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Contact Bethany Kendrick
Director Public Relations
Labette Community College
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BOT Hold February Meeting

 

The Labette Community College Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, February 10, 2010, 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room on the second floor of the Student Union. The following is a summary of the meeting.

 

The Board approved the revised agenda as presented and also approved the December 10, 2009 meeting minutes.

 

Public Comment was made by Bethany Kendrick regarding the recent announcement that Dr. Knox was the recipient of Phi Theta Kappa’s prestigious Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction.

 

John Wiliamson addressed the board with concerns about the College Algebra curriculum.

 

The board approved the bid to purchase the Hamilton Medical Galileo Ventilator for the Respiratory Care Department.

 

The board adjourned for 10 minutes into executive session for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel.

 

After reconvening, they accepted the evaluation of Dr. George Knox and approved to extend his contract to June 30, 2013.

 

The board adjourned again for 15 minutes into executive session for the purpose of discussing non-elected personnel.

 

The board reconvened and approved the resignation with regrets for Tony Rabig effective March 1, 2010. They also approved the resignation with regrets for Dr. John Mack effective at the end of the Spring 2010 semester.

 

The board approved the additions, deletions, and edits to Policy 7.01 and Policy 8.01.

 

The board approved the payment of bills.

 

They approved the Professional Staff Contract for Jody Burzinski as the Director of Information Technology effective March 1, 2010.

 

Faculty Senate representative Allison Colson gave a short report.

 

SGA left a printed report about the upcoming events at each board members seat.

 

Leanna Newberry gave an Administrative Report on comparison of expenditures to the budget and then reviewed the budget assumptions with the Board.

 

The board approved the request to change the date of the April Board of Trustees meeting from April 8^th to April 15^th.

 

The Director of Respiratory Care, Laura Grotheer, and Amanda Queen were present and gave a short instructional report.

 

In Dr. Knox’s report to the board he discussed the:

• Governor Naming Ed McKechnie to the Board of Regents – Good News! McKechnie is a former state representative and currently, the chief commercial officer for Watco Companies, Inc. During his tenure in the Kansas House of Representatives between 1991 and 2001, he served on a variety of committees, including Appropriations and the joint committee on Legislative Post Audit. For the past 10 years, McKechnie has been with Watco Companies, Inc. based in Pittsburg, leading the transportation company’s business development, communications and government affairs divisions. Additionally, he is the secretary/treasurer on the Kansas Bioscience Authority Board, an entity committed to advancing Kansas’ leadership in bioscience. McKechnie attained a bachelor of arts from Pittsburg State University and currently resides with his wife, Kristine, and his two young children on a ranch near Arcadia.
• Technical Funding Request
  Just an FYI, they are in testimony saying they want their post secondary aid separated from the community colleges’ PSA, and they want borrowing authority.  They say in their testimony they have asked for an Attorney General’s Opinion as to whether they have (or can use?) borrowing authority.  They also say they have a bill at the Revisor’s Office to give them taxing authority. I need to know your feelings about spitting post secondary aid.  I would think we would not want to do so.  As for the taxing authority, I would think they would have to have elected boards before they could tax.  Assuming they did that, they think they should be able to tax their service areas, that would not be anything that should occur unless we had the same authority and then some areas would be double taxed.   So we oppose. 
• PTK Honors Luncheon Thursday, February 18^th – Topeka
  Our students will be introduced and honor on the floor of the House of Representatives. Mention Tammy’s role.

 

There was no public comment.

The board then adjourned to executive session for 15 minutes for the purpose of discussing employer-employee negotiations.

 

Reminded of the next Board meeting date of Thursday, March 11 2010, 5:30 p.m., Conference Room 1, 2^nd Floor of Student Union Building.

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