{"id":9555,"date":"2018-04-23T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/?p=9555"},"modified":"2018-04-23T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:42:17","slug":"finance-3-28-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/finance-3-28-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance 3-28-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Finance Committee : Wednesday, 3\/28 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senators on Finance:<\/strong> King (chair); Keene, Schneidereit, Strobel, Vutech, Strassfield, Flath (late)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitors: <\/strong>Jessy prez &amp; VP of <em>Musicians Guild<\/em>;\u00a0 <em>Uhuru SASA <\/em>special events future prez Maureen,<em> SOLC<\/em> Rachel , <em>Dressage <\/em>Lucy, <em>Ballroom Club<\/em> harrison; <em>Gaming Club <\/em>patrick; <em>URI Fencing <\/em>Kevin, Prez, and Emily Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Minutes:<\/p>\n<p><em>Gaming Club<\/em>: received second contingency grant<\/p>\n<p><em>URI Dressage Lucy President<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Convention and Registration Account \u2192 Operational costs (transfer $500)\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Couldn\u2019t go to previously enrolled event b\/c of snow was in ME<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Need for end of the year bills, already have the money in their budget it is just in the wrong category\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Paying for horses specifically is what they want the money for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision: (5-0-1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>URI Uhuru SaSa Future President:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">SASA Fashion Show\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">April 28th, 2018<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Rams Den<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Host Desi Banks\u2192 have him come but he is out of their budget\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Enjoys his comedy<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Very popular with SASA\u2019s group<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Had just visited Bentley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Previously for event\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Sold out in past<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Hosting fee they have is $600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: question \u201chow much total would it be?\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Roughly $2305<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Keene: \u201csold out last couple years could you add more people?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Yes but would need to aid security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cHave you already sold tickets? Would you consider raising prices of tickets\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Definitely would consider this because we have not sold tickets yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Strassfield: \u201cDid you pick out that flight or did he?:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">They picked out flight and he is coming from ATL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cHow many tickets do you sell?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">However many rams den can hold without tables \/ chairs; also VIP room that is $30 that is private with host and includes food and pictures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Keene: \u201chow much do you usually charge?\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">URI = $10<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">NON URI = $20<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">VIP =$30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Schenderight= \u201cwho have you had host in the past?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Capri; we wanted more knowledgeable people but out of budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">King: \u201cif you did this you would not be getting any of the money technically back<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Harrison: \u201chow do you plan on advising?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Instagram blasts, flyers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision (6-0-0) \u2192 approved<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>URI Fencing Kevin President<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Fencing Nationals down in Knoxville, TN\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">24 people<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">2 15 ppl bus \/ $750 each<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Hotel = $133 \/ night \u2192 2 nights total \u21d2 $1600\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">6 rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Total Cost of Event: $3108<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><em>Asking Senate for total amount of $647.50 for travel and &amp; lodging ; line 700<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Strassfield: \u201cIs everyone in the bus URI students\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Yes all students, 2 parents, one coach, gear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Keene: \u201cAstronomically low; great work\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cWhen is the competition?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Next Saturday, April 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision:<\/strong> <strong>(6-0-0) \u2192 approved<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>SOLC Rachel<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Conference Association for Experiential Education (AEE) in NE Region, in Becket MA\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Have gone in the past<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Dates:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Asking for to $1067.50 get 7 students to conference\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">$112.50 for registration\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">7 people = $787.50<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><em>5 people = $562.50<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">$40 per person for lodging\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">7 people = $280<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><em>5 people = $200<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Full lodging is $225 + lodging $80<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>But b\/c they are only allowed to bring 5 individuals : $762.50 is all we can give them<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">For lodging and registration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Strassfield: \u201cHow many times has SOLC gone to this conference?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Third year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">King: \u201cAre any of them seniors\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">No, none are seniors\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">3 juniors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision: (6-0-0) \u2192 approved<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Musicians Guild President:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Need to unfreeze budget<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Musicians guild\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Book artists \/ bands locally<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Budget frozen b\/c\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Change in president<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Previous president not given info about presidents meeting<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Most recent why b\/c contract late b\/c who they wanted to hire handed them in<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Has musicians that need to be paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Whats going to change to prevent this from happening again\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Lots of learning needs to happen<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">2 