[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum]
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
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>> CHAIR D FLORES: THIS SOFTWARE APPLICATION ALLOWS FOR 1,000 PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL MEETING.
WE APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR ANY UNFORESEEABLE DIFFICULTIES.
CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS MEETING WAS POSTED?
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: I CERTIFY THE MEETING WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 544.054 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: DID ANY CITIZENS REGISTER TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
>> NO MA'AM, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT A MEETING.
[4. New Tax Rate Process]
MR. ROBERTSON, NEW TAX PROCESS.
>> J ROBERTSON: GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'LL GO THROUGH WHAT THE NEW PROCESS IS GOING ON AND WHY THERE'S BEEN CHANGES.
THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE TAX CODE AND PART OF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP MAKE THINGS SIMPLER, MORE FAIR.
I DON'T THINK A WHOLE LOT CHANGED THAT REALLY ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT WERE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FROM BEFORE.
ARE YOU ALL ABLE TO BRING THAT UP?
>> J ROBERTSON: ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, I'VE ACTUALLY LEARNED TO USE IT.
>> MY APOLOGIES, I'M PULLING IT UP QUICKLY AND I WILL HAVE IT.
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YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DONE DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR THAN BEFORE IS THE WAY THAT THE TAX BILL ASSESS VALUE CALCULATIONS.
LAST YEAR, JULYÂ 25TH, WHICH WAS WHEN THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT TURNED OUT THE VALUE IT WAS 266 BILLION.
THIS YEAR THEY'RE ABLE TO USE CERTIFIED ESTIMATES.
THEY DIDN'T LOOK AT DISPUTED VALUES.
THEY NEVER HAVE EVERYTHING INVOLVED BY THE TIME THIS TURN OUT CERTIFIED VALUES BUT THIS YEAR THEY'RE MUCH HIGHER.
THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ESTIMATE WAS 86 MILLION AND TAXPAYER ESTIMATE WAS 46 BILLION.
THEY USE THE TAXPAYER ESTIMATE.
SO OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATED VALUE AT JULYÂ 28TH WAS $259Â BILLION.
WE EXPECTED TO GET THE ACTUAL CERTIFIED VALUES ON THE 27S.
WE GOT THEM THIS MORNING BUT HAVE NOT REVIEWED THEM AND I WILL MAKE NOTES IF YOU WISH, BUT MORE THE MOST PART THOSE THINGS WE TYPICALLY LOOK AT FOR TWO OR 3Â DAYS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO IS GET THE DISPUTED PROPERTIES TO LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTIES.
THAT JUST HAPPENED AND MONDAY THEY SENT AN EMAIL AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE THIS EARLY.
I TEND TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS.
THOSE VALUES ARE WHAT ARE USED FOR THE VALUE LEVYING TAX BILLS.
WHO MAKES THE ESTIMATE ON BEHALF OF TAXPAYERS?
OR THE DISPUTING FIRM THEY HAVE.
WHEN THERE ARE DISPUTES YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GET WHAT YOU THINK IS THE VALUE AND THE APPRAISERS HAVE THEIR ESTIMATE OF THE VALUE.
WHAT THEY WORK ON, WHICH WORKED TO THE TAXPAYER'S ADVANTAGE THIS YEAR WAS THE LINE ABOUT DISPUTED PROPERTIES MUST BE LESS THAN TEN PERCENT FOR THE APPRAISER TO BE ABLE TO CERTIFY.
THIS YEAR THEY WERE PUSHING HARD TO GET THINGS SETTLED.
>> J ROBERTSON: TO GET UNDER THE TEN PERCENT.
>> AS A TAXPAYER I HAVE NOT HAD MY SAY.
MY HEARING IS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBERÂ 1ST.
THERE'S STILL WITH THE NUMBERS THEY TURNED OUT THIS MORNING THERE'S STILL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 16 AND $24Â BILLION WORTH OF PROPERTIES TO BE VALUED.
NOT EVERYTHING HAPPENS BY THE MAGICAL DATE THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS TO TURN OUT THE NUMBERS.
