SUMMARY
OF 1998-99 STATE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR UNCA
December
11, 1998
The actions of the 1998 NC General
Assembly and the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) resulted in modifications of the
funding support for UNCA. This document summarizes our state funding for the
1998-99 year including salaries, operations, repairs and reno vations and
capital allocations.
Salaries
A 3.0% salary increase for SPA
(staff) and EPA (faculty and administrative staff) state employees was
provided, with stipulations about eligibility relating to hiring dates and
performance. In addition, an amount equal to 1% of our salary base was provided
for a one-time bonus.
This year no increase was
designated for faculty for recognition of teaching excellence.
Operations Budget
The operations budget provides
on-going support for instruction, the library, equipment, all state personnel,
day-to-day expenses and some mandated activities. The operations budget for the
past five years has been designated as:
|
|
1995-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
|
General fund (from state) |
19,443,695 |
20,247,416 |
20,195,410 |
21,259,447 |
22,575,108 |
|
Receipts* |
24,389,116 |
4,351,219 |
4,583,971 |
4,758,189 |
4,839,359 |
|
Total |
23,832,811 |
24,598,635 |
24,779,381 |
26,017,636 |
27,414,467 |
*This amount is
estimated by the BOG. Receipts in excess can be retained; shortfalls must be
accommodated within. Therefore, enrollment impacts the actual funding
available.
This year's funding includes some
mandated reductions and some special allocations. Reductions were applied to
UNCA as follows:
|
0.1% budget cut (to all state agencies) |
$ 20,866 |
|
Span of control cut (to all state agencies) |
$ 35,600 |
|
Total |
$ 56,466 |
Our funding base was augmented for
the following:
|
Education Dept. Incentive Grant - non recurring |
$ 50,000 |
|
Education Dept. Partnership Plan - recurring |
$ 70,000 |
|
Enrollment growth (new funding formula) |
$ 129,937 |
|
Library - non recurring |
$ 172,834 |
|
Technology - recurring funds, primarily for staffing |
$ 118,603 |
|
Technology - non recurring funds, primarily for eqpt. |
$ 400,562 |
|
Replacement of 10% of overhead receipts |
$ 7,500 |
|
Total |
$ 949,436 |
In addition, the General Assembly
designated $300,000 in recurring funds and $200,000 in one-time funds to
support the NC State Engineering Program offered in collaboration with UNCA.
Repairs and Renovations
A total of $1,209,900 was provided
for repairs and renovations; projects that can be included are defined by the
BOG. Campus priorities are reviewed by the University Planning Council and
approved by the UNCA Board of Trustees. A list of the uses a pproved for this
in 1998-99 is attached.
At a system level, $11M was
designated for a Multi-Phase Systemwide Technology Upgrade Project. These funds
have yet to be distributed to the constituent universities.
The top campus capital priority,
the addition to and renovation of the Highsmith Center, was provided with
$1,000,000. At the end of the calendar year, another $2.5M is scheduled to be
designated for this project. This will provide a total of $3.5 M to ward this
$12.5M capital need.
A sum of $500,000 was allocated to
refurbish Justice Gymnasium. This award was outside campus priorities but did
not diminish other campus allocations.
Changes to Required 2% Reversion
In the past, the University has
been required to revert to the state 2% of state-allocated funds. Last year, we
were permitted to keep half of this sum ($223,987) to support technology.
(Since these funds must be derived from overall campus allocat ions, this
amounts to a mandated reallocation of funds.)
Again for 1998-99, we are directed
to apply half (1% or $ 225,751) to Amulti-campus contracts for technology
infrastructure development@. In addition, the Aother half@ is to be retained on
campus. This effectively eliminates the historical requirement to revert 2%.
Campus Accommodations to the
Legislative Calendar
The unusually long session of the
General Assembly necessitated some accommodations through our on-campus
allocations of operations monies. From July 1 until November 13, we operated
under a continuing resolution, which means we were authorized to continue but
did not know what allocations would ultimately be available for such
operations. To permit the campus to approximate normal function, we allocated
to departments approximately 90% of past operations dollars.
Last year our operations expenditures
excluding personnel, utilities, and library books totaled almost $ 5,880,000.
Considering special purpose designations, this year's operations support is
about $ 5,745,000, about $ 135,000 less than last year. We c an now make
additional on-campus allocations and are in the process of doing so.
Additional Comments
Each year the overall state
appropriations are distributed among the organizational units on campus , but
with a reserve amount retained until spring. Typically, non-instructional
equipment dollars comprise the majority of the reserve; salary funds for
on-going employees cannot be reserved, and operations funds are distributed
early to permit day-to-day activities. As the year passes and both revenues and
expenses are known, the reserve is released for equipment and other one-time
expenditures. At the end of the year, the balance is carried forward and
applied to campus needs via the spending flexibility provided to the Chancellor
through our designation among the Special Responsibility Constituent
Institutions.
To put our funding in perspective,
it is helpful to know that approximately 60% is provided by the state. The
remainder comes from federal financial aid, grants and contracts, receipts for
services (such as residence hall rentals, bookstore purchases, etc.),
conferences and other uses by the public, income revenue on invested funds,
donations and income on endowments and other Foundation funds.
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