week guideline; tell musicians everyday its off of 2 weeks a week befre then we have to cut x amount from agreed price\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Go as far to cancel act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">A lot more assertive with policies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Fault on them (Musicians Guild)<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision: (6-0-0) \u2192 budget unfrozen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>URI Ballroom Dancing Club<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Usually 2 instructors to teach : Tim &amp; Randy\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Tim local<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Randy professional&#8211; \u2018Dancing Feeling\u2019<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Have not been able to pay both so last year cut Randy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">OG budget $2,400\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">This year given $2,900 (didn\u2019t need a lot of it)<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">b\/c cut Randy only needed $1,200<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Tim being paid $25\/hr\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Want to pay Tim more b\/c he\u2019s only teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Next Year\u2019s Budget want to increase \u201cinstruction line\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">$500 more for whole year\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">250 extra each semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Go from $25 \/ hr \u2192 <strong>$30\/hr<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>New total would be about $1700<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cHas he approached you about ending to be paid more?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Group thinks he has been underpaid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">King: \u201cWhat is Tim\u2019s qualification for teaching?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Doesn\u2019t have any professional experience<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">High skilled<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Competitively trained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cDoes anyone else get extra lessons?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Keene: \u201cDo members pay dues?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cWhat is TIm\u2019s main job?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Engineering \u2192 side work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: I\u2019m opposed just b\/c he isn\u2019t asking for it so this is money that could be going to other groups technically<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Flath: \u201cDo you compete?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Not this year, but have in the past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Flath: \u201cHow do you get hte money for these competitions?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">We use dues for this<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Schneideright: thought process similar to Vutech; \u201cDo you plan on finding another instructor that is professional?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Don\u2019t need someone with such high credentials b\/c many ppl are beginners<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Cycle of beginners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">King: \u201cI\u2019m okay with it b\/c just someone doesn\u2019t ask for it doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t need it or deserve it<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Flath: \u201cHow many active members do you have?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Fluctuate between 20-6<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Relatively 10 active members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Strassfield: I think this is a great idea\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">$20 per class per student<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">$30 community people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Vutech: \u201cThat money can go to other people; URI student, not asking for more; other teacher higher skill level<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Keene: \u201cWhat do your dues go to?\u201d \/\/ \u201cCommunity members\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">All of dues goes to teachings, which is $20 for whole semester<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">\u2153 are community members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Flath: \u201cIf he ends up asking for more money, could it go through contingency?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">King: stay where we are ; if there is discussion w\/ amount being paid, cme back to new Finance chair and we need more money for this<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Then we can just sign up on it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Harrison: \u201cRecruitment budget\u201d\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Haven\u2019t used it so we are keeping it at $10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>URI SAA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Oozeball:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Asking for $500 for co-sponsorship\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Need: police detail<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Always done in the past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>Decision (6-0-0)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Budget:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">BOND:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Asking for money for first night<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Hip hop showcase asking for <em>$2500<\/em> \u2192 budgeted for $1000<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Octoberfest \u2192 increase<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Brotherhood \u2192 $250<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">CVSA\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Increased budget b\/c went over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Chess Club\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Nothing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">LASA\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Noche De Gala \u2192 make it $4,000 which is what they asked for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Renaissance Yearbook\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Staying at $15,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Sailing Club:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Cheryl thinks telephone bill has to go back up to original price of $1,150<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Recruitment \u2192 stay at $10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Scuba Club:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Stay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Co-Sponsorship:\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Go up to $5,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Under budget: $8,195\n<ul>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">Add $5,000 to General b\/c have so much leftover<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\">To make General $17,000 \u2192 $22,000<\/li>\n<li class=\"minutes_text\"><strong>New under budget : $3,195.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Committee : Wednesday, 3\/28 Senators on Finance: King (chair); Keene, Schneidereit, Strobel, Vutech, Strassfield, Flath (late) Visitors: Jessy prez &amp; VP of Musicians Guild;\u00a0 Uhuru SASA special events future prez Maureen, SOLC Rachel , Dressage Lucy, Ballroom Club harrison; Gaming Club patrick; URI Fencing Kevin, Prez, and Emily Secretary Minutes: Gaming Club: received second [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[57,64,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-minutes","category-finance-minutes-2018","category-minutes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/studentsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}