MEETING OF THE
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
November 8, 2012
Minutes
The Board Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees of Houston Community
College held a meeting on Thursday, November 8, 2012 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
Carroll G. Robinson
Neeta Sane
ADMINISTRATION
Mary S. Spangler, Chancellor
Art Tyler, Deputy Chancellor/COO
Renee Byas, General Counsel
Shantay Grays, Chief of Staff
William Carter, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology
Charles Cook, Vice Chancellor, Instruction
Diana Pino, Vice Chancellor, Student Success
Margaret Ford Fisher, President, Northeast College
Fena Garza, President, Southwest College
William Harmon, President, Central College
Zachary Hodges, President, Northwest College
Betty Young, President, Coleman College
Remmele Young, Executive Director, Government Relations & Sustainability
Willie Williams, Jr., Chief Human Resources Officer
OTHERS PRESENT
Jarvis Hollingsworth, System Counsel, Bracewell & Giuliani
Tod Bisch, President, Faculty Senate
James Walker, President, COPA
Other administrators, citizens and representatives from the news media
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Austin, Chair called the meeting to order at 1:43 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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BOARD EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Mr. Austin advised that the reports provided acknowledge the Board expenditures for the
fiscal year of 2011-2012 for travel and the Board Activity Community Account (BACA).
(Mrs. Sane arrived at 2:38 p.m.)
Ms. Mullins inquired of the expense for pins and e-messages. Mrs. Sharon Wright informed
that the expense was regarding the holiday message sent out on behalf of the Board and
the pin expense is regarding the lapel pins ordered on behalf of the Board.
Ms. Mullins inquired if the expense for the e-message should be a part of the contract with
Yaffe|Deuster. Mrs. Wright informed that the issue would be.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Recorded, transcribed and submitted by:
Sharon R. Wright, Manager, Board Services
Minutes Approved:
December 13, 2012