Environmental Charter Schools
ECS Finance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday August 18, 2017 at 8:30 AM PDT
Location
16315 Grevillea Ave., Lawndale, CA 90260 / 840 14th St., San Diego, CA 92101 / Zoom: Join from PC or Mac: https://zoom.us/j/517445701 Or Telephone: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 517 445 701
Finance Committee Members
Tracy Bondi - Chair
Jenni Owen - Co-Chair
Alison Diaz
Ken Deemer
Bruce Greenspon
Dorothy Lee
Finance Committee Charter
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
Tracy Bondi - Chair
Jenni Owen - Co-Chair
Alison Diaz
Ken Deemer
Bruce Greenspon
Dorothy Lee
Finance Committee Charter
- Provides financial oversight for the organization
- In conjunction with staff and other stakeholders, develops an annual operating budget and recommends for board approval
- Monitors adherence to budget and recommends changes, if necessary
- Sets long-term financial goals with funding strategies to achieve them
- Considers special, unbudgeted requests and make recommendations to board
- Develops multi-year operating budgets that tie to strategic plan
- Ensures adequacy of financial controls and monitor for compliance
- Ensure Financial literacy of Board Members by providing training
- Hold a yearly ECS financial training course as needed
- Ensure adequate financing for the facilities development in Inglewood and Lawndale
- Ensure salary schedules are supportable and sustainable
- Assist in determination of auditor evaluation and choice of auditors for 2016-17 audit
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Previous Meeting Minutes | |
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| Approve minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on March 3, 2017 | ||
| II. | Presentations from the Floor | |
| A. | Presentation from the Floor on Non Agenda Items | |
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At this time any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation to the Board. Non-English speakers utilizing translators will be granted six minutes to make a presentation to the committee. |
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| B. | PRESENTATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS | |
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Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted five minutes to make a presentation. Non-English speakers utilizing translators will be granted ten minutes to make a presentation to the committee. |
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| III. | Discussion Items / Updates | |
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Finance
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| A. | Discuss Committee Goals and Meeting Calendar for FY 17/18 | |
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Proposed Goals for 2017-18
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| B. | EdTec Financial Update and FY 16/17 Unaudited Actuals | |
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EdTec financial update is here.
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| IV. | Action Items | |
| A. | Recommend Board Approval of Committee Goals and Calendar | |
| B. | Recommend Board Approval of FY 16/17 Unaudited Actuals: ECHS, ECMSG, ECMSI | |
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Note: documents for this item are found in the EdTec Financial Update above. |
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| C. | Recommend Approval of Consolidated Application FY 17/18: ECHS, ECMSG, ECMSI | |
| D. | Recommend Board Approval of ECMSI - Yukon Sublease | |
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Yukon sublease is here.
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| V. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |