Committee: 

Date / Time: 

Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

San Gabriel Room - USU Room 313

I. Organizational Items

A. Land Acknowledgement:
With great respect, Cal State LA acknowledges the Tongva people as the traditional caretakers of Tovaangar (TOE-von-gar) – the Tongva world, including the Los Angeles Basin, South Channel Islands, San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, and portions of Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. Cal State LA is located within these lands. As an institution located on unceded Tongva land, we pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and our relatives/relations, past, present, and Emerging. Consistent with our values of community and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Cal State LA more accountable to the needs of American Indian peoples.
B. Call to Order
C. Roll Call (Establishment of Quorum)
D. Approval of Agenda for Thursday, February 29, 2024
E. Certification of Minutes for Thursday, February 15, 2024
F. Certification of Minutes for Thursday, February 1, 2024

II. Public Comment: This time is allotted for the public to address the committee regarding items not included on the meeting agenda.

III. Action Items

A. Rehabilitation Counseling Association – RCA Spring Mixer – 3/15/24 - $1,127.41
B. Los Angeles Economic Equity Accelerator & Fellowship (LEEAF) Club – LEEAF Bake Sale – 2/27/24 – $332.61
C. Golden Eagle Makers – Cubby Construction – 3/08/24 - $1,018.83

IV. Information Item

V. Discussion Items

A. Revisions to Reserve Policy – 207
B. Recommendation to retire Trailer System Model Policy - 219 

VI. Reports

A. ASI Vice President for Finance
B. ASI Vice Chair for Finance
C. ASI Executive Director

VII. Adjournment

Current Chair

Photo of Alonso Villanueva Serrano
Vice President for Finance
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Regularly Meets On: 

Every other Thursday 2PM – 4PM

Standard Location: 

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About Committee

The Finance Committees acts on behalf of the BOD in all matters pertaining to income appropriation, and the safeguarding of Associated Students, Inc. funds. The Finance Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding allocation of funds. The committee also prepares an annual budget which must be submitted to the Associated Students, Inc. BOD in sufficient time for review and approval in accordance with Article VI, Section 4 of these Bylaws. The Finance Committee also has the responsibility for recommending the most appropriate investments.

What is the composition of the Finance Committee?

  • The Finance Committee is composed of 14 voting members and 4 non-voting members. You may use this application to apply for the following positions:
  • ASI Vice Chair for Finance (V.C.F.)
  • Four student (recommended by the V.P. for Finance to the ASI President with a simple majority consent of the BOD)

What does the Finance Committee do?

It shall be the purpose and function of the Finance Committee to:

  • Make recommendations to the BOD regarding allocation of funds.
  • Prepare an annual budget which must be submitted to the Associated Students, Inc. B.O.D. in sufficient time for review and approval in accordance with Article VI, Section 4 of the Bylaws.
  • Develop a balanced ASI Annual Budget for approval by both the B.O.D., and the University President no less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Duties and Responsibilities

For more information go to our website Finance Policies and Procedures 200-225 and review Policy 201 Finance Committee Code of Procedure.

External Organization & Departments

ASI currently offers university support funds to Anna Bing Arnold Children's Center, EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), Golden Eagle Radio, EPIC (Educational Participation in Communities), Dreamers Center, U-Pass Metro Program, and Veterans Resource Center. Click below to learn out more about the Funding and Budgeting for External Organizations & Departments over $3,000 here.

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