Finance Committee Meeting — Minutes (02/04/26)

SGA Finance Committee Meeting MinutesDate: Wednesday, February 4th, 7:00p-8:00pLocation: Krieger LavertyNotetaker: Imad AhmedPresentAbsentImad AhmedZoe GaillardRyan GarzaJuan HidrowohVeda KommineniKai MartinAnisha RasamsettyMamadou ThiamPaul WooRebecca WuKevin XuIsaac ZhangAmy XuAgenda Items[Bills, discussions, etc. Non-budgetary activities!]Bill looks good is the general consensusBill stipulates that the treasurer be thereBill passedBudgetsShakti – represented by Amy Xu, presented by Imad AhmedTotal requested: $10865Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $2050Agreed to break travel funding capJewelry allocation cut down to make up funding for travelCommittee voted to passMaryland Student Legislature– represented by Veda KommineniTotal requested: $6349.20Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $2560Universities Allied for Essential Medicine– represented by Kai MartinTotal requested: $3146.97Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $0Did not fund the fundraiser because we cannot under our guidelinesIssue with their travel funding request; asking for $1600Trying to go to UCLA, but that doesn’t seem reasonable given the amount they’re asking for.Asking funding for 27 people and wat $59 per person.Going to reach out and ask how they are funding the total costs of the tripAsked for food for GBMs, but we cannot approve that as per our guidelines.Rejected full budget and Kai will email them asking for more details about their tripJHU Debate Council– represented by Kevin X.Total requested: $18670.40Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $3250.4Funding their prize items as they fall within our capsAsking for 1550 for food and beverages, which Kevin suggested we fund.For travel, asking for 5130 for hopvans and bus, and 2000 for lodging.Kevin recommends allocating $400For league fees, they’re requesting another $200, which falls under the annual cap, and they already hit it, but Kevin recommended we vote to make an exception.This is a very large conference and they are asking for $1700 over the budgetEclectics Dance Group– represented by Honora MuratoriTotal requested: $1675Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $1475PassedTedXJHU– represented by Honora MuratoriTotal requested: $1030Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $730Everything was good within the budget, no comments from the senatorsPassedCardioLink– represented by RebeccaTotal requested: $864.92Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $704.70PassedWing Chun– represented by RebeccaTotal requested: $1675Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $1475American Lung CancerSudanese Student Association– represented by ZoeTotal requested: $820Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $620No comments from committeePassedCatholic Community at Hopkins– represented by Kevin X.Total requested: $3440Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $640Issues with their transportation funding request, can’t do a reimbursement.Asking about the mishap with their food request, decided to fully fund food.Stand up Comedy Cliub at Hopkins– represented by Kai MartinTotal requested: $603Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $198Issues with their transportation funding request, asking for uber money but they did not specify if it was local or not. Can use HopvansWant funding for promotional flyersWant food funding for pizza for their workshopRejecting travel cost and let them know to submit an event grantHopkins Students Science Fiction and Fantasy– represented by Juan HidrowohTotal requested: $444.91Itemized budget items here, add reasoning if provided and necessaryProposed allocation: $444.91Issues with storing all the board gamesThey already have a lot of these board games according to AnishaHowever, they are asking for expansions, which are accessories to add to the board games.Also requested for postersApproved