Monday, March 7, 2011

Student Senate Releases, Debates Budget Estimate

By Brandon T. Bisceglia
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

The Finance Committee of the Student Senate released its budget estimate at its Feb. 24 meeting.

Questions promptly arose as to the accuracy of the estimate.

After accounting for itemized deductions, the report listed a balance from the Student Activity Fund (SAF) of $46,083.89. The SAF is maintained by a fee that every student at HCC pays as part of enrollment, and is disbursed by the Student Senate for clubs, events, and other expenses (Horizons is also funded through the SAF).

Co-Treasurer J.P. Keleman disagreed with that number. He said the actual cash-on-hand was $23,613.62 based on a report he had received from the Business Office on Feb. 4.

Mazurek said he knew the number might not be exactly correct, because it was based partly on projected enrollment for Spring 2011. But he was surprised that the difference was so large.

"I will be following up with [the Business Office] tomorrow to find out exactly what the balance of cash is for us going forward," he said.

Read Horizons for more details on the Feb. 24 meeting of the Student Senate and lots of other news related to HCC.

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