1. Budget Advisory Committee
9/12/2014

2. A Few Key Budget Terms Appropriation Allocation Personnel Services
Total spending authority
NYS generally provides appropriation to the University as a whole
Allocation
Release of spending authority; distribution of funds to campuses & departments for expenditure control
To control spending, the Division of Budget may choose to release allocation for any appropriated funds over the course of the fiscal year, rather than releasing all of it at the beginning of the year.
Personnel Services
All activity related to payroll and wages
PS-Regular (PSR) = regular, ongoing salaries & wages
PS-Temporary (PST, or “Temp Services”) = temporary salaries & wages; includes student workers
OTPS – “Other Than Personnel Services”
Everything other than salaries and wages
E.g. Supplies, Travel, Contractual Services, Equipment, Utilities, internal campus charges for services (automotive, telephone, etc.)
Recurring
Refers to resources or expenditures that are expected to be ongoing
e.g. an ongoing revenue stream such as student fees, or an ongoing expense such as a position
One-time
Refers to resources or expenditures that are expected to occur only once, or irregularly
e.g. an energy-savings rebate, or payment for an office renovation

4. State Appropriated Funds
Campus Tuition & related revenue + State Tax Support
a.k.a. “Core operating funds” or “State funds”
Student tuition, college fee, interest and NYS general tax support
University-wide Program Support
NYS tax supported, targeted program funds
Child Care Center, EOP, etc.
Overflow Enrollment & Summer Session
a.k.a “SUTRA”
Tuition revenue over & above planned fall & spring tuition revenue (“Overflow”)
Summer Session activity
IFR
“Income Fund Reimbursable”
Self-supported special revenue funds supported either fully or primarily by campus generated income
e.g. student fees, rental of facilities, high school outreach programs, pass-through funds
Res Hall
a.k.a. “DIFR”, “Dormitory IFR”
Self-supported fund dedicated to res hall operations funded by room rents & related charges

5. Non-appropriated Restricted Purpose Funds
College Foundation
Funded by endowments, gifts & annual giving
Research Foundation
Research, public service and training activities funded from a variety of external sources and administered by the SUNY Research Foundation
Oneonta Auxiliary Services (OAS)
Dining services, bookstore, vending, and other auxiliary operations

8. *Direct Impact & Administrative categories are defined by SUNY

9. Budget Challenges: 2014-15 & Beyond
No state funding for mandatory cost increases and inflation
Tuition increases have covered these costs in last several years
Contractual salary increases
Utility inflation
End of planned tuition increases on the horizon
5-year state-approved plan ends w/ tuition increase
Restoration of campus reserves
Generate new revenue sources &/or savings to replenish reserves
Investments in our future
Resources for strategic plan initiatives
Resources for other major campus planning initiatives
Academic Master Plan, Facilities Master Plan, Enrollment Plan