>> IN ORDER TO CERTIFY, THAT TEN PERCENT IS THE TOTAL >> J ROBERTSON: TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTIES, WHICH IS NOT ASSESSED VALUE.
>> J ROBERTSON: IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS.
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THEY HAVE TO GET IT UNDER 90,000 IN DISPUTE.IT'S THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES.
SURPRISINGLY, YOU WOULD THINK VALUE HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
BUT IT'S NOT IT'S A PERCENT OF TOTAL PROPERTIES.
THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE WAS WHAT WE USED TO CALL IT.
IT IS NOW CALLED THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.
THE ROLL BACK RATE, AS WE USED TO KNOW, WHICH IS THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE TIMES EIGHT PERCENT CAP IS NOW CALLED THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.
WHEN WE REFER TO THESE TO SHORTEN WE USE THESE.
WHEN WE ACTUALLY PROPOSE RATES, AND THESE ARE THE RATES CALCULATES ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE, WE HAVE PROPOSED RATE FOR MNO, DEBT SERVICE RATE FOR A TOTAL PROPOSE AD RATE OF 12 POINT 4 CENTS.
CALCULATING THE NO NEW REVENUE MNO RATE IS .
110658 WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE PROPOSED 10.4.
WHICH IS ALSO BELOW THE TOTAL PROPOSED RATE OF 12.4.
THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS 140185, WHICH IS BELOW.
SO WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THE PROPOSED RATES ARE BELOW, THE NNR TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
IF YOU GO OVER AT ANY TIME THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, IT AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS AN ELECTION.
IT USED TO BE TAXPAYERS HAD TO START THE ELECTION PROCESS, IT'S NOW AN AUTOMATIC THING.
ONE OTHER NOTE, THERE'S A THING CALLED THE MINUTE MIST RATE, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
SO JUST TO YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER NEW TERMINOLOGY THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE BUT SINCE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO US THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO GO INTO IT.
WE ARE CLASSIFIED AS WHAT IS CALLED SPECIAL TAXING UNITS OTHER THAN SCHOOLS AND WATER DISTRICTS.
OUR RULES AND PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS LIKE COUNTIES OR CITIES.
YOU MAY HEAR, THIS GROUP IS DOING THIS.
THEY'RE NOT A SPECIAL TAXING UNIT.
SO THERE ARE ACTUAL ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT RULES IN THE TAX CODES SAYING HOW EVERYONE IS SUPPOSED TO DO THEIR ONE.
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER WHEN THEY DID THIS CITIES AND ISDS HAD A THREE AND A HALF PERCENT TAX CAP.
WE PROCEED WITH AN EIGHT PERCENT CAP.
THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES CAN LIE, BUT THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAN WHAT WE HAVE.
SINCE DALLAS COLLEGE HAS THE PROPOSED RATE THAT IS BELOW BOTH, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PUT A NOTICE OF WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MEETING IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON YOUR WEBSITE.
NO PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED, ONLY A PUBLIC MEETING TO ADOPT.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE BELOW THE NNR AND VAR.
PUBLIC CAN STILL MAKE COMMENTS.
WE POST WHAT OUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS.
THEY CAN ALSO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: I APOLOGIZE, BUT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE I HAVE A QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE THROUGH WITH THIS SLIDE.
IF NOT FINISH WITH THIS BEFORE WE GO BACK.
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>> J ROBERTSON: LET ME FINISH THIS AND WE CAN GO BACK.
WHAT WE DO IS HAVE A TAX CAP OF WHAT IS CALLED THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.
IT'S EIGHT PERCENT ABOVE THE NNR OR THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.
HAVE A CONFUSED EVERYONE YET? NOW, WE'RE NOT UNDER THIS BUT IF THE PROPOSED RATE IS ABOVE THE NNR BUT BELOW THE VAR ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOUR PROPOSED RATE IS ABOVE BOTH YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE ONE PUBLIC HEARING BUT IT ALSO TRIGGERS THE AUTOMATIC ELECTION BASED ON THAT RATE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: I THINK THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION WHEN YOU WERE EXPLAINING ON THE NNR AND VAR.
