Senate un-tables Crew Club bill

Maria Nosal/SGA reporter

The Student Senate approved a motion to un-table a finance bill for Crew Club from October in an effort to earmark a portion of remaining money in the contingency fund.

A motion was made by the chair of the finance committee to un-table the Crew Club finance bill from October. The bill was tabled by the administration because it proposed to build a boathouse off campus, causing issues with legal and personal liability.

By un-tabling the bill, the Senate allowed for money to be set aside from contingency to ensure funds are not allocated to other groups. This motion guaranteed that if the administration approves the bill, the Crew Club will be able to receive the money because there is only a limited amount of contingency left.

"We are concerned that since we had already passed it and they came to us on a first come, first serve basis that contingency would run out before they get their approval," senior senator Melissa Laughner said.

The Senate also passed two finance bills to executive staff on Tuesday. Both bills were originally introduced to the Senate Jan. 24 and passed through the finance committee.

The first bill allotted $150 from contingency to SafeRides to cover the cost of two registration fees for the SafeRides United Conference.

"The money is basically a reimbursement, because we went to the conference last weekend," said junior Meredith Funsten, executive director of SafeRides.

The second bill allocated $880 from contingency to Intervarsity Christian Fellowship to pay for a leadership retreat.

"We’re going to use the money for a retreat directly after school," senior Joey Lawni said.

A motion was made to amend Senate rules, adding in a rule stating recorded votes must be posted on the SGA Web site nine school days after the vote.