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IMPORTANT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION POLICES

                                                                             

 

August 29, 2007         The maximum stipend paid on a per issue basis will be addressed on a “case by case” basis.  Only Hunter College students can receive payments as writers or contributors and the maximum payment will be determined on a case by case basis.  Students who are receiving stipends may not be paid for articles.  “Advisors” to student organizations may not be paid.  “Advisors” were defined as any individual who trains editors, student officers, etc.  Any request to deviate from the items mentioned above must be submitted, in writing, to the College Association for review.

 

July 18, 2007                          Any publication which changes/modifies their approved budget in a substantially different way from that which the College Association and Media Board originally approved, and if the change is inconsistent with the spirit of the approved budget, that publication must go back to the Media Board for approval prior to College Association review.  The maximum “payment” anyone serving in an editorial, layout, manager, etc. position is $4,028 per year or $2014 per semester.  Any request to exceed this CUNY established maximum stipend must be submitted in writing to the College Association.

 

March 28, 2007          Establish “Student Activities Account”.  Groups for which the College Association is the allocating body can only carryover upto ˝ of their projected allocation except “College Association”, the yearbook, and the Children’s Learning Center.

 

November 15, 2006    To approve a 75% reimbursement of club funds spent on events held prior to College Association approval.

 

August 9, 2006           To attend USG and GSA events costing more tan $10,000, non-Hunter individuals would have to pay a fee to be determined by USG or GSA.

 

January 25, 2006        College Association will only pay for organization membership fees; individual membership fees must be paid for by the individuals.

 

January 25, 2006        A maximum of 25% may be spent on trips for “social events” unrelated to club purpose.

 

January 25, 2006        All clubs must have at least 4 club-related activities for per year and a minimum of 25% of the total club budget must be spent on the activities.

 

January 25, 2006        Created a form/policy for reimbursements prior to budget approval.

 

May 4, 2006                            Any student could be 3rd signatory on 25% budget modification subcommittee with Escott and Petruso.  Student government presidents would be asked first.

November 2, 2005   Any equipment or supplies purchased between $1-$999 using student activity fees will be tagged by the College Association Office - Click for more information.

April 15, 2005             New policy regarding Online Purchases. - Click for more information.

May 12, 2004            The new budget form will now require the equipment storage location and the name of the individual responsible for it.

March 24, 2004         The College Association will not approve funds that are for social overnight events and or trips unless funded by monies raised by the organization, above and beyond the student activity fee allocation.

February 11, 2004      All groups requesting reimbursement from the College Association, who have not gone through the College purchasing procedure must submit three bids from vendors to the College Association, before reimbursement is made.  This exception one time only for each organization.  If an organization repeats skipping the College purchasing procedure a second time, reimbursement will not be made.

February 11, 2004     All employees paid from Student Activity Fee funds must sign daily time sheets.

December 17, 2003   Only full time faculty members cannot be paid a fee or honorarium from Student Activity Fee money for a club activity; does not apply to adjuncts.

June 4, 2003              New Budget Request Form approved, including annual funding, maximum hours and hourly rates.

April 2, 2003              Clubs would only have to send a representative to the College Association meeting if the College Association office was notified of pending questions.

March 5, 2003            All budget modifications and line transfers must be approved by the College Association.  The only exception to this rule applies to clubs which are permitted to do a maximum of a 10% change of an original line item, as long as it does not affect the total budget amount.  Clubs which request to go over 10%, either at one time or cumulatively during the semester, much receive College Association approval.

February 5, 2003       When classes are not in session (intersession and summer), a quorum would be established at 40%.

October 23, 2002       The College Association agreed to the transferring of funds by the Business Office to Telecommunications to cover the costs of outstanding phone bills.

September 4, 2002    The College Association continued its discussion of club budget approvals by the College Association.  Dean Escott handed out CUNY Article XVI section 16.5 and pointed out that the College Association is required to review all student activity fee allocations and expenditures, including student government fee and club allocations.  The College Association then agreed that club budget request forms would be maintained in the College Association Office and reviewed by members prior to the College Association meetings.  Club representatives would be asked to attend the College Association meeting if their budget needed clarification or members had questions.  Dean Escott also indicated that as part of the review and so that club budgets would not be delayed, USG would be permitted to allocate 95% of the previous terms allocation without having to wait for official “figures” from the business office.

May 2, 2003               All organizations making any purchases of $250 or more must first meet with Nicole Hector who will familiarize the group with purchasing procedures.

March 20, 2002         The College Association agreed to allow all media to spend up to 60% of their semester’s allocation on personnel costs.

October 3, 2001      In emergency situations, an individual employed in college or university may submit a current photo identification card and a letter from their human resources department in order to receive remuneration.

July 25, 2001             The College Association agreed that no future exceptions will be made for the Student Resource Center in reviewing their budget.

March 21, 2001        The Business Office will automatically transfer 5% of the total semester collection, less NYPIRG and USS fees, to the administrative budget of the College Association.

April 5, 2000              Approved that effective July 1, 2000, all student publications must indicate on the front or inside cover status as a Hunter College student publication, funded by student activity fees.

February 2, 2000       Approved to have stipends for College Association student members paid on a monthly basis at a rate of $75.00 per month.

Approved that failure to attend three consecutive meetings of the College Association during the normal sessions of the college (excluding summer session and January intersession) will be viewed as a de-facto resignation from the College Association.

November 3, 1999     -         Stipends shall only be issued if approved by the respective media and the Hunter College Association.  Those media whose budgets are allocated through the Media Board must obtain approval from the Media Board, as well.

 -          Stipends/payments will only be issued on a per issue basis. Stipends or payments will not be issued for newsletters or issues of a publication with fewer than 12 pages.                                                         

 -          Stipends may be paid from either advertising revenue or student activity fees.

September 15, 1999     -         Personnel Policy (see attached)

 

November 5, 1997      Sick Leave for Employees of Student Activity Funds

 

Vice President Fishman distributed the sick leave policy used by Research Foundation and recommended we follow a similar policy.  The following was approved:

 

Consistent witht he policy of the Research Foundation, after accumulating 500 hours of work within the same student activity funded program, an employee is eligible for one hour for each 20 hours worked until a maximum of 160 days of sick leave has been accrued.  All requests for such leave must be forwarded to the College Association by the director of the affected area.

 

January 22, 1997        Individual publications do not carry over unspent allocations, unless eamarked.

 

January 25, 1995        All publications must submit their ad policy to the College Association for approval.

 

October 5, 1994          Performing Arts Policy - Budget to be divided among three categories: clubs, departments and individual projects as follows:

 

40% - department

30% - club

30% - individual

 

Policies adopted prior to 1994:

 

Advertising or fundraising revenue can be retained by the respective organization through the fiscal year.

 

The College Association will serve as a budget committee of the whole.

 

End of the year surpluses can be retained by the earmarked account for which the College Association is the allocating body.

 

 

Last Updated: August 31, 2005 Copyright: August 2002 College Association of Hunter College
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