January 21, 2025 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. November 19, 2024 Board of Trustee Regular Board Meeting Minutes
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III.B. November 19, 2024 Board of Trustee Special Call Board Meeting Minutes
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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. Reports from Board Committees
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VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
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VII. Student Success
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VII.A. Spring 2025 Institutional Effectiveness Newsletter
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VIII. Reports to the Board
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VIII.A. Financial Reports
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VIII.A.1. December 2024 Monthly Financials
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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. November 5, 2024 Faculty Council Meeting Minutes
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VIII.C.2. November 7, 2024 Academic Affairs Council Meeting Minutes
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VIII.C.3. January 10, 2025 Faculty Association 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. Recognition of $250,000 Bequest to the WCJC Foundation from Eugene Bouligny (no cost)
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X.B. Consideration and approval of the addition, revision or deletion of (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Community Colleges Services and according to the Instruction Sheet for TASB Localized Policy Manual Update 48 for Wharton County Junior College (Update 48 - $4,520.88 ($4,466.00 plus printing/shipping 392 pages @ .14 each $54.88))
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X.C. Approve the Three-Year Lease Agreement between Wharton County Junior College and Bay City Community Development Corporation ($1.00 per year for the term of the agreement)
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X.D. Approve an increase in the salary range for the Director of Facilities Management and the salary grade for the Facilities Management Secretary ($11,867 - increase to the Facilities Management budget)
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XI. Matters Relating to the Office of the Executive Vice President
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XI.A. Notify the Board of Trustees that WCJC is a subrecipient of the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Grant, submitted by the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce ($125,000.00 - award amount; no cost to the institution)
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XII. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XII.A. Approve Lab Fees, Effective Fall 2025 (No Cost)
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XII.B. Approve RealityWorks Quote for the Patient Care Technician Program ($75,308.77 - Funded by the TRUE Grant)
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XII.C. Approve new EMS Department Administrative Specialist effective February 1, 2025 ($36,475 (P-15 position) + $14,590 (40% benefits) = $51,065 - included in the HFD Agreement/FY25 budget)
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XIII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XIII.A. Adopt attached REVISED list of qualified brokers previously approved by the Board of Trustees on October 14, 2024, adding TexPool Participant Services to the list of those authorized to engage in investment transactions for Wharton County Junior College (N/A)
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XIII.B. Approve the proposal from CSF to provide the remediation design and storm drainage modifications needed to correct the foundation issues at the Richmond Campus ($20,000.00 - Transfer from the Plant Repair and Replacement Fund)
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XIV. Matters Relating to Information Technology
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XV. Matters Relating to Personnel
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XV.A. Board of Trustees
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XV.B. Office of President
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XV.B.1. Clarissa Bueno employed as regular, full-time director of purchasing, CA-15-5, effective January 6, 2025
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XV.B.2. Benjamin Sharp received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time marketing and communications coordinator to temporary, full time director of marketing, communications, and advancement, CA-15-18, effective December 1, 2024
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XV.B.3. Benjamin Sharp received a change in title/assignment from temporary, full time director of marketing, communications, and advancement, AA-1-18 to regular, full time director of marketing, communications, and advancement, CA-15-18, effective January 22, 2025
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XV.C. Office of Executive Vice President
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XV.C.1. Wendy Tamayo received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time coordinator of vocational support services to regular, time full assistant director of admissions and registration, AA-1-11, effective January 22, 2025
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XV.C.2. Jennifer Zuniga employed as temporary, full time college recruiter, A-5-10, effective January 22, 2025
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XV.D. Office of Academic Affairs
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XV.D.1. Justin Moran employed as regular, full time instructor of law enforcement, FAC-1-10, effective January 6, 2025
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XV.D.2. Wanda Taylor received a salary adjustment per BOT approval on 10/15/2024 from regular, full-time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-13 to regular, full-time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-23, effective November 1, 2024
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XV.D.3. Eugene Theobald employed as regular, full time instructor of process technology, FAC-1-10, effective January 6, 2025
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XV.D.4. Tommie Reddoch employed as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-30, effective January 22, 2025
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XV.D.5. Amanda Wetz employed as temporary, full time instructor of EMS, FAC-1-10, effective January 22, 2025
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XV.D.6. 2024 Winter Mini Overloads
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XV.E. Office of Administrative Services
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XV.F. Office of Information Technology
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XV.F.1. Tyler Wittig received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT technician, P-13-0 to regular, full time systems analyst, AA-1-1, effective January 22, 2025
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XVI. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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XVII. Paid Professional Assignments
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XVII.B. Paid Professional Assignment for Doug Baumgarten, additional duties related to facilities management, January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 - $1,200.00
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XVIII. 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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XVIII.A. Discuss succession plan and impact on key positions in college administration
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XIX. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
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XX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
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XXI. Adjourn
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