>> Taking care of everything from the legislature.
>> Marian Brown: Yeah.
I saw that.
[Inaudible] Yeah.
And he told me that last week.
Hey, Brian, hey, are you sharing documents from upstairs?
You're muted.
>> Brian Durant: Yeah.
>> Marian Brown: I'll sent you -- was that catalogues?
>> If we get an executive [inaudible] order.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
I think so.
I don't think before [inaudible].
Brian.
>> Brian Durant: Yeah.
>> Marian Brown: Are the exact session afterwards no
business after?
>> Brian Durant: Correct.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
[Inaudible].
>> Brian Durant: Personnel -- Marian?
>> Marian Brown: Yeah, I'm here.
>> Brian Durant: Personnel and contract negotiations.
[ Inaudible ]
>> Marian Brown: All right.
Let's go.
[ Inaudible ]
I'm recording this again.
Now we have a quorum.
Wonderful.
Good morning everyone.
>> Good morning.
>> Marian Brown: Welcome to --
We were supposed to have been in school today.
Hopefully we can resume class early next year.
But we are trying to go up there and see their campus again.
Welcome to our virtual meeting.
Do we have any comments from the public?
[Inaudible].
Does anyone on the teleconference?
OK [inaudible].
Consent agenda.
We have the minutes of the regular session of July 23rd.
We have the signed review of monthly bills
that Ms. Hutchinson has reviewed the signed for August,
grand totals $1,178,111 and 30 cents.
We have stipend lists number 23 and 24 for grand total
of $217,975 and 91 cents.
We have a motion to accept the consent agenda.
>> I move.
>> Marian Brown: Is there a second?
>> Second.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
All in favor?
>> Aye.
>> Can I ask something, about the August minutes?
At least is it date [inaudible]
>> Marian Brown: Oh, yeah.
Thank you.
Yes. On the agenda cover sheet is August 27 minutes [inaudible]
our agenda.
But thank you [inaudible].
Ms. Hutchinson for finance and audit please.
>> Stephanie Hutchinson: OK.
I have a couple of resolutions.
Resolution 3.1.1, resolved with the managerial
and confidential job description for Assistant Director
of Human Resources in Title IX Coordinator be adopted effective
August 31, 2020.
And I will move that.
>> Marian Brown: We have a second?
>> Second.
>> Marian Brown: Any discussion?
OK. If there is none, [inaudible].
>> No, it's just job description.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
All those in favor?
>> Aye.
>> [Simultaneously] Aye.
>> Marian Brown: Next motion.
>> Stephanie Hutchinson: OK, 3.1.2 resolved
that Charles R. Romer be appointed
to a 12-month full time position as Assistant Director
of Human Resource and Title IX Coordinator effective September
1, 2020, at an annual salary of $65,000,
and I'll move that as well.
>> Marian Brown: We have a second?
>> Second.
>> Marian Brown: Any discussion?
>> Brian Durant: Yeah Marian, if I may?
This appointment in front of you is not a -- it is --
although it is a new position as part
of an institutional restructuring
or the management confidential staff.
There's a reassignment here related
to the Title IX Coordinator role
and expanding other responsibilities affiliate
and associated with the Human Resources area of the college.
The appointee, Charles Romer, is a current employee
of the college, and this is a promotion that's related
to a restructuring.
And he's done a remarkable job for us in his current capacity,
and we really expect a smooth transition
to the expanded roles and responsibilities.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
Any other comments?
Hearing none.
All those in favor?
>> Aye
>> Oops.
>> Sorry. Go ahead.
>> Resolution 3.1.2, Ms. Brown?
>> Marian Brown: Yes.
>> Mr. Camardo?
>> John Camardo: Yes.
>> Ms. Hutchinson?
>> Stephanie Hutchinson: Yes.
>> Mr. Klink?
>> Marian Brown: Is it muted.
I can't see.
One more second.
I can't see it.
John, are you muted?
>> Brian Durant: He's muted.
>> Marian Brown: Yeah.
You are -- John --
>> John Klink: Yes.
Yes.
>> Mr. Ripley is excused.
Mr. Franceschelli?
>> Anthony Franceschelli: Yes.
>> And Dr. Van Buskirk.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: Yes.
>> We are [inaudible].
>> Marian Brown: Moving on to governance
and planning, Dr. Van Buskirk.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: Thank you.
The notes are in your packet.
I would leave that approved by the committee.
Can you make a motion to approve them here
and having them [inaudible]?
