By Melissa Caceres/ News Director
melissa.caceres@fiusm.com
The Student Government Senate took a look at the $13 million University-wide budget at their Monday meeting and now have three weeks to give their approval.
Senate Speaker Donovan Dawson broke down, line by line, the budget document that distributes the student Activity & Service fee to more than 30 campus organizations and facilities during the March 26 meeting.
He emphasized that the senators should make sure that they are content with how much money goes to each group.
“I said in my opening statement to the Senate that I would not force the budget to a vote unless everyone was completely comfortable,” Dawson said. “Though I don’t want people to stall the budget process because of some kind of political agenda.”
If the Senate does not get their adjustments in before the three week deadline ends, the budget will be automatically approved and move to the desk of Rosa Jones, vice president of student affairs. University President Mark Rosenberg is the last administrator needed to fully approve the budget.
Senators retain the right, if there is major issue with an allocation amount, to vote by two thirds majority to change the allocation amount. During the meeting, no line item was contentious though senators engaged in discussions on the allocations to organizations such as The New York Times readership program, Orgsync, Panther Camp and Student Media.
Dawson maintains the hope that the Biscayne Bay Campus Senate does not adjust many, if not any, of the allocation amounts.
“My last task as Senate speaker this year is to pass this budget,” he said. “Not passing it on time would be irresponsible.”
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