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YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE RECEIVES $1.48 MILLION GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Part of a collaboration with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and five other Arizona Community Colleges

Yavapai Community College announced in a press release dated November 9, 2022 that it was recently awarded $1.48 million from the Department of Labor as part of a collaboration with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and five other Arizona Community Colleges. The College is in the process of evaluating existing programs and services to deliver on the grants focus as well as looking at ways to partner and deliver new programs.

The full press release follows.  It can also be accessed at https://www.yc.edu/v6/news/2022/11/redc.html.

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PRESS RELEASE

Regional Economic Development Center at Yavapai College Receives $1.48m Grant

TYLER RUMSEY 09 NOVEMBER 2022

Yavapai College was recently awarded $1.48 million from the Department of Labor as part of a collaboration with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and five other Arizona Community Colleges.

The funds are part of a $15m grant awarded to the state of Arizona from the QUEST Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWG) program. The funds will help dislocated workers across the state for the next two years.

“This award was only possible because of a collaboration with the ACA and our partner colleges and agencies in other counties,” said Richard Hernandez, Executive Director of Yavapai College’s Regional Economic Development Center (REDC). “This funding will allow us to continue bringing valuable and needed services to Yavapai County.”

“We are now in the process of evaluating existing programs and services to deliver on the grants focus as well as looking at ways to partner and deliver new programs,” Hernandez said.

Six counties are participating in Arizona’s QUEST project, including Cochise, Maricopa, Mohave/La Paz, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma counties.

The REDC’s application highlighted the number of jobs, rate of job growth, compensation, and job posting demand in the healthcare sector.

“I am excited about this opportunity and know the REDC will bring the full assets of the College in support of economic development in Yavapai County,” said Rodney Jenkins, Vice President of Community Relations and Student Development. The Regional Economic Development Center at Yavapai College is committed to increased quality of life through managed economic development. More information on the REDC can be found at www.ycredc.com.

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022, AT 1:00 P.M.

Meeting to be held in Room M-137, Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, Arizona 86324; College Facilities Master Plan to be discussed and voted up or down

The Yavapai Community College District Governing Board will hold a its eighth and last business  meeting for 2022 on Tuesday, November 15, at Room M-137, Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, Arizona 86324. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.

There is an Open Call to the public where a speaker is usually limited to three minutes. Members of the Governing Board are not supposed to discuss or take legal action on matters raised during an Open Call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action. on the Board agenda.

A citizen wishing to address the Board should complete a “Request to Speak” form, and give it to the Recording Secretary. The speaker should be prepared to limit his or her remarks to the designated time.

Under Arizona law, the public has a right to attend, listen, tape record, or videotape these meetings. The public may not disrupt, but may speak during the call to the public at the beginning of this meeting. See Ariz. Att’y Gen. Op. No. I78-001.

The full agenda for the afternoon  meeting can be found on the Community College web site by clicking herehttps://www.yc.edu/v6/district-governing-board/sub/2022/11/index.html

One of the most important items to be discussed and voted upon is the College Facilities Master Plan.

Disabled veterans, the elderly, wheel chair bound residents, students, faculty, and  those who can’t take a day off work to attend, and other interested residents who would like to know what the Board is doing in detail  must wait to view a video tape of the meeting that the College posts anywhere from a few weeks to several months after a meeting on the District website. The Governing Board also does not live stream its meetings, which is a contrary to the practice followed by most other major governmental units in Yavapai County.

PRESIDENT’S CONTRACT AND DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY ON AGENDA FOR YAVAPAI GOVERNING BOARD DECISION AT “WORKSHOP” TO BE HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022, AT 9 A.M. AT THE ROCK HOUSE ON THE PRESCOTT CAMPUS

Unclear why President’s contract is up for discussion after receiving a 10 percent increase in May 2022. Also unclear is a Resolution to be considered directing the President to create “Necessary Infrastructure”; it appears the Resolution  involves delegating more Board authority to the President 

There are two items of important business to be conducted at the Governing Board meeting on Monday, May 14. One of them is the President’s contract.

