The UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress met behind closed doors for most of their meeting Tuesday.
The closed-door meeting comes as a procedural requirement of members of Student Congress to discuss and critique those in leadership positions at the beginning of a new session of Congress. Members discussed whether Student Congress Chairman John Jennings, Student Congress Vice Chairman Matt Gress and Student Congress Secretary Brittany Pritchett should be retained in their leadership positions. At the end of individual discussion of each leader, members of the body voted on whether to keep or remove a member from their leadership position.
All three members were allowed to keep their leadership roles.
Jennings was allowed to keep his position as chairman but received two votes opposing his retention by Shayna Daitch, humanities district junior, and Kody Shipley, communications district junior.
Vice Chairman Gress received one vote in opposition but the vote was more out of humor than any actual belief to remove him from office.
“I love Gress, but I’m voting ‘no’ just so there is some opposition,” said Forrest Bennet, University College district freshman. “It’s not out of any real problem I have with him.”
Secretary Pritchett was able to keep her position without any opposition.
Congress also passed an amended version of the True Democracy Act.
The amended version of the bill now states that UOSA General Counsel must approve any recall and initiative petitions within a reasonable amount of time.
The bill now goes to UOSA President Katie Fox’s desk for her signature.
Because of Dead Week restrictions on club and organization meetings, Tuesday’s meeting was the last Student Congress meeting for the fall semester.
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soonerboomers 2 years, 5 months ago
Fair enough. They have done a really good job thanking a bunch of people and generally getting nothing done.