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I HEARD THREE DIFFERENT TIMES PEOPLE IN NEW ORLEANS IT WAS CRAZY, CRAZY.
LET'S GET STARTED. THIS OPEN MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.001 THROUGH 551.146. VERIFICATION OF NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CH PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.1 THIS MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.128.
>> TO START WE HAVE PAUL WHO IS GOING TO DO PRESENTATION OF THE SECT QUARTER REPORT, ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2019.
>> I'M GOING TO JOIN AND CHAIR
[1. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
WILLIAMS MIGHT HAVE AGENDA ITEM ONE.CERTIFY THE MEETING. MADAM CHAIR, I CERTIFY THAT THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.054.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR WILLIAMS, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR FLORES, TRUSTEE BRAVO, TRUSTEE MAY, TRUSTEE COMPTON.
[2A. Presentation of 2nd Quarter Report from Internal Audit for Quarter Ending February 28, 2019 Presenter: Paul Styrvoky]
I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE SECOND QUARTER STATUS REPORT FOR INTERNAL AUDIT.
IN DECEMBER WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH THE END OF THE YEAR AUDIT.
OUR FIRST QUARTER IS A SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY AND CONTRIBUTION IN SUPPORT SUPPORTING GRANT THORNTON.
NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED DURING THE CASH COUNTS.
THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT HOWEVER THE PROPENSITY FOR THINGS TO NOT BE CONTROLLED IS.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THESE TWO TO THREE TIMES A YEAR.
CONTROLS ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED.
TWO IN I.T. THAT HAVE BEEN COMBINED INTO ONE FOR EFFICIENCY.
AND THEN A GRANT AUDIT NORTH LAKE, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
I WOULD TO INTRODUCE AT THE NOTE TAKING TABLE, S. AMANDA BENSON.
SHE JOINED US ON FEBRUARY THE 18.
AND SO YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT QUARTER THREE OR FOUR MORE AUDITS THAT RE ALREADY IN PROGRESS BECAUSE AMANDA IS ON BOARD.
WE DID A FOLLOW-UP AT RIDGELAND FOR AN AUDIT LAST YEAR AND RICHLAND MANAGEMENT BASED ON OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE REPORT AND WHAT WE FOUND AS WE INSPECTED FILED THEY ARE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, MANAGEMENT REQUESTED A REVIEW, ON OPERATIONAL REVIEW OF VETERANS SERVICES AREA, NOT AN AUDIT.
WE VISITED THE CAMPUSES MULTIPLE TIMES, TOURED THE FACILITIES, OBSERVED THE PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION.
LOOKED AT THE UNAPPLIED FUNDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF THE GRANT THORNTON WORK.
MANAGEMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED HALF OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND IS ON TRACK BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM STATUS REPORTS BY THE COMPTROLLER TO CLOSE OUT THE AUDIT FINDING BY MAY 31ST.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT REQUEST ON PAGE 5 AT HE BOTTOM?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE TIME BY
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WHICH COLLEGES HAVE TIME TO RESPOND IS MAY 31ST?>> FOR TAKING THE FUNDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT WERE NOT APPLIED TO THE STUDENTS' ACCOUNTS AND APPLYING THEM TO THE STUDENTS' ACCOUNTS OR RETURNING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHAT IS THE AMOUNT?
>> FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 IT WAS ABOUT $102,000 AND FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE FINDING, $143,000 TOTAL.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHAT MEASURES HAVE WE TAKEN TO ASSURE WE DON'T GO INTO IT AGAIN?
>> I THINK JOHN CAN SPEAK FROM THE OPERATION STANDPOINT.
THE CHANGES AND WORK UNDERWAY IS FINE.
>> ONE IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE AUDIT, AUGUST 31ST.
BUT FALL SEMESTER AND SPRING SEMESTER THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO WORK.
WHAT THE TEAM IS CONCENTRATING ON ACROSS-THE-BOARD IS TO CONTINUE TO WORK THOSE NUMBERS DOWN SO BY MAY 31ST, INCLUDING CURRENT SEMESTERS, ALL NUMBERS WILL BE TO 0.
THIS IS NOT, THIS IS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM.
MONEY COMING IN AND GOING OUT.
BUT WHAT THEY ARE GOAL IS AND THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER WE HAD TRAINING AT DSE AND CLASSES EVERYBODY WORKING OGETHER, BOTH COLLEGES AND DISTRICT SERVICE CENTER WORKING TOGETHER ON REDUCING BALANCES.
