Sunday, March 28, 2010

Prescott suspended until April 25, Meiselman to take over

During debate, it seemed as though the sentiment of the body was leaning towards giving the VP a break. They then took a ten minute recess, and apparently some minds were changed. Not only am I surprised that he ended up being suspended, I am also surprised that the vote was not all that close. The vote was 12-4, with three Senators abstaining. The fact that it was a secret ballot annoyed many of Prescott's supporters that were in the room.

After the vote, Prescott left the room. He returned moments later, looking visibly angry, to gather his things. He was understandably very upset by the decision.

It will be interesting to see how the SG moves forward from this. Colin Meiselman will be acting as the VP, and an acting Secretary will now likely have to be appointed (although that is yet to be determined).

The debate on the election certification has been moved to the end of the meeting, so there will be a bunch of other nonsensical SG debate on various bills first. If any of them are of interest, I will let you know. But stay tuned as we're just getting started here. This election debate will be fun.

7 comments:

  1. How does executive pay work? Does Prescott get paid while suspended?

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  2. That's a great question. I will try and get the answer.

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  4. Josh: The SG can suspend the VP from his duties, but they cannot suspend his pay. He is basically looking at a month of paid vacation right now.

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  5. A month of paid vacation. Awesome! Hands down the senate has done its job effectively.
    And I guess the interim person will get paid in addition to prescott?

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  6. I did not read anything int he Bylaws regarding the suspension of any executive officer. I don't think the Senate can do that.

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  7. Anon- I think suspension is part of Senator Dalton's bill that passed last week(?) regarding updated procedures for removal from office.

    Mike-- I guess the Senate feels that a month of paid vacation would do more for the students than if Prescott was in office, doing nothing anyway.

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