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>> CHAIR ROGERS COMPTON: BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING MR. WILLIAMS AND I HAVE TO RUN SOMEWHERE.
>> J. WILLIAMS: GOOD AFTERNOON.
IN AN EFFORT OF FULL DISCLOSURE, I WANT TO STEP ASIDE. THIS IS FAMILY.
THIS IS NOT SWEARING IN, THIS IS A FAMILY DEAL.
ACTUALLY, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND TO REPEAT AFTER ME.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE STATE BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I, STATE YOUR NAME, DO SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY BE A TRUSTEE FOR DALLAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION LAWS OF THIS STATE SO HELP ME GOD.
>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND STATE AFTER ME.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS I, STATE YOUR NAME, SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, FAITHFULLY -- THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL DO TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE TO HELP ME GOD.
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>> JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS I WANT TO SAY.
THIS GIVES ME SOMETHING TO GO HOME AND TELL ME 13-YEAR-OLD SON AND MY 20-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND MY 9 AGE WIFE THAT GUESS WHAT, I GOT A STANDING OVATION TODAY.
SECOND THING I REMEMBER ABOUT THE PAST 12 YEARS IS A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST 12 YEARS.
I WAS REALLY ON THE FENCE WHETHER TO RUN THIS TIME OR NOT.
ONE THING I REMEMBER WAS I WAS ON THAT SIDE WAS WE WERE HAVING SOME PEOPLE THAT REALLY WEREN'T EXCITED WITH THE BOARD AND WE A SPEAKER THAT SAID I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS MAKE BACK 3 THERE BUT YOU GUYS SURE MAKE TOO MUCH.
JERRY WAS OUR CHAIR AND WE ALWAYS SAID, ANSWER QUESTIONS, WE JUST LISTEN AND WE'LL TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
I PUT MY HAND UP AND JERRY LOOKED DOWN AT ME LIKE OH, NO, SONNY IS NOT GOING TO SPEAK.
SO I SAID, JERRY, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND.
I SAID, SIR, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WE MAKE PER MEETING? WE HAVE MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WE MAKE? HE SAID I REALLY DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S WAY TOO MUCH.
I SAID, WELL, SIR, WE MAKE $0 FOR EVERY MEETING.
THE AUDIENCE OUT HERE SAID, OH, YES, IT IS.
>> THE REGULAR MEETING OH -- OF THE OARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW IN SESSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2018.
THIS OPENING MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE IS IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.001 THROUGH 551.14.
NOTICE AND MEETING OF AGENDA ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR PER CODE 551.1282.
THIS MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST ON THE INTERNET.
PERSONS WHO DDRESS THE BOARD ARE REMINDED THAT THE BOARD MAY NOT TAKE FORMAL ACTION ON MATTERS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE MEETING AGENDA AND MAY NOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY NAMED IN THE AGENDA.
FOR ANY NON-AGENDA TOPICS INTRODUCED DURING THIS MEETING THERE'S THREE PERMISSIBLE RESPONSES, ONE TO PROVIDE A FACTUAL ANSWER TO A QUESTION, TWO TO SITE SPECIFIC BOARD POLICY RELEVANT TO A TOPIC OR THE OPIC MAY AT A LATER DATE BE PUT ON A BOARD AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. SPEAKERS
[1. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.[2. Pledges of Allegiance to U.S. and Texas Flags]
>> I CERTIFY THIS WAS POSTED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
>> CAN I ASK EVERYONE TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U.S. AND TEXAS FLAGS?
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. Board Internal Reorganization (Move to Executive Session - Personnel Matters Relating to Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Assignments, Duties, Discipline, or Dismissal of Officers or Employees - Section 551.074)]
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, THE BOARD HAS ALREADY MOVED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE BOARD INTERNAL REORGANIZATION.
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>> CHAIR ROGERS COMPTON: A SECOND?
>> CHAIR ROGERS COMPTON: MR. WILLIAMS HAS DOMINATED DEANA FLORES HAS CHAIR, MR. RITTER SECONDED THE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? I'M GOING TO SEE.
>> CHAIR ROGERS COMPTON: A SECOND?
>> CHAIR ROGERS COMPTON: IT'S BEEN MOVED THE WESLEY JAMESON BE ELECTED VICE CHAIR.
MR. WILLIAMS PROVIDED A SECOND.
>> ANY NO VOTES? ANY EXTENSIONS? AND BOARD SECRETARY HAS BEEN RESTORED THAT THE CHANCELLOR SERVES AS SECRETARY TO THE BOARD IN OUR BYLAWS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS FLORES FOR BEING ELECTED THE NEW BOARD CHAIR AND WE CAN CHANGE SEATS AND I'LL TURN THE MEETINGS OVER TO HER.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TRUSTEE COMPTON OR THE LEADERSHIP PROVIDED.
WE ALL BENEFITTED FROM THAT LEADERSHIP SO I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.
I ADMIRED THE ROLE SHE PLAYED ON THE BERD.
I APPRECIATE YOUR OPENNESS AND THE WAY YOU ENTERTAIN FULL BOARD DISCUSSIONS FROM NEW TRUSTEES AND THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE YOU ESTABLISHED AND WHAT YOU CREATED AND EMPOWERED US TO DO TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND THE HANCELLOR AND THE STAFF.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE REELECTED AND WE GET TO CONTINUE TO SERVE TOGETHER AND WORK AS A TEAM.
>> 12 YEARS AGO WHEN WE CAME ON THE BOARD I KNEW NO ONE ON THE BOARD AND I THINK ONE -- TWO OF THE PEOPLE HERE TODAY WERE ON THE BOARD.
I WAS GREEN, I IDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING AND SOME MAY SAY I STILL DON'T.
IT WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO ME EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.