BLINN BOARD TO ADOPT 2023-24 BUDGET

  

Adoption of the next fiscal year’s budget and stipends will lead Tuesday’s agenda of the Blinn Board of Trustees.

The proposed budget for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year is $126.5 million, about $5 million more than the current budget but less than the previous year’s budget by roughly $3.5 million.

Accounted for in the projected budget is $3.17 million in increased salary and benefits for full-time employees.  The proposed pay hike would improve pay by 6 percent for the lowest-paid employees, 5 percent for middle-range employees and 4 percent for those making the most. 

In March, trustees approved a new tuition and fee schedule that would increase tuition by $2 per semester credit hour for in-district and out-of-district students and $1 per semester credit hour for non-resident students.  General fees per semester credit hour are increasing by $2, and housing and meal rates are up 5 percent. 

The increased tuition and fees are expected to net the College an extra $2.3 million in revenue, while the new housing and meal rates are projected to bring in a combined $609,000 more in revenue. 

Other business at Tuesday’s meeting includes authorizing the administration to negotiate a contract for street and sidewalk realignment on College Avenue on the Brenham Campus.  Trustees will also consider action on a guaranteed maximum price for the Bryan Campus administration building and audit reports pertaining to the districtwide risk assessment effort.

The board will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the third-floor board room of the Brenham Campus administration building.  The meeting will be livestreamed on Blinn College’s YouTube channel.