December 2003 Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Closed Session – to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body.

5. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of Minutes – November 17 and 19, 2003 (Pages 1-9)

b. Approval of Bills

  1. Education Fund – $351,202.64
  2. Operation & Maintenance Fund - $140,356.42
  3. Operation & Maintenance Fund (Restricted Fund) - $224,840.56
  4. Auxiliary Fund - $44,815.15
  5. Restricted Fund - $58,364.34
  6. Liability, Protection & Settlement Fund - $10,431.95

c. Treasurer’s Report (Pages 10-24)

  1. Financial Highlights (Page 11)
  2. Balance Sheet (Pages 12-13)
  3. Summary of 2004 Budget by Fund (Page 14)
  4. Budget to Actual Comparison (Pages 15-21)
  5. Statement of Cash Flows (Page 22)
  6. Investment Status Report (Page 23)
  7. Check Register - $5,000 or more (Page 24)

6. President’s Report

7. Trustees’ Report

8. Personnel (Pages 25-30)

a. Faculty Retirement – Jerome Annel, Psychology Instructor (Pages 25-26)

b. Faculty Retirement – Louis Caldwell, Foreign Language Instructor (Pages 27-28)

c. Faculty Retirement – Alice Steljes, Accounting Instructor (Pages 29-30)

9. 2003 Tax Levy (Pages 31-40)

10. Part-Time Faculty Pay Schedule (Pages 41-42)

11. Bid Request – Welding Lab Instructional Equipment and Building Renovations (Pages 43-44)

12. Exterior ADA Compliance Projects and Resolution to Use Excess PHS Funds (Pages 45-54)

13. Campus Updates

a. Campus Facilities – Larry Rousey

b. Student Characteristics – Bob Marshall

14. Items for Information (Pages 55-59)

a. Staff Appointment – Diane M. Scoma, Operations Professional (Page 55)

b. Staff Appointment – Sharon L. Barthelemy, Coordinator of Employment Services/Advisor (Page 56)

c. Illinois Community College Board – Certificate of Approval, ADA Structural Changes – 3rd Floor Connections (Page 57)

d. Congressional Record of the United States of America – Committee for Citizen Awareness (Pages 58-59)

15. Thanks and Commendations (Pages 60-65)

a. Amanda Bigelow - The People Speak: America Debates Its Role in the World (Pages 60-63)

b. Giacomo Leone – The Chair Academy International Practitioner’s Board (Page 64)

c. Jean Goodnow – "Pathways to the Presidency" (Page 65)

16. Other

17. Adjournment