The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, November 19th at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, Illinois. The Board approved the minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held on October 15, 2024.
The Board approved a resolution setting forth that Trustees will meet on the third Tuesday of every month in 2025 with the exception of the April meeting which shall be on the fourth Tuesday of the month and the December meeting which shall be the second Tuesday of the month. The Board also approved a resolution with the addition of a special meeting on December 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at the Terry L. Bruce West Richland Center, 320 E. North Ave., Noble, Illinois. The special meeting will be a working meeting and no formal action will be taken. A revision of the meeting time for the regular meeting on December 10, 2024 was also approved moving the meeting time from 6:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the regular meeting on that same day at Olney Central College.
The 2025-2027 Academic Calendar with an update to include New Student Orientation on August 19, 2025 and August 17, 2026 was approved.
The Board accepted the Facility Use Agreement with Clay County Hospital for the use of their radiology rooms and equipment.
Affiliation agreements were approved with ATI Holdings, LLC Athletic & Therapeutic Institute of Naperville, LLC and Indiana University Health, Inc.
The Board approved a resolution establishing a 2024 estimated tax levy for taxes due and collectible in 2025. A resolution was also approved to hold a hearing on December 10, 2024 as a result of a greater than 5% increase in the proposed property tax levy over the previous year’s extension.
Chancellor Gower was given authorization by the Board of Trustees to work with the WVC Foundation to execute deeds, formalize ownership of Main Hall, the parking lot, and other areas already in use by WVC.
The bid committee recommendation was approved for acceptance of the bid from Read’s, Inc. in Olney, IL for the purchase of a replacement HVAC unit for the Terry L. Bruce West Richland Center for a total amount of $27,610.
The following was approved as part of the personnel report: Approval of employment for Jody White, JTED Grant Project Manager, Fronter Community College effective December 2, 2024; Chet Snyder, Head Volleyball Coach/Student Life Coordinator, Frontier Community College effective November 30, 2024.
Change in employment status was approved for Derek Dunn from Educational Technology Specialist to Coordinator of Marketing & Public Information, Frontier Community College effective November 25, 2024.
Special assignments were approved for Kelly Payne as Discipline Facilitator for Humanities/Fine Arts, Life & Physical Science, and Social & Behavior Science.
The honorable dismissal for Ken Anderson as CETL Instructional Designer effective November 15, 2024 was approved.
Proposed non-college employment was approved for Doug Robb at Oakland City University.
Resignation ratifications were approved for Morgan McCoy as Student Services Specialist Frontier Community College effective October 25, 2024 and Bart Nation as TRIO Upward Bound Counselor at Wabash Valley College effective October 28, 2024.
Retirement ratifications were approved for Gerald “Jay” Edgren as Frontier Community College President & Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs effective June 30, 2025 and Alex Cline as Chief Information Officer effective April 30, 2025.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. at Olney Central College, Olney, IL.