A.S. Meeting #4 — May 25

Items of Immediate Consideration

Item A

The council passed a resolution extending the deadline for developing a grievance system for future controversies surrounding the A.S. media services, including Student-Run Television.

The original resolution set a May 25 deadline for the institution of the program, but determined that a deadline should be moved to Oct. 5. The council’s resolution did not call on SRTV to continue its suspension of indecent materials.

Old Business

Item A

The council amended its financial bylaws in order to allow student organizations to apply for funding for conferences and competitions that take place during the summer. Some councilmembers said that they were worried that the funding of summer conferences was fiscally irresponsible considering that the council would not have any income during the time.

Other members, however, said that student organizations with summer conferences should not be penalized for the timing. The council passed the legislation by a vote of 19-1-3.

Item T

After long debate, the council approved the A.S. executive budget for 2005-06. The council amended the budget to decrease allocations to the A.S. elections and the A.S. Safe Rides line-items.

The approved budget for A.S. Safe Rides resulted in an allocation of the total amount spent in the 2004-05 school year.

The savings from these reductions were used to increase funding for student organizations and the sum allocated to annual events.