Coline
McArthur
AssociateVicePresident,StrategicCommunicationsfloridaStateCollegeatjacksonville
FLORIDA
()9911OldBaymeadowsRoad-Jacksonville,Florida32256-Phone:904-632-5028•
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Date:March26,2012Dr.StevenvVallaceCollegePresident
FloridaStateCollegeatJacksonville501WestStateStreetJacksonville,FL
32202
Dear
Dr.Wallace:Theinformation
I
mpresentinginthisletterisnotnewstoyou.I'vediscussedthesedisturbingdiscoverieswithyou,withDr.
Tracy
PierceandindividualmembersofCabinetoverthecourseofmytenureatfloridaStateCollege
at.Iacksonville.As
a
result,theissuescontinuetoexist,however,myabilitytocommunicateopenlywiththemedia,Cabinet,theBoardofTrustees,faculty,staffandstudentshasbeensystematicallyrestrictedasevidencedbytheincludeddocumentsandemails.
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.
.
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\Theevidencealsosupportsmybeliefthatmymediaexpertise
was
used
to
findoutwhatyou-andsomeofyourCabinetmembers-neededtoknowtoconcealtheseissuesfromthepublic,ratherthancorrectthem.MyconcernsoriginatedinAugust2010,whentheDistrictBoardofTrusteesapprovedtheplantoawardsignificantpayincreasestomembersofyourCabinet.Whenmediarepresentativesinquiredaboutthisdecision,Dr.PierceandDr.Christine
Arab
directedmetoinformthemediathatHumanResourcesbasedtheindividualpayincreasesonamethodologythatcomparedCabinetpositionstoothersacrossthestate.However,
I
was
prohibitedfromreviewingthemethodologybeforeIaddressedtheFloridaTimes-UnionforastorythatwaspostedonSeptember13,2010,anddespitemycontinuedrequests,
I
was
prohibitedfromreviewingthemethodologyforanadditional
27
daysafterthestorybroke.
The
onlyinformation
I
waspermittedtohaveprior
to
myresponsetothemedia
was
onasinglesheetofpaperhandedtomebyDr.Arab.Aphotoofthatsheetispaper-whichincludesthedatehandwrittenbyDr.Arab-isincludedbelowforyour
review.
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I'veprovideda
link
to
theresultingTimes-Unionarticlebelow.
In
addition,IhaveattachedthemethodologyIwaseventuallyprovidedbyDr.Arabforyoutoreview-again.
•TU:
Bigsalaryboostsfor
FSCJ
administrators:Thegoal
was
to
keep-salaries
competitive,acollegeofficialsays.http://iacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-09-13/story/flarida-state-cellege-administrators-get-salary-boos
ts
IwouldliketoknowifthemethodologypacketofinformationI
was
providedbyDr.ArabisthesamepacketofinformationtheBoardofTrusteeswasprovided
to
makethisfinancialdecision.
If
theyweregivensomethingelsetoreview,Iwasdeniedthatinformation.
/
Accordingtothesummarydocument(page#1ofthepacket),themethodology
was
basedon"like"positionsandyearsofexpenence.However,thedescriptionsofthe
FSCJ
Cabinetpositions,thedescriptionsofthe"like"positionsfromtheother
CollegesandtheyearsofexperiencefromtheotherCollegeswerenotincluded-onlytitlesanddollarfigures.Thismethodologyalsodidn'tincludetotalcompensationforthepositions,includingperformancepayandallowancesforhousingandautomobiles.TheabsenceofthisinformationwouldprecludetheBoa.rdfrommakingathoughtfulandfiscallyresponsibledecision.Inaddition,thesummaryexplainsthattherewere"threedifferentapproaches"thatwerediscussed
with
theCollegePresident.Thosethreeapproachesarenotexplained
in
thepacket.WasdieBoardinformedofthosethreeapproaches?
If
so,whereisthedocumentation?
If
not,howdotheyknowtheapproachselectedwasthemostappropriate?Elevensalarieswereincreasedupto25.3%totaling$275,877.Remember,that'snotaone-timeboostanddoesn'tincludefuturecos
t
of
living
andperformancepayincreases.Additionally,there'sanoteatthebottomofthe"totaladjustment"grid,thatstates:"additionalsignificantresponsibilities
in
economicdevelopment,"Logically,thatwouldapplytoVicePresidentofStudentSuccessandEconomicDevelopmentTracyPierce,whoreceiveda16.8%increase($25,174).Remember,theBoardapprovedtheraisesonAugust7,2010.However,sometimebetweenMarch2010andAugustof2010,Dr.Pierce'spositionchangedto"VicePresidentofStudentDevelopment.andCommunityEducation."EconomicDevelopmentwasdropped.Tomyknowledge,therewasnofOIIDa!announcementregardingDr.Pierce'snewroleandresponsibilities,althoughmyemailrecordsshowthathisemailsignaturechangednolaterthanAugust4,201O-threedaysbeforetheBoardvotedonthepayincreases.BecauseIdonothavefreeaccesstoarchivedBoardagendasandCabinetmeetings,Iamunabletodetermine
if
orwhenthissignificantjobchangewasapprovedbytheBoard-oratleastrelatedtotheTrusteespriortotheAugust7,2010Boardmeetingwheretheraiseswereapproved.Todate,thepositionandjobdescriptionfor"VicePresidentofStudentDevelopmentandCommunityEducation"isnotlistedontheinternalhumanresourceswebsite.
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Letter from Celine McArthur about FSCJ leadership
Letter sent by Celine McArthur to the governor and Florida State College of Jacksonville leadership alleging ethical breaches at the college.
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