Bailey Hersey Akin

The board meeting included approval of the 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Plan, plans and specifications for the Sewer Piping Repair/Replacement Project, a bid for the Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement Project, and compensation increases for non-bargaining unit employees. The 2024-2025 salary schedule, Thrasher Horne Center rental/usage fees, accounts receivable write-offs, student tuition and fee rates, and the 2024-2025 operating budget were also approved. Information items included upcoming graduations and updates on the student housing project and NJCAA DII Softball World Championship.

The board meeting included approval of minutes from the January 18, 2024 meeting, personnel matters, facilities usage reports, monthly financial reports, and write-offs of tangible personal property. Curriculum revisions were approved for various departments, including Adult Education, Arts and Sciences, Florida School of the Arts, Teacher Education, Allied Health, Business, Industry, and Computer Information Systems, and Criminal Justice. Amendments to board rules regarding standards of information conduct, student information ombudsman, and limited information access programs were also discussed. A site improvement project for the Palatka campus, building re-roofing projects, and approval of general education courses were among the action items. A presentation was given regarding a letter of intent to purchase land, and updates were provided on student housing, legislative reports, and a self-evaluation procedure.

The board meeting included discussion and action items related to personnel matters, the annual information security report, facilities usage, write-offs of tangible personal property, monthly financial reports, updates to board certification, articulation agreements, amendments to board rules regarding student organizations, revisions to the definition of public directory information, application fee waivers, a construction easement, plans for a building remodel and addition, a comprehensive safety inspection report, and the college's continuity of operations plan. Additionally, the meeting covered the approval of the Foundation's audit, renewal of its designation, a memorandum of understanding, and a summer study abroad proposal.

The board meeting included discussion and approval of various items. Key topics included personnel matters, monthly financial reports, budget amendments, facilities usage reports, and amendments to board rules regarding academic probation and suspension, standards of conduct, student ombudsman, and limited access programs. New business items involved approval of Notices of Intent for several Bachelor of Science programs and a Bachelor of Applied Science program. The meeting also covered the approval of plans and specifications for chiller and cooling tower replacement projects, and the award of bids for these projects. A presidential evaluation was reviewed, and a report on student enrollment and success trends was presented. Finally, the meeting included a discussion of the College Drive Initiative and the College's potential expansion of athletics into Clay County.

The board meeting covered various topics, including personnel matters, the annual information security report, facilities usage, write-offs of tangible personal property, monthly financial reports, updates to the board certification of the DFC annual institutional general education review, and articulation agreements. Discussions included amendments to board rules regarding student organizations, revisions to the definition of public directory information, application fee waivers, and the development of a new board rule on fee waivers. The meeting also included reviews of the college's strategic communications team's work, the college foundation's audit and tax returns, renewal of the foundation's designation as a direct support organization, a memorandum of understanding between the college and foundation, a temporary construction easement, plans and specifications for a building project, an annual comprehensive safety inspection report, the college's continuity of operations plan, a summer study abroad proposal, and reports on union recertification, the transition to a new state group health insurance plan, and the college's overall status.