Question: We have vending machines (owned by an outside vendor) that adults, visiting students, anyone that comes on our campus that can utilize, that are available to all people that visit our campus, weekdays and weekends; can the monies generated from these machines truly be designated as solely ASB Funds? In other words, since we know that students of our school do not solely provide the money that goes into the vending machines - can funds generated from these machines be solely designated as ASB Funds?

Response: Normally, district board policy outlines what can happen with vending machines placed on campus, including who will benefit from them. There is nothing wrong with an ASB run vending machine also serving non-students, if its board approved to do so, as this would be considered an ASB fund-raiser. ALL ASB fund-raisers have to be board approved (unless there is a designee that can approve them in place of the board) prior to the fund-raiser occurring. So there’s no problem with your example, unless board policy dictates otherwise.

Make sure that all products sold in the vending machines that students can access are within the nutritional guidelines dictated by law. In addition, be aware that there are limitations on how often food and beverage sales can happen to students during the same day. You can refer to FCMAT’s ASB Manual and Desk Reference for specific guidelines. (http://www.fcmat.org/stories/storyReader$911)

5/16/08