Federation of Students Students' Council was unable to consider passing the "general office" part of the Feds budget after losing quorum, which means Feds will have operated for almost half the year without part of its budget.

The service side of the budget was passed in July, but the general office, which pays for central administration and services, was left until structural budget problems were addressed.

The Structural Budget Committee reported to council in September at which time the Budget Committee was again charged with preparing and submitting the budget.

Councillor Jesse Helmer asked most of the questions after Feds VPAF Dave Capper made a motion to accept the budget. The motion was not voted on because council did not have quorum.

The budget for the business-side of the organization is not being submitted to council.

When asked about why the business budget is not submitted to council Edey said, "To the best of my knowledge it's because it's an aspect of micromanagement. It's a matter of precedent, that's the way it has been done in the past. It's an unwritten rule."

He gave an example that council should not decide what kind of mop to get for Aussies.

He said that he did not feel strongly either way and suggested that presenting the business budget could be investigated.

After some discussion on the budget, two science councillors left and the number in attendance fell below quorum, the number needed to conduct business. President Chris Edey asked for quorum to be checked and the meeting was adjourned shortly after. Many of the remaining councillors remained to discuss the remaining items on the agenda, including a proposed election procedure.

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