Mott Community College
Board of Trustees
Committee of the Whole Meeting
June 23, 2008
BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
RELEVANT BOARD POLICIES:
 3100 Budget Adoption. “Budget revisions will be
brought forward for Board action as necessary, but
not less than twice per year in January and June.”
 3920,3930 Financial Stability, Fiscal Reserves. “The
College will designate and set aside appropriate fund
reserves to support plans for long-term capital and
operating commitments.”
 5100 Compensation Philosophy. “The Board has
determined based on long-term budget projections,
and other related budget data, that total compensation/
benefits should not exceed 77% of the total operating
budget.”
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STRATEGIC PLAN
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7-0. Budget\Finance
7-1 Focus on controllable revenues and costs to
sustain our current reputation and facilities and
provide funding for strategic priorities
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7-2 Establish short and long-term budget and
finance priorities that provide a balanced approach
to the needs of a learning organization with the
flexibility to realign resources
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7-3 Implement a comprehensive strategy to
address the long-term deficit which enables us to
continue to provide affordable high quality
education
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FINAL FY07-08 AMENDED BUDGET:
General Fund
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FINAL FY07-08 General Fund BUDGET
REVENUES:
•Tuition & Fees
+$801 thousand, +3.2% adj. –credit-side
enrollment up for Winter and Spring 2008
•Property Taxes and State Aid
no change
Other Revenue
-$121 thousand (rental revenue and
indirect cost recovery revenue down slightly)
=Overall upward amendment to revenue is
+$.7 million
+.97% change from January 2008 amendment
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FINAL FY07-08 General Fund BUDGET
EXPENDITURES:
• Amended upward by $700 thousand, .9% change:
•Salaries & Wages and Fringe Benefits --updated salary
projections and closer to actual figures on benefits
•Non-salary related expenses -- lower heating costs, release of
contracted services contingencies, offsetting adjustments between
categories
•Transfers -- additional contribution to Maintenance &
Replacement Fund to help 07-08
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Transfers are comprised of….
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Fund 02 Designated Scholarships
Grant Matching
Fund 78 Building & Site Reserve
Fund 02 Rainy Day
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Fund 72 Maintenance & Replacement
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Lapeer Site (Capital Outlay)
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Total
$
423,297
5,500
250,000
200,000
4,955,000
65,000
$ 5,898,797
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FINAL FY07-08 General Fund BUDGET
NET RESULTS OF AMENDMENT:
 FUND BALANCE :
$46K or .71% better than
January Amended Budget
 6/30/08 projected to end with $229,000 surplus, for
total of $6.5 million
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FINAL FY07-08 General Fund BUDGET
Summary
Revenues
Expenditures
Excess Revenues Over
Expenditures
Fund Balance - Beginning
Fund Balance - Ending
Fund Balance Percent
$
06-07
07-08
Actual
Amend #1
64,191,247 $
70,455,169 $
63,952,477
70,271,468
$
238,770 $
183,701 $
$
6,050,801
6,289,571 $
9.83%
6,289,571
6,473,272 $
9.21%
07-08
Amend #2
71,135,526
70,906,155
229,371
6,289,571
6,518,942
9.19%
Target = 5% - 10% of Expenditure budget
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Reserves as Required by Board
Policy #3930
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General Operating (01) Reserve
 Requires 5-10% of annual operating expenses.
 07-08 Amend Budget shows reserve of 9.2%
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Maintenance & Replacement Fund (72)
 Requires 1-3% of College depreciated assets or $3 M
 07-08 Amended Budget shows $1 M
 Additional amount needed to fully fund $2 M

Building/Site Fund (78) 1-3% of depreciated assets
 Requires 1-3% of College depreciated assets or $3 M
 07-08 Amended Budget shows $1.4 M
 Additional amount needed to fully fund $1.6 M
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
No Change in Budget Principles, uncertainty still
remains.
1. Budget must support Strategic Plans
2. Minimize/Offset Impact on Students
3. Avoid Overall Reduction in Staffing
4. Maintain Fund Balance/Reserves
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
KEY ASSUMPTIONS - REVENUES
TUITION & FEES
•3.2% (inflation-level) rate increases on credit side
included in budget coupled with 2% enrollment
decrease netting a 1% overall increase in tuition and
fee revenue.
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$30,000,000
$25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
KEY ASSUMPTIONS - REVENUES
PROPERTY TAXES
• Down $60 thousand from 07-08 due to
property tax value decreases—this trend
is expected to worsen.
