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Illinois Community College District No. 521 Board of Trustees met Jan. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER Chairman Larry Manning called the regular Board of Trustees meeting to order at 6:26PM in the Rend

Lake College Event Center – Warrior Lounge.

ROLL CALL Mr. Jeff Jones, Secretary, called the roll.

Those present were:

Mr. Jeff Jones

Mr. Larry Manning

Mr. Ron Daniels

Mr. Tony Wielt

Dr. David Asbery

Mr. Joe Coy

Mr. Brian Dorris

Ms. Maggie Stacey (Student Trustee)

Those absent were:

N/A

Others present were:

Mr. Terry Wilkerson, Mr. Chad Copple, Mr. John Gulley, Mrs. Kim Wilkerson, Mr. Henry “Buster” Leeck, Mrs. Cathy DeJarnette, Mr. Kent McKown, Mrs. Jena Jensik, Mr. Donnie Millenbine, Mr. Nathan Wheeler, Ms. Megan McKinley, Mrs. Vickie Schulte, Mrs. Andrea Banach, Mrs. Shari Carpenter, Mrs. Bria Robinson, Mr. Greg Hollmann, Mr. Chris Edwards, Mr. Mark Graves (Omni Energy Partners), Mr. Dillon Thurman (Omni Energy Partners)

GENERAL INFORMATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Saturday, January 13, 2024; 9 am Registration

Archery Bags Tournament

Event Center

2. Wednesday, February 7, 2024; 4pm

RLC Open House

Event Center

3. Wednesday, February 20, 2024; 8am-3pm

ACES 2024 Competition

Event Center

4. Tuesday, February 29, 2024; 5:30pm

In-Service

RLC Ina Campus

5. Thursday, February 29, 2024; 5:30pm

Annual RLC Foundation Scholarship Banquet

Event Center

6. Friday March 1 & Monday, March 4, 2024; 8:00am

Kickstart Your Journey

Event Center

7. Thursday, March 7, 2024; 8:00am

Transition Summit

Event Center

8. Tuesday, March 19, 2024; 5:00pm

Advisory Committee Meetings

Event Center and Breakout Rooms

MOTION FOR

EXECUTIVE SESSION Chairman Larry Manning asked for a motion to move into Executive Session pursuant to Section 2(c)(1)(2) (21). Mr. Daniels motioned; seconded by Mr. Coy.

On a roll call vote, all voted yes. Student Trustee voted yes. The Board went into executive session at 6:30PM

RESUME OPEN MEETING Chairman Larry Manning asked for a motion to reopen the public meeting; Mr. Dorris motioned; seconded by Mr. Wielt. On a roll call vote, all voted yes. Student Trustee voted yes. At 6:56PM,

Chairman Manning reconvened the open session of tonight’s meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Wilkerson recommended approving the Consent Agenda, which included the following items:

1. Approval of Minutes of the December 12, 2023 Meeting*;

2. Approval to Destroy Closed Session Tapes*

3. Approval to Release Closed Session

Minutes*

Mr. Wilkerson informed the board that there was a typo in the salary increase ineligibility from FY24 to FY25 of the employees affected by the organizational restructure and transfer of VP of Instruction to Executive VP. This typo has been corrected in the presented minutes.

Mr. Coy made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as recommend; seconded by Mr. Jones.

On a roll call vote, all present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes. Those items marked with an asterisk (*) are a part of these minutes.

NEW BUSINESS

APPROVAL OF

STUDENT TRUSTEE

ELECTION NOTICE Mr. Wilkerson recommended to approve the Notice of Election for the Student Board Member of the Board of Trustees effective January 09, 2024.

As recommended, Mr. Daniels made a motion to approve the Notice of Election for the Student Board Member of the Board of Trustees effective January 09, 2024. This motion was seconded by Mr. Coy. On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

RATIFY ENERGY

PERFORMANCE CONTRACT

Mr. Wilkerson recommended to ratify a contract with Omni Energy Partners as an energy performance contractor with an initial project focus on the replacement of the north and south central chiller plants. The total contract for tower and chiller replacement is $2,247,071. This total includes the tower replacement that was previously approved by the board. The project will be funded by proceeds from the Series 2023 general obligation bonds.

Mr. Mark Graves and Mr. Dillon Thurman from Omni Energy Partners gave a high-level review of the work done on the energy performance contract focusing on recommended HVAC upgrades of the RLC chillers and towers. All questions presented were answered.

