Institutional planning has an impact on the college budget.  Sometimes new resources are sought as a means to accomplish the goals and objectives within a plan. However, very little of the annual college budget is avilable to be allocated to support new resources needed to implement plans because 97% of the budget is committed to fixed costs of salaries, benefits, insurance utilities, maintenance, etc.  Most often plans impact the college budget through the decisions made by managers as they reallocate their unit's exisiting resources to accomplish the goals of their plans.  See the The Planning Process at Pasadena City College Handbook for more information on specific connections between planning and budgeting.