Budget Committee

Charge

To advise the Executive Director on preparation of an annual budget based on priorities established by the Board; to submit the budget to the Board for approval; to review for the Board fiscal implications of division activities; to review for the Board the dues structure and to prepare and submit to the Board regular analysis of the finances of the division; administer the funds for division Friends group and make recommendations to the Board about the disbursement of such funds; to engage in fundraising activities for the division Friends group; to review the division's fiscal relationship to ALA and other divisions, and to update the Board on ALA's finances.

Categories:

Roster

Robbin Ellis Friedman

(Chair, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022)

Ms. Lucia Martinez Gonzalez

(Vice President, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021)

Mrs. Amber Lea Creger

(Fiscal Officer, July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022)

Ms. Cecilia P. McGowan

(Past-President, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021)

Mr. Christopher A. Biss-Brown

(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022)

Nancy L. Funes

(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021)

Sally L. Miculek

(Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022)

Amy E. Koester

(Consultant, July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021)

Aimee Strittmatter

(Staff Liaison, April 30, 2019, to August 31, 2021)

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Resources

Budget Committee Manual - PDF [441 KB]

ALSC Budget Infographic: How Is ALSC Funded? - PDF

ALSC Budget Infographic: How Do I Get Some Monday? - PDF

Overview of ALSC Endowment Funds

Composition

2 co-chairs+ 5+ 2 ex-officio 5 at-large members, division Fiscal Officer, division Past-President, division Executive Director (ex-officio), division Vice President (ex-officio). Ideally, co-chairs should be selected from prior at-large members due to the additional learning curve around Budget work.

Origin

Established in 1971 at the request of the ALSC Board of Directors.

Staff Liaison

ALSC Executive Director
312-280-2163

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