Olivia Brauer, director of elections committee, will announce the unofficial student government election results today.

The results are unofficial because there is a two-week period until the new executive position holders are sworn in.

“First, there is a week of grievance, and then a week of transition,” Brauer said.

The newly elected officials will be sworn in at the last student senate meeting of the spring semester.

New business to be discussed this week is a resolution regarding the student government endorsement of expanded parking. The purpose of the resolution is to bring the issue of the lack of parking spaces to the administration.

“(Parking) has been an issue for multiple years,” said Isaac Sandidge, student speaker of the senate.

A union bond revenue fee increase, will be introduced to senate members in a presentation format by Dan Nadler, vice president of student affairs. The fee increase would take place over a four-year time span, starting at $.65 per credit hour, and stopping after 12 hours. The following year, the increase would drop to $.50.

Eric Wilber, student executive vice president, said the increase would go toward salaries for maintenance staff, supplies and fuel.

The increase would also contribute to the budget for capital projects, such as the needed repair of the Lantz Arena roof and staircase on the south side of the building.

Senate members will revisit the budget for the upcoming school year, which was introduced at last week’s meeting.

Just as Jarrod Scherle, student vice president for student affairs, urged for a good amount of time spent discussing the budgets at the last meeting, Holly Henry, a freshman political science major, agreed.

“I’m hoping there will be a lot of debate because this is a lot of money we are dealing with,” Henry said.

The student senate will revisit the budgets of the Apportionment Board, the student government, the university board, and sports and recreation.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union.

Jenna Mitchell can be reached at 581-7942 or jlmitchell@eiu.edu.