Purpose:  BAG will advise the Executive Team, Vice President for College Operations, and the Budget Analyst about  matters regarding the development of the annual college budget, including the development process and the  substance of the budget.  This group will also facilitate communications with the rest of the college  community regarding budget development. 

Sponsor: The Executive Team will sponsor the Budget Advisory Group (BAG).  The vice president for College Operations will serve as liaison between BAG and the Executive Team.

Facilitator: The facilitator is chosen by group members.   Current facilitator: Donna Zmolek 

Membership: 

3 faculty representatives (selected by Faculty Council) 
3 classified representatives (selected by Classified Council) 
2 students (selected by ASLCC) 
2 representatives for Instruction managers 
1 representative for Student Services managers 
1 representative for College Operations managers 
1 representative for Executive Services managers 
Budget Analyst (ex-officio) 
Vice President for College Operations (ex-officio) 

When Members Are Selected:   Annually

Length of Membership:  Undetermined

Roles/Duties of Committee Members: 

To provide specific recommendations to the Executive Team, the Vice President for College Operations  and the Budget Analyst regarding the following matters: 
1. Communication with employees, students and the community about the budget and the collegeís financial  situation; 
2. The Budget Principles and Criteria; 
3. The specific process for development of annual budget; 
4. Potential sources of new revenue; 
5. Recommendations about tuition rates and fees charged to students; 
6. The collegeís overall financial strategies; and 
7. The overall regulation of expenditures.

Membership List: 

Name	Department	Extension
Bill Kyker	College Finance	5607
Sandy Ing-Weise	Student Health & Safety	5666
Linda Loft	Computer Info Tech	5249
Jose Ortal	Affirmative Action	5801
Lynne Phillips	Academic Learning Skills	5440
Jane Scheidecker	Workforce Development	5725
Donna Zmolek	Social Science	5428

Meeting Times/Length of Meetings: Wednesdays, 3:00 to 5:00, Business 205

Agenda:

Meeting Minutes/Notes:

Link to BAG web pages