USSA spending habits audited
By toward Ktoptonstein
The United States Student Association lias been
cleared of financial wrongdoing hut not of ques
tionable leadership, at i ording to an audit on the
group exi** ted to he released Monday
The local branch of USSA, a national student
advocacy organization, seemed to follow USSA
guidelines and not those set by the ASUO even
though USSA received almost $20,000 in student
funds, said Francis Neo. fmani e coordinator for
the ASUO, Thursday.
"Once they re< eived funds, they don't see that
they should be working within the ASUO Consti
tution." Neo said. "They feel they are different
from traditional programs."
No other organization with only 12 members
receives that much money for its programs. Neo
said.
Neo recommended in the audit that USSA set up
an actual organizational structure with one offi
cer that would bo responsible for USSA funds The
organization has recently modified its structure
mid appointed members to positions, hut this only
started in the middle of yvinter term, Neo said.
Neo is also asking EMU Director Charles Miller,
yvlio oversees the EMU act minting department, to
double check the student status of each person
yvho receives an ASUO stipend.
This became a concern when member Mil hello
Parks spent USSA money last fall even though she
yvasn't a student .
Final action taken against USSA. if any. is to tie
taken by ASUO President Eric Bowen.
USSA’* spending habits were a concern for Neo,
he said. USSA members Parks. Eden Ajrian Omari.
Troy Shields mid Diana Collins Puente, as well ns
former member How en. all made USSA phone
calls on their ASUO oc< ounts
Some of thus.- i tills war** personal. though Non
said ho was not able to determine oxa» llv how
many wore personal
Noo said only Bowon paid ba< k personal (tills
plat ed on his ASUO at count while Shields said ho
paid $l‘l for his to Collin* Puente Noo couldn't
find Shields' payment registered against the USSA
account Bowen repaid about $50
The Incidental Fee Committee established a
long distance account for USSA Inst November
with aliout $750 coming from the IFC'* surplus
ac( otint With that money, USSA reimbursed the
ASUO for the $500 in phone calls made
Collins Puente spent the most in phone t ails,
totaling nearly $250
Concerning the audit's financial findings. Neo
said several entries were questionable but were not
labeled as examples of misuse h»H atixe they were
Inter voided.
For example. USSA spent $4,17 on registration
for the recent student lobbying conference in
Washington, DC. hut listed it under the budget
heading "Campus Related Outreach."
ASUO regulations prohibit expenses not previ
ously approved bv the IFC The only wav for
USSA to legally spend funds designated for Out
reach" is to ask the IFC to switch that money over
to the group's "Lodging and Registration" budget
USSA's 1 <194-95 budget will be up to voters to
approve. Neo said, adding that next year's Pro
gram s Committee can give the group money from
the student fee surplus account
Neo said he was going to advise next year's
group to be i .ireful in i onsidermg appropriations
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