Fort Hays State University Budget Challenge FY 20092010

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Fort Hays State UniversityBudget ChallengeFY
2009-2010
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• Budget History

Cuts/Sweeps/Unfunded Mandates FY2002
480,367 base cut 133,000
technology match cut 266,000 state funded
equipment 2,906 energy conservational
payments 253,390 prior year
113,842 equipment fund Total 1,249,505
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• Budget History

Cuts/Sweeps/Unfunded Mandates FY2003
(began tuition ownership) 507,000
ghi 235,236 salary annualization
75,857 fringe rate longevity
1,229,871 November base budget
cut Total 2,047,964
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• FY 2009

1,126,627 3.0 covered by one-time action
plan funds
FY 2010
2,628,795 3.0 plus 4.0 7.0 total FY2010
cuts
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• Current Problem

State picture of income and expense
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• Current Problem

1. 750 million dollar problem 2. 15 cut of
all state agencies to fix the problem
3. down turn in capital gains 4. sales tax
decline 5. no major loss in employment
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• We are at the cross roads between hope and
  fear.
• -Dr. Edward Hammond

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• Planning Principles
• Serve students
• Keep costs down for students (peer data)
• Protect faculty and staff
• Ask people to do more

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• American Association of State Colleges and
  Universities
• SunGuard Study of Cost Savings

A. Energy and Infrastructure Management B. Consor
tium purchasing C. Use part-time faculty D.
Restructure food and residential life E. Grounds
keeping
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• American Association of State Colleges and
  Universities
• SunGuard Study of Cost Savings

F. Offer on-line courses G. Reduce administrative
staff levels H. Increase class sizes I.
Restructure IT and computing J. Bookstore
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FHSU Employees
All Non-teaching Teaching faculty
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• Difficult times need new ideas.

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• Difficult times need new ideas.

A. Academic mergers B. Increase retention C. Use
rental cars instead of personal cars D. Use
student workforce to fill vacant positions E.
Student technology fees F. Academic
transformations G. Multi-discipline/Cross-discipli
ne programs
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• Positioned well because of Duty to Dream growth
  model

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• FY 2010 Budget Strategy

• Suspend Action Plan Funding
• Position Holds
• OOE Release
• OOE Rollover
• Summer School Change
• Four Day Summer Work Week

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Fort Hays State UniversityBudget ChallengeFY
2009-2010