• Millage Rate is not rolled back by
Headlee this year and stays at 1.9896
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Property Taxes
$26,000,000
$24,000,000
$22,000,000
$20,000,000
$18,000,000
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
KEY ASSUMPTIONS - REVENUES
•STATE APPROPRIATIONS –
• 2.9% increase approved by House & Senate
•State still faces budget uncertainties for FY08-09
• MCC budget assumes 2.9% increase from
adjusted prior year appropriation or $15.1 million
•Mid-year budget adjustments possible
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MCC State Appropriation Revenue
17,000,000
16,500,000
16,278,400
16,000,000
15,848,900
15,500,000
14,894,743
15,000,000
15,159,600
14,429,785
14,500,000
14,000,000
14,183,727
13,500,000
13,000,000
12,497,749
12,500,000
Data as of June 2008; Source – MCC Audited
Financial Statements and Budgets
Initial Budget
2008-2009
Final Budget
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
12,000,000
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
KEY ASSUMPTIONS - REVENUE
Total Revenues for 08-09 are projected to be
$70.3 million, a decrease of 1.2% from the final
07-08 budget
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MCC Total General Fund Revenue
$75,000,000
$70,000,000
$65,000,000
$60,000,000
$55,000,000
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MCC General Fund Revenue Trends
$28,000,000
$26,000,000
$24,000,000
$22,000,000
$20,000,000
$18,000,000
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Tuition and Fees
2005-2006
Property Taxes
2006-2007
State Appropriations
Final Budget
2007-2008
Initial Budget
2008-2009
Grants and Other
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GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES
General Fund Revenue Proportions
110%
100%
3%
5%
6%
6%
7%
6%
6%
27%
24%
24%
23%
19%
23%
21%
90%
80%
70%
60%
33%
34%
35%
36%
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37%
37%
35%
37%
37%
37%
38%
50%
Grants and Other
State Appropriations
Property Taxes
Tuition and Fees
40%
30%
20%
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
KEY ASSUMPTIONS-- EXPENDITURES:
Overall decrease of $.8 million or 1.1% over the final 07-08
budget.
• Salaries & Wages and Fringe Benefits: Only slight
increases (.2%) as 4 employee groups are in the process of
bargaining and costs are uncertain. Contingencies have
been built into the 08-09 budget to account for these
expenditures.
•Total compensation = 74%, within Board Policy
•Non-Salary: decrease of 5.2% due to necessary spending
restraints to maintain a balanced budget
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Initial General Fund Budget 2008-2009:
Expenditures by Activity
Utilities and
Insurance
4%
Operations/
Communications
8%
Facilities Rent
0%
Transfers
5%
Capital Outlay
0%
Materials and
Supplies
3%
Contracted
Services
6%
Salaries and
Wages
53%
Fringe Benefits
21%
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
BUDGET BALANCING STEPS=
COST CONTAINMENT
 Continued holds on filling vacant positions
Total non-salary related expenses reduced during
budgeting process by $1.0M (including transfers)
Contingencies needed for employee group
bargaining cost uncertainty
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET:
General Fund
SUMMARY
06-07
Actual
Revenues
Expenditures
Excess Revenues Over
Expenditures
Fund Balance - Beginning
Fund Balance - Ending
Fund Balance Percent
07-08
Amend #2
08-09
Initial
$
64,191,247 $
63,952,477
71,135,526 $
70,906,155
70,296,316
70,143,266
$
238,770 $
229,371 $
153,050
$
6,050,801
6,289,571 $
6,289,571
6,518,942 $
6,518,942
6,671,992
9.83%
9.19%
Target = 5% - 10% of Expenditure budget
9.51%
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PROPOSED FY08-09 BUDGET
Planned Results:
 Balanced budget, with small surplus in general fund
 Continued commitment from General Fund to cover
capital needs in maintenance & replacement fund
 No Reduction in Force
 Short-term savings achieved through position
vacancies
 Intentional constraint on non-salary (discretionary)
spending base
 Strategic Goals (AQIP process) and 7-year impact
considered throughout process
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PROPOSED “OTHER FUNDS” FY08-09
BUDGETS
Main Point is Impact on Operating Budget:
•Designated Fund—$2.4 million revenue budget
(Scholarships, Student Enrichment, Copy Machines,
Paid Parking, Designated Technology Fee)
•$423,000 funded with General Fund budget (expense)
•Auxiliary Enterprise Fund--$603,000 budget
(Catering, Vending, Bookstore, Computer Lab
Printing, Lapeer Campus Auxiliary)
•$312,000 net “profit” supplements General Fund (revenue)
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PROPOSED “OTHER FUNDS” FY08-09
BUDGETS
Main Point is Impact on Operating Budget:
•Debt Retirement Fund—no General Fund impact
•Millage Rate stays same, at 0.69 mill; Property taxes restricted
•Capital Funds—repair, upgrade of buildings, equipment,
technology, vehicles ($100 million in net value)
•Instructional Technology Fee = $1.2 Million per year
•$1.6 million per year planned transfer from General
Fund.