Exactly what aspect of the contract is to be considered is not clear from the agenda posting. Recall that the Yavapai Community College District Governing Board voted to increase the base pay of Dr. Lisa Rhine by ten percent at the Board Workshop held May 24, 2022. It also added an extra year to her five-year contract.  The pay-raise of 10% and contract extension vote was identical to the raise and extension awarded in 2021.

This was a generous base-pay increase when compared to how faculty and staff increases were treated just a week earlier.  Recall that at the May 17 General Board meeting the Board approved a  4% across-the-board salary increase, .45% one-time bonus, and 1.3% for market adjustments, etc. for all staff and faculty.

At the time of its May decision, the Governing Board did not provide any indication of Dr. Rhine’s current base salary.  Most observers believe it is nearing $300,000 annually.  Dr. Rhine is the highest paid Yavapai County officer.

Now, just six months later, the question of the President’s employment agreement will be discussed in secret during Monday’s “workshop.”  In a vaguely worded statement, the agenda for the meeting says that there will be “Discussion or Consultation for Legal Advice with the Board’s Attorney Regarding the President’s Employment Contract and to consider its position and instruct its attorney regarding the President’s Employment Contract.”  It goes on to say that there will be “Possible Action RE: President’s Evaluation and Consideration of President’s Contract as a result of Executive Session.”

It is anticipated that nothing significant regarding the contract talks will be divulged to the public.

The Board will also be asked to delegate Board authority by approving a resolution regarding “infrastructure.”  It is not clear why such a resolution is needed.  (See draft copy of resolution below:

DRAFT OF RESOLUTION FOLLOWS

YAVAPAI COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO CREATE THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS RESOLUTION 2022-10

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the District Governing Board is the legally constituted and final authority for the operation of Yavapai County Community College District, including any policies that govern the College;

WHEREAS, the Governing Board’s responsibility includes 1) governing the College as a whole, and 2) delegating authority to the President to perform and oversee the daily operations and administrative functions of the College;

WHEREAS, the Governing Board understands that new educational content providers and distribution in the higher education marketplace are driving up institutional competition and consumer choice;

WHEREAS, the Governing Board understands that enrollments in traditional community colleges are declining nationally and in Arizona and are increasing in four-year institutions; 

WHEREAS, the Governing Board understands that Arizona public universities are now piloting 2-year Associate Degrees, offering short-term credentials and noncredit workforce offerings, and placing regional economic development centers in our counties to grow their enrollments;

WHEREAS, the Governing Board understands that in order to meet the changing needs of learners in the knowledge economy, community colleges must be prepared to adopt and implement new, innovative strategies for delivering educational opportunities;

WHEREAS, the Governing Board believes that the College plays an instrumental role in meeting the needs of students and employers and that an expanded and effective infrastructure is vital to the continued operations of the College, so that Board goals are realized;

ENACTMENTS:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Yavapai County Community College District Governing Board delegates to the President the authority and responsibility for creating an infrastructure that meets the changing needs of today’s learners and provides workforce driven educational opportunities, which shall be based on the following principles:

  1. The knowledge economy requires a new model of higher education that is rooted in outcomes and learning rather than an industrial era model of higher education, focused on time, process and teaching.
  2. Increasing short-term workforce certifications and just-in-time education defined by industry need is critical to meet the educational needs of students and the community in support of our economy.
  3. With near universal access to digital devices and the internet, new modes of delivering content and new technology tools need to be leveraged to meet the changing needs of learners
  4. The infrastructure created pursuant to this Resolution will align resources, policies and strategies for the implementation of a talent pipeline for employers, establish a model for sector-based partnerships, clearly define pathways that address the needs of employers and potential employees, and partner with online platform providers and independent work facilitators or enterprise businesses to provide industry-specific or business-specific training that businesses cannot provide.
  5. The infrastructure shall be evaluated by the President each year to determine whether it has met the goals adopted by the Governing Board in this Resolution and whether it should be modified to better effectuate those goals. The President shall inform the Governing Board of the results of the evaluation at least once yearly, starting with a report in or before October 2023.

