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The JCCC board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting March 14.

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“Awards and recognition

• The trustees recognized Bruce Hartman, executive director of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, for receiving the Diversity Advocate in Education Award for the museum’s educational offerings from the NAACP.
• JCCC’s Continuing Education branch was recognized by the Kansas City chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ATSD) with a Best Practice Award for Workplace Learning and Performance Culture. Coordinators Kathy Wing and Melissa Reiss developed and implemented a new instructor hiring process in 2012. Previously, each department within Continuing Education had its own responsibility and method for identifying, hiring, vetting, interviewing and onboarding new instructors. The new process consolidated the necessary steps and resources within branch operations, making those methods consistent, organizing records, and reducing the time needed to recruit instructors for continuing education classes.

Lobbyist’s report

Dick Carter, the college’s lobbyist in Topeka, spoke to the trustees about the situation in the Kansas legislature, the status of the state budget, property valuation and other issues of importance in the statehouse.

Benefits

The board took these actions regarding employee benefits:

• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the employee group CDC managed care dental insurance with CIGNA HealthCare for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly subscriber rates for the CIGNA CDC dental plan are $26.78 (single), $54.32 (employee and one dependent), and $83.68 (family). These rates represent a 2 percent increase in premiums and no plan design changes.
• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the employee group Passive PPO dental insurance with Delta Dental for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly subscriber rates for the Delta Dental PPO plan are $33.06 (single), $65.18 (employee and one dependent), and $115.78 (family). These rates represent a 3 percent increase in premiums and changes to plan design as follows: the annual and lifetime orthodontic maximums will increase from $1,000 to $1,100 and the annual plan deductible will increase from $25 to $50.
• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the employee group vision insurance with VSP for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly subscriber rates for the VSP plan are $15.32 (single), $22.37 (employee and one dependent) and $40.12 (family). These rates represent a 0 percent increase and no plan design changes.
• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the employee group life insurance with The Standard for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly rates for The Standard insurance plan are $.14/per $1,000 of insurance for basic life, $.22/per $1,000 of insurance for optional life, $.02/per $1,000 of insurance for basic and optional AD&D; and for dependent life insurance at a monthly subscriber premium not to exceed $6.82 per month. These rates represent a 10 percent increase in basic life rates, a 20 percent increase in optional life rates, and a 0 percent increase in dependent life rates with no plan design changes.
• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the short-term disability insurance with The Standard for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly rate for The Standard short-term disability coverage is $0.10 per $10 benefit. These rates represent a 17 percent decrease, and the plan design will be amended to increase the weekly maximum benefit from $800 to $1,000.
• The board approved the renewal of the benefits consulting agreement with Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc., at a total expenditure not to exceed $39,200.
• The board approved the renewal of the flexible benefit administration contract with First Trust of MidAmerica for the period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014, at a total expenditure not to exceed $25,000. The board approved the renewal of the employee assistance plan administration contract with Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City at a total expenditure not to exceed $38,000.
• The board authorized a flex benefit amount of $1,108.94 per month per full-time position to be used to purchase benefits within the flex benefit plan. This represents a 0 percent increase in fixed flex credit funding for the FY13/14 benefit year. The board authorized a contribution equal to 7 percent of each full-time, benefit-eligible staff members’ base salary to their individual 403(b) account for the FY 13/14 benefit year.
• The board authorized the president to negotiate a contract for the provision of the employee group medical insurance with BCBSKC for a period beginning June 1, 2013, through May 31, 2014. The monthly subscriber rates for the BCBSKC HMO are not to exceed $596.50 (employee), $1,093.69 (employee plus one dependent), or $1,499.45 (family). The monthly subscriber rates for the BCBSKC PPO are not to exceed $574.22 (employee), $1,052.87 (employee plus one dependent), or $1,443.47 (family). The monthly subscriber rates for the BCBSKC HDHP are not to exceed $519.54 (employee), $952.60 (employee plus one dependent), or $1,305.98 (family). These rates represent a 1 percent increase from the FY 12/13 premiums.

Actions taken

• The board approved new courses in art history and psychology, modifications to physics courses and the deletion on a game development course.
• The board approved the treasurer’s reports for the months ending Dec. 31, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2013.
• The board approved new clinical affiliate agreements with the VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System in Topeka and Leavenworth for the dietary manager program and with Ball’s Price Chopper Pharmacy in Olathe and Shawnee Mission Medical Center for the pharmacy technician program.
• The board approved a new board policy, 630.00, Animals on Campus; revisions to policies 314.06, Academic Progress for Continued Enrollment (now Academic Standing Policy), 311.05, Audit Policy, and 315.00 Degree Certificate Requirements Policy; and the deletion of policies 315.01, Degree Graduation Requirements, and 315.20, Certificate of Completion Requirements.
• The board approved allowing contract negotiations for groups to perform in the Performing Arts Series for 2013-2014. The season will be publicly announced this month.
• The board approved an increase of $1.00 per credit hour in student fees for the Student Activities Fund in 2013-2014. An important purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships for students. As tuition has increased over the past few years, the credit-hour fee for student activities and scholarships has not.
• The board approved the following annual contracts for on-call services, to be used as needed:
  • Architectural services with HMN Architects and PGAV Architects, at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $175,000.
  • Carpentry labor services with N.W. Rogers Construction, Inc.; Lytle Construction, Inc.; and KES Construction, LLC, at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $75,000.
  • Civil engineering services with Kaw Valley Engineering, Inc., and Payne & Brockway, P.A., at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $50,000.
  • Codes consulting and building inspections with FSC, Inc., and Thacker & Associates, LLC, at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $35,000.
  • Electrical repairs and installation services with Heritage Electric, LLC, and Mark One Electric Company, Inc., at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $125,000.
  • Landscape architect and design consulting services with Jeffery L. Bruce & Company and Landplan Engineering, P.A., at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $35,000.
  • Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services with The Clark Enersen Partners and Lankford and Associates, at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $125,000.
  • Structural engineering services with Bob D. Campbell & Company and Walter P. Moore, at a total annual expenditure not to exceed $35,000.
• The board approved the renewal of a lease agreement with McGregor Interests Indian Trails Center, LLC, for the Olathe Center for a three-year term, beginning May 1, 2013, through April 30, 2016, payable at the rate of $60,720 per year, plus any pro-rata tax adjustment assessed during the term of the agreement.
• The board approved the renewal of the King’s Cove lease agreement at $13.25/square foot, based on 9,037 billable square feet, for a total of $119,740.25 per year for the duration of the lease (April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014).
• The board approved the low proposal of $230,460.36 from En Pointe Technologies for the renewal of the annual agreement for Microsoft enrollment for education solution. This license allows all college computers and servers to have the latest versions of Microsoft applications for one year.
• The board approved the lowest acceptable bids of $4,745 from B&H Photo Video-Pro Audio, $87,296 from SENNA, $79,028 from Technomedia Solutions, and $7,345.23 from Troxell Communications, Inc., for a total expenditure of $178,414.23 for audio-visual equipment to be used throughout campus in various classrooms.

Next meeting

The next meeting of the JCCC board of trustees is at 5 p.m. April 18 in the Hugh W. Speer Board Room, 137 GEB. Board of trustee meetings are open to the public. For more details, see a copy of the board packet and addendum.”

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