Budget and Allocations Committee Meeting
July 15th, 2013
Senate Chambers 4:30 PM
Chairman: Sen. Fransua Estrada
I.
Call To Order
Meeting is called to order at 4:35 pm.
II.
Roll Call
Quorum is established with 6 voting members.
III.
Approval of the Minutes
A) 06/17/13
Motion from Sen. Hamid to table the minutes. Second. No objections. Moved.
IV.
Approval of Agenda
A) 07/15/13
Motion from Sen. Waychoff to amend the agenda to include Guest Speakers. Second. No objections. Moved.
Another motion from Sen. Waychoff to approve the agenda as amended. Second. No objections. Moved.
V.
Chairman Report and Remarks
The new agenda that is before you include the Guest Speakers and the account totals that were not added to the
original agenda. We have Rasika from the SIAM club coming up to talk to you guys about his experience that we were
able to fund.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasure Joe Turner – Nothing new to report.
Business Manager’s Report
Advisor Rivera- No report.
Guest Speakers
Rasika (SIAM conference report) – Learned how mathematics is applied to the world. Ford used math in emissions
systems. There were over 200 lectures. There were many poster presentations on very interesting topics/career
panel. He was able to network with people with similar interests from around the world.
Kaitlin Ramirez – bringing to attention a brief survey in order to help improve the following Senator Orientations.
SG President Fassi – I want to echo the idea that clubs should come back to B&A to talk about the trip. Also, please
support the request for the Talon Painting Party.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
Account Totals
Now
2013-2014 Fiscal Year
Special Requests
Travel Requests
$108,117.48
$28,522.00
After
$49,012.48
$28,522.00
Salary Reserves
$43,686.05
$43,686.05
X.
Old Business: Special Request – Executive Branch OGA – setting an infrastructure to influence Tallahassee. Q) AG
would have more work, would that take away from the positions duties within SG? A) Internal responsibilities
will have priority; weekly reports will show that. Q) How much would $10,000 add to Executive Travel? A) It
would still be low. Q) Ask Delaney for help? A) VP of Public Relations has helped made signs for Rally in Tally
before. Q) Lobby Tools? A) It provides information on education bills and updates from Tallahassee. Q) Will Lobby
Tools only be available to Exec. Offices? A) Yes Q) Is the $300,000 roll over funds generally used for other things
(ie: light bills)? A) No.
Motion by Sen. Waychoff to strike AG to five (5) hours, instead of ten (10). No second. Motion dies.
Motion by Sen. Reich to amend the request to add $6,638.48. Second. No objections. Motion passes 6-0-0.
Motion to approve the request as amended. Second. No objections. Motion passes 6-0-0.
XI.
New Business
A) Transfers
B) Salary Reserve Requests
C) Special Requests – Exec. Branch Talon Painting Party – we would remove old talons and add new talons. Q)
Would you retain the old ones? A) yes. Q) The chemical used to remove the talons, is that a base price? A) yes.
Q) Could we save money is clubs do not participate? A) No. Q) Are the chemicals safe? A) Yes. Q) Are the left
overs (food, drink) saved? A) Yes, used for other events.
Motion to Approve the request. Second. No objections. Motion Passed 6-0-0.
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XII.
XIII.
XIV.
Travel Requests
Finance Code
General Reserves
Budget Balancing
Announcements
Good job today, this is our last meeting until fall, and remember that we will be changing our schedule to Fridays.
Final Roll Call
Quorum is reestablished with 6 voting members.
Adjournment
Meeting is adjourned at 6:16 pm.