2008 Woodie Awards
Budget for School Year Revisited
Jeff Stark
Issue date: 2/9/05 Section: News
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The Associated Students of Citrus College control a 2004-2005 school year budget of $513,200 that is divided up among specific organizations throughout the campus.
The money for the ASCC budget comes mostly from the student service fee paid when students register for classes. The student service fee produced a total of $320,000 of the $513,200 student government budget this year.
The remaining revenue is generated from athletic games, the campus center video games, a percentage of bookstore profit, and other miscellaneous sources.
The student government budget is planned and approved in advance to fund sports, music, drama, and automotive programs, as well as some student clubs and activities.
ASCC set aside around $30,000 to campus clubs and organizations this year.
No individual can request ASCC funding for him or herself.
If a campus organization wishes to ask ASCC for money leaders must first fill out a budget request form stating how much money they need and what the money is need form.
Next, the club members must make a presentation to the ASCC board explaining how this activity is going to help the entire Citrus community.
Students make their funding presentations at the regular ASCC Tuesday meetings at 1p.m. in the Campus Center executive boardroom.
The ASCC executive board then votes on the proposed budget request.
Dr. Arnold Rollin, dean of students describes the budget process as a balancing act.
"We may see things that change our income over the year." Rollin said. " We have to make the right decision based on a responsibility to the entire campus."
"The ASCC budget is not an ATM," Rollin said.
"We have to know that the money is going to affect the campus community, and not just the organization."
"We spend the money where it is proven to be truly needed and everyone has the same opportunities," said Roger Quintana, ASCC president.
ASCC Treasurer Angelica Rodriguez stresses that ASCC is not a quick source of cash for the students.
"Different groups come to us and request money, but that doesn't mean that we are going to give it to them," Rodriguez said. "The budget is preset, and we have to work around it."
If money remains unspent at the end of the year the ASCC stores the extra money in a separate account called a fund balance.
That money only goes to expenditures that provide service to the campus over a multi-year span. For example new tables in the cafeteria and improvements around campus.
The ASCC money is used to benefit students. Student government is willing to support any organization with a request only if it is for a formidable cause.
To fill out a budget request from you can go to the ASCC offices in the Campus Center or you can call ASCC at (626) 914-8610 for info.
The money for the ASCC budget comes mostly from the student service fee paid when students register for classes. The student service fee produced a total of $320,000 of the $513,200 student government budget this year.
The remaining revenue is generated from athletic games, the campus center video games, a percentage of bookstore profit, and other miscellaneous sources.
The student government budget is planned and approved in advance to fund sports, music, drama, and automotive programs, as well as some student clubs and activities.
ASCC set aside around $30,000 to campus clubs and organizations this year.
No individual can request ASCC funding for him or herself.
If a campus organization wishes to ask ASCC for money leaders must first fill out a budget request form stating how much money they need and what the money is need form.
Next, the club members must make a presentation to the ASCC board explaining how this activity is going to help the entire Citrus community.
Students make their funding presentations at the regular ASCC Tuesday meetings at 1p.m. in the Campus Center executive boardroom.
The ASCC executive board then votes on the proposed budget request.
Dr. Arnold Rollin, dean of students describes the budget process as a balancing act.
"We may see things that change our income over the year." Rollin said. " We have to make the right decision based on a responsibility to the entire campus."
"The ASCC budget is not an ATM," Rollin said.
"We have to know that the money is going to affect the campus community, and not just the organization."
"We spend the money where it is proven to be truly needed and everyone has the same opportunities," said Roger Quintana, ASCC president.
ASCC Treasurer Angelica Rodriguez stresses that ASCC is not a quick source of cash for the students.
"Different groups come to us and request money, but that doesn't mean that we are going to give it to them," Rodriguez said. "The budget is preset, and we have to work around it."
If money remains unspent at the end of the year the ASCC stores the extra money in a separate account called a fund balance.
That money only goes to expenditures that provide service to the campus over a multi-year span. For example new tables in the cafeteria and improvements around campus.
The ASCC money is used to benefit students. Student government is willing to support any organization with a request only if it is for a formidable cause.
To fill out a budget request from you can go to the ASCC offices in the Campus Center or you can call ASCC at (626) 914-8610 for info.