August 24, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. INVOCATION

2. MEMBERS AND VISITORS PRESENT

3. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3.A. Public Hearing on the College’s Proposed Budget for FY 2022

3.B. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: The Board of Trustees will hear public comment on agenda items at all open meetings in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.007

3.C. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: In addition, the Board of Trustees will hear public comment on non-agenda items in accordance with Board Policy DBD (LOCAL)

4. OLD BUSINESS

4.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Monthly Financial Reports for April and May 2021 Financial Statements and 3rd Quarter Statement of Net Position

5. CONSENT AGENDA

5.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Monthly Financial Reports for June and July 2021 Financial Statements and 4th Quarter Statement of Net Position

5.B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the June 15, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

5.C. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the June 30, 2021 Board Workshop Minutes

5.D. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the July 27, 2021 Board Workshop Minutes

6. REPORTS

6.A. President's Report

6.B. Report by Trustee Arismendez concerning his Community Outreach Activities in Jim Wells County and Local School Districts (Requested by Trustee Arismendez)

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Proposed Annual Operating Budget

7.B. Discuss and Consider Delegating Authority the College President to Negotiate and Execute a Contract with Carr, Riggs & Ingram as External Auditors

7.C. Consideration and Possible Action on Proposed Tax Rate, Adoption of Planning Calendar, and Schedule Public Hearings, if Necessary

7.D. Consideration and Possible Action on the Closure of Accounting A.A.S., Accounting Level 1, and Accounting Level 2

7.E. Consideration and Possible Action to Return to Monthly Board Meetings, including Possible Amendment of Board Policy BD (LOCAL) and the Board Operating Procedures in Connection with the Same

7.F. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Local Policy Update 40 as Recommended by the College President

7.G. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Amendments to Board Policy DH (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct

7.H. Conduct First Reading and Discuss Board Policy CR (LOCAL) Technology Resources

7.I. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint a Board Member to Serve as a Liaison on the CBC Foundation Board of Directors

7.J. Consideration and Possible Action for Approval of Contracts for Employment and Resignations as recommended by the College President

7.K. Consider and Possibly Take Action to Direct the College President to Report to the Board of Trustees about Potential means of Honoring Louise Hall’s contributions to Coastal Bend College, including but not Limited to the Possible naming of a College Facility in her Honor (Requested by Vice Chair Rodriguez)

7.L. Consideration and Possible Action to Record Future Board Meetings and Publish the Same on an Online Platform (Requested by Trustee Arismendez)

7.M. Agenda Items

8. EXECUTIVE SESSION

8.A. (Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.089) Public Junior College Safety and Security Audit Standards Assessment

8.B. Board Self-Evaluation

8.C. (Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.074) Deliberate the Evaluation, Discipline, and Duties of a Public Officer or Employee, including the Dean of Career and Technical Education, in Connection with the College's Barbering Program (Requested by Trustee Arismendez)

8.D. (Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.074) Deliberate the Duties of a Public Officer or Employee, including the College President, specifically regarding the College's Hiring Practices (Requested by Trustee Arismendez)

9. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

10. ADJOURNMENT

11. Appendix