August 31, 2026

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call 

   1. Present: Sadie, Samme, Shaniah, Anna, Ny, Hannah,  Ethan, Zach, Grace, Stuart 

   2. Absent: Yana, Bonnie, Faith 

3. Approval of the Agenda 

   1. Motion: Anna 

   2. Second: Shaniah 

   3. All in Favor: 9 

   4. All Oppose: 0 

   5. Abstain: 0 

4. Approval of the Minutes 

   1. Motion: Anna 

   2. Second: Grace 

   3. All in Favor: 9 

   4. All Oppose: 0 

   5. Abstain: 0 

5. Open Forum 

6. Guest Speaker 

   1. No speaker today 

7. Reports 

   1. SBA President: 

      1. Budget Update 

         1. Sitting closer to $50,000 for orgs and SBA total 

         2. Each org gets $300 a semester 

            1. Allocated $5,000 for conference funding (exec members only) 

            2. Allocated about $1,500 for FAC a month 

         3. Barrister's budget = $25,000 

         4. Class Gift budget = $1,000 

         5. Office supplies = $300 

         6. Merch = $1,000 

      2. 1L Elections Update 

         1. Opened 8/28 

         2. Can submit petitions until 9/4 

         3. Campaigning runs from 9/4-9/13 

            1. If you print flyers to post in the school have to be approved by April in the admin office upstairs. 

         4. Speeches on 9/10 during 1L Seminar 

            1. Given 1 minute to present platform 

         5. Voting open 9/10 at 5:00 pm until 9/13 at 5:00 pm 

         6. Results will be announced 9/14 in the morning 

      3. Fundraising Letter 

      4. Constitutional Amendment 

         1. Motion to amend: Sadie 

         2. Second: Anna 

         3. Favor: 9 

         4. Oppose: 0 

         5. Abstain: 0 

      5. Motion to amend the language of "governing council meetings" to "general council meetings" : Sadie 

         1. Second: Ny 

         2. Favor: 9 

         3. Oppose: 0 

         4. Abstain: 0 

      6. Motion to amend the "interview and application requirement" to "meeting with a member with the executive board": Sadie 

         1. Second: Shaniah  

         2. Favor: 9 

         3. Oppose: 0 

         4. Abstain: 0 

      7. Motion to remove the provision "that you have to be on council to be a governing officer" to "the first three provisions of Article 8 §2": Sadie 

         1. Second: Shaniah  

         2. Favor: 9 

         3. Oppose: 0 

         4. Abstain: 0 

   2. Vice President:  

      1. See Merch 

         1. Lawler's agreed to work with us 

            1. Ideas: tote bags, pullovers, quarter-zip, mock-neck,  winter jackets, puffer vest, polos, trucker hats, athletic apparel, golf balls 

   3. Vice President of Student Organization Compliance:  

      1. Student org fair 9/3 

   4. Vice President of Finance:  

      1. Funds Request:  

         1. Spend ~$20 on trifold and candy for Student Org Fair 

            1. Motion: Sadie 

            2. Second: Shaniah 

            3. Favor: 8 

            4. Oppose: 0 

            5. Abstain: 1 

            6. Note:  

      2. Funds Request:  

         1. Spend $32.67 on trash bags, white board spray, tape, and paper towels for the office 

            1. Motion: Sadie 

            2. Second: Zach 

            3. Favor: 8 

            4. Oppose: 0 

            5. Abstain: 1 

            6. Note:  

   5. Vice President of Communications: 

8. Committee Chairs 

   1. Barristers' Ball: Ny meeting with Saylor this week 

   2. Events: Ethann contacted Sips on 10th 

   3. Fundraising: Sadie working on letter to send 

      1. Seeking to fill this position 

   4. Merchandise: seeking to fill this position 

      1. Suggestions for Merch w/ Lawlor's 

         1. What do you want to see?  

      2.  totes, zip ups, pullovers, quarter zips,  North Face, Vests, Puffer fests, polo , windbreaker, stickers 

   5. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: 

   6. Cura Personalis:  

9. Old Business 

10. New Business 

11. Advisor’s Report 

12. For the Good of the Order 

    1. Part time rep – open  

13. Adjournment 

    1. Motion: Shaniah  

    2. Second: Anna