THAT'S BEEN OUR CONCENTRATION.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE EXPECTATION Y MAY 31ST HOPEFULLY THE MONEY GOES TO THE VETERANS IT DIDN'T GO TO INITIALLY.
IS THE GOAL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT MONEY TO GO TO VETERANS?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WE CAN FIND THEM AROUND, ET CETERA?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHATEVER DOESN'T GOES BACK.
>> THE HISTORY, THE ONES IN AUGT THEY DID A GOOD JOB REDUCING THOSE.
THEY ARE WORKING ON THE CURRENT YEARS AMOUNTS IN THERE AND THOSE ARE CURRENTS BENEFITS TO GET AWARDED TO VETERANS.
IT IS CHURNING MONEY THAT IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE QUESTION ARE WE SATISFIED WHATEVER PROCESS WE PUT IN PLACE WE WON'T GET INTO THIS POSITION AGAIN?
AND PART OF THIS IS AFTER WE FINISH, NUMBER ONE THING WE HAVE TO DO IS GET THESE BALANCES DOWN TO ZERO FOR CURRENT YEAR.
AND THEN WE'LL START TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
WE HAVE SUGGESTIONS FROM FINANCIAL AID, DR. HICK GOT COMPRESSION PLANNING AND THINGS OVER THE YEARS TO PAT, AND FIGURING OUT WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THIS SITUATION.
DA IS VERY SIMILAR TO TITLE 4 AND ESPECIALLY ON THE LOANS AND THEY HAVE SEPARATE NUMBERS FOR EACH ONE OF OUR COLLEGES BECAUSE WE'RE SEPARATELY ACCREDITED.
PART OF THAT IS ALSO AS E DEAL WITH BLE BLENDED STUDENTS, WHICH IS NOT A HUGE NUMBER BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN VA, IT MAKES T MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE EACH COLLEGE IS OPERATING UNDER THEIR OWN OPID NUMBER, IT'S A VETERANS NUMBER BUT THERE IS SEVEN OF THEM.
THE COLLEGES ARE WORKING THAT AND WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT GO TO MULTIPLE COLLEGES IS TENDS TO COMPOUND THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO THE APPLICATION AND PROCESSING COLLEGE BY COLLEGE.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GOT DO WORKOUT THAT EVEN AND PREPARED IN THIS REPORT WAS PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER.
IT'S ONE PERSON RATHER THAN 7.
COLLEGES WILL PROBABLY BE HAPPY TO GET RID OF IT AT SOME POINT.
BUT THAT'S A TEAM DECISION, WE'RE NOT MAKING IT TODAY OR AT THIS POINT.
WE'RE WORKING ON FIXING THE BALANCES WE HAVE.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SEVEN, YOU MENTIONED 7 MORE THAN ONES, IT BRINGS TO MIND WHY SEVEN, SEVEN PROBLEMS IN THIS CASE.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: NOT SEVEN STAFF POSITIONS PER SE.
>> WE KNOW THEY CAN BE WORKED.
AND I'LL PICK ON TWO COLLEGES, NORTH LAKE AND EASTFIELD, HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OVER THE TIMEFRAME, DURING THE AUDIT PERIOD HAVING THE SMALLEST BALANCES.
IT'S A TEAM EFFORT BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL OF FIXING A PROBLEM.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: IS THIS AN AREA WHERE IF WE HAD A MORE
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UP-TO-DATE SOFTWARE WITH FUNCTIONALITY.>> IT MIGHT SHORE UP PROBLEMS FASTER.
YOU KNOW ABOUT ALL THE PRESS RELEASES AND ISSUES WITH THE VA, NO MATTER THE HOSPITALS OR WHATEVER ELSE.
PAT ND I WERE TALKING ONE TIME.
SHE SAID, I RECOMMENDED THEY OUGHT TO LET THE DEPARTMENT OF ED TAKE IT OVER.
THEIR SYSTEM IS BETTER THEN WHAT WE DEAL WITH VA1.
THERE ARE ISSUES EMBEDDED INTO THE SYSTEM AND EVERY AGENCY AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS ARE MAKING THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL BUREAUCRACIES OF HOW TO DO THINGS.
IT IS A DIFFICULT SYSTEM TO WORK WITH WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
>> HAVE WE HIRED SPECIFIC PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH THIS OR PULLED THEM OFF OF OTHER JOBS?
>> DR. SHIRLEY HIGS WHO NOW RECENTLY JUST LAST MONTH IS GOING TO REPORT, IS REPORTING TO ME.
