Trinity Valley Community College
The Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees met in a regularly called session at 7:30 pm on Monday August 29, 2022, in the Board Room of the Orval Pirtle Administration Building with the following members present.
Mr. Ray Raymond Mr. Ron Day Mr. David Monk
Mr. Jerry Stone Mr. Steve Grant Dr. Clayton Gautreaux
Mr. Michael Hembree Dr. Terry Eason
Members not present: Dr. Charlie Risinger
1. Dr. Eason opened the meeting with prayer.
2. There were no public comments.
3. Mr. Raymond opened the public hearing at 7:39 PM on the proposed tax rate of $0.115490 for the regular tax district and $0.04760 for the Palestine branch campus maintenance tax district to support the 2022- 23 budget.
4. After hearing no public comments, Mr. Raymond closed the public hearing at 7:40 PM.
5. Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, for the board to set the tax rate at $0.115490 for the regular tax district. Motion carried unanimously.
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.00 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $-20.56.
6. Mr. Grant moved, seconded by Dr. Gautreaux, for the board to set the tax rate at $0.04760 for the Palestine branch campus maintenance tax district. Motion carried unanimously.
THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 8.00 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $-2.40
7. The following topics were discussed in the president’s report:
• Fall Semester Update and enrollment was presented by Dr. Kristin Spizzirri
• NW Dorm renovation is completed with minor cosmetic items still in progress.
• Next Board Meeting – September 26th
8. Mr. Hembree moved, seconded by Mr. Day, for the board to approve the
the July 25, 2022, and the August 15, 2023, board meeting minutes. Motion
carried unanimously.
9. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Dr. Eason, for the board to approve the
business, financial, and investment reports for June 2022. Motion carried
unanimously.
10. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Day to name a board president search
committee consisting of Mr. Hembree, Mr. Monk, Mr. Grant, and Dr.
Eason. Motion carried unanimously.
11. Dr. Gautreaux moved, seconded by Dr. Eason, for the board to approve
the 2022-23 Adult and Continuing Education schedule and associated
fees. Motion carried unanimously.
12. Mr. Hembree moved, seconded by Dr. Gautreaux, for the board to approve
the Aramark Door, camp, and summer board rates for FY& 2022-2023 as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
13. Mr. Day moved, seconded by Mr. Hembree, for the board to approve Public
Educators Association of Texas as the 2022-23 auto, liability, and property
insurance provider as presented, but will evaluate other potential options
at a future meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
14. Dr. Gautreaux moved, seconded by Mr. Monk, for the board to approve
the proposal for the preliminary engineering services on the Kaufman
property by Frentress Engineering LLC, contingent upon donated funding.
The surveying component of the proposal is approved. Motion carried
unanimously.
15. Mr. Hembree moved, seconded by Dr. Eason, for the board to recognize
that all TVCC board members have met their training requirements for the
2021-22 year as required by Education Code 61.1084. Motion carried
unanimously.
16. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Grant, for the board to approve the
personnel updates as presented. Motion carried unanimously
17. Mr. Monk moved, seconded by Dr. Eason, to adjourn the meeting at 8:57
PM. Motion carried unanimously.
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Submitted By Jerry King, President Date
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Approved Board Chair Date
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Approved Board Secretary Date