Last night, Student Council unanimously voted to divide the ethnic and religious affairs committee, thereby creating two separate committees.
Bill SB02-2 amends the Council by-laws which now will provide for both the racial and ethnic affairs committee and the religious affairs committee. This increases the total number of Council committees from 13 to 14.
Third-year College representatives Dan Burrows and Sarah Jobe sponsored the bill.
"There were a lot of people who were interested in racial and ethnic affairs and a lot of people interested in religious affairs, but they weren't necessarily the same people," Burrows said.
The language of the bill explained "there are a sufficient number of issues to occupy two distinct committees." The bill went on to describe that the 2001-2002 committee already had divided itself into two subcommittees informally.
"The decision has basically already been made unofficially," Jobe said. "I think this will make the committees much more focused and efficient."
Both of the bill's sponsors were pleased with the results of the unanimous vote and hope more people will apply to be on the committees next year. There currently are about 10 students on the ethnic and religious affairs committee, Jobe said.
The bill was introduced at the Council meeting March 19, but it had to sit on the table for a week before the representative body could vote on it because the bill changes Council by-laws.
Council also unanimously passed bill SB02-4 last night, which appoints one chairman, four commissioners and one alternate commissioner to the Board of Audit and Management. All of those appointed are students in the Commerce School.
Council appoints students to the Board of Audit and Management on an as-needed basis to review CIO expenditures, said Jennifer Harmon, fourth-year Commerce student and a member of the board.
"These are all people that have extensive experience," Council President Abby Fifer said. "I have spoken to all of them, and they are looking forward to being part of the process"
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