AND HE AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS TO HOW WE DO IT.
SHE HAD A RECENT HIRE AND A PERSON THAT IS GOING TO HELP IN THIS AREA.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO FROM A DISTRICT, STUDENT CENTRIC DISTRICT LEVEL OF HOW DO WE HANDLE ALL THIS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ALL OF OUR VETS GO TO COLLEGE, THEY GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CURRENT PLAN.
I'M NOT MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH THIS.
>> IF NORTH LAKE AND ASTFIELD DID A GOOD JOB.
>> INTERNALLY THAT'S WHERE WE LOOKED AT.
WHAT DID THEY DO THAT NOBODY ELSE IS DOING.
>> THERE IS A PROCESS PUT INTO PLACE TO BRING A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT INTO THE DISTRICT CENTER TO HELP THEM WITH TRAINING, WITH UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS, THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RECONCILIATION.
THEY ARE ISSUING REPORTS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AS OPPOSED TO MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY.
IT DIDN'T GIVE THE IMMEDIACY OF THE SITUATION.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE TALENT IS THE BEST.
>> THEY TEND TO UNDERSTAND US BETTER.
>> DID STUDENTS REALIZE FINANCIAL PENALTIES? IF THEY DID, DID WE MAKE THEM WHOLE?
I THINK PEOPLE KNOW WHEN I TALK ABOUT VETERANS WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
WE HAVE ENOUGH SOURCES OFFUNDS THAT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
I THINK HAT'S BEEN PAT -- SEVEN YEARS.
>> THAT DID NOT COME UP AS AN ISSUE DURING MY OPERATIONAL REVIEW.
>> AS I REPORTED EARLIER, WE'RE GETTING WEEKLY REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS.
I MENTIONED $143,000, THE REPORT I RECEIVED AS OF YESTERDAY, INDICATES, $94,000 HAVE BEEN RECONCILED.
THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE THINGS ON TRACK TO SATISFY.
>> VOLUME LEVEL IT'S ALMOST $2 MILLION IN V.A. FUNDS.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: A BIG IMPACT.
>> C. COMPTON: DID YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH VA TO DISCUSS THIS? OR THIS IS WHAT YOU PUT IN PLACE BASED ON THE AUDITORS?
>> THERE HAVE BEEN WHEN I WAS DOING THE OPERATIONAL REVIEW,IEST PROVIDED WITH CORRESPONDENCE WHERE THE COLLEGES WORKED WITH THE VA ON RESOLVING THE ISSUE IN THE PAST.
>> C. COMPTON: I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT PROBLEM.
>> PRESENTER: IT WAS NOT SPIV.
>> C. COMPTON: THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION?
>> PRESENTER: NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
>> C. COMPTON: THE MAY 5TH DATE.
>> PRESENTER: MAY 31ST IS THE MANAGEMENT.
>> C. COMPTON: TO CURE THE PROBLEM?
>> PRESENTER: NO, TO FIX THE OUTSTANDING BALANCES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
PART OF THAT IS, I THINK BY GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE
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ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL THIS TEAM TOGETHER, THOSE WHO HAVE WOR WORKED ON IT AND FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE ROOT CAUSES.MY GUESS IS IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG LIST.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN DO ONE THING AND THAT WILL MAKE 90% OF THEM GO AWAY.
IT WILL BE A BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS AND HOW DO WE PULL IT TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED.
THAT'S EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD WITH VA BEFORE AND GUESSING AT THAT.
WE NEED A TEAM OF PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT ELIMINATING THIS PROBLEM FOREVER.
>> C. COMPTON: HOW IS THE 31ST DATE SET?
>> PRESENTER: THE AGREEMENT AUGT WHEN WE -- EXCUSE ME, IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, WHEN WE RESPONDED TO THE AUDIT FUNDING WE NEGOTIATED THAT DATE WITH GRANT THORNTON AND THAT'S THE DATE WE PICKED.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A DATE THAT WAS ACHIEVABLE BY EVERYBODY.
AND RIGHT NOW I ASKED PAT EARLIER THIS MORNING, ARE WE ON TARGET TO MAKE THAT DATE? SHE HAS A COMFORT LEVEL WE'LL BE ABLE TO.
>> C. COMPTON: I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN YOU NEGOTIATED WITH GRANT THORNTON.
>> PRESENTER: GRANT THORNTON WANTS YOU TO HAVE THE DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE'RE REALISTIC HOW MUCH WORK AND HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET DONE.
