EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of January 27, 2003
Present: Ms. Caldwell, Dr. Caldwell, Dr. Fallo, Ms. Ely, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Hata, Ms.
Pickens, Dr. Simon, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Stewart.
Budget Update
 The President’s Newsletter will be going out this week to bring employees up to
date.
 Both the California Senate and the Assembly have made their budget proposals.
The Senate’s proposal is more favorable for Community Colleges.
 Copies of the California Community Colleges 2002-03 Midyear Budget
Reductions dated January 24, 2003 will be distributed to College Council
members.
 There will be full summer and fall sessions.
 Registration fees cannot be adjusted before September 2003.
 Some services will have to be eliminated before fall due to the state budget
reductions.
 Few temporary employees will get offers of employment after February 28th.
 At this time we are not proposing to eliminate the positions of any full time
classified employees, part time permanent employees, or full time faculty.
 President Fallo will give state of the college update presentations on February 13th
in the Campus Theatre.
Ms. Smith reported the following:
 Classified employees feel the burden of this crisis is falling on them and the
students.
 They do not see any burden placed on permanent management.
 Stopping reclassification takes money out of classified employees pockets.
 Looking for leadership to take a “cut.”
 “Suggestions from members and leadership of ECCFT, ECCE, and POA regarding
ECC’s current budget situation” was distributed.
Insurance Benefit Committee
This committee is meeting Thursday, January 30th at 1:00 p.m. The committee is in the
process of collecting information on possible alternatives to the current CalPERS
program. Mr. Hanson distributed the 2004 Marketing Timeline. President Fallo would
like the committee to look at the long-term effects of moving out of CalPERS.
FTES
Mr. Hanson provided an updated FTES report as of January 15, 2003. The numbers are
as follows.
Base 2002-03
Growth Allocated (3.53%)
17,685
437
(70% funding)
Growth CAP 2002-03
18,122
Estimated FTES 2002-03
S.S. – 2002 carried forward
Fall FTES
Spring FTES
Paramedic Program
Fire Fighter Training
Affiliate Training Programs
S.S. 2003
W.S. 2003
Total
679
9,016
8,669
270
300
25
0
0
18,959
Estimated Excess FTES
Agenda for Meeting of February 3, 2003
1. Approval of Minutes for January 27, 2003
2. Academic Accommodations Policy
3. State Budget Status
4. Team Reports
5. Facilities Needs
6. Collegial Consultation
7. Set meeting date for policy review
(includes 465 for summer H.S. program)
(projected)
(no reporting)
(included in Fall and Winter)
837 (revised downward from 3,841)