Friday, July 20, 2007

Board meeting Monday

I'M TOLD that, yesterday, the SOCCCD Board of Trustees held a special meeting. I'm also told that the meeting concerned the evaluation of the Chancellor.

My sources tell me that the board has renewed, or is contemplating renewing, Mathur's contract and granting him valuable cash prizes to boot. (See added agenda item below.)

The agenda outline for Monday's meeting is now available online. Check it out. Or not.

Among "general action items" listed on the outline are:

5.4 SOCCCD: Academic Personnel Actions
Approve New Personnel Appointments;
Academic Temporary Part-Time/Substitute Staff;
Additional Compensation: General Fund;
Additional Compensation: Categorical/Non-General Fund;
Administrator Contract Extension Correction;
Leave of Absence; Resignation/Retirement/Conclusion of Employment.
—You'll recall that, immediately prior to last month's meeting, Chancellor Mathur pulled the item concerning approval of Saddleback College faculty stipends. (This occurred without the trustees' knowledge. See Mathurian Shenanigans: Plan C.) This meant that, owing to "questions" that the chancellor suddenly developed just prior to the meeting, affected faculty would not be paid but would instead be compelled to await approval of payment at the July meeting.

Naturally, those instructors became hopping mad. Near as I can tell, they're still hopping mad.


5.2 SOCCCD: Board Policy Revision:
[Accept, for review and study?:]

BP 100: The South Orange County Community College District,
BP 101: Mission,
BP 102: Functions of the Governing Board,
BP 103: Board Membership,
BP 104: Student Member of the Board of Trustees,
BP 105: Organization of the Governing Board,
BP 106: Board Elections,
BP 107: Board Policy and Administrative Regulation,
BP 108: Vacancies of the Board,
BP 109: Board Education,
BP 112: Duties and Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees,
BP 120: Regular Meetings of the Board,
BP 122: Closed Sessions,
BP 124: Special and Emergency Meetings,
BP 126: Quorum and Voting,
BP 128: Agendas,
BP 130: Public Participation at Board Meetings,
BP 132: Speakers,
BP 134: Decorum,
BP 136: Minutes,
BP 138: Recording,
BP 146: Chancellor Succession,
BP 148: Evaluation of the Chancellor,
BP 152: Presentation of Initial Collective Bargaining Proposals,
BP 154: Conflict of Interest,
BP 158: Political Activity,
BP 160: Personal Use of Public Resources,
BP 162: Communications Among Board Members,
BP 164: Board Member Compensation,
BP 166: Health Benefits,
BP 168: Board Member Travel,
BP 172: Board Self Evaluation
P.S. (8:00 p.m.):

At some point today, the following item was added to the posted agenda outline:

5.6 SOCCCD: Chancellor's Contract
Approve contract of employment for Chancellor.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Faculty were indeed HOPPING MAD. And, yes, they're still HOPPING MAD.

And no wonder!

Mathur has got to go!

Anonymous said...

Wow - what a busy board!

Anonymous said...

Faculty hopping mad? Faculty can hop?

Anonymous said...

It's house-cleaning time at IVC. Look forward to an infusion of strong leaders that will oust the slugs and riffraff.

Anonymous said...

Hey Liz, How's Owen?

Anonymous said...

Whatever happened to Sherry Miller-White? Where are she and her comrades from the Old Union Guard hiding? Do ya think they proud of what they have wrought?

Anonymous said...

How is the men's restroom near the Saddleback College English Department doing these days?

Anonymous said...

I want to see Mathur in that Leprachaun outfit again.

Anonymous said...

Some of us who are hopping mad can still hop, yes -

And if Mathur goes, I will stop hopping and definitely dance at THAT revolution.

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