Anne Albarelli

The meeting included reports from the Chancellor and Chancellor's Cabinet, covering various aspects of college operations, including education programs and higher education affairs. Key agenda items involved policy revisions, curriculum approvals (including calendar amendments and program deactivation/expansion), and budget adoption for FY 2025. Significant discussion surrounded the FY 2025 budget, including revenue projections from taxes, student tuition, state funding, and other sources; expenditure allocations; and strategic priorities. The budget also included contingency planning for emergencies and storms. Other key topics included authorization for various contracts and agreements (grants, leases, interlocal agreements, etc.), a review of the Office of Technology Services (OTS), including an ERP implementation update and cybersecurity measures, and personnel matters. The meeting also involved closed sessions to discuss legal matters, real property, personnel, and security.

The key discussion topic was the canvassing of the November 8, 2022, Trustees Election Results and the issuance of Certificates of Election for Trustees in Districts 5, 6, and 7. The Board of Trustees was required to canvass the precinct returns and declare the election results according to Section 67.004 of the Texas Election Code.

The key discussion topic of the budget workshop was the review of the draft recommended fiscal year 2024-2025 budget.

The board meeting included reports from the Chancellor, Chancellor's Cabinet, other employee groups, and board members. Key discussion topics included curriculum reports and considerations, such as the deactivation of the Logistics Management AAS degree and certificate; financial reports and considerations, such as the approval of the annual appointment of county tax assessor-collectors, the 2025 internal audit plan, and various agreements for services; personnel reports and considerations, including employment contracts; and policy reports and considerations, including revisions to the board policy manual. A special report and consideration involved the election of Michael Sullivan as Trustee for District 8. Financial and building and grounds reports were also presented.