Reporting Members:  
Bret Force, Ben Hill, Bill Kyker, Nanci La Velle, Ellen Lacy, Linda Loft, 
Kay Malmberg, Marie Matsen,  Kaaren OíRourke, Jose Ortal, Lynne Phillips, 
Jane Russell,  Jane Scheidecker,  Sandra Ing-Wiese, Donna Zmolek

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

Charter Outcomes:
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.

• In September 2002, the Executive Team (ET) asked the Budget Advisory Group to focus their efforts on ìensuring widespread opportunity for input to the Executive Teamî before budget recommendations come from departments and divisions to ET.  In response to this request, the BAG prepared weekly summaries for The Daily to inform college staff of its focus and work.   
• In October, the BAG developed a global communication plan to solicit and gather responses from staff regarding the budget development process and criteria.  The BAG utilized The Daily, an email box (BAGInput) and prepared a report to ET on the following three broad categories:  1)Suggestions for evaluating programs and services, 2) budget reduction approaches and priorities emphasized, 3) suggestions for efficiencies or revenue enhancements.  The raw input and summarized versions were posted on the Budget Development web site http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/budget/staffrespsum.htm .  This data was later provided to the Budget Criteria Subcommittee to be merged with other data used in their focused assignment. The BAG also met with LASR representatives to be briefed on current projects and ask questions regarding LASRís future capabilities.  
• In November, President Spilde met with BAG .  She addressed the two phases of the budget process and described the three new budget committees (Transparency, Criteria, and Efficiency) that would be formed to allow shared governance in the budget process .  These groups would provide ET and the Board the information necessary to determine program reviews and reductions and to develop a budget for 2002-03.  BAG provided representatives to serve on each committee.
• In December, the BAG explored the charge to develop a tuition rate policy.  
• In March, BAG finalized a tuition rate policy and a ìfurther recommendationsî report for the Executive Teamís review.  Both were posted on the Budget Development website.
• In April, BAG began reviewing the Budget Policy issues from the May 2001 board meeting to determine which issues to focus for the coming year.   Plans were also made to meet with ET for further guidance on budget issues.
• In May, BAG members met with some members of the Transparency Group regarding that groupís recommendations and goals.

Addenda  

1. BAG Group Survey ñ Process
2. Summary: Budget Criteria Input
3. Tuition Rate Policy
4. Further Recommendations