May 17, 2013 Meeting
Agenda
Approval of Minutes of Meeting of April 17, 2013
2. Update on May Revise and State Budget for FY 2013-14
3. Governance Council Requests for Recommendations:
- Unfunded Program Review Resource Requests
- Prior Budget Reductions and Program Reviews
4. Questions and Discussion
Next Meeting:
TBD – In-Service Week
Minutes
TAFT COLLEGE
BUDGET COMMITTEE MINUTES
May 17, 2013
1:30 pm
Human Resources Conference Room
Members Present: Barbara Amerio, Sheri Horn-Bunk, Fernando Lara, David Layne, Dena Maloney, and Sonja Swenson
Members Absent: Val Garcia
Facilitator: Dena Maloney
Minutes: Melissa Blanco
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- The minutes for the meeting held April 17, 2013 were approved by consensus with minor corrections to misspelled words.
UPDATE ON MAY REVISE AND STATE BUDGET FOR 2013-2014
- Dena distributed a handout titled “Budget Update-May Revise” (copy attached to official minutes).
- Current year increase in revenues will be used to buy down a $340 million deferral.
- For budget year 2013-2014, a proposed $227 million in programmatic funding, a 1.57% COLA, and more buy downs on deferrals.
- Administration withdrew adult education proposition and will provide $30 million in 2013-2014 for planning and implementation grants.
- Provided an additional $1.5 funding for Prop 39.
- Withdrew 90-unit cap proposal and census date proposal.
- Dena distributed a handout titled “West Kern CCD 2013-14 Budget Development Timeline” (copy attached to official minutes) which outlined the important tasks and dates toward finalizing and adopting the District’s budget for 2013-2014.
- WKCCD will present the tentative budget to the Board of Trustees on June 12, 2013 and the adopted budget in September.
GOVERNANCE COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
- Unfunded Program Review Resources Requests– It was decided the evaluation of these program goals should be left up to the requester or program lead. There is no carry-over list for these program goals.
- Prior Budget Reductions and Program Reviews– the issue was raised as to how to restore cuts made in the past? o Recommendation: The Committee recommends that the budget managers create a list of cuts and state whether these cuts continue to hurt services and programs. The list will go to the VPs for them to review and decide how to restore these items over time.
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
- The committee suggested posting copies of the minutes on the website.
- The committee stated it’s the VPs responsibility to share information with their departments on the decisions regarding what program goals were funded and provide their manager/program leads feedback as to the status of their program goals submitted for review and approval of funding.
- Dena stated the SPC is evaluating the Program Review Timeline and turnaround process for funding recommendations.
ADJOURNED: Meeting was adjourned at 2:10 pm
NEXT MEETING: TBD
Respectfully submitted by:
Melissa Blanco