C638D9CF873DD1A387258A83006A75CA Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY BUDGET REQUEST AND PRESENTATIONJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEDate Dec 12, 2023 Location SCR 352 Colorado State University Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 12:22:53 PM The committee took a brief recess. 12:32:27 PM The committee came back to order. 12:32:36 PM Mr. Henry Sobanet, Colorado State University (CSU) System Association Vice Chancellor, introduced himself to the committee and provided an overview of the FY2024-25 IT capital budget request. The request is for state funds and cash funds spending authority to replace multiple human resources systems with an inter-campus cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) system. 12:34:17 PM Mr. Brandon Bernier, CSU System Vice President for IT/Chief Information Officer, introduced the other panelists to the committee including Mr. Eric Ray, CSU-Fort Collins Vice President for Human Resources, Mr. Brendan Hanlon, CSU-Fort Collins Vice President of University Operations, and Ms. Jennifer Quintana, CSU-Pueblo Director Human Resources. 12:41:13 PM Mr. Bernier provided details about the HCM system, including limitations and age of current system, implementation planning, and support from an external consultant. 12:44:46 PM Ms. Quintana provided details on the impact of the project on CSU-Pueblo, including limitations around staff expertise and increased productivity. 12:50:10 PM Mr. Ray presented to the committee about the impact of the project on the CSU Fort Collins system, including improvements to student employee experience, accessibility for external job candidates, and and payroll improvements. 12:54:59 PM Mr. Hanlon presented to the committee regarding project funding details, including cash fund and general fund breakdown of the request, as well as the risk to the institution of not funding the project. 12:59:25 PM Mr. Bernier and Mr. Sobanet responded to questions from the committee regarding projected cost savings of the project as well as on collaboration with other higher education institutions in the state. 01:06:10 PM Mr. Sobanet responded to questions from the committee regarding CSU financial position and relationship of existing reserves and ability to finance the HCM project. 01:09:15 PM Mr. Sobanet responded to questions regarding enrollment trends across the institution, as well as capital construction on the Fort Collins campus.