LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
The regular
meeting of the Laredo Community College Board of Trustees convened on
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MEMBERS PRESENT |
OTHERS |
ROLL CALL
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Pete
Saenz, Jr., Vice President Carlos
Carranco, Jr., Secretary |
Ramón
H . Dovalina Juan
L. Maldonado |
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Leonides G. Cigarroa, Jr. Raquel
Gonzalez Belinda
Guerra J.C.
Trevino, Jr. |
Daniel
Flores, Jr. Horace
C. Hall, III, College Attorney |
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Sabas
Zapata, III Jacinto
P. Juarez, Ex-Officio |
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MEMBERS ABSENT Ramiro V. Martinez, President Cynthia Mares |
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INVOCATION |
Vice President Saenz called the meeting
to order. Mr. Zapata gave the invocation and Mr. Carranco called the
roll. A quorum of the members was
present. |
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MINUTES
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Mr. Carranco moved to approve the
minutes of November 7, 21, and |
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PUBLIC
TESTIMONY
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Ms. Dalia
Garcia, former LCC employee, requested information on how she can proceed
with a grievance regarding her dismissal.
She will contact Mr. Horace C. Hall, III, College
Attorney. |
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Dr. Juarez reported that a faculty committee
is working to develop criteria for the naming of University Hall in honor of retired faculty
members. They will submit their
recommendations to the administration.
They also several concerns that they will bring to the administration.
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CORRESPONDENCE
AND INTRODUCTIONS
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Dr. Dovalina reported that the College
had been notified that there was a freeze on next year’s TIFB funds. He introduced new employees: Soad Y. Abuhawas, Math
Instructor; Christy Babu, Math Instructor; Timothy
O. Koneval, Biology Instructor; Sgt. Major Ricky F.
Burts, ROTC Instructor; Rene G. Prado,
SIS On-Course Specialist; and Chade Tidwell, Asst.
Baseball Coach. |
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FINANCE
COMMITTEE
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Mr. Saenz announced that the process
for the selection of the legal services representative would include that Board
members review the proposals and submit ratings by the |
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FY
2002 ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT STATUS
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Mr. Flores stated that the report will
be submitted at the next regular Board meeting. The delay was due to the GASB
34 and 35 which are new requirements. |
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MONTHLY
FINANCIAL REPORT
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Mr. Saenz reported that the committee
had reviewed the monthly report. Ms.
Nora Stewart, Internal Auditor, will be reviewing the reports before
the meetings so that she can also report any findings. Mr. Flores reported that in March a
modified budget is usually provided to the Board of Trustees. |
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PROGRAM/POLICY
COMMITTEE
LCC
MANUAL OF POLICY
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Mr. Zapata reported that the committee
had discussed the policy manual; however, the College Attorney would like to
review the manual further. Mr. Zapata
moved to table this item and Ms. Gonzalez seconded. The motion carried unanimously. |
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LCC
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Dr. Dovalina reported that seven people
had agreed to serve on the foundation which include
Ana Benavides Galo, Michael Hochman,
Vicente Garza, Guadalupe Martinez, Ann Neel, Larry
Sandlin, and Edward Sherwood. There
are still two more needed for the initial nine. Mr.
Trevino moved to approve the seven recommended and Ms. Gonzalez
seconded. The motion carried
unanimously. |
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ENROLLMENT
REPORT
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Dr. Maldonado reported on the
comparison of fall and spring semester data and base year comparison. Discussion followed. The increase from the last base year in
headcount is 10.33%. |
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SECOND
CAMPUS CHANGE ORDER
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Mr. Saenz requested that this item be
discussed. Mr. Trevino moved to
approve the payment of $99,334.00 for the additional 1,600 lineal feet of
primary electrical power duct bank and chilled water lines provided that no
rights, claims, or action are waived
and subject to review by the College attorney. Ms. Gonzalez seconded and the motion
carried. Mr. Hall was instructed to follow-up on who
would be responsible for this expenditure. |
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EXPEDTING
OF TECHNICAL CHANGES
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Mr. Saenz requested that this item be
discussed. Mr. McMurrey
reported that a procedure was needed to have funds to expedite some small
field changes instead of
having to bring all change orders to the Board. Mr. Trevino moved to approve $10,000 for
the first month and provide a report to the Board and then the Board will
determine if they will approve the following month’s $10,000. Mr. Carranco seconded and the motion
carried. Mr. Zapata opposed. |
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FOLLOW-UP
REPORT ON DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS
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Ms. Beth Krueger, Director of Center
for Distance Education, reported that a survey was conducted and out of
923 Distance Education students 370
responded. The survey concludes
that students take distance education courses because of the convenience and
flexibility. |
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PRESIDENT’S
REPORT
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The
campus police and personnel
were distributed for information only. |
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NEXT
MEETING DATE
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The next meeting is scheduled for |
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ADJOURNMENT
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The meeting adjourned at |
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