Associated Students of Madison will ask students for feedback on the ASM internal budget at a listening session Wednesday.
The session will occur during a Student Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the fourth floor Student Activity Center hearing room.
The internal budget includes funding for registered student organization grants, advertising, student government representatives’ stipends and staff salaries.
ASM representatives will ask students for input on what the budget should include. Suggestions will be incorporated in the first draft of the upcoming internal budget, Chair David Gardner said in an email.
The current 2012-’13 ASM internal budget totals $1,241,962.36.
Registered Student Organization operations, event and travel grants are allocated $465,000, while $391,407.36 is set for salaried employees.
The budget also includes $208,000 for programming ranging from co-sponsorship for the All-Campus Party to staff trainings.
According to bylaws, the ASM chair must present a draft budget to Student Council by Nov. 1.
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