July 15, 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. June 17, 2025 Board of Trustee Regular 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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VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Dr. Elizabeth Rexford
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VI.B. Retirement Resolution for Victoria Schultz
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VII. Student Success
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VIII. Reports to the Board
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VIII.A. Financial Reports
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VIII.A.1. June 2025 Monthly Financial Report
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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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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. Approve RESOLUTION in response to Executive Order GA-48 (No cost to the institution)
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X.B. Recommend approval of a RESOLUTION to honor Senator Joan Huffman, Texas District 17, for meritorious service in support of Wharton County Junior College students, staff, and the communities it serves (N/A)
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X.C. Recommend approval of a RESOLUTION to honor State Representative Stan Kitzman for House District 85, for meritorious service in support of Wharton County Junior College students, staff, and the communities it serves (N/A)
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XI. Matters Relating to the Office of the Executive Vice President
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XI.A. Approve the solicitation of qualifications for engineering/architectural firms to develop the WCJC Master Plan ($500,000-Plant Fund)
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XI.B. Approve the reorganization of the WCJC Executive Cabinet to provide appropriate support for institutional operations (To be incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2026 budget)
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XII. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XII.A. Approve 12-Month Contract & Stipend for Nuclear Power Technology Instructor (Additional $7,200 in FY26 budget for a 12-month NUCP instructor and $55,000 stipend from NExT funds)
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XII.B. Approve Hiring a Part-Time Associate Medical Director for the EMS Program, effective fall 2025 ($2,100 annually from HFD Contract)
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XII.C. Approve Purchase of Manikin from Johnson Foundation Donation ($111,100 from Johnson Foundation Grant; $422.83 from LVN FY25 budget)
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XIII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XIII.A. Approve the solicitation of proposals for grounds/landscaping companies to provide grounds maintenance/upkeep services on the Wharton Campus (Estimated $200,000 included in the FY2026 operating budget)
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XIII.B. Approve Resolution of Mutual Fund Authorized Individuals (none)
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XIII.C. Approve the proposal submitted by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the College's Workers' Compensation Insurance ($67,810.00 - Current Unrestricted Operating Budget 2025-2026)
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XIII.D. Approve the recommended increase from Great Western Dining contract (copy attached) to the student's cafeteria board plan from $14.31 to $14.83 per day beginning with the fall of 2025 ($396,000.00 - Auxiliary Fund Budget for 2025 - 2026)
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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.C. Office of Executive Vice President
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XV.D. Office of Academic Affairs
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XV.D.1. Jeffrey Anderson employed as regular, full-time instructor of music/band director, FAC-7-10, effective August 18, 2025
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XV.D.2. Evett Hamlin employed as temporary, full-time coordinator of vocational support services, GN-1-10, effective July 16, 2025
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XV.D.3. Angelina Nachimuthu employed as temporary, full-time instructor of English, FAC-7-4, effective August 18, 2025
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XV.D.4. Alexis Brooks received a change in title/assignment from temporary, full-time Title V HSI Career Development and Transfer Coordinator, GNT-7-14 to regular, full-time Title IX and Compliance Coordinator, AA-1-15 effective October 1, 2025
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XV.D.5. Patrick Rodriguez employed as temporary, full-time instructor of English, FAC-1-0 effective August 18, 2025
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XV.D.6. Cathryn Kenyon employed as regular, full-time instructor of mathematics, FAC-1-10 effective August 18, 2025
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XV.E. Office of Administrative Services
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XV.F. Office of Information Technology
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XVI. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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XVII. Paid Professional Assignments
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XVII.A. Information Item:
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XVII.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Doug Baumgarten, additional duties related to facilities management, June 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 - $2,400.00
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XVII.A.2. 2025 Summer I Overloads
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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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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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