MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
September 24, 2008
Minutes
The Board of Trustees of the Houston Community College System met as a
Committee of the Whole on Thursday, September 24, 2008, at the HCC West Loop
Campus, 5601 West Loop South, 1st Floor Auditorium, Houston, Texas.
Board of Trustees Present:
Bruce A. Austin, Vice Chair
Diane Olmos Guzman, Secretary
Mills Worsham, Deputy Secretary
Neeta Sane
Richard M. Schechter
Dr. Michael P. Williams
Administration Present:
Mary Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor for Instruction
Dan Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institution Effectiveness
Cheryl Sterling, Interim Vice Chancellor, Student Success
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
Margaret Ford-Fisher, President, Northeast College
William Harmon, President, Central College/Interim President, Colman College
Zachary Hodges, President, Northwest College
Irene Porcarello, Interim President, Southeast College
Willie Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Others Present:
Jarvis Hollingsworth, Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Mary Page, President, Faculty Senate
Other administrators, citizens, and representatives of the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Austin, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and declared the
Board convened to consider matters pertaining to the Houston Community College
System as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.
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ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION
Mr. Austin adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 5:31 p.m., notice having
previously been given and reiterated in accordance with Sections 551.071, 551.072,
and/or 551.074 of the Open Meetings Law. Mrs. Flores stated that any final action,
vote or decision on any item discussed in Executive Session would be taken up in
Open Session or in a subsequent Public Meeting.
Mr. Austin reconvened the meeting in Open Session at 6:37 p.m. and entertained
motions on pending matters.
(Present: Trustees Austin, Guzman, Sane, Schechter, Williams and Worsham)
Motion - Dr. William moved the items on the agenda be placed on the agenda for the
Regular meeting scheduled for September 25, 2008. Mrs. Guzman seconded the
motion. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business coming before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 6:38
p.m.
Minutes recorded and submitted by:
Sharon Wright, Executive Administrative Assistant, Board Services
Minutes Approved as Submitted: