USG Senate
Minutes of September 6th, 2007 Meeting in SAC 303
Meeting called to order at 7:47 pm
Presiding Officer: Executive Vice President Nathan Shapiro
Recording Secretary: Esam Al-Shareffi
Attendance:
Senator Brian Bader Present
Senator Eric Connor Present
Senator Brian Desrosias Present
Senator Steve Elardo Present
Senator Kyle Grogan Present
Senator Leontiy Kamenetskiy Present
Senator John Kriscenski Present
Senator Thomas Lombardo Present
Senator Alexander Markow Present
Senator Christopher Pitera Present
Senator Nirmala Ramsaran Present
Senator Suhas Sreeharshan Present
Senator Blake Wind Present
Agenda item 1.0 – Attendance
The recording secretary took attendance (see above.)
Agenda item 2.0 – Nominations for President Pro-Tempore (PPT)
Nominees: Senator Markow and Senator Wind
Motion by Senator Kriscenski to “hold PPT vote by secret ballot.”
Decision: PASSES without objection.
Motion by Senator Elardo “to postpone PPT election until next meeting.”
Decision: PASSES by hand vote.
Motion by Senator Wind (and successfully amended by Senator Kriscenski) “to grant the Chair the power to appoint committees and do all other PPT responsibilities, until the end of the next meeting.”
Decision: PASSES by unanimous consent.
Agenda item 3.0 – Purchase of Robert’s Rules of Order Books
Motion by Senator Sreeharshan “to allocate the funds necessary to purchase ‘Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised – In Brief’ for all Senators.”
Decision: PASSES by voice vote.
Agenda item 4.0 – Open Agenda
Several Senators made various remarks and comments.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:15 pm.
Minutes prepared by: Esam Al-Shareffi on September 8, 2007
approved:
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