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Meeting Agenda
I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Reading of the Minutes
III.A. November 15, 2022 Special Called Meeting Minutes
III.B. November 15, 2022 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes
IV. Citizens' Comments (revised by legal counsel on 08-05-2022)
V. Special Items
V.A. Reports from Board Committees
VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
VI.A. Suzan King Resolution
VI.B. Rosario Nunez Resolution
VI.C. Review WCJC Mission Statement
VI.D. Review WCJC Policy and Procedure location and process
VI.E. Review WCJC Strategic Plan and Annual Report of Actions Taken
VI.F. Distribute Record of Trainings for each trustee
VI.G. Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement in Excellence for Financial Reporting
VI.H. Texas Commission on Community College Finance:  Final Recommendations
VI.I. Report on Houston Community College's request for designation of service area
VII. Student Success
VIII. Reports to the Board
VIII.A. Financial Reports
VIII.B. Management Reports
VIII.B.1. Financial Aid Report
VIII.B.2. Testing Report
VIII.C. Reports from College Governance Councils
VIII.C.1. November 21, 2022 Academic Affairs Council Meeting Minutes
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
X. Matters Relating to General Administration
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 44 for Wharton County Junior College (Update 44 - $1,567.00 plus printing/shipping 149 pages @ .14 each $20.86 for a total cost of $1,587.86)
XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
XI.A. Approve compensation change for Senior Citizen Program drivers & site managers, effective immediately (no cost to the college-approximately $5,450.00 annually - FY23 Sr. Citizen Program grant budget accounts for the increases)
XI.B. Approve EMS Student Testing Fee increase, effective Summer 2023 semester (no cost to WCJC; student fee covers the cost of the  Registry exam)
XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
XII.A. Approve the proposal submitted by Bass Construction for the installation of an elevator at the Library ($350,000.00 - Plant Repair and Replacement Fund)
XII.B. Approve the proposal submitted by BLS Construction of El Campo for the construction of a circle drive leading to the entrance of the Duson-Hanson Fine Arts Building ($242,444.00 - Funds donated to the college from the WCJC Foundation)
XII.C. Approve the lease agreement for the College copiers and needed software ($60,000.00 - current unrestricted operating budget for 2022 - 2023)
XII.D. Approve the bid submitted by Western Motorcoach of Houston for Charter Bus services as needed ($75,000.00 - current unrestricted operating budget for 2022 - 2023)
XIII. Matters Relating to Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
XIII.A. Approve the annual contract with Zogo Technologies to develop multiple enrollment management and pathways databases for ready access by various constituents ($92,000.00 - to be transferred from MIS fund)
XIII.B. Approve the transition of all WCJC phone and internet services to a dedicated statewide network, LEARN (no cost-estimated savings of $48,000.00 annually)
XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
XIV.A. Board of Trustees
XIV.B. Office of President
XIV.B.1. Sheryl Rhodes received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time executive administrative assistant, P-15-28, to regular, full time executive assistant to the President, A-10-10 effective January 18, 2023
XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
XIV.C.1. Taraneh Zekavat received a salary adjustment from temporary, full time adult education & literacy director, CA-8-14 to temporary, full time adult education & literacy director, CA-15-14 effective November 16, 2022
XIV.C.2. Patricia Flores employed as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, F-01-18 effective January 9, 2023
XIV.C.3. Joseph Reeve employed as regular, full time instructor of biology, F-07-8 effective January 9, 2023
XIV.C.4. Kimberly Raun received a change in title/assignment/contract length from regular, full-time instructor of biology (10 1/2 months), FAC-1-24, to regular, full-time instructor of biology (9 months), FAC-1-24 effective January 1, 2023
XIV.C.5. Adriana Free employed as temporary, full time online instructor of english, F-1-9 effective January 9, 2023
XIV.C.6. 2022 Winter Mini Overloads
XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
XIV.D.1. Jeremy Eder employed as regular, full time director of security and public safety, CA-15-10 effective January 18, 2023
XIV.E. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
XIV.E.1. Allyson Chuc received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time director of information systems, CA-15-29 to regular, full time senior functional analyst, CA-15-29 effective October 19, 2022
XIV.E.2. Robby Mathews received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time director of technical services, CA-15-24 to regular, full time senior system administrator, CA-15-24 effective October 19, 2022
XIV.E.3. Shane Benich received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT reliability/maintenance technician, P-15-5 to junior system administrator, A-8-3 effective October 19, 2022
XIV.E.4. Lori Saucedo received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT help desk technician, P-6-3 to regular, full time associate help desk manager, A-1-4 effective October 19, 2022
XIV.E.5. Tam Hoang received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time system administrator, AA-13-11 to regular, full time system administrator, AA-15-10 effective November 19, 2022
XIV.E.6. Robert Falco received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT help desk/training coordinator, P-15-7 to regular, full time help desk manager, A-8-10 effective October 19, 2022
XV. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
XVI. Paid Professional Assignments
XVI.A. Information Item:
XVI.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Allyson Chuc, extra responsibilities with the Functional Analyst vacancy, January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023 - $3,000.00
XVI.A.2. Paid Professional Assignment for Emily Voulgaris, Degree Works Implementation, November 2022 - August 2023 - $5,000.00
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).
XVII.A. 2022 Wharton County Junior College Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Report
XVII.B. Report on WCJC Emergency Operations Plan
XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
XX. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: January 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order
Subject:
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
III. Reading of the Minutes
Subject:
III.A. November 15, 2022 Special Called Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
III.B. November 15, 2022 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
IV. Citizens' Comments (revised by legal counsel on 08-05-2022)
Description:
    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.
 
