MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHARGE--Approved September October 17, 2011

 1. The Mt. San Jacinto College Budget Committee is a participatory governance committee that is charged with:

• (a) recommending the parameters, process, and documentation for developing the annual budget;

• (b) reviewing and recommending the process by which the District’s discretionary funds are allocated;

• (c) assessing the effectiveness of the allocation process in the prior and current years.

2. The scope of work of the budget Committee is determined by the annual institutional goals that are identified by the Superintendent/President and approved by the Board of Trustees. These annual institutional goals are expressed in the:

(a) State Strategic Plan

(b) MSJC Master Plan

(c) MSJC Educational Plan and Program Reviews

(d) MSJC Facility Plan

 3. The recommendations of the Budget Committee are sent directly to the Superintendent/President prior to the issue of the budget development documentation in March. Information copies of the recommendations are published on the Budget Committee web page, and are sent to the College Council.

MEMBERSHIP--The Mt. San Jacinto College Budget Committee is made up of the following 14 voting members:

(a) Management (4) including (1) Co-Chair

(b) Faculty (4) including (1) Co-Chair

(c) Classified (4)

(d) Students (2)

Members are appointed by the four constituent groups and serve for a term of two fiscal years.  The Committee may invite resource persons to speak on any item in the meeting agenda.