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THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Erie Community

College was held on Wednesday, June 26, 1996 at Erie Community

College/City Campus at 8:00 a.m. in the President's Board and

Conference Room.

I. ROLL CALL

PRESENT EXCUSED

Louis J. Fasolino, Chairman Sharon M. West

Dr. Richard T. Quinn,

Vice Chairman

Marybeth Cullinan-Bicz,

Secretary

Louis J. Billittier

Joseph D. DiVincenzo

‘Raymond F. Gallagher

Patricia A. Krzesinski

Janet L. Vogtli

Christopher Scioli, Student Trustee

OTHERS PRESENT

Dr. Louis M. Ricci, President, ECC

Marie Bartolotta, Vice President for Administration

Kenneth Gubala, Vice President for Pln., Res. & Dev.

Dr. Gena Proulx, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Booker Edgerson, College Affirmative Action Director

Gerard Egel, College Budget Director

Susan Marchione, Director of Public Relations

Wm. Mariani, Ex. Dean of Development & Community Svcs.

Darley Willis, Director of Human Resources

Eugene Cullinan, Director of Buildings & Grounds

Salvatore Manuele, Academic Dean/Allied Health & Tech.

Jeannette Molina, Academic Dean/Liberal Arts

‘Beverly Slichta, Academic Dean/Business & Public Svc.

Petrina Hill-Cheatom, Dean of Students/City Campus

Dennis DiGiacomo, Dean of Students/North Campus

Raymond Barsukiewicz, Ex. Director, Aux. Serv. Corp.

Frank Jordan, President/FFECC

Suzanne Zulawski, President/CSEA, ECC Section

David Masse, Associate Editor, Downtown Student Press

Christine Collins, Chair, Publications Board/City

Karen Brady, Buffalo News

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Mark Matthew Jasen, Member of the Legislative Staff

Donna McCartney, Coordinator of Administration/City

Thomas Mazur, Coordinator of Administration/South

Ralph Galanti, Director of Athletics

Dr. Jerome Barber, Chairman, ASC Board

Daniel Penfold, Dean of Student Development

Sharon Trent, Office Technology Department/South

Donald Spasiano, Department Chair, Restaurant Mgmt.

Carol Paskuly, English Department/South

Patricia Glanowski, CSEA Vice President/City

Robert Siwula, Department Chair, Criminal Justice/North

Wm. Dunford, Department Chair, Criminal Justice/City

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Fasolino convened the meeting at 8:05 a.m. A

quorum was declared present.

APPROVAL OF MAY 6, MAY 14, MAY 30, 1996 MINUTES

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Upon a motion duly made, seconded and carried the Board of

Trustees approved the minutes of the May 6, May 14, and May 30

meetings.

IV. REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN

Chairman Fasolino read a note to the Board from a

Student, Lisa M. Dallis, expressing her heartfelt

thanks to ECC for the scholarships she received.

Chairman Fasolino, on behalf of the Board of Trustees

and the College community, extended his appreciation

and best wishes to the outgoing Student Trustee,

Christopher Scioli. Trustee Fasolino stated that Mr.

Scioli has been an advocate for his fellow students at

ECC, and has been involved in many college activities.

He then presented him with a plaque on behalf of the

Board.

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He then said a formal goodbye to everyone and reported

that he will be leaving the Board on June 30. He

stated it has been a wonderful seven years. He read a

‘letter he wrote to County Executive Gorski and thanked

everyone for their support.

Chairman Fasolino announced ECC's SUNY Chancellor's

Award recipients and stated that they are each an asset

to the college community. He presented awards to the

following recipients: Carol Paskuly, English

Department; Donald Spasiano, Department Chair,

Restaurant Management; and Sharon Trent, Office

Technology Department. He announced two other

recipients who were not present: Mr. Paul Hodan and

Mr. Peter Blacher.

He also noted that in continuing the celebration of

ECC's 50th Anniversary, special banners have been hung

at all three campuses. He commended the

staff for this, and stated that it increases the

visibility of the College.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

Dr. Ricci recommended the approval of the agreements

and contracts in the agenda and addendum.

Upon a motion duly made, seconded and carried, the Board of

Trustees approved the agreements and contracts in the agenda and

addendum.

Dr. Ricci recommended the approval of the routine

budgetary items listed in the agenda and addendum.


Trustees approved the budgetary items listed in the agenda and

addendum.

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Dr. Ricci then recommended the approval of the donation

as listed in the agenda.


Trustees approved the donation as listed in the agenda.

Dr. Ricci reported on a request to increase the student

activities fees $15 per semester. He stated that he

has discussed this with Trustee Vogtli, and this has

also had student involvement.

Dr. Barber reported that the Auxiliary Services

Corporation (ASC) would dedicate the $15 fee directly

to activities for students.

