The final meeting of the SGA undergraduate student congress was Tuesday, May 3, and on the agenda were a series of awards, eight separate pieces of legislation and a special report given by budget chair Matthew Cramm.
Cramm addressed everyone gathered and explained the responsibilities and processes involved with allocating funding to various organizations. Cramm took time to highlight some of the endeavors and projects taken on by the budget committee over the last year.
The first bill seen was Cramm’s “Primary Funding Allocations for Administrative Organizations.” After a short discussion, the bill was voted and passed by 25-0-0.
Next up was Vice Chair Austin Reid’s “The Sustainability Act of 2016,” which strikes the public relations committee and replaces it with a sustainability committee. The act was questioned briefly, and then passed by consent.
Reid’s “The Terribly More Convenient Act of 2016,” which allows for committees to meet between noon Thursday and 6 p.m. Sunday, was next to be seen.
Reid took a number of questions on the restrictions these parameters would place, but responded by saying the bill simply adds more days for committees to meet. The act was eventually brought to a vote, and passed 22-0-2.
Chair Kaylee Rains’ “An Act Establishing the Communications Chairman Position” was next. It officially establishes the communications chairman as a sub-committee under the executive committee. The communications chairman will serve many of the same roles the public relations did.
After a short questioning session, the act passed by consent.
“An Act Establishing Committee Officers for Session 96,” was then seen, authored by Rains.
The bill serves to make the appointments of the various committee officers official, and was passed by a vote of 24-0-0 after a lengthy questioning session.
“Sooner Freshman Council Co-Chair Appointment Act,” authored by SGA President Daniel Pae, SGA Vice President Michael Lutter, SGA Undergraduate Congress Chair Rains and presiding SFC Co-Chairs Sean Christiansen and Emma Francois was next.
The act was also passed by consent.
Next up was “The Election Chair Appointment Act of 2016,” authored again by the executive officers of SGA.
The act reaffirmed Abbey Taylor to the position of Election Chair, and passed by consent.
The final piece seen was “The Parking Appeals Court Appointment Act of 2016,” also authored by the executives within SGA.
The act establishes Aisha Adegbuyi, Leah Hill, David Monlux and Lucas West as members of the parking appeals court. The bill was passed by consent.
