The MSCSA shall set a budget that minimizes the costs for students while providing maximum advocating efforts, in accordance with the following:
1. The fiscal year of MSCSA shall begin on July 1 and end on June 30;
2. Each year the Cabinet shall present recommendation for the following year’s budget to the March GC for their review before the Spring GA;
3. The Spring GA must allocate a minimum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to an account designated as contingency for the following fiscal year;
4. On July 1st, any unspent balance of funds carried over from the previous year shall be placed into an account designated as reserves; and
5. The GC must authorize all expenses exceeding the budget line item by more than ten percent.
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