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Student Government has more than $40,000 in additional allocations to be spent elsewhere
Bob Bajek / Student Government Editor
Issue date: 4/21/09 Section: News
Student Government had an emergency meeting at the Thomas Hall Classroom Monday night to discuss how to use the Student Activities Reserve Account before fiscal year 2009 ends.
The meeting was in response to Thursday's Apportionment Board Meeting. An additional $40,346 was allocated from the fee-funded board to spend before June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin said while there was a quorum, no voting would take place because there was not enough time to notify the public of the meeting.
Griffin said since there was a quorum, minutes would be kept as a regular meeting in accordance to the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
During the meeting, Griffin said Eastern's administration, through the Budget Office, suggested Thursday that Student Government spends from the Student Activities Reserve account.
If the money is not spent, Griffin said it would go back to the state because the reserves account would be too high. He said the account is above the threshold; however, he did not know the monetary amount.
According to Appropriation Board adviser Ted Hart, the Student Activities Reserve Account has $75,000 that would not be touched.
Tiffany Turner, AB Chair and student vice president for business affairs, said the AB approved spending for nine additional Frisbee golf holes ($15,000), new equipment for the Student Recreation Center ($16,190) and the University Board ($7,447), and a new computer ($1,500) for Laurel Fuqua, secretary for the Student Activities Center.
Griffin said the last time Eastern was above the threshold was 2002.
During questions, Student Body President-elect Michelle Murphy asked why the AB did not ask enough questions last meeting. She also asked why Student Government could not table the decisions since June 30 is the deadline.
Turner said there is no time. Griffin said the last day for additional allocations is May 15. However, he wants to make a decision before the semester ends and get decisions done before the last meeting of the year.
Student Government also will decide how to spend about $5,500 to $6,000 from its own budget.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
The meeting was in response to Thursday's Apportionment Board Meeting. An additional $40,346 was allocated from the fee-funded board to spend before June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin said while there was a quorum, no voting would take place because there was not enough time to notify the public of the meeting.
Griffin said since there was a quorum, minutes would be kept as a regular meeting in accordance to the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
During the meeting, Griffin said Eastern's administration, through the Budget Office, suggested Thursday that Student Government spends from the Student Activities Reserve account.
If the money is not spent, Griffin said it would go back to the state because the reserves account would be too high. He said the account is above the threshold; however, he did not know the monetary amount.
According to Appropriation Board adviser Ted Hart, the Student Activities Reserve Account has $75,000 that would not be touched.
Tiffany Turner, AB Chair and student vice president for business affairs, said the AB approved spending for nine additional Frisbee golf holes ($15,000), new equipment for the Student Recreation Center ($16,190) and the University Board ($7,447), and a new computer ($1,500) for Laurel Fuqua, secretary for the Student Activities Center.
Griffin said the last time Eastern was above the threshold was 2002.
During questions, Student Body President-elect Michelle Murphy asked why the AB did not ask enough questions last meeting. She also asked why Student Government could not table the decisions since June 30 is the deadline.
Turner said there is no time. Griffin said the last day for additional allocations is May 15. However, he wants to make a decision before the semester ends and get decisions done before the last meeting of the year.
Student Government also will decide how to spend about $5,500 to $6,000 from its own budget.
Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.
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