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JBC-Personnel adopts ASU budget amendment to restore vice chancellor positions
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to the budget manual to restore vice chancellor positions omitted in fall hearings for Arkansas State University; members said there is no additional cost associated with the change.
The Joint Budget Committee — Personnel voted to adopt an amendment to the budget manual intended to restore vice chancellor positions that were omitted during fall budget hearings for Arkansas State University (ASU).
A committee member explained the amendment was requested because ASU’s current staffing included vice chancellor positions that were not reflected in the budget manual. “They just simply somehow omitted, these positions, and there's no increase in revenue or no cost associated with them,” the speaker said on behalf of ASU during the discussion.
The speaker said the amendment preserves the current number of employees rather than creating new chancellorships, noting, “It's not 3 new chancellors. It's just these 3 positions.” The transcript contains two different numerical references — earlier the staff reader said there were four vice chancellor positions during the fall hearings, while the speaker on behalf of ASU referred to “these 3 positions.” That discrepancy is recorded in the committee record and should be clarified in the official budget documents.
Committee members had no further questions and adopted the amendment by voice vote; the chair declared the motion carries. The committee set its next meeting for April 1.
