The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board accepted the resignation of Board Member George Joe of District 2 at the meeting on Aug. 21.
Joe was appointed to the seat in August of 2016 following the sudden death of Board Member Prescott Winslow. He was then elected that November to fill the term, which expires in Dec. 31, 2022.
In an email dated Aug. 14, Joe wrote, “I will no longer reside in my area or the region. Thus, I will not be an effective advocate.” The area served by Joe is District Two, which includes the Hopi and Nation nations and Winslow.
According to Northland Pioneer College (NPC) Media Relations Coordinator Everett Robinson, “The Navajo County School Superintendent appoints a replacement to serve until the next general election to fill the remaining years of the six-year term. Since the deadline for candidates to submit nominating papers for this November’s ballot has already passed, we are awaiting an attorney’s ruling on whether the appointment would be until this November, or in 2020. Our best guess is 2020.”
NPC Chief Business Officer Maderia Ellison gave the financial report reviewing the Fiscal Year (FY) from July 1, 2017, through June 30 of this year. Ellison reminded the board, “This is a cash based budget, which is different from the accrual based budget and financials that you will receive in a couple of months.”
The total amount budgeted for the fiscal year was $27.3 million. The money actually received to date is $28.2 million, which Ellison noted was slightly higher than anticipated.
“Total actual expenditures were $23.2 million. Salaries were down nearly $1.5 million due to a number of vacancies that we continue to work through,” Ellison continued. “Total expenditures were fairly consistent with prior years. We have $5 million in positive cash flow, slightly higher than last year. Cash flows from all activities was $36.8 million, while the cash used in all activities was $31.8 million.”
Board Member James Matteson offered congratulations on the growth of the investments from $140,000 to $539,147. “Congratulations on your money management. I am throwing kudos to you because there is $400,000 unanticipated revenues.” To which Ellison noted that interest rates had increased creating a positive note in the funding.
In other business, the board:
* Was given the Institutional Effectiveness update by Director Dr. Judy Yip-Reyes.
* Adopted the changes to the Open Meeting Law that require a roll call vote for each action item.
* Approved the 2018-19 revised budget to reflect final state appropriations. Total revenues will remain unchanged.
* Approved the dual enrollment agreements between Navajo County Community College District and Holbrook, Joseph City, Miami, Sanders, Whiteriver and Winslow unified school districts.
* Approved the Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy between the college district and the Apache County Sheriff’s Office.
* Approved the purchase of the Veeam Backup and Replication Enterprise Solution in the amount of $65,867 from Sentinel Technologies. This budgeted purchase will replace the current version of an existing backup solution. The existing solution version is at end of life.
* Approved renewing the existing Cisco Smartnet contract in the amount of $106,899. This budgeted annual renewal provides multiple service contracts for technical support, upgrades and warranty services. This is a renewal contract price for existing services, which support unified communications and Cisco network infrastructure.
* Reviewed and had a preliminary discussion regarding building sites for future facilities in Show Low on the White Mountain Campus.
The next board meeting will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Painted Desert Campus, Tiponi Community Center, located at 2251 Navajo Blvd. in Holbrook.
