The UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE MEETING 44-08
Friday, December 13, 2024
HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING:
IN PERSON: Graduate Commons, LLB 2141
4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC MEETING NOTE:
PERTAINING TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
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CONTINUED:
Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be presented and considered at the meeting. Notification is hereby provided that items on the agenda may be taken out of the order and presented, two or more agenda items may be combined for consideration, and an agenda item may be removed from the agenda or discussion relating to an item on the agenda may be delayed at any time.
Some agenda items are noted as having accompanying reference material. Copies of the reference materials that are distributed at the meeting may be requested by emailing the Chair at gpsa@unlv.edu. Copies of any such materials will also be made available at unlv.edu/gpsa on the “Agendas and Minutes” folder of the appropriate meeting. Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with a disability attending the meeting. Please email the GPSA Manager at gpsa@unlv.edu in advance so that arrangements may be made.
This meeting’s agenda has been posted in accordance with NRS 241.020. Agendas may also be also be available online at unlv.edu/gpsa/agenda in the appropriate session and meeting number folder.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. Persons making comment will be asked to begin by stating their name for the record and to spell their last name. The Board Chair may elect to allow additional public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is being considered. In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, as restated in the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, the Chair may prohibit comment if the content of that comment is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the Body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers.
☐ Blanca Peña, Chair, William S. Boyd School of Law, PRESENT
☐ Lila Hearn, Vice Chair, College of Liberal Arts, ABSENT - Excused
☐ Devin Lopez, GPSA Treasurer, College of Liberal Arts, PRESENT
☐ Hoor Ain, Committee Member, College of Liberal Arts, PRESENT
☐ Daniella Nikoloska, Committee Member, College of Engineering, ABSENT - Excused
☐ Amruta Godbole, Committee Member, School of Public Health, PRESENT
All other members present will be available in the meeting minutes and listed below.
Members of the Public Present:
AGENDA
Meeting called to order by Chair Pena at 4:06pm.
- PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION ONLY
(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)
No Public Comment.
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Request is made for approval of minutes of previous meetings.
3a) CONSENT AGENDA:
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- Minutes for the October 11, 2024 (44-07) Ways & Means Committee Meeting as posted to the public GPSA Drive.
Motion to approve made by Ain
Second by Godbole
Approved Unanimously
4a) GPSA Treasurer Report
4b) Ways & Means Committee Chair Report
4b) GPSA Manager & Advisor
December 19th and 20th Renovations. $10,000 has been offered by the Graduate College to help GPSA’s Cap and Gown Program.
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Unfinished Business is any motion or action item that was under discussion and was postponed or moved to this meeting at the discretion of the public body as approved by the chair.
5a) Discussion and Approval of Appropriations Amendments to the GPSA FY25 Budget
Treasurer Lopez requests the Ways & Means Committee to Discuss and Approve Appropriations Amendments to the GPSA FY25 Budget.
Motion made by Ain to amend the FY25 GPSA Budget to reflect the delayed charges from FY24’s catering for the Research Forum ($14,494.94).
Second by Godbole
Approved Unanimously
- NEW BUSINESS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
New business is any motion that is new to this meeting. All items will be for possible action unless otherwise stated.
6a) Discussion of the Newly Proposed Ways & Means Operating Policy
Treasurer Lopez requests the Ways & Means Committee to Discuss the Newly Proposed Ways & Means Operating Policy.
This item has been transferred to unfinished business for the next Ways & Means Committee Meeting.
6b) Discussion and Approval of Free Poster Printing for Students
Ways & Means Committee Member Ain requests the Ways & Means Committee to Discuss Free Poster Printing for Students.
The original poster printing budget was set to $1,500 (Approved by Council 9/12/24) which provides for full funding on 31 posters (at $48 each).
Some debate was had over which group should get priority funding through the Qualtrics form presented by Committee Member Ain.
Proposal for funding process provided by Committee Member Ain:
- First-come-first serve
- GPSA will cover half of the poster printing cost
- Rebel Cash will be used as the means for the ½-cost disbursement ($24).
- The application will be made public no later than the first week of the Spring 2025 Semester.
- All applications for poster printing must be submitted by March 14th, 2025.
- Decisions on which applications will be funded will be announced during the week of March 28th, 2025.
Motion to approve the application process made by Ain.
Second made by Godbole.
Approved unanimously.
Motion to reassert the use of RebelCash for the disbursement of $24 of approved applications made by Ain.
Second made by Godbole.
Approved unanimously.
6c) Discussion and Approval of Upgrades to the CHB-C 111 Office
GPSA Manager & Advisor Smercina requests the Ways & Means Committee to Discuss and Approve Upgrades to the CHB-C 111 Office.
This proposed upgrade would cost up to $5,000 and would take most of the remaining discretionary funds to cover. Treasurer Lopez raised concerns that reducing the discretionary budget that far would put GPSA into a tight budgetary position over the next 6 months.
6d) Discussion to Replace the AV Cart
GPSA Manager & Advisor Smercina requests the Ways & Means Committee to Discuss the Replacement of the AV Cart.
This item was combined with 6c.
Motion made by Ain to table item 6c and allocate up to 10% above the official quote provided to Business Manager Smercina for the AV Cart upgrade in the LLB Graduate Commons conference room.
Second by Godbole.
Approved Unanimously.
6e) Call for New Business Agenda Items
Chair Peña requests a call for New Business agenda items. Agenda items not previously posted to this agenda may be raised for discussion for either the present or subsequent meeting.
(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)
- ADJOURNMENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Meeting Adjourned at 5:18pm.