Eastern’s Apportionment Board officially approved all four budgets presented to them Thursday night after previously requiring both student government and the University Board to make extensive cuts.

Both organizations initially requested more money for Fiscal Year 2011 than they received for this year. The AB split the $7,653 of the funds exceeding the $540,000 maximum budget for the four boards, between the two.

Student government was asked to cut $3,825 and complied by retracting two line items that adding to $4,026.

These line items included $1,001 in registered fees paid to vendors, which is the money paid to register delegates for the Conference on Student Government Associations.

The other line item retracted was non-employee travel to the conference, which was a $3,025 reduction.

The AB voted to allow student government to keep the $200 excess under registered fees paid to vendors.

Student Body President Michelle Murphy presented the cuts and told board members she anticipates student government will return next year and request that the retracted COSGA funds be replaced from the reserve account.

The University Board also presented its revised budget to the AB.

Mike Usher, UB chair, and Matt Caponera, vice chair, told members they cut $1,527 from general costs and $500 from the marketing line item.

This left them with $1,800 to trim from the budget.

Caponera said that in the effort to avoid cutting any one area too deeply, the UB decided to cut $200 from each of the nine committees, including an extra $200 from marketing.

The marketing budget was decreased by a total of $700.

The AB also approved $220,000 for the student recreation center, along with their own budget of $23,950.

In total, all four budgets amounted to the maximum $540,000 provided by the student activity fee.

Erica Whelan can be reached at 581-7942 or elwhelan@eiu.edu