Budget and Allocations Committee Meeting
February 17, 2014
Senate Chambers 6:30 PM
Chairman: Sen. Collin Waychoff
I.
Call To Order
II.
Roll Call
III.
- Quorum is established with 4 voting members.
Approval of Minutes
- Motion to table last weeks minutes to next meeting. Second. Moved.
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IV.
Approval of Agenda
A) 2/17/2014
V.
Motion to approve tonight’s agenda. Second. Moved.
Chairman Report and Remarks
VI.
Meeting is called to order at 6:33PM
3 bills have been sent to your emails along with a Veto from President Carlo Fassi
To override the veto, will require a ¾ vote.
Treasurer’s Report
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Sen. Turner: Additional homecoming transfer requests, Club alliance had 3 transfer requests
– requested and approve on February 13th.
- 1 additional transfer to vote on. $45,005.20 for student union facility uniforms have not had
new uniforms since 2012 due to wear and tear and discoloring.
- Motion to approve $45,005.20 from repair maintenance line to shirt line. Second. Roll Call
Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
VII. Business Manager’s Report
- Spinnaker is asking of a student union fun balance transfer. Unanimous recommendation
from Business Manager, Treasurer, and Chairman Sen. Collin Waychoff.
VIII. Guest Speakers
- Haley Guerra, Junior/Senior, Political Science Major – Currently the new Attorney General.
Discussing Aim Higher event that SG puts on to bring awareness to higher education issues
on our campus, beyond UNF and on a state Level (Will be mandatory) on February 26th in
Peace Plaza which marks one month until Rally and Tally, which SG provides free
transportation to rally in the capital for higher education.
IX.
X.
Student Remarks - None
Account Totals
2013-2014 Fiscal Year
Special Requests
Travel Requests
Salary Reserves
Now
$96,406.98
$5,734.63
$43,686.05
After
$77,198.20
$3,234.63
$43,686.05
XI.
Old Business
XII.
New Business
A) Transfers
B) Salary Reserve Requests
C) Travel Requests
a. Enactus – Sen. Kontol
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Jessica, Junior, in Enactus for 3 years. Business oriented club, focused on improving
economic aspects with projects in the community. Travel fund to go to Ohio to
compete in national competition to show projects on how they have changed the
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community. Let’s Can Hunger: partnered with Campbell’s soup company and UNF
Lend-A-Wing and donated 253 pound. In total collected and donated 10,000 pounds.
Empowered: Partnered with Wal-Mart and working with Hubbard House to help
support woman and show the professional skills for interviews and how to dress for
job interviews. Uncap Opportunities for Women: Partnered with Coca-Cola, helping
the local non-profit organization called Rethreaded to help those affected by the sex
trade and domestic violence. F.A.M.E: Partnered with Sam’s club Step up Up for
Small Business, helping small businesses grow. A Novel Future: Partnered with the
McKenzie’s Academic Resource Center, helping children read and get involved.
Strive to 25: Promoting healthier lifestyles to UNF community. Costs: 8 students
traveling, Airfare is $296 per person; $2,368 for 8 people. Lodging: $248 per night;
$581.46 for 2 rooms for 2 nights.
Total Cost of trip: $3,245.00
Total cost of the request: $2,500.00
Motion to approve the total request of $2,500 to Enactus. Second.
Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
D) Special Requests
a. Spinnaker Media – Sen. Garrity
- Requesting glass doors and side window for spinnaker media, the last department area in
the student union with no door in entry way. To avoid noise complaints we would like to
secure the area.
- Total Cost: $8,036.66
- Motion to make this request from the student union fun balance.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 3-0-1
- Motion to approve Spinnaker Media for total cost of $8,036.66. Motion dies. 2-0-3.
b. Turbo-Vote – Sen. Waychoff
- Full amount $1,772.20
- Help students vote in elections. Helping people get registered, changing addresses/party
affiliation, and absentee ballots.
- 11,750 students in Florida use Turbo-Vote.
- Turbo-Vote is non-partisan.
- $1,000 of requested is to make a contract/base fee. Other $772.20 is mailing fee.
- Turbo-Vote would make our accounts through UNF.
- Motion to approve the executive branch request for $1,772.20. Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
c. Women in Business Society – Sen. Baker
- Total Request: $1,300.00
- Anna Valentine: Changed request to $900 after cutting costs and fundraising.
- Annual Spring forum. Food: $700, Decorations: $100, Program Guides: $100. Striked
Marketing: $200 and Goody Bags: $200.
- Planning event since October with 6 sponsors including Target and State Farm.
- Motion to strike line item 3 - Marketing and 4 – Goody Bags from cost making total
requested $900. Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0
- Motion to approve Women in Business Society special request for amended amount of
$900. Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
d. PORL – Sen. Petrosyan
- The Public Opinion Research Laboratory - Director: Dr. Bender.
- Full amount requested: $8,000
- Advocating for expansion of laboratories and classrooms, advocating for in-state tuition
for veterans.
- PORL hires student interviewers for $10 an hour (one of the highest paying jobs on
campus), flexible hours, generates off-campus revenue by partnering with organizations,
consistent jobs for students.
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- Shows multiple examples of polls/voting through slideshow.
- Over 80% of the grant would be towards the student interviewers.
- Multi-state, Statewide, local, intercept surveys, address-based sampling.
- Motion to approve the request of the budget for full amount of $8,000. Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
e. Women in Business Society – Sen. Baker
- Total Request of $99.98
- Group Fitness Nights – March 5th and April 2nd
- Fruit Platter serves approx.. 18 people. Expecting 25 students: $36.99 (2 nights=$73.98)
- UNF Instructor – “Dance Evolution”. $13 (2 classes=$26)
- Hearing no motion, special request dies.
E) Finance Code
a. Student Protection and Affordable Travel Act – Sen. Waychoff
- Title 8 Bill – Few changes since 1st read in Senate.
- SB-14s-2749 – This bill allows each student and their rights to full protection under our
laws and equal opportunities that student government provides.
- Alleviation of time restraint to call an emergency meeting. Time in advance to notify
members of meeting.
- Travel fund request may be requested by RSO’s and currently controlled A&S Feepaying students up to 4 times per fiscal year as follows.
- Addition of word Travel, to differentiate Travel Request and Special Request – To make
more relevant to our needs.
- A whole new section under Special Requests to show that all necessary documents are
included in packets.
- Motion to approve amendments Student Protection and Affordable Travel SB-14s-2749.
Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
- Motion to approve SB-142-2749 as amended. Second.
- Roll Call Vote. Motion passes 4-0-0.
F) General Reserves
G) Budget Balancing
Announcements
XIV.
Final Roll Call
XV.
Our budget that was sent to senate was approved and will be sent to President for final
approval.
Quorum is reestablished with 4 Voting Members.
Adjournment
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Meeting is adjourned at 8:00PM