General meeting minutes 9/3

9/3
Begin the meeting (Shoeb)
Present: Shoeb, Aparna, Nav, Neil, Anthony, Dustin, Kate, Lexi, Megan, Stephen

Motion to approve the agenda (Aparna) second (Stephen)
Motion to approve minutes from last week (Neil) second (Stephen)
Minutes approved- 9 ayes

SBA budget for fall 2014
Club funding- ADR, APALSA, Trial Ad
Motion to approve startup funding (Neil), second (Anthony)
9 ayes, 1 abstain (Stephen)

Motion to deny startup funds for late application (Lexi), second (Neil)
6 ayes, 4 abstain
Suggestion to reach out to MESAA to explain denial of funding based on deadline (Lexi)

SBA budget (see handout)
Note that CSO funding is a separate form (Neil); Current fund balance is $29,800 for students and $21,921, total balance is $51,208 and continued expenses from last year (Neil); and dropped students will remove some funding from SBA account (Neil); Suggestion to use some surplus funds to make Barristers cheaper for students to attend (Neil); Suggest to Barrister’s committee to charge less than past years (Kate); actual cost differs from what is brought in from ticket sales- just a note (Lexi); have venues planned by the end of September (Neil); deposit money discussed as a forwarded cost from SBA (Nav); flexible costs necessary for the upfront deposits (Neil); beginning of the year bbq cost in question for food from Bon Appetite (Neil); discretion for food supply not supposed to happen (Aparna); Will be discussed for future knowledge and reference (Neil).
Move to approve budge (Neil), second (Anthony)
Motion passes as unanimous, 9 ayes

Open discussion- Lexis rep would like to sponsor an October Fest on campus put on by SBA and sponsored by Lexis (Nav); there are a lot of OctoberFest events, maybe they should choose a different date (Kate); Bon Appetite provide kegs (Nav) good to know, will get quote; Remember 9-14 is a bad time to schedule anything for 1L exams (Stephen).

Please print names for the pictures in the Admin building (Kate); Nav volunteers to take up that challenge.

2L day class ice cream social at the end of September (Anthony); last Thursday in September, 300 cones; Is this only for 2L day students and should we do something for the other classes (Nav) (Neil); ice cream social for everyone to avoid segregation (Neil); the idea is to join the sections that are now all jumbled, camaraderie is a concern for 2Ls so this could help that (Shoeb); maybe it is too isolationist (Aparna); can we integrate the 1Ls earlier so that there isn’t a problem later in the years (Neil); Another concern is that this would be shared money being spent on one class (Nav); we aren’t going to catch everyone but we can do something just for the 2L students ( ). Oh the number side we might be able to work with Kevin for more than $200 because it’s ice cream. Research and add to next week’s agenda (Kate).

Asha from FBA to speak about a potential panel for 1Ls. FBA working with SBA to set up a panel but no specifics are solidified. More than the mentor program. Virtual or physical panel. No event request or plan yet, just a thought. SBA could sponsor this event (Shoeb). 1Ls want this event, Ernesto is apparently talking with 1Ls to set up a proposal.

Adjourning meeting (Lexi), second (Shoeb).