Agenda Item 6963

June 1, 1998

SUBJECT: Proposed Policy on Service Area Responsibilities

PROPOSED ACTION

That the Board of Trustees adopt, after any desired amendments, the proposed policy.

RELATED BOARD POLICY OR PLANNING DIRECTIVE

This item was one of the topics adopted by Board vote as a policy-development priority in November 1997.

RATIONALE

While the Board adopted a planning directive on this topic for the current year (see attachments), and has taken specific actions related to it at various times, it has no permanent policy.

The draft policy supplied would codify these principles:


  • [1] ACC encourages annexation by any interested communities within the service area, but will proceed only on a voluntary basis.


    [2] Commitments of specific facilities and/or services to areas considering annexation shall be made only by Board vote, and would be subject to change by future Boards as part of integrated district-wide planning.


    [3] Priority shall be given to sites within the District, and local tax funds shall not be used to subsidize out-of-district activities.

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    The current draft reflects comments from the May 4, 1998 meeting.

    BUDGETARY CONSIDERATION

    The policy has no direct budgetary impact.

    RESOURCE PERSONNEL

    Carol Nasworthy, Chair, Board of Trustees
    Hunter Ellinger, Trustee
    Richard Fonte, President

    ATTACHMENTS

    Proposed Policy [May 4, 1998 draft]
    Proposed Policy [April 6, 1998 draft]
    Proposed Policy [Initial draft]
    Planning Directives
    Annexation Guidelines*
    Redrafted Language from Planning Directive*

    *Not available electronically. Please contact Pat Stubbs, ACC, Office of the Board of Trustees, at 223-7613 if you wish to obtain a copy.

    PROPOSED POLICY -- Draft reflecting comments from 5/4/98 Board Meeting

     

    Service-Area Responsibilities

    The College shall provide programs and services to residents of its service area, with priority given to sites within the taxing district. Local tax funds shall not be used to subsidize out-of-district activities. The President shall report to the Board annually the extent and financial results of out-of-district activities, including an appropriate allocation of fixed and indirect program costs.

    All legally-eligible communities are invited to voluntarily join the College=s taxing district and gain the advantages of in-district tuition for their students and participation in election of the Board of Trustees. Except when approved by Board vote, no specific commitments of facilities or services shall be made to communities considering annexation. Any such commitments are subject to review and modification by later Boards as part of integrated district-wide planning.