The Student Services Finance Committee approved budgets for the Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary and WSUM Monday.
Both of these groups are funded by student segregated fees, which are included in every student’s tuition bill. SSFC has jurisdiction over how this money is delegated to student organizations on campus.
SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said segregated fees give students a voice in what services are provided on campus.
The ASM Student Judiciary received a funding level of $34,100 for the 2013-’14 fiscal year, a decrease from the group’s requested $41,850.
Bruecker said there were minor cuts to SJ’s programming and salaries.
WSUM received a funding level of $331,165 after a cut to the General Manager’s salary. The group initially requested $332,490.
According to Bruecker, the committee reduced the General Manager’s salary so it reflected a 2 percent increase from last year’s budget, which is the amount allotted by SSFC bylaws.
SSFC Rep. David Vines said he is comfortable with WSUM’s funding request because he has worked with them in the past.
“They have been very vigilant about being fiscally responsible,” Vines said. “I feel like the budget and expenditures reflect that.”
SSFC will hear the budgets for Childcare Tuition Assistance Program and the Student Activities Center Governing Board Thursday.
Earlier this fall, the SAC Governing Board discussed requesting additional funding to undergo a re-branding of the facility in order to better serve students as a community space for student organizations.
