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Student Assembly - Resolution 13 (2025-2026)

Required Transfer of Excess Funds from SAFC to Student Assembly Reserves

  • Term:
    2025-2026
  • Assembly:
  • Status: Submitted to the President
  • Abstract: This resolution enforces the Charter clause requiring that surplus funds held by byline organizations exceeding $500,000 be transferred to the Student Assembly Reserve Account.
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    Whereas, the Student Assembly Charter Appendix B, Section 2, Subsection F: Funding Clawbacks states:

    “In the event that a Byline-funded organization enters a new academic year with a rollover balance exceeding either twice the amount of its most recent annual allocation or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less, any surplus funds in excess of that threshold shall be immediately transferred to the Student Assembly Reserve Accounts”;

    Whereas, the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC) is a byline-funded organization of the Student Assembly subject to the provisions of the Student Assembly Charter;

    Whereas, as of S.A. Resolution 10 passed on October 31, 2019, SAFC is explicitly “required to update the Student Assembly on the remaining rollover surplus amount”;

    Whereas, SAFC has entered the current academic year with a rollover balance exceeding five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) and any surplus funds held by SAFC in excess of this amount must be transferred to the Student Assembly Reserve Accounts;

    Be it therefore resolved, that the Student Assembly directs the transfer of all SAFC funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) from the SAFC byline account to the Student Assembly Reserve Accounts, in accordance with the Student Assembly Charter Appendix B, Section 2, Subsection F;

    Respectfully Submitted,

    Christian Tarala
    Deputy VP for Finance
    Nolan School Representative, Student Assembly

    Zora deRham
    President, Student Assembly

    Hayden Watkins
    Vice President for Finance, Student Assembly

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  • Sponsors: Christian Tarala (ct665), Zora Patterson deRham (zpd3), Hayden Watkins (hrw58)
  • Reviewing Committee: Executive Committee

History

Action Date
Adopted by the Assembly Oct 23, 2025
Conveyed to the President Nov 5, 2025

Associated Meetings

Assembly/Committee Date Meeting Minutes Details
Student Assembly Oct 23, 2025 View Minutes of Oct 23, 2025 meeting View Oct 23, 2025 Meeting