Subject:
V. Special Items
Subject:
V.A. Reports from Board Committees
Subject:
VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
Subject:
VI.A. Suzan King Resolution
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.B. Rosario Nunez Resolution
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.C. Review WCJC Mission Statement
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.D. Review WCJC Policy and Procedure location and process
Subject:
VI.E. Review WCJC Strategic Plan and Annual Report of Actions Taken
Subject:
VI.F. Distribute Record of Trainings for each trustee
Subject:
VI.G. Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement in Excellence for Financial Reporting
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.H. Texas Commission on Community College Finance:  Final Recommendations
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.I. Report on Houston Community College's request for designation of service area
Attachments:
Subject:
VII. Student Success
Subject:
VIII. Reports to the Board
Subject:
VIII.A. Financial Reports
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.B. Management Reports
Subject:
VIII.B.1. Financial Aid Report
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.B.2. Testing Report
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.C. Reports from College Governance Councils
Subject:
VIII.C.1. November 21, 2022 Academic Affairs Council Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
Description:

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.

Subject:
X. Matters Relating to General Administration
Subject:
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 44 for Wharton County Junior College (Update 44 - $1,567.00 plus printing/shipping 149 pages @ .14 each $20.86 for a total cost of $1,587.86)
Attachments:
Subject:
XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
Subject:
XI.A. Approve compensation change for Senior Citizen Program drivers & site managers, effective immediately (no cost to the college-approximately $5,450.00 annually - FY23 Sr. Citizen Program grant budget accounts for the increases)
Attachments:
Subject:
XI.B. Approve EMS Student Testing Fee increase, effective Summer 2023 semester (no cost to WCJC; student fee covers the cost of the  Registry exam)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
Subject:
XII.A. Approve the proposal submitted by Bass Construction for the installation of an elevator at the Library ($350,000.00 - Plant Repair and Replacement Fund)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII.B. Approve the proposal submitted by BLS Construction of El Campo for the construction of a circle drive leading to the entrance of the Duson-Hanson Fine Arts Building ($242,444.00 - Funds donated to the college from the WCJC Foundation)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII.C. Approve the lease agreement for the College copiers and needed software ($60,000.00 - current unrestricted operating budget for 2022 - 2023)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII.D. Approve the bid submitted by Western Motorcoach of Houston for Charter Bus services as needed ($75,000.00 - current unrestricted operating budget for 2022 - 2023)
Attachments:
Subject:
XIII. Matters Relating to Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
Subject:
XIII.A. Approve the annual contract with Zogo Technologies to develop multiple enrollment management and pathways databases for ready access by various constituents ($92,000.00 - to be transferred from MIS fund)
Attachments:
Subject:
XIII.B. Approve the transition of all WCJC phone and internet services to a dedicated statewide network, LEARN (no cost-estimated savings of $48,000.00 annually)
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
Subject:
XIV.A. Board of Trustees
Subject:
XIV.B. Office of President
Subject:
XIV.B.1. Sheryl Rhodes received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time executive administrative assistant, P-15-28, to regular, full time executive assistant to the President, A-10-10 effective January 18, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
Subject:
XIV.C.1. Taraneh Zekavat received a salary adjustment from temporary, full time adult education & literacy director, CA-8-14 to temporary, full time adult education & literacy director, CA-15-14 effective November 16, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.2. Patricia Flores employed as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, F-01-18 effective January 9, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.3. Joseph Reeve employed as regular, full time instructor of biology, F-07-8 effective January 9, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.4. Kimberly Raun received a change in title/assignment/contract length from regular, full-time instructor of biology (10 1/2 months), FAC-1-24, to regular, full-time instructor of biology (9 months), FAC-1-24 effective January 1, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.5. Adriana Free employed as temporary, full time online instructor of english, F-1-9 effective January 9, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.6. 2022 Winter Mini Overloads
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
Subject:
XIV.D.1. Jeremy Eder employed as regular, full time director of security and public safety, CA-15-10 effective January 18, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
Subject:
XIV.E.1. Allyson Chuc received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time director of information systems, CA-15-29 to regular, full time senior functional analyst, CA-15-29 effective October 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E.2. Robby Mathews received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time director of technical services, CA-15-24 to regular, full time senior system administrator, CA-15-24 effective October 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E.3. Shane Benich received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT reliability/maintenance technician, P-15-5 to junior system administrator, A-8-3 effective October 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E.4. Lori Saucedo received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT help desk technician, P-6-3 to regular, full time associate help desk manager, A-1-4 effective October 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E.5. Tam Hoang received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time system administrator, AA-13-11 to regular, full time system administrator, AA-15-10 effective November 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E.6. Robert Falco received a change in title/assignment from regular, full time IT help desk/training coordinator, P-15-7 to regular, full time help desk manager, A-8-10 effective October 19, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XV. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
Subject:
XVI. Paid Professional Assignments
Subject:
XVI.A. Information Item:
Subject:
XVI.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Allyson Chuc, extra responsibilities with the Functional Analyst vacancy, January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023 - $3,000.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.2. Paid Professional Assignment for Emily Voulgaris, Degree Works Implementation, November 2022 - August 2023 - $5,000.00
Attachments:
Subject:
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).
Subject:
XVII.A. 2022 Wharton County Junior College Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Report
Attachments:
Subject:
XVII.B. Report on WCJC Emergency Operations Plan
Subject:
XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
Subject:
XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
Subject:
XX. Adjourn

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