On Wednesday night, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met in Mills Hall to discuss Treasury Funding Commission (TFC) spending and proposed amendments to the TFC’s club funding guidelines.

At the beginning of the meeting, BSG Special Advisor Elliott Ewell ’27 gave a brief update on BSG’s Thanksgiving break shuttles to the Portland airport. As of Wednesday’s meeting, most time slots were filled, and Ewell noted that there has been an increase in demand compared to last year’s shuttles.

BSG Chair of the Treasury Chase Lenk ’26 then presented on the TFC’s guidelines. According to Lenk, the TFC’s budget increased by $40,000 this year to $880,000. Of this year’s budget, $650,000 was allocated for groups with a fixed budget, which includes funding for the Entertainment Board, BSG and the Bowdoin Outing Club, among others.

New proposed club funding guidelines for the TFC were a focal point of the meeting. First, a proposed update to the “Event Food” section was discussed. The new guidelines would include new supplemental budget determinations based on club size as well as a revamped allocation of funds for special events. Clubs would be able to choose one primary event for extra food funding, but all other events would be limited to $100 in said funding if food is not the central purpose of the event. Funding club meals that are not central to the event would be eliminated by the new guidelines.

In addition, other proposed changes included cutting club kickoff event funding, decreasing the budget cap from $1,500 to $1,000, as well as reducing the sticker budget to $100 per year rather than per semester for each club.

Some BSG members asked questions regarding TFC funding and the proposed amendments, including the denial of public transportation money, largely disallowing Amtrak and bus money for clubs so that they must rely on becoming van certified. Some members expressed concern that a few clubs, such as those composed predominantly of international students, may find it more difficult to obtain van certifications than others.

In response to these questions, Lenk said that the TFC would make exceptions when it was reasonable.

Students in attendance also asked questions about the TFC’s club funding system. Two students asked if BSG would publicize more information pertaining to specific clubs’ funding, including which requests are accepted and rejected. BSG representatives said they would look into the matter, emphasizing that they wanted to maintain transparency with the student body.

The amendments to the TFC guidelines will be voted on by BSG at next week’s meeting.