BOARD OF OPERATING TRUSTEES MEETING
Campus Club, Room 203
405 W. 25th Street
Austin, Texas 78705
October 21, 2005
3:00 P.M.
AGENDA
A.
Approval of September 23, 2005 Minutes
B.
Executive Committee Report
C.
Monthly Reports
Report from the
Director
Reports from
Student Managers
D.
Unfinished Business
Elected Editor Referendum Committee Report, Camden Gilman
Follow-up on
Declaration of Trust Issues, Kathy Lawrence
E. New Business
Communication from Brian Ferguson
Regarding Service to
The Austin Student,
Camden Gilman
Response from Camden Gilman
F.
Adjourn
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Minutes
Texas Student Publications
Board of Operating Trustees
September 23, 2005
Voting members present: Urton
Anderson, Camden Gilman, Jenna Harner, Bill Laird, Jef Richards, Rob Russell.
Voting members absent: Diane
Beckham, Bill Cornwell, Brian Ferguson, Rusty Todd, Brad Wright.
Non-voting members
present: A.J. Bauer, Will Blair,
Brandon Chicotsky, Kimberly Chung, Kristin Hillery, Tessa Moll, Kathy Lawrence,
Michelle Putman.
Non-voting members
absent: Sherri Sanders.
Professional staff present:
Mary Felps, Richard Finnell, John Foxworth, Dan Knight, Wayne Roche, Frank
Serpas, Tim Serpas, Jack Simons, Merry Tillman.
Guests: Naomi King, Dave
McNeely.
TSP Board President Camden
Gilman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
I. Business
Richards moved to accept the
August minutes and the motion passed without discussion. Monthly reports followed from the
student managers.
II. Elected Editor Discussion
The Board considered options
on the timing and wording of potential referenda to be put before the student
body such as allowing a choice of elect, appoint or “don’t care” and whether
having it conducted at the same time as Student Government elections would
taint the response by making it an issue for SG candidates and tickets. Another option considered was to no
longer waive qualifications for editor candidates.
Richards moved to form a
committee to study the format, wording and timing of any survey. Bauer seconded the motion and it was
approved. Bauer repeatedly
recommended J. B. Heath for membership on the committee.
III. Declaration of Trust Discussion
Richards moved to accept
Bauer’s resolution regarding the Declaration of Trust with minor
revisions. Russell seconded the
motion and the final form below was passed:
Addendum A – page 2
The Texas Student
Publications Board of Operating Trustees requests that the UT System Board of
Regents a) share with TSP legal advice pertaining to the Declaration of Trust
in a timely manner, and if necessary b) allow TSP to seek its own legal counsel
on the matter.
IV. Prior Review Discussion
Bauer introduced King to the
Board so that she could provide an example of an adviser’s role at another
university. King is a student at
the University while Loyola in New Orleans is closed due to Hurricane Katrina. She reported that at her private,
Catholic school there advisor has no power to stop a story. The paper’s editors exercise diligence
in stating that its contents are the opinion of the students and not of the
school or church.
Following this, Bauer’s
resolution regarding prior review was introduced. With a minor amendment, Richards moved for the board to vote
on the resolution. Bauer seconded
the motion and the following motion was accepted:
If by December 14 [The Daily
Texan’s final publication date of 2005], the University of Texas has not taken
an acceptable action toward halting prior review at The Daily Texan, the Texas
Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees will vote on the following
resolution at its January 20, 2006 meeting:
- That, effective immediately, the advisor of
The Daily Texan will cease and desist prior review of the Texan’s content and
will begin acting under his job description as proposed in the new TSP
Operating Handbook.
University actions which will
be deemed “acceptable” include the following:
Openly endorse and/or allow
for the removal of prior review from The Daily Texan
Share with Texas Student
Publications legal opinions pertaining to the Declaration of Trust,
particularly whether or not it is a legally binding document
If the document is in fact a
legally binding trust, inform the TSP Board as to how that trust may be legally
amended
Approve the new TSP Operating
Handbook, which was submitted to the University for approval in April 2002
V. Adjournment
Russell moved that the Board
adjourn to attend the Austin City Limits Festival and Gilman closed the meeting
at 3:57 p.m.
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Summary |
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% of FY = 8.3% |
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Budget |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual to Budget |
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05/06 |
through Sep 04 |
through Sep 05 |
% through Sep 05 |
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ESTIMATED
INCOME |
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Student
Services Fee (Required) |
433,203 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
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Other
Income |
2,748,160 |
316,200 |
441,753 |
16% |
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Total
Estimated Income |
3,181,363 |
316,200 |
441,753 |
14% |
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BUDGETED
EXPENSES |
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Salaries |
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Administrative/Professional |
372,458 |
25,659 |
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