Green Initiative Fund referendum added to special election ballot
By Julia Raven
Oct. 2, 2014 2:05 a.m.
The undergraduate student government added a referendum on Sept. 23 to its fall special election ballot to indefinitely extend mandatory students fees for the Green Initiative Fund.
The referendum, which passed with a 9-0-1 vote, was written by Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Carlos Quintanilla. Currently, the mandatory fee requires students to pay $4 each quarter to support the fund, and is set to end in the spring of 2018.
The Green Initiative Fund, which began in 2008, uses money from student fees to pay for campus sustainability projects. Quintanilla said the California drought and other environmental concerns prompted him to propose the referendum.
Because the mandatory student fee is already tied to inflation, the referendum would require students to pay $4.80 quarterly at the time it takes effect.
Students will vote on the referendum during the fall special election, which will be held online from Oct. 21 at noon until Oct. 23 at 11:59 p.m.
Compiled by Julia Raven, Bruin senior staff.
