University Contracted Independent Organizations this week have been preparing budgets to present before Student Council's appropriations subcommittees next week in order to receive funding for the 2004-2005 school year.
According to Council Vice President for Organizations Eli DeJarnette, CIOs already have attended mandatory meetings that began Feb. 1 in order to start the appropriations process. DeJarnette said that 326 CIOs attended the meetings and currently are seeking funding.
The CIOs have until 4 p.m. Sunday to submit their proposed budgets to committee members assigned to review them.
DeJarnette said the groups then will appear before five to six Council appropriations subcommittees in hearings beginning Feb 20. These hearings will consist of questions from Council to the CIO representatives regarding their budgets.
Council committees then will deliberate the awarding of monies to the groups in open proceedings. Only committee members have a voice in the proceedings, DeJarnette said.
CIOs then will receive their final budget allocations at a final mandatory on Mar. 29.
DeJarnette said groups can then accept or appeal the award letters. However, he added that mistakes can be made in the awarding process.
"It will not be 100 percent error proof," DeJarnette said. "In case of errors, most are taken care of before the appeals process."
There is approximately $500,000 to $600,000 available for all student groups in the coming year. The $39 Student Activities Fee paid by each University student is used mostly for CIO funding, DeJarnette said.
For some CIOs, applying for Council funding is a new experience.
The Foreign Service Club is in its first year having CIO status. Foreign Service Club President Mari Dorn-Lopez said the application process for funds is an easy process and is going well.
Dorn-Lopez said that the CIO has not completed a budget proposal to Council yet but will probably ask for about $2,000.
"We are going to overestimate," Dorn-Lopez said.
She added that the group expects a 40 percent shortfall from the amount requested and will make up any shortfalls with alternative fundraisers.
Colleen McMorrow, president of the a capella group "Hoos in Treble," said this marks the first time her CIO will pursue money through the appropriations process. She also said the group will need a good deal of funds to pay for travel and competition fees.
"We are excited to be in the process and it will probably go well," McMorrow said.
McMorrow added that the group will make up budget shortfalls by selling CD recordings.
Asian Student Union Treasurer Chat Razdan said the CIO plans to ask Council for more than $10,000 in funding, but is unsure exactly how much the group will get.
"We will make up [shortfalls] with fundraising and the quality of our programs," Razdan said.
Major sources of revenue for the CIO included membership dues and a fall football tournament, he added.
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