Agenda Item #1

SUBJECT:    2015-2016 AFA-CWA Annual Budget

STATEMENT OF QUESTION:

Should the 2015-2016 AFA-CWA Annual Budget be adopted as proposed?

SOURCE AND DATE SUBMITTED:      International President – February 27, 2015

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

See attached Memo from the International Secretary-Treasurer and the 39-page budget.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION:

WHEREAS, this balanced budget focuses the resources of the Union on achieving the priorities established by the Board of Directors; and,

WHEREAS, input has been received from many sources and is in full compliance with the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws and Merger Agreement; and,

WHEREAS, this budget fully enables AFA-CWA to operate within its means;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2015-2016 AFA-CWA Annual Budget be adopted as proposed.

Agenda Item # 1

(Office-2015)

Date:   4/30/15

Time:  11:12 pm

2015 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FORM

Agenda Item #           1

Committee #               1

Subject:                      2015-2016 Annual Budget

By action of the Board, the resolution is amended as follows:

WHEREAS the AFA-CWA Board of Directors sets and reaffirms our priorities each year the Annual Board of Directors Meeting; and,

WHEREAS, together we build our annual budget to support our priorities based upon available resources, including our income; and,

WHEREAS, the Budget Committee has met and submitted a balanced budget recommendation to the Board of Directors,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the CWA Dues Average of $50 was used in the construction of the 2015-2016 AFA-CWA Budget for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016; and,

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors in session on April 30, 2015 for the purpose of passing a balanced budget, waive the provisions delineated in Section IV.C.1. and Section IV.G.2. for this fiscal year.  Further action includes:  the 2016 Board of Directors meeting will be scheduled such that the bulk of the cost of the meeting will fall on or after June 1, 2016; the Advanced Leader Training will be scheduled in Fall 2016; the MEC and LEC budgets will be maintained comparable to the 2014-2015 budget allocation amounts; and a committee of the Board, as identified by the Executive Board, will be established to review and evaluate revenue issues and develop recommendations for presentation prior to the 2016 Board of Directors meeting.

Signature              Dante Harris                  

Committee Chairperson

Action Taken by the Board:                 Voice   X          Division of the House           Roll Call        

_______Adopted                                                Date:   4/30/15                                    Time: 11:12 pm

     X     Adopted as Amended

_______Not Adopted

_______Tabled

_______Recommitted to Agenda Committee

_______Withdrawn