1- BUDGET COMMITTEE

The charge of the Budget Committee (BC) is to make recommendations to the Dean concerning the budget of the College and to develop, express, and encourage discussion of the guidelines and priorities by which resources are allotted within the College.

1.1 The voting members of the BC shall be five faculty: one representing each of the three divisions (arts and humanities, natural sciences/math, social sciences), who are elected by the faculty within their respective divisions; a fourth member shall be elected at-large from among the non-tenured faculty, and a fifth member will be elected at large from among the tenured faculty.

1.2 Ex officio, non-voting members shall include a member of the Arts & Sciences support staff and the Dean or his/her representative.

1.3 Committee members shall serve staggered terms of two years and shall be selected before May 1 of the previous academic year.

1.4. The Dean or his/her representative shall discuss with the BC the planning, acquisition, and management of the College budget on an annual basis. Any new budget initiatives will also be discussed with the BC prior to implementation.

1.5 The BC shall request written budget proposals for the following academic year from all College departments and programs that manage their own budgets. Budget proposals must be supported with appropriate documentation and justification.

1.6 The BC shall review budget proposals and submit recommendations for funding to the Dean. The Dean and the BC shall negotiate final changes to the budget that will be presented to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

1.7 The BC shall recommend to the Dean by May 1 the number of personnel searches to go forth in the following academic year. (Note: the BC, having received the prioritized list provided by the Hiring and Academic Planning Committee, will recommend how far down the list to go, but will not alter the priorities set by the Hiring and Academic Planning Committee).