Budget and Allocations Committee Meeting Minutes
March 23, 2015
Senate Chambers 6:00 PM
Chairman: Blake Kennedy
I.
Call To Order
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Meeting is called to order at 6:04PM
II.
Pledge of Allegiance—Sen. Kishek
III.
Roll Call—Sen. Kontol
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IV.
Quorum is established with 5 voting members.
Approval of the minutes
A) 3/02/2015
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V.
Senator Bottom: Motion to approve the minutes from March 2, 2015. Second. All in favor.
Moved.
Approval of Agenda
A) 3/23/2015
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VI.
Chairman Report and Remarks
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VII.
Not present.
Guest Speakers
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IX.
President Delaney has signed the budget.
Treasurer’s Report and Remarks
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VIII.
Senator Silberstein: Motion to move Enactus to 3rd on the travel request. Second. All in
favor. Moved.
Senator Kontol: Motion to approve tonight’s agenda as amended. Second. All in favor.
Moved.
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Account Totals
2014-2015 Fiscal Year
Travel Requests
Special Requests
Salary Reserves
Now
$6,145.03
$220,342.47
$57,978.08
After
$2,700.14
$217,397.47
$57,978.08
X.
Unfinished Business
XI.
New Business
A) Travel Requests
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a) UNF Grappling Club- Senator Silberstein.
Grappling Club: This is to go to the Spring International Open in New York. UNF benefits
include being able to represent UNF. We can show to the Jiu Jitsu community and around
the world that UNF supports the practice. I wear my UNF logo during the competition. We
have been training for at least 5 years. Total cost for registration would be $710. The
registration is different for others depending on when they registered. $894.11 for
transportation. $266.66 for the hotel. Total cost of the trip $1,830.77.
o Senator Bottom: How do you select your 4 to go? - We select for experience.
o Senator Kontol: Why are the registration costs different for each? - It is based on
early registration discounts.
 Senator Bottom: Motion to approve the Grappling Clubs travel request for
$1,830.77. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote 5-0-0. Motion passes.
b) ASME- Senator Bottom
ASME: This is for the Student Professional Development Conference. The registration per
person is $73, total is $579. We plan on staying in Daytona; we would have 3 rooms $255
per night for all 8 of us. We will be driving down there Friday and coming back on Saturday.
Total distance is 87 miles one way. It ends up being $310 for transportation. Total cost is
$1,144. The benefits of this conference include networking. You get to speak to people
working in the engineering industry. There are professional development courses and
competitions. This is a great place to represent UNF. By attending I am hoping to introduce
some of our junior officers to these experiences at the conference. They will be able to
implement it here at UNF. There are oral presentations which are a very good skill to learn
and bring back. You get a lot of hands on real life experience at this conference. This is a
great way to earn recognition for UNF.
o Senator Kishek: looking over the total cost of the trip, looking at transportation
there are some changes? - Those were just based on gas, we told we were supposed
to be working with wear and tear not only gas.
o Senator Kishek: You are taking 4 vehicles and you have 8 students attending? - Not
all of us live in the same area.
o Senator Kontol: Meeting at UNF taking 1 or 2 cars wouldn’t be good? - St. Augustine
is 40 minutes away.
 Senator Kontol: Motion to amend the request. Second. Discussion. Roll call
vote: 4-0-1.
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Senator Kontol: Motion to amend to fund for $834.12. Second. Discussion.
Roll call vote 5-0-0. Motion passes.
c) Enactus- Senator McColskey
Enactus: This is for the national competition in St. Louis Missouri. It is a national club where
schools all over the States come together to share the projects we have been working on.
We are asking for $500 for our airfare. WE are staying for 3 nights, but we are only asking
for the money for airfare. If we were able to get the extra funding we would be able to
represent our school. We always advance in this competition each year. There is a huge
career fair after the competition, which is a great opportunity to land jobs and internships.
There are a lot of alumni connections that we have, they are helping us a lot to get ready for
this competition.
o Senator Bottom: Have you been to this competition before and what did you bring
back? - Yes, and we advanced through the first round and we brought back a trophy
and $500.
o Senator Kontol: Have you received any other additional funding or done any
fundraising? - We will be doing fundraising in the next couple weeks.
 Senator McColskey: Motion to approve the travel request for Enactus for
$500. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote
 Motion for unanimous consent. Second. All in favor. Moved.
B) Special Requests
a) Command +N Design – Senator Kishek
Command +N Design: Each semester the senior class presents their portfolios. This is for the
Spring 2015 Senior Portfolio Class. Most of us maintain full time positions while being a
student here. During the time here at UNF we have entered many competitions to showcase
what UNF has to offer as a design team. Compared to a lot of the other local schools, UNF
has maintained one of the highest prestige. Each semester we have the ability to showcase
our portfolios. We would like to showcase it at MOCA. It gives the opportunity for the
students who are not designers and for local designers to see our portfolios. In the past
there have been jobs and internships landed based off of these showcases. The event is free
for any attendee. The event will be held April 29th from 7:00PM-9:00PM. Total request is
$2,945. Expected attendance is 150 people. To have it at MOCA we still have to pay for the
food which is involved in the center. The advertising and booklet printing is not towards
portfolios. The booklet will be like mini yearbook of the senior class. We had to request for
250 booklets to get the bulk pricing. Staff and utensils also have to be purchased to host it at
MOCA.
o Senator Kontol: Could you repeat how many were in attendance last fall? - 150.
o Chairman Kennedy: You said a lot of professionals will be in attendance, with this
index we need to benefit the entire student body, can you say how you would
market this for UNF?- Every portfolio show we have we make sure to advertise on
campus, we are designing posters to post all around campus. Professors also make
announcements in classes. I have seen students who joined and who have gone to
these shows and it is very eye-opening. Last semester there were two guests
considered transferring to UNF based off of this event.
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Senator Kishek: I move to approve this special request for the amount of
$2,945. Second. Discussion. Roll call vote
Senator Kontol: Motion for unanimous consent. Second. All in favor. Moved.
C) General Reserves
D) Transfers
E) Budget Balance
F) Finance Code
XII.
Announcements
A) Senate March 30, 2015 6:30 Senate Chambers
B) Treasurer Wolf had to report a transfer for the B&A office to move $865 from travel to
office supplies index.
XIII.
Final Roll Call—Sen. Kontol
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XIV.
Quorum is reestablished with 5 voting members.
Adjournment
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Meeting is adjourned at 7:04PM.
Minutes taken by: Leah Tolisano, Senate Secretary.