The CSU Board of Trustees meets today and tomorrow. Yesterday the chancellor and three trustees spoke with the media about how the budget cuts affect the CSU.
The 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 budgets are the big items on the agenda right now. From the CSU's summary in the press release:
The Board will receive the CSU proposed 2009-10 budget, which requests an augmentation of $611.4 million from the state. This request includes $341.2 million from the state’s General Fund that is the minimum needed to fully fund the CSU under the provisions of the compact. This amount includes $86.9 million in revenue to avoid a 10 percent student fee increase. In addition, the CSU will propose a $116.7 million compact recovery for revenues that were not received from the state in the 2008-09 fiscal year, and that are needed to avoid losing ground in closing salary lags and reaching competitive salary levels for faculty and staff. The budget also recognizes $153. 4 million to cover needs above the compact that will pay for CSU academic and administrative priorities.
Regarding cuts to the already-trimmed 2008-2009 budget, the CSU says:
As a result of the state’s poor financial condition, the Governor has proposed further mid-year budget cuts of $66.3 million to the CSU 2008-09 budget. This cut comes on top of a recent one-time $31.3 million reduction and in addition to $215 million in unfunded CSU operational needs in the 2008-09 Budget signed in September. The Board will hear updated information on the impact of the reduced funding on the CSU budget.
Unit 9 Chair Rich McGee will address the Committee on Collective bargaining this morning, focusing on the layoff at CSU Bakersfield of a long-term employee.
Tidbits from the agendas:
- Vice presidential compensation report, listing appointments and salary changes since January 22, 2008, and
Supplemental and/or Other Compensation approved on/or after 1/22/08
. Salaries on this list range from $140,004 for an Interim Vice President at CSU Monterey Bay to $225,000 for a Vice President, Administration & CFO at CSU Los Angeles. (Committee on University and Faculty Personnel) - Relocation expenses report: $71,732.97 for new San José State University president Jon S. Whitmore. (Committee on University and Faculty Personnel)
- Vice Chancellor, Human Resources: Appointment of Gail E. Brooks at a salary of $255,200, plus a monthly vehicle allowance of $1,000,
Standard benefit provisions afforded CSU executive classification employees regarding retirement program coverages from CalPERS, an annual medical physical examination, health plan programs, insurance programs, and vacation and sick leave accruals,
and the executive transition program. Brooks has been the interim appointee in this position since August 2007. (Committee on University and Faculty Personnel) - Vice Chancellor, University Relations and Advancement: Set annual salary for Garrett P. Ashley at $240,000, plus a monthly vehicle allowance of $1,000, the
Standard benefit provisions afforded CSU executive classification employees…
as above for Brooks, and the executive transition program. Ashley will also receive moving expenses of up to $48,775, or more if authorized by the chancellor, plus up to 90 days of temporary housing and storage of household good and furnishings. (Committee on University and Faculty Personnel) - Systemwide impaction: The chancellor is expected to declare the entire CSU system impacted. This allows for more restricted admissions criteria,
in order to align funded and actual enrollment.
Previously only specific campuses or majors had been declared impacted. (Committee on Educational Policy) - CSU Bakersfield: $1,245,000 for design and construction of a baseball practice field, to be funded by local community donations. $46,773,000 for design and construction of Student Housing Northeast, Phase I, to be financed with systemwide bonds which
will be repaid from housing and parking reserves.
(Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds) - CSU East Bay: $31,997,000 for design and construction of a Recreation and Wellness Center, financed by systemwide bonds which
will be repaid by an approved student fee increase.
(Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds) - CSU Northridge: $2,446,000 for renovation of food service and dining space in the Satellite Student Union Building, financed by systemwide bonds.
The bonds auxiliary will be repaid from student meal plan revenues
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: $71,128,000 for design and construction of a Recreation Center Expansion, funded by systemwide bonds which
will be repaid by a student fee increase passed in February 2008.
(Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds) - Approval of CSU's initial proposals for the 2008-2009 salary and benefits reopener bargaining with the International Union of Operating Engineers at Californa Maritime Academy (Committee on Collective Bargaining)
- See the Committee on Finance agenda [PDF] for a more detailed discussion of the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 budgets by Richard P. West, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer.
A tidbit pulled from the minutes of the September Board of Trustees meeting:
- Christine Helwick, CSU General Counsel, gave a report on CSU ligitation and stated that employment cases are
the largest volume area and continues to constitute CSU's greatest exposure.
[Editor's note: The quote is from the minutes, which typically paraphrase people's remarks.]
Links
- CSU Board of Trustees Agenda
- Vice Presidential Salary Report chart, extracted from Committee on University and Faculty Personnel agenda [PDF]
- Enrollment Cuts
- CSU teleconference with the media, November 17, 2008 (CSU)
- Transcript: Media Teleconference on Budget and Systemwide Impaction (CSU)
- CSU may cut future enrollment by 10,000 (Los Angeles Times)
- CSU campuses to limit enrollments (Sacramento Bee)
- CSU eyes admission cuts at all campuses (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Cal State campuses may enroll fewer students, move up deadlines (Riverside Press-Enterprise)
- Budget cuts to reduce CSU enrollments (Ventura County Star)
- Cal State plan startles community colleges (San Mateo County Times/Inside Bay Area)
- CSU and UC Eligibile High School Seniors Are Being Starved by State Budget Cutbacks (California Chronicle)
- CSU To Slash Admissions (KCBS – San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose)
- CSU About to Reduce Student Enrollment (News 10/KXTV/ABC – Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto)
- Cal State University System to Cut Enrollment by 10,000 (KESQ/ABC – Palm Springs)
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