LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
October 21, 2002
1) Attendance
Chair Roger Hall called the meeting of the Lane Community College Board of Education to order at 5:35 p.m. Present were: Board Members Robert Ackerman, Larry Romine, Mike Rose, Kathleen Shelley, and Dennis Shine. Also present were President Mary Spilde; Vice Presidents Marie Matsen and Cheryl Roberts; Assistant to the President Tracy Simms; College Counsel Tim Harold; Lane Community College Education Association President Jim Salt; and Lane Community College Employees Federation President Bob Baldwin. Associated Students of Lane Community College President Greg Dunkin was absent.
2) Statements from the Audience
- The following people advocated for keeping the Adults with Special Needs program at the Downtown Center: Michael Cunningham, Amanda Niemeyer, Vanessa Boeger, Devin Ackley, Kerrie Fowler, Tom Crites, Tina Stubblelfield, and Stacey Adair,
- Bob Baldwin, president of LCCEF, advocated for rebalancing the 2003 budget shortfall by cutting no class sections and adding a tuition surcharge. He said the classified union supported tuition price indexing.
- Rob Spooner advocated for a proposal to expand services at Florence.
3) Board Self-Evaluation
The board discussed feedback from its annual self-evaluation. Chair Hall said the board had done a pretty good job overall, but noted improvements that could be made. Spilde commended the board for its willingness to conduct the self-evaluation. She suggested the board develop one or two goals to move toward, which can be evaluated in a year. A process and instrument were approved.
4) President’s Evaluation Process
The board reviewed the criteria for the president’s annual evaluation and recommended that a review of board policy C.060, Monitoring President’s Performance, be conducted after the president’s evaluation process has been completed.
5) 2002-03 Budget Recommendations
Lane faces a $3.1 million deficit for the current fiscal year if the January 28 temporary state income tax measure fails. Eighty-four percent of the shortfall needed to balance the budget without significantly impacting students has been identified. $2.5 million in adjustments include delaying hirings, deferring maintenance, restricting travel, and other belt-tightening measures and efficiencies. Also included are savings from previous cost-cutting and extra tuition revenue from increased enrollment summer term. The following motions were proposed to make up the remaining shortfall of $530,000.
If the tax measure is approved, the shortfall would be about $1 million.
If the tax measure fails, Ackerman moved, seconded by Romine, that no class sections be cut spring term and that the $530,000 shortfall be taken out of appropriate contingency funds and from non-FTE generating areas of the college.
Motion failed 4-2. (No – Hall, Rose, Shelley, Shine)
If the tax measure fails, Rose moved, seconded by Shine, to approve Plan F, under Options for Addressing FY 03 Shortfall, which cuts 243 class sections and adds a $2.50 tuition surcharge spring term only, and spends $150,000 in board contingency fund
Motion approved unanimously.
6) 2003-04 Budget Criteria
Due to current budget issues, the budget process for 2003-04 has been delayed. The Criteria Application Work Group (CAWG) reviewed their process and the criteria developed last year. CAWG made recommendations to the Executive Team, which ET is reviewing. The president will distribute the information to the college community for feedback before requesting approval at the November 13 board meeting. Staff will also receive the drafted 03-04 budget calendar.
7) Lane Community College Vision, Mission, Core Values
The board recommended adding this topic to a work session meeting in December.
8) Acceptance of Board Member Letter of Resignation and Declaration of a Vacancy in Zone 1
Romine moved, seconded by Rose, to accept Lucille Salmony’s resignation from the board.
On behalf of the board, Hall thanked Salmony for her service on the Board of Education
Motion approved unanimously.
9) Process to Appoint Zone 1 Replacement
Hall recommended the following process for replacement of the Zone 1 board vacancy: Establish deadlines for the return of letters of interest, set an interview date and time, send out a public notice of the board vacancy, including a notice in the Daily and on the board web page, certify that applicants live in the correct zone, notify applicants of the interview schedule, and provide a list of interview questions to the applicants and board prior to the interview. The board agreed to conduct interviews on December 3, at 4 p.m.
10) Date, Place, and Proposed Agenda Items for Next Regular Meeting
Wednesday, November 13, 2002,
beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, Lane Community College.
11) Adjournment
The board meeting unanimously adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
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Roger Hall, Chair
Board of Education
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Mary Spilde, President/District Clerk
Lane Community College
Prepared by:
Laura Tamura, Board Secretary