Board Minutes - November 2022 - Western Iowa Tech Community College

Date: November 14, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: WITCC Campus - Sioux City

WITCC Mission

As a comprehensive community college, our mission is to provide quality education and to economically enhance the communities we serve.

Board Members

Administration:

Terry Murrell, College President | Juline Albert, VP of Learning | Troy Jasman, VP of Finance and Administrative Services | Darin Moeller, Executive Dean of Instruction | Mike Logan, Dean of Information Technology | Jackie Plendl, Dean of Human Resources | Tawnya Beermann, Dean of Students | Christina Brandon, Interim Dean of Outreach and Information Technology

Presenters:

Dr. Erin Volk, Director of Institutional Research and Resource Development | Mike Tramp, CPA, Henjes, Connor & Williams, PC | Timothy Dutcher, Henjes, Conner & WIlliams, PC | Tito Parker, Associate Dean of Students | Mike Brown, Student Activities & Alumni Coordinator | Amy Hueser, Faculty Development and Assessment Coordinator | Jennifer Hough, Faculty Development Specialist | Carmen Wilson, Associate Dean - Corporate College

Item

Meeting was called to order by at 4:00 pm by Russell Wray.

Brenda Wright did a roll call of directors.

There were no Oral Communications brought forward to the board.

There was one Written Communication brought to the board for the Siouxland African Association.

Russell Wray asked the board to review the consent items. Derrick made a motion to approve the consent items and Neal Adler seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

Administrative Reports

Mike Tramp thanked the board for allowing them to run the audit again this year. Mike also reported on the audit review completed for KWIT-KOJI FM Radio. No findings were reported. Motion to approve the audit by Linnea Fletcher and seconded by Jeremy Ogle.

Mike Tramp and Tim Dutcher reported on the WITCC Financial Audit for 22FY. Mike Tramp and Tim xx also reported on the WITCC audit report and reviewed This was also a very good report. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Derrick Franck.

Juline Albert presented the approval letter for College Athletics and Esports at Western Iowa Tech Community College. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Blanca Martinez. All were in favor and motion carried.

Juline Albert, Tito Parker, and Mike Brown submitted the Student Activities Annual Report to the board. Tito thanked the board for approving the athletics and esports proposal. Students are very excited. Mike said that activities this year are focused on welcoming students back to campus and somewhat normal activities. Students are very excited.

Mike Brown also introduced the board to the Student Senate Leaders. The students are excited to be on the Student leadership.

Juline Albert introduced Erin Volk to talk about the VFA Report. We did not receive information last year, so we finally have an update this year. The report compares us to all other Iowa community colleges.

Jackie Plendl, Amy Hueser, and Jennifer Hough presented the staff Development Program Annual Report. This includes training and continuing ed opportunities. Thank you for the board's support to allow us to offer these training opportunities.

Jackie presented a proposal for the Education Association Negotiating Team. The team will begin negotiating in the spring. Derrick Franck made a motion to approve the proposed team and Neal Adler seconded. All in favor and motion was carried.

Christina Brandon and Mike Logan presented a request to approve funds to move Colleague to SaaS. Christina explained the need to move Colleague from a hosted environment to a SaaS (Software as a Service). This will allow us faster updates and a more secure environment. Bill Anderson made a motion to approve and Neal Adler seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion was carried.

Darin Moeller presented the SBDC Subtract with Iowa State University. This is a renewal and no changes or updates. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Neal Adler. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Troy Jasman brought forward a Change Order for the Gaylord Smith Roof Replacement. Troy explained the reason as supply chain issues and they needed to change the start date. Linnea Fletcher made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Blanca Martinez. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Troy also presented the Foodbank and Community Action Agency Agreement. We buy food for the Foodbank to help supply our Foodbank for the students. The Foodbank has new rules for who can buy food from them. We needed to partner with an approved agency in order to continue to purchase food. Troy asked the Community Action Agency and they agreed to partner with us. There will be an administration fee. Motion to approve by Tricia Sutherland and seconded by Bill Anderson. All were in favor and motion was carried.

Troy Jasman presented the Bids for Bookstore Relocation project. We received two bids that were reviewed by the architects. They recommended the low bid coming from L&L Builders. Motion to approve by Derrick Franck and seconded by Jeremy Ogle. All in favor and motion was carried.

Derrick Franck reported that the Community Colleges for Iowa has not met and will meet the first week in December.

Terry Murrell gave a President Report. He reminded the board that Holiday Reception will be December 21, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Overlook Cafe.

Terry also reported back on our State Accreditation visit. It was a very positive report. There were two findings that we have already fixed.

Linnea Fletcher made a motion to go into executive session to Finalize Administrative Contract Strategy Executive Session, Chapter 21.9 Code of Iowa, 2018. Jeremy Ogle seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. Brenda Wright did a roll call. Russell Wray, Tricia Sutherland, Neal Adler, Bill Anderson, Blanca Martinez, Linnea Fletcher, Jeremy Ogle, Al Aymar (zoom), and Derrick Frank in attendance.

After a discussion in Executive Session, Derrick Franck made a motion to leave Executive session and was seconded by Jeremy Ogle to return to regular session. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. Russell Wray, Tricia Sutherland, Neal Adler, Bill Anderson, Blanca Martinez, Linnea Fletcher, Jeremy Ogle, Al Aymar (zoom), and Derrick Frank in attendance.

Jeremy Ogle made a motion, seconded by Linnea Fletcher, to approve Dr. Terry Murrell's three-year contract effective August 1, 2022, with the same percentage total compensation increase of 3.2%, and annuity of $11,000. Motion was carried unanimously.

Bill Anderson made a motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Tricia Sutherland. Meeting adjourned at 5:21 pm.