Alamo Community College District
San Antonio, TX
MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 24, 2006
6:30 P.M.
GEORGE
E. KILLEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION & SERVICE CENTER
101 COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM
201 W. SHERIDAN
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT WILL BE HELD ON THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY
2006. THE MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL CONVENE IN OPEN
SESSION AT 6:30 P.M.
This
regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees,
being held for the reasons listed below, is authorized
in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Sections
551.001 - 551.146. Verification of Notice of Meeting
and Agenda are on file in the Office of the Chancellor.
Executive Session, if required, is authorized by
Chapter 551 and will be conducted prior to the conclusion
of the meeting. If it is decided during the course
of the meeting, that discussion of any item listed
on the agenda should be held in Executive Session,
the Board will convene in such Executive Session
in accordance with Texas Government Code Sections
551.071 - 551.084. In order to vote on items discussed
in Executive Session, the Board of Trustees must
take action in the open portion of the meeting on
items discussed in the Executive Session. The Board
will consider, discuss, and take appropriate action
regarding the following items:
AGENDA
CALL
TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
CERTIFICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Pursuant
to Section 551.074(a)(1), Texas Government Code,
the Board will deliberate the
Appointment of the District Director of Internal
Audit in the context of the District’s Internal
Audit function.
Pursuant
to Section 551.074(a)(1), Texas Government Code,
the Board will discuss personnel matters involving
one or more District Administrators.
Pursuant
to Sections 551.071(2) and 551.074(a)(1), Texas
Government Code, the Board will deliberate the Chancellorship
relating to Chancellor J. Terence Kelly and Acting
Chancellor, Daniel R. Derrico and the process for
filling any vacancies related there to.
Pursuant
to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code, the Board
will deliberate on certain matters relating to real
property.
Pursuant
to Section 551.071(1)(A) and (B), Texas Government
Code, the Board will seek
the advice of its attorney(s) about pending or contemplated
litigation or settlement offer(s) in relation to
the District’s claim to recover losses following
the conclusion of State of Texas vs. Joan Drennan-Taylor;
Pursuant
to Section 551.074(a) (1), Texas Government Code,
the Board will consult with its attorney to seek
her advice on a matter in which the duty of the
attorney to the governmental body under the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the
State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter.
Under
§§ 551.071(1)(A) and (B), Texas Government
Code, the Committee will consult with its attorneys
about pending litigation, including William Miller
vs. ACCD (State Court); Angela Campos vs. ACCD;
Howard Crowell et al. vs. ACCD; Browning Construction
vs. ACCD; Janette Grant vs. ACCD; Delia Joseph vs.
ACCD; Arturo Hernandez vs. ACCD, Theresa Martinez-Fayette
vs. ACCD (State Court) and Texas Ethics Commission
Notice of Sworn Complaint No. SC-2511194.
Under § 551.071(2), Texas Government Code,
the Committee will consult with its attorneys, both
in-house and retained, about Pending Charges of
Discrimination lodged with the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission by the following past and
present ACCD employees: Juan Alvarado, Henrietta
Andrade, Steve Chelewski, Duane F. Conley, Larry
Edmond, Joan Fabian, Sally Hoppstetter, Delia Joseph,
Karen Marcotte, Debra Sanchez, Phillip C. Shannon,
Cheryl Williams, Martin Hope, Mary Frias, and Felipa
Lopez.
Review
and Briefing on Confidential Hotline Cases and Quarterly
Reports by Carol Riley.
Any
action on these matters will be taken in Open Session.
At 7:00 pm the Board will reconvene in Open Session
and any item in Executive Session
not discussed prior to 7:00 pm will be discussed
when the Board reconvenes in Executive
Session.
