June 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Reading of the Minutes
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III.A. The regular Board of Trustee meeting held on May 16, 2023
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IV. Citizens' Comments (revised by legal counsel on 08-05-2022)
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During the Citizens’ Comments section of the agenda, any citizen/taxpayer (that is, any member of the public, including college employees) may request to address the board in open meeting. This is an open forum for those persons who wish to make presentations to the board and who have signed up to do so following the procedures in Board policy BDB (Local). Except as otherwise permitted by Board policy and procedures, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not exceed five minutes.
If any speaker’s presentation contains complaints or concerns about an individual employee or officer of the district, the Board may require that the presentation be conducted in executive session with the board members pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act. Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries, but the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Board from deliberating or taking action on any subject that is not included on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting. |
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V. Special Items
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V.A. Board Committees - Charges and Membership
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V.B. Reports from Board Committees
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V.B.1. Board Evaluation Committee - Dr. Sue Zanne Williamson Urbis
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V.B.2. Finance Committee - Ann Hundl
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V.B.3. Single Member Special Committee - Dr. Priscilla Metcalf
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VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
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VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Mr. Steve Witzkoski
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VI.B. Update on State Legislation
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VI.C. Report on WCJC Foundation Event - Jonathan Jeter
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VI.D. Update on Physical Plant Projects - Bryce Kocian
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VI.E. Bay City Campus Expansion-Trade School Project - Betty McCrohan
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VI.F. Initiatives to Increase Enrollment
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VI.F.1. Marketing - Zina Carter
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VII. Student Success
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VII.A. Associate Degree Nursing Graduates - Spring Pinning Ceremony
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VIII. Reports to the Board
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VIII.A. Financial Reports
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VIII.B. Management Reports
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VIII.B.1. Financial Aid Report
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VIII.B.2. Testing Report
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VIII.C. Reports from College Governance Councils
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VIII.C.1. April 25, 2023 Academic Affairs Council Meeting Minutes
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IX. CONSENT AGENDA
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By consent of the board of trustees, the following items may be acted on in a single motion "to approve the consent agenda as presented." If, however, any trustee wishes to discuss a particular item or for any reason wishes to act on any given item separately, he or she may simply notify the board chair to remove that item or items from the consent agenda, and that item will be removed and acted on separately. A trustee may remove an item from the consent agenda for any reason, and he or she is not required to justify the removal or explain the reason for the removal. |
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X. Matters Relating to General Administration
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X.A. Consideration and approval of the addition, revision or deletion of (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Community College Services and according to the Instruction Sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 45 for Wharton County Junior College ($2,049.00 - The cost of the Community College Localized Update 45 packet/service is expected to be invoiced at $2,000.00 plus Update 45 Printing/Shipping (350 pages @ .14 each ($49.00))
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X.B. Approval of Wharton County Junior College Trustee Bylaws
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XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XI.A. Approve increased compensation for EMS part-time instructors and part-time lab assistants, effective fall 2023 (PT Instructor Increase: Wharton $15,520.00 (1552 hrs/year) and Richmond $12,000.00 (1200 hrs/year); PT Lab Assistant Increase: Wharton $4,250.00 (850 hrs/year) and Richmond $3,000.00 (600 hrs/year) AY24 Budget)
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XI.B. Approve ADN Student Technology Fee Increase of $55.00 per semester, effective fall 2023 (No cost. Estimated revenue from fees is $26,400.00 to offset the ATI system cost, ($55 X 4 semesters X 120 students))
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XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XII.A. Authorize college administration to extend the bank depository contract for an additional two-year term (-0-)
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XIII. Matters Relating to Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
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XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
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XIV.A. Board of Trustees
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XIV.A.1. Approve amendment to Section 2.1 of President Betty McCrohan’s Employment Contract extending the deadline to take action on an extension of the contract by June 19 of each year, and authorize Board Chair to execute the amendment
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XIV.B. Office of President
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XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
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XIV.C.1. Angeligue Sakry received an extension as instructor of English, FAC-1-4, effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.C.2. Wanda Taylor received a change in title/assignment as a regular, full-time instructor of vocational nursing, FAC-1-11, to a regular, full-time simulation lab coordinator, FAC-1-10, effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.C.3. Michael D. Voulgaris received a change from temporary, full-time instructor of automotive technology, FAC-1-11, to regular, full-time instructor of automotive technology, FAC-1-11, effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
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XIV.E. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
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XIV.E.1. Robby Mathews received an increase in salary per BOT approval on May 16, 2023 from regular, full-time director of networking and server services; senior system administrator, CA-15-24, to regular, full-time director of networking and server services, CA-15-29, effective May 17, 2023
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XIV.E.2. Tessa Mathews received a change in title/assignment to facilitate technology reorganization from director of institutional research, CA-10-28, to director of institutional research and enterprise applications, CA-15-39 effective May 17, 2023
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XV. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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XVI. Paid Professional Assignments
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XVI.A. Information Item:
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XVI.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Jodie Hutchinson, Develop and Teach Summer Bridge College Success, develop from May 15, 2023 through June 20, 2023; teach June 21, 2023 - $1,200.00
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XVI.A.2. Paid Professional Assignment for Kerri Novak, additional duties and responsibilities related to HR, June 2023 - August 2023 - $3,000.00
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XVII. Executive Session: According to the Texas Government Code (Chapter 551, Open meetings), the Board may conduct a closed executive session for the following reasons: Consultation with attorney (551.071), deliberation regarding real property (551.072), deliberation regarding prospective gift (551.073), personnel matters (551.074), deliberation regarding security devices, or a security audit (661.076), deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (551.086).
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XVII.A. Discuss amendment to Section 2.1 of President Betty McCrohan’s Employment Contract extending the deadline to take action on an extension of the contract by June 19 of each year
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XVII.B. Discuss extension of President Betty McCrohan’s Employment Contract for one additional year
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XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
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XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
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XX. Adjourn
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