Finance policy updates pushed back until October
Student senate launched an overhaul of Student Government codes Wednesday night, tabling the proposed revisions of SG financial codes that have been in the works since at least April for another month.
“We’re taking a holistic look at the codes and making sure they’re up to date with Student Government practices,” said Trenton Smith, chief of staff for Student Body Vice President Ryan Bailey. “We want to establish a process where the codes are regularly updated.”
The update will include all codes — legislative, judicial and financial — and will institute a legislative audit at the beginning of each calendar year and the beginning of each new term.
The new timeline will begin with legislative codes and financial codes will be addressed in October. The financial codes resolution was withdrawn at Wednesday’s senate meeting by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ashley Farr, who said the new timeline would allow for improvements to the proposed codes.
“Because of the way the codes were introduced, in haste, there are a lot of inconsistencies,” Farr said, “If we pass them as they are now, I’m going to be up here a lot more weeks making amendments to fix them. I would rather resubmit them when there is nothing to be fixed.”
Presidential projects
Safe walk program Walk Home Cocky’s timeline has been determined largely by coordination with USC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Safety, which is partnering with Student Government on the project. Training for volunteers will begin in the coming months, according to Student Body President Chase Mizzell.
The Gamecock Pantry, another one of Mizzell’s marquee projects, is nearly finished with renovations in McBryde. SG is currently looking into getting furniture.
Student organizations and groups of individuals will also have the option to take a pledge to the pantry when it opens. The pledge would challenge groups to donate $250 and 250 cans to the feeding program throughout the year, Mizzell said.
Senate seats filled
Two student senators were sworn in at Wednesday’s meeting. Randy Moore, a fourth-year social work student, and Molly Goodman, a second-year hospitality management student, filled empty seats in the delegations from the College of Social Work and the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, respectively.
Three senate seats remain empty. One each is up for grabs in the delegations from the School of Music, the Arnold School of Public Health and the College of Pharmacy.
‘Gamecock spirit’
The South Carolina women’s soccer team was presented with a resolution commending them for their “extreme dedication to practice and unwavering Gamecock spirit” which resulted in their “most excellent victory” against then-No. 7 Duke on Aug. 25. Three members of the team attended
Wednesday’s student session to accept a signed copy of the resolution and pose for photos with senate officials.