I. Call to Order

II. Opening Roll Call

III. Approval of the Agenda

IV. Approval of the Previous Minutes

a. Minutes from the 17th meeting on January 24th, 2016 (Sent via email)

V. Guest Speakers

a. Noah Betman – Chair of the CSG Constitutional Convention

VI. Community Concerns

VII. Executive Communications

VIII. Report of the Speaker

IX. Representative Reports

a. Christopher Schwartz

X. Committee Reports

a. Rules Committee

b. Finance Committee (Report Attached)

c. Communications Committee (Report Attached)

d. Resolutions Committee (Report Attached)

XI. Election and Recall of Members

a. Confirmation of Rachel Hersch as Representative for the Nursing School

XII. New Business

a. A.R. 6-035: A Resolution to Create and Maintain an Official Database of Documents and

Records on Perennially Pursued Policies, The Operations and Guidelines of Recurring

Events, Various Lessons and Knowledge Gained Overtime, and Other Critical

Information to Promote the Smooth Transition of Power and Functioning of the Central

Student Government

b. A.R. 6-036: A Resolution to Amend the Compiled Student Code to Provide for

Flexibility in the Provision of Appeals for Student Funding and to Clarify the Starting

Time of Meetings of the Assembly

c. A.R. 6-037: A Resolution to Align University Schedule With Ann Arbor Public School

District

XIII. Old Business

a. A.R. 6-030: A Resolution to Support the Adoption of a Student Fee to Aid Student

Extracurricular Involvement and Leadership via the Leadership Engagement Scholarship

b. A.R. 6-032: A Resolution to Approve the CSG Winter 2017 Budget

c. A.R. 6-033: A Resolution to Commit to Hosting Zero Waste Events

XIV. Motions and Other Business

XV. Announcements and Matters Arising

XVI. Closing Roll Call

XVII. Adjournment

Sixth Assembly – 18th Meeting

January 31st, 2016

Agenda

Executive Commission Reports Summaries – January 29th, 2017 Health & Safety: Our events and initiatives aim to break down stigmas and build up health and wellness within the student body. Wellbeing lunches hosted by CAPS and CSG will begin the conversation of mental health wellbeing for Club Sports athletes. Self-defense classes promote safety and wellbeing on campus, as well as healthy and regular exercise such as Yoga. To promote self-gratitude and gratitude for others, we are organizing a carnation giveaway, where students will receive two carnations – one for themselves and one to pass along to someone else. Each flower will have a message of gratitude attached to allow students to share gratitude for others. Community & Outreach: The Community and Outreach Commission aims to strengthen relations between students and bodies external to the University at the local, state, and intercollegiate level through the following initiatives: voter registration, Detroit engagement, promoting better off-campus lighting and more affordable housing, organizing an advocacy day, creating a Student Advisory Council to the City, and facilitating dialogue with DPSS. The commission is organized into three subcommittees: Voice your Vote, Detroit Engagement, and Off-Campus Initiatives. Wolverine Consulting Group: After its first semester as a commission of Central Student Government, Wolverine Consulting Group has made the necessary steps to enable great progress in the upcoming semester. Thus far, we have successfully completed two cases and intend to complete between five and six more before the end of the year, when the experience we have gained will culminate in a Leadership Summit, opened to leaders of any student organization. We intend to continue expanding and growing, and in doing so, we hope to make as great of an impact as we can on as many student groups as possible. Bicentennial: The Bicentennial Commission is working with CSG and other student organizations to honor student leadership and plan engaging events for the student body revolving around the University's 200th anniversary. The 200 for 200 campaign has been successful so far in reaching a large number of students, but we are still working on broadcasting it further. Additionally, our work with Music Matters has yielded a very promising event which we are finalizing in a formal proposal. Diversity & Inclusion: The Diversity and Inclusion Commission is one of the many executive commissions within CSG. This commission’s primary focus is to promote a positive diverse and inclusive UM community where students of all backgrounds can thrive academically, personally, and professionally. We work with various student organizations, UM departments, and even other committees/commission within CSG to lead initiatives that continue to better student life and visibility on campus. Student Organization Funding Commission: To summarize the budgeting and awards process for this past Wave, SOFC used historical request averages as well as growth trends in order to project an anticipated demand of $1.1 million in total funding requests over the entirety of this semester. Using SOFC’s anticipated budget of approximately $230,000, this gives us a total anticipated award percentage of about 21%. In our Wave 1 applications, we received a record

