In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened in public session on Monday, March 1, 1999, at 6:35 p.m. p.m. in the Board Room (201) of the Highland Business Center of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members present: Beverly Watts Davis, Chair/Presiding Officer; Hunter Ellinger, Secretary; Lillian Davis; Della May Moore; Rafael Quintanilla; Beverly Silas; and John Worley. Vice Chair Allen Kaplan and Trustee Carol Nasworthy were 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.

• Gary Dailey, Bursar, Business Services, Highland Business Center
• Louis Levy, Director of Admissions and Records, Retention and Student Services
• Myrna Villanueva, Director of Community Relations and Outreach, Marketing and Public Information, Highland Business Center

(6:40 p.m.-7:45 p.m.)

Ms. Davis welcomed the following participants to the work session: Richard Fonte, College President; Cha Guzman, Executive Vice President; Lee Hisle, Interim Executive Vice President; Milton Gatewood, President of Professional-Technical Employees Association; Tyra Duncan-Hall, Provost of ACC Central Austin Campuses; John Herndon, President of the Adjunct Faculty Association; Steve Kinslow, Executive Vice President; Sonia Koerner, President-Elect of Professional-Techical Emloyees Association; Janis Koenig, Provost of Cypress Creek, Northridge, and Pinnacle Campuses; Joe Lostracco, President-Elect of the Faculty Senate Association; Dolores Segura, President of the Faculty Senate Association; Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice President of Human Resources; Janet Valenza, Vice President of the Adjunct Faculty Association; Tomi Welch, President of Classified Association; Gloria Walker, President-Elect of the Classified Employees Association; and ACC Trustees.

Ms. Davis stated discussion would involve questions 10, 11, and 4 of the agenda item.

Dr. Joe Lostracco distributed information entitled "FY 99, Texas Metro CC Summer FT Pay Schedule Survey" and stated that the data included Collin County Community College, El Paso Community College District, and Lee County College was deleted as requested by at the last work session. He stated that Austin Community College is at the bottom of pay schedule whether considering summer, ten and one-half months, or 9 months pay. He asked for a commitment from the Board for a thirteen percent raise over the next two years, and stated that the Full-Time Faculty Association expected that commitment.

Participants provided comments regarding Question 10, 11, and 4 regarding compensation and cited:

Question 10--

• This is a positive element and could be stated;
• From a policy standpoint, perhaps more flexibility is needed;
• Perhaps new employees would prefer better pay and current employees prefer benefits;
• A "cafeteria" plan will be reviewed since may potential employees are looking for flexibility;
• Care should be given to consideration of a new/current employee model;
• Generally concerns holidays and maybe more flexibility within the limits is the goal;
• Additional leave may not cost more;
• Changes to leave, if any, need to be tied to meeting the needs of the College and students on holidays and breaks;
• May be missing out on hiring because of this;
• Operation is being developed for Spring Break and will be reviewed for sufficiency or additional needs following Spring Break;
• Staff is positive about working as long as there is notice a month in advance--would like to see a stipend;
• Professional/Technical staff receive compensatory time, but may have difficulty in taking time off;
• Pay should be considered in lieu of compensatory time;
• Supervisors are aware that staff who earn overload/compensatory time must be provided the time off and that this is a College practice;

• May not have executives paid in the step/grade most staff are in;
• Raises for executives should not be disproportionately higher than other employees;
• As raises for executives are considered, thought should be given to the fact that they are paid differently because they do not have the same longevity;
• If pay is based on College need and supported by the workforce, the raises are not the point;
• Pay is looked at in terms of performance of the College;
• A policy is needed on this and the annual compensation can be in the policy;

Question 4--

• With Professional/Technical, high turnover rate may be a result of pay;
• Conflict is in paying people below market and do not see this as a social responsibility;
• College attracts people but does not pay what other colleges pay; prudential reasons to bring the pay comparable to other colleges in the area; these need to be defined including insurance for all employees and paying living wages;
• Increase in tuition may cause students to appear differently than they now look;
• Need to review recruitment and service in terms of past experiences of College; need to be sensitive to jobs paid in the lowest quartile;
• Problem with "needs"; i.e., one job category "needs" more than another job category;
• Concern regarding "social" responsibility;
• Need to review responsibility and look at the whole picture--College has a benefits package; compensation is hurting College's ability to attract and retain employees; important to state in policy what College's responsibility is; mission of College ties with social responsibility;
• Cannot get away without being socially responsible; hope Board will look at employee pay and how College employs persons; need to look at total environment to ensure that we feel good about it; need to look at employees and determine if we are a good employer;
• Must ensure that we maintain the highest quality environment;
• Community thinks very highly of ACC and this must continue;
• Raise pay for those categories of employees to the level that the College can retain and attract good employees but also keep the tuition low; and
• Need to look at a raise in pay.

Ms. Davis expressed appreciation to participants and stated that the Board of Trustees looks forward to continued comments regarding the compensation principles.

The Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College reconvened in public session at 8:00 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.

Ms. Davis introduced the following Consent agenda items:

Having no motion before the Board, the March 1, 1999, Regular Meeting of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 9:30 p.m