FY16 Budgeting Workshop 01/20/2015 – 01/21/2015 Lafayette Hall L108, 7:00 PM OUTLINE  Timeframe of budgeting season  Tier review  Creating your budget request  Categories of the budget.

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Transcript FY16 Budgeting Workshop 01/20/2015 – 01/21/2015 Lafayette Hall L108, 7:00 PM OUTLINE  Timeframe of budgeting season  Tier review  Creating your budget request  Categories of the budget.

FY16 Budgeting Workshop
01/20/2015 – 01/21/2015
Lafayette Hall L108, 7:00 PM
OUTLINE

Timeframe of budgeting season
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Tier review

Creating your budget request

Categories of the budget request

Budget submission instructions
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Hearings

Special circumstances

Other paperwork: Contracts, Inventory Sheets, and Club Info Sheet

Summary
BUDGET PLANNING FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2016
January 21/22, 2015
Budget workshop (ALL TREASURERS
MUST ATTEND)
January 30, 2015
Budget requests and supporting
documents due by 3 pm. No late
submissions
February 7, 2015
Budget hearings begin
February 27, 2015
Budgets posted for club review
March 9, 2015
Budget appeals begin
March 24/31, 2015
Budgets to Senate for approval
July 1, 2015
Fiscal Year 2016 begins
REVIEW OF THE TIER SYSTEM
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Tiers are determined based on the AMOUNT REQUESTED by the club
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Tiers dictate the amount that a club must fundraise
Tier
Maximum Budget
Request
% of Requested to
Fundraise
Tier 1
$50,000+
15%
Tier 2
$20,000 - $49,999.99
10%
Tier 3
$5,000 - $19,999.99
8%
Tier 4
Under $5,000
5%
Tier E
No Budget Request
Must fundraise all funds
GOALS OF THE TIER SYSTEM
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Maintain control of budget inflation
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Accurately allocate funds based on need

Increase responsibility of spending
HOW TO CREATE YOUR BUDGET
REQUEST
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Materials available at www.uvm.edu/sga
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Look at the categories before you begin
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Fill out info in the summary page – this makes it more efficient for us!
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Do NOT change the formulas
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Talk about your goals for the upcoming school year with your club
members
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Be realistic!
CATEGORIES OF THE BUDGET REQUEST
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Wages: For contracted employees (i.e. coaches…NOT referees)
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Services and Honorarium: For invoiced or billed services
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Travel: Hotels, vans, and buses
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Events: For events hosted by the club (i.e. workshops, seminars)
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Registration: Entry fees, dues, and registrations
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Equipment
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Other
ALLOCATION RATES TO KNOW
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The finance committee will allocate UP TO:
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$1,000 for airfare for 2 club members ONCE a year
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$90 a day on van rentals
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$120 for a hotel room for 4 people for one night
BUDGET SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
ALL BUDGETS MUST BE E-MAILED TO [email protected]
BY 3:00 PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
Requests should be named: ClubName_Budget_FY16
HEARINGS

Hearings are REQUIRED for clubs requesting greater
than $20,000 (tiers 1 and 2)
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Sign up sheets will be available in SGA 9 am – 3 pm on
February 4th and 5th
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Hearings will be held February 7th and 8th
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All clubs are allowed and encouraged to have
hearings to help the committee know your specific
needs
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Food Budgets must be submitted at the same time as the budget
submission (where applicable, you know who you are)

Capital Funding Projects: let us know if you have large purchases
coming up and will be planning on using capital funding in FY16
OTHER PAPERWORK
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ALL PAPERWORK IS DUE BY 3 PM ON JANUARY 30, 2015
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Inventory sheet –must EMAIL to [email protected]. If you have no
inventory, you MUST fill out and note NO INVENTORY

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Do not need to note items worth LESS than $50
Contractual agreement – must PRINT and submit to Sara. Make sure you have
all required SIGNATURES (not printed names, this is a contract)
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Give your advisor a head’s up that you will be coming for their signature
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If your advisor is away, you must have a temporary advisor
Club information sheet – done on the LYNX (www.uvm.edu/clubs), link
available on SGA website
SUMMARY OF BUDGET SUBMISSION
FY16 BUDGET REQUESTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK ARE DUE
JANUARY 30, 2015 @ 3 PM
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Budget requests must be emailed to [email protected] (as well as
food budgets, if applicable)
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Club inventory sheet MUST be filled out and submitted to
[email protected]
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Contractual agreement must be PRINTED and returned to Sara at the
front desk with all signature lines completed
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Club information sheet should be completed on the lynx
Late submissions will not be accepted
QUESTIONS?