NOW, BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the Governing Board delegates to the President such additional authority as is necessary to ensure that College operations meet the changing needs of our students and employers.

The Governing Board shall retain all powers and duties as prescribed by law that are not formally delegated in this Resolution or Board Policies.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Yavapai County Community College District Governing Board this 14 day of November, 2022.

Ms. Deb McCasland, Board Chair Approved as to form:

Mr. Ray Sigafoos, Board Secretary

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AGENDA

  1. General Functions: Procedural
    1. Call to Order {Time: 1}
    2. Adoption of Agenda – DECISION {Time: 1}
  2. Board Business
    1. Executive Session – Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1), Review of President’s Employment Agreement – Attorney Lynne Adams – PROCEDURAL {Time: 60}
    2. Executive Session — Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(3) & (4), Discussion or Consultation for Legal Advice with the Board’s Attorney Regarding the President’s Employment Contract and to consider its position and instruct its attorney regarding the President’s Employment Contract – Attorney Lynne Adams – PROCEDURAL
    3. Reconvene in Public Session – Attorney Lynne Adams
    4. Possible Action RE: President’s Evaluation and Consideration of President’s Contract as a result of Executive Session – Attorney Lynne Adams – DECISION {Time: 5}
  3. Study Session
    1. The Association of Community College Trustees Review – INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION – Board Chair Deb McCasland {Time: 30}
    2. Changing Higher Education Landscape – INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, AND DECISION – Dr. Lisa Rhine {Time: 120}
      1. Scott Van Pelt Video
      2. A New Infrastructure Presentation
      3. Yavapai College District Governing Board Resolution Directing the President to Create the Necessary Infrastructure to Meet the Changing Needs of Students and Employees – Resolution 2022-10 (Attached)
    3. District Governing Board Policies Review – INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, AND DECISION – Dr. David Borofsky, Director of the Arizona Association of Community College Trustees {Time: 90} 
  4. Adjournment of Board Workshop: Procedural – DECISION {Time: 1}
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APPEARS THE TEN MILLION DOLLAR VERDE VALLEY BREWERY PROJECT HAS BEEN PUT ON “HOLD” FOR REASONS YET TO BE DIVULGED BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

“Postponement” announcement buried in Yavapai Community College Facilities Management Newsletter of October 2022 | Length of postponement unclear | Governing Board and public await an explanation

The rumor has been circulating in the Verde Valley that the Yavapai Community College Administration has “postponed” development of the Ten Million dollar Verde Valley beer brewing brewery project.  Although there has been no formal announcement made to the public or the District Governing Board about the project, the Blog discovered an announcement of the postponement buried in the October 2022 Facilities Management Newsletter.

Why the public, or at least the District Governing Board, was not informed of the reasons for the postponement or the expected length of the delay at the October meeting is puzzling.  But this project is one that the College administration has tried very hard to keep details secret as much as possible from public scrutiny.

The general definition of “postponed” is that something will take place at a time later than that first scheduled.  The College administration might inform the public and the Board at its meeting in November about what has changed its plans for the project. So far the College  has invested thousands of dollars in preliminary planning and architectural drawings, which will go to waste if the project is eventually abandoned. 

Moreover, will the postponement mean no request for a tax increase in May? 

Below is a copy of the announcement found in the College Facilities and Management Newsletter of October 2022.

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHOOSES DR. IRINA DEL GENIO AS VERDE CAMPUS AND SEDONA CENTER DEAN

First-generation immigrant who came to the United States in 2000 as an adult learner leaves position as associate dean of the Liberal, Visual, and Performing Arts Division at Elgin, Illinois Community College to join Yavapai | Replacing Dr. Tina Redd who resigned in frustration with Prescott based College executives

Yavapai Community College announced on November 8, 2022,  that Dr. Irina Del Genio would become the next  Verde Valley Dean at Yavapai Community College.  She is leaving Elgin, Illinois Community College, where she has the position of Associate Dean of the Liberal, Visual, and Performing Arts Division.

