Austin Community College District (ACC) presented its fiscal year 2023 budget proposal, which includes a new compensation increase structure, at the June 20, 2022, Board of Trustees meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $16 million compensation proposal provides all employees a 5% raise with a minimum salary increase of $5,000 a year. As a result, employees who have the lowest current salaries would see the largest percentage increase. The average (median) employee salary would increase by about 7.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cACC is listening. What is clear is that our employees care about this institution, about serving our students, and about lifting our community. They love working at ACC. We want to support them,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC chancellor. \u201cACC employees are being hit by inflation and we want to do what we can to hold on to our talented faculty and staff and offset the rising cost of everything. We\u2019re recommending a substantial increase in employee compensation to help alleviate the burdens of recent inflation. Our goal is to find a solution that balances our employees\u2019 needs with the needs of our community and students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ten employees signed up to speak during the Citizen\u2019s Communication portion of the meeting to share their concerns about the rapid rise in the cost of living in Central Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEmployees are requesting 10% across the board. It is a logical number given what we\u2019re seeing with inflation. But, it\u2019s difficult to meet across the board. It would amount to about $10 million more than what we presented last month in our preliminary budget proposal,\u201d says Neil Vickers, ACC executive vice chancellor of Business and Administration. \u201cTo be perfectly honest, it\u2019s more than what we have. However, we came up with some alternatives with a goal to get 10 percent or more to as many employees as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A break down of the proposed compensation structure can be summarized as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n