AGS Council Legislation 

09-83 Support Purchase of Tankless Water Heater for Pub
Sponsored by:  Josh Gellars, Social Sciences Representative
  on behalf of:     
 Date of Presentation: 2009--10-27
 

WHEREAS the Constitution stipulates in the Preamble that AGS “shall…promote those needs and rights [of graduate students]” and later in Article V §1 that “Graduate students have needs and priorities which require the application of their established fees in the interest of graduate students,”

 
WHEREAS implementing policies which enhance campus sustainability may be said to promote the needs and rights of graduate students and that application of established fees towards sustainable purchasing practices is in the interest of graduate students,
 
WHEREAS the purchase and installation of a tankless water heater at the Anthill Pub would allow the Student Center to operate its water heating system in a more environmentally sustainable manner and reduce energy consumption in accordance with university sustainability policies and obligations,
 
WHEREAS Student Center Director Stacey Murren has agreed to share with AGS the cost of purchasing and installing a tankless water heater at the Anthill Pub,
 
LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that AGS support funding for an energy-saving retrofit to the Anthill Pub in the form of a tankless water heater,
 
LET IT THEREFORE ALSO BE RESOLVED that the amount to be funded towards the purchase of a tankless water heater shall be later determined jointly through consultation with the Pub Advisory Board and Director Murren, and the formal request be presented as a bill to AGS Council at a future meeting.
 


 
Vote Required: Majority

FINAL VOTE: Withdrawn 

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