[280] in UA Senate
Re: 41 UAS 5.3 - Dissolving DPC
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexandra Jordan)
Mon Nov 9 13:21:54 2009
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu
From: Alexandra Jordan <amjordan@MIT.EDU>
To: Rachel Meyer <remeyer@mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20091109084721.ie6fsu0nk8cwcok4@webmail.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:21:44 -0500
I think it's great that you caught this.
I'd like to see a clause that specifically states that the Committee
fulfilled it's charge and now passes all dining issues over to the
regular Committee on Dining.
Alex
Sorority Senator
On Nov 9, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Rachel Meyer wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I just wanted to start some threads about the various pieces of
> legislation I
> wrote so we can try to get some questions resolved before tonight.
> Sorry for
> not doing this sooner - I've been sick.
>
> For 41 U.A.S. 5.3 Dissolving the Ad-Hoc Dining Proposal Committee,
> bill at:
> http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS41/5/3/.pdf
>
> Basically, the committee was created with a specific short term goal
> and it
> completed that goal, so now it can be dissolved.
>
>
> A couple of things I would like to change/add to the bill to help
> clarify:
>
> The bill references 40 UAS 8.1, that could be found here:
> http://web.mit.edu/ua/senate/UAS40/passed/40%20UAS%208.1%20Bill%20to%20Create%20the%20Dining%20Proposal%20Committee.pdf
>
> I would like to emphasize that the committee was given a specific
> task and has
> completed it's job successfully, so now it is unnecessary - not that
> it is just
> useless or didn't have a purpose originally.
>
> To convey that in the bill, I would like to add a whereas clause
> (between the
> second and third clauses) to read:
> "Whereas 40 U.A.S. 8.1 tasked DPC to examine the current dining
> system and
> recommend a comprehensive program that meets the needs of the MIT
> community and
> write a report on their findings"
>
> and amend the current third clause to read:
> "Whereas DPC completed this task when its final report was approved
> by Senate
> with 40 U.A.S. E2.1 on May 4, 2009"
>
>
> Additionally, I would like to make it clear that any further actions
> or task
> regarding DPC's purpose should be assumed by the standing committee
> on dining.
> I think this is the rough assumption that's been made by those
> involved and to
> express this I would like to add a third that clause:
> "That any remaining responsibilities and all authority of the ad-hoc
> Dining
> Proposal Committee be transferred to the standing UA Committee on
> Dining."
>
>
> Due to to late timing, I will move to make these amendments after
> presenting the
> bill instead of changing the bill now.
>
>
> Please discuss any concerns or issues with the bill or the proposed
> amendments.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rachel
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Alexandra Jordan
MIT 2011
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Political Science
amjordan@mit.edu
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