Northern Marianas College president Sharon Hart assured employees that no work-hour reduction will take place during the fiscal year, despite a projected shortfall in the college\u2019s personnel cost.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate to place them into austerity because we need to make the best decision for the organization. I don\u2019t want to do that to my employees\u2026because that\u2019s not my way of managing,\u201d Hart said in a visit to her office.<\/p>\n
She told Saipan Tribune that unless the Board of Regents gainsays her decision, she will keep the 80-hour biweekly schedule for all staff.<\/p>\n
The college has 175 employees, mostly administrative personnel and staff.<\/p>\n
The Executive Branch has enforced an across-the-board austerity Fridays until the end of the fiscal year due to declining collections and resources. It projects revenue to reach only $102 million this fiscal year. <\/p>\n
During Monday\u2019s special board meeting, it was learned that NMC is projected to incur a shortfall of $432,783 in fiscal year 2012. <\/p>\n
The Legislature had approved a $5.1 million budget for the college, of which $3.9 million will be used for personnel cost while $1.2 million will go to all others and operations. However, because the college\u2019s average payroll is $216,224, this brings the estimated total payroll projection for 26 pay periods to $5.6 million. [B][I](Moneth Deposa)[\/I][\/B]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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