WE RESPOND TO GRANT THORNTON'S FINDINGS AND WE UGGEST WHAT DATE WE WILL HAVE IT COMPLETED BY.
IF THEY AGREE, WE'LL BUY OFF ON THE RESPONSE.
IF WE SAID TWO YEARS, THEY WOULD HAVE NOT BOUGHT THAT RESPONSE.
YOU KNOW THIS REMINDS ME -- AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS BUT I DID NOT GET A FINAL COPY THAT EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE.
CAN I GET A COPY OF THAT, PLEASE? DID ANYBODY GET IT?
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: THE ONE WE GOT AT THE MEETING WE DEALT WITH SAID DRAFT BECAUSE WE HAD NET YET APPROVED IT.
>> PRESENTER: I WAS TOLD YOU WERE GIVEN THOSE PROBABLY TWO MONTHS AGO.
>> PRESENTER: THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
>> PRESENTER: HAS THE AUDIT REPORT IN THE BACK OF IT.
>> PRESENTER: I THINK THE TRANSMITTAL MATERIAL SAID WE COULD REQUEST IF WE WANTED IT.
>> C. COMPTON: I WAS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT WAS IN DRAFT FORM AND IT WAS GIVEN TO US IN PIECES.
AND LOOKING AT THIS, I DEFINITELY REMEMBER THAT WHEN THE EXTERNAL AUDITS PRESENTED THAT EXCEPTION, IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT WHAT WHAT I'M READING HERE AND LOOKING AT.
>> PRESENTER: GRANT HORNTON PRODUCED THE AUDIT FINDING, INTERNAL AUDIT PRODUCED THIS REPORT.
>> S. WILLIAMS: DOES SHE HAVE A COPY AT THE BACK OF THEM?
>> PRESENTER: THE APPENDIX C --
>> PRESENTER: YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
>> PRESENTER: THEY WEREN'T DISTRIBUTED BUT THEY WILL BE.
>> C. COMPTON: THE DAY THEY PRESENTED THEY GAVE IT IN A DIFFERENT FORM, LIKE A CHART FORM.
WHICH REMINDED ME THAT I NEVER GOT A COPY OF THE FINAL EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT.
>> THERE WAS A REPORT INCLUDED WITH THE CAFR, WHEN GIVEN THE NOTEBOOKS, THAT WAS A REPORT IN THERE.
>> PRESENTER: YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BOUND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, THE LAST SECTION, SINGLE AUDIT SECTION.
IN THERE IS GRANT THORNTON'S REPORT AND RESPONSE.
>> C. COMPTON: I'M TALKING ABOUT A COPY OF THE REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE THAT HAD EVERYTHING IN IT IN ONE REPORT.
WHAT YOU SUBMITTED TO THE STATE IN THE END.
ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS A COPY OF
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A FINAL REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE IN ITS FINAL ORM.>> UP ON THE DAIS THERE IS BINDERS.
>> THE THREE PAGES YOU SEE THERE, TRUSTEE.
TRUSTEE COMPTON, IN THE OPERATIONAL REVIEW, THOSE THREE PAGES YOU SEE AT THE END WERE TAKE, YOU ARE TAKEN FROM THE REPORT YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT.
>> C. COMPTON: THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS AT THE TIME WAS THAT THAT REPORT WAS GOING TO BE PUT TOGETHER AND THE THINGS THAT WE WERE PRESENTED INDIVIDUALLY, PIECEMEAL I WAS NOT GOING, YOU ARE ASKING ME TO ATTEST TO SOMETHING THAT I HAD NOT SEEN THE FINAL FORM OF THAT WAS ACTUALLY SUBMITTED.
THAT WAS MY CONCERN AT THAT TIME.
NOW YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT THOSE REPORTS WERE IN A BINDER? AT THE BACK OF THE BINDER? BUT THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING ABOUT IS FINAL COPY OF THAT REPORT.
NOW, THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE SINCE YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CONVERSATION WITH VA, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA THAT ONES VA IS MADE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO INCUR PENALTIES OR DO THEY TAKE SOME TYPE OF ACTION AS A RESULT OF MAK MAKING -- US MAKING A MISTAKE.
>> PRESENTER: THE VA DOES NOT CUSTOMER THE POST 911 BILL.
TEXAS VETERANS I BELIEVE IS WHAT IT IS I HAVE LOOKED AT THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL.
