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Chancellor warns of system office budget shortfall tied to longstanding appropriation cap; plans for efficiency and possible Besties
Summary
Chancellor Olsen told trustees the system office faces a structural funding cap on its appropriation that has not kept pace with costs. The cap (described in remarks as the current cap of $36 million) and projected payroll and cost increases create a projected shortfall of roughly $6 million (about 17%) in a future fiscal year, prompting a system
Chancellor Olsen told trustees that a statutory dollar cap on the Minnesota State system office appropriation, unchanged in real terms for roughly 15 years, is creating a structural budget shortfall. He said the current cap has been adjusted over time from a prior figure up to $36,000,000 and that ongoing salary and cost increases have eroded purchasing power. That erosion, he said, will create an estimated shortfall of a little over $6,000,000—about 17% of the capped appropriation—by the end of the forecast horizon discussed in committee.
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