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SG Supreme
By JAN EASTERL1NG
and KATHLEEN MCINTYKE
Gamccoek Staff Writers
The Student Government
Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that
SG President Dave Wilsford could
not use more than $200 of his
contingency fund without Senate
approval. The case stemmed from
a controversy over use of funds
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tingency fund for a trip by Wilsford
and Colleen Perry, an administrative
assistant, to
Washington D. C. to attend the
National Students Association
'(NSA) Conference.
"ANYTHING UP to a $200 limit
may be used at the president's
discretion with the signature of the
treasurer," said Russell Putnam,
supreme court justice. The trip
was estimated to cost around $700
for both people.
According to Steve Brown, at
torney general in defense of
Wilsford, the president could take
the trip to Washington on contingency
funds, dividing the expenses
item by item, such as
travel, registration, and lodging,
none of which would exceed the
$200 limit.
Brown argued that the "Student
Government Codification" is
vague. The word 'item1 was
eliminated in good faith. There is
no need to call back the authors to
find out exactly what they meant.
The $200 limit has never come into
debate before."
Sandy Stern, prosecutor, argued
that "The codification says that the
budget refers to a project by
project basis. This project (the trip
to Washington) is to be considered
as a whole, and the expenses are
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WILSFORD AND PeiYy were
planning to attend the N&A conference
in the Capitol along with
the student government president
and secretary of the College of
Charleston.
"I felt that I was doing the right
thing by wanting to use the contingency
funds for the trip because
I had the legal opinion of the attorney
general in writing that it
was legal," Wilsford said. "If he
had said no, I wouldn't have gone
ahead with my plans."
Wilsford spoke to the senate on
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time because "it was a hectic time
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Instead of staying in a hotel, he
will stay at a George Washington
University dormitory. Wilsford
said "I think it's important that I
go, so I'm using some of my own
money." He said he will use about
$50 to $75 of his own money and no
more than $200 will be used out of
the contingency fund.
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