THERE IS NOT A SELF REPORTING OBLIGATION.
THE SAA OR STATE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO AUDIT PROGRAMS UNDER THE FEDERAL STATUTE.
STATUTE DOESN'T HAVE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT EITHER.
IN THE EVENT THEY CONDUCTED AN AUDIT AND FOUND THIS, THERE MAY BE A CONSEQUENCE.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT AUDITING, WE DISCOVERED THIS AS A RESULT OF OUR AUDIT AND WORKING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. I'M NOT AWARE OF A PENALTY.
BUT I KNOW THE STRUCTURE OF THOSE CHAPTER 33 FUNDS AND OTHER VA FUNDS AND AS JOHN ELUDED TO, FAIRLY COMPLEX WITH THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.
THEY DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY.
THEY DELEGATE THAT TO 51 STATE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES, THE ONE IN TEXAS IS TEXAS VETERANS.
AND THEY HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT.
WE'RE NOT AWARE OF A PENALTY OR ADVERSE ACTION THAT COULD COME UPON THE DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF A FINDING THAT WAS MADE.
[2B. Update on Search for Chief Internal Auditor Presenter: Rob Wendland]
INTERNAL AUDITOR.>> PRESENTER: THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN UPDATE ON THE SEARCH FOR CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR.
THAT IS THE SUCCESSOR TO RAFAEL GODEANS.
WE HAVE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS TOWARD IDENTIFYING AND ARRIVERRING AT A SUCCESSOR.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY REDONE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THAT POSITION.
WE IDENTIFIED IT SHOULD BE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR BASED UPON OUR TITLE STRUCTURE HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
AND AFTER THE NEW JOB DESCRIPTION WAS ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED THEN WE STARTED THE SEARCH FOR A SUCCESSOR, THAT IS UNDERWAY.
WE HAVE NARROWED, WE HAVE HAD AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO SPECIFICS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THE INTERVIEWS ARE IN PROCESS AT THIS TIME.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH A SEARCH COMMITTEE A GROUP OF THOSE APPLICANTS ADVANCED TO THE INTERVIEW STAGE, WHICH IS UNDERWAY OW.
WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION OR THE CHANCELLOR WILL BE ABLE TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AT THE APRIL MEETING TO THE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR.
WE HAD JUST SPEAKING IN A GENERAL SENSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE WHERE WE HAD, WE HAD A VERY ROBUST RESPONSE TO
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THE SEARCH, NATIONAL IN SCOPE.A DIVERSE POOL OF CANDIDATES, AND WE'RE PLEASED WITH THE CANDIDATES IDENTIFIED FOR THE INTERVIEWS.
I DON'T WANT TO UPDATE UNLESS THERE IS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WHICH I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER ABOUT CANDIDATES AT THIS TIME.
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHAT IF WE MADE YOU?
>> PRESENTER: I WOULD RESIST WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE.
I SAID ALL I CARE TO SAY ABOUT THAT AT THIS POINT.
>> S. WILLIAMS: ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE SEARCH?
I'M SORRY IT'S TAKEN A LENGTHY TIME.
IT HAS TAKEN LONGER BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF YOU REMEMBER THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A ELATIVELY ROBUST PROCESS OF TRYING TO REFRAME THE COMPETENCIES, THE APPROACH THAT INTERNAL AUDIT TAKES TO BE A MORE COLLABORATIVE PARTNER.
BUT TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE PARTNER IN THE DISTRICT OPERATIONS.
WE RELIED UPON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR, PAUL HAS IMPLEMENTED STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND THINGS THAT GRANT THORNTON HAD RECOMMENDED.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE SUCCESSOR TO MR. GODEANS EMBRACED THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
WE BELIEVE IT'S IDENTIFIED IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION WHICH BEFORE THEN HAD NOT REFERENCED THAT.
WE FEEL THE PERSON THAT WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE OSITION HOPEFULLY AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD WILL ADHERE TO THOSE STANDARDS.
IT HAS TAKEN TIME TO GET THAT DEVELOPED.
>> PRESENTER: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, CHANCELLOR'S TRAVEL REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT THUS FAR?
>> PRESENTER: WE DO NOT EED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
THAT COVERS OUR COMMITTEE REPORT.
SOMEONE WANT TO AGREE -- WHAT IS THE WORD? ADJOURN.
>> C. COMPTON: I MOVE TO ADJOURN.
>> C. COMPTON: I'LL MOVE TO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.