Del Genio replaces Tina Redd who resigned as Verde Valley Dean earlier this year out of frustration with the Prescott based executives who control the Verde Campus and Sedona Center.  The announcement was made by Prescott based Vice President Dr. Diane Ryan, Vice President of Academic Affairs. Most likely, Del Genio will report to and be supervised by Ryan.

Community College Prescott based president Dr. Diane Rhine did not make a public statement regarding the decision to hire Del Genio. Del Genio  will start her position at the Verde Valley Campus on January 9, 2023. The College said she will provide “leadership and administrative oversight of the Verde Valley campus, Sedona Center, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs, and three academic departments college-wide.

Adding the academic college-wide departments to her work requirements ensures she will be away from the Verde Campus and Sedona  Center once or twice each week, thus significantly diluting her work on the east side of Yavapai County.

Del Genio earned her Ph.D. in Political Philosophy and her master’s degrees in History and Political Science.  She has lived  lived, studied, and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and most recently in the U.S. as a college instructor, grant manager, and college administrator. She is a frequent guest speaker on Russian American relations, asymmetrical warfare, the political impact of radical ideologies, and the global consequences of social unrest in contemporary societies.

She is described as an avid traveler and a healthy lifestyle advocate. She is a certified NIA (non-impact mind-body fitness) instructor. Del Genio enjoys sailing, skiing, dancing, and hiking in her free time with her partner George, her friends, and her family.

Sources:  Yavapai Community College press release dated November 8, 2022; Independent Blog research.

BOARD TO HOLD UNSCHEDULED ALL DAY MEETING OF SOME SORT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Not on published schedule and no information about meeting yet available; Guess it’s on Prescott Campus at the Rock House and will begin at 9 a.m. 

The Yavapai Community College District Governing Board will hold a meeting Monday, November 14, at the Rock House on the Prescott Campus.  The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The address is 1100 E. Sheldon Drive, Prescott, Az. 86301.

Although the Board has not posted the meeting  on its website, the event date, time and place  is based on reasonably reliable information obtained by the Blog.  

If you are curious about the meeting, watch for a posting of an agenda on the Governing Board website sometime late this week; most likely Friday or Saturday. It should also confirm the information the Blog has been able to obtain about the meeting’s time and place.

It is doubtful there will be an Open Call to the public for this type of meeting but double check the agenda.  

Under Arizona law, the public has a right to attend, listen, tape record, or videotape these meetings. The public may not disrupt, but may speak during the call to the public if  the call is listed on the agenda. See Ariz. Att’y Gen. Op. No. I78-001.

There will likely be no live streaming of the meeting by the College, a taxpayer supported institution. It prefers to make it as difficult as possible for the public to accurately know what it and the Board discuss during these meetings.  There also will likely be no video record kept. Once again, the reason for this is to make it as difficult as possible for the public to know precisely what transpires at these types of meetings unless they appear with their own recording equipment.

 

NEW MEN’S YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM ANNOUNCES 30-GAME SCHEDULE; TEAM MEMBERS RECRUITED FROM NORTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, MARYLAND, NEW YORK, UTAH, SERBIA, ARKANSAS, AND ARIZONA

No games scheduled for the east side of the County;  only two players on the roster from Yavapai County

Yavapai Community College has announced the 2022-23 Men’s Basketball schedule.  According to the schedule, all of the home games will be played in Prescott at Walraven gymnasium on the Prescott Campus.

There had been talk at various Governing Board meetings by the College leadership of including the east side of the County in some of its athletic programs.  However, the schedule for the new basketball team indicates that is not the case for this season.        

The roster indicates that the new coach has been heavily recruiting  student athletes outside of Arizona.  Players are coming from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Utah, and New York.  One player’s home is listed as  Kragujevac, Serbia.  

Governing Board members have been told by the College Administration during Board meetings  that there is  a goal of having the Community College teams consist of around 25% of County players. With two County players, the Men’s basketball team consists of 13% Yavapai County students.  Ten players come from outside Arizona.  There are two from Yavapai County, two from Arizona outside Yavapai County, and the one student recruit from Serbia.