>> Marian Brown: No, we approve the minutes
at the next governance and planning committee.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: OK, good, right.
OK. I would point out that the chair has circulated a list
of potential nominees for board membership.
I think we should review those and --
>> Marian Brown: I didn't circulate them to everyone.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: Oh, just -- OK.
Well, I got it.
And I'm going to try to look into that a little bit --
a little bit further to see which candidates
like the both really useful for the board.
And I think they'll be useful for the board,
but which would be most politically acceptable.
This, you know, it's important to get those through.
I think planning for the retreat is moving forward.
And we will get more information about that, probably shortly.
I think it's tentatively scheduled for October 15.
>> That's right.
That's so we're currently [inaudible].
>> Linda Van Buskirk: And -- So, and that's all I have.
I have no resolutions.
Thank you.
>> Marian Brown: OK, moving on to reports.
Mr. President, you're muted.
>> Brian Durant: Well,
the nicest things you can probably appreciate is the
ability to mute me on the technology.
So, good morning everyone.
Good to be good to be with you.
I see some of our colleagues and trustees on our Auburn campus
and many of us still virtually and other capacity is trying
to demonstrate from a leadership perspective,
our ability to comply with the procedures and protocols
that we have in place here at the institution.
And, you know, COVID-19 continues to be in compliance,
continues to be a significant focus of leadership
and certainly, you know, across the entire college and,
you know, across the world, really.
You know, we're doing the best we can daily and I, you know,
and I will continue to say there's not enough praise really
to go around when we're talking about the efforts,
the thoughtfulness and ultimately,
the action that people continue to take to try
to keep the institution moving forward in a way
that allows continuity of services both academically
and support wise to our students.
You know, as we're about a month into our Fall 2020 semester,
you know, it certainly feels like different time when you're
in our halls, and when you're on our campuses,
and I was on our Fulton campus yesterday and, you know.
But we cannot forget the great resilience that faculty
and staff are showing when it comes to, you know,
delivering education the high quality way and when it comes
to supporting our students, and are very busy.
But one of the populations that I think we need to be thinking
about and talking about in celebrating is the resiliency
of our student body.
And it's been easy to be thinking about lots
of the requirements and pressures on us
as an organization when it comes
to doing the best we can by our students.
But what has really been reflective lately for me
and I think it should be for you as a board
and as a college community is the resiliency of our students.
Students are choosing to learn in ways
in which they may not have preferred.
Students are choosing to enroll at community college in a time
where many may have uncertainties
or maybe perhaps more personal pressures
that they may not have faced 6 to 8 months ago.
And so, when we talk about things like enrollment,
and we talk about things like budgets and pressures and so on,
as an institution of higher education, we're here to teach
and train, and to support.
And we're grateful for our students
who choose to enroll with us.
We're doing our part.
And what's remarkable and should be commended is the effort
that they continue to make.
And that they continue
to demonstrate how important their goal is to reach
and attain a degree, credential or certificate.
And so, over the next couple of weeks,
I'm looking to have student forums to be able to engage
with students who so choose to really learn and listen
about their experiences thus far.
And how we can continue to be make sure
that we're staying engaged, not just in a co-curricular way,
but from an institutional perspective
with our student bodies and gaining feedback
in real moments and in real time.
That way our future actions can be informed by our consumer.
And, you know, and I think that's an important thing
for us.
So, you know, I had the great opportunity in the past couple
of weeks to give, you know, kickoff address
and the virtual format.
And to be able to talk with our college community about,
you know, the uncertainties related to state financing,
the uncertainties related to, you know,
a potential federal stimulus packages or not.
And the uncertainties related to, you know,
how long will our new normal merge
to what normal is looks like.
One of our opportunities as an institution this year is to pick
up the process where we were before the pandemic had really
hit home and revisit the, you know,
drafting of our next strategic plan.
Some of our thoughts and sentiments and visioning
that we may have had a year ago, may need to be modified
or tweaked or deleted based on what current circumstances
in front of us are, and what future opportunities we see is
our best for us to position ourselves in the strongest way
as an institution for time to come.
And that opportunity in front of us as leadership here
as trustees, executive leadership,
our college community, is one that we're going
to take very seriously.
And this year, one of our top goals will be to flesh
out the next college's strategic plan with the accountability
of measurement and indicators to track progress
and ultimately the impact of efforts.
We're gathering the data to become informed
and we'll be having institutional conversations
to be able to gather great ideas.
