FORT SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting
May 18, 2015
PRESENT: John Bartelsmeyer, John Kerr, Mark McCoy, Liz Meyer, Robert Nelson, and Jim Sather.
ALSO PRESENT: Dick Hedges-Interim President, Juley McDaniel-Board Clerk, faculty, staff, members of the
press, and members of the public.
Mark McCoy called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and
Robert Nelson gave the invocation.
COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: Chairman McCoy commented on the three joyous days of exciting, and
inspirational milestones reached by FSCC graduates. He thanked FSCC employees for all the hard work that goes
into helping students reach success. McCoy stated that the negotiations process is continuing, and it seems bright,
optimistic, enlightening, and has been filled with good discussion.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Mr. Hedges commented on the financial position of the college including
lower enrollment and state cutbacks saying that FSCC is operating on a reduced budget and doing its best given
limited funding.
Robert Nelson announced that the athletic banquet was very well done and well attended. He added that it was great
to see students and coaches receive the recognition they did in front of a full house.
Bailey Lyons announced that the Black and White Gala for Endowment will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2015.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Bartelsmeyer, seconded by Nelson, and carried by unanimous vote
to approve the Consent Agenda.
OTHER:
A. A motion was made by Sather, seconded by Meyer, and carried by unanimous vote to approve the amended
budget for the Iowa Department of Education services to an amount not to exceed $700,000.
B. A motion was made by Bartelsmeyer, seconded by Kerr, and carried by unanimous vote to approve
purchase of replacement dorm beds from Ruddick’s Inc. for a cost of $7,987. The board agreed that
although Ruddick’s was not the low bid, there is value in keeping the business local and appreciating the
good service received from Ruddick’s in the past.
ITEMS FOR REVIEW:
A. LETTERS OF APPRECIATION: Letters of appreciation and correspondence were reviewed.
REPORTS:
A. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Jacob Reichard reviewed the report with the board,
highlighting bandwidth usage and help desk ticket completion.
B. DORM CENSUS REPORT: Robert Goltra reported that the dorm census is down 4-5% from last year
but still up about 20% from previous years.
C. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Mr. Hedges provided updates on the following topics:
Alcohol policy – is currently being reviewed by the college’s attorney, and will likely be ready for action at
the next regular board meeting.
Athletic insurance – it is getting harder to get quotes because FSCC has football and Rodeo together.
A teacher at John Deere has resigned. Work will begin as soon as possible to fill the position.
Additionally, Mr. Hedges highlighted some of the significant happenings at FSCC over the past year:
completion of the round room renovations, initiation of a Hillsdale Technical Education Center, a Crawford
County Technical Education Center, completion of the Rodeo Practice Facility continues, the launching of
a new website, great seasons for rodeo, baseball, and softball, upgrades completed in the weight room,
National Champion Meats Judging team, two significant state hits to the revenue, a large nursing bequest, a
new president and dean of finance, and two new board members in Dana McKinney and Bernita Hill.
He finished by noting that it has not been an easy year, but he is committed to finishing strong. He says he
believes in “leaving it better than we found it.” He thanked the board for allowing him to serve FSCC one
more time and said he will be available for future help when needed.
McCoy offered thanks to Hedges on behalf of the board, and he also thanked the board for all of their time
and effort spent over the past year.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: There was no executive session.
OPEN SESSION: NA
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Trustees, a motion to adjourn was made at
6:25 p.m. by Bartelsmeyer, seconded by Sather, and carried by unanimous vote.
Chairman
Clerk