ISU GSB budgeting allocation to be finalized
March 22, 2010
The Government of the Student Body Senate will finalize the regular allocations budget at Wednesday’s meeting.
The finance committee has been working on preparing groups for regular allocations, in which the GSB has allocated approximately $1.3 million to various student clubs and organizations, since the beginning of February.
Two weeks ago, the unofficial numbers were voted on and passed through the committee, and then presented to the senate.
Senators were asked by Finance Director Tom Danielson to review the numbers, and if they wished to discuss a single group’s budget, to pull the group out for questioning at Wednesday’s meeting.
The budgets that are not pulled out for questioning will be voted on as one bill. Then the GSB Senate will review the individual budgets being questioned.
The meeting will also decide the fate of two other bills.
One bills asks the GSB Senate for $1,600 — a little more than half of the total cost to host a “One Community” event.
“The Ames City Council, the GSB and the university have collaborated to host an event for ISU students at the end of the semester to thank them for their attendance at Iowa State and to let students know about resources available to them during the summer months. And this event would be a great opportunity for the GSB to partner with the city of Ames and the university to further the ‘One Community’ initiative,” according to the bill.
The bill also says the City of Ames would fund $1,603 and Iowa State would fund $1,250 for the event.
Some of the line items on the bill include 145 pizzas from Pizza Pit, $500 for a band and stage and $200 for prizes for drawings.
The GSB Senate will also vote on the allocation of $900 toward funding Earth Day events.
“The newly established Green Umbrella Organization is planning events for Earth Day, and these events would be a great opportunity for the GSB to partner with Green Umbrella to promote sustainability efforts on campus, as well as educate students about how they can reduce their carbon footprint,” according to the bill.
The Council on Sustainability will donate $200 to the event, and $100 would come from the Keep Iowa State Beautiful organization.
The bill budgets for a concert and printing expenses.