I WAS CURIOUS HOW THE VAR IS DETERMINED.
MNO AND THE TOTAL RATE AND IT APPLIED TO BOTH IN THESE CALCULATIONS AND WE HAVE TO SATISFY BOTH OF THEM.
MATHEMATICALLY IT WOULD ALWAYS HAPPEN THAT WAY, BUT THEY'RE SEPARATED BECAUSE THE MNO IS REALLY THE RATE YOU'RE APPROVING.
THE DEBT SERVICE RATE IS A CALCULATION.
IT'S BASICALLY A DONE DEAL, SO TO SPEAK.
YES, MA'AM, IN FACT YOU'RE USING THE RIGHT TERMS TOO.
YOU GET TO GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: WELL, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF ME.
>> J ROBERTSON: JUSTIN SAID I WAS GOING TO PUT EVERYONE TO SLEEP, I REALIZE THIS IS BORING TO MOST PEOPLE.
THEY CHANGED THE RULES ON ME AND I'VE HAD TO LEARN A WHOLE LOT OF NEW THINGS.
THERE REALLY WEREN'T A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES EXCEPT IN THE NAMES AND THE PROCESS THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE WHOLE STATE WAS CONSIDERED A DISASTER BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO THAT PUT SOME NEW THINGS INTO EFFECT THAT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: HOW IS THE NO NEW REVENUE TOTAL RATE CALCULATED? HOW DO WE GET THE 13 POINT 13 CENTS.
>> J ROBERTSON: I'LL TRY TO DO THIS IN 25Â WORDS OR LESS.
WHAT THEY TRY TO DO IS MAKE THIS YEAR'S TAB LOOK LIKE LAST YEAR'S TAB AND THAT'S NOT TOTALLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT CHANGED THIS YEAR.
WE TAKE OUT NEW PROPERTY THAT'S IN THERE THAT WASN'T THERE LAST YEAR AND THERE'S A WHOLE CALCULATION WE GO THROUGH TRYING TO MAKE THE TWO LOOK A LIKE.
THEN WE TAKE LAST YEAR'S LEVY, HOW MUCH TAX MONEY WE GOT AND DIVIDE IT BY THE NEW TAB AND THAT GIVES YOU A RATE THAT IN ESSENCE IS THE SAME THING AS THE OLD EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND THE SAME AS THE NEW NO REVENUES.
SO IN ESSENCE THEY'RE COMPARING TO SAY THIS IS WHAT THE RATE WOULD BE TO
GET YOU NO NEW REVENUE AND WE'RE BELOW THAT >> CHAIR D FLORES: OKAY.
I'M GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO EIGHT PAGES OF CALCULATIONS.
>> J ROBERTSON: THE TAX OFFICE HELPS US WITH THAT.
WHEN WE DID ALL THIS, THE IMPACT WAS REMEMBER WE'VE HAD ABOUT A $40Â MILLION SWING IN WHAT WE EXPECTED BUDGET YEAR OVER YEAR AND WE REDUCED THE REVENUES.
AND I FEEL COMFORTABLE STILL WITH THE REVENUE NUMBERS AND AS THESE RATES HAVE COME OUT, BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE WENT IN AND MADE THESE CUTS AND WHAT TURNED OUT IS THE TAB DID NOT GO UP LIKE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST FIVE TO 6Â YEARS.
WE HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS COMING, JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE.
I THINK MANY OF YOU TRUSTEES WERE SAYING YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE IT THIS YEAR
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AND WE DID.DO ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> J ROBERTSON: YES EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE YOU HAVE TO TAKE OUT A NUMBER TWO PENCIL AND YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE PERSON VIRTUALLY NEXT TO YOU.
>> P RITTER: WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS THIS IS A NOMENCLATURE CHANGE BUT NOT PUTTING MORE OF A HAIR TRIGGER ON THE NEED TO CALL PUBLIC ELECTIONS SHOULD WE HAVE TO INCREASE THE RATE, RIGHT? THE UNDERLYING [INAUDIBLE] DOES NOT CHANGE, RIGHT?
