KIRTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES

January 20, 2005

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Sally Galer called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Members Present:      Robert Bovee, Sally Galer, Roy Spangler, Roberta Werle, Richard Silverman

Members Absent:        Jan Keith Farmer, Patricia Webb

Others Present:          Stacey Barnes, Irene Borak, Fay Bovee, JoAnn Comerford, Kathy Koch, Ed Koliba, Doty Latuszek, Kathy Marsh, Joe Meadows, Charles Rorie, Ilene St. Onge, Ron Sharp, Tim Scherer,  Dale Shantz

WELCOME

Members and guests were welcomed by Chair Sally Galer.

OPEN DISCUSSION

None

MINUTES

The minutes from the Board of Trustees Retreat/Leadership Workshop January 14-15, 2005 were presented. Roberta Werle moved to postpone approval until the next meeting since the board members have not had time to review them.  The motion was supported by Roy Spangler.

Vote:      Ayes, five              Nays, zero             Abstain, zero        Absent, two          Motion declared approved.

Minutes from the December 16, 2004 regular board meeting were reviewed, no corrections or additions were offered.  After a motion from Trustee Robert Bovee supported by Trustee Roy Spangler, the minutes from December 16, 2004 were declared approved.

COMMUNICATION

None

BUSINESS FOR BOARD ACTION

Resolution to adopt the 2004-05 Working Budget

Discussion:  Roberta Werle brought up the fact that she is chair of the board of the Gahagan Nature Preserve Inc. to which Kirtland, as a co-sponsor, pays $3,000 to defray the cost of Tom Dale’s nature program presented to K-12s throughout the Kirtland district.  She gets no benefit from the funding which defrays the cost of renting the presentation materials.  She mentioned this as a declaration in case of a possibility or perception of a conflict of interest.  She stated that if it is considered to be a conflict, she would abstain from voting.

Roberta Werle had a question about the tutorial instruction budget center of the working budget showing zeros.  She asked if the college is getting rid of the tutoring program.  Ed Koliba explained that it is a cost center for an educational course about tutoring instruction that is not being offered at this time.  It is an instructional category and remains as a structured classification system for state reporting.  The tutoring program is under a different budget center.

Richard Silverman expressed questions about the process used in determining staffing reduction..  He said that even though it has been said that it does not affect this budget, he argued that it does in a small way.  He said he wanted   some answers.  Ed Koliba offered answers to specific questions along with Kathy Marsh, and Doty Latuszek.  Silverman asked to continue the discussion with the Faculty Federation President , Jason Prout, present.

The following preamble and resolution were offered by Trustee Roy Spangler and supported by Trustee Robert Bovee:

WHEREAS

1. The college administration had developed and the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees has approved an activity-level preliminary budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year.

2. Since then, more accurate data has become available, especially regarding revenue projections, enrollment, and staffing requirements.

3. The college administration has now developed and is recommending a working budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT

The Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees adopt an activity-level budget for the 2004–05 fiscal year as presented.

Vote:      Ayes,     five Nays, zero             Abstain, zero                Absent,          Resolution declared adopted.

REPORTS FOR BOARD INFORMATION

None

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Koch