Budget Deficit Resolution (Policy 6330)
University Policy 6330
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Effective Date
January 2016
Responsible Party
Chief Financial and Operating Officer and Vice President for Finance and Operations, (208) 426-1200
Office of Budget and Planning, (208) 426-1273
Scope and Audience
This policy applies to all appropriated Department IDs/accounts and affects all Boise State University faculty and staff who have financial responsibility and manage one or more budgets.
Additional Authority
- Idaho State Board of Education Policy, Section V.C.
- Idaho Code Titles 67, Chapter 35
1. Policy Purpose
To manage temporary Budget Deficits and describe the type of corrective action financial administrators may take to resolve deficits.
2. Policy Statement
All funds must be spent in accordance with University policy. Authority to spend funds brings with it the responsibility of effective fiscal management. All Units should meet operating needs within their available budget. Expenditures should be monitored to ensure budgets do not incur deficits. Budget Deficits which do occur should be corrected monthly and must be cleared by the close of the fiscal year.
3. Definitions
3.1 Account Code
Six (6) digit code that specifies revenue, expense, fund balance, asset, liability or surplus. Examples: 502000 – Postal and Mail Services, 412501 – Summer Salary.
3.2 Budget Deficit
The amount by which actual expenditures within a Department ID/Budget Roll-Up Account (e.g., Regular Salary or Other Expense) exceed the appropriated budget in the Department ID/Budget Roll-Up Account.
3.3 Budget Roll-up Account
High level Account Codes that are used for budget amounts only. Example: 411000 – Irregular Salary, Budget Only.
3.4 Budget Transfer
Transfer of budget between Budget Roll-Up Accounts in one or more Department IDs. A transfer reduces budget in one Department ID/account and increases another.
3.5 Department ID
A ten (10) digit code that specifies a department funding source as either appropriated, local or restricted. Examples: 904A100001, 904L101001.
3.6 Unit
A college, department, program, or any other operating Unit which is governed by the policies of the University.
4. Resolution
a. Budget deficits may be resolved by either a Budget Transfer between Department IDs/Budget Roll-Up Accounts, if allowable, or by transferring expenditures between Department IDs/Accounts, if allowable.
b. If Budget Deficits are not cleared by fiscal year end, the Office of Budget and Planning will transfer budget from the relevant dean’s office or vice president’s office to cover the deficit. If there is no budget available from the appropriate dean’s or vice president’s office, budget for the upcoming fiscal year will be reduced by the amount of the deficit.
c. Under special circumstances approved by the Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning, deficits may be carried forward if an authorized deficit resolution plan is put in place and the Unit stays in compliance with the plan.