Downgrade Savings:
The amount of funding transferred from a department's permanent budget when a POSITION is reduced
to a lower classification or salary grade.
Merit Increase:
Performance based salary increase granted in accordance with various personnel policies.
Operating Budget:
Financial plan for current year. It includes the July 1 appropriations plus unexpended
balances carried forward from the previous year.
Permanent Budget:
An annual financial operating plan used primarily for budget planning purposes.
It is adjusted only to reflect changes with continuing permanent
impact on appropriations. It also provides the BASIS for JULY 1 APPROPRIATIONS in the
operating ledger.
Permanently Budgeted Staff Salary:
Non-Academic positions supported by permanently budgeted funds reflecting permanent
funding designations on the PAF form.
Promotion:
The movement of an employee from one established title code or salary grade to a higher one as a
result of an appointment to a VACANT POSITION.
Range Adjustment:
The adjustment of staff salary ranges based on a variety of pay factors and funding from the state.
Reclassification:
The movement of an EMPLOYEE to another title code or salary grade in a related series based on expansion
of job duties.
Regular Staffing Block:
A distribution line reflected on the PAF which is used for the purpose to support permanently
budgeted personnel. A percentage value CANNOT be reflected in the "Dist% field on the PAF form.
Six-Month Increase:
Performance based salary increase granted following the completion of 6 months qualifying service
for specified title codes.
Staffing List:
A list of permanetly budgeted personnel which is separated according to ORG-FUND-PROGRAM.
Transfer:
The movement of an employee from one department to another laterally or as of a result of a promotion.
Turnover Savings:
The amount of funding transferred from a department's permanent budget when an employee resigns,
transfers, retires, etc, if that employee was funded above the entry level of the classification.