RECONVENE
OPEN MEETING AT 7:00 PM
Action
on Items Discussed in Executive Session
INVOCATION
Janice
E. Wilson, Education Specialist II, Testing Center,
Northeast College
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MEMORIALS
Claude
O. Gause, Professor, Counseling & Guidance,
SAC
RECOGNITION
OF SPECIAL GUESTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
Professor
Emeritus
Ricardo A. Salinas – Department of Mathematics/Computer
Science, SAC
Associate
Professor Emeritus
David S. Sanchez – Department of Mathematics/Computer
Science, SAC
Conferred Posthumously
Professor
Emeritus
Sammye J. Smith – Department of Kinesiology,
SAC
District
Wide Employee of the Month
Geraldo Guerra, Multimedia Specialist, Business
Department, SAC
CORRECTION
AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular
Board Meeting on December 13, 2005 ....................................................1
Special
Board Meeting on December 1, 2005 .......................................................2
ACTING CHANCELLOR’S REPORTS
Ethics
Hotline Summary Activity Report ..................................................................3
October through December 2005
Monthly
Reports of the Acting Chancellor, Vice Chancellors,
.............................4
College Presidents, District Directors, and General
Counsel
Presentation
on the Banner Project by Dr. Charles Burmeister
.........................5
ACCD
Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Appointments
................................6
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Planning
and Preparation; Programs and Partnerships; People;
Principles ..7
Northeast College
POLICIES
Recommendation
for adoption of proposed .......................................................8
Local Policy CM – Facilities Construction
Recommendation
for adoption of proposed .......................................................9
Local Policy CDE - Accounting: Financial Ethics
Recommendation
for adoption of proposed .....................................................10
Local Policy CB - Depository of Funds
Recommendation
for adoption of proposed .....................................................11
Local Policy DEF - Compensation and Benefits: Recognition
and Awards
Recommendation
for adoption of .......................................................................12
Local Policy CKB - Insurance and Annuities Management:
Liability Insurance
Recommendation
for deletion of .......................................................................13
Local Policy CAH - Appropriations and Revenue Sources:
Short-Term Notes
Recommendation
for deletion of .......................................................................14
Local Policy CDD - Accounting: Payroll Procedures
Recommendation
for deletion of ......................................................................15
Local Policy CDDA - Payroll Procedures: Salary Deductions
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Financial
Reports .................................................................................................16
Acceptance
of Annual External Audit Report for ACCD ..................................17
Discussion
and Possible Action on Proposals for Selection of
.................18
Municipal Bond Underwriting Services for the ACCD
(RFP #06A-031)
Discussion
and Possible Action on Selection of the Underwriting
Syndicate ...........19
for Initial Sale of $62,000,000 in General Obligation
Bonds, Municipal Bond Underwriting Services for
the ACCD (RFP #06A-031)
Discussion
and Possible Action on Selection of .............................................................20
Bond Counsel (RFP #06A-033)
Approval
of the Report submitted by Deloitte & Touche
on Internal Audit ...................21
CONSENT
AGENDA
The
Following Items Comprise the Consent Agenda and
............................................22
are considered by the Board of Trustees in One Motion
Agenda
Items Include: *23,*24,*25, *26, *27, *28, *29,
*30, and *31.
PERSONNEL
Appointment of Full Time Faculty, Adjunct and Continuing
Education Faculty .............23
at the Colleges of the ACCD
LEGAL
COUNSEL
Order
Calling for an Election of Three Single-Member District
Trustees ......................24
of the Alamo Community College District
ACQUISITIONS
Monthly Report on Cooperative Purchases in Excess
of $50,000.00. .........................25
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Monthly
Report on Financial Status of 2004 Maintenance Tax
Notes ...........................26
Monthly
Report on Status of Projects Funded By 2004 Maintenance
...........................27
Tax Notes
Monthly
Report on Status of Northeast College Tax Revenue
Set-Aside ....................28
Monthly
Report of Status of 2001, 2003 and 2004 Bond Construction
Funds ............29
Approval
and Ratification of Budget Amendment Report and
Budget .........................30
Transfer Report
INSTITUTIONAL
ADVANCEMENT
Request
for Acceptance of Private Gifts, Non-Government
Grants and ......................31
Government Grants to the Alamo Community College
District
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
If
needed, the Board will re-convene in Executive Session
to discuss matters not
concluded in the previous executive session portion
of the meeting.
RECONVENE
OPEN MEETING
Action
on Items Discussed in Executive Session
SETTING OF NEXT MEETING DATE
A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled
for Tuesday,
February 21, 2006, at the George E. Killen Community
and Education Service Center, 101 Community Meeting
Room, 201 West Sheridan.
ADJOURNMENT
POSTED AT THE ACCD GEORGE KILLEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION
& SERVICE CENTER, 101 COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM,
(201 W. SHERIDAN) AT
_______ A.M./P.M. ON THIS _______ DAY OF _______________________,
2006.
This meeting site is wheelchair accessible. The
accessible entrance is located at the front entrance
to Building E (entrance faces S. Flores Street).
Accessible parking spaces are located in front of
Building E, located in the parking lot that faces
S. Flores Street. Auxiliary aids and services are
available upon request (interpreters for the deaf
must be requested twenty-four hours prior to the
meeting) by calling 210-208-8020.
________________________________
Charles J. Conner
Chairman, ACCD Board of Trustees
________________________________
Dr. Daniel R. Derrico
ACCD Acting Chancellor