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Board of Governors approves change allowing section funds to buy alcohol, 10-4
Summary
The Board of Governors voted 10–4 to adopt a Member Engagement Council recommendation to amend fiscal policy to allow purchase of alcohol with section funds after brief discussion and several members expressed concern about risk and equity.
The Board of Governors voted 10–4 to approve a recommendation from the Member Engagement Council to amend the board’s fiscal policy to allow purchases of alcohol with section funds.
The vote concluded a short discussion in which several members said they would vote against the change, citing added risk and equity concerns for people with substance-use disorders. The motion passed after a roll-call vote that produced 10 yes votes and four no votes.
The recommendation — described in the meeting as a change to the fiscal policy to permit sections to use section funds to purchase alcohol — was moved by a member who identified themselves as the motion’s maker and seconded (the transcript records a second but does not name the seconder). The mover also acknowledged the…
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