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NC State Budget Central provides timely information about NC State’s budget process and ongoing budget planning.
Here you will find communications from the university's administration
and links useful to campus administrators and budget managers.
Budget Communications
April 12, 2013
"2013-14 Budget Planning"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| "The General Assembly has begun its review of the Governor's 2013-15 budget bill, and while it might not adopt the entire budget recommendation, it is safe to assume that the final bill will include a reduction. As a result, we need to begin planning for a budget reduction of some amount." |
March 20, 2013
"2012-13 Spending Guidelines"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| Salary adjustment restrictions, as defined in the UNC memorandum, apply to positions funded in whole or part by state funds. Travel expenditures on state funds must comply with the UNC guidelines and purchases of services and supplies should be carefully reviewed. No transfers of expenditures to state funds from other funding sources may be processed without the specific approval of Vice Chancellor Leffler. |
> Budget Management Initiatives from Governor McCrory (pdf)
October 22, 2012
"2012 SPA Salary Adjustments Beyond 1.2%"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| "We are allocating to each college and division (2-digit OUC) an amount of recurring state-appropriated funds equal to one percent of the division's or college's SPA salaries paid on state-appropriated Academic Affairs (16030) budget code as of June 30, 2012." |
October 24, 2012 (Revised)
"Budget Restructuring Task Force Charge"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| "This task force is appointed to steer the development of a cost analysis, assess various budget processes used in higher education today, recommend how the university's budget might be more appropriately realigned, and suggest how any future new budget resources might be allocated." |
August 16, 2012
"EPA Salary Increases effective July 1, 2012"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| The UNC Board of Governors authorized and NC State will centrally process a 1.2% increase for permanent EPA employees as an across-the-board increase. The Board of Governors further authorized an additional 1.8% of total EPA salaries that will require actions by the colleges and divisions. |
> Questions and Answers from EPA Increase Info Sessions (pdf)
March 30, 2012
"Request for Unit-Level Strategic Documents"
Memo from Chancellor Woodson (pdf)
| "The intent of these plans is to drive the decision-making and direction of this university. However, for this to work, it is critical that the strategic vision is carried out at the unit-level." |
September 7, 2011
"Budget Update"
Letter from Chancellor Woodson
| "While the budget is tight, we now know clearly how we will operate for this year. And, we have a strategic plan that anticipates a fiscally constrained future." |
September 6, 2011
NC State 2011-12 Management Flexibility Reductions (pdf)
| This is the narrative document that NC State University has submitted to UNC-General Administration. It describes the following: 1. The process used to arrive at the reductions submitted. (Who was involved, when did planning begin, when were reductions implemented, and how were faculty/staff/employees/others notified.) 2. How the reductions follow the requirements of the budget bill. 3. The specific impacts of the reductions. |
August 24, 2011
"Protocols for Faculty and Staff Salary Adjustments 2011-2012"
Memo from UNC General Administration (pdf)
| The Board of Governors met on August 12, 2011 and confirmed the process that the University of North Carolina will follow on salary matters for the remainder of fiscal year 2011-2012. |
August 23, 2011
"Service Modifications Due to Budget Reductions"
Memo from the Asst. VC for Facilities Operations (pdf)
| The cumulative effects of repeated budget reductions have impacted services that will likely be noticeable by the campus community. |
July 22, 2011
Budget Reduction Template - Due by noon Tuesday Aug 9th (xls)
| UNC-General Administration has provided the University with a budget reduction template. (Those responsible for completing the template have already received the following documents via email.) The template and a narrative description of each unit's budget reduction plan must be received by the University Budget Office no later than noon on Tuesday, August 9th. |
> Budget Reduction Template - REVISED (xls) Due Aug. 9
| [7.28.11] The choices in the "type" column of the budget reduction template have been revised. Note that "i" is now "N/A - anything that does not fit in a-h". Types "a-g" are areas that must be considered before taking reductions in instructional budgets per Section 9.6(a) of House Bill 200 (see "HB200 sec 9.6(a) tab in attachment). Type "h" is "Reduce Academic Counselors, Financial Aid Staff and Mental Health Counselors", which is a specific question from UNC-GA. |
July 8, 2011
"Budget Update"
Letter from Chancellor Woodson
| "Yesterday, the Board of Governors approved state budget allocations that included more than 15 percent in reductions for NC State. That represents a loss of about $80 million from our appropriated budget." |
