Student Assembly Finance Commission
September 8th, 2008
5:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
163 Day Hall

I. Call to Order

The Meeting was called to order at 5:02 p.m.

II. Roll Call

Commissioners

Lee Blum, Jack Castle, Cailen Casey, David Chu, Celeste Chung, Maddie Ehrlich, Elyse Feldman, Charlie Feng, Benjamin Finkle, Stanley Gartshein, Varun Gehani, Chris Hilbert, Ian Lesyk, Michael McCormick, Shirley McCrohan, Taylor Mulherin, Lauren Nicola, Michael Parry, Jonathan Raymond, Scott Rog, Wai Kin Wong, Cathy You, Huiling Yu, Dan Gusz, Alex James, Lauren Jennings, Vivien Pillet, Lauren Rosenblum, Cameron Scott, Quing Zhao

III. Business of the Day

Introductions/ Attendance Policy/ Key Dates/ Changes to Funding Guidelines

The executive board made introductions for the first SAFC meeting, and then proposed an icebreaker to acquaint the commissioners.

I. Lesyk went over the attendance policy and point system for excused and unexcused absences.

J. Castle noted valid reasons for missing a meeting, including religious observances. He also went over commitments and dates, which he stated were in the handbook. He added that there will be help sessions for new SAFC members from 4:30–5:30 next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. He said that there will be a mentor system, and then proceeded to pair new members with returning commissioners.

T. Mulherin and J. Castle opened a PowerPoint Presentation going over key dates and changes to the funding guidelines in the SAFC handbook.

T. Mulherin stressed the importance of becoming familiar with the changes outlined in Chp.1–8 in the handbook for the budget hearings which would be taking place in the following weeks.

J. Castle and T. Mulherin continued going over the list of the funding guideline changes in Chp.9–11.

J. Castle asked that all commissioners sign the Oath of Office in their SAFC binders. He also asked that the commissioners should not be partial or affiliated in any way to the groups. He said he did not want to give any particular group an unfair advantage.

The Assembly signed and turned in their contract of Oath of Office.

SAFC t-shirts were distributed.

J. Castle reminded the commissioners that the budget hearings would take place on the 18th through 20th of September. He asked that everyone sign up to be present for 5 out of 6 hearings.

Sign-up sheets for budget hearings, as well as help sessions, were passed around.

T. Mulherin reminded everyone to take the President and Treasurer’s test, which was online.

IV. Meeting was adjourned at 5:52 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,
Valerie Pocus
SAFC Clerk, Office of the Assemblies