STUDENT SENATE MINUTES October 9, 2012 The Senate President called the meeting to order at 7:38 pm and announced

that the meeting may be filmed or audio taped and may be available to the public. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ROLL CALL: Roll was called and quorum was established with 67 senators present. Not there for roll call: Arcales Levin Zhou Bhattacharjee Miller Rosen Beiber Moll Suarez Brailsford Norman Castaneda Perez Castillo Rausch Eubanks Sheffield Gordian Tariq Jim Williams, J AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA: 1. A motion was made to add Keith Perry on the agenda before Public Debate. a. Keith Perry, State Representative- been involved with politics, ran for office because of the future of his children. Recommended everyone to get involved and become educated on politics and political issues. 2. A motion was made to hear R&A Recommendations as a block, no objection was made. 3. A motion was made to approve R&A Recommendation block, no objection was made. AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVIOUS MINUTES: There were no amendments to the previous minutes for September 25th. PUBLIC DEBATE: - Senator Whitaker- Initially ran for Senate to be more informed about SG. Spoke about a disconnect between students and important SG news. Urged Senators to use time wisely. - Senator Lowstetter- Goodbye to all the Senators leaving and thank you! Welcomed new Senators. Talked about iPad renal program, Isis and Webmail consolidation project. - Senator Schein- Gave shout outs and a brief history of his time in Senate. Talked to new Senators about importance of being on a committee and working with constituents. - Chairwoman Sharp- Had a great experience, met a lot of people. Senate changed her career path. Bid her farewell and wished everyone good luck. - Senator Tran- Thanked Logan, her Mentor, Laren Verno, Christina Bonarrigo, and everyone else for always being helpful. Urged Senators to use their time in Senate to make a change. - Senator Lipke- Said that Senate taught her many lessons and told new senators to cherish every moment and use their time to change UF. Wished everyone good luck.

Senator Cohen- Urged Senators to step up and do a great job. Said that you get out what you put into Senate. Senator Wilson- congratulated new senators and told them to do what you want and say how you feel. Shout outs to Logan, Umair, David, Morgan, Jordan, Max, and Kyle. Senator Hartman- thanked God, her parents, friends, and Senate for making her college experience. Urged new Senators to make a difference.

OFFICE OF THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT None PRESIDENTS REPORT - Nominations for Paul Clark Memorial Award and John Michael Stratton Memorial Award. Award winners will be announced at the end of the year. - President Harrison also gave out paper plate awards - Farewell speech- reach out to new people, dont hold a prejudice, come into chamber with an open mind. Said he was very proud of new Senators and urged them all to find a mentor within Senate. Also said not to take things too seriously and to visit during office hours. Urged everyone to get to know committees and have fun. COMMITTEE REPORTS: REPLACEMENT & AGENDA: - Chairman thanked everyone for approving all recommendations. - Thanked Logan for all his help.

BEDGET & APPROPRIATIONS: - Met Monday about collegiate veterans and a request for refill water bottle stations. - Thanked Logan for everything and congratulated new Senators ALLOCATIONS: - Meeting Sunday 4pm SG Conference Room JUDICIARY: - Meeting Sunday 3pm in SG Conference Room RULES & ETHICS: - Chairwoman said she would miss Logan - Reminded Senators about the missing student

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION: - Senate orientation packet will be sent out via email - Thanked Logan and all the committee chairs for all their help. Also thanked James and her mentor, Andy.

BIAS & APPREHENSION AD HOC: Nothing to report. ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY AD HOC: - Report is out and available for public. - Will go over report next meeting. - Shout out committee memnbers CERTIFY ELECTION RESULTS: - Questions: 6 - A motion was made to approve results, an objection was made. Round 1: Pro- 1 Con-1 Round 2: ProCon- 1 - A motion was made to postpone the certification of results, an objection was made - A motion was made to certify results, no objection was made. Passed.

SECOND READING: None FIRST READINGS: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Shout out to Preview senators - Reminder about Fast-a-thon - Keith Perry yard signs ROLL CALL: A motion to use voting records for final roll call, passed. No Vote Record received Arcales Levin Bhattacharjee Miller Beiber Moll Brailsford Norman Castaneda Perez Castillo Rausch Eubanks Sheffield Gordian Tariq Jim Williams, J

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MEETING ADJOURNED: The meeting adjourned at 9:40 pm