ECC board takes action at May 13 meeting

In a May 13 meeting, the Elgin Community College District 509 board of trustees took these actions:

• Approved the minutes of the April 8 open session.

• Approved a motion support the candidacy of Trustee Clare Ollayos for a position on the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors.

• Adopted a calendar of meeting dates and places from May 2008 to April 2009.

• Approved the application for permanent approval of an occupational certificate for the associate of applied science degree and vocational specialist certificate in histotechnology.

• Approved the purchase of 130 amplified speakers for use in 130 smart classrooms from Cetacea Sound Corp. of Plymouth, Minn., for $23,817.30.

• Approved renewal of the McAfee Total Virus Defense perpetual academic licenses for one year from En Pointe Technologies of Gardena, Calif., for $18,884.97. The software provides virus protection for ECC's microcomputers.

• Approved the purchase of 30 Epson video projectors from United Visual Inc. of Itasca for $91,254 to replace older video projectors.

• Approved a contract for natural gas transportation and management services from Exelon Energy of Warrenville for 22 cents per Btu of natural gas index. The contract runs June 1-May 31, 2010.

• Approved the purchase and installation of carpet for the Financial Aid Office from Vortex Commercial Flooring of Addison for $15,364.

• Approved a two-year contract of AutoDesk/AutoCAD software licenses for the engineering and computer-aided design programs from MasterGraphics of Rolling Meadows for $18,335.

• Approved the purchase of printing and mailing services for the Summer 2008 ECCentials newsletter from Castle PrinTech of DeKalb for $20,770.

• Approved the purchase of two 2008 Ford Expeditions to replace two older campus safety vehicles from Landmark Ford of Springfield for $46,404.

• Approved the purchase of software and hardware for the library from Innovative Interfaces of Emeryville, Calif., for $29,530.

• Approved the purchase of two stage ramps for use at graduation ceremonies from StageRight Corp. of Clare, Mich., for $15,354.90.

• Approved the purchase of gifts for service awards from RJ Corporate Business Services of Chicago for $24,000.

• Approved the purchase of software licenses and maintenance for document scanning in the Financial Aid Office from Perspective Software of Shawnee, Kan., for $24,942.

• Approved the purchase of a used modular classroom for the truck-driving program from ModSpace of Chicago for $22,000.

• Approved the purchase of 16 Hewlett-Packard notebook computers for the radiography program from Victorin Business Machines of Elmhurst for $18,864.

• Approved a contract with Burnidge Cassell and Associates of Elgin to provide design services for the Student Resource Center addition and library expansion.

• Approved acceptance of a variety of gifts for use in various instructional programs from area residents and businesses. To see the full list of gifts and donors, visit www.elgin.edu/boardoftrustees.

• Adopted the National Incident Management System concept of emergency planning and unified command as the basis of ECC's emergency response plan.

• Approved a resolution of appreciation for the following retiring in May, June or July: Art Andres, manager of receiving, records retention and mail operations; Don Bauman, grounds superintendent and former campus safety director; Wendy Breitmayer, director of work force transitions; Colin Cummings, campus safety officer; Thomas Des Enfants, police officer; Colleen Glaze, childcare group worker; Richard Green, automotive professor; Susan Spengler-Abell, assistant to vice president of teaching, learning and student development and James Martin, part-time math instructor for 40 years.

• Approved the following hires: Vicki Michelle Jacobs, radiography instructor; Norman Paul Madsen, executive director of institutional advancement/ECC Foundation; Vincent Pelletier, interim vice-president of teaching, learning and student development; Sharon Konny, vice-president of business and finance.

• Approved the reorganization of units within the college and salary adjustments for personnel assigned additional responsibilities.

• Selected BCA of Elgin as the architectural firm to design the library and Student Resource Center renovations.

For more information about board actions, visit www.elgin.edu/boardoftrustees and click on "current agenda."

The next meeting of the board will be June 10 in the Fox Valley University and Business Center. A closed session starts at 6 p.m., followed by a public session at 7 p.m. in Seigle Auditorium.