DRAFT
MINUTES
PLANNING ACTION COUNCIL
(PAC)
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
1:00 p.m.
Music Recital Hall
Members
Present:
AFT – W. Hollis, J.
Stanbery
Co-Chairs: L. Spink, M. Wood
Resource Persons: G. Wood
Guests: B. Englert, Joyce Black & Heather Perry-Melish & Ken
Pruitt, The Steinberg Group; S. Gogin,
Absent: Administration: N. Malone; AFT: R. Oakes; Faculty Senate: S. Fasteau, S. Mc Murray
Classified: K. Gentry, G. Mendoza, L. Payne: Students: A. Bolis, P. Heath, P. Lovett, H. Nguyen
OPENING
PROCEDURES
Call
to Order and Approval of Agenda
The meeting was called to order and
the agenda adopted with the adjustments shown below.
STEINBERG GROUP PRESENTATION Joyce Black, Heather Perry-Mason, Ken Pruett
Ms.
Black distributed and explained a handout summarizing existing space
utilization by division, requesting corrective feedback and noting that Harbor
College's numbers compared favorably to statewide averages.
PLANNING POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL
M.
Wood drew the attention of the body to the copies of the Manual which had been
distributed, reminding participants that this was the same text distributed at
the June meeting. After several
inquiries had
been
responded to, there was unanimous consent for the adoption of the Manual.
COLLEGE BUDGET DISCUSSION
Dr.
Spink distributed several hand-outs updating the body on the district and
college budget standings. She then
summarized the general situation and reviewed suggested guiding principles for
addressing it:
1.
Cuts
that directly impact students should be minimized, on the understanding that to
meet the chancellor's WSCHE mandates we will have to increase our efficiency in
some ways.
2.
All
positions as they are vacated will be examined closely for ways in which we can
meet that task without filling the position.
All replacements will require the signature of the president before
being filled.
3.
In
an effort to stabilize our staff, all efforts will be made to keep staff at
Harbor College, unless someone has requested a transfer. One of the things to celebrate about our
college is our great faculty/staff and how well we all work together. It is the president's fervent hope that we
will find ways to improve our efficiency without having to move any people or
divisions.
4.
All
efforts will be made to leave the college as 'whole' as possible. It is important that we keep ourselves
positioned to grow and meet the needs of our students and the community.
Possible
savings include:
1.
Raising
WSCHE/FTEF in most areas.
2.
Replacing
only three of the six retiring full-time faculty members (as has already been
announced).
3.
Reducing
FTES by 800 to 1200.
4.
Reducing
evening childcare services.
5.
Possibly
reassigning the automotive program to another college (as has already been
fully discussed with the Academic Senate).
6.
Reduction
of relief/over-time/substitutes/comp time expenditures.
7.
Reductions
in supplies and capital outlays.
Dr. Spink then drew the attention of the body to the hand-out specifying new district scheduling guidelines. Several speakers emphasized that, while these targets will force a reduction in sections offered, this will also reduce enrollments only to the extent prospective students cannot be accommodated in remaining sections, so care and ingenuity will be required in determining the criteria for which sections will or will not be closed. Several speakers also emphasized bringing pressure at the district level for an equitable allocation formula: for instance, by developing a proposal for applying state growth funding criteria college-by-college within our district.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Unanimous
consent to approve the minutes of the May 16, June 6, and July 16 meetings as
distributed.
ADJOURNMENT