May 25, 1982

  

  

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TO ALL DOUGLAS COLLEGE STAFF, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
FROM BILL DAY

 

At the regular Board meeting of Thurs-
day, May 20, 1982, the Douglas College
Board passed an expenditure plan pre-
pared by the College Administration af-
ter same weeks of hard work and discus-
sion at all levels of the college.

The amounts coming to the College from
all sources were $1,4000,000 less than
the amount required to operate the col-
lege at current levels and rates of ex-
penditure.

To compound the problem, in certain
areas (Community Programs & Services
and Educational & Student Services),
the College received markedly less sup-
port. We have only limited legal abil-
ity to move funds between functional
categories in the college, and while
every effort has been made to limit the
damage, those two sectors of the col-
lege operation are clearly suffering
most.

I would like at this time te commend
the Deans and the Bursar, end their
staffs, for the totally cooperative and
mutually supportive attitudes evidenced
in coping with this situation, which
amounted to an overall 12% reduction in
purchasing power by the institution.

Douglas College and Kwantlen College
have had a double problem, as we all
know, because the constriction on ed-

 

ucational dollars comes immediately af-
ter our split, which has resulted in
higher per capita operating costs of the
two separate institutions for obvious
reasons. Final adjustment to this new
state of affairs is not yet accomplished,
and will not be until our next fiscal
year.

Over the next three months, once our 5
Year Educational Plan has been completed
and approved, the Foard will be making
decisions regarding the College's high
priority lines of development, at which
time, if necessary, the organization
will be adjusted to accomplish those
goals.

In the meantime, the closing of the bud-
get "gap" has been accomplished by rig-
orous reductions and restrictions in
discretionary items in our budget, but
mostly through the reduction in budget
allotments for temporary and auxiliary
personnel of all types. Most presently
unfilled positions will not be filled,
and in other cases, will become consider-
ably delayed hirings.

Sadly, a small number of recqular employ-
ees will be informed shortly that the
college can no longer provide the ser-
vices for which they were hired.

Complete details of the budget are avail-
able to all employees, either through
their Department or Division, or through
their union officials.