Amend Adopted Budget

[Guest Hugo Q]

I am at a board meeting and our organization adopted a budget in August. In this budget there is a line item for scholarships.

The organization has done well financially so we would like to increse the number of scholarships so we need to change this in our budget. Is it okay to amend our adopted budget?

I guess the question is it allowed by and if yes how do we motion for it?

[jstackpo]

Yes, and the motion to use is "Amend Something Previously Adopted", p. 305.

[Dan Honemann]

I am at a board meeting and our organization adopted a budget in August. In this budget there is a line item for scholarships.

The organization has done well financially so we would like to increse the number of scholarships so we need to change this in our budget. Is it okay to amend our adopted budget?

I guess the question is it allowed by and if yes how do we motion for it?

If a budget is adopted at a meeting of an organization's membership, the organization's board cannot amend that budget unless it is expressly authorized to do so by the organization's assembly or by its bylaws (RONR, 11th ed., p. 577, ll. 23-33).