MINUTES
Special
Meeting - Board of Trustees
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 Wednesday, May 28,
2003, at 6:04 p.m.in the Highland Business Center
Board Room (201) of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members
present: Rafael Quintanilla Chair
/Presiding Officer; Barbara Mink, Vice Chair; Allen Kaplan, Secretary; John
Hernandez; Nan McRaven; Beverly S. Silas; and John
Worley. Trustees Beverly Watts Davis and
Lillian J. Davis were absent from the meeting.
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.
Citizens
Communication -
Presidential Search Process
·
Dorothy Barnett, Full-Time Faculty, Rio Grande
Campus, spoke regarding the Presidential Search Process.
Comments from
Associations – Presidential Search Process
·
Adjunct Faculty Association – Don Morris,
President, commented on the Presidential Search Process.
·
Classified Employees Association – Judy Doyen,
President, commented on the Presidential Search Process.
·
Full-Time Faculty Senate – Stacey Thompson,
President, commented on the Presidential Search Process.
·
Professional-Technical Employees Association –
John Kennie, President-Elect, commented on the
Presidential Search Process.
·
Student Government Association – Scott Stewart,
President, commented on the Presidential Search Process
Presidential
Search Process
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item. Board
Secretary Allen Kaplan and Trustee Nan McRaven
discussed a proposed process for the Presidential Search necessitated by the
pending retirement of College President Richard Fonte. The budgetary impact of the Presidential
Search Process would have a budgetary impact of $80,000. Funding would be included in the Fiscal Year
2004 budget. Trustees discussed the
proposed process, presidential search committee composition, list of possible
search firms, process for the solicitation of proposals through a Request for
Proposal, and the criteria. Trustees
requested this item be included on the agenda for the
Discussion of
Proposed Revision of Board Policy C-1, Executive Directives and Limitations
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and Trustees commented on proposed revision of
the policy. This item will be included
on a future agenda.
Discussion of
Proposed Revision of Board Policy C-3, Duties and Responsibilities, College
President
Mr.
Quintanilla introduced the item and Trustees discussed proposed revision of the
policy. This item will be included on
the agenda for the
There was no Executive
Session.
Announcements
·
Board Chair
Rafael Quintanilla provided a reminder regarding the College Picnic scheduled
for
Trustees
commented regarding the meeting:
What we did well: good; it was quick; focused,
good input from the associations; appreciate the associations and the Student
Government Association coming and telling us where their thought process is,
think that is very important, think that Nan’s point about
process-process-process is what’s going to make this work for the College;
would hope that if any of the associations have additional input—even after
tonight—that they would send it to us, the meeting was good and I can’t believe
that we are leaving here at 7:10 p.m., incredible; ditto, ditto, ditto.
What we can do better: No comments.
Having
no motion before the Board, the
Approved By
Allen
H. Kaplan, Secretary