Agenda Item 7094 

 
June 21, 1999 

SUBJECT: Development of Policy on Principles for Employee Compensation

PROPOSED ACTION:
That Trustees discuss more of the "composite" policy draft on Principles for Employee Compensation, stating concerns and agreements with the various proposed provisions.

RELATED BOARD POLICY OR RESOLUTION
This topic was identified as a 1999 policy-development priority by Board vote in November 1998.

RATIONALE:
This policy topic is being developed using the "composite draft" method used earlier for the policy on use of adjunct faculty. Provisions reflecting each issue or approach identified as of interest by a Trustee are included as alternatives for discussion and consideration (with the shortest alternatives listed first). The Board will make final choices among these alternatives (after any desired amendments or deletions) when it votes on the policy (the target adoption date is July 5).

For this meeting, the primary goal is for Trustees to state any questions they have about the meaning of the proposed policy provisions starting with section [5], and for each Trustee to identify any sections where none of the listed alternatives are seen as providing a desirable choice. Exact wording changes do not need to be worked out in the meeting--authors of the provisions may subsequently modify their proposals to address expressed concerns, or other Trustees may propose alternatives which express a unified view. These amended provisions will be considered and chosen among at subsequent meetings.

BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS:
While the policy will have a substantial long-term financial impact, it does not directly cause any expenditure. Its impact would be through the annual budget process, where efforts to reach the compensation goals declared by the policy would be balanced against other College needs.

RESOURCE PERSONNEL:
Beverly Watts Davis, Board Chair
Lillian Davis, Trustee
Hunter Ellinger, Trustee
Carol Nasworthy, Trustee
John Worley, Trustee

ATTACHMENTS:
Current Composite Draft

5/26/99 Version of Composite Draft

5/11/99 Version of Composite Draft

5/3/99 Version of Composite Draft

Policy Drafts on this Topic Suggested by Trustees


Comments/Suggestions on the Policy Topic by Dr. Fonté

Excerpts from Minutes of Work-Session Discussions about this Topic

Board Policies