Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees #501 met Jan. 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
ROLL CALL/ATTENDANCE
Chair, Bill Hawley convened a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees (Board) at 6:30 p.m. in the Lifelong Learning Center on the Kaskaskia College (College) main campus. Trustees present at the meeting in person were Bill Hawley, Bryan Holthaus, Louis Kalert, Laura Wedekemper, and Student Trustee Alexis Enke. Attending remotely were Jim Beasley, Jeff Brown, and Linda Stover.
Dennis Weedman, Legal Counsel from Robbins Schwartz attended the meeting in person.
College staff members attending in person were Susan Batchelor, Jennings Carter, Judy Hemker, Travis Henson, Megan Holtmann, George Kriss, Cary Day, Jill Hercules, Julie Obermark, Abbie Potter, Karol Potter, Craig Roper, Amy Trout, and Todd Wagner. President George Evans attended the meeting remotely.
Media attending in person were Steven Stilt of the Centralia Sentinel and Austin Williams from WJBD.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Hawley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
RECOGNITION
President Evans recognized the following in-person guests: Chris Harpstrite, FGM Architects and Jon Carroll, Poettker Construction. President Evans also introduced the following new employees: Steven Foutch – Director of Student Retention & Support Services, Jamie Moergen – Instructional Deans’ Coordinator, Kevin Wheeler – Automotive Work-Based Learning Coordinator, and Whitney Wadkins – Assistant Professor of Nursing
Chris Harpstrite of FGM Architects presented an update on the deferred maintenance and modernization of campus projects. Jon Carroll of Poettker Construction presented the estimated timeline for each of the projects.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment was given.
CONSENT AGENDA
Items on the Consent Agenda included
Approval of December 20, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes
Approved 02/28/22
Ratification and approval of disbursements and payrolls for December, 2021 which includes travel reimbursements for board members and College employees if any requested reimbursement exceeds maximum allowable costs, Treasurer Report, Budget Report, Personnel Report, Foundation Report, Kaskaskia College Sports Association Report, and Kaskaskia College Friends of Fine Arts Report. Administrative Reports include Administrative Services Report, Instructional Services Report, Student Services Report, and Executive Services Report.
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to approve the consent agenda items as presented.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
OLD UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
CLOSED SESSION
No closed session was held.
RESOLUTION 22-01
RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE BID FOR THE PURCHASE OF CNC MILLING MACHINES (FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING)
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to adopt the resolution awarding the bid for the purchase of CNC milling machines to First Technologies, Inc. of Brookfield, WI with $41,811 in federal stimulus funding and $12,699 in alternate funding to be identified by College Administration.
The bid was for the purchase of four table-top milling machines. Three of the machines will be used in the Industrial Technology Program at Crisp Technology Center. The fourth machine will be placed in the mobile training lab once purchased. These machines will provide students with more opportunities to train on this type of machine which is a much needed skillset of employers in the manufacturing industry in this area.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
Approved 02/28/22
RESOLUTION 22-02
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SNAP-ON CERTIFICATION PROGRAM KITS (WORKFORCE EQUITY INITIATIVE GRANT FUNDING)
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to adopt the resolution approving the purchase of Snap-on Certification Program Kits from Snap-on Industrial of Crystal Lake, IL in the amount of $63,475.60.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
RESOLUTION 22-03
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTERS (FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING)
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to adopt the resolution approving the purchase of instructional computers from Dell of Round Rock, TX with an amount not to exceed $90,000.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
RESOLUTION 22-04
RESOLUTION FOR DISPOSITION OF COLLEGE PROPERTY
Motion by Louis Kalert to adopt the resolution to declare the equipment listed as “no longer needed for College purposes” and that the College Administration dispose of such equipment in accordance with College Policy #2.6001.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF COURSE LAB FEES 2022-2023
Motion by Laura Wedekemper to approve all course/lab fees as presented for the 2022-2023 Academic Year.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF RESIGNATION OF BRIDGE AND INTEGRATED CAREER & ACADEMIC PREPARATION SYSTEMS (ICAPS) COORDINATOR POSITION (NEW POSITION – ADULT EDUCATION/GRANT FUNDED)
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to approve the resignation of Julie Boswell as the Bridge and Integrated Career & Academic Preparation Systems (ICAPS) Coordinator Position effective January 3, 2022.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Motion by Louis Kalert to approve the resignation of Todd Wagner as the Director of Public Safety effective May 31, 2022.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT OF TEMPORARY FULL-TIME COVID MANAGER (NEW POSITION/HEERF FUNDED)
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to approve the hire of Maurya Gill as a full-time temporary COVID HR Manager with an annual salary of $50,000, eligible for fringe benefits with an effective date of January 10, 2022.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT OF PERKINS PROJECT COORDINATOR
Motion by Bryan Holthaus to approve the hire of Lisa Wright as the Perkins Project Coordinator, effective upon completion of background check, and contingent upon board approval. Her annual base salary would be $47,000 with eligibility for fringe benefits.
