The proposed $10.40 addition to the student transportation fee is still under debate after the student fee advisory subcommittee could not reach an agreement in what was supposed to be its last meeting on Friday.
Police Chief Jeff McCracken and Department of Public Safety representatives Wilhelmina Steen and Cheryl Stout spoke at the meeting Friday to clarify the reasoning for the fee.
DPS recently proposed a $28.41 fee increase for parking and transportation to the subcommittee, including $10.40 for nighttime parking.
The additional fee is meant to cover costs associated with the currently free system where students can park anywhere on campus after 5 p.m.
Student Body President Christy Lambden maintained his opposition to the fee.
“My main issue is that I see increases in costs in all areas, and no increase in services for students,” Lambden said.
The past few years of increases to the fee are part of DPS’s five-year plan, which originally intended to raise the fee by $14 each year.
If the fee does not pass, students could be required to purchase a $227 permit to park on campus at night.
Graduate School President Kiran Bhardwaj said she agreed that students should pay a fee but questioned the amount proposed by DPS.