As recommended, Mr. Coy made a motion to ratify a contract with Omni Energy Partners as an energy performance contractor with an initial project focus on the replacement of the north and south central chiller plants. The total contract for tower and chiller replacement is $2,247,071. This total includes the tower replacement that was previously approved by the board. The project will be funded by proceeds from the Series 2023 general obligation bonds. This motion was seconded by Mr. Dorris. On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND AWARD

PURCHASE OF FORKLIFT Mr. Wilkerson recommended to grant permission to advertise for bids and award for the purchase of a forklift. This forklift will be utilized for industry trainings and individualized competencies at the manufacturing academy.

As recommended, Mr. Wielt made a motion to grant permission to advertise for bids and award for the purchase of a forklift. This forklift will be utilized for industry trainings and individualized competencies at the manufacturing academy. This motion was seconded by Mr. Jones. On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

PERSONNEL

RATIFY ACCEPTANCE OF REND LAKE COLLEGE MINUTES OF JANUARY 09, 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING RESIGNATION - CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL – SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE

SPECIALIST Mr. Wilkerson recommended to accept with regret the resignation of Ms. Mary Stanfield, Child Care Resource & Referral Subsidized Child Care Specialist, effective January 12, 2024.

As recommended, Mr. Dorris made a motion to accept with regret the resignation of Ms. Mary Stanfield, Child Care Resource & Referral Subsidized Child Care Specialist, effective January 12, 2024. This motion was seconded by Mr. Daniels. On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

APPOINTMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SPECIALIST (TITLE III) (TO BE PROVIDED) Tabled RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF SPECIALIST - SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUTREACH

Mr. Wilkerson recommended to ratify the appointment of Mrs. Taylor Wilburn as Social Media & Outreach Specialist on a full-time, 50-week, non-tenure track contract at an annual salary of $45,000, prorated for the remainder of the fiscal year, effective January 01, 2024.

As recommended, Mr. Jones made a motion to ratify the appointment of Mrs. Taylor Wilburn as Social Media & Outreach Specialist on a full-time, 50-week, non-tenure track contract at an annual salary of $45,000, prorated for the remainder of the fiscal year, effective January 01, 2024. This motion was seconded by Mr. Coy. On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

RATIFICATION OF THE PAYMENT OF COLLEGE EXPENSES INCLUDING TRAVEL EXPENSES

REIMBURSEMENTS Mr. Wilkerson recommended to ratify the payment of college expenses including travel expense reimbursements as presented, effective January 09, 2024

As recommended, Mr. Wielt made a motion to ratify the payment of college expenses including travel expense reimbursements as presented, effective January 09, 2024. This motion was seconded Mr. Coy.

On a roll call vote, those present voted yes. Student trustee voted yes.

REPORTS

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Mr. Greg Hollmann reported – There has been no meeting, therefore, nothing to report.

ICCTA REPRESENTATIVE Mr. Ron Daniels reported - There has been no meeting, therefore, nothing to report.

REND LAKE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Mrs. Cathy DeJarnette reported the Foundation Scholarship Application opened on January 1st, 2024 and encouraged students to apply prior to March 1st for priority. High School Informational Meetings to help students fill out the application begin next week. The next Foundation Board of Directors meeting is February 1st where they will welcome a new Board member, Greg Barnard. The “We are Warrior Grant” has been opened for this year and will be awarded at In-Service in February. This grant is almost completely funded by RLC employees.

Upcoming Foundation Events: Jan. 10th is HamCo Community Night; Feb. 17th is Benton High School Community Night; Feb. 28 is Mt. Vernon High School Community Night.

ACCREDITATION Dr. Chad Copple informed the group our application to offer competency-based education is almost ready to be submitted to HLC, and then we will await their decision.

The institutional update period will run through early April. Credit was given to Mrs. Lori Ragland for her integral part in the process. Mr. Copple also provided a 10-year accreditation cycle handout of the major HLC process/events.

ERP Dr. Chad Copple reported payroll is now successfully being processed through Colleague as of January 1st.

He also gave details on the process and add-ons being used. They are also working on the payment plan provider chosen to replace the current program. Mr. Copple stated some of the next steps including planning calls to prepare for the upcoming live simulation in March.

OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT None

PUBLIC COMMENT None

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS None

ADJOURNMENT There being no other business, at 7:24PM all Trustees present voted aye in favor of adjourning.

The motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Coy and seconded by Mr. Dorris.

https://www.rlc.edu/downloads/file/1851-january-2024