[2663] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: [Mit-talk] Upcoming UA Issue - Student Group Property Ownership
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Sniffen)
Tue Oct 17 14:22:57 2006
From: Brian Sniffen <bts@alum.mit.edu>
To: Alexander J Werbos <awerbos@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:22:17 -0400
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.62L.0610170840540.22110@dodecahedron.mit.edu>
(Alexander J. Werbos's message of "Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:58:04 -0400
(EDT)")
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu, mit-talk@mit.edu, senior-house@mit.edu
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Isn't all this part of the purpose of the separate Operating and
Capital equipment budgets? In other contexts, I'm used to capital
purchases being reallocated by the organization. Operating expenses
are gone.
Because of the high political cost, I wouldn't expect this sort of
thing to happen often. Perhaps the only time it clearly should happen
is when a group is dissolved or derecognized. Maybe a clear rule can
be established there, and otherwise property stays where it's
allocated?
If property bought with advertising money (non-UA allocated) can be
reallocated by the Institute, it doesn't seem like the UA is the right
organization to be doing the reallocation. That would be the property
office, who of course put property tags on all MIT equipment.
-Brian
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Brian Sniffen bts@alum.mit.edu
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