Budget Liaison Committee of the Faculty Senate
February 2004
Salary Policy Recommendations

I.                    The Budget Liaison Committee does not endorse the implementation or use of increases in student fee monies for faculty or staff salary increases.

II.                  The Budget Liaison Committee recommends that a permanent institutional budget line item be dedicated to annual promotions.

III.                Per the SBOE Objective #8 and the Lewis-Clark College Strategic Plan, the Budget Liaison Committee recommends that the institution commit to the dedication of annual salary monies accruing from employee retirements, resignations or for any other reason to the rectification of salary inequities due to gender, age, compression or any other cause.   This commitment should formalize annual salary analysis and identification of salary inequities by department supervisors and division chairs.   Per the annual amount accrued for this purpose, the Vice President for Financial Affairs, Budget Director, and the Compensation Review Committee should collaboratively decide on the per employee percentage to be allocated.  Further, LCSC should institute a policy whereby no salary increases for faculty will be implemented except by this process and/or salary increases allocated by the State of Idaho.

IV.                The Budget Liaison Committee recommends that monies allocated by the State of Idaho for FY04-05 be distributed to LCSC employees as follows:  All LCSC employees should receive a salary increase of 2% or $500, whichever is greater.  Further, any monies received by the institution in excess of the amount required to award raises of 2% or $500 shall be used to address salary inequities.