The Apportionment Board and the University Board both requested more funds from the AB Thursday than they did last year despite the fact that the AB only has $441,000 to distribute, a decrease from last year.

Last year, AB had $450,000 to allocate to the five fee-funded boards.

AB Chair Tommy Brewer asked members for a slight increase over last year’s AB budget. Last year, the AB requested $43,150.

Account technician Sha Woodyard said the money was needed to cover a 4 percent salary increase for herself and a secretary for the Student Activities Center. The increase was negotiated for university workers, Woodyard said.

UB Chair Devin Dittrich presented her board’s budget and asked for a $13,000 increase over last year. Last year, the UB requested $264,277.70.

Dittrich said the extra money would go to pay for new lighting equipment for UB events, a new computer and additional funds to pay for more “mini-concerts” in 7th Street Underground.

“Concerts are very hard to promote and get people down to them,” Dittrich said.

The UB coordinates Homecoming every year and is “basically responsible for entertainment on campus,” Brewer said.

“We’re really exciting about planning great entertainment for the year,” Dittrich said.

No action was taken Thursday because the AB must hear all budget proposals first. Each year, the AB hears proposals from five boards it supports financially: sports and recreation; “Players,” a dramatic organization; UB; the Student Senate; and the AB.

After hearing a board’s budget proposal, the AB works with that board to revise and streamline the proposal. The AB then submits the revised proposals to the senate for approval.

Because the AB will have less money to spend next year because of a projected decrease in enrollment, Brewer said the AB will have to cut money from each proposal.

“We’ll have to find ways to make those numbers fit,” he said

Brewer said the AB will hear the other three boards’ proposals next week.