•$15 million in Series 2008 Bond Proceeds will fund
projects through FY09-10
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
FOR 08-09: LINKED TO
BUDGET PROCESS and to
AQIP METHODOLOGY
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR 08-09
• Allocation for 08-09 is $200,000, including both
AQIP and department level projects
•Department/Division level planning produces
requests for annual funding
•Top Three AQIP Action Projects :
•1) Provide on-going, cross-functional training to
develop all employees' professional skills.
2) Cooperative education and experiential learning.
3) Advising for degree completion and transfer
students.
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7-YEAR FORECAST
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7-YEAR FORECAST
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Key Assumptions – Revenue
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Tuition and fee revenue increases between 2.4% and
4% each year (impact of rates and enrollment)
Property tax revenue decreases for 3 years with slight
increases thereafter
0.6410 Mill Voted Operating Millage is renewed for 10
years starting with FY08-09
State appropriations increase by 1.5% each year Other
revenues increase by 2% each year
Total revenue increases by avg. of 1.7% each year
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7-YEAR FORECAST
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Key Assumptions - Expenses
Salaries and wages increase by avg. of
2.5% each year
 Fringe benefits increase by avg. of 5.5%
each year
 Other expenses increase by avg. of 4.5%
each year
 Total expenses increase by avg. of 3.7%
each year
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7-YEAR FORECAST
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Summary
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Projected General Fund Deficit would be $31 Million
at end of FY14-15, if current trends continued
(Revenue growth of 1.7% vs. expenditure growth of
3.7%)
Based on an average projected gap of $6.3 million
per year to be filled with budget-balancing solutions
Short-term savings and flexibility continues to be
key
Long-term strategy of reducing compensation costs
continues as focus has to be on controllables
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7-YEAR OPERATING FORECAST
(in millions), as of June 2008
Forecasts>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Amended Proposed
Budget 07- Budget
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08-09
Revenues
Tuition and Fees
Property Taxes
State Appropriations
All Others
Total Revenue:
Revenue Increases:>>>
Expenditures
Salaries
Fringe Benefits
All Others
Total Expend.:
Expend. Increases:>>>
Surplus/(Deficit):
Fund Balance - End:
26.2
24.5
16.3
4.1
71.1
36.4
15.0
19.5
70.9
0.2
6.5
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
13-14
14-15
26.4
24.4
15.2
4.3
70.3
27.0
23.6
15.4
4.4
70.4
27.7
23.0
15.6
4.5
70.8
28.8
22.8
15.9
4.5
72.0
30.0
23.2
16.1
4.6
73.9
31.2
23.7
16.3
4.7
75.9
32.4
24.2
16.6
4.8
78.0
-1.2%
0.1%
0.5%
1.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
36.8
14.8
18.5
70.1
-1.1%
0.2
6.7
37.7
15.6
19.3
72.6
3.6%
(2.2)
4.2
38.7
16.5
20.1
75.3
3.7%
(4.5)
(0.4)
39.6
17.4
21.1
78.1
3.7%
(6.1)
(6.6)
40.6
18.4
22.0
81.0
3.7%
(7.1)
(13.7)
41.6
19.4
23.0
84.0
3.7%
(8.1)
(21.8)
42.7
20.4
24.1
87.2
3.7%
(9.2)
(31.0)
Note: the forecast illustrates pro forma data if current trends were to continue. The college is
obligated to balance its budget each year and will take necessary steps to do so.
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CAPITAL FUNDING
Capital Funding
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Funding Sources :
 $45 M Voted Bond Authority Passed June 2004
 -$15 M Series 2004 was spent from 2004-2006
 -$15 M Series 2006 was spent by April 2008
 $15 M Series 2008 to be spent by April 2010
 +$18 M Commitment of Operating Funds
 +$ 8 M projected from Student Tech. Fees
 =$41M Secured from now through 2011
 $4 M pending approval from State Capital Outlay
Future needs will require ongoing deferral and
continued requests for voted bond authority and state
capital outlay assistance
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FUTURE OUTLOOK:
Next Steps and
Key Issues for
Consideration
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FUTURE OUTLOOK:
Key Issues
1. Containing Compensation costs – Long-term
budget challenge remains to control rising
expenditure levels
2. Property Tax values have decreased and are
expected to decline over the next several years
3. Maintaining Sufficient reserves – Supporting the
Strategic Plan and ensuring financial health
4. State’s budget – continues to be uncertain at this
point
5. 2007-2012 Strategic Planning through AQIP
requires continuous improvement methods
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FY08-09 BUDGET
Next Board
Actions…
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FY07-08 Audit Acceptance:
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Oct/Nov’08
FY08-09 Budget
Amendment:
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Winter’09
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MCC Board of Trustees
Committee of the Whole Meeting
June 23, 2008
Questions or Comments?
For More Information:
Details and Provided
with Board Resolutions 1.54 and 1.56
Larry Gawthrop, Interim Chief Financial Officer
810-762-0525, Larry Gawthrop@mcc.edu