Board Approved Operating Budget 2025-2026
SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 25, 2025
ACTION
Subject: FY 2025-2026 College Operating, Grants, and Contracts Budget
Background
Per the Board of Trustees Policy Manual, Section 100.B60 – Board Duties and Responsibilities,
the Board will “4. Review and approve an annual budget to finance the operation of
the District in accordance with the statutes of Washington and lawful and applicable
regulations.” (page 12)
The Board has authorized in Section 100.C30 – President that “the President of the District shall be the executive officer through which the Board implements its policies” and specifically the responsibility and duty to “5. Prepare and submit to the Board an annual budget and administer the Board approved budget.” (page 18)
College Administration presents the attached operating, grants, and contracts budget for the July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 fiscal year, hereafter “FY 2025-26,” to the Board for final review and recommends approval. The initial draft of the FY 2025-2026 College Operating Budget was presented to the Board of Trustees at its study session of May 28, 2025. The final version presented for approval includes operating budget adjustments since that time and a proposed budget for both the grants and contracts funds.
In summary, College Administration presents a FY 2025-2026 balanced budget as follows:
- Operating Budget of total estimated revenues and expenses each equal to $57,306,977.
- Grants Budget of total estimated revenues and expenses each equal to $2,331,935.
- Contracts Budget of total estimated revenues and expenses each equal to $17,333,753.
Recommendation
That the Board of Trustees, by motion and subsequent action, approve the Operating, Grants, and Contracts Budget as presented for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in the amounts of $57,306,977, $2,331,935, and $17,333,753 respectively; and FURTHER MOVED, that the College President may adjust the operating budget up or down by up to one (1) percent of estimated operating revenues.
Prepared by: Joe Mazur, Vice President of Business & Administrative Services
Shoreline Community College
June 2025