Budget Planning Committee
Ranking of Sugesstions from Listening Sessions
BPC
Rank
Listening Session Suggestion
Date
TOTAL PROPOSALS:
2012-13 Bgt
Estimate
2013-14 Bgt
Estimate
Notes
108,000
122,000
Planning Objective
Lower the thermostats across the campus (62 degrees
was mentioned) suggest people wear sweaters.
2/4/2012
5,000
5,000
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Turn off the hot water in the bathrooms.
2/4/2012
1,000
1,000
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Reduce supplies expenses across-the board pro-rata
to all depts.
2/4/2012
30,000
30,000
To convert whiteboards to chalkboards may require a
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
little up front, so savings more likely in 2013-14
Ban portable space heaters across the district
email
5,000
5,000
Ban portable refrigerators (use breakroom fridge)
email
3,000
3,000
Shut down campus during breaks
email
5,000
5,000
Shut down a building
email
Reduce the times when the college is open
Waterless urinals in men's rooms
email
email
1,000
Review our software expenses – analyze all software
expenses to determine if they are necessary or
secondary, including Tutor.com and Parature
2/4/2012
10,000
Discontinue the football an athletic program and put
education first.
2/4/2012
Eliminate or reduce the travel budget
Probably can't do, since no duplication of facilities at
other bldgs
email
10,000
Reduce number of Trustees, reduce benefits, benefit
copay
2/9/2012
10,000
Eliminate Dean of Reduce Distance Education budget
replace with Faculty Coordinator
2/13/2012
Garberville – do not staff it. Sell it.
2/9/2012
Place billboards on our unused land for rent.
2/4/2012
3,000
Grow and sell organic hay at the Shively Farm.
Reduce Shively Farm costs
2/4/2012
5,000
Allow a Cell phone service provider to place a cell
phone tower on our property.
2/4/2012
6,000
Lease the space that to the Academy of the Redwoods
is currently using to the Academy of the Redwoods.
2/4/2012
2/16/2012 11:10 AM
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
1,000
Will need to plan this sort of a change through
10,000 Technology Committee and other constituents.
Transition costs to go to new software.
For dept cut, better to give the Dept a budget cut
target, than to specify every cut.
Total travel budget is about $200K. We must pay for
travel between Mendocino, KT, Del Norte, etc. We
10,000
have already limited travel, so cannot realistically
budget for a substantial cut.
Current Trustees complete their term, so maybe no
10,000 svgs short term. For benefits, will need JPA action
and may allow Blue Shield to rebid.
For dept cut, better to give the Dept a budget cut
target, than to specify every cut.
Garberville budget is minimal (utilities), so
recommendation is to not add staffing.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
6,000
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
5,000
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Would need to find if any cell phone provider wants to
12,000
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
put up a tower
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Need to consider our agreements with AR.
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Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Copy of Listening Session Sugesstions2.xlsx Summary
Budget Planning Committee
Ranking of Sugesstions from Listening Sessions
BPC
Rank
Listening Session Suggestion
Date
TOTAL PROPOSALS:
2012-13 Bgt
Estimate
108,000
2013-14 Bgt
Estimate
Notes
Planning Objective
122,000
Timber harvest team in the forestry department to
harvest our timber for sale.
2/4/2012
1,000
1,000 Timber may be mostly firewood, so limited value.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Objective 4.1 – Increase employer satisfaction with CR
graduates
Fees for Science Night
2/9/2012
1,000
1,000
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.5 – Enhance the cultural richness of the community
Use more automated or web based services for routine
interactions: Registration, financial aid, payments,
parking permit purchase.
email
5,000
5,000
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
Use higher one card for student ID
email
5,000
10,000
Priority parking spaces
email
1,000
1,000
Student lockers on campus
email
1,000
1,000
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
General wage cuts across the board.
2/4/2012
Negotiable item
Plan for higher wage costs down the road as longevity
moves employees’ salaries into higher wage brackets.
2/4/2012
Negotiable item
[Review all positions] Evaluate each position and
classification of employee and make changes to
normalize us with other districts. Asses if we really
need to have the positions classified where they are.