The four-member staff consists of head coach Joy Joyner, Assistant coach Korbin Graham, Head Athletic Trainer Terra Schmidt, and Assistant Athletic Trainer Jared Campbell.

You may view the entire schedule by going to the following link:  https://goroughriders.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule.

 

COLLEGE TELLS GOVERNING BOARD IT WILL SEEK PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE IN MAY

Could raise rate by 18 percent but most likely will ask for four or five percent increase

Yavapai Community College notified the District Governing Board at its October meeting that it will be seeking a primary property tax rate increase in May of 2023.  It said that it needs more operating revenue and the only available source appears at present to be Yavapai County primary property taxpayers. 

The College noted during its discussion with the Governing Board that it has not asked for a primary tax rate increase for four years.  Typically, it asks for an increase every three years. Each year, when the College does not increase the property tax as allowed by law, the amount not used  is carried forward.  Thus, the reason for the 18 percent increase available, which the College has said it would never use.

The primary tax rate for the Community College can be raised by a majority of the five member Governing Board voting for it.  While citizens will be given an opportunity to express their opinion about the tax rate increase at the spring budget adoption meeting, which is usually in May or June, they do not have a veto over it.

Most speculate that the College will ask around a four or five percent tax rate increase. But much may change between now and May 2023.

You may view a portion of the discussion held by the Board on the tax issue at the October meeting by clicking here.  Note that the PowerPoint slides used by the speakers were not provided to the Blog so they could be inserted and the discussion better understood.

ERRANT EMAIL ALLEGING NEWSPAPER MADE “BOGUS CLAIMS” GETS YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE VP JENKINS INTO HOT WATER

Then refuses to clarify what he meant by alleging  the newspaper made “bonus claims” or apologize

We are all warned about careless handling of email.  We know that caution must be exercised about what and how we say things  in emails because it is so easy to accidentally send one to a person we didn’t intend to receive it.  What happens when you make that mistake is illustrated by the mess Yavapai Community College Vice President Rodney Jenkins finds himself in. 

Jenkins apparently sent out an email intended for Vice President of Academic Affairs Diane Ryan about questions being put to the Community College president by the Red Rock News and Cottonwood Journal Extra.   However, somehow the email ended up in the computer email boxes  of the  Red Rock News.  

In the errant email Vice President Jenkins alleged in part the following:  “Diane, below Larsen (sic) Newspapers are making  bogus claims.”  Larsons’ operate both the Red Rock News and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. What Jenkins was apparently referring to as “bogus claims” involved the 11 questions the newspaper had sent to President Dr. Lisa Rhine for comment.

The problem he created is that If you are going to make allegations a newspaper is making “bogus claims,” you need something to back you up.  Unfortunately for VP  Jenkins, it appears he could not support his use of the bogus claims phrase.

The newspaper asked him directly for clarification of his “bonus claims” allegation. According to the October 26, 2022,  Cottonwood Journal Extra newspaper, Jenkins “declined to clarify” what he called “bogus claims.”  The newspaper also noted that he also did not provide a response to any of the 11 questions posed to Dr. Rhine. 

Someone should advise VP Jenkins to send the newspaper an apology.  That shouldn’t be too hard and it’s what a person in an errant email  hot seat  normally does.  We are waiting.

REP CHEVALIER QUESTIONS WHY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS ARE NO LONGER LIVE STREAMED

In a County the size of Israel with faculty, students, thousands of elderly, disabled and others working full time having an interest in the tax supported College Board decisions, it has suspended live video streaming of its meetings. The Board Chair says wait for video to be posted in the future  and that’s enough|  The May video, for example, was posted four months later at the end of September and that’s apparently ok

Yavapai County covers 8,125 square miles and compares in size with Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island and New Jersey.  It is about the size of the nation of Israel. It is only slightly smaller than Maricopa, County, Arizona. Maricopa covers 9,224 square miles and is the fourth largest county in the United States.

