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FISCAL ADVISORY Fiscal Advisory Committee Meeting January 11, 2006
Present: Greig Mitchell, Dr. David Buchanan, Alan Selser, Charlotte Rayne, Jerome DeRidder, Johanna Laird, Lisa Gray, Rebecca Emery, Tim Dunn, Maarten Pereboom Absent: Bob Long, Janet Horne, Kevin Dallaire
Budget Communication Outline: The dates on the communication outline have not been met due to delays in the release of information on the governor’s budget. Hopefully, with information available, we can get back on track.
The primary purposes of the meeting were to: summarize the governor’s budget across the system, try to interpret that and predict the possible impact on SU, and to talk about plans for appropriations if delivered. In summation, the budget is restored to 2002 levels and adds to it, increasing the appropriation to the University System by 12.5%.
Handouts were distributed that included: 1. DRAFT FY 2007 University System of Maryland Budget that included a comparison of FY 2006 to FY 2007 by USM institution. For SU, the level will be almost $31.7 million before DBM COLA, representing a 15.3% increase. Please note that the increases made currently are not based on formula funding or aspirational peer status, but on proposed initiatives.
2. Salisbury University FY 2007 Request – State Support Executive Summary that included a breakdown of the appropriation (included DBM Pro Rata Adjustment, mandatory costs, programmatic enhancement for the capital campaign, DBM fringe benefit). Added to that will be revenue from tuition and fees (reflecting a 4.5% tuition increase) and revenue from other sales and services. Toward the middle of the page, the anticipated expenditures are listed which include mandatory obligations such as merit/fringe benefits, new faculty positions, utilities, etc. leaving a remainder of $2,867.643. At the bottom of the page is a list of possible (still negotiable) programmatic initiatives that could be funded with the remainder such as equity/reclassifications, new staff positions, additional faculty, staff conversions, operating expenses, computer equipment, motor vehicle replacement, etc. Other possible items were discussed including the parking situation, decreased land availability, astroturfing fields, and bike paths.
3. Salisbury University FY 2007 Request – State Support Executive Summary – Tuition Freeze which was very similar to the second handout in its form. However, this list did not assume the 4.5% increase in tuition. This changes the possible remainder to $667,925, significantly less than in handout 2.
4. Memo and Instructions for requesting additional state support operating budget for FY 2007. Greig Mitchell shared the memo as well as the instructions and forms that will be used to request an increase to operating budgets. A limit of a 20% increase request was stipulated. However, it is recognized that a 20% increase of a desperately low budget might be inadequate. Deans and directors should receive input from their departments by February 9 at which time they will prioritize the request by February 24. Between February 27 and March 10, the vice presidents will prioritize their respective area request, forwarding the list to the Executive Staff and the Fiscal Advisory Committee (FAC). Between March 13 and March 30, the FAC will review the recommendations and make non-binding recommendations of overall institutional priorities to the Executive Staff. Between March 31 and April 13, the Executive Staff will establish institutional priorities and operating budget allocations based on the information provided by each VP and recommendations from the FAC. It was suggested that a reminder by sent out differentiating the supplemental funding request process from this process.
5. Dr. Buchanan shared an article he received at an MHEC retention conference called “Coasting Uphill in Maryland” written by Tom Mortenson. Conclusions drawn appear to indicate that Maryland, as compared to other states, is “coasting along.” Jo Laird will make additional copies of the article and mail them out to the committee members.
Spring, 2006 meeting times: The schedules submitted for Spring show that between 9 and 11 am on Friday morning is an appropriate time to meet. So it was proposed that the standing meeting time would be Fridays at 9:00am.
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