FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting
August 10, 2015
PRESENT: John Bartelsmeyer, Bernita Hill, John Kerr, Dana McKenney, Liz Meyer, and Robert Nelson.
ALSO PRESENT: Alysia Johnston – President, Juley McDaniel – Board Clerk, faculty, staff, members of the
press, and members of the public.
John Bartelsmeyer called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance,
and Robert Nelson gave the invocation.
BUDGET HEARING: Julie Eichenberger presented an overview and background of the budget, noting that it has
been appropriately published, and does not increase the mill levy.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: There were no comments from the public.
COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD: There were no comments from the Board.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Chairman Bartelsmeyer stated that he will be open to input from other
Board members over the next year and looks forward to the future for FSCC.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Belynda Davenport addressed the Board. She stated she is a graduate of
FSCC and thankful every day for what FSCC gave here. Her daughter is now attending FSCC and has had some
concerns that she wanted to bring to the Board’s attention. Her concerns included needing a form that allows
parents to communicate with the institution about their children, having live people available to answer phone calls,
and a student’s ability to determine when too many credit hours have been taken.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Kerr, and carried by unanimous vote to
approve the Consent Agenda.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. A motion was made by Hill, seconded by Kerr, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the 2015/16
Athletic Official Payments.
B. A motion was made by Kerr, seconded by Nelson, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the 2015/16
budget.
C. A motion was made by Hill, seconded by Nelson, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the purchase
of 25 computers from Twotrees Technologies for $19,000.
D. The Board discussed refinancing the Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. After discussion, the Board approved
the following two resolutions pertaining to refinance options:
a.
A motion was made by Kerr, seconded by Hill, and carried by unanimous vote to publish pages 3
and 4 of Resolution #1, which gives the public 30 days to make comments to the Bourbon County
Clerk. No cost is incurred by approving this resolution.
b.
A motion was made by Kerr, seconded by nelson, and carried by unanimous vote to approve
Resolution #2, which gives Gilmore and Bell authorization to immediately start looking at options.
No cost is incurred by approving this resolution.
REPORTS:
A. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Mrs. Johnston started by reporting that Senator Jerry Moran’s office notified
FSCC that they are the recipient of a $219,000, 5-year renewable Student Support Services grant. She also
provided updates on the following items:
Ralph Beacham and Elie Riachi have recently been to Pittsburg State University to work on a Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) grant.
A small deli is being added in Bailey Hall and the Student Union is being updated with mostly in-house
labor and materials.
The MILL’s title has been changed to the Student Success Center to more accurately reflect its purpose.
Inservice will begin on August 11. All Board members are welcome to attend at any time.
The Black and White Gala netted about the same amount of money as last year’s auction, based on
preliminary figures.
FSCC’s baseball team won the conference GPA with a 3.64. They finished second nationally. The
recognition speaks to the dedication of the coaches and what student athletics should be about. Softball,
Women’s Basketball, and Volleyball also did well finishing third, fifth, and eighth respectively.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: There was a motion made by Nelson, seconded by Hill, and unanimous vote to adjourn
to executive session at 7:28 p.m. for 15 minutes for the purpose of discussing acquisition of real property with no
action expected to follow. A motion was made by Kerr, seconded by Nelson, and carried by unanimous vote to
extend executive session by 12 minutes at 7:43 p.m. A motion was made by Meyer, seconded by McKenney, and
carried by unanimous vote to extend executive session by 10 minutes at 7:53 p.m.
OPEN SESSION: A motion was made by McKenney, seconded by Kerr, and carried by unanimous vote to return
to regular session at 7:54 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at
7:54 p.m. by Hill, seconded by Nelson, and carried by unanimous vote.
Chairman
Clerk