The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 adopted an operating fund budget of $32,909,786 for fiscal year July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, at the regular meeting Tuesday, September 17th at Olney Central College.  The budget was adopted following a public hearing. The budget includes $29,162,920 in the Education Fund and $3,746,866 in the Operations and Maintenance Fund.  These are the two principal operating funds of the IECC district. 

            The 2019 IECC Fact Book containing basic information about the community college district was adopted.  The book gathers information from various sources into one central document regarding students, enrollment history, degrees and certificates granted, financial aid received and distributed, and the district’s annual budgets and operation.

            Employee health and dental insurance rates were approved for the 2020 calendar year.

Trustees approved a Health Savings Account contribution of $1,000 for each eligible employee who is enrolled in the District’s Qualified High Deductible Health Plan for calendar year 2020.  

            A partnership agreement was approved between IECC and University of Southern Indiana for smooth transfer from IECC into USI’s Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management Degree.  

            Approval was given for a lease with the Regional Office of Education #12’s Preschool Program for space at Lincoln Trail College.

            Trustees approved a bid for a concrete pad and loading dock at West Richland Center for the Truck Driving Program.  The Bid Committee approved the amount of $124,000 for John Flach Builders.  This construction project is a part of the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Grant received by IECC. 

            The Security Report was approved and is an annual report that meets requirements  under The Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.  The report contains crime information for the past three years, relevant policy statements, and training and educational programming related to campus safety and security, crime prevention, alcohol and drug use, and sexual misconduct.  The report showed that the four colleges have no incidents of violence on campus.

The Board approved the employment of the following personnel:  Shannon Waters as

Office Assistant at Lincoln Trail College, effective September 18, 2019. 

            A change in status was approved for Tiffany Cowger from Director of Upward Bound, District Office to Program Director, Upward Bound, District Office; for Lori Barger, Office Assistant to Administrative Assistant, District Office, and for Tina Nation, Office Assistant, Business Office at FCC, to Office Assistant, Adult Education Program at FCC.  All changes in status are effective September 18, 2019. 

            A resignation was accepted from Dena Weber, Program Director of Adult Education at FCC, effective September 13, 2019 and a retirement was accepted for John Day, Professor at WVC, effective December 27, 2019.

Next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, October 15, at 7:00 p.m. at  Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, Illinois.