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Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Budget Alamo Community College District San Antonio, Texas Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Budget Northeast Lakeview College ● Northwest Vista College Palo Alto College ● San Antonio College ● St. Philip’s College Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Budget ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FY 2015-2016 Annual Budget BOARD OF TRUSTEES Joe Alderete Jr., Secretary, District 1 Denver McClendon, District 2 Anna Uriegas Bustamante, Chair, District 3 Marcelo Casillas, District 4 Roberto Zárate, District 5 Dr. Gene Sprague, District 6 Dr. Yvonne Katz, Vice-Chair, District 7 Clint Kingsbery, Assistant Secretary, District 8 James A. Rindfuss, District 9 Sami C. Adames, Student Trustee Bruce H. Leslie, Ph.D., Chancellor Diane E. Snyder, CPA, M.S., Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Pamela K. Ansboury, CPA, M.Ed., Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Fiscal Services Shayne A. West, Chief Budget Officer Page 1 Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Budget Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 4 Message from the Chancellor ................................................................................................................ 5 Report from the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration ................................................... 7 FY 2016 Budget Highlights .................................................................................................................. 7 Strategic Investments ............................................................................................................................. 7 Salaries and Benefits ............................................................................................................................ 8 Succeeding in Challenging Fiscal Times ............................................................................................. 8 Restricted Budget ...................................................................................................................................8 Final Thoughts .........................................................................................................................................8 Notes from the Budget Office................................................................................................................ 9 The Budget as a Policy Document ....................................................................................................... 9 The Budget as an Operations Guide ................................................................................................. 9 The Budget as a Financial Plan ........................................................................................................ 10 The Budget as a Communications Device ....................................................................................... 10 PROFILE ............................................................................................................................. 11 Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Organizational Chart ........................................................................................................................... 14 Division Descriptions .............................................................................................................................. 15 College Departments ............................................................................................................................ 16 Strategic Plan 2012-2016 .................................................................................................................. 17 Alamo Colleges Strategy Map ........................................................................................................... 20 Key Performance Indicators ................................................................................................................ 21 Integrated Planning ............................................................................................................................... 29 Multi-Year Planning ............................................................................................................................... 30 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 33 Revenue Summary ................................................................................................................................. 34 Tuition and Fees ................................................................................................................................... 34 Ad Valorem Taxes .............................................................................................................................. 35 State Appropriations .......................................................................................................................... 36 Non-formula Revenue ......................................................................................................................... 36 Restricted Funds ................................................................................................................................... 37 FY 2015-2016 All Funds Budget Report .......................................................................................... 38 Operating Budget Overview .............................................................................................................. 40 Three Year Comparison – Annual Operating Budget .................................................................... 41 Expense Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 42 Salaries, Wages and Benefits .......................................................................................................... 43 Vacancy Credit .................................................................................................................................... 43 Staffing Management Plan ............................................................................................................... 44 Operating Expenses ........................................................................................................................... 45 Budget Summary Comparison by Account Type ............................................................................. 46 Budget Summary Comparison by Functional Category ................................................................. 47 Page 2 Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Budget Budget Summary by Salary and Other Expense ............................................................................ 48 Three Year Staffing Summary ............................................................................................................ 50 District Support Operations ................................................................................................................. 51 Fully Allocated Expenses ...................................................................................................................... 53 Three Year Staffing Summary – District Only ................................................................................. 58 Capital Allocations ................................................................................................................................ 59 Debt Service Funds ................................................................................................................................ 60 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................ 64 FY 2015-2016 Revenue Summary .................................................................................................... 65 FY 2015-2016 Formula Revenue Summary ..................................................................................... 66 FY 2015-2016 Non-Formula Revenue Summary ............................................................................ 67 FY 2015-2016 Tuition Revenues by Semesters ............................................................................... 68 Assessed Value and Tax Levy of Taxable Property ...................................................................... 69 State Appropriations ............................................................................................................................ 70 State Appropriations Exhibit 1 ........................................................................................................... 71 State Appropriation Allocation Distribution ..................................................................................... 72 Base Period Contact Hour Rates by Discipline ................................................................................ 73 Contact Hours ......................................................................................................................................... 74 Unduplicated Headcount Enrollment .................................................................................................. 75 Ten Year Trend of Revenue Sources .................................................................................................. 76 Budget Process and Budget Calendar .............................................................................................
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