Decentralized Budgeting
West Chester Position Funding Policies
Action	Policy
Position is vacated during year	Budget level stays the same during the year.  Savings maintained at DL.  Following year budget is adjusted to market level.  Savings maintained by central budget.  Market level can be augmented based on funding provided by DL.
External hires	Negative variances funded by DL for above market hires.  Savings maintained by DL for below market hires.
Internal transfers	Position budget in transfering DL reverts to market. Position budget in receiving DL is adjusted to market or predetermined level set by collective bargaining unit agreement.  Receiving DL does not have to fund difference.
Promotions	Must be funded by DL housing position.
Reclassifications	Must be funded by DL housing position.
New positions	Requested through annual budget process.  Non faculty requests must be received by 2/28 to be considered for the upcoming fiscal year.  Faculty requests must be received by 2/28 to be considered for the year after the upcoming fiscal year.  Funding is responsibility of DL.
Annual increases (not due to promotions or reclassifications).	Additional money needed to fund higher compensation level is provided from the central budget.
DL = level of decentralization (dean/director/etc.)
Market Levels
APSCUF	Assistant Professor Step 6 (except for accounting, computer science, finance, management, marketing - step 12).
AFSCME	Step 1
SUA	Step 1
COACHES	Budgeted amount
MANAGEMENT	End of 2nd quartile
PNA	Step A
UPG	Step 1
Acceptable methods of funding by DL
1) Moving dollars from a permanent positive position budget variance. This would includes funds available from downgrades, position eliminations, other hires below market rate, etc.)
2) Moving dollars from the base operating budget (permanent base reduction).
3) Permanently increasing the DL's base savings target.