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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE MEETING 44-02

Monday, June 17, 2024

5:30 PM

HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING:

IN PERSON: Graduate Commons, LLB 2141

4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA

VIRTUAL:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC MEETING NOTE:

PERTAINING TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS:

Public Comment may be submitted via email to gpsa@unlv.edu.

Messages received by 9:00 AM on the day prior to the meeting, may be entered into the record during the meeting. Any other public comment form submissions and/or voicemails received prior to the adjournment of the meeting will be transcribed and included in the permanent record.

Members of the public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so via:

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.

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Devin Lopez, GPSA Treasurer, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science

Blanca Peña, Chair-Designate, William S. Boyd School of Law

Lila Hearn, Vice Chair, College of Liberal Arts, Political Science

All other members present will be available in the meeting minutes and listed below.

Members of the Public Present:

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER

  1. PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                            INFORMATION ONLY

(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)

ROLL CALL

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES                                                                 FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Request is made for approval of minutes of previous meetings.

3a) CONSENT AGENDA:

    1. Minutes for the May 22, 2024 (44-01) Ways & Means Committee Meeting as posted to the public GPSA Drive.
  1. REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS                                              INFORMATION ONLY

4a) GPSA Treasurer Report

Treasurer Lopez will report to the Ways & Means Committee information concerning the GPSA budget and operations of the committee.

4b) Ways & Means Committee Chair Report

The Chair of the Ways & Means Committee will report information concerning the operation of the committee and necessary updates on the programs overseen by the committee.

4b) GPSA Manager & Advisor

Business Manager Smercina will report to the Ways & Means Committee concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate student body.

  1. 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) Review and vote on previously delayed or appealed RSO Application(s).

Treasurer Lopez requests the Ways & Means Committee to discuss and provide decisions relating to previously submitted RSO Funding applications.

  1. 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) Review and vote on the new RSO Application(s) and workflow in TeamDynamix (TDX)

Treasurer Lopez requests the Ways & Means Committee to discuss and provide decisions relating to recently submitted RSO Funding applications.

6b) Discussion of GPSA Budget Reallocation to the Sponsorship Program

President Marie requests time to discuss and vote on budget reallocation to cover eligible sponsorship applications from March and April funding cycles and remaining cycles through the current fiscal year.

INFORMATION ONLY

6c) Discussion of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Allocations

President Marie requests time to discuss annual program budget allocations for FY25.

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                            INFORMATION ONLY
  2. PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                            INFORMATION ONLY

(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)

  1. ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  FOR POSSIBLE ACTION