2/4/2012
Negotiable item. HR recently completed a position
realignment
Combine positions to reduce reliance on part-time staff
(saves benefit costs)
email
Employees contribute to cost/premiums of health care
benefits
2/13/2012
Employee contracts for less than 12 months, i.e. 11
months, 10 months
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 3.4 – Increase data-informed decision-making
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Negotiable item. Health and welfare benefits cost
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
about $1,900/mo or $22,800/yr per covered employee. Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Negotiable item. Salaries are about $20 million
annually.
email
Furloughs
2/13/2012
Voluntary reduced salaries (banking the money until
November or banking the money after November.)
2/9/2012
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Reduce the colleges overall dependence on temporary
employees.
2/4/2012
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
2/16/2012 11:10 AM
Negotiable item
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
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Copy of Listening Session Sugesstions2.xlsx Summary
Budget Planning Committee
Ranking of Sugesstions from Listening Sessions
BPC
Rank
Listening Session Suggestion
Date
TOTAL PROPOSALS:
2012-13 Bgt
Estimate
2013-14 Bgt
Estimate
108,000
Notes
Planning Objective
122,000
Removed from list (Duplicate, may generate cash long term, but won't generate cash near term, etc.):
N/A
4) Sell [or lease] the Garberville property.
2/4/2012
N/A
10) Have the CR Business dept. run a business that
brings in revenue.
2/4/2012
N/A
11) A monthly black tie event sponsored by the
College for students and CPA’s to build relationships
there would be a charge of $25 per person for
attendance at this event.
2/4/2012
N/A
9) Review Administrative Salaries; determine equity
between administrative salaries and faculty salaries.
2/4/2012
N/A
N/A
N/A
12) Look at the leases on the bookstore and café;
when they expire run these enterprises internally.
21) Snack shacks around campus making it
convenient for students.
23) A mini bookstore placed on campus to sale
sundries.
2/4/2012
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
This property was marketed for a couple years before
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
the transfer to CR, so a quick sale at any reasonable
Goes against: Objective 5.3 – Reduce transportation barriers
price is unlikely.
for students
Objective 4.1 – Increase employer satisfaction with CR
graduates
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
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Objective 4.1 – Increase employer satisfaction with CR
graduates
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
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Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
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The bookstore, dining and housing currently pay rent
to CR, so we already do this.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
2/4/2012
2/4/2012
N/A
27) Self-borrowing from our Capital Projects.
2/4/2012
N/A
29) Examine the last point of stability and analyze our
current faculty structure.
2/4/2012
N/A
Reduce benefits offered to Trustees
2/9/2012
N/A
Eliminate health benefits coverage for employees who
are covered by their spouses.
2/9/2012
N/A
Mendocino Excess Property – sell it, use as a
campground
2/13/2012
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While this is a creative idea, it would be inappropriate
to borrow from capital projects.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Currently, CR pays a flat rate per covered employee,
provided all are covered. Blue Shield would re-price
and would increase the fee per remaining covered
employee.
Need to research, proceeds from a sale cannot be
used to pay operating costs, and cannot assume that a
sale will be complete by next year.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
N/A
Lease vacant buildings
2/13/2012
Once buildings are vacated, will need to market the
space, and will need to spend up front to do any
agreed-upon renovations, so positive cash flow not
likely next year. More liklely for the year after next
N/A
Create a list of assets for possible sale
2/13/2012
Need to research, proceeds from a sale cannot be
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
used to pay operating costs, and cannot assume that a
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
sale will be complete by next year.
2/16/2012 11:10 AM
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Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Copy of Listening Session Sugesstions2.xlsx Summary
Budget Planning Committee
Ranking of Sugesstions from Listening Sessions
BPC
Rank
Listening Session Suggestion
Date
TOTAL PROPOSALS:
N/A
Timber tax
2/13/2012
N/A
Eliminate four Trustees
2/13/2012
N/A
N/A
Board of Trustees ask for loans from community
members
Advocacy at the State
2012-13 Bgt
Estimate
2013-14 Bgt
Estimate
108,000
Notes
122,000
Timber tax revenue is already included in the budget.