But ultimately, our focus will continue to be on how
as institution are we positioning ourselves to be able
to best support and engage a predominantly built college
serving virtual learners.
And that is, you know, something where one
of our top goals this year, must be about leveraging technology,
maximizing our human resource potential.
To be able to not think so much about brick and mortar campuses,
but be thinking about the demographics of our students,
and how we deliver quality service and support
and education to them.
And so, we will be identifying multiple activities this year
to be reflective and be able to designing to
and to basically be able to feel good about the direction
of the college and ultimately intentionality of our services
as it's really recalibrating ourselves as an institution
to be focused on, are we designed and set
up to support the modern current student demographic?
And if so, how?
And how are we going to continue
to monitor the impacts of set designs.
And so, over the coming months, we will be doing various groups
of activities coming up with recommendations,
probably making looking to make some alterations or changes.
And also celebrating the many areas
in which we already do this very well.
But this continues to be, and will be a major priority,
and will be the top priority of the next version
of the college's strategic plan.
And so, as we go through this semester with the trustees
and with the rest of college community,
taking a collaborative approach to flesh out the details
of the plan, and then ultimately looking to try to unveil it
in the spring will be one of our key goals
as a college administration and for the trustees for this year.
So with that, I just want to conclude by saying, you know,
we're -- September has been a bit of a blur for us,
as it always is and we will -- over the next several weeks,
we'll be examining current enrollment
for the fall semester.
And we'll be examining what that impact may or may not be
to our original budget projections.
And ultimately, we will be able to get full updates
on those at our October.
I'm happy to answer any questions.
>> Marian Brown: Any questions for Dr. Durant?
OK, if there are none, moving
on with Dr. Cantor for academic affairs.
>> Ronald Cantor: Well, thank you and good morning, everyone.
Everything that I have to share,
everything that I'm doing is directly
and fundamentally connected with the sentiments
that Brian just shared.
We have changing times, changing students, changing realities.
So, where I'm investing my time and energy is working
with colleagues across the college
to reimagine everything that we do.
Basically, given all the givens, which of our structures, formats
and priorities are necessary for the present and future,
and which are outdated.
And we have a responsibility and an imperative to refine
and change and in some cases, stop some of the things
that we've always done, in order to recreate ourselves
for the new format, structures, and priorities in a nutshell,
that's what I'm doing.
And there's a dozens of specifics that fall under that,
I'd be pleased to answer any questions,
but that's my basic message.
>> Marian Brown: All right.
Ronald I got one really specific questions --
clarification from the reporting section,
could you give me a really brief understanding
of what you're saying
about integrated student support services
into online course shells?
What is that role?
>> Ronald Cantor: Yeah, well, it's interesting
at our recent meeting of the full faculty,
we had two of the folks leading those efforts.
One was our Director of Distance Learning, Brandon Davis-Shannon,
and the other was Nicole Adsitt,
who oversees the student engagement area.
And they both got very specific, and it's sometimes technical,
giving an overview of the electronic platforms
that we are doing, that are integrated
into what we call the Blackboard shell.
Every one of our courses online or hybrid, in fact,
every one of our courses, even if it's taught on campus,
has what we call a Blackboard shell,
which is the basic platform and infrastructure electronically,
that the students and the faculty interact and engage
and teach and learn through.
And what we realized is that just as we have student services
on campus, everything from student activities,
to athletics, to organizations and clubs, to career services,
and counseling, support and wellness, et cetera.
If students aren't going to be face-to-face with our staff
for that, if we're not going to be in a physical facility,
as for the most part, we're not, then we have to somehow recreate
that in a virtual world.
So, what we have is the same staff
who deliver those services in-person are finding ways
to take their services and fully integrate them so that virtually
when the students signs into their course, they are signing
into the entire college and it's not just the faculty member,
but it's the rest of our staff with all those services
and all those supports for student success that are part
of their Cayuga experience, virtually instead of in-person.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
I'm curious to see how that interface works.
We have something similar but I was trying to figure
out how you would be able to link
through to various students services through the course
where itself -- but interesting idea.
Thank you.
>> Ronald Cantor: Well, let me just add that.
Just as a student might have a discussion in class
with the faculty member that brings up needs or thoughts
or opportunities about their career,
about their personal life, about their life outside of the class,
and the faculty might make a referral
to an office down the hall.
Similarly, it's even smoother in the virtual world
when those are -- when they're a click away
and I'm probably not doing a justice explaining myself here.