Student Trustee Scioli stated that he would vote for

this because the students on the board voted for it,

but raised a question regarding rehiring college

employees in lieu of a tuition hike.

Dr. Ricci recommended the approval of the request by

the ASC Board to increase the Student Activity Fee from

$35.00 to $50.00 per academic year.


Trustees approved the recommendation.

Trustee DiVincenzo commended the staff and Board

members for their involvement in the budget process.

He recommended that next year's Chairperson of the

Budget & Finance Committee should make this an ongoing,

year-long process. He recommended the same for the

County Legislature.

Dr. Ricci recommended the approval of the Resolution

approving the 1996-97 College Operating Budget

including the tuition increase of $230.00.


Trustees approved the Resolution approving the 1996-97 College

Operating Budget in the agenda and addendum.

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VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Affirmative Action Committee Report

(Meeting of June 12, 1996)

It was recommended that this report be received

and filed.

B. Auxiliary Services Corporation and Foundation

Committee Report

No report.

E, Budget € Finance Committee Report

No report.

D. Buildings € Grounds Committee Report


Trustee Cullinan-Bicz recommended the approval of

the Erie County Capital Projects Request:

1997/2002, and the 1997 State Capital Projects

Request.


Trustees approved the Capital Projects Requests in the agenda.

Trustee Cullinan-Bicz recommended that the

remainder of the report be received and filed.

E. Community Services Committee Report

No report.

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Curriculum Committee Report


Trustee Quinn recommended that this report be

received and filed.

Personnel Committee Report


Trustee Billittier recommended approval of the

personnel items in the agenda and addendum.


Trustees approved the personnel items in the agenda and addendum.

VII.

Planning Committee Report

No report.

Student Support Services Committee Meeting


Student Trustee Scioli recommended that this

report be received and filed.

Student Trustee Report

No report.

NEW BUSINESS

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OTHER ITEM

Trustee Quinn reported that the Board of Trustees has

been in a year-long process of evaluating the

President. He reported that Dr. Ricci has received

exceptionally high reports from the Trustees, and noted

that the report stated he was a visionary, an

outstanding educational leader, and was innovative and

knowledgeable. He expressed his congratulations.

Chairman Fasolino added that Dr. Ricci has a very

strenuous job at times and he has done a remarkable

job.

Trustee DiVincenzo reported that Mr. William Mariani

will be heading the college marketing initiatives and

‘recommended that a marketing subcommittee of the

Board of Trustees be developed. He asked that any

interested board members contact Dr. Ricci.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before this

Honorable Body, upon a motion duly made, seconded and

carried the Board of Trustees adjourned at 8:30 a.m.

wi Marybeth Cullinan Secretary

TIME & PLACE OF AUGUST MEETING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1996

8:00 A.M./CITY CAMPUS

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ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBoard of Trustees MeetingWednesday, June 26, 1996

ADDENDUM

Report of the President

A. Agreements & Contracts:

1. Affiliation Agreement between Erie Community College and theAmerican Heart Association/Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training

Center.

2. Agreement between Erie Community College and the Wyoming ErieRegional EMS Council.

3. Memorandum of Understanding between Erie Community College,Ophthalmic Dispensing/North Campus and Derby Opticians.

4. Sublease between Erie Community College and the ATC of Buffalo andErie County, Inc.

5. Grant Disbursement Agreement between Erie Community College andMotorola.

B. Administrative Items:

1. Request by the ASC Board to increase the Student Activity Fee from

$35.00 to $50.00 (Attachment A). *

2. Resolution approving the 1996-97 College Operating Budget

(Attachment B).

President's Evaluation - Comments by Dr, Quinn, Chairman of the Evaluation

Committee,

AUXILIARY SERVICES CORPORATION

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ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE6205 Main Street

Buffalo, New York 14221

June 3, 1996

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TO: Dr. L. M. Ricci | 3UN 07 1996President, Erie Community College

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peFROM: Dr. Jerome Barbe preiiaY

Chairperson, A.S

SUBJECT: REVISION OF STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE STRUCTURE

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Auxiliary Services Corporation held on May 22,1996, a motion was passed to request that the E.C.C. Board of Trustees increase studentactivityfees by $15 per semester for full-time students, and by a proportionate amountforpart-time —students. The intention of this increase is to fund studentservice andathletic positions which willbe established under the A.S.C., and to provide for the administration ofthese new positions,

Please place this matter on the agenda for the next meeting of the A.S.C./Foundation Committeeof the Board of Trustees. Thank you.

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ATTACHMENTA

Erie Community College

Board of Trustees

Buffalo, NY, June26, 1996

To Whom it May Concern:

I hereby certify, that the Erie Community College Board ofTrustees adopted the

following resolution on the 26th day of June A.D., 1996 of which the following is a true

copy:

RESOLVED,that the Ere Community College Operating Budget

forfiscal year commencing September 1, 1996, and

ending August 31, 1997, of $63,786,586 is hereby

approved.

