University Strategic Resource
Planning Council Budget
USRP Council Charge
The UTSA Strategic Resource Planning
Council serves as an advisory group to
provide counsel and advice to the
President regarding the resource issues
facing the University.
President
Romo
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UTSA Strategic Resource
Planning Council
USRP Council Charge
The counsel will:
Integrate campus strategic goal setting to
provide recommendations regarding funding
issues and budget policies consistent with
University strategic planning initiatives to the
President and executive leadership, including:
 Recommend budget allocations to support the
strategic implementation plan.
 Progress reports on the implementation of strategic
tactics and funding allocation outcomes.
USRP Council Charge
The counsel will:
 Facilitate a transparent, informative, and participatory
process to incorporate stakeholder views in the
resource decision making process.
 Serve as the committee on cost containment, review
and report on cost savings initiatives.
 Prioritize requests for additional, new base and one time funding allocations.
 Develop recommendations for other resource issues
facing the campus.
USRP Council Membership
Co-Chairs:
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs;
VP for Business Affairs
President’s Office designee
VP for Student Affairs or designee
VP for Research or designee
VP for Community Services or designee
VP for University Advancement or designee
Deans
(2) Faculty Senate members
(1) Department Chair Representative
Student Government Association President
Staff Council President or designee
USRP Council Membership
Staff Support:
Associate Vice President, Financial Affairs
Senior Director, Budget Planning & Development
Assistant Provost, Academic Budget Planning
Associate Vice Provost, Accountability and
Institutional Effectiveness
Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Director, External Relations, President’s Office
FY 10 -11 Budget Planning Principles
1. The University’s vision, mission and
values guide budgetary decisions.
Resource allocation decisions will be:
--Based on data, analysis and evaluation,
aligned with
enrollment growth or
change in student distribution.
--Tied to our strategic initiatives and
measured for
outcomes.
--Made to avoid compromise of long-term
strategies.
FY 10 -11 Budget Planning Principles
Resource allocation decisions will be:
----Balanced, recognizing that academic,
research and
administrative support,
all have a critical role in promoting student
success, faculty productivity and overall
institutional quality.
--Deliberated in a manner that is
participatory,
accessible and
transparent.
--Communicated in a clear, concise, and
timely
manner to the University
community.
FY 10 -11 Budget Planning Principles
2.
When budgets are reduced, strategic
decisions are favored over across-the-board
cutting, in a manner that preserves the
quality of the instructional program.
--Decisions will be evaluated for the impact on
revenue: tuition and fees as well as formula
funding.
--The University shall develop a meaningful and
effective reallocation process to ensure funding
is available for investment in the University.
FY 10 -11 Budget Planning Principles
3.
Budget for new programs, activities and
initiatives shall be fully and realistically
projected. Opportunities for consolidation,
shared services and efficiency gains
should be vigorously pursued to minimize
any request for additional funding.
FY 10 -11 Budget Planning Principles
4. Revenues will be realistically projected
and a balanced annual operating budget
will be presented with appropriate reserves
for contingencies and adequate funding for
institutional, university-wide expenses.
Legislative Issues
 Formula funding changes
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Phase in ‘completed’ versus ‘attempted’ SCH
Remove ‘Teaching experience’ supplement
Dramatic Growth funding
Increase base funding
 Retain tuition flexibility
 Modify Top 10% Law
 Funding for new construction – Tuition Revenue Bonds
Legislative Issues
 Expand financial aid
 Create incentives/remove barriers for seamless transfer
of community colleges students
 Create new National Research Universities through a
competitive process
 Special Item funding
 Shift of funding from Excellence and Institutional
Enhancement strategies into the formula
 Increase Group Health Insurance benefit funding
2.5% Budget Reduction
2% or $1,643,826 – from TRB Debt Savings
0.5% or $410,956 – from Salary savings/benefits
due to delayed hiring of E&G funded positions.
 Viewed as a one-time funding exercise to improve the amount of
revenue available for the next biennium; no funding has been
removed from UTSA.
 If a permanent reduction is made, the USRP Council will need to
recommend a different approach, although we can likely use one
time money until a sustainable strategy is determined.