Call
to Order
The meeting was called to order at
5:02 p.m.
Roll
Call
Present: Holden,
Jeffries, Mason, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Absent: Canady, Heywood
Trustee Heywood arrived at
5:05 p.m.
Trustee Canady joined the meeting telephonically
at
5:13 p.m.
Limited
Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items
There were no comments from the public.
Amendment
to Bylaw 1.3 - Committees
Chairperson Jeffries presented the amendment to
Bylaw 1.3, Committees for the Board's approval.
He stated that it was presented to the Board for their review
on April 21. The Board's
Policy Committee has reviewed this amendment and with the Board's
approval it would become part of the bylaws.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Holden and supported by
Trustee Mason to approve the amendment to Bylaw 1.3, Committees.
Trustee Pelleran stated that she was going to
support the amendment. She
felt that it is a good addition to the bylaws; however, she expressed
concern about the bylaws. Trustee
Pelleran stated that the Board has struggled with different aspects of
different bylaws and she would like the committee to revisit them.
She suggested for the Board to have additional training on the
bylaws.
Trustee Rasmusson stated that the amendment is
becoming a custom in corporate
America
to have an audit committee. The
Auditor General holds the College as setting the standard in the
state. He said that this
is required as an oversight role and it is required for corporations
now.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Mason, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: None
Trustee Canady was unable to respond due to
technical difficulties.
Motion carried.
2002-2003
Budget Reconciliation
President Cunningham presented the 2002-2003
budget reconciliation to the Board of Trustees.
She asked Chief Information Officer, Mr.
Glenn Cerny
, to walk the Board through the budget reconciliation. She
said that the administration will entertain questions or comments.
This is intended for informational purposes with the hope that the
Board will adopt the budget reconciliation at the next Board meeting.
Trustee Pelleran stated that the community
colleges budget passed the House.
She asked if there was anything different from the budget the
Governor recommended the previous week.
President Cunningham responded that the House
passed the budget that the Governor recommended.
Mr. Cerny presented the 2002-2003 budget
reconciliation to the Board (it is on file with the official board
materials.)
Trustee Pelleran asked how another 2% reduction
would affect the College.
Mr. Cerny responded that if there was another 2%
reduction that would be equivalent to $600,000 or $700,000.
He said that in the 2003-04 proposed budget the College has
attempted to plan for all of the nuances that the State is dealing
with. Mr. Cerny stated
that the state budget may not be completed by June.
Trustee Pelleran asked if anyone has heard
discussion regarding the tuition tax credit.
President Cunningham responded that she has had
communication from the Michigan Community College Association and from
the College's lobbyists, Muchmore and Harrington.
She said that everything is at risk right now.
Chairperson Jeffries asked what the proposed
tuition increase would be.
President Cunningham responded that the College
would be proposing a $3 dollar increase.
She said that with the proposed tuition increase
Lansing
Community College
would still be approximately 4th from the bottom compared
to the other community colleges in the state.
Chairperson Jeffries asked how the College's
proposed increase compares to what other community colleges are
planning to do regarding increasing tuition.
President Cunningham responded that the other
community College's proposed increases are higher.
She said that if there is an additional reduction in State aid
and if it is more than 4% or 5%, the administration may be
recommending an additional tuition increase.
Trustee Holden asked if there was an additional
reduction in state aid from the current fiscal year, how the College
would find the funds.
President Cunningham responded that the
administration would look at the equipment and plant improvement
funds. If there is another
reduction in State aid, they would be recommending a higher tuition
increase.
Mr. Cerny stated that his office did a survey of
the 28 community colleges in
Michigan
regarding tuition increases. They
found that the average in-district increase is 7.28% and
out-of-district the average increase is 9.01%.
He said that there is a trend to charge out-of-district
students higher percentages.
President Cunningham stated that the Board would
receive data that reflects the tuition increases for all of the
community colleges in
Michigan
. She asked the Board to
keep in mind that there is not an apples-to-apples comparison in all
cases because many have technology fees for every single technology
course. They may have
additional course fees above and beyond what the College's are.
Trustee Pelleran asked Mr. Tony Juliano if the
BCI has experienced a reduction in businesses requesting their
services.
Mr. Juliano responded that since the economy is
tight employers cannot release people to go to training; therefore,
they look for courses over the internet with less classroom time.
He said that there's been an overall reduction in amount of
training businesses will buy at one time.
The BCI sales staff are really working hard to show a 40-hour
program and get a company to purchase a 4 to 8 hour piece of it.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Rasmusson and supported
by Trustee Pelleran to approve the 2002-2003 budget reconciliation.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Mason, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: None
Trustee Canady was unable to respond due to
technical difficulties.
Motion carried.
Annual
Results Inventory Report - Student Learning Outcomes &
Stakeholder Satisfaction
President Cunningham stated that this is the
third report in the series of the Annual Results Inventory reports.
She said that the report is submitted for discussion and/or
approval. President
Cunningham reminded the Board that these reports have been
institutionalized and have been extremely helpful for the College in
terms of benchmarking their success.
She asked Dr. Bill Brown to present the report.
Dr. Brown presented the Student Learning Outcomes
and Stakeholder Satisfaction Annual Results Inventory reports.
(The reports are on file with the official Board materials.)
Several Board members requested a copy of the
results of the understanding governance survey.
President Cunningham stated that everyone would
receive a copy. She said
that the information that the Board is receiving is not information
that staff only shares with the Board.
Part of what Dr. VanKempen and the Deans do is figure out how
to institutionalize the information.
President Cunningham stated that work will continue on areas
that are not as strong as they ought to be.
She thanked Dr. Brown for his work and the marvelous job he
did.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Holden and supported by
Trustee Pelleran to approve the Student Learning Outcomes and
Stakeholder Satisfaction Annual Results Inventory reports.
Ayes: Heywood,
Holden, Jeffries, Mason, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: None
Trustee Canady was unable to respond due to
technical difficulties.
Motion Carried.
Community
Linkages Update
Chairperson Jeffries said that we've been
trying very diligently to get some meetings to gather with Sparrow,
Ingham, and Board of Water and Light to discuss new initiatives that
the college has. He said
that it has been difficult getting dates from everybody and the other
Boards. Chairperson
Jeffries stated that Ms.
Norma Mendez
has been working and making many phone calls to schedule the community
linkages.
Closed
Session
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Heywood and supported by
Trustee Pelleran for the Board to go into closed session for the
purpose of discussing negotiations.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Mason, Pelleran, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: None
Trustee Canady was unable to respond due to
technical difficulties.
Motion carried.
Trustee Pelleran departed at
6:00 p.m.
The Board entered into closed session at
6:00 p.m.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Heywood and supported by
Trustee Holden for the Board to return to open session.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Heywood, Holden,
Jeffries, Mason, Rasmusson
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Trustee Canady was unable to respond due to
technical difficulties.
Motion carried.
The Board returned to open session at
6:13 p.m.
Public
Comment
There were no comments from the public.
Chairperson Jeffries announced that Trustee
Heywood is a guest speaker at the first national conference on abuse
and addiction being held in
Orlando
,
Florida
.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at
6:14 p.m.