>> J ROBERTSON: THAT IS CORRECT BUT IF YOU GO ABOVE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, NOW IT AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS AN ELECTION.
BEFORE THE GOVERNOR BASICALLY DID A WAY WITH THE TAX CAPS FOR THIS YEAR, BUT IF YOU ALL SAID I WANT A $0.15 TAX RATE WE WOULD BE ABOVE THE 140185 AND WE WOULD BE GOING TO AN ELECTION AND YOU ONLY COLLECT TAXES ON A CERTAIN VALUE UNTIL THE ELECTION DECIDES THE RATE.
>> P RITTER: AS WE WORKED ON THE MOST RECENT BUDGET, WE TALKED ABOUT I THINK A FIVE PERCENT TAB REDUCTION, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT IS REALLY THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE WAY PEOPLE WORK AND THE WHOLE BUSINESS APPROACH TO IN PERSON OFFICES AND WHAT NOT IT COULD BE A STEEP DOWNWARD TREND.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS DO WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR RESERVES AND MAYBE KEEP MORE IN THE RESERVES GIVE THEN THAT POSSIBLE DYNAMIC IN THE TAB TO WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION THAT WE HAVE TO INCREASE RATES TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT WE TRIGGER AN ELECTION?
>> J ROBERTSON: THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS PROPOSE A RATE THAT'S THE LAST THING YOU WOULD GET IS PROPOSING A RATE THAT WOULD TRIGGER AN ELECTION.
YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ELECTION.
TWO, THAT'S JUST NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
WE HAVE NEVER DONE THAT EVEN WHEN EXCEPT FOR ONE TIME, HELP ME CHAIR FLORES, 2012 WHEN WE RAISED THE MNO RATE TO HELP WITH FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
AT THAT TIME, WE DID GO OVER THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND ROLE BACK RATE BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE ELECTION.
BUT THAT TRIGGERING AN AUTOMATIC NOW IS SERIOUS STUFF.
>> P RITTER: SO WHEN WE SAID WE'RE GOING A MIDYEAR LOOK AT THE BUDGET, WHEN WE'RE SIX MONTHS IN AND HAVE GREATER VISIBILITY AND THEN THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MORE IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER OUR LEVEL OF CASH RESERVES TO WE CAN AVOID TRIGGERS AN ELECTION.
I'M DELIGHTED WITH YOUR POSITION ON THAT.
>> J ROBERTSON: AND TWO ONE THING THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER THIS YEAR, RIGHT NOW THE CERTIFIED TAB IS LOW.
BUT THE DISPUTED VALUES STILL HAVE TO BE SETTLED AND THE LOW CARD OF THAT IS THE TAXPAYERS ESTIMATE WHICH IS $16Â BILLION.
THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY DURING THIS YEAR IT'S GOING UP MORE THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.
LAST YEAR WE HAD $3Â BILLION OUT THERE.
THERE ARE STILL A WHOLE LOT OF DISPUTED VALUES OUT THERE.
HERE IS THE TRICKY PART, IT'S LESS THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING
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PROPERTIES.WHAT THEIR VALUES ARE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF HIGH VALUE PROPERTIES OUT THERE THAT FALL INTO THE LESS THAN TEN PERCENT NUMBER.
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION LIKE THIS BEFORE SO WE WILL BE WATCHING IT VERY WELL THIS YEAR AND TRY TO USE IT TO PROJECT WHAT IT GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
>> JUST TO PUSH THE QUESTION FURTHER, BASED ON OUR BUDGET.
THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE, THE NOMENCLATURE CHANGE, YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION WITH OUR MONEY ESTABLISHED THE WAY IT IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND MAINTAINING THE TAX RATE WE'RE PROPOSING?
>> J ROBERTSON: YES, SIR, MY TIME HORIZON IS ONE YEAR RIGHT NOW.
AS I GET INTO MORE SIX MONTHS IT'S WHAT IS THE NEXT TWO YEARS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES RIGHT NOW.
ONE THING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WE HAVE A REDUCTION IN EXPENDITURES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THAT MONEY CLOSES AT 8/31 TO FUND BALANCE.
