MEETING OF THE
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
September 30, 2010
Minutes
The Board Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Houston Community
College held a meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at the HCC Administration
Building, 3100 Main, 2nd Floor, Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Mary Ann Perez, Committee Chair
Richard Schechter, Committee Member
Eva Loredo
Sandie Mullins
ADMINISTRATION
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Doretha Eason, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resource Officer
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relation Office
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Alan Ainsworth, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens and representatives from the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mrs. Perez called the meeting to order at 3:16 p.m. and declared the Committee
convened to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the
duly posted Meeting Notice.
REVISIONS TO BOARD POLICIES
Motion – Mr. Schechter moved and Mrs. Perez seconded.
Mr. Hollingsworth provided an overview of the proposed revisions to the Board’s
Compensation and Expense policy including travel expense reimbursement.
(Ms. Loredo arrived at 3:21 p.m.)
Mr. Hollingsworth apprised that the recommendation is based on research regarding
travel expense policies of area elected officials and other institutions.
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Mrs. Perez apprised that the policy is based on other elected officials and not in
comparison with the administration.
The Committee entered a discussion regarding the recommended policy.
Motion – Mr. Schechter moved and Mrs. Perez seconded to approve the policy based
on the revisions reviewed and recommended by the Board Governance Committee. The
motion passed with a vote of 2-0.
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:33 p.m.
Recorded by:
Sharon R. Wright, Manager, Board Services
Transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Manager, Board Services
Minutes Approved: _________________________________