high of 76 applications, requesting about $120,000 total. We awarded a total of $32,000, representing an award percentage of approximately 26.3%, within the bounds of our anticipated grant availability. We are expecting that this trend will continue throughout the remainder of the semester. Campus Life: Our commission is currently working on four main initiatives: Leadership Minor, Midterm Course Evaluations, Computer Science Accessibility, and Increasing Representation of International Students. These initiatives seek to promote engaged learning both in the classroom and in broader campus life, as well as specifically engaging with non-traditional students. Infrastructure: In addition to brainstorming new projects we can work on, we are happy to report on the progress of our various initiatives. We are excited to announce that our Grocery Store Shuttle initiative is in motion and set to begin Sunday, February 5th from 12-4pm! This shuttle will transport students to Meijer and back during this time slot. We also had a productive and informational meeting with the Associate Director and Project Manager of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction to learn about upcoming renovations to the Law Quad. The Infrastructure Commission is committed to making the Testing Accommodation Center resources available to everyone and has reached out the office of the Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion, and Academic Affairs to discuss possible expansion to other Umich schools. Finally, we are excited by the opportunity to further advocate for campus accessibility as we begin to attend Council for Disability Concerns, with the first meeting of 2017 set on February 7th. Sustainability: The Sustainability Commission is continuing working on our five main projects. They are solar power outlet project, expanding meatless Monday’s, incentivizing fraternities to recycle more during game day/events, implementing a reusable mug initiative, and expanding water bottle refill stations.

CENTRAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE

MEETING INFORMATION CHAIR: MAX ROTHMAN VICE CHAIR: ELI SCHRAYER

Weekly Objective: Discuss A.R. 6-032 and A.R. 6-034

Location, Date and Time:

1/26/17 at 5:00pm in the basement of Espresso Royale

Legislative Discretionary Account Update in $USD:

Starting Balance for Semester: $20,292.26 Current Balance for Semester: $20,292.26

Attendees:

Kohlton Johnson, Pratik Joshi

AGENDA ITEMS AMOUNT IN QUESTION:

I. A.R. 6-032: A Resolution to Approve the I. Budget

CSG Winter 2017 Budget

II. A.R. 6-034: A Resoltuion to Provide Funding II. $200 For Monthly Lunches Promoting Positive Action and Dialogue Regarding the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict

NOTES ON AGENDA ITEMS AMOUNT SUPPORTED:

I. We spoke with Kohlton and went over I. Budget

the various changes in allocations and we agree that the budget is well adjusted.

II. This resolution may be tabled II. N/A

PREVIOUS FUNDED RESOLUTION AMOUNT SPENT:

N/A

Committee Report

Committee: Communications

Date/Time/Location of Meeting: 1/27/17

Attendance: Alex Contis, Eli Schrayer, Ali Rosenblatt

Business before the committee (Number & Name):

Notes about discussion:

-Posted 5 more 200 for 200 posts

-Discussed and worked on best practices document

-Debriefed IGR training

Other things discussed:

Business being sent back to Assembly + rationale:

Business being held in committee + rationale:

Committee Report Committee: Resolutions Date/Time/Location of Meeting: 1/29/17. Location: CSG Chambers, CSG Offices. Attendance: Josh Martin Gabby Roth Business before the committee (Number & Name): A.R. 6-034: A Resolution to Provide Funding for Monthly Lunches Promoting Positive Action and Dialogue Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict A.R. 6-030: A Resolution to Support the Adoption of a Student Fee to Aid Student Extracurricular Involvement and Leadership via the Leadership Engagement Scholarship A.R. 6-033: A Resolution to Commit to Hosting Zero Waste Events Notes about discussion: Discussed A.R. 6-034 with Gabby. Resolution needs more substantial explanation for the allocation of funds and a clearer vision of the event. Would also benefit from evidence of more popular support from all affected parties. Other things discussed:

