MINUTES

Regular Meeting - Board of Trustees

August 3, 1998

In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees Committee of the Whole of the Austin Community College District convened in public session on Monday, August 3, 1998, at 6:08 p.m. in the Board Room (201) of the District Administrative Offices located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas 78752, with the following members present: Beverly Watts Davis, Chair/Presiding Officer; Hunter Ellinger, Secretary; Dr. Lillian J. Davis; Della May Moore; Dr. Carol Nasworthy; Rafael Quintanilla; Beverly S. Silas; and Dr. John Worley. Allen Kaplan, Vice Chair, was absent.

It is further found and determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of this Board, the notice of this meeting has been posted and return thereof made pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, and there has been full compliance with the terms and provisions of said act, including the timely posting of the subjects of this meeting.

Work Session—Adjunct Faculty Policy

Agenda Item 6985

Draft Policy on Principles for the Use of Adjunct Faculty

(6:15-8:20 p.m.)

Ms. Davis introduced the proposed policy on Principles for the Use of Adjunct Faculty. Board members, Dr. Richard Fonte, Dr. Barbara Bolin, Beverly Kimbrough, Dr. Frank Friedman, Donetta Goodall, Dr. Ana M. "Cha" Guzman, John Herndon, Mike Midgley, Dr. Martha Oburn, Ann Patterson, Roslyn Wallace discussed faculty work assignments and [5] workload priorities of the proposed policy.

Ms. Davis stated that another work session will occur at the next Board meeting to discuss other areas of the proposed policy beginning with [6] professional compensation.

Citizen’s Communication

Patrick Collins, citizen, spoke regarding diversity and discrimination.

Recognitions

There were no recognitions.

Reports from Employee Associations

Full-Time Faculty Senate - Mike Midgley, President, spoke regarding faculty workloads and salaries.

Adjunct Faculty Association - Beverly Kimbrough, Acting President, spoke regarding pay increases.

Professional/Technical Employees Association - Roslyn Wallace, President, stated there was no report to be presented.

Classifed Employees Association - Margie Shelnutt, President, spoke regarding the benefits package of Austin Community College and a pay increase for FY 1999.

Student Leadership Association - No report was presented.

Information and Reports to the Board

Dr. Geraldine J. Tucker, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, provided information concerning new employees: Mary Cummings, Michelle Steiwig, Fred McGhee, Deborah Risovi, and Tamara Jorgensen.

ITEMS FOR CONSENT

Ms. Davis introduced the consent agenda including:

Agenda Item 6986, Minutes of Board of Trustees Meetings: July 6, 1998 and July 20, 1998.

Recommendation: The Board of Trustees approve the minutes as presented.

Agenda Item 6987, Proposed Amendments to Policy D-3, Faculty Workloads Recommendation: The Board of Trustees adopt at this time, after any desired changes, the limited set of proposed amendments to the policy, and that the topic be placed on the FY99 policy-development priority agenda for full consideration and consultation.

Agenda Item 6988, Proposed Amendments to Policy F-10, Employee Leave Recommendation: The Board discuss the draft amendments to the policy.

Agenda Item 6989, Purchase of VTEL Compressed Video Equipment

Recommendation: The Board of Trustees authorize Administration to negotiate and purchase VTEL Compressed Video Equipment from Video Call.

Agenda Item 6990, Proposed Amendments to Policies C-4, Internal Employee Associations, and C-7, Legal Counsel

Recommendation: The Board of Trustees review the proposed amendments to Policies C-4 and C-7.

[a] Append a Section 5 to Policy C-4, Internal Employee Associations, as follows:

[5] Disputes about the interpretation of the bylaws of an internal employee association shall be resolved by the association without participation by the administration or Board.

[b] The addition of the following sentence to the end of the third paragraph of Policy C-7, Legal Counsel:

When a request for legal opinion comes from a Trustee, the attorney(s) shall inform all Trustees of the request.
Agenda Item 6991, Discussion of Tax Rate and Scheduling of Public Hearing on August 17

Recommendation: The Board of Trustees approve the proposed 1998 Tax Rate Planning Calendar, discuss a tax rate, record a vote, and schedule a public hearing for August 17, 1998.

Dr. Worley requested that item 6987, Proposed Amendments to Policy D-3, Faculty Workloads, be pulled from the consent agenda.

Hunter Ellinger moved and Della May Moore seconded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve Consent Items 6986, 6988, 6989, 6990, and 6991, as presented.

VOTE: The motion passed by a unanimous vote of 8-0.
Agenda Item 6987, Proposed Amendments to Policy D-3, Faculty Workloads

Recommendation: The Board of Trustees adopt at this time, after any desired changes, the limited set of proposed amendments to the policy, and that the topic be placed on the FY99 policy-development priority agenda for full consideration and consultation.

