November 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM - Business Committee

I. Listed below are the financial and operational items to be reviewed by Business Committee Members 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 November 19, 2014 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 RFQ 2014-101 Medical Consultant

I.A.4. Approval of Request for Design Build as the Solicitation Method of Procurement for the Design and Construction of the UISD/City of Laredo Natatorium Joint Project

I.A.5. Approval of Loan STAR Loan Agreement with State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)

I.A.6. Approval of Cooperative Program Contract Related Fees Report for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year

I.A.7. Approval of Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Projects/Campuses

I.A.8. Approval of Additional PDAS Appraiser for the 2014-2015 School Year

I.A.9. First and Final Reading of Policy GKA (LOCAL): Community Relations - Conduct on School Premises

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

I.B.1. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

I.B.2. Budget 2015-2016 Update

I.B.3. Compliance with Securities Exchange Commission (MCDC) Initiative

I.B.4. New Teacher Hires, Administrative New Hires/Promotions & Resignations of Professional Employees

I.B.5. Adjustment to English as a Second Language (ESL) Secondary Stipend Pay

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