7090 Strategic Space Use

Initial Date of Approval: 1/9/18

Revision Date(s): 

Administrative Responsibility: Vice President of Administrative Services

PURPOSE

To comply with new Office of Financial Management (OFM) guidelines concerning the strategic use of spaces owned by State agencies.

REFERENCES

• RCW 43.82.055 Long-term facility needs—Six-year facility plan—Efficient use of state facilities.
• RCW 43.82.055 – 2017-23 Six-Year Facilities Plan
• OFM State Facilities Policy 1.01

POLICY

Skagit Valley College (SVC) is an agency of the state of Washington. SVC uses its facilities to support its broad educational mission. SVC currently leases approximately 3,536 square feet of space. SVC also uses approximately 536,143 square feet of state owned real property.

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is required by RCW 43.82.055 to establish and enforce policies and workplace strategies that promote the efficient use of state facilities.

The purpose of this policy is to comply with OFM State Facilities Policy 1.01 requiring all agencies with over 50,000 square feet of space to establish and submit administrative policies for space use in alignment with their guidelines by September 1, 2017.

SVC will follow OFM’s space use policy as required by OFM policy 1.01, and RCW 43.82.055

PROCEDURES

College staff shall coordinate with the Vice President of Administrative Services for compliance with OFM policy for all new, expanded or relocated spaces; or reconfiguration of more than 50% of existing contiguous spaces.

The Vice President of Administrative Services shall coordinate with the State Board’s Capital Budget Director and OFM facility oversight for funding and approvals, as necessary.