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The biggest issue of Tuesday night’s General Student Senate meeting was a resolution to amend the employment policies of the senate.
This proposed act was to ensure fairness in hiring employees by requiring applications and interviews to the three most qualified applicants, as determined by the employer.
The resolution ultimately failed (11-12-7), but not before a heated discussion. Both President William Pomerleau and Vice President Steven Moran spoke against the resolution.
Pomerleau believed that the resolution was unnecessary because employers would hire who they felt was best suited for the position. He went on to say that the resolution created “red tape” which would “delay inevitable hirings.” Moran said the resolution worried him because he thought future executives might abuse the power.
Sen. Eben Strout was in favor of the resolution. Strout’s argument was the opposite of Vice President Moran’s, as both expressed concern for the future, but Strout thought this would be beneficial. Strout explained that he was not concerned with the current executives in power, but those in the future.
“I’m not saying that the way it is now isn’t fair,” Strout said. “I just think it would be more of a guideline to go by in the future.”
Sen. Ross Wolland was another proponent of the resolution, using an analogy to corporate America that was brought up in the debate. “In corporate America there are always application systems and the top three candidates almost always get interviews because it’s professional and it’s courteous,” Wolland said.
Vice President of Student Entertainment, Derek Mitchell, made the point that this would just be a further reliance on paper work. He felt the proposed resolution was unnecessary.
“In a lot of cases when we are looking for employees and we know who we want,” Mitchell said. “It is a lot easier for us to rest on the institutional knowledge.”
Mitchell added that he felt this resolution would discourage people from going the extra mile to get a job.
“People need to stop resting on the weight of a piece of paper,” Mitchell said.
The meeting also included the senate over-turning a veto on a resolution that would encourage the extension of Fogler Library hours. The resolution was amended and will be reconsidered for next week’s meeting.
The Student Senate announced they will get $20,727.85 in restitution from My Chemical Romance.
Mitchell made the announcement in the final minutes of the latest session of the Student Senate.
In addition to announcing the refund for the My Chemical Romance concert, Vice President Mitchell also announced a resolution for $10,000 to Student Entertainment. The allocation passed unanimously and will be used for spring programs such as the guest lecture series.
Other allocations from the session included: $500 to Phi Mu Epsilon, $750 to the Dance Club, $200 to the Franco American Resource Opportunity Group, $200 to Hillel, $927.38 to the Campus Crusade for Christ, $500 to the Alpine Ski Club, $370 to the Tackle Football club and $640 to Alpha Phi Omega. The budget to begin the session was $100,963.84 and after all allocations it was $97,076.46.
The women’s symposium and Club Canada were also given final club approval at the meeting.
