August 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM - Business Committee

I. Listed below are the financial and operational items to be reviewed by Business Committee Members consisting of Chairperson, Juan A. Molina, Jr., Ricardo Molina, Sr. and Ricardo "Rick" Rodriguez with recommendations for action to be made at the next Regular Board Meeting:

I.A. Action Items to be Reviewed at the Regular Board Meeting on August 15, 2012 with recommendations to be made by the Business Committee.

I.A.1. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

I.A.2. Approval of Budget Amendments

I.A.3. Approval of Resolution to Commit Portions of the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance

I.A.4. Adopt Official Budget for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year

I.A.5. Approval of Tax Refunds

I.A.6. Submission of Appraisal Roll to the Governing Body

I.A.7. Resolution to Adopt 2012 Tax Rate

I.A.8. Approval of Resolution providing a 16% Collection Fee on 2012 Delinquent Taxes in Compliance with Attorney Contract

I.A.9. Approval of Order of Election for Districts One (1), Two (2), Four (4) and Seven (7)
Aprobar la Orden de Elección de los Distritos Uno (1), Dos (2), Cuatro (4) Y Siete (7)

I.A.10. Approval of Contract with the Webb County Elections Administrator to Conduct November 6, 2012 Election

I.A.11. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

I.A.12. Approval of Additional PDAS Appraisers for the 2012-2013 School Year

I.A.13. Approval of Board Travel for the Month of August 2012

I.A.14. Select Board Member(s) as Delegate and Alternate Delegate to attend the TASB 2012 Delegate Assembly in Austin, TX, on Saturday, September 29, 2012

I.A.15. Revision to the Perfect Attendance Program for Full-Time Auxiliary (Hourly) Employees, 186 (10 month) to 207 (11 month) Employment Days

I.A.16. Second Reading of Policy FFAF(LOCAL) in Update 94: Wellness and Health Services - Care Plans

I.A.17. First Reading of Policy DC (LOCAL) - Employment Practices

I.B. Informational Items to be presented to the Business Committee.

I.B.1. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

I.B.2. New Teacher Hires, Administrative New Hires/Promotion & Resignations of Professional Employees

I.B.3. MOU for School District/Private Partnership Consortium to pursue the Race to The Top District Grant Application from the US Department of Education

II. Public Comments: Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Parliamentarian will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select not more than three (3) representatives to speak for them. Comments must address items listed on the agenda. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (LOCAL), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information. When a speaker comes to the podium, please indicate what agenda item you will be addressing. Furthermore, please refrain from mentioning any employee's name and any complaint about any employee's duties or responsibilities should be channeled through the appropriate grievance policy.

III. Adjournment