The Apportionment Board did not meet Thursday night because enough members did not show up to approve the evening’s business.

Student Senate member Jeff Melanson had a presentation prepared to show what his recently formed Suicide Awareness Initiative committee would need in terms of funding for this year’s events.

The board has 11 voting members total; however, only seven attended Thursday night -less than the 75 percent attendance needed for a quorum.

Unless more members showed up, the board would be unable to approve minutes and agendas, and would not be able to vote on money for Melanson’s presentation.

Two board members, Pat Lindstrom and Karen Gaines, excused themselves previous to the meeting. Gaines is also a member of Faculty Senate.

One board member, Travis Bounds, had not called ahead of time and was also absent.

Leah Pietrazewski, chair of AB, said that it was very unlike Bounds to have an unexcused absence.

“Although this is his second unexcused absence, he’s always come to the other meetings,” Pietrazewski said. “A lot of people are getting sick lately, and that might be why he couldn’t make it.”

Pietrazewski said if Bounds has a third unexcused absence, he will have to be removed from the board.

At 7 p.m. Thursday night, the seven voting board members agreed to wait until 7:05 before calling the meeting. Board members called absent members until that time, but none responded to phone calls. The board called off the meeting for this week at 7:10 p.m.

Melanson and Student Body President Cole Rogers were the two only audience members at the board, and both were disappointed the meeting did not happen.

“Well, that was a waste of 10 minutes of my time,” Melanson said, after picking up his presentation papers.

Pietrazewski assured the attending board members that next Thursday’s meeting would have enough voting members to begin the meeting and take care of business on the agendas.