Senator proposes CAB meeting time bylaw change; meets clerical confusion

During this semester’s general assembly of Student Senate and CAB, Senator of Liberal Arts Sullivan Jones brought a petition to Student Senate to change the bylaws regarding CAB’s meeting time.  

If passed, CAB’s meeting frequency and time would be subject to the approval of CAB representatives rather than being voted on by Student Senate.  

There was a bit of confusion during the meeting from Chief Justice Nathan Cronin as to whether Jones had followed correct procedure for submitting a petition.  

During the meeting he asked if Jones had presented the petition to Senate before the meeting, that it had three legitimate signatures and that the proposed changes had been email to senators.  

According to Cronin, the petition Jones had submitted to Student Senate Secretary Laura Clay only two of the three signatures needed. 

Clay also questioned whether the first reading needed to be postponed a week because of the new senators and executive board that will be sworn in during next week’s meeting. 

The signatures were deemed legitimate after Jones presented a new copy of the petition to Clay that had three signatures.

Jones was then able to read his proposal in front of CAB representatives and senators. 

In an email sent to The Eagle on Monday, Jones said the executive board “seemed to be misapplying Senate’s bylaw amendment rule” during the meeting to “obstruct the progress of senators.” 

 “Unfortunately, at this point, I feel targeted by many of my colleagues on senate,” he said. “I hope as the new senate and executive board are sworn in, we can push personal feelings aside and critique the merits of proposals and not the name behind them.”

The bylaw change will be voted on next week, according to Cronin, and there will not be another first reading. 

In other news:   

> There will be a club budget packet training at 5 p.m. Monday in the Student Center Scottsbluff Room. Club presidents and treasurers need to attend the meeting.