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-035

A RESOLUTION TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN OFFICIAL DATABASE OF

DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS ON PERENNIALLY PURSUED POLICIES, THE

OPERATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF RECURRING EVENTS, VARIOUS LESSONS

AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED OVERTIME, AND OTHER CRITICAL INFORMATION

TO PROMOTE THE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF POWER AND FUNCTIONING OF

THE CENTRAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, a student government is only as powerful and useful as the knowledge it

passes on through the years; AND 2

WHEREAS, if each successive Central Student Government re-performs the same

research, re-makes the same personal contacts, re-learns the same 4

conventions and norms of each office, re-plans the same events, and re-

starts progress on the same policies, then much time and efforts are 6

wasted unnecessarily; AND

WHEREAS, it is efficient and wise to build off the work of one’s predecessors and 8

support the work one’s successors; THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, that the various executive, legislative, judicial, financial, and election 10

officials of the Central Student Government, including, but not limited to,

the President, the Vice President, the Chief of Staff and other members of 12

the Executive Cabinet, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Vice Speaker of

the Assembly, the justices of the Central Student Judiciary, the chair and 14

vice chairs of the SOFC, the Election Director, and the members of the

University Election Commission shall create, maintain, expand, and 16

update various documents and records during their tenure in office to

promote the smooth transition of power and functioning of the Central 18

Student Government and its continuity of operations; AND BE IT

FURTHER 20

RESOLVED, that the aforementioned documents and records shall contain useful and

pertinent information on perennially pursued policies and the progress 22

made thereupon, the operations and guidelines of recurring events, the

contact information of and basic notes on important individuals such as 24

administrators, various lessons and tips and knowledge gained overtime

from experiencing the given office, and other critical or helpful 26

information; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, that prior to the end of the terms of office of the aforementioned officials, 28

those officials shall appear before the Assembly at one of its meetings

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and give a short but specific presentation on the documents and records 30

they have created, maintained, expanded, and updated during their tenure

in office. AND BE IT FURTHER 32

RESOLVED, that the Central Student Government shall ensure these documents and

records are faithfully maintained and passed down from one officeholder 34

to the next and kept in a centralized physical or electronic repository to

ensure such documents are preserved and not lost to attrition or 36

absentmindedness. AND BE IT FINALLY

RESOLVED, that upon assuming any of the offices bound to create, maintain, expand, 38

and update documents and records under this resolution, each individual

officeholder shall be presented with a physical copy of this resolution or 40

sent it by e-mail, and that it shall fall to the Vice Speaker of the Assembly

or, in his or her absence, to the Speaker of the Assembly to ensure they 42

receive and acknowledge this resolution.

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Authors

_______________________________

Christopher Schwartz, Law

Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

____________________________

David Schafer

Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-036

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE COMPILED STUDENT CODE TO PROVIDE FOR

FLEXIBILITY IN THE PROVISION OF APPEALS FOR STUDENT FUNDING AND

TO CLARIFY THE STARTING TIME OF MEETINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY

WHEREAS, it is important to have an updated and accurate Compiled Student Code;

AND 2

WHEREAS, whenever an organ of the Central Student Government operates outside

of the Compiled Student Code it delegitimizes the policies of this 4

Assembly and undermines its authority; THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, that the letters “PM” shall be inserted after “7:30” and before “on” in 6

Article II(A)(1)(a); AND BE IT FINALLY

RESOLVED, that the following shall be added to the end of Article VII(C)(7): 8

“Prior to the start of a semester or within the first six weeks of the

semester, the Chair of SOFC may request the Assembly to dispense with 10

the requirement that SOFC hear appeals on student funding; the Assembly

may grant such a dispensation by a simple majority vote.” 12

Authors

_______________________________

Christopher Schwartz, Law

Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

____________________________

David Schafer

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Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-037

RESOLUTION TO ALIGN UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE WITH ANN ARBOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL DISTRICT 2