THAT WILL GIVE US A LARGER AMOUNT TO START WITH FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE LARGER THAN BEFORE BECAUSE TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
WE HAVE REFUNDS FROM REGISTRATIONS, AIRFARE.
WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL REDUCTIONS IN WHAT WE HAVE IN SPENDING AND WHILE WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING MONEY IT'S PRETTY MUCH RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC DEALING WITH THOSE, WHICH WE HOPE TO BE FOR THE MOST PART REIMBURSED WITH THE FEDERAL FUND.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OUT OF POCKET FOR US AT THIS TIME.
I FEEL COMFORTABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 21.
>> D ZIMMERMANN: SO TRAVEL MIGHT BE A LOCATION WE CAN GO TO TO SEE ABOUT MAKING
ENDS MEET FOR THE NEXT MAYBE 20/21 >> J ROBERTSON: YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S ONE AREA WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WE DEALT WITH THIS CUT.
AGAIN, WE HAVE BASICALLY SEEN A SWING OF $40Â MILLION YEAR OVER YEAR.
WE HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH THE CONSOLIDATION AND MOVEMENT TO DALLAS COLLEGE.
THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF WE NEED TO DO AT HOME AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
HOW WE WORK THOSE PLANS, WE DON'T NEED TO BE FLYING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE TRAVEL THINGS WE NEED TO GO.
MY SUMMER CONFERENCE FOR THE TEXAS BUSINESS OFFICERS GOT CANCELED AND PROBABLY NEXT YEAR I WON'T BE GOING, THERE ARE JUST THINGS LIKE THAT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME MONEY WE'VE SEEN FOR THE LAST FIVE OR 6Â YEARS.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU PROVIDED THIS DURING THE BUDGET MEETINGS, BUT JUST LIKE YOU SAID IN TRAVEL, NOT TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHAT ARE SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SAVED.
I KNOW YOU DID ONE ON WHERE WE MADE CUTS.
WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE EFFICIENCIES BUT AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC WHAT SAVINGS HAVE WE REALIZED.
YOU JUST GAVE THE EXAMPLE OF TRAVEL.
I AM CURIOUS WITH UTILITIES IF YOU CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE BOARD.
THAT WAS DONE IN THE PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET UNDER COST SAVINGS.
HALF OF THAT WERE DUE COVID 19 ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE STILL FIGURING OUT BUT WE KNOW THE TREND ALREADY IS NOT TO SEE AS MUCH SPENDING
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AS WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE QUESTIONS ON JOHNS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TAX RATE?
I WOULD ASK STAFF TO LOOK AT YOUR CHAT FUNCTION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO ONE THAT'S COMMUNICATING WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY.
AND NOW CHANCELLOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE WE HAVE ITEM NUMBERÂ 5.
[5. Consideration of Proposed 2020 Dallas College Consolidation Plan]
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS TIED INTO THE FINANCIAL ITEM WHICH IS ITEMÂ 6A1.
WE HAD SHARED THE CONSOLIDATION PLAN WITH THE BOARD.
SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE SHARED THE VERSION OF THAT DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF DALLAS COLLEGE EMPLOYEES.
THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THAT.
PART OF THE PROCESS WAS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE THINKING THROUGH.
WE WORKED HARD TO BE TRANSPARENT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS ABOUT THE REASON WHY WE WERE GOING FORWARD, WHICH IS A RESULT OF THE CONSOLIDATIONS.
WITH THE CONSOLIDATION AND BECOMING DALLAS COLLEGE WHERE IN MANY CASES WE HAD EIGHT FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, WE'VE BEEN CLEAR THAT WE WOULD COME TOGETHER, CONSOLIDATE THOSE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS.
WE'VE ESTIMATED THAT TO BE ULTIMATELY BETWEEN 250 AND 350 PEOPLE COULD BE AFFECTED BY IT AND IN TERMS OF SPECIFICALLY WHO WILL BE AFFECTED, THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED AS MANY OF THESE AREAS ARE STILL GOING THROUGH AND FINALIZING THEIR PLAN.