ATTEST

Louis J, Fasolino

Chairperson, Board of Trustees

ATTACHMENT B

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PERSONNEL ITEMS FOR ECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES/AGENDA FOR JUNE 26,1996:

ritle/Full-Time or Part-Time/ Add/| Job. {EffectiveName Department/Campus Re- IGroup/ Date

place Step

Reappoint/Promote:

DePasquale, Darlene Sr. Acct. Clerk/FT/Payroll/CS-S RI 6-5 06/18/96Plauman, Deborah Input-Output Prep. Clerk/FT/Payroll/cs-S R 3-0 06/18/96Wick, William Payroll Clerk/FT/Payroll/Cs-s R 5-A 06/18/96

Transfer:

Hawman, Lori A. Laborer/FT/Maintenance/N R|3-A 107/01/96

Change Appointment:Custodian of Buildings & Grounds/FT/

Andrisani, Gary aintenance/North (from Provisional toPerm/Prob) 12-1 06/03/96

Resignations:

Klinger, Catherine Clerk/PT/Middle States/South hrly. |05/27/96Telaak, Bonny Sr. Clerk Steno/PT/Social Science/City 4-1 05/31/96

Terminations:

Brown, Robert ~— Watch Attendant/PT/Security/City hrly [05/31/96

Retirements:

Brookings, Gardner Professor/FT/Civil Constr. Tech. /N 14-B 06/14/96Chinn, William T. Truck Driver/FT. /Maintenance/S 4-B 09/01/96Fox, Barbara Professor/FT/English/N 14-A 06/15/96

Hills, Robert Professor/FT/Elec. Eng. Tech/N 14-BKoenig, Phyllis F. Professor/FT/Physics/N 14-A 08/31/96Kruszczynski, Edward [Building Guard/FT/Security/S 4-C 08/03/96Pietrzak, Mary Sr. Library Clerk/FT/Library/S 4-A 08/02/96Pixley, Shirley Sr. Clerk Steno/FT/Business Adm./N 4-D 06/18/96Roche, Patrick E. Professor/FT/Opthalmic Dispensing/S 14-B 06/28/96Stroh, Ronald R. Professor/FT/Physics/S 14-C 07/01/96Wahl, Mary Ann Counselor/FT/Counseling/N 11-7 08/01/96

Request for Professor Emeritus Status:

Gerald Hogan, Professor, Mathematics/Computer Science

Part-time Appointments received after MAY 30, 1996 Agenda was typed:

Brodfuehrer, Carrie Cleaner/Maintenance/South 07/01/36Brown, Cornelius L. Tutor/Math/North 05/20/96“Connor, Thomas Instructor/Community Services/South 08/26/96*Copeland, George Asst. Prof./Corporate Training/South 07/29/96*Denz, Patricia Sr. Data Processing Control Clerk/

Adm. Allowance Grant/CS-S 07/01/96Donovan, John E. II Asst. Prof./Math/CS/North 05/20/36Downey, Laura Tutor/Building Management/City 07/08/96*Drzyzga, Richard A. Asst. Prof./Community Services/South 10/09/96Dudczak, Christine Student Asst./DSS/Central 05/20/96Foley, Marianne Asst. Prof./Math/CS/North 05/20/96

*Green, Coralinn Asst. Prof./Community Services/South 06/27/96*Haas, Charles W. Asst. Prof./Corporate Training/South 07/02/96Hunt, Lisa Sr. Clerk Typist/Purchasing/Finance/CS-South 07/01/96*Kneitinger, Lesley M. Student Asst./DSS/South 04/22/96*Kota, Karrie Student Asst./DSS/South 04/22/96Makowski, Dawn Cleaner/Maintenance/South 07/01/96*Shea, Carilee M. Student Asst./DSS/South 04/22/96Webb, Charles © Sr. Clerk Typist/Veterans Office/City 07/01/96Welch, Andre M. Student Asst./Library/City 05/28/96*Williams, Thomas Student Asst./DSS/City 05/20/96*Grant positions

Appeintment to Dental Hygiene Advisory Council:

Dr. Sherry SentersDepartment of DentistryUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center1930 Alcoa Highway, POB III Suite 340, Knoxville, TN 37920

Appointments to Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities:

Elaine B. Karlin, Director of Counseling ServicesNYS OFfice of Vocational Rehabilitation125 Main Street, Buffalo, NY

James A. Lenker, Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Occupational TherapyUniversity of Buffalo, 515 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214

Dominic Marinelli, Associate AdvocateGovernment Relations, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assoc.Buffalo Regional Office

Rosemarie A. McKenna, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Advocacy Office| for Persons with Disabilities279 Starin Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14216

Melinda R. Saran, Associate Director of Clinical EducationEducation Law Clinic, School of Law, SUNYAB

507 O'Brian Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260

Marianne R. Savino, Coordinator of Special ServicesBuffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Patricia Stotsky, Pupil Personnel DirectorEden Central Schools, P.O. Box 267, Eden, NY 14057

Reappointment to Computer Science Advisory Council:

Dr. Jim Leone

Reappointment to Child Care Advisory Council:

Marguerite Korzelius

Appointment to Child Care Advisory Council:

Dr. Paula B. Roden, Professor Emeritus of SUNY College at FredoniaDirector, Consultants in Early Childhood Inc.