Dr. Nasworthy moved and Hunter Ellinger seconded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve Consent Item 6987, Proposed Amendments to Policy D-3, Faculty Workloads, as presented.

Board members discussed the proposed policy.

Dr. Worley moved and Lillian Davis seconded that:

SUBSTITUTE MOTION: The Board of Trustees postpone action on this item until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

VOTE ON SUBSTITUTE MOTION: The motion failed on a vote of 3-4.

For: Lillian Davis, John Worley, Della Moore

Against: Hunter Ellinger, Carol Nasworthy, Rafael Quintanilla, and Beverly Silas.

The Chair did not vote.

Board members continued discussion of the agenda item.

VOTE ON ORIGINAL MOTION: The motion passed on a vote of 6-1.

For: Hunter Ellinger, Della May Moore, Carol Nasworthy, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley

Against: Lillian Davis

The Chair did not vote.
Agenda Item 6992, FY 1999 Budget

Ms. Davis introduced the item. Dr. Richard Fonte, College President, and Jerry Miller, Associate Vice President for Business Services, distributed information and discussed the proposed FY 1999 Budget.

Mrs. Moore moved and Dr. Davis seconded that:

MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the proposed balanced budget for FY 1999, as presented by the Administration including all salary proposals, based upon Board Policies, Directives, and Budget Planning Principles.

Mr. Quintanilla moved and John Worley seconded that:

AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the proposed balanced budget for FY 1999 and the Administration's proposals with the following changes:

Increase Classified Salaries by 5 percent for salary groups A-1-1 through A-1-3;

Increase Hourly Salaries to a minimum $8 per hour; and

Increase Adjunct Faculty Salaries by 4.5 percent.

Board members discussed the proposed amendment.

Beverly Watts Davis moved and Beverly Silas seconded that:

AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: That the Board of Trustees approve the proposed balanced budget for FY 1999 as proposed by the Administration with the following changes:

Increase Classified Salaries 5 percent for salary groups A-1-1 through A-1-3;

Increase Hourly Salaries to a minimum of $8 per hour; and

Increase Adjunct Faculty Salaries 4 percent at the upper levels of 8, 9, 10, and 11.

VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: The motion failed on a vote of 3-5.

For: Beverly Watts Davis, Hunter Ellinger, Beverly Silas

Against: Lillian Davis, Della May Moore, Carol Nasworthy, Rafael Quintanilla, and John Worley.

VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: The motion failed on a vote of 4-4.

For: Hunter Ellinger, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley

Against: Beverly Watts Davis, Lillian Davis, Della May Moore, and Carol Nasworthy.

John Worley moved and Beverly Watts Davis seconded that:

AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: The Board of Trustees approve the proposed balanced budget as proposed by the Administration for FY 1999 with the following changes:

Increase Classified Salaries by 5 percent in salary groups A-1-1 through A-1-3;

Increase Hourly Salaries to a minimum of $8 per hour; and

Change Adjunct Faculty pay scales to reflect the average of the changes labeled as "3.8%" and "4.2%" in the scenario entitled "no new steps, greater allocation to steps 8, 9, 10, and 11" resulting in the following changes from the previous year:

[1] Increase steps 1 and 2 from $530 to $541 per LEH;

[2] Increase steps 3 through 7 by $5 per LEH;

[3] Increase steps 8 through 11 by $18.50 per LEH.

Carol Nasworthy moved that the basic 3.4 percent increase be approved with Hourly Salaries increased to a minimum of $8 per hour.

After discussion, Dr. Nasworthy withdrew her motion.

VOTE ON AMENDMENT TO MAIN MOTION: The motion passed on a vote of 5-3.

For: Beverly Watts Davis, Hunter Ellinger, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley.

Against: Lillian Davis, Della May Moore, and Carol Nasworthy.

VOTE ON MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED: The motion passed on a vote of 6-2.

For: Beverly Watts Davis, Hunter Ellinger, Della May Moore, Rafael Quintanilla, Beverly Silas, and John Worley.

Against: Lillian Davis and Carol Nasworthy.
President’s Report

Dr. Fonte stated that he; Dr. Cha Guzman, Administrative Vice President for Administration and International Advancement; and Dr. Frank Schorn, Director of International Programs, visited the Technical University in Mexico during the past weekend. Dr. Fonte will provide additional information concerning the visit at a later meeting.

Announcements

There were no announcements.

Executive Session

The Board recessed into Executive Session at 10:10 p.m. for consultation with Legal Counsel regarding real estate matters pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.072 and pending and contemplated litigation pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.071.

Adjournment

Having no motion before the Board, the August 3, 1998, Regular Meeting of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 10:20 p.m.

Approved By

Hunter Ellinger, Secretary