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In the third meeting of the General Student Senate, a resolution was passed that abolished the appeals procedure for employment termination within Student Government. A Fair Elections and Practices commissioner and a president pro tempore were announced.
On a night where little debate took place, senate voted on an act that changed the Employment Policies of Student Government. The act amended the previous policy so students employed must have a 2.0 GPA cumulatively and in the semester immediately prior to employment.
Sen. Nicholas DeHaas voiced his concern that this would hinder first-year students or those who have taken a semester off. Vice President of Financial Affairs Justin Labonte alleviated his concerns by explaining the senate would use the most recent GPA in the event an employee was away for a semester.
The resolution also included a provision that abolished appeals of GPA based dismissal by Student Government employees. The resolution stated there was no proper or justified appeals process to do so, and that the President’s Cabinet did not have the authority to conduct such a procedure.
Two monetary allocations were discussed, the first for $1,400 to go to the College Republicans for a trip to Washington, D.C. The resolution passed with little discussion, but Sen. Nate Wildes encouraged the actions of the senate.
“I hope Student Government continues on its track of funding club development activities, such as what the College Republicans are doing,” Wildes said. “It’s a great benefit to the members of the club, and a great benefit to the UMaine community.”
The meeting saw four nominees for the Fair Elections Practices Commission chair present themselves before the senate. In the end, Sky Landry was voted in. There were two nominees for president pro tempore, Sen. Christina Soyden and Sen. Ben Goodman. Soyden, who led the meeting last week in Vice President Ross Wolland’s absence, was voted to the position.
In addition to the allocation to the College Republicans, an allocation for $1,390 passed and was given to the UMaine Forensics Society. Another allocation by the Executive Budgetary Committee included $250 to the Nontraditional Students Association.