We have other folks who could get into the specifics
of how it works in the virtual world.
But the most important point is, of course,
the students are ahead of us.
They're comfortable in that virtual world.
And that is through social media and otherwise,
that's how they communicate.
That's how they interact.
That's how they think.
And now it's not only how they learn, but it's how they engage
with the college and the full slate of support services.
>> Marian Brown: OK.
Well, thank you.
For CFO, Ms. Nellenback.
>> Marie Nellenback: Good morning, everyone.
I will be brief today.
If you were at the finance committee meeting,
you know that we did not report statements in August yet.
They were extremely preliminary.
We have to wait -- September 18, it was a big day for us.
Because payables were cut off, the payroll was paid,
that actually finished covering the August year-end.
So, now we get to work on audit.
So, we will be really working hard to try to make sure
that we look at how we're going to report state cuts,
how we're going to use our care response strategically.
But a lot of it, we have to wait
and see how the year end is going to look.
I will say, preliminarily, we are --
it does look like it'll be positive.
It'll be a good year.
So -- And that was due to a lot of people being constrained
in their spending really.
So, if you have any questions --
but we should have more report next month.
>> Marian Brown: Any questions?
All right.
Moving on to student affairs, Mr. Rosenthal.
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: Good morning.
I got my report.
I'll just be very brief.
You all know that we missed our fall target, slightly.
I think and given all of the variables and all
of the unknowns when we created the budget
and the FTE projections in April and May,
I actually think it's quite remarkable that we were less
than 20 FTE away from the target given everything that we had
to deal with, so I consider this success.
You know, I think about the way
in which the finance people look at, you know, their ability
to come close to a budget and, you know, there's always going
to be some variables either way.
So, although it's not what we had hoped,
I would much rather say to you, we were up 3%
as opposed to down 3%.
Given everything that we've been dealing with,
and understanding what's happening
in our larger environment and with our peer institutions,
I consider it as good as we could possibly have done.
Just as soon as admission closes out,
its fall recruitment efforts, it starts working
on recruiting students for spring, and for fall 2021.
They've already had virtual open houses, and will continue
to provide opportunities for prospective students
to engage with the college.
I think they do a very good job of coordinating that effort
and involving faculty from various academic programs
to make themselves available for prospective students
who are interested in knowing more
about those academic programs.
Student engagement is working very hard
to support the students that are currently here,
whether they're taking the classes in-person or online.
Dr. Cantor noted some of the electronic platforms
that are making it possible to do that,
including Zoom and connects it.
And it's really, again, quite remarkable that the staff
that have transitioned in the way that they have --
and in supporting our students.
And I'll just add the IT staff, who's responsible
for maintaining and managing and ensuring
that those electronic platforms are working well.
They're working very hard as well, and I'm very proud of.
I'm happy to answer question.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: I have one, Jeff.
I know that you have a waiting lists for laptops
and I wonder how much unmet made do you think is out there?
And that's one question.
And the other question is,
we assume that young people are technical wizards,
and I think most of them are,
but there's always a percentage who aren't.
And, do we have any way
to support those people who are technophobes?
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: That's a great question.
In terms of unmet need, and I think it's actually very little.
The waiting list for a laptop is probably about 10.
And I anticipate that that will go down significantly
as the semester goes on.
I was pleasantly surprised when we created the request
for technology that there weren't more requests
for internet access.
It sounds like students --
at least the students who have registered
for classes have the internet access
that they believe they need to succeed in their courses.
In terms of technophobes, I think what Dr. Cantor said
and what President Durant is generally true,
students are ahead of us.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: I know that most of them are.
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: Most of them are ahead of us.
They're quite savvy when it comes to the technology.
And I think we actually have much to learn from them,
in terms of how to leverage technology
to deliver instruction.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: I do think
that there is a possibility though,
and I may be stretching things here.
But like, I'm thinking particularly in some
of the less -- well, it is the less educated areas,
the Oswego County and up in our Fulton area,
that there may be people who have really not grown
up with the technology that we anticipate
that everybody in Cayuga County --
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: Yes.
It's got -- Well, they're not our students this year.
I think they decided that they either did not have the
technology or the resources to be able to take classes online
or remotely this fall.
And so, I don't think there are students currently.
>> Linda Van Buskirk: Well, that's what I'm thinking
that we might need to do some sort of in the future as we plan
and strategize, and Brian said, to, you know,
create outreach for, you know,
the first generation students who, you know,
grew up in non-technophobe families
and that, and they do exist.
