Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
Budget Committee Meeting
Minutes

March 24, 2006

The meeting began at 2:35 p.m. Members Becky Elam, Paul Hert, Gail Jensen, Teri Sisco, Karen Watts, Michael Beckham, Rebecca Teague, Darryl Taylor, Matthew Love, Dennis Hogan and visitor Dennis Anderson were present. Catalina Cruz, Robin Steinback, Jim Davis, Ron Bowman, Kristi DiMemmo, Donna Greene, and Carlo Hinchliff, were absent.

• On motion by Dennis Hogan and seconded by Paul Hert, February 24, 2005 Minutes were approved.
  
  
• Student Report
1. All are working hard on Multicultural Event for March 25.
2. Striving to roll back fees to $20 and prevent them from increasing. 5,000 signatures from each campus needed for constitutional amendment.
3. 2,000 signatures needed for Student Center Fees which will be used for building and/or maintaining student centers on each campus.
4. ASB is growing this term.
   
   
• Program Review Presentation
  Program Review Committee has created an Annual Planning Summary form (available on the P drive). The form is user-friendly and easy to understand. Ultimately, every department will submit a summary each year. The completed forms would be circulated to all members of the program for review whether they were involved in its preparation or not. Copies would then be submitted to the appropriate `dean or unit manager and the final draft given to the Budget Committee.
  
  
1. These forms could assist in locating professional development grants which are available.
2. An established model that incorporates individual department needs will help continuity and minimize difficulties caused by ever-changing leadership.
3. Budget Committee to review form and submit suggestions to Bob Rockwell.
4. Budget Committee Goal is to research levels of leadership making actual decisions and to develop and monitor a working model for making decisions integrating with SLOs, ILOs Education Plan and Master Plan.
   
   
• Budget Development 2006-2007
  The 2005-2006 First Principal Apportionment (P1) was issued by the Chancellor's Office on February 22, 2006. The District showed an approximate 225 FTES decline in enrollment from June 30, 2005. The District has now recovered the decline, and as of March 9, 2006 is projected to grow an additional 2% over 2004-2005. For the development of the tentative budget, departments can increase their estimates for unrestricted discretionary expenses by 5% of the 2005/2006 Revised Budget.
  
  
1. Enrollments are down statewide; MSJC is recovering
2. Other colleges nation-wide are offering on-line courses, MSJC thinking of ways to remain competitive.
3. Cost of living in San Jacinto area continues to rise.
4. Enrollment update will be added to regular agenda and possibly posted to web.
   
   
• Other Information
  
  
1. Facilities Projects update
   1. Space in the theater building can be cleared out and used for a classroom.
   2. Theater can be used as a lecture classroom when not in use by the department.
   3. MVC has two new modulars.
   4. Nursing to receive a modular with new grant money.
   5. Cafeteria will soon take credit cards and will have two new ATMs.
   6. Fusion (Facilities Utilization, Space Inventory Options Net) can be used to help identify more areas that can be modified and used as classrooms.
      
      
2. Budget Committee Agenda Information items to be added to monthly agendas:
   1. Enrollment Update
   2. Project Update
   3. Grant Report
   4. Technology Report
      
      
• Next Meeting is April 28 at 2:30 p.m.

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