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Sponsor: Budget Committee

Presenter: Kenny Mostern, Treasurer; Budget Committee

Subject: Approve Budget

Background and Purpose: GPCA Bylaws governing establishing and approval of agenda are:

7-2.3 Establishing the annual budget
a) A permanent Budget Committee shall be composed of four members: two members of the Finance
Committee and two members of the Coordinating Committee. Members from the Finance Committee
shall include the state treasurer and one at-large member. The state treasurer shall serve on the budget
working group for the duration of his/her tenure. The at-large member shall serve for a non-repeating
terms of one year. Members from the Coordinating Committee shall include the Coordinating
Committee liaison to the Finance Committee and one at-large member. The liaison to the Finance
Committee shall serve on the budget working group for the duration of his/her tenure. The at-large
member shall serve for a non-repeating term of one year.
b) During the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the Budget Committee shall determine the total amount
of funds to be made available for next fiscal year’s annual budget.
c) The approved fiscal year's budget must maintain a prudent reserve (accumulated surplus plus revenue
less expenditures), as established by the Finance Committee.

7-2.4 Submitting budget requests
a) Existing state committees and working groups established by the Green Party of California shall
submit the Request for Budget form to any member of the Coordinating Committee no later than the
end of the third quarter of the fiscal year. Requests shall include the amount anticipated to cover
annual expenses of the group for the next fiscal year.
b) State committees and working groups formed during the fiscal year shall complete and submit a
request for Budget form to any member of the Coordinating Committee immediately following the
first meeting of the committee or working group. Requests shall include the amount anticipated to
cover expenses of the group for the remainder of the current fiscal year. If the first meeting of the
group is after the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year, the group shall also submit a Request for
Budget form the next fiscal year.
c) Request for Budget forms for annual budgets received by any member of the Coordinating Committee
shall be forwarded to a member of the Budget Committee prior to the annual budget allocation
meeting.
d) Requesting a budget for all expenditures related to statewide mailings or the hosting of statewide
meetings shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Committee.
e) Requests for out-of-budget emergency funds may be made at any time, subject to availability of funds.
Refer to paragraph 7-2.10 below.

7-2.6 Approving the budget
a) On the first day of the first meeting of the General Assembly following the budget allocation by the
Budget Committee, the General Assembly shall approve the annual budget for the next fiscal year. The
first proposal shall be to consent to the entire state budget. If the proposal to approve the entire budget
fails, consensus shall be attempted for those line item(s) in the budget for which there are unresolved
concerns.

Proposal: Approve Budget (Approval Threshold 2/3)