Student Assembly Finance Commission
February 20th, 2006
5:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
163 Day Hall

I. Call to Order

The Meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.

II. Roll Call

Commissioners

Adam Castle, Jeffrey Cohan, Liz Falcone, Erica Fischer, Sorby Grant, Colin Heath, Jennifer Hsu, David Lederman, Brittni Levinson, Kim Lewis, Scottie McQuilkin, Kate Miller, Samuel Miller-Little, Nadia Ormsby, Spencer Pepper, Ashwin Phadnis, Eric Schulman, Riti Singh, Kate-Lynn Timmermans, Evan Walker, Marissa Wilson, Soyeon-Yu, Joey Zielinski, Luke Chernosky, Alex Saltman

III. Business of the Day

Appeals/Policy Review

S. Pepper announces that it is Ms. Hsu’s and Ms. Yu’s birthdays today and Mr. Chernosky’s birthday tomorrow.

J. Zielinski said that allocations went out today, which was the first time in a very long time that they had gone out on time. He said Co-organized groups received a $6000 cap or 35% cut, club sports received an $8000 cap or 40% cut, and all other groups received a $7000 cap or 35% cut. He asked that if any commissioners receive emails from groups asking about the cuts to please direct them to the SAFC. Next, Mr. Zielinski announced that office hours would be this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3pm to 4pm in 163 Day Hall. He said that all groups questions could be answered at these sessions, and that a sign up sheet is being passed around to sign up to help (this was optional, however).

-Meeting stops for Assistant Director of Assemblies as he has a word with Co-chairs

J. Zielinski said that appeals are this Saturday from 11pm to 1pm in the International Lounge of Willard Straight Hall, but all commissioners need to be there at 10am.

S. McQuilkin said that we need all the commissioners to be there so that we have quorum. Next, Ms. McQuilkin talked about policy things. She mentioned that there has been more movement on Resolution 7 (Duplicate groups) and now there is a link on the Assembly website to report groups. She said that she attached this information to all of the allocations emails that were sent out to all of the groups.

L. Chernosky asked if a group was capped, were they also cut.

S. McQuilkin answered that if a group was capped there were not also cut.

S. McQuilkin said that the next project of the SAFC would be to go over the President and Treasurer’s Handbook again and try to improve it. One way to improve the handbook, she said, was to have a feedback session in place of next Monday’s meeting. At this meeting groups would be able to voice any concerns they had about the handbook, as well as with the commission. Lastly, Ms. McQuilkin explained that Ms. Levinson, Mr. Heath and Mr. Phadnis would all be running for SA positions in the next few weeks. She allowed all three to make a few statements regarding this.

C. Heath handed out a letter to the commission announcing his candidacy as well as saying that he wants to be the SAFC liaison running in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences seat.

B. Levinson said that she never wanted to use the SAFC as a stepping stone and mentioned that she loved all of the commission. She said that she would be running for the Bi-Line funding position also running in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences seat.

A. Phadnis said that he hated everyone and never wants to see anyone again. He also mentioned that the only reason he wants to run now is because he has been presented with this opportunity and wants to take it. He is running for the Minority Seat in the SA.

S. McQuilkin ended by saying that if anyone had any questions to email safc@cornell.edu

IV. Meeting ended at 5:20 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,
Daniel Kantor
SAFC Clerk, Office of the Assemblies