WHEREAS, Approximately 20 percent of U of M graduate and professional students

are parents1; AND 4

WHEREAS, Over a quarter of undergraduates nationwide have children2, so that being

family friendly helps U of M attract the best applicants without regard to 6

caregiver status; AND

WHEREAS, The 2016-17 U of M academic calendar differed from the Ann Arbor 8

School District by over 50 days3, creating a substantial burden on

students, staff and faculty with school age dependents; AND 10

WHEREAS, A supportive campus environment accounts for adult student

persistence to a greater degree than either student entry characteristics or 12

external factors4; THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, That the Central Student Government calls upon the administration of the 14

University of Michigan to align its schedule with that of the Ann Arbor

Public School District; AND BE IT FINALLY 16

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution will be delivered to the Office of the

Provost. 18

Authors

_______________________________

Miclan Quorpencetta, LSA

1 http://www.cew.umich.edu/action/campusadvo/stuparents 2 http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/the-quiet-struggle-of-college-students-with-kids/383636/ 3 http://www.a2schools.org/Page/10439 4 Bergman, Mathew, et al. "If life happened but a degree didn’t: Examining factors that impact adult student persistence." The Journal of Continuing Higher Education 62.2 (2014): 90-101.

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Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

____________________________

David Schafer

Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-030

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF A STUDENT FEE TO AID

STUDENT EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP VIA THE

LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

WHEREAS, the Leadership Engagement Scholarship was created to reduce the implicit

and explicit cost barriers to extracurricular involvement by providing 2

students with “demonstrated need” 1 with scholarship funding to join and

lead their respective student organizations; AND 4

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the authors that the Leadership Engagement Scholarship

aligns with the University’s larger Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 6

strategic plan, as it will function as a “tool of equity,” providing the means

for more emerging and established leaders with the resources to get involved 8

in the extracurricular life of Michigan; AND

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the authors that the Leadership Engagement Scholarship 10

has the potential to strengthen intra-organizational diversity, especially with

regards to socioeconomic status (SES); AND 12

WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the authors that the Leadership Engagement Scholarship

aligns with the spirit of the University’s Bicentennial, embracing the storied 14

history of student leadership at the University of Michigan; AND

WHEREAS, this scholarship fund will be available to undergraduate, graduate, and 16

professional students, of all schools, colleges, and majors at U-M; AND

WHEREAS, although initial donations to create the scholarship have been acquired, and 18

will further pursue, there is a need to increase its resources to provide more

students with award funding; AND 20

WHEREAS, this scholarship has received support from various sectors of the University

community, including the administration2 and the student body3; AND 22

WHEREAS, every University of Michigan students pays a collection of student fees per

semester, which support a number of programs and departments at the 24

University, including the different school/college student governments and

the Union and Recreational Sports facilities renovation fee4; AND 26

1 https://studentlife.umich.edu/article/leadership-engagement-scholarship. 2 https://www.michigandaily.com/section/administration/csg-announces-new-student-leadership-

scholarship-regents-meeting 3 https://www.michigandaily.com/section/columns/victoria-noble-leadership-engagement-

scholarship-financial-need-extra-curriculars 4 http://ro.umich.edu/tuition/

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WHEREAS, implementing a student fee to help fund a scholarship program has been

done at different Universities, including the University of Southern 28

California5 and the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign6; AND

WHEREAS, a 5-year, $5/semester student fee in support of the Leadership Engagement 30

Scholarship will bring in more than $2 million for student leadership

involvement and support over the course of the 5-year life of the fee; AND 32

WHEREAS, a student fee in support of the Leadership Engagement Scholarship will not

support the activities or operation of CSG in any capacity; AND 34

THEREFORE BE IT

RESOLVED, that Central Student Government encourages the University administration 36

to adopt a 5-year, $5/semester student fee to support extracurricular

involvement and leadership for students with demonstrated financial need 38

via the Leadership Engagement Scholarship.

Authors

_______________________________ _______________________________

5 http://sait.usc.edu/ntsaf/. 6 http://union.illinois.edu/get-involved/office-of-volunteer-programs/legacy-scholarship.