WE MAY HAVE IDENTIFIED, AS YOU KNOW, SOME AT THE TOP OF THE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS PROVOST, VICE CHANCELLORS AND DOWN BELOW THAT, VICE PROVOST AND OTHERS, HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT CONTINUED YET ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS ALTHOUGH THAT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY AS WE GO FORWARD AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING INTERNALLY FOR SEVERAL OF THE NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE OPENING UP AS A RESULT OF THE CONSOLIDATION.
SO WE'RE PRESENTING THIS TODAY ON THE AS THE FINANCIAL ITEMÂ 6A1.
WITHIN THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT THE BASICS OF THAT ITEM AND THE YOU'LL SEE THERE AS WE LAID OUT IN THAT PARTICULAR BUDGET THE HIGHLIGHTS OF IT.
AND JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR A SEVERENCE OF UP TO 6 MONTHS.
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM HOURLY AND SALARY.
WE'LL PROVIDE COBRA REIMBURSEMENT THAT WILL ASSIST WITH THE TRANSITION.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE EDUCATION BENEFIT.
BASED ON LOOKING AT IRS CODE AND REGULATIONS AND OTHERS WE HAVE SETTLED ON $5,000 OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND WE HAVE DETAILS OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS ALSO WILL BE CONTRACTING WITH AN OUT PLACEMENT FIRM TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW SKILLS
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AND PERSONAL COACHING.THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THIS CATEGORY.
BUT IT'S UP TO THEM TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THOSE SERVICES.
WE ESTIMATE THIS WILL BE A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE.
IT'S NOT TO EXCEED 15 MILLION.
THIS WILL COME OUT OF OUR CARRY FORWARD OR RESERVE BECAUSE THIS IS A ONE TIME COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSOLIDATION.
SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE, MADAM CHAIR, WE CAN PROBABLY MOVE INTO THE ITEM IF WE WANTED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT AND HANG ON HERE.
WITH THE AGENDA GOING FROM SCREEN TO SCREEN HERE WITH THIS.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: BEFORE MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, DR. MAY, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME ON THIS ITEM.
DO ANY TRUSTEES HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE INFORMATION THE CHANCELLOR HAS JUST SHARED ABOUT THE COMPENSATION PLAN? IF NOT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF MOVING TO DALLAS COLLEGE, IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT.
WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S MORE DIFFICULT IN THIS ECONOMY TO BE OUT THERE IN A JOB SEARCH BUT WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE EFFECTED TO PLEASE AVAIL YOURSELF OF THE OUT PLACEMENT SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL TRAINING.
IT'S NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE HIGH DEMAND SKILLS.
MY DAUGHTER INFORMED ME LAST WEEK THAT SHE WAS STARTING A NEW JOB AND I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS LOOKING.
I SAID WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SHE SAID I WAS RECRUITED.
IF YOU HAVE THE TYPE OF SKILLS THAT ARE BEING LOOKED FOR REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMY.
CHANCELLOR, I KNOW THAT I REQUESTED THAT WE MAKE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES AND REALLY TO THE PUBLIC, AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING WHEN YOU HAVE A TRUSTEE TOWN HALL, WHAT ARE THE HIGH DEMAND JOB SKILLS OUR EMPLOYEES COULD CONSIDER TO MAKE THEMSELVES MORE MARKETABLE? HAS THAT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM?
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: THAT IS A LIST THAT WE UPDATE ON A ALMOST WEEKLY BASIS.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HOTTEST QUESTIONS THAT I'M RECEIVING FROM MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, FROM OTHERS IN POLICY MAKING POSITIONS.
NORMALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MARKET IT'S ABOUT GETTING A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE.
I THINK WHAT THIS HAS OPENED EVERYONE'S EYES TO CLEARLY WITH THE CRISIS IS THAT THERE WERE SOME JOBS ELIMINATED AND WILL PROBABLY BE A LONG TIME COMING BACK.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY JOBS CREATED AS A RESULT OF THIS.
SOME OF THEM IN AREAS YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T EXPECT.
