Budget Approval
Ater the budget has been drafted, it is reviewed by the Board of Diectors. Following the board's review and approval, the budget is presented to the membership for approval. A majority voted is required for approval of the budget by the PTA's general membership at a General Membership meeting. The budget is approved in the spring at the last general membership meeting for the year.
Committee Budgets and Expenses
When the membership approves the PTA’s budget, it is authorizing the board of directors to spend the PTA funds. This is not an authorization for a committee to spend funds.
It is our practice for each committee to formulate its own plan and budget, and to present these to the board of directors. The board reviews these pland and the committee's budget inrelation to the entire PTA budget and approves, modifies or disapproves the cimmittee's plans or budget.
No committee chair or committee member can obligate the PTA to a program, project, activity, plan or any obligation, financial or otherwise, without approval of the board of directors. If contracts are to be signed, only elected officers may sign them.
When plans change within a committee which may impact the budget, approval must be obtained to spend funds not previously approved. Expenses incurred without prior approval may become a personal expense and not be reimbursed by the PTA.
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