MEETING OF THE
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
August 11, 2011
Minutes
The Board Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Houston Community
College held a meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at the HCC Administration Building,
3100 Main, 2nd Floor, Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Bruce A. Austin, Committee Chair
Eva Loredo, Committee Member
Sandie Mullins, Committee Member
Mary Ann Perez
Richard Schechter
ADMINISTRATION
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Fheryl Prestage for William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Diana Pino, Vice Chancellor, Student Services
Daniel Seymour, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
Margret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
William Harmon, President, Central College
Zachary Hodges, President Northwest College
Betty Young, President, Coleman College
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relations and Sustainability
Willie Williams, Chief Human Resources Officer
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
Mr. Austin called the meeting to order at 2:47 p.m. and declared the Committee convened
to consider matters pertaining to Houston Community College as listed on the duly posted
Meeting Notice.
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REVISION OF BOARD POLICY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Motion – Ms. Loredo moved and Ms. Mullins seconded.
Dr. Cook apprised that SACS informed that the policy did not include students and the
revision was to cover students in additional to faculty and staff intellectual property rights as
required by SACS.
Vote – The motion passed with vote of 3-0.
Mr. Austin apprised that the Committee will discuss additional procurement measures as
requested by the Board Chair. He provided a schedule of upcoming meetings that will
discuss elements of financial conditions and public finance. He also noted that the Board
Chair requested Board Counsel and General Counsel meet to review additional measures
regarding procurement system and apprised that changes should be recommended to the
Board Governance Committee.
Mr. Schechter requested that the Monthly Monitoring Report calendar be provided to the
Board Governance Committee Chair for review and revisions if necessary. He noted that
he has asked that Mr. Austin to review as it relates to the Association of Governing Board’s
(AGB) recommendations.
Mr. Austin provided a copy of the AGB Board Responsibility for institutional governance
and noted that a study was conducted of 700 colleges and universities as it relates to the
issues that were considered imperative. He informed it was interesting to see how private
institutions viewed community colleges.
Dr. Spangler apprised that the reporting list is reviewed by administration monthly. Mr.
Schechter apprised that the measure of providing to the Board Governance Committee
would allow the opportunity for the Board to be more informed.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:59 p.m.
Recorded, transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon R. Wright, Manager, Board Services
Minutes Approved: _________________________________