The question related to how much timber tax revenue Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
is coming in.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Duplicate
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Loans would need to be paid back, so doesn't help
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
long run fiscal stabiliity
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Good idea, but can't assign a dollar amount to this.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
Duplicate
Objective 4.1 – Increase employer satisfaction with CR
graduates
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
duplicate
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Facilities Planning and Budget Planning ranked a
capital budget item for energy savings, so this is
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
already planned. Also a couple other specific energy
savings ideas are included for ranking
Duplicate
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Will still need a ticketing system, so savings is the
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
delta. Also, will be a transition cost the first year.
Early retirement incentive is already included in the
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
budget forecast.
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
2/9/2012
2/9/2012
Harvest trees from CR’s Forest
2/9/2012
Employees take only part of a raise
2/13/2012
Energy Savings
2/9/2012
Evaluate Tutor.com
Get rid of Parature Ticket system in Ask CR- $50,000
per year.
2/9/2012
Planning Objective
2/13/2012
Early Retirements
2/9/2012
Reducing faculty TLU’s
2/13/2012
The budget forecast already includes a TLU reduction. Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Reduce Administration
2/13/2012
Projected budget scenario includes $435K in
reductions
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Employee participation in benefit costs and/or wage
cuts based on each employee’s current salary, not the
employee group or classification of the position held.
2/4/2012
Duplicate
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Reduce Shively Expense
2/13/2012
duplicate
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Rent out the unused buildings on campus.
2/4/2012
Will need to go through the planning process and
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
upfront expenses may be incurred for leasehold
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
improvements, so no revenue until 2013-14 at earliest
Sell [or lease] the property that is not being utilized in
Fort Bragg or other locations.
2/4/2012
Renting out the unoccupied dorms in the summer for
groups who may be interested in visiting our area.
2/4/2012
2/16/2012 11:10 AM
Need to research, proceeds from a sale cannot be
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
used to pay operating costs, and cannot assume that a
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
sale will be complete by next year.
Residence halls are rented during the summer. Need
to know the summer vacany rates for potential
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
revenue.
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Copy of Listening Session Sugesstions2.xlsx Summary
Budget Planning Committee
Ranking of Sugesstions from Listening Sessions
BPC
Rank
Listening Session Suggestion
Date
TOTAL PROPOSALS:
2012-13 Bgt
Estimate
2013-14 Bgt
Estimate
108,000
Notes
Planning Objective
122,000
The foundation holding events to generate funds.
2/4/2012
duplicate
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.5 – Enhance the cultural richness of the community
Rent out the Dorms over the summer
2/9/2012
Residence halls are rented during the summer, but
down time is required for scheduled repair and
maintenance.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.5 – Enhance the cultural richness of the community
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
Close sites and Centers
2/9/2012
McKinleyville and Arcata sites proposed for closure.
EKA downtown costs will be reduced. Already
assumed on the budget forecast.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Objective 4.6 – Improve partnerships with area employers
2/9/2012
Currently, CR pays a flat rate per covered employee,
provided all are covered. Would require action by JPA. Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Blue Shield would re-price and would increase the fee Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
per remaining covered employee.
Eliminate duplicate health benefits coverage for
couples working within the CR District.
Hiring Freeze
2/4/2012
Voluntary furloughs
2/9/2012
Use our theatres on campus to stage money making
events such as concerts and theatrical performances.
Foundation fundraisers.
2/4/2012
2/16/2012 11:10 AM
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No college or university can ever have a complete
hiring freeze; exceptions for health & safety, to provide
- instructors for classes, to fill mission-critical duties.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Partial freeze is in place where position requests go to
Cabinet -- This will continue.
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Duplicate
Objective 2.1 – Improve employment best practices
Objective 2.2 – Maintain fiscal stability
Good idea, but not appropriate to budget for this
Objective 4.5 – Enhance the cultural richness of the community
without any recent track record of positive net revenue.
Objective 5.9 – Increase student participation in campus life
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