The Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees met in regular session at 7:30 pm on Monday, October 22, 2018 in the Orval Pirtle Administration Building, Athens, with the following members present.

Mr. Ray Raymond               Mr. Homer Norville              Mr. Steve Grant

Mr. Jerry Stone                    Mr. Kenneth McGee

Members not present:         Mr. David Monk,                   Mr. Ron Day

                                                Dr. Charlie Risinger             Mrs. Paula Kimball

1. Mr. Stone opened the meeting with prayer.

2. There were no public comments.

1. The following topics were discussed in the president’s report:

• Next scheduled board meeting – November 26, 2018
• ACCT conference in New York – October 24-27

1. Mr. McGee moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, for the board to approve the September 24, 2018 board meeting minutes.  Motion carried unanimously.

5. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Grant, for the board to approve the business, financial, and investment reports for August 2018 and September 2018.  Motion carried unanimously.

6. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Norville, for the board to approve the requested contingency account usage.  Motion carried unanimously.

7. Mr. McGee moved, seconded by Mr. Stone, for the board to approve the local policy updates as presented, with the exception of adding policy BCG (LOCAL) in order to comply with the new SACSCOC requirement regarding board self-evaluation.  This policy will be adopted at a later board meeting after further review.   Motion carried unanimously.

8. Mr. Grant moved, seconded by Mr. McGee, for the board to approve authorizing Dr. King to execute the CourseLeaf Service and Software Agreement with sole source vendor Leepfrog Technologies, Inc. for the purchase of a catalog management system upon completion of contract review by legal counsel.  Motion carried unanimously.

9. Mr. Stone moved, seconded by Mr. Grant for the board to approve the position of Coordinator for the TDCJ Pre-Service Program.  Motion carried unanimously.

10. Mr. McGee moved, seconded by Mr. Norville, for the board to approve the personnel updates presented.  Motion carried unanimously.

1. The board did not convene to executive session.

12. Mr. Norville moved, seconded by Mr. McGee, for the board to adjourn the meeting at 8:28 pm.  Motion carried unanimously.

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