Budget hearings end

The Activity Fee Board has met with all the clubs that turned in budget packets and is ready to make recommendations to Student Senate with club funding for the 2016-2017 school year.

Nathaniel Brown, AFB member, said he would be emailing club leadership that was indicated in the club packets, by today at the latest.

If clubs notice a cut in the amount from what they were asking for, the club can file an appeal to [email protected] by 11:59 p.m. Friday. Appeals will be heard beginning at 6 p.m. Monday. The clubs will be given hearings on first club, first available time slot basis.

The Board plans to present its recommendations to Senate on Monday, April 11. Student Senate will have the final say on how much money is allocated to each club April 18.

For clubs to receive funding for the upcoming school year, the process is, step one, clubs turn in a budget packet to AFB; step two, clubs attend AFB hearings for the Board to ask questions to give advice to Senate about allocations; step three, AFB brings recommendations of funding to Senate; and step four, Senate allocates money to the clubs.

The members of the Board include three members from Senate, three members from CAB, and three at large members.

The Senate members are Brown, Gabi Brumfield, and Tierra Snyder. The CAB members are Richard Heule, Trista Schell, and Tori Stepp. The at large members are Teryn Blessin, Anas Haddadi, and Courtney LaMont. Molly O’Connell, CAB vice chair of finance, and Gavan Archibald, Senate vice president of finance, are the co-chairs.