June 15, 2011
"Budget Update"
Letter from Chancellor Woodson
| "The Board of Governors will meet soon to allocate budget reductions across the UNC campuses. Once the BOG has acted, we will work quickly to develop the specific details of the budget allocation to the university for 2011-12." |
June 6, 2011
"OSBM Cash Restriction"
Memo from Vice Chancellor Leffler (pdf)
| The Office of State Budget and Management has directed a major reduction ($10M for NC State University) in cash allotments to all state departments and the UNC System. This action, in essence, will stop our state expenditures for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2010-11. |
May 13, 2011
"Personnel Actions Due to Budget Cuts and Strategic Realignment"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| Further guidelines about how we will move forward in this dynamic environment. |
April 14, 2011
"Budget Update"
Letter from Chancellor Woodson
| "On Tuesday, the NC House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Education offered its first budget proposal, with budget reductions to NC State of 15.5 percent." |
January 21, 2011
"2011-13 Budget Planning Memorandum #3"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| Clarification of 2011-13 Budget Planning Memorandum #2 |
January 18, 2011
Chancellor Woodson's Message on the Budget
Letter from Chancellor Woodson (pdf)
Open video in YouTube | Transcript
January 14, 2011
"Administrative Service Charge Rate Increase"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| "The purpose of the charge is to reimburse budget code 16030, Academic Affairs, for general administrative costs incurred by the university to support central operations such as payroll, accounting, budget, personnel, purchasing, public safety, etc." |
January 12, 2011
"2011-13 Budget Planning Memorandum #2"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| Attached is a preliminary schedule that allocates reductions to each of the University's units. You have already submitted 5% and 10% budget reduction plans. Please review these plans, make necessary modifications and list additional reductions that will be necessary to meet these goals. |
December 22, 2010
"State Appropriated Funds Budget Update"
Memo from Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| 1) For 2010-11 we will be required to submit an additional 2.5% budget reversion and will be
limited to filling only critical vacancies. 2) We are to develop strategies for meeting a recurring budget reduction in 2011-12 of up to 15%. |
> Memo from State Budget Director Perusse (pdf)
Attachment A: Filled Position Report (xls)
Attachment B: Approval to Hire Essential Personnel (xls)
October 12, 2010
2011-13 UNC-GA Budget Preparation Instructions
> Operating Budget Priorities (pdf)
> Capital Budget Priorities (pdf)
> Campus Security and Safety Budget Priorities (pdf)
> Operating Budgets: Continuation Base and Change (pdf)
> Budget Reductions Planning (pdf)
> Enrollment Planning and Budgeting (pdf)
October 1, 2010
"Required 2011-13 Budget Reductions"
Memo from Interim Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
> State Appropriated Budget Reduction Targets (pdf)
> Three Percent Budget Reduction Template (xls) Due Oct. 12
> Six Percent Budget Reduction Template (xls) Due Oct. 12
September 30, 2010
Chancellor Woodson’s Forum on the Budget - October 6, 2010 (pdf)
July 26, 2010
"EPA and SPA Salary Increases for 2010-11"
Memo from President Bowles to the Chancellors (pdf)
| "At this time, UNC-General Administration will not place additional limits on the authority granted by the General Assembly to use non-state funds for salary increases; however, I urge you to be judicious in the use of this flexibility..." |
July 15, 2010
"Thoughts on Tuition"
Letter from Chancellor Woodson
| "North Carolina’s universities have taken $575 million in budget decreases over the last three years. NC State’s share of this year’s reduction is almost $20 million. Students, faculty and staff have all borne the burden of difficult budgetary times." |
June 24, 2010
"Appropriated Operating Expenditures for the Remainder of June"
Memo from Vice Chancellor Leffler (pdf)
| "OSBM will not be approving any additional cash allotments for operating expenditures in June. This will mean a loss of approximately $9.3 million in state appropriated funds to our university." |
April 21, 2010
"Governor’s 2010-11 Budget Adjustment Recommendations"
Memo from Interim Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| List of the Governor's recommended budget adjustments having a major impact to NC State University. |
April 20, 2010
Statement from UNC President Bowles on the Governor's Proposed
2010-11 State Budget Adjustments (pdf)
| "The budget reductions reluctantly recommended by the Governor will do permanent and substantial damage to the university’s Academic Core..." |
January 28, 2010
"2010-11 Budget Reduction Plans"
Memo from Interim Provost Arden and VC Leffler (pdf)
| All state agencies and institutions have been directed by OSBM to prepare and submit budget reduction plans for fiscal year 2010-11. |
Attachment B: Campus Reduction Template (xlsx)
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