EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the President
Minutes of the College Council Meeting of January 6, 2003
Present: Ms. Caldwell, Dr. Caldwell, Ms. Ely, Dr. Fallo, Mr. Hanson, Dr. Hata, Ms.
Pickens, Dr. Simon, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Stewart.
Oversight Committee
We have received several applications for the committee membership.
State Funding Reductions
The Governor has announced a $34B State Budget deficit. Some expected funding
reductions are a $90+M for Community Colleges of which our share will be $3.1M in the
current fiscal year; and a $38M reduction in property tax receipts. Another El Camino
College funding problem is the possibility of $80M de-funding of high school athletic
courses. Dr. Hata and Dr. Caldwell will investigate what occurred at high school
campuses.
The following are some ways El Camino College may respond to the state funding
reduction:
1. Ask collective bargaining agents to consider reopening contracts.
2. We will not hire any full time faculty members for 2003-2004, as identified
through Faculty Identification Priority Committee process.
3. Continue hiring freeze on most positions.
4. Reduction in section and course offerings in spring semester and summer session.
5. Eliminate most funding for Partnership for Excellence projects.
6. Significantly reduce Temporary Project Administrators.
7. Significantly reduce temporary classified employees.
8. Significantly reduce casual employees.
9. Significantly reduce assignments for student workers except those included in
employee contracts. Will continue federally funded college work study
assignments.
10. Significantly reduce district-funded travel with exception of federally mandated
and federally funded travel. All travel requests to be submitted to the appropriate
Vice President.
11. Eliminate most “acting” assignments. Return employees to original assignments.
12. Eliminate most working-out-of-classification assignments. Return employees to
original assignments.
13. Eliminate overtime. Limited use of compensatory time. Compensatory time to be
used within time periods specified in employee contracts.
14. Significantly reduce most release time unless contractual. Return to teaching
assignments.
Cuts totaling from $3-4M will need to be made for this fiscal year. All recommendations
will be taken to the board. A joint meeting of the Planning and Budgeting Committee
and the College Council will be held Thursday, January 9th from 1-2:30 p.m. in the
Alondra Room.
Agenda for Meeting of January 13, 2003
1. Approval of Minutes for January 6, 2003
2. Team Reports
3. Facilities Needs
4. Collegial Consultation
5. Set meeting date for policy review