up and that the current president would appoint the first vice position.
For the advisors for SGA and Royal Court be appointed by the SGA Executive Board and that it be a current faculty or staff member.
For town halls to occur a minimum of once every two months during the academic school year.
That if there is a vote that it be two-thirds of the Senate.
That the SGA has the authority to submit formal recommendations about issues that affect the student body.
Changes including better descriptions of the committees; beginning election procedures earlier and making sure the election dates are fine.
Dr. Akakpo said because he has not had time to review this yet, he would like to pull it back and have a meeting with Regent Rushing to have a better understanding before they bring it to the Board.
Secretary Sergent said that it was only informational.
Dr. Akakpo said it should have come to his attention.
Regent Rushing said she talked to Secretary Sergent about it.
Regent Dukes said it probably needed to have some updates. However, because there are some budget implications in this proposal that will have some effect on the budget, she wants to make sure that they are properly vetted before any sort of action or finalization is made to the revisions.
Secretary Sergent said there will be a draft and then a period of time for the board to comment, review and make changes and revisions. She said it also next goes in front of the students and they have a chance to revise, comment and then vote to approve it as well.
Dr. Akakpo said he understands but it should have come to him first before they made it public because it has budgetary implications. He asked can they afford it or not, but those are things that should have been vetted by him before they bring it to the board.
Regent Hatchett said he has a suggested addition to the constitution and he wondered how to communicate that in what way and at what juncture in this procedure.
Secretary Sergent told him to send those to her as she is the attorney for the government association and she is supposed to assist them in preparing their bylaws.
Regent Fields said it says that the positions of chief of staff, Miss Kentucky and Mr. Kentucky are appointed by the president and student regent and he thought they were elected and they had to run for that.
Regent Rushing said the chief of staff has always been appointed by the SGA president because that person would be working with them. She said Mr. and Miss Kentucky State must have been changed because they are not supposed to be appointed and you do have to run for those positions.
She said for treasurer, the past few years you did not have to be on SGA prior to being in that position. For chief justice, that changed as well as you did have to be on SGA prior to being on the executive board.
Dr. Obielodan asked if the changes have the buy in of other student government