[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum ]
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I DO CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL MEETING.IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, I CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR JUNE 27TH, 2023, AT 4:49 P.M..
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THIS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET.
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting ]
CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW? MADAM CHAIR, I CAN CERTIFY THIS MEETING WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.05 FOR TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TODAY? THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO VOTE ON BEFORE WE VOTE.
[4. Consent Agenda ]
WE WILL I WILL PASS IT TO CHANCELLOR LENNON TO SPEAK ON IT.I APPRECIATE THE DIALOG AND CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD AROUND THIS SET OF POLICY ITEMS. WE HAD THE THE WORK SESSION ON IT EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK DR.
YEAH, SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WERE ALL TOGETHER, WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT WHAT WE CALL OUR PROVOST PARTY, WHERE WE GET TOGETHER AS A COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF BOTH FACULTY AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS TO REVIEW POLICY.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL SLATE LIKE WE ALWAYS DO, BUT WITH THE TEAM THAT WAS THERE, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO PROJECT THE POLICY AND TO MAKE MOSS APPLICATIONS AND CHANGES IN LIVE TIME SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT BACK AND PREPARE IT FOR THE BOARD MEETING TODAY.
SO WHAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR IS EVEN WHEN WE GET SOMETHING WRONG OR WE MISS A STEP THAT WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT GROUP OF LEADERS THAT'S WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER TO TALK THROUGH THINGS AND TO COMMUNICATE THAT BROADLY ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE COLLEGE.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH CAMPUS, BUT THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF GOING BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES, COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR FACULTY AND ALSO WITH SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP. SO WE'RE APPRECIATIVE.
YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM PROVOST.
AND THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT POLICY LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING.
YOU KNOW, AND ANDREW, NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
OUR FACULTY LEADERSHIP IS A OUR CRITICAL PARTNERS IN THIS, AND THEY ARE GREAT THOUGHT PARTNERS, NOT JUST ON THESE ISSUES, BUT ABOUT A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES THAT WE CONSIDER AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS THROUGHOUT.
YES, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE PROVOST PARTIES, WHICH HAS ALMOST BECOME KIND OF SYNONYMOUS FOR WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER.
WE'VE GOTTEN THE DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE.
WE HAVE COMMENTS, WE DISCUSS THEM.
WE THEN FIGURE OUT PROPER WORDINGS AND DECIDE WHAT CAN STAY, WHAT CANNOT.
EVEN IF WE MISS A STEP, WE ARE ABLE TO GO BACK, GO THROUGH THAT STEP AND IRON OUT ALL THE KINKS.
THANK YOU, ANDREW. AND THANKS TO TO ALL OF OUR FACULTY LEADERS.
I WANT TO MOVE THE MOTION NUMBER TWO TO ITEM FOUR FOR CONSENT.
AGENDA FOUR, ONE, A, B AND C SECOND.
WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY, GREAT.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YES. HOW DOES ONE SCORE AN INVITATION TO A PROVOST PARTY? 60. THERE'S AN AGE REQUIREMENT, MR. GARCIA. ARE YOU GOING TO BRING IT DOWN? I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS PROJECT, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT EVERYBODY WENT BACK TO THE TABLE AND PUT INCORRECT WORDING.
I MUST TELL YOU, THOUGH, YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE MY DEAL.
I CAN'T STAND THE WORD DESIGNEE BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER DEFINED.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH.
THANK YOU. NO OTHER DISCUSSION.
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AYE. ALL OPPOSED.OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES AND WITH THAT WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 4:54 P.M..
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.