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Budget process timetable

Budget Process Timetable

Date Activities Responsibility
PLANNING AND ANALYSIS
September BAC commences discussion of upcoming fiscal year's budget BAC

October/ November/ December

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Multi Year Integrated Plan Meetings

Deans/Senior Leaders/President's Office

BAC discussions continue including early feedback from community, briefings from Integrated Plan meetings, and survey.

BAC/Deans/Unit Leaders/Student Groups
Review all input and develop draft budget report & recommendations
BAC
RECOMMENDATIONS, CONSULTATION AND INPUT
January
Budget Office sends preliminary unit budget detail (does not yet include BAC recommendations) to Faculties and units to begin preparation for upcoming year's budget.

Dean's/Unit Leaders

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Release Draft Operating Budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year including:

  • Proposed recommendations that will be the basis of the development of the upcoming fiscal year budget
  • Proposed tuition fee schedule.
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January / February
University holds budget, tuition and fee information sessions with students and the Dal community BAC/Students/Dal community
University releases survey to generate feedback from the Dal community (students, faculty, staff)
BAC/Students/Dal community
February BAC considers input received from campus community BAC
Faculty and Unit budget allocations determined and communicated to Deans and Unit Leaders
Budget Office
APPROVAL
March

Issue Final Report / Operating Budget Plan for upcoming fiscal year

Report presented to the Board Finance, Audit, Investment and Risk (FAIR) Committee

Recommended Operating Budget for upcoming fiscal year presented by via the FAIR Committee to the Board of Governors

BAC

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April/May Detailed budgets submitted by Faculties and Units

Deans / Senior Leaders / Budget Officers

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