Board Minutes - July 14, 2025 - Western Iowa Tech Community College

Date: July 14, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: WITCC Sioux City Campus
Agenda

WITCC Mission

We elevate our diverse learners and strengthen our communities through inclusive and innovative education.

Board Members

Present: Linnea Fletcher, President I Tricia Sutherland, Vice President I Micah Lang I Brad Griffin I Hanna Reinders I Mary Parker I Jeremy Ogle I Erin Muck

Absent: NA

Brenda Wright, Board Secretary

Administration

Terry Murrell, College President | Troy Jasman, VP of Finance and Administrative Services | Erin Volk, Vice President of Learning | Darin Moeller, Executive Dean of Instruction | Jackie Plendl, Dean of Human Resources | Tawnya Beermann, Dean of Students | Christina Brandon, Dean of Outreach and Information Technology | Revathi Vongsiprasom, Dean of Opportunity and Engagement

Presenters

Carmen Wilson, Associate Dean - Corporate College I Teri Peterson, Associate Dean - Health Sciences

Items

Meeting called to order by Linnea Fletcher at 4:00 pm.

Brenda Wright took the Roll Call of Directors.

Linnea Fletcher opened the Public Hearing for the 2025 WITCC Building B Chiller Replacement Project. The notice was published in the Sioux City Journal on June 28, 2025.

Linnea Fletcher opened the floor for Oral Communications. David Bernstein addressed the board. He talked about the first reading of the early retirement policy. He also asked for an update on the insurance claims for the lawsuit.

Linnea reviewed the two Thank You cards received and then asked for a motion on the Consent Items. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Erin Muck. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Linnea asked for a motion to nominate a Board Treasurer. Jeremy Ogle nominated Troy Jasman as the Board Treasurer. Tricia seconded the nomination. All were in favor and the motion carried. Linnea then asked for a nomination for Board Secretary. Micah Lang nominated Brenda Wright and Brad Griffin seconded the nomination. All were in favor and the motion carried. Linnea gave the Oath of Office to Troy and Brenda for Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer, Chapter 279.3, Oath of Office.

Erin Volk presented the Employment and Wage Report. This report follows a cohort of students for five years after graduation.

Jackie Plendl and Erin Volk presented a Second Reading for several Board Policies. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve_and it was seconded by Hanna Reinders. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Troy Jasman presented a First Reading of the Voluntary Early Retirement Board Policy 400.Sj. It will be presented for a second reading at the August board meeting.

Darin Moeller and Teri Peterson presented a list of all of the Clinical Sites we used this past year in our health science programs. We partnered with over 180 agencies over all of our health programs.

Darin Moeller and Carmen Wilson presented the WIT Small Business Development Center Subcontract 029847J Agreement with Iowa State University of Science and Technology. There were some updates to the contract. Some updates include terms and conditions and program requirements. Erin Muck made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Brad Griffin. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Terry Murrell presented a change for our Equity and Title IX Designations. We would like to change Tito Parker's name to Ben Mohning. Brad Griffin made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Hanna Reinders. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Troy Jasman brought forward a Project Closeout for the 2024 WITCC Parking Lot 4 Paving Improvements Project. This project is now complete. We were waiting for some of the grass seeding to happen. Tricia Sutherland made a motion to approve and it was seconded by Micah Lang. All were in favor and the. Motion carried.

Troy also presented Change Order #1 for the 2025 Ring Road Paving Project. This change order will cover to light poles that should be replaced with stronger poles. Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve the change order and it was seconded by Erin Muck. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Terry Murrell gave a President Report. He discussed the FY25 and FY26 budgets. We will be bringing the FY26 budget next month. He also talked about our fall enrollment and some summer enrollment updates.

Micah Lang made a motion to go into Executive session to Finalize Administrative Contract Strategy. Jeremy Ogle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. Brenda Wright took a roll call of directors.

After discussion, Erin Muck made a motion to come out of Executive Session. Jeremy Ogle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. Brenda Wright took a roll call of directors.
Present: Linnea Fletcher, President | Tricia Sutherland, Vice President | Micah Lang | Brad Griffin | Hanna Reinders | Mary Parker | Jeremy Ogle | Erin Muck
Absent: Russell Wray

Jeremy Ogle made a motion to approve the Administrative Contract with a 3.9% increase. Brad Griffin seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Individual Board Comments
Jeremy Ogle gave an update from the Audit and Finance Committee meeting prior to the board meeting. The committee met with the auditors. Jeremy would like to discuss cyber security at the next meeting. Tricia talked about the CCFI conference last week in Fort Dodge. Linnea added that she learned a lot at the conference and has some ideas she'd like to implement. Hanna also talked about her experience at the conference. She learned a lot and also knows she has a lot more to learn, especially as a new board member.

Erin Muck made a motion to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Jeremy Ogle. All were in favor and the motion carried.

The next regular scheduled board meeting will be Monday, August 11, 2025, at 4:00 pm on the Sioux City campus in the Boardroom.