Budget Control Policy
302.01 Budget Control Policy
The budget is crafted with inspiration and guidance from the strategic plan, mission,
visions, and values of the institution, ensuring resources are allocated in alignment
with its educational directions. It is prepared by the administration of the College
and submitted to the Board of Trustees for its approval. The College budget requires
that institutional resources be allocated on an organizational unit basis by function
and object so that appropriations and expenditures may be controlled and reported
by the person directly responsible for the financial management of the budget.
The financial integrity and responsibility of the College require that College personnel
shall underwrite expenditures only in those functions or objects specifically assigned
to them by the budget. Obligations should be incurred only as a result of legal requirements,
Board of Trustees policies, and specific Board approval. The Board approves the budget
on an annual basis, and budget changes must be approved on a specific individual change
basis. Any expenditure committed for an object and/or a function by College personnel
not directly responsible for that function and not cleared in advance by a budget
transfer shall be considered a personal expenditure of that individual and shall not
be considered as an obligation of the College.
Revised:
- 02-12-1979
- 03-23-1987
Cabinet Reviewed:
- 05-14-2024