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CAB meeting-time confusion comes to an end

Eagle Staff

After CAB representatives were unable to come to an agreement on a new time for their meetings, Student Senate took the liberty of voting on a proposed bylaw change that would end the discussion at its weekly Monday meeting. 

Last year, CAB voted to change its meeting frequency to once a month, claiming that weekly meeting were unnecessary. However, due to improper procedure, the bylaws were not passed properly. That led to last semester’s CAB representatives having to vote on a new bylaw revision. 

After a semester of CAB being unable to find a solution, CAB Chair McKenna Juhin decided to hand the decision over to Student Senate. 

The proposed bylaw revision would change the frequency of CAB meetings to bimonthly, with the committee meeting on the first and third Monday of every month. It would also change the meeting time from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to accommodate CAB representatives who could not attend the 5 p.m. meetings. 

However, the change in meeting time would make it difficult for other CAB representatives to attend the meeting. 

“Speaking on behalf of some of the clubs that are there and the things I’ve heard from them, 6:30 p.m. on Mondays is tricky,” Senator of PSAS Kelsey Crock said. “There are multiple clubs that have meetings starting at 7 p.m. so if CAB meetings run any longer than 30 minutes are they going to be excused from that because their club is there? Or are we expecting clubs to change meeting times and things to accommodate the 6:30 p.m. time change?” 

Juhin said during the meeting  that the CAB executive board had made “many suggestions” about potential times or days CAB could meet, but no matter what they choose “no clubs are going to agree.” 

The vote to change the bylaws failed with nine voting ‘yes’ and five voting ‘no.’ Meeting times reverted back to what the original bylaws state. CAB will now meet at 5 p.m. every Monday. 

During the meeting, Student Senate also voted 12-2 in favor of changing Article II, Section A, Subsection i to allow one student to represent up to three clubs at CAB meetings.