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2007-2008/115A The ASEWU Council, Executive, Superior Court and Legislative Affairs Budgets Print E-mail
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Bylaw:
Disposition:
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Date Introduced: 		07-08/115A
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May 29, 2008
May 2, 2008

An act relating to the ASEWU Council, Executive, Superior Court, Elections and Legislative Affairs budgets.
Be it enacted by the ASEWU Council that:

SECTION 1: Purpose

To detail the process by which budgets of the ASEWU Council, Executive and Superior Court are granted and to ensure that these accounts are administered and expended in a manner which is beneficial to the students of the ASEWU.

These budgets shall include: ASEWU Executive, ASEWU Council, ASEWU Superior Court, ASEWU Legislative Affairs, ASEWU Elections, ASEWU Equipment Replenishment, ASEWU Readership Program, Focus, Fixed Overhead, and Supplemental Budget. This category may also include any other accounts in which a member of the three branches of the ASEWU student government exercises direct control as the budget head.

SECTION 2: Budget Process

The Budgetary Process for the above stated accounts shall follow the procedure detailed by the ASEWU Finance Vice President for all accounts requesting budgets from the ASEWU Council.

  1. Funds shall not be expended in a manner which violates the ASEWU Constitution; bylaws; the EWU Student Conduct Code; or Federal, State, or Local Laws.
  2. Budgets for conference and/or off-campus training workshops may be approved provided that travel and accommodations for said events shall not be approved which exceed the guidelines established by the State of Washington for per diem.
  3. Budgets shall include reasonable expenditures for ongoing office operations, if requested.
  4. Budgets shall include reasonable expenditures for training and professional development, if requested.
  5. Budgets shall include reasonable expenditures for maintaining and purchasing office equipment, if requested.
SECTION 2: Eligibility for Funding

In order to receive funding, in advance or in the form of a reimbursement, from said budgets the following criteria shall be met and followed:

  1. Person requesting funds must currently be a member of one of the above stated organizations.
  2. There must be sufficient funds in the appropriate category within the budget to cover the funds being requested.
  3. A signature shall be obtained from the appropriate signature authority for that budget, signifying approval for the allocation.
  4. Upon completion of items A-C, a signature from The Dean of Students shall also be obtained, who shall give final authorization before the request is processed.

During summer months persons requesting funds must obtain a signature from the ASEWU President and the Dean of Students.

SECTION 3: Signature Authorities

The appropriate required signature authorities are:

  1. For the Executive and Cabinet level budgets, the ASEWU President;
  2. For the Council budget, the ASEWU Executive Vice President and the ASEWU Speaker Pro Tem; and
  3. For the Superior Court budget, the ASEWU Superior Court Chief Justice.

These signature authorities represent an agreement of their respective governmental bodies.

SECTION 7: Rescinded

Bylaw 07-08/115 is hereby rescinded.

SPONSOR: Cassandra Weaver-Sykes

COMMITTEE REFERRAL:Review and Proposal

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