>> Brian Durant: Well, Linda and Jeff, we have to remember that,
you know, a couple of things, right?
I think one, we -- these systems are more naturally built
in that perhaps are a little bit more taken
for granted than we should.
So, you know, for example, we have retention groups
that will be reaching out to students and, you know,
talking to them about their experiences,
are there any barriers, and what are things
that are impacting them.
And, you know, their --
if technology issues or concerns will come out
and so those conversations,
and we'll be able to help and assist.
We have faculty in the moment who, you know, will be noticing
if a student is struggling with a particular platform or service
and ultimately would be able to provide assistance
or to help direct to help desk.
We have a help desk that stands ready to be able to support,
you know, students who ask questions.
And so, really what we're talking about is not,
we're well equipped to be able to handle the --
any individual faculty, staff or student, by the way,
who asked the question, or puts themselves out there
and so they need to inquire about how to do something
or gain some comfort or confidence.
And then we have a little bit of intrusion when it comes
to retention efforts of outreach to others
or if there are behaviors that are happening
that gets referrals that we outreach to others
to be able to assess that.
And I think where we always struggle --
and this doesn't matter if it's technology,
if it's general balancing work life, you know,
family priorities, if it's other barriers to, you know,
coming to class, and so on.
It's those that maybe are disengaged, and non-responsive
that are tough to get to.
And I think those individuals are always or most
at risk population, whether it'd be in an in-person class
or in a virtual system.
And so, part of what we continue to strive to build is referrals
of awareness of those that are being sort of disengaged
and trying to seek them out and trying to help, you know,
encourage to reengage within the educational process.
And so, I mean, I think they're good sentiments, right,
about and what's -- what should give some confidence is that,
you know, we're mindful that, you know,
individuals who are comfortable with technology varies.
Individuals who have access to this technology, varies.
Those in our current way of learning can become barriers
to success and we're responding in a proactive way to ensure
that we're mindful in both our access
to those technologies have access
to on campus services exist.
And our ability to, you know, one-on-one coach
through is something we already do and will continue to.
>> Maria Brown: I wonder
if there might be here's some strategic planning in this area
in a more of our delivery of education is going
to be virtual, whether we can think
about creating more satellite locations
where in rural community, where they may not have bandwidth,
you know, any issues for home internet bandwidth creating,
you know, and partnering community centers or libraries,
where people are used to go into for services and support
to be able to land yourself there
and use the technology to access course.
I don't know, maybe weighing that idea
that this is something to think about.
One question I had, reminding them the timeline for --
I mean, the schools that -- the high schools for the event
for all over the map in terms of opening when and how or we're
about half the enrollment amount that we're projecting,
will that go up to [inaudible]?
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: It will go up.
Students are registering as we speak.
>> Maria Brown: OK.
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: I would say
by mid October, we have [inaudible].
>> Maria Brown: OK.
I thought there might be a little premature but yeah.
Any other questions for Mr. Rosenthal?
>> Linda Van Buskirk: I guess I do have one and that is
that in all this, and I applaud everything that has been done.
I absolutely do not mean to be critical,
because I think it's amazing, but everybody has done.
But I'm wondering how robust our communication has been able
to be with the high schools in the area
as they make those transitions?
Because that's a whole additional challenge
on top of everything else.
>> Jeffrey Rosenthal: Yeah, the high school is dealing
with the challenges that I think, you know,
are unique to their situation.
And so, we're sensitive to that and yet,
we obviously have our own mission.
I know that staff are reporting to high schools
and our admissions reps and our admission staff continue
to reach out to them as they always have to strategize
about how best to reach students who are college bound.
The virtual open houses are part of our strategy.
And in -- And when we can have in-person opportunities
for high school students, we will take advantage.
>> Maria Brown: When we can, OK.
You're looking forward.
OK. [Inaudible] started where we have --
this fall, we started up in family and groups [inaudible].
OK, Mr. Corcoran for human resources and public safety.
>> Thomas Corcoran: Yes.
Good morning, everyone.
Good to see you all.
It's only on Zoom.
I did want to -- when we have my report and be happy
to answer any questions.
I did want to share one preview of upcoming events.
We are ramping up in HR for our annual benefits enrollments
and redesign it to be largely a virtual experience,
we have offered in-person consults in Fulton and in Auburn
and it's been a, you know,
a high personal touch kind of experience.
