The Apportionment Board will meet with the boards it funds at its first meeting at 7 p.m. at the Arcola-Tuscola Room today.

Amy Leonard, student vice president for financial affairs, will start off the meeting by introducing her goals to the rest of the seven student, three faculty-member AB. The overview of the AB’s goals will follow in the form of a Power Point presentation.

“Most people on the Apportionment Board don’t really know what it is, so I am going to use this meeting as an opportunity to give them a better understanding on how we will deal with the money,” Leonard said.

The AB’s job is to look at its budget and decide how much each of five fee-funded boards, Sports and Recreation, University Board, Dramatic Players, AB and Student Government, will be allotted.

“If we don’t like something they do, we’ll ask them to make cuts in certain areas of their budget, but we’ll also suggest alternatives,” Leonard said.

Directors and presidents from the other four fee-funded boards will give the AB a brief overview of what their plans are for the year, what they will do with their allotted money and why they should receive it.

Ken Baker, the director of sports and recreation, and Student Body President Alison Mormino will talk to the AB in today’s meeting. Caleb Judy, chair of the University Board, and Jay Sain of Dramatic Players will be present at next week’s meeting.

After two weeks, Leonard and the AB will make the final decision on the budget’s allotment in the third meeting.

“We as a board won’t make any decisions until we hear what everyone has to say,” Leonard says. “You have to do it that way to make it fair.”