MEETING OF THE
BOARD GOVERNANCE & OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
August 17, 2006
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System held a Meeting of the Board
Governance & Operations Committee on Thursday, August 17, 2006, at the System
Administration Building, Seminar Room A, Second Floor, 3100 Main, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Richard Schechter, Committee Chair
Bruce Austin
ADMINISTRATION
Doretha Eason, Deputy to the Chancellor
Miles LeBlanc, General Counsel
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Willie Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Schechter called the meeting to order at 1:55 p.m. and declared the Committee convened to
consider matters pertaining to the Houston Community College System as listed on the duly
posted Meeting Notice.
APPROVE EXCEPTION TO HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY C: 5.3 ON LEAVE AND
ABSENCES
Mr. Austin moved approval and Mr. Schechter seconded. The motion passed 2-0.
Mr. Schechter inquired whether the approved exception could be included as part of the policies
for similar requests in the future. The Committee concluded that additional information on
military leaves should be retrieved from the Department of Defense. Mr. Willie Williams
informed that administration would review the military leave requirement from the DOD and
recommend revisions to the policy that would cover future requests.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.
Minutes Recorded, transcribed, and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted:
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