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Similar colleges face down budget woes differently

Issue date: 2/26/03 Section: News
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College

Source

FTES 01-02

Total Budget 02-03

% Reserves

Proposed Reserve Reductions 03-04

Cuts to Unrestricted Funds 03-04

Marin

Yulian Ligioso,

Director of Fiscal Services

6,888

$40 million

5%

No cuts proposed

-- No cuts to unrestricted funds planned as of 2/26/02

No reductions other than PFE funds

Mira Costa

Ed Coate,

VP of Business and

Administrative Services

7,285

$53.5 million

12%

Probably will use some of the reserves

-- No cuts to unrestricted funds planned as of 2/24/03

Hiring freeze, Half of Summer classes to be cut 03

Merced

Marvin Smith,

Director of Business Services

8,525

$60 million

6%

Attempting to put more into the reserves.

-- $1.2 million in cuts proposed, but instruction to take smallest cut

Hiring freeze, Scheduled maintenance reduced, Low-enrolled classes will be cancelled.

San Luis Obispo (Cuesta)

Ed Maduli,

Assist. Superintendent & VP of Admin. Services

8,152

$51 million

6%

No cuts proposed

-- No cuts to unrestricted funds planned as of 2/24/03

 

Sequoias

Don Goodyear,

Executive VP

8,228

$48 million

3.5%

May cut if necessary

-- Unknown planned cuts to unrestricted funds.

Hiring freeze, cuts in supplies, student help, maintenance, potential layoffs

Shasta

Dr. Doug Treadway,

Superintendent & President

7,759

$72 million

5%

No cuts proposed

-- No cuts to unrestricted funds planned as of 2/26/03

Proposals for reductions to be made April 9 by a committee of composed of Students, Administration, and faculty.

Solano

Willard Wright,

VP of Administrative & Business Services

7,763

$45.1 million

6.6%

Unknown

-- No information at this time

Victor Valley

Bill Greulich,

Director of Public Information

8,263

$42 million

5%

Attempting to put more into the reserves.

-- No cuts to unrestricted funds planned as of 2/26/03

No layoffs planned as of 2/26, Possible cuts to summer program, Possible hiring freeze, College will hire faculty & staff already budgeted due to turnover.

Yuba College

Mike Dencavage, VP of Business services;

2002-03 Budget Handbook

7,942

$47.1 million

5.58%

Capital enhancements of 01-02 & 02-03 bring reserves to 7.58%

-- $2.9 million in cuts proposed

Hiring freeze, no Intersession

 


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