In the interest of enabling Committees to be more effective and efficient in accomplishing their goals, we establish a seasonal discretionary spending budget for each Committee. Each Committee will be required to maintain a public ledger tracking where their budget has been spent. Reimbursement for funds spent will be disbursed by the DAO Treasurer at 3 month intervals, tracked from the start of the season.

These funds must be used to accomplish the mission set out in the Committee charter. Proposals introducing a penalty for a particular misuse of funds will be determined by the DAO in a vote which excludes all members of the Committee accused of misuse.

Be it resolved that the discretionary seasonal spending budget is set at $500 for each Committee. Should a committee require more funds than this to carry out their operations, it is recommended that they either:

1. Create a proposal for budget to be allocated to a specific project.

or

1. Create a committee specific 'Budget Increase' proposal outlining why the regular operations of the committee will require more funds. The amounts set for discretionary seasonal spending budgets (including increases/decreases from the current season) will carry onto the next season.