2037 Grover Road, West Falls, NY 14170

Appointment to Child Care Center Lab Advisory Council:

Vickie Loghmanieh, Director, University at Buffalo Child Care Center, Inc.

4691 Main Street, Snyder, NY 14226

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. Page 3 of 3Consultant Fees and Appointments Presented for Board Approval on June 26, 1996:

Consultants: COST:

Beaver, Katie, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, 515 Kimball Tower,Buffalo, NY 5/29/96, 3 hrs. at $50/hr. 150.00Requested by: Kathy Hoffman

Guest Lecturers:

Carden, Susan, R.N., 358 Penora St., Depew, NY 14043

"Respiratory Failure Management"; "Shock Management", 6 hrs. @ $20/hr 120.004/25/96 and 4/30/96

Requested by: Patricia Ware

Sommerstein, Lynne, 15 Shadow Wood Drive, East Amherst, NY 14051“Disability Awareness", April 24, 1996 30.00Requested by: Ruth Anderson

Zajak, Dr. Stephen, 2205 George Urban Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14043"Chiropractor (Lifting & Moving Skills)"March 4-7, 1996, 6 hrs. @ $35/hr 210.00Requested by: Cynthia McCloud

Community Services Consultants:

Banks, Murray, Peak Performance Presentations

Key note speaker at the 3-day clerical conference held onJune 11, 12, 13, 1996 for the Dept. of Social ServicesGrant approved by Board of Trustees on September 27, 1995 7,242.00Requested by: William Mariani

Approved for Payment

Dr. Louis M. Ricci, PresidentDOC: BOT-JUNE.96

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ADDENDYM TO!

PERSONNEL ITEMS FOR ECC BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA POR JUNE 26, 19961

Correction to May 30, 1996 Agendas ;Delete - Murphy, Thomas K./Asst, Prof./Pt/Coo, Cerv,

Correction to Starting Date on June 26, 1996 Agenda:Copeland, Georga/Asst, Prof./Pt/Conm, Serv. - Btart Date: 06/27/96

rítle/rull-Tino or Part-Tíme/ Udd/| Job EffectiveNang Departoent/Carpus ma: [Sroup/ Date

pie step

[Re ea or Larve ©

Kithout Payse | 07/15/96-

Counselor/RPT/DSS/South 11-4 {07/18/96Torres, Yolanda

Resigoations)

112, Rarvel Jr. Kollege Computer Opr./PT/Comp. Ctr. /North hrly. [06/14/96

Terminations:

Fiorella, Theresa ollege Librarian/PT/Library/City brly.los/18/96

tirenenta: ° |

Anderson, Ruth Best. Prof,/FT/Child Care/City 11-6 {07/03/96

Part-tíme Appointwepts received after June 26, 1996 Agenda was typed:

Hougle, Lynn K. Student Asst./Library/Sovth . 06/10/86*Heyer, "Bobbi Lin Asst. Prof. /Coormnity Services/Sout 07/01/36*Oleszxko, Robert Aset. Prof./Coxporate Training/South 07/02/96Proudman, Justin - Lifeguard/Athletics/city 06/27/96Quinn, Jennifer Lifequard/Athletics/City 06/27/96Roth, David Lifeguard/Athletice/City 06/27/96

*Kawrzynek, Teresa M. Asst, Prof./Corporate Training/South 07/01/96*Rells, Jeffrey J. Asst. Prof./Corporate Training/South 06/27/96

tGrant positions

Appointments to Child Care Advisory Committee:

Camille Tower, Supervisor of Chapter 1 Project Early Push 1985-1995 (Retired)365 Knowlton Aveove, Kenmore, NY 14217

Server, Niagara County Head Start Program6105 Fairlane Drive, Clarence Center, NY 14032

Consultant Fees and Appointwents Presented for Board Approval on June 26, 1996:

Guest Lecturer

Boukari, Safoura Ashaby, 484 Lisbon Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215GS 111 course "The Importance of Diversity”,4/30/96 and 5/6/96, $25/br. for 5 bours oo $ 125.00Requested by: Nadine Lockwood -

Approved for Payment

Dr. Joulsa M. Ricci, PresidentDOC) BOTA- JUN. 36