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Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Ambrose, Public Policy

_______________________________

Micah Griggs, LS&A

Sponsors

_______________________________ _______________________________

Max Rothman, LS&A Alex Brewster, Engineering

_______________________________ _______________________________

Joe Shea, Public Policy Tommy Vu, Pharmacy

_______________________________ _______________________________

Sophia Baur-Waisbord, Kinesiology Whit Froehlich, Medicine

_______________________________ _______________________________

Trevis Harrold, Public Policy Nadine Jawad, Public Policy

Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

___________________________

David Schafer

Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

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Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION

6-032

A

RESOLUTION TO ENACT THE CSG WINTER 2017 BUDGET

WHEREAS, the Central Student Government acquires its revenue from the current

student fees in addition to any rollover funds existing from previous 2

terms; AND

WHEREAS, the CSG budget must comply with the Compiled Code’s disbursement 4

mandates; AND

WHEREAS, the disbursement of these funds will occur over ten CSG accounts; AND 6

BE IT FINALLY

RESOLVED, that the budget below serve as the CSG Winter 2017 semester budget. 8

CSG Accounts Compiled Code

Mandates

Disbursement

Percentages

Projected Monetary

Disbursement

General Reserve 5% minimum 5% $20,166.33

Operations 4% maximum 2.5% $10,083.17

Payroll 20% maximum 18% $72,598.79

Executive

Discretionary

2% minimum

9% maximum

6.5% $26,216.23

Commission

Discretionary

2% minimum

9% maximum

6.5% $26,216.23

Legislative

Discretionary

2% minimum

9% maximum

5% $20,166.33

2

Central Student

Judiciary

N/A 0% $0.00

Summer Assembly N/A 0% $0.00

CSG Sponsored N/A 0% $0.00

SOFC 50% minimum 56.5% $227,879.53

Total 100% $403,326.61

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Authors

_______________________________

Kohlton Johnson, LSA

Treasurer

Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

____________________________

David Schafer

Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

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Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 6-033

A RESOLUTION TO COMMIT TO HOSTING ZERO WASTE EVENTS

WHEREAS, The University of Michigan has committed to a waste reduction goal of

reducing landfill waste by 40% by 2025 and 35-40% of our landfilled 2

waste is compostable1; AND

WHEREAS, A substantial portion of waste comes from food products and events 4

where food is present, events that can be zero-waste events wherein at

least 90% of the waste is diverted from the landfill by reducing, 6

recycling, and composting; AND

WHEREAS, The Central Student Government represents the student body and should 8

be a leader in sustainability on campus as evidenced by the passage of

AR 6-010: A Resolution to Promote Green Books2; AND 10

WHEREAS, Central Student Government hosts a variety of events with food that can

be hosted as “zero-waste events”; AND 12

WHEREAS There are already many compostable dinnerware and utensils in the CSG

storage room that are currently not being utilized; AND 14

WHEREAS, The Student Sustainability Initiative lays out how to host zero-waste

events and will provide information, resources, and advice upon filling 16

out the form at http://sustainability.umich.edu/ssi/zero-waste;

THEREFORE BE IT 18

RESOLVED, Central Student Government will further its commitment to sustainability

in encouraging sponsored, co-sponsored, and funded events to follow the 20

zero-waste guidelines.; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, Every Central Student Government event run by executive members, 22

assembly members, or commissions will be required to fill out the form

at http://sustainability.umich.edu/ssi/zero-waste to receive advice on how 24

to make the event more sustainable; AND BE IT FINALLY

RESOLVED, There will be guidelines for how to host zero waste events uploaded to the 26

Central Student Government website and CSG Sustainability Commission

will work with the event hosts to ensure guidelines are followed. 28

Authors

1 http://sustainability.umich.edu/media/files/Landfill-Waste-Reduction-Committee-Report-2015.pdf 2 https://umcsg.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/a-r-6-010-final.pdf

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______________________________ _____________________________

Ali Rosenblatt, LSA Kathryn Graham, LSA

______________________________ _____________________________

Samantha Kennedy, LSA Kimberly Cusmano, Engineering

Attest

______________________________ _____________________________

Tania Haddad, Engineering Joe Goldberg, LSA

Speaker of the Assembly Vice Speaker of the Assembly

President’s Approval

____________________________

David Schafer

Presented to the Assembly for First Reads on ___________________________

Presented to the Assembly for Second Reads on _________________________

Yes: _____ No: _____ Abs: _____ Date: _______________________

Signature Necessary: ______ Signature Received By _________________: ______