College of DuPage Faculty Association

[...] calls roll. Trustee moves to consent agenda. Item 9B2.  removed from agenda. Request by Trustee Hamilton. Moved to approve consent agenda items minus that one. O’Donnell reads consent agenda items. [...]

[...] school board meetings that had a similar policy of dividing the periods of public comments. Trustee Hamilton objects to the policy, relating to the Open Meetings Act, and asks why we are afraid of our [...]

[...] by phone. Section 5 and 6 of the Censure Resolution is read by Birt as per request of Trustee Hamilton. These sections regard what happens in case of a lawsuit against any Board member. The Bot [...]

[...] Agenda Chair Birt asks Trustees if they want to take any items off the consent agenda. Trustee Hamilton wants to remove 8B2 Financial Reports Trustee Savage wants to remove 8B4A Lobbying Services. [...]

[...] Chair Birt calls the meeting to order. Roll call. Student Trustee Escamilla will not attend this month. [...]

[...] and find the best way to move forward. Birt asks for other comments from BoT meetings. None. Chair Birt says that Attorney Florey will address the issue of secrecy that has been brought up tonight. [...]

[...] the money for the TLC building was an embarrassment to all stakeholders including students. Chair Birt should have fired Brueder. instead, she has told taxpayers to take a hike. And they will not [...]

[...] . Everything else was read. The details of the consent agenda are listed in the Board Packet. Chair Birt asked for a motion on the item for the meeting minutes. Trustee Svoboda asked that the Vote of [...]

[...] statement and rules. Hamilton opposed to the agenda. The agenda contains a new section on public comments and rules. It is a sad commentary on the Boards’ regard for First Amendment Rights. We are [...]

[...] Chairman Birt opens up the public comments section of the meeting but notes that there will only be 20 minutes of public comments given [...]

[...] a staff member to speak off-topic about a positive thing. Paul Lefort. You should schedule public comments earlier. You should address the questions being raised. Are the facts about the impress [...]

[...] The roll is called, the agenda approved, and the new policy on public comments is read. Public comments by citizens: Paul Lefort. Veteran of many boards, has never seen one so dysfunctional. [...]

[...] Degree Program. Unanimous. Motion for  approval for a Surgical Assistant Certificate Program. Trustee Svoboda notes that COD is the only college in Illinois to have this. Motion to approve the Mental [...]

[...] students speak about their hope to make Homecoming 2014 the start of a new tradition. Trustee Svoboda thanks students for coming. * President’s Report.  President Brueder says he has [...]

[...] . Cites research showing engaging students helps to keep them connected and successful. Trustee Svoboda: thanks all the students in the hallway and at the back of the room. (Some trustees wave at [...]

[...] . There is always the possibility that fraudulent transactions fall below threshold. Trustee Svoboda: thanks for the thoroughness of the explanations of the process. 4th annual Laps for the [...]

[...] about. For example how many Trustees know about P cards? Last month I let you know about 2 FOiA requests made to the College. One regarding Waterleaf, the other for a complete list of all accounting [...]

[...] Birt announcesPublic Comments: Kirk Allen — discusses the slow response he got to FOIA requests about Hurricane Graphics. Hurricane Graphics ahs not complied with prevailing wage. 570,000 [...]

[...] that the public comment policy still upheld by COD’s BOT conflicts with first amendment. FOIA requests are not clearly forthcoming as reported by citizens who have turned to the CAC. Torres: [...]

[...] : to the best of my knowledge, no. Has the policy of closed door meetings produced the flood of FOIA requests? Why are questions by the public not answered by the BOT? Alvarez states that there is no [...]

[...] The consent agenda was read, except for the item removed. (Please pardon your blogger for taking a break since [...]

[...] is the complete text of the motion to censure Trustee Hamilton. The minutes are part of the Consent Agenda, Item 8. B. 1) a). The level of detail of the censure resolution is remarkable. [...]

[...] up two new classroom spaces. Chair Birt calls for a short break before moving on to the Consent Agenda. [...]

[...] Secretary O’Donnell calls roll. Trustee moves to consent agenda. Item 9B2.  removed from agenda. Request by Trustee Hamilton. Moved to approve consent agenda [...]

[...] Trustee McGuire: Let’s talk about institutional climate. Are we doing another PACE survey later this month? [...]

[...] 7:21. Meeting called to order. Chair Birt calls meeting to order. Trustee McGuire is attending by telephone. Roll call. Going into closed session under 2C11. Litigation [...]

[...] Svoboda and Trustee Savage. They all expressed thanks for the work of the financial staff. Trustee McGuire said she was thrilled with what she heard tonight because she has had to defend the college [...]

[...] .S. to address issues of global population growth, medical needs, energy crisis, clean water. Trustee McGuire asked if more women were entering the program. Yes. Started chapter of Society of Women [...]

[...] answered that it would take 12-18 extra pages and that it’s no problem to provide it. Trustee Savage mentioned the new ethics hotline in her comments. Trustee McGuire said that the hunt [...]

[...] 9B4 — Approval of the Fourth Addendum to College President Brueder’s Employment Contract. Trustee Savage thanks Dr. Brueder for his service. She notes there have been many positive achievements [...]

[...] . Birt states she has now read the resolution in its entirety and opens it up for discussion. Trustee Savage speaks. She is troubled by this situation and says the College should be focusing on the [...]

[...] live. As we tune in, Chair Birt is reading the new policy on civility, decorum, and respect. Trustee Savage comments that she has attended other school board meetings that had a similar policy of [...]

[...] message. I came here to learn. But I didn’t learn if there is more to the story than what the Bot members are allowed to talk about in an open forum. I’ve been on Boards and in situations where I [...]

[...] responsible for more than 10 million dollars of taxpayers money being misspent, I urge you BoT members to rescind this payment. Laura Reigle. (She says that the Bot is voting on awarding the title [...]

[...] . MAny people in this district and in this room only get 30,000 a year for their pensions. As Bot members you represent the taxpayers, not the President of this college. Take the taxpayers opinions [...]

[...] payments because you are scared of what you are going to find. First, I understand that BoT members have been compensated with meals and drinks in the past.  Reads from the policy that says [...]

[...] is unprecedented in a community college. This BoT has violated people’s trust. You censured Kathy Hamilton when she should have been given an award. The people of your County are against you BOT, so [...]

[...] does not let him speak. Chair Birt: For full disclosure, that last speaker is the husband of Kathy Hamilton, and he has enjoyed dinners as has Kathy Hamilton. Hamilton: “And we have reimbursed.. For [...]

[...] accused Hamilton of leaking information to the Tribune. None of our tips have come from Kathy Hamilton. Stop accusing her, Brueder. Talks about “no-bid contracting game” held by COD [...]

[...] ? How can you make it worse? I ask you, think about it. I urge you to change your vote. Kathy Hamilton. Tonight if this majority approves this matter it will be the worst rubber stamping I have [...]