Minutes, University Budget Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 North Jackson, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740–8023
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8–2743

September 12, 2007

Members Present: J. Kus (Chair), J. Constable, W. Fasse, A. Parham, J. Parks, P. Trueblood.

Members Absent: T. Wielicki (excused).

Visitors: M. Botwin, J. Echeverria, J. Waayers.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Kus at 3:17 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 9/05/07.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    A memo from M. Botwin to J. Kus, dated 9/12/07, regarding
    Community College Governance Initiative was received. To be
    placed on the Agenda for 9/19/07.
  4. New Business.
    There was none.
  5. Delay in Implementation of Revised Budget Model: Discussion with
    Provost Echeverria.
    Provost Echeverria met with the committee to discuss the rational
    behind the delay in implementation of the revised Budget Model
    that was implemented last year. Because of a number of factors,
    including uncertainty over the state budget during the summer,
    problems with “carry–overs,” and confusion on the part of some
    deans regarding the method of calculating the revised model and
    its effects, the provost decided during the summer to delay further
    implementation of the revised model (for AY 2006–07, one third of
    the distribution to the colleges/schools was based on the revised
    model and two thirds on the old model, whereas it had been
    planned to base the AY 2007–08 allocation two thirds on the new
    model and one third on the old). The provost also indicated that
    she had erred in not consulting with the University Budget
    Committee when this decision was made. A wide–ranging
    discussion of a number of issues related to the allocation model
    took place.
  6. Budget for AY 2007–2008.
    J. Waayers distributed the final version of the allocation to the
    colleges/schools (and other Academic Affairs units) along with
    tables showing the FTES targets for the colleges/schools and their
    “Carry–forward” targets for 2007–08. The committee also discussed
    figures showing what the effects of the delay in implementation
    (noted above) were to the allocations to the various units. Again, a
    wide–ranging discussion of a number of issues related to the 2007–
    2008 budget took place.
  7. Committee Agenda for Academic Year 2007–2008.
    Deferred to a future meeting.

Adjourn: 4:48 PM

The next scheduled meeting of the University Budget Committee will be Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 3:15 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 9/12/07.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. New Business.
  5. Community College Governance Initiative.

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