Unapproved Minutes from the 2015 TSA Annual Business Meeting
The 37th annual business meeting of the Technology Student Association was held in the Texas Ballroom
at the Gaylord Texan Resort Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas on Wednesday July 1st, 2015.
The officers present were: Mr. Sergeant at Arms: A.C. Williams, Mr. Reporter: Joshua Matthew, Mr.
Treasurer: Jay Son, Madame Secretary: Laura Wilson, Madame Vice President: Leigh Anne Hamlin, and
Mr. President: Steven Stokes.
Doors opened for the voting delegates at 5:00 PM and Mr. President called the meeting to order at 5:37
PM. Madame Secretary called the roll of the voting delegates and established a quorum. Madame Vice
President introduced the candidates for national office.
For the office of Sergeant at Arms:
Will Benhardt
Bernard Chen
Trevor O’Connor
For the office of Reporter:
Chirag Agarwal
Sydney Madsen
Taylor McAmis
McKayla Weaver
For the office of Treasurer:
Chandler Bise
Jade Cole
Ben Cutler
Cesia Flores
Brandon Lynch
Madison Pfeifle
For the office of Secretary:
Sofia Atzrodt
Mary Beth Robbins
For the office of Vice President:
Jack Crawford
Andrew Kroll
Ryan Van Wyk
Logan Volk
Chase Wagers
For the office of President:
Robbie McMurray
Kelsey Stoner
A.C. Williams
Ms. Sara Reynolds was introduced to explain the voting process at 5:46 PM. The first round of the voting
process was completed, and Mr. President declared the meeting in recess at 6:02 PM.
At 6:39 PM, the meeting was called back to order.
Ms. Reynolds was welcomed to the stage at 6:40 for the first round of run-off elections.
Mr. President declared the meeting in recess at 6:47PM, and the doors opened for non-voting
members.
At 7:06PM, the meeting was called back to order.
Madame Secretary called the roll of the national officers and of the national delegation. Roll was called
and a quorum was established.
Mr. Reporter introduced Dr. Roger Hanshaw as the Parliamentarian for the day.
Ms. Reynolds was welcome to the stage at 7:16PM for the second round of run-off elections.
At 7:18 PM, Madame Secretary then read the minutes of the 2014 annual business meeting. Madame
Vice President moved to approve the minutes as read. The motion to approve the minutes as read was
adopted by a majority vote.
Mr. Treasurer then presented the Treasurer’s report and stated that the financial report was at the
national office and has been given to each state delegation corporate member.
Madame Vice President then announced the parade of presidents.
Mr. President called upon Madame Secretary for unfinished business. The resolution submitted on June
30th, 2014 by Jaren Newman of Missouri TSA was discussed and it was reported that the Board took no
action.
Ms. Sara Reynolds was welcomed to the stage at 7:36 PM for the third round of run-off elections.
Mr. President then called upon Madame Secretary for new business. A resolution submitted by Jacob
Silcoff of New York TSA was brought before the assembly and read. Mr. Silcoff moved to adopt the
resolution as read by Madame Secretary. The motion was made and properly second. The resolution
passed with a majority vote.
Mr. President then called upon Madame Secretary for further new business. There was then a series of
proposed amendments to the Article IV of the TSA Bylaws brought before the assembly and read. The
chair recognized Mr. William Lynch of Missouri TSA. Mr. Lynch moved to accept the bylaw as read. The
motion was made and properly seconded.
Mr. Treasurer moved to limit debate to 90 minutes total, not exceeding 2 minutes per speaker, with a
motion to previous question being out of order before 4 points of debate had been made. Motion
passed with majority vote.
A point of order was made that limiting debate requires a 2/3 vote to pass. The point was well taken and
a standing vote was called. The motion carried.
A point of order was given, stating that the proposed amendment was not properly submitted. The
point was not well taken.
A parliamentary clarification was requested and a point of order was given, stating that all members
should all be allowed to participate in the business meeting, as opposed to just voting delegates. The
point was not well taken.
A motion was made to postpone the motion indefinitely. Objection was made to the consideration of
the question. The chair ruled the objection to consideration of the motion out of order. There was a
point of inquiry, asking why one could not object to this motion. The chair clarified that one can only
object to a main motion. A standing vote was taken to postpone motion indefinitely. Results were not
clear, and a roll call vote was taken. There was a point of clarification on what was being voted on. Roll
call vote continued. There were 515 for, 527 against, and 211 abstentions. The motion failed.
Ms. Reynolds was welcome to the stage at 8:14PM for the final round of run-off elections.
The assembly resumed the discussion of the proposed bylaw amendment at 8:19PM.
The previous question was called. A standing vote was taken. The chair ruled it unclear and called for a
roll call vote. There were 570 for, 510 against, and 204 abstentions. A 2/3 vote was not met. The motion
failed.
A point of order was called about proper notification. The point was not well taken.
There was then another point of clarification on how much debate time was remaining. There were 42
minutes left.
A point of order was made regarding the submission of the bylaw amendment. The member stated since
it was done so electronically, it was incorrect. The point was not well taken. The member appealed the
decision of the chair. The decision of chair was upheld. Division was called. Chair overruled.
A member rose to a question of privilege asking the national officers to speak on how specialized they
were in their office. The national officers declined the question.
A motion to previous question was made. A point of order was brought before the assembly, asking for
another time check. There were 22 minutes remaining. The question was called. A point of order was
raised, claiming the chair had inappropriately debated and should give up the chair. The point was not
well taken. A standing vote was taken on the motion to previous question. The chair ruled that a 2/3
majority had risen and the motion carried. A member called division. The chair ruled the member out of
order. The member called for a roll call vote. A roll call was taken. There were 853 for, 293 against, and
141 abstentions. The motion carried. A roll call vote was called for the proposed bylaw amendment.
There was a point of inquiry, asking the required vote to pass a bylaw amendment. The chair stated that
the amendment required 2/3 majority vote. The same point of inquiry was brought before the assembly
again. There were 630 for, 529 against, and 52 abstentions. The motion failed.
Mr. Treasurer recognized the board members for their service. Madame Secretary gave
announcements. Mr. Treasurer moved to adjourn. The motion was properly moved and seconded and
the motion passed. Mr. President declared the meeting adjourned at 9:33 PM.
Laura Wilson
2014-2015 National TSA Secretary