Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow appealed to the Student Judiciary Friday after being denied funding by the Student Services Finance Committee for the third year in a row last month.
CFACT was originally denied general student services funds in October of 2009 because it violated the Associated Students of Madison's financial policy by not returning items to the ASM office.
Confusion over what CFACT was supposed to return to ASM arose last year after ASM gave CFACT a list of items to return. The list included equipment that belonged to CFACT, but left off equipment ASM owned.
During Friday's hearing, SSFC members claimed CFACT specifically violated the policy by not returning an ASM-owned camcorder, valued at $329, by Nov. 20, 2009, the return date ASM requested.
"Because of that alone, CFACT could have been found in intentional violation of ASM policy," ASM Representative Tyler Junger said.
While ASM may help student organizations with inventory lists, according to the statement of agreement student organizations sign, student organizations are responsible for keeping track of inventory.
"Had CFACT actually tracked that equipment as they were supposed to, this would not be an issue," Junger said.
The hearing was adjourned and the outcome will be determined at a later date. If CFACT does not receive funding, it cannot request funding again until fall of 2012 for the 2013-'14 fiscal year.
