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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Student Government Association's Committee on Finance Policy Ma
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Student Government Association's Committee on Finance Policy Manual K.When budgets are reviewed during budget hearings, funding decisions will be made based off of the submitted requested breakdowns on the Budget Worksheet. They will not be based uponthe accompanying Detailed Budget Sheet. L. Only student officers or membersof the respective organization are permitted to submit budget requests. M.Only student officers or members of the respective organization are permitted to make the optional budget hearing presentation pertaining to their organization's budget request. Advisors may attend budget hearings in order to advise their students but they are not permitted to give the presentation for them. ArticIelX.Appeal ProcessSection 1: Appeal Rights. A. Any organization is granted the right to appeal any funding request decision. Thereafter, Section 2: COF's decision on that organization's request is bindingAppeal Process. A. Organizations appealing afunding request decision must present an appeal via email to the COF email account at cof@mansfield.edu within one week of being informed ofthe original decision. B. Amember of the appealing organization will be required to attend the next available COF meeting in order to explain the reasoning for the appeal. C. COFwill review the written appeal at the next available COF meeting and have deliberation as well as vote on adecision. D. Thereafter, COF's decision on that organization's request is binding. Article X.AuditsSection 1: AuditProcedures. A. COFwill periodically conduct asystematic review of student budgeted accounts for possible violations of SGA and/or COF policies. B. Audit Procedure: 1. The COF Audit and Inventory Committees will notify all organizations selected to undergo an audit via email. 2. The notified organization must respond within 7calendar days of the date the notification was sent. Failing to do so will result in the organization's allocated CCSI account being frozen. 3. Organizations being audited will have 7calendardays after responding to the COF Audit and Inventory Committees' initial email to hold ameeting with the COF Audit and Inventory Committees in order to begin the audit process.
