The ASUO governing body that allocates $5.2 million to more than 130 student programs continues to operate smoothly in its budget hearings this term.
On Thursday, the Multicultural Center was the only program out of seven to receive a nay vote from a PFC member, and that vote was over a $100 discrepancy.
Programs Finance Committee members and MCC representatives discussed nearly every facet of the group, from a higher education campaign for statewide youth to the center’s light bulbs, which cost hundreds of dollars per term because they burn out frequently.
The group asked for an 18 percent budget increase, arguing that the services provided to the student body and outside community will benefit from the group’s expansion, but the PFC and MCC members settled on a 7.5 percent increase.
An extra $100 was placed into two accounts that would be deactivated if left empty, preventing the group from adding money to them in the future. The motion to accept the budget added $50 to each line item account.
PFC member Adam Turcott, the only member to vote no on the budget, wanted to deduct that money from another account to keep the balance, but the PFC voted to give the group more money.
Turcott said after the six-hour meeting that he voted no because “we had an agreement, and they snuck in an extra $100.”
The PFC also increased the budgets of the Student Recreation Center and Rec Sports by about 7 percent each. It recommended an increase of 6.34 percent for student government’s contract with Lane Transit District that allows students to ride the bus for free with their student ID.
The Vietnamese Student Association was granted a 10.9 percent budget increase and the University Theatre was granted its request of no increase. Also, the new Pi Sigma Alpha group, which was officially recognized just last term, received $300 for its starting budget.
PFC allocates funding for seven student groups
Daily Emerald
February 5, 2006
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