December 2006 Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, December 19, 2006 – 7 p.m. – Board Room

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Presentations

4.1 Academic Blueprint for Teaching and Learning

4.2 Career Services

5. Consent Agenda

Consent Items - Anyone may remove an item from the consent item list by requesting the chair to do so. Items removed will be discussed and voted upon immediately following passage of the remaining consent items.

5.1 Approval of Minutes – Retreat Committee Minutes of August 9, 2006 and September 14, 2006; Board Minutes of November 29, 2006 (Pages 1-7)

5.2 Approval of Bills - $1,264,159.93

5.2.1 Education Fund - $804,766.17

5.2.2 Operation & Maintenance Fund - $116,175.27

5.2.3 Operation & Maintenance Fund (Restricted Fund) - $150,722.04

5.2.4 Auxiliary Fund - $52,874.54

5.2.5 Restricted Fund - $114,958.44

5.2.6 Audit Fund - $4,000.00

5.2.7 Liability, Protection & Settlement Fund - $20,663.47

5.3 Treasurer’s Report (Pages 8-23)

5.3.1 Financial Highlights (Page 9)

5.3.2 Balance Sheet (Pages 10-11)

5.3.3 Summary of FY07 Budget by Fund (Page 12)

5.3.4 Budget to Actual Comparison (Pages 13-19)

5.3.5 Statement of Cash Flows (Page 20)

5.3.6 Investment Status Report (Pages 21-22)

5.3.7 Check Register - $5,000 or more (Page 23)

5.4 Personnel (Pages 24-31)

5.4.1 Faculty Resignation – Judith R. Whitley-Hill, Sociology Instructor (Pages 24-25)

5.4.2 Faculty Resignation – Lora Vasiliauskas, Psychology Instructor (Pages 26-27)

5.4.3 Stipends for Pay Periods Ending November 18 and December 2, 2006 (Pages 28-31)

5.5 Compensation Review Proposal – Collegiate Consulting Consortium (John Toller) (Pages 32-35)

5.6 Purchase Request – Krimesite Imager (Pages 36-37)

5.7 Bid Requests (Pages 38-39)

5.7.1 Utility Vehicle (Page 38)

5.7.2 2007 Summer/Fall Class Schedule (Page 39)

5.8 Bid Approvals (Pages 40-42)

5.8.1 Forklift (Page 40)

5.8.2 Technology Plan Purchase – Classroom Technology Upgrades, Document Cameras (Page 41)

5.8.3 2007/2009 College Catalog (Page 42)

5.9 Articulation Agreement – Early Childhood Education (Pages 43-46)

5.10 Early Entry College (E2C) Agreement with LaSalle-Peru Township High School (Pages 47-50)

6. President’s Report

7. Trustees’ Report

8. Adopt Tax Levy (Pages 51-60)

9. Items for Information (Pages 61-64)

9.1 Ford F350 Truck Purchase (Page 61)

9.2 Staff Resignation - Dan Leonard, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (Page 62)

9.3 Resolution Regarding the Value of Higher Education (Pages 63-64)

9.4 2006 Accountability and Performance Reports (Enclosures)

9.5 Student Demographic Profile (Enclosures)

10. Closed Session – 1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body; 2) discussion of minutes of closed session meeting and semi-annual review of closed session meeting minutes

11. Other

12. Adjournment