Nearly a year and a half after deeming Santa Fe Community College was in a financial emergency, the school’s governing board voted unanimously Wednesday to remove the declaration. The emergency declaration, in place since May 2020, gave community college President Becky Rowley more authority to lay off employees and close programs without the usual public process that offers opportunities for board members, staff and the community to pose challenges. “Going forward, we do anticipate that we will still have to watch our revenue and to look for other ways to enhance our revenue and cut expenses at the same time,” Rowley said prior to the board vote.