We've offered retiree meetings in the past
which we will this year to talk about other benefit plans,
let it all be done virtually and through Zoom.
The health insurance front, we are waiting
for our rate for next year.
And hearing that there is a positive trend,
which is a mixed blessing in terms of the,
well rate it will be less than it is last year at least looks
that way at this point, but then you have a concern.
People aren't going to the doctor and could
that have a rebound effect at some point down the road.
We will also have our Blue
for you offering this year that's a wellness offering
for subscribers for BlueCross, BlueShield and people can sign
up and get a premium reduction for 2021.
So, we'll be communicating that in the very near future.
That will be an event where people can go to individual lab
or we can have design a way to safely bring
in the health consultants to do the in-person blood draws
on campus with all safety measures and social distancing.
So, I'll open it up, does anyone has any questions?
>> Maria Brown: None, if there are none.
Let's all [Inaudible] student trustee and --
>> The student trustee that's been elected?
>> Maria Brown: Oh OK.
>> So we will this week,
so we will bring her or yeah [inaudible].
Or we'll bring her in kind of [inaudible].
>> Marian Brown: All right.
OK, Mr. Cosentino for the foundation.
>> Guy Cosentino: Good morning, everyone.
Pleasure to be with you again on Zoom.
Just a couple of quick updates as all of you know,
because you all receive letters.
We have rolled out our annual fund campaign especially
to raise money for building projects on both campuses.
And I want to particularly thank a number of you who are
on the Zoom call who've been generous in your donations
and we appreciate that.
So, thank you on that.
We'll continue that, as well as roll it out again later
in the fall with our Spartan and direct mail, asks to people.
We did follow up as per Dr. Durant's presentation
at the last meeting with all of our crafters to tell them
about December and mails have gone out.
We are delighted that Loraine Miller,
who many of you know Professor Miller has joined our board
and will be with our board starting in October.
She was our past secretary and served many years on our board.
We're working with Dr. Cantor's to rollout again,
the idea of supporting the PTK students who may not be able
to afford the initiation fee.
We did meet with our auditors yesterday.
We're trying to do this concurrently with the college.
So, we're doing that and we're also
like almost everyone monitoring from a fundraising point
of view, the markets and their stability and how
that will impact our donors and there giving.
That is a real challenge.
Jonathan Miller, who I think talk
to your finance committee last week for the week before,
may have discussed this with you as well.
And that was a very large part of our discussions as well.
Last but not least, two final items is a personal note
from the foundation, I know Pam Heleen is winding down her time
with us, from the foundation's perspective,
we can't thank her enough.
When we -- I initially came on board, she was extremely helpful
in the transition there.
And she has been great to work with over these last 5 years,
and we appreciate her efforts.
Last but not least, September 30th is I know,
Ms. Hutchinson would remind you, is the last day
to fill out your census.
If you have not, and we're doing outreach on that,
Cayuga County is doing fairly well in our responses.
We can do better.
We need to do better.
Census Bureau has cut off that their outreach by a month
that is in the courts.
But we especially are reaching out to students
and community members over this next 6 days
to really increase our response rate in the county.
Whereas Dr. Van Buskirk just mentioned, and Dr. Grant
and Mr. Rosenthal talked about technology,
that is one of the real challenges,
especially in Cayuga County in the northern southern parts
with internet access, something we're continuing to work on.
And we know that not -- a number of not for profits are helping.
So if we can continue to get the word out about the issue
on the census, we'd appreciate it.
That's something that our office is working heavily on
and we appreciate all the help of our academic as well
as our not for profit partners.
I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
>> Maria Brown: No.
Carrying on, we'll move on.
And has he -- do you have any old business or new business?
Good to have a letter of appreciation
from Laura Kiddy [assumed spelling] who was the recipient
of the trustees award.
It was very nice -- a very nice note.
We have informational items, just the attendance.
It'll have to be adjusted as we make some changes.
Contact list schedule, procedure days,
meeting dates, all the rest of it.
So, we do have need to enter executive session
for the purposes of personal contract negotiations.
Are they able to go [inaudible]?
So, I would ask for a motion
to enter executive session, so I'll move.
>> Thomas Corcoran: And I second.
>> Maria Brown: Done.
Thank you all.
Who would you like to remain, Brian?
>> Brian, who would you like to remain in the executive?
>> Brian Durant: Mr. Tom.
>> Maria Brown: All right.
Thank you all.
I am [Inaudible].
Thank you.