UNIVERSITY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE Annual Budget Proposal Process ACADEMIC UNITS *  Department Heads submit budget enhancement proposals to their Dean  Deans review and ensure that requests adequately support K‐State 2025 Goals & Outcomes  Deans consolidate into a prioritized College package NON‐ACADEMIC UNITS *  Unit Heads submit budget enhancement proposals to their VP  VPs review and ensure that requests adequately support K‐
State 2025 Goals & Outcomes  VPs consolidate into a prioritized package PROVOST REVIEWS COLLEGE PACKAGES WITH DEANS AND SUBMIT FINAL PACKAGES 
BASE ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS SUBMITTED TO UBAC BY PROVOST AND VPs Packages should document why proposals were chosen and how they move the University towards its K‐State 2025 Goals & Outcomes 
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UNIVERSITY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWS PACKAGES UBAC reviews proposals (May Request ‐ Formal Presentations from Dept./Unit Heads) UBAC also considers all global items (Salary Increases, Fringe Benefit Rate Changes, Utilities, Tuition Rates, etc.) UBAC develops prioritized funding recommendations in accordance with the University’s guiding budget planning and management principles, for the President’s consideration and review by the President’s Cabinet o UBAC “Closes the Gap” by balancing expenditures with anticipated revenues o UBAC develops prioritized list of items to recommend for/remove from funding in the event the anticipated revenue mix changes. Initial UBAC recommendations and 3 year planning budget are forwarded to Tuition Strategies Committee  Synopsis of all recommended proposals will be included in information presented Initial UBAC recommendations involving Capital Improvement Projects are forwarded to Capital Projects Comm.  Synopsis of impact of Capital Project to GU budget will be included in information presented 
President Monitors Progress The President monitors the recommendations of the Tuition Strategies Committee, the Legislature, and the Board of Regents for actions which would impact the 3‐year planning budget PRESIDENT PRESENTS FINAL ANNUAL BASE ENHANCEMENT FUNDING DECISIONS 1. Inclusion on the Three Year Planning Profile for Internal GU funding 2. Request state funding 3. Decision on Capital Projects Additional Guidelines: * Minimum threshold of requests = $100,000 of new General Use funding * Requests should not include salary enhancement items – those will be considered on a global basis by the Committee * Requests should document why existing resources are insufficient to finance the request * Student Centered Tuition Enhancement requests for base funding should be sponsored through VP or Provost Capital Projects Review The UBAC reviews the impact proposed Capital Projects may have on the Three Year planning profile Projects are evaluated in accordance with the University’s guiding budget planning and management principles Annual Timeline Summer To Early Fall All Budget Packages Due Oct. 9th and should be submitted to the Budget Office *The Budget Office will then forward Academic Packages to the Provost Late October To Late‐Jan. UBAC Review Late Jan. UBAC Makes Initial Recommendations Feb. to Late Apr. President monitors Progress of Legislature, Board, and University Committees President’s Decisions released Early May