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Meeting Agenda
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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 18, 2024 Special Called Board Meeting Budget Workshop Minutes
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III.B. June 18, 2024 Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
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III.C. June 27, 2024 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes
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IV. Citizens' Comments (revised by legal counsel on 08-05-2022)
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V. Special Items
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V.A. Election of Board Officers
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V.B. Reports from Board Committees
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V.B.1. Finance Committee - Betty McCrohan
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VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
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VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Philip Wuthrich
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VI.B. Physical Plant/Hurricane Beryl Update - Mike Feyen
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VI.C. Information Technology Reliability Plan - Dr. Amanda Allen
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VI.D. College Affordability and Transparency List
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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.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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X. Matters Relating to General Administration
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X.A. Recommend approval of a RESOLUTION in response to the Senate Bill 17 Compliance Reporting for FY2024 requirement issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Associated attorney fees)
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X.B. Approve the proposal submitted by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the College's Annual Worker's Compensation Insurance ($67,810.00 - Current Unrestricted Operating Budget 2024 - 2025)
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XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XI.A. Approve the quote from Letourneau Keller of Houston for the purchase of the furniture needed for the Construction Trades Program in Bay City ($131,977.62-State of Texas Special Appropriation)
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XI.B. Approve Senior Citizen PT Employee Pay Increase, effective October 1, 2024 (estimated annual cost increase $9,811.09 - AY25 Grant budget)
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XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XIII. Matters Relating to the Office of the Executive Vice President
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XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
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XIV.A. Board of Trustees
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XIV.B. Office of President
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XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
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XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
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XIV.E. Office of Executive Vice President
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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 Pisal Var, System Admin Coverage, July-August 2024 - $2,000.00
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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. Review of Level 4 Complaint
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XVII.B. Discuss Wharton County Junior College Safety and Security Audit Report
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XVII.C. Discuss proposed sale of Hutchinson WCJC Agricultural Farm, Approx. 201.787 acres, Abstract 63, located in Wharton County, Texas
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XVII.D. Discussion of WCJC Succession Planning
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XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
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XVIII.A. Consider Level 4 complaint
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XVIII.B. Accept Wharton County Junior College Safety and Audit Report - The Texas Education Code (TEC) 37.108(b) requires each junior college district to conduct a safety and security audit at least once every three years and the 2021-2024 audit cycle ends on August 31, 2024. By August 31, 2024, each junior college district shall complete safety and security audits of all district facilities. In addition, the TEC 37.108(c) requires junior college districts to report the results of their safety and security audit to the TxSSC in the manner required by the TxSSC. TEC 37.108(c) also requires that the report be presented to the board of trustees and signed by the board president of the junior college district.
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XVIII.C. Approve proposed sale of Hutchins WCJC Agricultural Farm, Approx. 201.787 Acres, Abstract 63, located in Wharton County, Texas
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XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
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XX. Adjourn
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Agenda Item Details
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| Meeting: | July 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting | |
| Subject: |
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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| Subject: |
III.A. June 18, 2024 Special Called Board Meeting Budget Workshop Minutes
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Attachments:
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III.B. June 18, 2024 Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting
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Attachments:
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III.C. June 27, 2024 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes
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Attachments:
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IV. Citizens' Comments (revised by legal counsel on 08-05-2022)
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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. |
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V. Special Items
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V.A. Election of Board Officers
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V.B. Reports from Board Committees
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V.B.1. Finance Committee - Betty McCrohan
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VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
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VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Philip Wuthrich
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Attachments:
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VI.B. Physical Plant/Hurricane Beryl Update - Mike Feyen
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VI.C. Information Technology Reliability Plan - Dr. Amanda Allen
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Attachments:
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VI.D. College Affordability and Transparency List
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Attachments:
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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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Attachments:
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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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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. |
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X. Matters Relating to General Administration
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X.A. Recommend approval of a RESOLUTION in response to the Senate Bill 17 Compliance Reporting for FY2024 requirement issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Associated attorney fees)
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Attachments:
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X.B. Approve the proposal submitted by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the College's Annual Worker's Compensation Insurance ($67,810.00 - Current Unrestricted Operating Budget 2024 - 2025)
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Attachments:
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XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XI.A. Approve the quote from Letourneau Keller of Houston for the purchase of the furniture needed for the Construction Trades Program in Bay City ($131,977.62-State of Texas Special Appropriation)
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Attachments:
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XI.B. Approve Senior Citizen PT Employee Pay Increase, effective October 1, 2024 (estimated annual cost increase $9,811.09 - AY25 Grant budget)
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Attachments:
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XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XIII. Matters Relating to the Office of the Executive Vice President
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XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
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XIV.A. Board of Trustees
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XIV.B. Office of President
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XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
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XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
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XIV.E. Office of Executive Vice President
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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 Pisal Var, System Admin Coverage, July-August 2024 - $2,000.00
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Attachments:
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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. Review of Level 4 Complaint
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XVII.B. Discuss Wharton County Junior College Safety and Security Audit Report
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XVII.C. Discuss proposed sale of Hutchinson WCJC Agricultural Farm, Approx. 201.787 acres, Abstract 63, located in Wharton County, Texas
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XVII.D. Discussion of WCJC Succession Planning
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XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
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| Subject: |
XVIII.A. Consider Level 4 complaint
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XVIII.B. Accept Wharton County Junior College Safety and Audit Report - The Texas Education Code (TEC) 37.108(b) requires each junior college district to conduct a safety and security audit at least once every three years and the 2021-2024 audit cycle ends on August 31, 2024. By August 31, 2024, each junior college district shall complete safety and security audits of all district facilities. In addition, the TEC 37.108(c) requires junior college districts to report the results of their safety and security audit to the TxSSC in the manner required by the TxSSC. TEC 37.108(c) also requires that the report be presented to the board of trustees and signed by the board president of the junior college district.
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XVIII.C. Approve proposed sale of Hutchins WCJC Agricultural Farm, Approx. 201.787 Acres, Abstract 63, located in Wharton County, Texas
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XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
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XX. Adjourn
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