Budget Committee
The Budget Committee, which is advisory to the President, provides the means for institutional oversight through financial planning, coordination of budgets, and determining funding priorities.
Duties of the Budget Committee
The Budget Committee advises the President on budget policy and financial planning for the campus community and in these capacities will:
- Develop and recommend annually a five-year budget assumption model including tuition, room, board, and other revenue and expense increases or reductions for approval by the President and the Board of Trustees. The model should recommend institutional funding priorities and budgetary guidelines consistent with the overall institutional plans.
- Make recommendations regarding the College’s budgetary processes.
- Monitor budget performance and review business plans of existing and new units/programs.
Guidelines for the Budget Committee
- To allocate resources in the best interest of the institution as determined by the College planning process.
- To reward and encourage excellent programs and new initiatives within or between units.
- To uphold and support units that make a special contribution to the College’s mission.
Members of the Budget Committee
Each member of the Budget Committee has a continuing, individual charge to serve as the steward of the campus community as a whole and to avoid behaving as a partisan advocate. The Committee shall have the following members:
(1) President
(7) President's Cabinet
(1) Director of Human Resources
(2) Academic Deans (one appointed by Provost and one elected by Council of Deans)
(2) Academic Senate Chair and Vice Chair
(1) Faculty Welfare Committee Chair
(2) Staff Council Chair and Immediate Past Chair
(1) Director of Athletics
(1) Financial Aid Director
(1) Director of Finance/Controller
Administrative Support for the Budget Committee
The Assistant Controller and Budget Officer shall provide administrative support for the Budget Committee.
View the 2009-2010 Budget Committee Board Members.
