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Absent senators to face action ■ Sens. Kristin Dean and Jessica Burmaster have neither attended meetings for weeks, nor resigned By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald At the end of its Wednesday night meeting, the ASUO Student Senate began a process that could ultimate ly remove Sens. Kristin Dean and Jessica Burmaster from their posi tions. Neither senator has attended a meeting for the past few weeks, nor has either submitted a letter of resig nation. In accordance with the Green Tape Notebook, the regulations that guide the ASUO, Senate Ombuds man Skye Tenney suggested remov ing them from the Senate and sus pending their monthly stipends. If in two weeks Dean and Bur master still have not submitted let ters of resignation, the Senate will hold hearings for both. Earlier in the meeting, the ASUO Executive had approached the Sen ate with a personnel issue of its own. According to either state law or other guidelines — no one was sure —the ASUO must have an officer of administration in its office who can supervise the student government staff members. It currently does not have one. ASUO President Jay Breslow said he wants the ASUO to be able to ap point one of its own staff members as the officer of administration. ASUO members feel more comfort able with one of their own as an ad ministrator because they have al ready reached a level of trust with each other, he said. The ASUO constructed its pro posal so that future executives would also be able to decide who should fill the position. “We decided to make it bouncing, like a little ball," ASUO Vice Presi dent Holly Magner said. But several questions from the senators about the specifics of the move caused the Senate to abandon the issue until it has more informa tion. “I kind of have a problem with the arbitrariness of how this position is being set up,” said Sen. Katie Howard. In other business, the Senate al lotted money to two groups in re sponse to the Oregon University System’s decision to issue a manda tory raise for employees that is 1 percent higher and comes two months earlier than expected. The EMU and the ASUO Conflict Resolution Services asked for mon ey to cover the unexpected cost. The Senate gave the EMU $10,745 from the over-realized fund and allotted CRS $1,051 from surplus. Recall continued from page 1A it was really our campaign, which he left up to our decisions.” White and Fosnight also accuse Breslow of failure to complete an an nual list of rules, policies and goals. Breslow said his staff has decid — ed on a goal statement for the year. The list of regulations Breslow must compile is the Green Tape Notebook, which the previous ad ministration should have pub lished last spring but did not. Though he and the staff are work ing on a version of the Green Tape Notebook, publishing it now as well as in the spring would cost students twice as much, Breslow said. White and Fosnight said Breslow also failed to fill empty positions on the ASUO Constitution Court with in the required 30 days from when the positions became vacant. But Breslow said he wanted to wait until there were more quali fied candidates before making deci sions, and the court positions are now filled. Graduate English student Scott Austin is one of those helping to gather signatures and was also one of the students considered for an open seat on the court. Breslow spoke with Austin be fore the recall was filed, and Austin said the recall was not his idea. But Breslow said he thinks the at tack could be personal. “He declared war on the ASUO a while ago,” he said. Austin has filed numerous griev ances against members of student gov ernment in his five years at the Uni versity, most of them unsuccessful. Fosnight said he could probably find several more broken rules after further examination of the ASUO Constitution, but the overarching issue is that Breslow is not perform ing his duties responsibly or earn ing the incidental fee money the students pay him. “If the duties for ASUO president were to be a nice guy. then [Breslow would] be an excellent president,” Fosnight said. “But that’s just not the case.” Breslow attributed the oversights to the fact that he and ASUO Vice Complaints against ASUO President jay Breslow: • Six Democrats and no Republicans spoke during a Rock the Vote Rally on Oct. 27. • Breslow failed to appoint people to vacant ASUO positions within the required 30-day period. • Breslow has not finished a required annual compilation of rules, resolutions and other policies. Source: Jarrett White and Chris Fosnight President Holly Magner are new to student government, and they are still in a period of transition.' “We’ve had an amazing fall term as an office,” Breslow said. “We’re not perfect. We’re learning how to do this.” If White and Fosnight get the 1,700 signatures necessary, the sig natures must be verified by the court before a special election can be held to determine whether to re move Breslow from office. 004529 STUDENTS • FACULTY • STAFF Flu Vaccination) Due to the nation wide shortage of flu vaeeine, the University Health Center will he giving flu vaccinations according to the \ following C1)C guidelines. / 65years and older V adults wh<' have chronic disorders such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and/or kidney dysfunction / women who are in their second or third trimester of pregnancy Students meeting the criteria may receive the vaeeine Monday through Friday 9ahi to 4pm. 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