July 18, 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. June 20, 2023 Board of Trustee Regular Board Meeting Minutes
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III.B. June 20, 2023 Board of Trustee Budget Workshop 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. Update on Physical Plant Projects - Bryce Kocian
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VI.B. Update on Budget Development - Bryce Kocian
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VI.C. Federal Legislation - Betty McCrohan
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VI.D. Update on State of Texas Appropriations - Betty McCrohan
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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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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. Rescind Previous Approval of the Seventh Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the University of Houston System and Wharton County Junior College ($58,830 reduction in costs for the period September 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023)
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X.B. Approve Seventh Amendment to Lease Agreement Between the University of Houston System and Wharton County Junior College (approximately $58,830 reduction in costs for the period September 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023)
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XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
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XI.A. Approve increased Dental Hygiene student fee, effective Spring 2024 (Approximate cost is $5,600.00; covered via student fees ($50.00 x 4 semesters x 28 students))
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XI.B. Approve Full-time Continuing Education Instructor for Matagorda Trades School, effective immediately ($61,068 - $68,068, plus benefits; AY24 budget)
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XI.C. Approve $35 Student Course Fee in Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration & Electrical Technology (HVAC) Program, effective spring 2024 (No cost; $35 x 30 students x 13 courses = $13,650.00 from student fees)
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XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
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XII.A. Approve the proposal submitted by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for the College's Workers Compensation Insurance ($68,391.00 - current unrestricted operating budget for 2023-2024)
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XII.B. Approve 10/20 year write off of property taxes
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XII.C. Approve the proposal submitted by TK Elevator Corporation to modernize the mechanical and electrical components of the elevator at the Richmond Campus ($101,493.21 - transfer from the Plant Repair and Replacement Fund)
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XII.D. Accept the quote from Barbee Services of Wharton to install 16 electric circuits under the awning of the Reynolds Building to allow the grinding stations to be moved outside ($11,720.00 - transfer from the Plant Repair and Replacement Fund)
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XII.E. Approve the proposal submitted by Laerdal Medical to provide their Platinum Extended Warranty for our 3G SimMan manikins used in the Nursing Simulation Lab ($34,274.00 - Johnson Foundation Grant Funds)
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XII.F. Approve the proposal submitted by Laerdal Medical for two Nursing Anne Simulators, and one Nursing Kelly Full Body Simulator ($116,820.36 - Johnson Foundation Grant Funds)
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XII.G. Approval to seek bids for the sale of Homer W. Amman Estate Property
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XII.H. Approval to seek bids for the sale of the Hutchins Farm Property
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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.B. Office of President
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XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
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XIV.C.1. 2023 Summer I Overloads
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XIV.C.2. 2023 Summer II Overloads
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XIV.C.3. Ophelia Binkley-Webb received a salary adjustment for completion of 25 additional graduate hours, from regular, full-time instructor of psychology, FAC-2A-18, to regular, full-time instructor of psychology, FAC-4A-18, effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.C.4. Theodore Conway employed as temporary, full-time adult education and literacy career advisor, A-5-10, effective July 19, 2023
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XIV.C.5. Gabriel Escobedo employed as regular, full-time instructor of electronics engineering technology, FAC-1-4 effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.C.6. James Hopson employed as regular, full-time instructor of mathematics, FAC-1-10, effective August 21, 2023
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XIV.C.7. Ashley Villarreal received a change in title/assignment from temporary, full-time instructor of EMS, FAC-1-2 to regular, full-time instructor of EMS, FAC-1-2 effective September 1, 2023
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XIV.C.8. Camilla Sutton employed as regular, full-time learning center facilitator, A-5-10, effective July 24, 2023
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XIV.C.9. Patricia Swanigan employed as regular, full-time learning center facilitator, A-5-10, effective July 24, 2023
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XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
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XIV.D.1. Jessica Garcia employed as regular, full-time accountant, A-11-10, effective July 24, 2023
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XIV.E. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
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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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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 Seventh Amendment to Lease Agreement Between the University of Houston System and Wharton County Junior College
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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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