Central Washington University seeks funding to cover a budget shortfall in compensation funding that was created by the Office of Financial Management HR Directive 1901,regarding the new compensation structure for professional information technology classifications. The directive was issued May 30, 2019, which was after the legislatively enacted budget had been passed and signed into law by the governor. The budget provided $259,000 for the biennium and for this purpose, however, after a review by OFM and CWU of eligible positions it was determined that the appropriated funding fell short of what was needed to cover the reclassifications. Therefore, CWU requests supplemental operating budget funding in the amount of $464,552 to cover this shortfall, which has been reviewed and agreed upon by OFM and the CWU HR team. This request covers what was not included in the FY20 supplemental budget after the reclassifications went into effect on July 1, 2019 as well as the shortfall for FY21.

Agency savings were achieved by implementing the governor's directive to withhold the general wage increase scheduled for July 1, 2020. (Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated, Inst of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated, other funds)