Student Assembly - Resolution 9 (2024-2025)

SA R9: Approving Special Projects Funding Request for The Melodramatics Theatre Company

• Term:
  2024-2025
• Assembly:
  Student Assembly
• Status: Adopted by the Assembly
• Abstract: This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects Funding to The Melodramatics Theatre Company to partially fund their show.
  Sponsored by: Niles Hite ‘266
  Reviewed by: Executive Committee
  Type of Action: Recommendation
  Originally Presented: October 7th, 2024
  Current Status: Adopted by the Assembly, 10/17/2024
  
  Whereas, the Student Assembly Standing Rules, Rule 12: Spending Guidelines, Part B: Special Projects Funding outlines the purpose of Special Projects Funding and the process of approving funding requests.
  
  Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, section 1, of the Student Assembly Standing Rules explains the purpose of Special Projects Funding as follows:
  
  Section 1: The Student Assembly may choose to fund any project, program or service through the Assembly Special
  Projects that it deems to improve the quality of undergraduate student life. Special Projects funding is a type of category
  spending.
  
  Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, section 2, subsection a, of the Student Assembly Standing Rules describes the requirement to be considered for Special Projects Funding as follows:
  
  (a) Any Cornell registered student organization
  
  Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, section 4, of the Student Assembly standing Rules outlines the rules of Special Projects Funding based on amount as follows:
  
  Section 5: Requests $2,500 and over shall be decided upon by a majority vote of the Executive Board and confirmed by a
  majority vote of the Student Assembly, at large. The Assembly, at large, is only required to confirm requests of $2,500 or
  greater. The request should be presented to the Student Assembly in the form of a resolution.
  
  Be it further resolved, that the Student Assembly approves the $5000.00 Special Projects disbursement to The Melodramatics Theater Company.
  
  Be it further resolved, that The Melodramatics Theatre Company must ensure that they can register this event by the required deadline, as dictated by University Policy.
  
  Be it finally resolved, that the Student Assembly urges that this funding be used to partially cover the cost of production materials for The Melodramatics Theater Company be distributed no later than November 1st in order for the production of their show to continue.
  
  Respectfully Submitted,
  
  Niles Hite ‘26
  Vice President for Finance, Student Assembly
  Representative of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Student Assembly
• Resolution File:
  Resolution 9_ Approving Special Projects Funding Request for The Melodramatics Theatre Company.pdf (136.53 KB)
• Supporting Documents:
• Sponsors: Niles Hite (nh353)
• Reviewing Committee: Executive Committee