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Meeting Notes - May 24, 20111) Approve notes from May 11, 2011 The notes were approved.
2) Budget Reduction Plans for VP1 Although the May Revise came in with some better than expected numbers, the District has decided to present the original reduction plans of $30M to the Board. The plans will be updated as we determine what relief we are getting. Jeanpierre reviewed the summary of the proposed reductions for the VP1 area. The areas share is 7% of the campus-wide budget. The total budget for VP1 is $5,020,139 . The reduction target is $1,066,860 which equals 21%.
TRG: $231,811 reduction target. Kahn reported that all the scenarios discussed at their department meeting were disastrous to the department but they chose the scenario that would be the least devastating to the college. Many departments are looking to shift to online services to try and mitigate budget cuts. However, the reductions to TRG will mean the department will not have the capacity to provide support. Kahn reiterated that these reductions were not based on TRG’s preferences but on campus-wide needs. TRG used to have 25 student employees now they have 5. Under the current budget reduction scenario the impacts would be:
Restoration: 1st priority is to reinstate the web tech position. 2nd is to reinstate the video system tech.
Budget & Personnel, Student Accounts, Cashiering Services, VP-FER: $262,839 reduction target. Michaelis met with her group to discuss the situation. The area’s options are very limited as they only have a small B budget and the department is mainly staffed by one-person-one-job positions. Gerard thanked Michaelis for her honoring the staff’s inability to discuss negotiated issues and for making the tough decisions needed under the budget reduction scenario. Under the current budget reduction scenario the impacts would be:
Restoration: Dependent upon DASB funding commitment.
AVP-FER, Custodial Services, Emergency Prep, Grounds, Postal Services: $572,211 reduction target. Jones-Dulin met with the grounds and custodial departments and explained the extent of the reductions allocated to their area. The other departments in her area (Bookstore, Print Shop, Dining Services, Facilities Rentals) are self-sustaining and do not use general fund money. She reported that the Bookstore and Print Shop have some reserves but Dining Services does not. She also reported the division has very few options available to them as the B budget is already reduced to the bare minimum and basically just covers the essentials such as toilet paper and trash bags. The rest of the area’s budget is in staffing costs. The mailroom is a one-person operation. There are currently 25 general college-wide custodians and 1 maintenance worker. 5 of these 25 custodians are Campus Center custodians paid for from the campus center use fee and whom only work in the campus center. 10 years ago there were 11 grounds staff now there are 4. The custodial department used to be staffed by 30 and with these cuts there will be 13 college-wide custodians left and 1 maintenance worker.Even with the staffing cuts the area is still approx. $20k short of their budget target. This shortfall is being backfilled by B budget from VP FER. Under the current budget reduction scenario the impacts would be:
Jones-Dulin stated that when she walks around campus she is disheartened. Restoration: Reinstate as many custodian positions as possible.
Statement to College Council In principle the team agreed on the final reduction plan for the FER PBT area. The team recommended the following statement to College Council: The Finance & Educational Resources PBT has met its budget reduction target but it does not recommended the proposals. It is the PBTs fervent hope that it does not have to make these cuts. If the District’s budget reduction goal is not as severe as anticipated, the FERPBT would like to reinstate the positions identified in their reduction report.
Present: Gerard, Jeanpierre, Jenkins, Jones-Dulin, Kahn, Michaelis, Montgomery. Notes: Gibson. |