I THINK I SHARED RECENTLY ON MY REGULAR CONVERSATIONS WITH ROB KAPLAN, PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
HE POINTED OUT IN NORTH TEXAS INN GROUND SWIMMING POOL INSTALLATIONS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, AS WELL AS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM RENOVATIONS.
WE'RE SEEING GROWTH IN TECHNOLOGY AROUND PEOPLE WORKING REMOTELY.
MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING THAT TO BE A PERMANENT CHANGE.
WE HAVE A LIST OF ROUGHLY 20 WHICH INCLUDES THINGS FROM SKILL BASE SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, WHICH CONTINUES TO BOOM, DESPITE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE MARKET, AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS THAT FOLKS THOUGHT WOULD GO DOWN SUCH AS HOME SALES.
IRONICALLY, THOSE ARE ACCELERATED TO THE POINT THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND
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INVENTORY.SO WHY DON'T I HAVE PEARLA SHARE THAT LIST ON A REGULAR BASIS AS WE UPDATE THAT WITH THE BOARD SO YOU CAN GET A SENSE OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE TRY TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO THE TOP 20 TO FOCUS ON THE AREAS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: WHERE IS THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE?
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT CAREERS.
BUT I WILL PROVIDE THAT UPDATED LIST.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A WEBPAGE, HOT CAREERS, HIGH DEMAND SKILLS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: WE MAY HAVE THAT ALREADY.
I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT ABLE TO DIRECTLY GET THAT INFORMATION BUT IT'S THE NATURE OF THIS FORMAT THAT MAKES IT CHALLENGING.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE DO HAVE THAT ON THE WEBSITE SO WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH PEOPLE.
WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> W JAMESON: IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE PARTICIPATE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
GETTING THE MESSAGE TO THEM AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT, BUT THESE ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT A LOT OF COMPANIES DO IF THERE'S A SURPLUS OR LAYOFF SITUATION, IT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO FIND BETTER POSITIONS.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION, THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE IS CRITICAL.
I HOPE WE'RE GOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO STEER FOLKS IN THE DIRECTION OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPTIONS.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: THANK YOU TRUSTEE JAMISON, VERY CORRECT.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR THESE EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN GET ASSISTANCE SO THEY DO HAVE A MEANS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP SKILLED OR RE SKILLED AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO ALL COME OUT OF POCKET.
AND FOR UP TO TWO YEARS YOU SAID?
[6. Consent Agenda]
WITH THAT WE MOVE ONTO THE COULD SENT AGENDA 6A1 AND B1.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> CHAIR D FLORES: MOVED BY JAMESON.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: IF YOU'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL, MS. MOST LENA >> P MOLINA: FOR 6B1 AND 6A1.
>> P MOLINA: THAT IS A MAJORITY VOTE.
>> CHAIR D FLORES: THIS IS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE WITH THOSE EXITING.
THAT MOVES US TO THE END OF THE AGENDA AND I HAVE BRIEF COMMENTS.
WHATEVER BOARD MEETING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IF WE CAN PUT IN AS AN ITEM COMMENTS OR
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QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES TO MAKE SURE WE STAY LEGAL.I'VE ASKED OUR LEGAL COUNCIL IF I CAN MAKE THESE COMMENTS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ON
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THE AGENDA.HE SAID AS LONG AS IT IS HIGH LEVEL.
WE HAD OUR FIRST TRUSTEE TOWN HALL AND IT WENT VERY WELL.
I HAD GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS.
I'VE HAD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT.
IT MADE VERY CLEAR WHY DALLAS COLLEGE, WHY THE MOVE TO DALLAS COLLEGE WHERE IT WAS NOT AS CLEAR BEFORE.
I'VE EVEN HAD COMMENTS FROM EMPLOYEES THAT THE TOWN HALL HELPED THEM.
I KNOW TRUSTEE JAMISON HAS ONE COMING UP.
THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD VEHICLE FOR US TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND KEEP THEM INFORMED ON THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THESE.
WITH THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
I WISH YOU ALL A GOOD EVENING.
BE CAREFUL GETTING OUT OF YOUR CHAIRS GOING TO ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.