The latest generation of the Student Government Association's Senate Council met for the first time Monday, March 31, to discuss future orders of business.
Changes to parking and traffic will now be discussed at University Traffic and Parking Committee.
Some of the changes proposed by Don Andrae, manager of parking services, include a restructured tier system for parking violations, reducing $50 for registered violators and $150 for non-registered ones. Starting in August all ticketed violations will be in increments of 10.
"This is to make sure we are not wasting our resources in a duplicitous system but rather available, to make it more efficient for students and downtown residents," said Jackson Pruett, SGA Executive Vice President for Initiatives. "We're making sure that we're using our resources as effective as possible and serving students as safely as possible."
Students now can choose which specific PC lot they would like to park at and purchase a pass exclusively for that area in order to cut back on the time spent looking for a parking spot, Pruett said.
The three new options to choose from are next to Mama G's on Magnolia, the Arena Lot and the old Coliseum lot.
Wake Up! Coffee will be handing out free refreshments on the concourse Tuesday, April 1 starting at 9 a.m.
University Ombudsperson Jim Wohl came to present his services to the senate council and to the student body at large. Established six years ago as an independent, neutral resource for conflict resolution, the Ombudsman helps people find solutions on their own. Confidential consultations can be done on the ground floor of the Quad Center.
The only new business was the appointment of Lindsey Conry College of Science and Mathematics school council Vice President Appointment Lindsey Conry. \0x200B
Next week's meeting will feature the approval of appointments for Sloane Bell as Executive Director of Elections and Lindsey Conry as the new COSAM student council Vice President.
Additionally, new Assistant Vice Presidents and SGA Executive Cabinet members will receive their appointments next week
The Office of Student Involvement Technology Bank submitted a fund request for $6,975 to be ratified next week. The fund request is for new ipads, chargers, video cameras, ipad air, netbooks and netbook chargers and a new projector to be available to all students.
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