August 28, 2023 at 11:30 AM - Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order

II. Public Hearing for the Texarkana College 2023, Tax Rate and Budget
 

II.A. Announcement for Date, Time, and Place of Meeting at which the Board will vote on the Proposed Tax Rate

August 28, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. in the Patman Room, at the Truman Arnold Student Center, 2500 North Robison Road, Texarkana, Texas 75599
 

III. Open Forum

IV. Adjourn Public Hearing

V. The Board will convene in closed session in the Patman Room at the Truman Arnold Student Center pursuant to one or more of the following sections of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code:

• Section 551.071 – Private Consultation with the Board’s attorney.
• Section 551.072 – Discussing or deliberating purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
• Section 551.073 – Discussing or deliberating negotiated contract for prospective gift or donation to the college.
• Section 551.074 – Discussing or deliberating appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee. Discussion and deliberating of College President's contract.
• Section 551.076 – Discussing or deliberating the deployment or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices.
• Section 551.084 – Investigation; exclusion of witness from a hearing during examination of another witness.
• Section 551.087 – Discussing economic development negotiations or offer of financial or other incentive to business prospects.
• Section 551.088 – Deliberation regarding test item or information related to a test item pertaining to license or certification test administered by the college.

The Board of Trustees will reconvene in open session to take any final action, decision, or vote on a matter deliberated in closed session

VI. Reconvene to Open Session

VII. Pledge of Allegiance

VIII. Consideration and take action to approve the consent agenda

VIII.A. Regular Meeting Minutes for July 31, 2023

VIII.B. Consideration/Approval for Personnel Items

VIII.C. President's Contract

VIII.D. Annual Investment Policy Review

IX. Consideration/Approval of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for Substantive Change to add FCI Texarkana as an Off-Campus Instruction Site (OCIS)

X. Consideration/Approval of Update to Texarkana College DEB Local Policy

XI. Consideration/Approval of Budget Adoption for 2023/2024, including the Texarkana College Compensation Plan

XII. Consideration/Approval of Tax Rate for 2023/2024

XIII. Consideration/Approval of Final Amended Budget for 2022/2023

XIV. College President Report (Dr. Jason Smith)

XV. Vice President of Finance (Brad Hoover)

XVI. Vice President of Instruction (Dr. Dixon Boyles)

XVII. Dean of Students (Robert Jones)

XVIII. Possible Closed Session

XIX. Adjourn: Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2023