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Enrichment programs to bear brunt of cut
by Heidi Swillinger
of The TORCH

Over $825,000 was sheared from LCC 's
1980-81 budget when the Oregon
Legislature met in an August emergency
session.
This fall, to help offset the cut, certain
'' non-instructional expenditures'' may be
curtailed, but at least there will be students
in the classrooms and instructors for the
students.
And, says Bert Dotson, assistant to the
president, '' Our first criterion is to protect
the number of students we can serve and
prevent any employee reduction.·'
Nevertheless, LCC's open door must
close slightly; fall registration will be first
come, first serve. And according 'to Dotson, the $825,000 figure will actually be
closer to $1 million because of LCC 's
reduced ability to serve the number of
students planned on. A lower student
enrollment will facilitate fewer classes,
which means less tuition money for the college.
In 1979-1980, LCC received state reim-

bursement for 8,365 FTE and actually
served 9,300 (an FTE is a student, or
several students combined who take the
equivalent of 15 credit hours per term).
Cuts made during the legislative session
will lower state FTE reimbursment to
7,500. Traditionally, LCC has been able to
finance additional FTE over what the state
will provide for. But times are hard; this
year, though administrators had hoped to
serve 9,600 FTE, about 600 will have to be
turned away.
Plans for supplementing budget cuts are
tentative -- the fate of the college rests on
the September 16 tax levy ballot. If that
• fails, more drastic cuts will have to be
made.
However, school administrators are being optimistic. Dotson says that in LCC' s
history, no tax levy has ever failed during
an autumn election. So for now, administrators are making plans as though
the levy had actually passed.
• One possible money saving area is vocational education grants LCC receives annually. Ordinarilly, these monies would be.
used to enrich the college's vocational pro-

grams. This year, the money could
possibly go towards paying the salaries of
various administrators and support staff instead, thereby relieving the General Fund
of the cost. This would save LCC approximately $72,000.
Although temporary, such a cut hurts,
says Dotson, because the grants are usually used for enrichment purposes. But, he
adds, '' If we're (LCC) going to do
something, we want to do it extremely well.
And if we can't do it well, and maintain
quality, we'll wait until we can."
• Postponment of construction plans would
shift operating costs for the college computer to construction funds. In addition, a
50 percent reduction of capital outlay for
one year would save the college $225,000.
• Denali, the student literary publication,
could be cancelled for one year, or various
student associations could pick up the
$2,000 tab. Although Dotson
acknowledges the value of Denali', it is not
an FTE-generating activity -- justification
for the cut.
• Special Instructional Project (SIP) funds
could be reduced by half. This fund helps
pay the costs of adding classes to existing

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When Governor Victor Atiyeh prepared
his budget for 1980-81, he intentionally
tightened the belt and cut back on government spending.
The budget, which the governor and
legislature prepare every two years, is based on an estimate of revenue the government expects to receive. In 1979, the
government was left with a surplus of $170
million. Realizing this excess of funds put
the legislature in a position of either increasing state spending and programs, or
cutting back on taxes the state took in.
The legislature voted to reduce income
tax by $139 million and to give taxpayers a
rebate of $70 million.
And, feeling confident that they had
plenty of income to budget over the next
two years, the legislature re-allocated
money earmarked for state agencies and
sent it to local governments.
As a result, local property owners paid
an average of 20-30 percent less on their
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cuts are temporary, as wel I as tentative.
But, he says, $825,000 "is a very serious
and significant cut. Any way you look at it
we' re going to be serving less students
this fall.'' And losing the ability to continue
enrichment programs is painful. According
the the U.S. Office of Education, LCC is
one of the best community colleges in the
nation, one reason being its ever-growing
enrichment progr~ms.

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Analysis by George Wagnor
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• The Income Credit Program carryover
may be reduced by 25 percent. The carryover is an accumulation by various
departments of unspent special fees, and
enables the college to provide instructional
materials for students at the beginning of
the year. Teachers are able to order
materials in quantity, which saves money.
This maneuver, says Dotson, would have
''almost no effect'' on students or instructors, if implemented for only one year, and
would result in a $62,000 savings.

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programs or of creating new ones. The cut
would result in a possible FTE reduction of
150, but would save the college another
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What no one could have forseen was the
devastation of the pending economical
recession. Almost 50 percent of Oregon
business is connected in some was -to the
lumber industry, one of the most
vulnerable industries in the economy. As a
result, Oregon experienced incredible
layoffs and cutbacks in wood product industries -- and expected revenues vaporized.
Continuation of spending on the current
budget would have created a $204 million
deficit for the state. Because state law prohibits the legislature from spending more
than it receives in taxes, Governor Atiyeh
called the legislature into a rebudgeting
session last month.
The budget money for the first year had
already been distributed. Therefore, $800
million was left to run the state for the remaining fiscal year. To operate within this
financial limitation required a possible thirty percent cut in the state budget. Where
are the cuts to be made?
Primary schools ·had been allocated approximately $400 million this year by the
state. The community colleges had been
awarded a little less than $51. 5 million.
Legislators felt it would be regressive to
cut any of the funds for elementary and
secondary schools. Local government has
fought for three decades to raise the Basic
School Support Fund (BSSF) to its present
40 percent level.
. Federal law demands that the state provide primary education. And since it could
force local governments to raise property
taxes, the result would also be politically
bad for Atiyeh, especially when . we
remember that there is a property tax limit
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Lane County residents go to the polls Sept. 16 to vote on a $2 million tax levy for LCC.

