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Student Senate

Senate swears in new members; passes budget

T.J. Thomson

Discussion of clubs’ individual budgets led Student Senate to pass next year’s budget during its Monday meeting.

Student Senate Treasurer Ashley Swanson went through clubs one at a time with the proposed allocations and senate members discussed, voted, and passed the revised allocations.

Click for expanded view of the 2013-14 SAF Budget
Click for expanded view of the 2013-14 SAF Budget

Senate allocated the Campus Activities Board $16,500 for the first eight weeks of the fall semester. CAB will be on a quarterly budget, with the first quarter beginning the first day of class. The first quarter ends Oct. 12.

Conditions that may have accompanied initial allocations have been removed from all clubs.

Senate President James Bahensky said he would forward the budget to Jon Hansen, interim vice president of Enrollment Management and Marketing for approval. If approved, the budget then will be sent to CSC President Randy Rhine for final approval, Bahensky said.

In other business, new members for the Student Senate Executive Board were sworn in.

After voting for Student Senate president, vice President and senator of B.E.A.M.S.S. had ended, Senate confirmed Jacob Rissler, sophomore of Gillette Wyo., as president, Jacob Almanrode, junior of Chappell as vice president, and Kirby Krogman, sophomore of White River, S.D. as senator of B.E.A.M.S.S.

Chief Justice Reba Jackson swore in Rissler, Almanrode and Krogman.

Vice President T.J. Thomson opened the floor for nominations for the secretary and treasurer positions. Ashley Swanson, junior of Byron, and Nate Jones, freshman of Papillion, both submitted letters of intent for the Senate treasurer position. Senate voted Swanson as the treasurer for the 2013-14 academic year. Jackson swore in Marlee Waugh, junior of Paxton as secretary.

Before stepping down and handing his position over, James Bahensky Student Senate president, read a letter thanking each senate member individually, along with executive board members.

Senate approved the new CAB executive board members along with the new senate by-laws that will also affect CAB.

In new business, Senate allocated an additional $250 for a formal end-of-the-year dinner, placing the total at $450. Senators will receive an email with the finalized time and place, newly-affirmed Vice President Jake Almanrode said.

The new CAB executive board members were sworn in during CAB’s Tuesday meeting.

Lane Swedberg, sophomore of North Platter was sworn in as CAB chair; Dani Buckley, junior of Palmer, Alaska was sworn in as vice chair; Brendan Mead, junior of Knoxville, Iowa was sworn in as vice chair of finance; and Cheyenne Deering, freshman of Wall, S.D. was sworn in as vice chair of records.

CAB allocated no more than $400 for massages and snacks for finals week and $5,700 for the fall Week of Welcome.