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Budget Council Committee

Purpose:

The College Budget Council is a shared governance committee. It is the primary recommending body to the President’s Cabinet and College President on matters of College-wide budget and resource allocations. It is the primary resource for budgetary and financial recommendations that originate from other college committees. All budget or resource allocation matters will first come to this council then be processed as appropriate through this council or referred for additional review to the appropriate college committee. It is understood that the authority of the Academic Senate, the ASGWC, and the agreements of our established collective bargaining agents are not diminished by the provisions or definitions found in this document.

Responsibilities:

  • Primary budget and finance committee
  • Review of all requests for funding (no matter the source) including RFP’s, lottery, CTE, program review resource requests, technology software and equipment.
  • Refer to appropriate committees for more information regarding requests when needed and make recommendations to the President’s Council on expenditure.
  • Develop and implement resource allocation guidelines and recommendations that enable achievement of college-wide long-term and short-term budgetary goals.
  • Review and recommendation of proposed college budgets.
  • Review of District adopted budgets (college general fund).
  • Review and approval of all contracts that obligate the college and provide essential services.
  • Incorporate equity-minded decision making to create, promote, and maintain activities, programs, and instruction that welcome, celebrate, and promote respect for all. This includes creating equity among disproportionately impacted students across age, ethnicity, race, national origins, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, mental/physical abilities, family status, religion, and socioeconomic status.
  • Hold regularly scheduled joint meetings with the President’s Cabinet & Planning Council

Membership

The Budget Council is composed of members from a variety of constituent groups, fostering collaboration, transparency, and shared participatory governance.  For questions regarding committee meetings or to request specific college budget information, please contact the committee recorder, Dawn Dittmer, ddittmer@gwc.cccd.edu.

Committee Chair: Rick Hicks, Vice President of Administrative Services

Recorder: Dawn Dittmer, VPAS Office

Budget Council Committee Members
MEMBER REPRESENTATION APPOINTMENT TERM YEARS
Rick Hicks Vice President,
Administrative Services		 Position Based Continuous
Tanya Tran Director,
Fiscal Services		 Position Based Continuous
VACANT Representative,
Student Equity and Achievement		 Position Based Continuous
Dorsie Brooks Special Funding or Grant Representative Position Based Continuous
Minesh Lakhani Director, Information Technology Position Based Continuous
Justin Smith Representative,
Academic Senate		 Constituency Election 2-years FA2025-SP2027
Antony Hoang Representative-Elect,
Academic Senate		 Constituency Election 2-years FA2026-SP2028
Martie Ramm Engle Representative-Elect,
Council for Chairs and Deans		 Constituency Election 2-years FA2026-SP2028
Brian Thill Representative-Elect,
Coast Federation of Educators		 Constituency Election 2-years FA2025-SP2027
Carla Martinez Representative,
Coast District Manager Association		 CDMA 2-years FA2025-SP2027
Jill Kiefer, Dani Godinez (sub for Ally Chaudhry) Representative,
Classified Senate
 Classified Senate 2-years FA2025-SP2027
Nexy Gavidia, Jovani Villalvazo Figueroa Representatives, Coast Federation of Classified Employees CFCE 2-years SP2026-FA2028
ASGWC Vice President of Financial Affairs & A Representative-Elect Associated Students of GWC Constituency Election 1-year FA2026-SP2027

Meeting Schedule

First and Third Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Language Arts (LA) 115, unless otherwise noted.  Additionally, two Joint Meetings with the President’s Cabinet and the Planning Council are TBD. Meetings are open to the campus community.

Budget Council Committee
Meeting Dates Location
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 LASS 115
Wednesday, February 3, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, February 17, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, March 3, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, March 17, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, April 7, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, May 5, 2027 LASS 115
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 LASS 115