More cuts may come to campus: Regents OK budget plans - POLINA MARINOVA, Red & Black

On top of previous budget cuts and tuition increases, Gov. Sonny Perdue issued a directive requiring state agencies to submit 4, 6 and 8 percent reduction plans for fiscal year 2011. The Board of Regents approved the University’s reduction plan proposals, and the Regents will submit them to Perdue’s office by Sept. 1. The state has already begun withholding 4 percent from the University. At the 4 percent level, the total amount cut from the University System of Georgia is $77 million. At the 6 percent level, the budget will be reduced by a cumulative amount of $115 million, and at the 8 percent level, the budget will be reduced by a cumulative $154 million. For the University, this means a $16 million dollar reduction at the 4 percent level. It could also mean buildings without air-conditioning and delayed building maintenance, according to the proposal submitted to the Board of Regents. The University faces a $2 million reduction in maintenance funding.