Los Angeles Mission College
Budget & Planning Committee
Minutes
December 04, 2008
Present: Lilamani De Silva, Karen Hoefel, Alma Johnson-Hawkins, Leslie Milke, Frances
Nguyen, Luz Nunez, Maury Pearl, Gary Prostak, Joe Ramirez, Zoila Rodriguez-
Doucette, Sandy Thomsen, Debby Wong
Guest:
Absent:
Pat Flood, MaryLou Mendoza, Judith Valles
Maria Fenyes, AFT rep
1.
Meeting was called to order by Co-Chair L. Milke at 12:00 p.m.
2.
Review/approved the minutes of November meeting to be postponed until January meeting
3.
College Mid-year Budget Reduction Plan – Karen discussed the need for the college to implement a Budget Reduction plan. Options for reductions were discussed among the members. The following were recommended: a.
Contracts/memberships – Need to take a look at all memberships and cancel all those that will not have a negative impact on LAMC b.
Temp Assignment – Cut down on all temp assignments that will not affect enrollment, cut down on classes for Winter ’09 that have not increase in the active status. c.
Copier Contracts – one of our biggest expense on contracts – recommendation - will not renew copier contract with vendors d.
Freeze on supplies (program 100)– limit copying on instructor’s copier e.
Summer ’09 – One session instead of two sessions will be implemented – Savings of 440 K (to be begin June 22 or 23) f.
Recommendation for the campus to close on December 26.
These recommendations will assist the President in her presentation to the DO on Dec. 12
4.
The Budget and Planning document will be taken to College Council including the changes that had been recommended by various committees.
5.
Maury brought an additional flow chart to the committee that may need more discussion. It was agreed not to include it in the final B&P document that will go to College Council.
Meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Next meeting 01-08-09.