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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, Oct. 26, 201 1 3A Chester hosts FRC trustees M. Kate West Chester Editor chesternews@plumasnews.com The board of trustees of Feather River College trav- eled to Chester Oct. 13 to tour the Lake Almanor Fitness Center, the Basin location that offers a host of the school's accredited health and fitness courses. After having the opportuni- ty to meet many of the local community members who are enrolled in their pro- grams, the trustees held their regular monthly meeting at the same location. Among the regular agenda items approved by the board were the 2012-13 academic calendar, curriculum actions as to course offerings, the Feather River College Trans- fer Plan, Plumas Bank and Bank of America account sig- natory lists, a policy regard- ing the issuance and control of FRC credit cards and an addendum to the existing nepotism policy as regards amorous relationships among faculty, staff, students and Volunteers. Dr. Derek Lerch offered background on the changes to course offerings and said, "There are a lot of new rules about keeping classes on the books. It is a liability, as to do so requires extra recordkeep- ing by staff." He said the California Com- munity College Chancellor's Office required documenta- tion on course listings whether they were being of- fered minimally or not at all. In an effort to reduce the workload he presented the di- rectors with a list of outlines or programs that have been updated to agree with what is presently being taught, .to be retired or where new courses are being introduced, There were a total of 34 courses being listed for re- tirement. Among the subjects on the block are the trades of woodworking, cabinet mak- ing, residential electricity and plumbing, construction estimating, building codes and residential drawing. Snowboarding and German I/II classes have been dropped as well as hospice volunteer training and a vari- ety of art courses. Special reports included a presentation of the college's quarterly financial status by chief financial officer Jim Scoubes, an enrollment sta- tus report by Lerch.and a re- port on the Lake Almanor Fitness Center by Merle Trueblood. In the update provided by Lerch he advised the full- time student target number for 2011 is 1,623, the same as it was for 2010. "It is unknown if the target will remain for the entire year; it is dependent upon state mid-year budget cuts," he said. He said a problem with cap- turing the number of full- time students in mid-semes- ter is that not all enrollment numbers are counted. "Short-term, full-term, weeklong and weekend class- es make up these numbers. To make a long story short, for the last year, as of Dec. 31 we were at 900.8 full-time stu- dents. As of a week ago en- rollment was at 842," Lerch said. In what he defined as the "summer straddle," the stu- dent count totaled 1,680. "Some of the 58 short can come from that count," he said. In a review of the unre- stricted general fund fourth quarter financial report Scoubes talked about the dif- ference in revenue and ex- penses between 2010 and 2011. Last year the college began its new year with a fund bal- ance of $377,141. As of Sept. 30 this year, the college is re- porting a beginning fund bal- ance of $2,078,162. Differences in expenses be- tween the two y.ears reveal 2011 increases in academic salaries, fringe benefits, sup- plies and books, general oper- ating expenses and capital outlay. Classified and student salaries were the only line item expense reflecting a cost reduction in the report. Scoubes said $200,000 in un- paid program expenses from last year increased expendi- ture totals this year. Next up, Trueblood talked about the relationship be- tween FRC and the Lake A1- manor Fitness Center. "I am pleased to report Richard K. Stockton, CLU ChFC, Agent Insurance Lic. #0868653 Providing Insurance & Financial Services 65 W. 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