INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / AUGUST 8, 1989

 

 

President's Report Continued

The College Board can be proud
of the dedication and high calibre
of the faculty and staff working in
this field. Our program stands com-
parison with any institution in
Westem Canada or the United
States.

INTERNAL MATTERS -
GENERAL

Our new telephone system has
been installed, and is operational.
The phone system is one that is
capable of further development,
and in fact will have a number of
major features added to it during
the Fall. As the college grows, and
the number of employees in direct
communication with the general
public approaches 500, an up-to-
date phone system is of extreme
importance for good community
relationships. The nature of the sys-
tem was devised in close
consultation with College staff, and
it would seem that it is fully living
up to expectations.

A settlement was reached with
the B.C.G.E.U., which was ratified
by the Board on July 11th. By the
end of this month, all pay adjust-
ments should have been completed
for our B.C.G.E.U. employees.

The final report of the Job
Evaluation Committee on the Col-
lege administration has been tabled,
accepted, and implemented. This
brings to a conclusion a lengthy
process of job evaluation and rank-
ing for the Douglas College
administration,

Hereafter, the College will be
able to use a formal system of as-
sessment and review of new and
existing positions that should
enable change to occur within the
administration, in a reasonably
smooth and formalized fashion.

The primary feature of the new
system is that there is now a stand-
ing job evaluation committee,
composed mostly of mid-managers
of the College, representing the dif-
ferent Divisions, who are using a

 

standardized system of assessment
and judgement relating to new and
changing positions. As new posi-
tions are created, and as existing
ones change, they can be reviewed
for implications on the salary scale,
on a case-by-case basis.

The new scale, which involves
fewer levels than the old scale, will
leave our administrative employees
in a reasonable relationship to other
colleges in the province, by job
classification.

I intend to bring forward a
recommendation to the Board in
September regarding the overall
remuneration for the administrative
group for this fiscal year.

The Board has reccived a report
from our auditors. The report
shows that our internal accounting
systems are sound and accurate.
Our student count for last year
demonstrates that we have sur-
passed our program profile
mandate by 3% - a very commen-
dable performance on the part of
our faculty and staff. As planned
for, the College has now balanced
its budget - a mild surplus of
$100,000 being shown on an over-
all budget of $23,000,000. This is
the first year in 5 years in which the
College has balanced its budget,
and represents the conclusion to a
planned utilization of savings over
the “hard” years, to preserve ser-
vices and jobs. As of now, our
operating bank balances are nearly
eliminated, but we are able to live
within the grants and fees received
from government and our student
body. '

A summary report on these mat-
ters will be provided to all
employees and the student body in
September, by Mr. Greenwood.
This report will include summary
information on the implications of
our present expenditure plan, the
benefits of which are already being
felt within all College departments.
It could be fairly said that College
departments are rediscovering how

 

to make discretionary budget
decisions, because at long last,
there is actually some budget about
which decisions can be made!

A College Assembly will occur
in the latter part of August, lead by
Mr.Peter Greenwood, the subject of
which will be a progress report on
building renovations. The ad-
ministration recognizes that our
personnel know what is happening,
know that we realize things will be
a little less comfortable for a while,
but that there is a timeline for im-
provement, as Maple Ridge, and
then Coquitlam, come on stream.

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