MINUTES

2nd Public Hearing – Board of Trustees

September 4, 2007

 

In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened in public session on Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at 6:10 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: Mr. John Hernandez, Chair/Presiding Officer; Dr. James W. McGuffee, Board Secretary; and Ms. Veronica Rivera.  Trustees Nan McRaven, Lillian J. Davis; Allen H. Kaplan; Barbara Mink; Rafael Quintanilla, and Jeffrey Richard were absent from the hearing.

 

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.

 

2nd Public Hearing on 2007 Tax Rate for Austin Community College

Mr. John Hernandez, Board Chair, opened the Second Public Hearing on the 2007 (FY08) Tax Rate for the Austin Community College District.  Mr. Ben Ferrell, Vice President for Business Services announced that this was the second of two public hearings on the Board of Trustees’ proposal to set the 2007 Tax Rate for Austin Community College at $0.0958 ($0.0900 for Maintenance and Operations and $0.0058 for Debt Service). 

 

Chair Hernandez announced that the Board of Trustees was scheduled to vote on the tax rate at a public meeting to be held at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas.

 

Mr. Hernandez stated that no one had registered to speak at the Public Hearing; therefore, the Hearing was closed at 6:15 p.m.

 

Adjournment

Having no motion before the Board, the September 4, 2007, Public Hearing of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.

 

Approved By

James W. McGuffee, Board Secretary