General Meeting Minutes 8/27/14

SBA meeting minutes Wednesday, August 27 at 17:35.
Present: all
Move to approve agenda (Ernesto) second (Dustin)

Water Law Society funding request (Adam Borchard) (Adam Silva) renting 15-22 people van through Enterprise at $140 for 2 days. $100 of student insurance. $100 in gas. $100 for food and beverages. 15 people. 9am-6m. Speaker is McGeorge alumnus Tom Enfusino. Educational trip. Opportune time to visit based on water issues, especially in the Mokelumne River. Davis law students coming and alumni signed up. 22 people maybe coming but 10 definitely already signed up to go. Original request $600, amended request $200. Increased cost of attendance makes up difference of funding (20, 25, 30 are the amended prices of attendance).
VOTE: Funding request for Mokelumne River Watershed Water Law Society trip in the amount of $200. 7 in favor, 3 opposed. Amended motion for $300. 3 in favor, 6 opposed, 1 abstains.
Discussion: (Ernesto) suggests we could increase the funding for this trip minus insurance, because our bylaws do not cover it, in the amount of $500. (Lexi) addresses the idea of getting into the habit of over funding requests. (Neil) seconds that concern. (Ernesto) states that the SBA surplus would allow the extra funding. (Nav) agrees that we will be addressing this on a cas-by-case basis and we have a large surplus. (Lexi) states that it is a nice idea to give them more but she would like to keep the funding request to the minimum to avoid overspending and to encourage passing on a surplus. (Lexi) moves to fund the request for $200, (Nav) seconds. (Kate) moves to amend motion to $300, (Aparna) seconds.

Nominations for SBA Committee Chairs.
*see chart from Lexi Howard.

Two appointed positions:
Nav-elections
Aparna-Barristers
Shoeb-Activities and Sports
Kirby- CDO
Anthony- diversity
Stephen- Sustainability
Kate/Megan- Wellness
Motion to approve Chairs (Shoeb) second (Stephen)
Move to nominate students to committees(Nav), see Lexi Howard’s attachments, second (Neil). All in favor 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstained (Megan).

Funding requests for start-up funds.
Criminal Law Society
Intellectual Property
Move to approve funding requests (Lexi) seconded (Aparna). All in favor 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstained (Megan).

Next week Ernesto will be out of town and the VPs will conduct the general open meeting.
Budgets for committees should be discussed next week (Ernesto). Once chairs meet with committees the funding should be re-addressed (Neil). We have to be careful about spending our whole surplus (Ernesto and Neil). Timeline for elections should be created (Nav). Twen may be a useful mechanism (Ernesto). Meeting with Jessica Greathouse (Ernesto). How should we accomplish meetings with committees (Lexi). Notifications can go out but time between now and 31 of August is unavailable (Lexi). Meetings can be set up with Ernesto this week and next to get the ball rolling (Ernesto). For communications purposes we can meet with all committees at once, maybe only chairs (Shoeb). Plan for an email to go out tonight or tomorrow to schedule a meeting on Tuesday of next week with the chairs, also email the group to congratulate and notify chair appointees (Shoeb). Musical nights suggested by Professor Proske and administration, would SBA be interested in partnering with the administration (Ernesto). We could call it Habeus Chorus (Shoeb). Once a month or twice a semester would be nice to have the music nights/jam sessions (Lexi). End of September for elections of First Year Representative (Nav and Ernesto).

Move to adjourn meeting (Ernesto), second (Neil). All in favor, 9 ayes.

About Kate Casey

Kate Casey is the 2014-2015 Student Bar Association Secretary.
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