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If the "A" and "B" ballots pass, the
homeowner would pay $53.85, after the
state deducts 30 percent in tax relief. If only the ''A'' levy passes, the homeowner
would pay $51.10.
Bert Dotson, assistant to the president,
explains that if both levies pass, LCC can
expect to serve 9,000 FTE (an FTE is a student or several students combined who
take 15 credit hours per term), 300 less
than last year. Though fewer students will
• be served, no staff members will be laid
off. However, some currently vacant positions will simply not be filled.
If "A" passes and "B" fails, only
8,500 FTE can be served and some staff
members will have to be laid off.
And if neither levy passes, LCC can hope
to serve only 7,500 FTE, cut programs and
classes and lay off a number of full-time
contracted faculty members.
College administrators debated raising
the amount of the "B" ballot to supplement Legislative budget cuts made in
August (See related story -- Page 2). But,
says Dotson, "We have purposely tried not
to pass that cut on to the local taxpayer."
Therefore, if both levies fail, LCC will be
forced to serve only 7,500 FTE, the max-

imum for which the government will provide reimbursement. It would also mean a
loss of over $3 million -- the levy amount
and the money lost from tuition. Instructors
would have to be laid off which means
classes wou Id have to be cut. "How can
you reduce the number of people you serve
while maintaining the same number of programs?" s~ys Dotson.' Non-passage could
''drastically alter the kinds of programs we
offer."
Even if both levies pass, they will only be
in effect for one year. After that, unless a
tax base measure is proposed and approved this November, LCC will have to go back
to the polls next year. Due to high enrollment, inflation, and the possibility of more
state cuts, the budget deficit can only
climb higher.
Dotson feels he cou Id accept defeat of
the tax ballot quietly, if not gracefully, if
more people voted. Usual voter turnout for
special elections is about 15-20 percent.
Last year, about 40,000 people attended
LCC. '· If every student that went to LCC
were to vote, it would be double the
amount of people that normally vote in a
special election," says Dotson. He adds,
''Too few people exercise their privilege to
vote."

Cuts, layoffs hinge on' A' and' B' ballots
by Heidi Swillinger
of The TORCH

LCC administrators are hoping that the
old saying about the third time being a
charm proves true.
On Sept. 16, Lane County residents will
go to the polls for the third time this year to
decide whether or not LCC should receive
more tax money.
Voters defeated an increased tax base
proposal last May and a tax levy in June.

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This month, the tax levy proposal will reappear, in the form of an "A" and "B"
ballot.
This confusing measure consists of an
''A'' portion -- a one . year levy of
$1,688,316, of which up to 30 percent
would be eligible for state property tax
relief.
, The '' B'' portion is a property tax levy of
$339,829, none of which is eligible for
state tax relief.
In simpler terms, last year the owner of a
$55,000 home paid $43.49 in LCC taxes.

No class schedules in mail this fall
- Lane County residents should not expect
Eugene Register-Guard, but found we
to find the LCC class schedule in their
could actually save money by mailing it.''
mailboxes this fall.
Bob Marshall, Director of Admissions,
Instead, schedules are available at the
says, "A person is really going to have to
Eugene, Springfield and Junction City
be motivated to make the trip and pick one
public libraries, as well as the Florence and
up.,,
Cottage Grove Outreach Centers, the
Downtown (Eugene) Center and the LCC
At least one person is happy about that.
campus.
A local mailman sighed with relief when he
Publications manager Diane Dann exheard the news. ''Our mailbags feel like
plains that the reason for curtailment of
they weigh about 600 pounds when the
this service is to save money. In the past,
LCC schedule goes out.''
she says, LCC printed and mailed 116,000
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copies of the schedule and made another
10,000 copies available for campus
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since 1979. "Enrollment shot way up when i
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Tentative class cuts might complicate registration
students is Sept. 16, certain classes will be earmarked with
an arrow , indicating closure unless the budget is approved.
By Sept. 17, LCC will know its exact financial status. If
the levy passes , students wishing to register for the earmarked classes may do so. Students who originally
registered Sept. 16 may then add earmarked classes to their
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schedules.
If the levy fails , marked classes will simply be dropped. In •

On Sept. 16, some returning LCC students may find the
registration process a little more confusing than usual.
On that day, Lane County voters will go to the polls to
decide whether or not to approve an increased tax levy of $2
million.
If the levy fails, about 15 percent of the classes offered at
LCC this fall will be cut. (See schedule below)
But because the first day of registration for returning

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