| San Diego County, CA | November 7, 2006 Election |
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Reinstate Shared Governance and transparencyBy Greg BarrCandidate for Board Member; Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District; Seat 5 |
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Shared Governance is required by law. Many decisions made by the Board and by the chancellor's Office have been top-down decisions.Shared Governance was made law by AB 1725 in 1988. It requires all stakeholders, faculty academics senates, associated students, classified unions, etc., to have a say in decision-making in the district. Too often, input has been given but the real decision making happens at the top: chancellor and board. Board meetings are "streamlined" with Consent Agendas. Consent Agendas, though legal, allow an entire agenda be voted on at once, sometimes allowing items to be passed without discussion. In addition, the the vast amount of 5-0 decisions that the GCCCD Board has some wondering. Sometimes this decision-making runs counter to the wishes of the majority. The secrecy of the final outcome has lead to the division in the colleges. All decisions must be transparent. Discussions about issues should be taken one at a time. I would advocate getting rid of the Consent Agenda and allow the meetings to be more open to the audience. When voting takes place, it should be clear where each board member stands. I will be just one of five members on the GCCCD Board, however, so that if my vote runs counter to the majority, I will accept the majority decision and not bring up the issue again. |
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