The County is divided by the Black Hills mountain range that runs west and east with Mingus mountain creating a natural physical barrier between the two sides of the County. There are few roads connecting the concentrated population centers in the west region of the County with the more rural areas in the east. For many, the most direct route in the east region to the west region is a single-lane alternate highway 89-A. It somewhat perilously crawls over Mingus Mountain at 7,815 feet.

During the winter, passage using highway 89A over the mountain range can be dangerous because of ice and snow packed roads. There is no public or private transportation between the east and west sides of the County.

The College has invested thousands of dollars on expensive television equipment, renovating the Rock House in part specifically for tv,  and has asked for thousands more to create a tv facility on the Prescott Campus.  Despite the taxpayer investment, purchase of equipment, and availability of easy live broadcasting on the College’s YouTube channel of its handful of yearly meeting, the District Governing Board, according to its Chair, has decided to no longer live-stream the events. That leaves  faculty, students, interested residents, and especially those with disabilities in the dark waiting until  the video is eventually posted at a time when memories may have faded and important actions taken without resident knowledge have been made.

In some cases, such as the May 2022 budget meeting, the video of the Board meeting was not posted to the website until four months after the meeting in late September. Think of that!

Late posting allows the College Board and the College itself to spread and sculpture their views of what transpired at a Board meeting.  The Board can rely on declining interest in a topic over time to accommodate their lag in producing the video or posting detailed minutes for public review.

 If you are in the know about how to eventually find a Board video before it is actually posted to the website, and only a few in the County are, the College will send you a link to the video a few days after it was held. But you must wait. You also must know that your request needs to be sent to the College President’s administrative assistant.  Of course, this information is kept from the public because nowhere on the Board website or anywhere else is the public informed of how to obtain a link to the video.  

District Governing Board Chair Deb McCasland

Third District Governing Board Representative Paul Chevalier, who is concerned that matters not be so easily covered up from residents by the College and Board, recently asked the Board Chair the reason the live streaming had ceased.  The Chair replied: “With our meetings open to the public now that there are no Covid restrictions, we are not live streaming our meetings on uTube. UTube was a Covid accommodation for the Open Meeting Law.  The meetings are still being recorded and can be requested through Yvonne or view it on the college website as we have done for many years.”

The Chair may not realize that the Videos are not promptly posted after a meeting, but are posted on the Board website only after minutes are approved.  This may be months following a meeting. The Chair may also not realize that there is no information posted on the Board website so that members of the public, faculty or students  know to whom and how to request a link to the video. The Chair may not realize that the videos are not available until three business days after the meeting has passed, even if you know where to find them.

Mr. Chevalier’s initial request that the College live stream the handful of Board meetings  was turned down by the Chair. He wrote in an email to the Chair asking for reconsideration and saying that:

Third District Representative Paul Chevalier

“People find it quicker and more convenient than waiting for and getting into our videos. . . .  I am aware of City Councils in our county that regularly stream their meetings through YouTube. Is that difficult or expensive for us to do? If not, I believe it would be a good service to the interested public we serve. Please reconsider.”

The Chair indicated there would not be reconsideration.

Mr. Chevalier noted in his emails to the Chair that the County can expect “more covid cases this winter,” which apparently had no effect.  

In the end, the District Governing Board continues to draw a curtain of semi-secrecy about its proceedings.  Unlike in the past, agendas are posted to the Governing Board website without attachments; they are as short as possible. PowerPoint slides, once always posted to the Board website prior to Board meetings, are no longer posted.  Minutes of the meetings themselves are summary and do not contain important comments from various Board members.  Videos that are being produced with sometimes defective sound, poor lighting, interviews with the public without aueio, and overall poor video production.  PowerPoint slides being used by a speaker may not appear anywhere on video (or in draft minutes). 

It’s hard to believe that a Governing Board of a Community College has yet to recognize it’s the 21 century. And, that it is regressing to the 19th century in record keeping and accountability.

Or, is the College and this Governing Board  simply trying to run from accountability to students, faculty, and the residents of Yavapai County?