Senate Document SD 97-1

To:      Fort Wayne Senate

From:  Rules Committee
           S. Hollander, chair

Date:  April 7, 1997

Subject: Amendment to the Bylaws of the Fort Wayne Senate-Order of business

Disposition: To the Presiding Officer for implementation

Resolved, That the Bylaws of the Fort Wayne Senate be amended by inserting the bold text and deleting the overstruck text as indicated below.

2.4 Order of business. The order of business at each regular meeting of the Senate shall be as follows:

2.4.1 Call to order

2.4.2 Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

2.4.3 Acceptance of the agenda

2.4.4 Reports of the Speakers of the Faculties. The Speaker of the Indiana University Faculty will report first in odd-numbered calendar years; the Speaker of the Purdue University Faculty will report first in even-numbered calendar years.

2.4.5 Report of the Presiding Officer

2.4.6 Special business for the day, including memorial resolutions

2.4.7 Unfinished business

2.4.8 Committee reports requiring action

2.4.9 Question time. At this time the university administration will respond to written questions submitted in advance through the Agenda Committee.

2.4.10 New business. No formal business may be conducted, nor action taken on any motion or resolution, after the close of new business.

2.4.11 Committee reports "for information only"

2.4.12 The general good and welfare of the University

2.4.13 Memorial resolutions

2.4.14 13 Adjournment. No formal business may be conducted, nor action taken on any motion or resolution, before acceptance of the agenda or after the close of new business.