Finance Committeee.

Next, we had second reading of legislation. AB 35, Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Appropriatiosn Act, was approved 25-0-5. R 36, Senate Position on GEP Co-Requisites, was approved 18-5-7 after an amendment and Senator Alex Parker will take this recoendatio nto the Council on Undergraduate Education as the vote from the students. FB 46, Campout Funding Act, was then considered, debated, and approved 24-0-6.

We then moved into elections of Student Body Officers. Emerson Barker was elected Student Senate Pro Tempore, Kelsey Mills was elected Student Senate Legislative Secreary, Megan Wrigth was elected Student Senate Secreary, and Dustin Brann was elected Sergeant-At-Arms. Then we moved into Miscellaneous Business, Comments and Announcements, Parliamentarian’s Report, and closing role call and adjournement.

Our next Student Senate Meeting will be on October 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Harrelson 314.

If you ahve any questions, feel free to email the Student Senate President, Regan Gatlin, at student-senate-president@ncsu.edu.

GO PACK!

Regan Gatlin
Student Senate President, Session 92