JCCC Board of Trustees Meeting 4-15-09

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JCCC Board of Trustees Meeting 4-15-09

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Awards and recognition •The board welcomed the president and staff members from University College of the North, Manitoba, Canada, who are on campus to look at the colleges partnership with Burlington Northern Santa Fe and other learning opportunities. •Dr. Sean Daley, assistant professor, anthropology, was recognized for the work he has done with and for Native American populations. •JCCCs mens basketball team and womens half-marathon team were honored for winning national championships. The volleyball team was recognized for being second in the national tournament. •The Nerman Museum has seen an increase in visitors of more than 18 percent in the first three months of the year, from 14,495 in 2008 to 17,239 in 2009.   Actions taken ·         The board approved the treasurers report. ·         The board approved clinical affiliate agreements for students in health care professions programs. ·         The board approved new classes in animation, anthropology, biology, web, English, physical education, journalism, mathematics and psychology and a new career certificate in animation and game art. ·         The board approved a proposal from HMN Architects, Inc., for architectural services and associated subconsultant services for the Health Services Educational Center at Olathe Medical Center, in an amount not to exceed 5.75 percent of the guaranteed maximum price construction cost. The estimated cost for architectural services is approximately $723,750, plus usual and customary reimbursable expenses. ·         The board approved the lowest acceptable bids of $36,533.70 from All Sun Plus and $99,651.75 from Alexander Open Systems for Cisco equipment to be used in the Billington Library data closets to upgrade and improve network speed and reliability. ·         The board approved several recommendations regarding employee benefits. ·         The board also approved the annual renewal of the contract for administration of the colleges flexible spending account program with Cafeteria Plan Administrators LLC at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $55,000. ·         The board also approved bids for an Internet protocol (IP) addressing system, to replace the floors in the Commons dining area, and for a project portfolio management solution for Information Services.   Budget workshop Four trustees reviewed the colleges proposed 2009-2010 budget of $134,254,187, which is 6 percent lower than the 2008-2009 budget of $142,917,552. The budget was built on these assumptions: •Wed see a 4 percent decrease in assessed valuation from the county, a 13 percent decrease in monies from the state and a 3 percent increase in enrollment. •There will be no increase in the mill levy this year. •There will be a $4 increase in cost per credit hour for in-state students and a $10 increase for out-of-state students. •There will be no increase in staffing. •There was no increase in operation budget (except for expenses, like utilities, that are difficult to control). Capital budgets were based on need. Students presented a proposal for a green fee that would be assessed students to support sustainability initiatives. One collar of the tuition increase will be used for this purpose. The board will approve the colleges 2009-2010 management budget at the May board meeting and the legal budget in August.

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