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El Camino College
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of February 13, 2006
Present: Dr. Fallo, Dr. Marsee, Dr. Arce, Ms Caldwell, Mr. Middleton, Ms. Pickens, Ms. Smith, and
Dr. Simon.
1.
Insurance Benefits Committee meets February 21, 2005 at 1:30-3:30 p.m. They will discuss the
Actuary Study.
2.
Team Reports a.
Administrators and Supervisors Representative: Mr. Middleton - The California Community
Colleges Registry Job Fair on January 21 st brought approximately 1500 job seekers. El
Camino College was represented by four deans, two faculty members, Marcy Wade and Dr.
Arce. We were recruiting for 14 positions. b.
POA: Ms. Caldwell – parking is not as busy as expected. Parking lot reached capacity at
10:00 a.m. today – and some accommodations were made. Tuesdays usually are busier days. c.
ECCE: Ms Smith – The Classification Review is in progress. It is reported that some employees are apprehensive about the outcome. d.
V.P. Academic Affairs: Dr. Arce – four people visited during the open office hour. e.
President: Dr. Fallo – i.
Faculty laptop distribution will be announced in the next President’s Newsletter. The initial 120 laptops will be distributed once they are configured. The distribution of the remaining laptops will be determined by working with the deans. ii.
Final approval for Humanities Complex has been received from DSA – this project is six weeks behind schedule. iii.
FTES for fall is down 2%. Winter FTES is about even for last year. Spring numbers change daily. iv.
Retiree Health Liabilities – we are going to have to determine the long term responsibilities for funding retiree health benefits. f.
Policy and Procedures – Volunteers (BP #7500) – Marcy Wade distributed drafts which include a revised form for volunteers to complete. These are to be reviewed for discussion at
College Council on March 13 th . There is a need to communicate how volunteers are to be used and that fingerprinting may be required depending on requirements for the job.
3.
E-mail Policy – Ann Garten, Leo Middleton, Satish Warrier and John Wagstaff met regarding revising this policy. Samples of other college policies were provided for review. Leo will bring back suggestions for our policy. They will meet again in two weeks.
4.
Administration and Employee Relations – College Council representatives entered into a discussion of their perceptions concerning the campus atmosphere and employee and administrator relationships. Specific issues included a greater tendency to arbitration rather than discussion and a perception that managers tend to stick together in disciplinary actions.
Agenda for the February 21, 2006 Meeting:
1. Board Agenda Review