Do you support the continued funding of $2.69 per ASUCSB membership for fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters to support the AS Department of Public Worms (of the $2.69 collected, $0.67 is for return-to-aid, and $2.02 will go to the AS Department of Public Worms)? If reaffirmed, the fee would be subject to reaffirmation every two years as mandated by the A.S. Constitution.
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Con Statements
Fiscal Impact Statement
Charge (Website): The Associated Students Department of Public Worms turns food waste into compost to be used to grow fresh produce for fellow students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, thus creating a closed-loop food system on campus. We practice and promote sustainable agriculture techniques while educating the community about the importance of composting and gardening.
Existing Total Budget 2025-26: $321,571.50
Percentage of Budget Appropriated to Honoraria 2025-26: N/A; no positions under AS Legal
Code
Rollover Amount 2025-26: $135,589.43
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WORMS' annual lock-in fee revenue is approximately $141,750. As of 2025-26, the entity is carrying forward $135,589 in rollover — equivalent to 0.96 years of fee revenue, or roughly 11.5 months of student fee collection sitting unspent.
Empty Seats on Board: N/A; no positions under AS Legal Code
Externally Returned funds, that is the expense to which is directed to students: $4,500.00
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