KLAMATH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
7390
South Sixth Street - Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Dinner
Served at 6:00 p.m.
Regular
Meeting – January 31, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
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MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Board Vice Chair, Andy Frei, opened
the Regular Meeting of the Klamath Community College Board of Education at 5:00
p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2008.
Chair Castle was present via telephone. Roll call of members immediately
followed.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Andy Frei, Vice Chair; Jim Mieloszyk, Scott
Allen, Doug Stiles, Steve Tippin, Glen Keown, Chair Castle via telephone.
Members Absent: Susan Cantrell,
absent due to weather conditions.
Board Secretary Dawn McLing confirmed
that a quorum was present.
Staff: Gerald Hamilton, Interim
President, Dean Jim Davies, Ed.D., Dean Renée Ferguson,
Guests: Steve Kaedel, Herald and News
Reporter
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion: To approve the Consent Agenda
as presented.
Motion by: Scott Allen
Second by: Jim Mieloszyk
Discussion: None
Action: Unanimous approval
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Vice Chair Andy Frei requested that changes be made to the
Agenda for January 31, 2008. Due to the weather conditions, the Agenda will be
kept brief. Items VII.C.3, and VII.E.2 will be presented for Board
consideration during this meeting. Any other items for discussion shown on the
January Agenda will be presented during the February, 2008 Board meeting.
Motion: To adopt the Agenda as
revised.
Motion by: Glen Keown
Second by: Jim Mieloszyk
Discussion: None
Action: Unanimous approval
PRESIDENT=S REPORT
President Hamilton provided the Board with an update of
College business. Copies of the Spring Schedule writing (back page) and copies
of the information boards to be utilized as information for the Bond – draft
only, were distributed among the Board members for their review and comment.
President Hamilton also reported on the current enrollment figures as of
January 31, 2008. This term (Winter 2008), as compared with Fall Term 2008,
the College showed an increase of 395 credits and 104 head count. Comparisons
from Winter 2008 to Winter 2007, the College showed an increase of 319 credits
and 112 head count. Some of the increase is due to dual credit enrollments.
STRATEGIC GOAL INFORMATION AND ACTION
ITEMS
C. Access
3. Bond Resolution
Board members were provided with a
revised Bond Measure Election Resolution, Number 106-07-08. Verbiage was added
to #8 (specifically, The Phase One project would also include site
improvements and renovations to existing facilities if necessary.)
Motion: To accept Resolution No.
106-07-08 as read by Board member Jim Mieloszyk (a copy is on file within the
President’s Office and recorded within the Book of Resolutions.
Motion by: Jim Mieloszyk
Second by: Steve Tippin
Discussion: None
Action: Unanimous approval.
E. Financial Stability
2. PERS Unfunded Actuarial
Liability
The College Administration is recommending
that the Board of Education authorize a $500,000 lump sum payment to the State
of Oregon Public Employees Retirement System in order to reduce the College’s
Unfunded Actuarial Liability along with its PERS employer rate.
Motion: The Board of Education
authorizes Klamath Community College Administration to provide the State of
Oregon Public Employees Retirement System with a $500,000 lump sum payment in
order to reduce the College’s Unfunded Actuarial Liability along with its PERS
employer rate.
Motion by: Steve Tippin
Second by: Doug Stiles
Discussion: Jim Mieloszyk commented
that the Minutes should reflect that the College was not under any time
constraint because of any action by Administration. The urgency for the
payment was in fact due to the rescheduling of the Board meeting. Dean
Ferguson has acted very responsibly in her efforts to keep the Board informed
of this situation. The payment will be wired immediately following the close
of this meeting (January 31, 2008).
Action: Unanimous approval
BOARD DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
A. Board Discussion
1. Board Comment
The Bond Subcommittee for the Board of
Education gave a brief update regarding their recent activities surrounding the
proposed Bond efforts. Scott Allen reported that he felt the trip to Portland
was informative and educational. The draft documents received and reviewed by
the Board members were on point.
B. Executive Session (ORS 192.660(2))
An Executive Session was not held.
C. Public Participation
No public participation.
FUTURE ISSUES
NEXT MEETING
February 5, 2008 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Presidential Search Instruction and Application Review
February 6, 2008 3:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Application Review and Scoring
February 7, 2008 3:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Application Review and Scoring
February 8, 2008 3:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Application Review and Scoring
February 9, 2008 10:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Application Review and Scoring
February 12, 2008 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. Review of Screening Results, Selection of applicants to
Interview,
Salary Discussion, Interview Schedule
ADJOURN
The meeting of the Board of Education
was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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