Budget Forum Satisfies Few
Barbara Beaser
Posted on: 6/11/09 Section: News
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PCC President Paulette Perfumo said at the forum that the numbers for the next year's budget are unknown.
"The difficulty in all this is that we don't know what the final budget will be," Perfumo said.
There was tension as Suzanne Anderson, assistant professor of social sciences, asked whether the meeting would be able to address what she called the "floating rumors" about pay raises and laying off faculty and staff.
"Why is this meeting scheduled at 8 a.m. this morning and 11 a.m. Thursday, when nobody can be here?" Anderson asked.
Interim Vice President of Administrative Services Mark Zacovic pointed out that there was a substantial crowd in Sexson Auditorium, before confirming that Perfumo had been given a salary raise in December 2008 when the Board of Trustees had renegotiated her contract.
Perfumo addressed another concern as well.
"I've been asked about [tuition fees] $60 per unit," she said. "In talking to Dr. [Jack] Scott, [Chancellor of the California Community Colleges] the feeling is we will end up around $20 or $25 per unit."
Perfumo did say that she knew that a lot of students were unaware of the Board of Governors Fee Waiver, which allows eligible California residents to have their enrollment fees waived.
Perfumo asked those who attended the forum for ideas on how to reduce spending within all the budget areas. Some ideas she and Zacovic mentioned included no overtime for classified staff and cutting back on security, although they made it clear that nothing was set in stone.
John Woods, the director of the learning assistance center, wanted to know who would be making the decisions once the numbers are final.
"That's why we're asking all of you for ideas," Perfumo said.
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sonia armas
posted 6/15/09 @ 10:01 AM PST
I think they should have let us know in advance what to expect since they knew what was to come.I work in the Assistive Technology Center D-208 and have been working here (I am considered as an hourly)so we were one of the first to get cut. (Continued…)
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