Colleagues:
I have been talking with several groups (PCA, Faculty Forum, etc.) about the status of the State budget as well as our own since the Board of Trustees met last week.
Trustees approved (4 yes, 1 no, and 1 “present”) increasing in-district tuition and fees by 11.7% over last year. This is twice the amount we typically see in a normal year. We have projected a budget for the next fiscal year that assumes we will receive only 50% in projected state funding; credit hour grants and equalization. We have factored in tuition increases that assume flat enrollment. There remains a $3,530,562 projected deficit.
To date, there is $1,740,865 in salary and benefit savings due to retirements and resignations.
The salary and benefit savings realized through the Voluntary Separation Program is $1,091,561 as of this morning.
There is an additional $923,000.00 in expense reductions and revenue enhancements projected and expected.
The combined $2,832,426 in retirements, resignations, and voluntary separations is offset by the fact that we will need to refill $790,909 in salaries and benefits to fund positions that must be refilled as they are critical to the ongoing operation of the College.
R/R
|
$1,740,865
|
VSP
|
$1,091,561
|
Other
|
$923,000
|
Refill
|
-$790,909
|
RIF
|
$566,989
|
Total
|
$3,531,506
|
Budget Goal
|
-$3,530,562
|
Balance
|
$944
|
The work that remains is an additional $566,989 in personnel reductions (reductions in force or non-renewal of contracts) that will begin shortly after the VSP program concludes on February 29th in order to balance next year’s budget.
This represents approximately 9 positions across the College that must be eliminated in order to balance the budget next year and beyond. I would caution that these numbers are subject to change; however, this is where we are as of 10 a.m. on 2.25.2016.
I regret that it has come to this. We began this fiscal year with 492 full-time employees and will begin the next with 445. This budget impasse has cost us 47 valued positions and colleagues despite the fact that we all have worked very hard to reduce expenditures over the past few years. There is nothing happening in the political process that leads me to believe that a solution is imminent.
Despite all of the bad news, Parkland College has cut no program nor any services that affect our students. This is a remarkable accomplishment. I anticipate continuing to work toward zero expectations in state funding over the next few years as to avoid this sort of disruption to our mission.
I will continue to communicate as much information as I can over the next few weeks as this process unfolds. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with questions.
| Fiscal Year | FT Employees |
| FY2017 | 441 |
| FY2016 | 486 |
| FY2015 | 492 |
| FY2014 | ? |
| FY2013 | 488 |
| FY2012 | 492 |
| FY2011 | 486 |
| FY2010 | 480 |
| FY2009 | 473 |
| FY2008 | 474 |
| FY2007 | 476 |
| FY2006 | 477 |
| FY2005 | 485 |
| FY2004 | 497 |
| FY2003 | 496 |
| FY2017 | FY2016 | Difference | Percentage | |
| Admin | 32 | 43 | -11 | -26% |
| Confidential | 22 | 23 | -1 | -4% |
| PAE | 183 | 189 | -6 | -3% |
| PSS | 192 | 219 | -27 | -12% |
| Public Safety | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| -45 |
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