Although I posted the agenda, here’s more info about what will actually happen at tomorrow’s meeting: 

1. During open forum, the intern working with the press office will present at least five potential new logos to the Council (see our current logo here: http://www.asm.wisc.edu/ … upper left side). This is the beginning of our  ”redesign 09″ initiative. I put a resolution council through two meetings ago officially beginning a redesign of our logo as a part of an overall re-branding effort to continue throughout the year. The logo is only a small part of it. We’re working to re-brand our organization this year by creating a new logo, moving into a new office, and hopefully passing a new constitution. We’re doing a lot (the aforementioned things combined with many smaller efforts), but we need an image overhaul on campus in order to establish ourselves as a student government with which people can connect. 

2. Freshmen reps will be sworn in. SSFC has already been recruiting them as their numbers continue to dwindle. Hopefully they will step up to the challenge of a committee that has a very real impact on this campus. 

3. SACGB bylaws get passed a second time. 

4. A resolution from the Shared Governance Chair, Adam Sheka, is going through to change the bylaws and decrease the number of members that count for quorum at Coordinating Council (from 7 to 6). 

5. A resolution to appoint Hannah Karns, Stephanie Dar, and Paul Davidsaver to a Campus Safety Committee (run through ODOS) will be voted on. 

6. The Finance Committee’s budget priorities will be voted on. Campus press has loved to rail on us for the e-mail that was delayed, ignoring the fact that an ad was run in the BH for three days prior and an e-mail was sent to both papers days before the meeting. What the papers have failed to notice was the actual substance or outcome of the hearing. I presented a recommendation of what ASM’s budget priorities should be, and the finance committee then drafted a resolution of what they thought the priorities should be. The finance committee’s resolution will be presented to council. It’s somewhat controversial. I had human capital investments as priority 4, after direct services to students (event, travel, and operations grants) and the committee has moved it to the top of their list. Many on the coordinating council disagreed and feel that direct services should be our first priority. Council will hash it out tomorrow, then send the priorities back to the finance committee so finance can put in numbers. 

on a side note: Regardless of the outcome, the budget is being prepared MUCH better this year. Those at the meeting will see Finance Chair Tim Fung’s proposal… he completely re-wrote the budget. I would put it on here because I do love it that much, but I doubt others would want to read 30 pages of the ASM internal budget…. if you’d like it though, send me an e-mail. 

7. The Council will vote on the resolution to create a position, the Campus Safety Initiatives Coordinator. I’ll then be going to the Offices of the Dean of Students to request funding for this. Dean Berquam indicated to me in a meeting last week that they would likely be willing to pay for part of this initiative.