Roll call:
Jim Beasley yes Louis Kalert yes
Jeff Brown yes Linda Stover yes
Bill Hawley yes Laura Wedekemper yes
Bryan Holthaus yes Alexis Enke yes
Motion was approved.
FIRST READING OF POLICY 3.1008 - POLICY FOR PREPARING AND UPDATING DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO SECURITIES LAWS
No action was taken. Informational only.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
A. Approval of Employment of Warehouse and Distribution Instructor Centralia Correctional Center (IDOC Contract Funded)
B. Approval of Employment of Industrial Technology Instructor at FCI Greenville (FDOC Contract Funded)
C. Approval of Employment of Executive Director of Development (Replacement Position)
D. Update of Bookstore Transition (February)
E. Remainder of Financial Audit
F. Approval of Purchase of Vehicle/Trailer Storage Building
G. Approval of Vendor to Provide Photo Copier Services
H. Tuition & Fees 2023
I. Club Allocations
TRUSTEE AND PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS AND REPORTS
STUDENT TRUSTEE REPORT
Alexis Enke reported the following:
• Spring semester began January 10, 2022
• A welcome back breakfast was held for students the first week of classes.
• A “meet the clubs” event was scheduled the week of January 24, 2022, with 12 clubs sharing information and recruiting students.
• Janet Fontenot will be hosting a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) student focus group on February 1, 2022. Information from this focus group will be used in the development of the next Strategic Plan.
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS
• President Evans acknowledged President’s Cabinet members, faculty and front-line staff for making it through a rough start of the semester. The number of individuals failing the pre-screener with symptoms and/or testing positive for COVID was higher than any other months combined. Everyone worked together to address issues presented with departments being down staff members due to COVID-related absence. The numbers are starting to decline.
• President Evans congratulated the cross-divisional team of individuals who worked on the WEI grant. The college was awarded a second year of funding in the amount of $595,000. These funds are used to purchase equipment needs of the program, to provide student support with tuition, fees, and things the student needs to be successful and to provide employment and work-ethic training for individuals in the program.
• The administrative team is closely monitoring the progress of HB2778 and HB4361. HB2778 relates to the use of paid sick leave for COVID-related absences for those individuals who have been vaccinated. HB4361 relates to the proposed increase of three times the current pay structure for adjunct professors which would be very detrimental to community colleges. College administrators have spoken with local legislators and President Evans along with other community college presidents will be meeting with legislators in February to discuss their concerns with these bills.
• President Evans and Trustee Linda Stover will be going to Washington D.C. to attend the National Legislative Summit. President Evans and Trustee Stover will be meeting with legislators to discuss the needs of the college and possible funding opportunities as well as how different legislation affects the college.
• A special Board of Trustees meeting will be held on March 7, 2022, to approve the bids for the deferred maintenance and classroom renovation projects. A lot of work has been done through the planning and design phases. Members of administration, staff, faculty and students have been meeting with FGM Architects to provide input throughout the planning and design phase of the projects.
TRUSTEES COMMENTS
Trustee Linda Stover congratulated Todd Wagner on his retirement. Mrs. Stover commented that the designs of the renovations presented were amazing and feels the renovations will set Kaskaskia College apart from other community colleges in Southern Illinois.
Trustee Jeff Brown advised that he has the opportunity to visit the College on two occasions recently. Mr. Brown commented on how everyone had a smile on their face and expressed his appreciation for the welcoming atmosphere during these trying times.
Chair Hawley read a thank you from the J.W. Oglesby family for remembering the family during the death of their loved one.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Louis Kalert to adjourn. All members voted yes by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
https://www.kaskaskia.edu/media/web-assets/documents/board-minutes-amp-agendas/february/01-24-22-BOT-Approved-Minutes-w-Resolutions-for-Posting.pdf
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