The Associated Students of Madison Student Service Finance Committee approved ASM's nearly $1.2 million internal budget Monday.
The amended budget took a total of six hours to compose.
SSFC members voted to postpone the budget decision to Monday night following a five-hour battle on proposed budget items last Thursday.
The final budget includes stipends for ASM committee chairs, as well as money for office supplies and advertising costs. The budget does not include SSFC, the ASM Student Judiciary or student bus passes.
SSFC and ASM have worked on the budget since December, ASM Chair Gestina Sewell said. She said the process was longer this year, as ASM provided more information on the justification of budget items for 2008-'09.
Sewell said she was pleased with the approved budget, but would suggest additional budget items when the it is presented to the ASM Student Council for final approval.
