SGA looks at’05 - ’06 finance

The finance committee presented the Student Senate with the Front-End Budget recommendations and proposed the amount of contingency funds for the 2005-’06 fiscal year.

According to Melissa Laughner, finance committee chairman, contingency funds were exhausted as of last week. The projected amount of contingency for next school year is $27,480 in addition to money from grants.

Other recommendations included a $55 cut to Student Ambassadors for office supplies and the copy center. A $1,072 cut was made to the Sports Club Council from recreational supply, and a $55 cut was made to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to adjust for T-shirt costs.

It was recommended the Black Student Alliance have $74 added to their budget to make adjustments for photo supplies and The Breeze advertisements. Campus Assault ResponsE also had a recommendation for a $176 addition to their budget for T-shirts and The Breeze advertisements. No recommendations were made for the University Program Board’s budget.

The Student Senate will begin amending the FEB at next week’s meeting.

The SGA community affairs committee is planning a school wide day of community service known as The Big Event which will take place April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by the SGA and SA and will include cleaning up parks, working with local schools and churches and other local organizations. Junior Wesli Spencer, who is involved in planning The Big Event, said it will allow JMU and the Harrisonburg community to "come together through community service."