The bulk of the request, $1,078,444, reflects funding for operating expenses during the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. The college asked for $235,762 in capital outlay funding and $10,000 to operate the Business Development Center in Uptown Roxboro for another year.

The budget request includes a 4.0 percent salary increase for college employees, noted PCC Vice President for Administrative Services William Barnes.

The total operating budget request, said PCC President Dr. H. James Owen, is 6.0 percent higher than last year’s approved funding of $1,015,983.

He said he had spoken to county commissioners on Monday, before Tuesday’s trustees meeting, and the commissioners “were very complimentary of the college.”

This year’s budget request, he said, reflects an overall increase of 29 percent. The college will ask the Caswell Board of County Commissioners for an 8.0 percent funding increase for PCC’s campus in Yanceyville, said Owen.

The college’s combined operating and capital budget request from Person County up by 29 percent. largely because the college did not make a capital funds request in its current budget, thus, the $235,762 request for the upcoming budget year represents a nominal 235 percent increase.

The capital funding is sought for a roof replacement on Building G on the Person campus. That is estimated at $200,000. The college is also asking for money to purchase a 60-inch riding lawn mower and vacuum attachment, custodial cleaning carts and vacuum, and to replace the roof on the Educational Opportunity Center on Main Street in Roxboro.

In addition to a 4.0 percent salary increase, PCC is also expecting Social Security costs to rise by 4.8 percent this year, and is projecting state retirement costs to increase by 3.3 percent.

Medical insurance will be up about four percent, and workmen’s compensation costs will rise by six percent, according to the budget proposal.

Utilities are expected to cost more in the coming PCC budget year, with heating costs estimated to rise by over 11 percent. The college is also projecting that electricity will cost 20 percent more in the coming fiscal year. Water is also on the rise, with a projected increase of 10.1 percent expected.