SGA took the first step Tuesday in following a Student Court order concerning the 606 allocation of funds process.
The Student Court ordered in the Lane vs. SGA case that the SGA revise their 606 guidelines so that all guidelines apply to the summer funding.
If there is a request for an amount over $2,250, then there should be a minimum requirement of senators present at the summer session.
The court also ordered that the roles of everyone on the commission should be clarified and that voting procedures should ensure that there is a student majority on all votes.
The SGA must present a final draft of the revisions to Chief Justice Andrew Dyer before the end of the semester.
The draft will be presented to the SGA for approval at the first meeting of the spring semester. However, it will not take effect until the student body has voted on and ratified it.
A special 606 Legislation Commission has been appointed to research the allocation process. It is a temporary commission that will recommend changes to the senate.
“We’ve got to get this done,” said SGA Vice President Aaron Caton.
Caton said that the legislative members of the commission were chosen in order to get as many different viewpoints as possible. “This is, in my opinion, a very balanced group,” he said.
Among SGA’s other business, a resolution was adopted on behalf of the students of ETSU to present to the Johnson City Commission at their meeting Thursday night concerning the rezoning of the TVA property at the corner of State of Franklin and 11-E.
TVA plans to lease the land to the Johnson City Medical Center for 100 years, in which time the hospital will allow the land to be developed. Plans call for the construction of a Walgreens at the site.
The proposal was brought forth by Sen. Chris Ziegler who said that he was approached by students and faculty members to write this piece of legislation.
The proposal petitions the commission to deny the rezoning of the TVA property because it will cut down five beech trees that are believed to be between 300 and 500 years old.
The land is also historically significant, according to Ziegler, because Robert Young, the first permanent resident of Johnson City, once owned it.
The legislation passed 20-2 on whether to present the legislation to the city commission.
The senate also voted to give SGA $990 in 606 funding for a trip to the Tennessee Intercollegiate Student Legis-lature.
The trip will involve mostly SGA members, but there are other student leaders attending.
Caton also said that the senate had abused their use of objections at last week’s meeting. He called the meeting “chaotic” and “embarrassing.”
Nathan Blackwell, SGA parliamentarian, explained the proper procedure for objections according to Robert’s Rules of Order, the rules of parliamentary procedure that SGA follows. A copy of Robert’s Rules was passed out to all senators present.

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