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Trustee Trey Mendez called the meeting to order and asked President Lily Tercero to present the item on the windstorm isurance.
Tercero told the board that the administration had "overlooked it" because "we are short in personnel and we only had two weeks to renew (and) not enough time to do Request For Proposals (RFP).
Obviously, Tercero is so used to doing as she wishes that she did not think that two weeks was that enough time to come to the board and at least inform them of the lapse and the need to do an emergency RFP.After all was said and done, she said, she followed the recommendation to renew with a vendor.
Trustee Ruben Herrera, in his first meeting on the board, then asked "Excuse me, Dr. Tercero. Who recommended?"
Tercero replied, "my staff."
"Who in your staff?," Herrera persisted.
"Mr. (Carlos) Pecero (TSC's Comptroller)," she said.
Herrera then made a motion to hire independent counsel to look into matter to see if there were civil or criminal statues violated.
Then the trustees made a motion that passed to stop that contract Tercero signed and look for coverage.
As was true in the cases of Cameron County and the Brownsville Independent School District where administrators took it upon themselves to extend the coverage, you can be sure that the Tercero's snafu made som insurance agent a lot of money without going through the RFP process.
Yet more of the same sloppy administration performance came to light when the update on the nursing program is presented.
Tercero was given a directive by the board to enter into a contract with Texas A&M to salvage the nursing program. The university said they had sent their deans ready to work and she did not have the time to meet with them. Nursing Director Celia De La Garza – unaware of the new arrangements – is left in the dark.
The board then quickly tackled the issue of budget workshops for the coming year.
And the Standing Committees that the board had told Tercero to form – and that she never did – were scheduled until Dr. Tony Zavaleta is sworn in next Monday.
The final item was the Headstart (the degree plan for adult cohorts in Childhood Development.) Herrera made a motion to have the administration accommodate these non-traditional students to finish their degree. Dr Marti Flores, TSC's V.P. of Instruction, supports Tercero's views and lists the obstacles and justifications to why these adult students cannot be admitted as cohorts on a part-time basis. Judging by the attitude of the board members, they were not buying it.
Then Dr Reynaldo Garcia loses it and starts screaming at Herrera telling him he cannot tell Tercero what to do.
"We, the board, only write policy, hire the president, and approve the budget," Garcia said.
Herrera then calls on board counsel Frank Perez to tell the board if it's illegal or inappropriate to direct the administration on which direction to follow.
Perez lucidly (and some say, eloquently), gave the board a lesson on their relationship vis-a-vis the administration.
"The board is in its right to steer policy to fit the mission of the board," Perez said.
Zavaleta, who sat in the front and was seen shaking his head in disbelief the majority of the time during the meeting, said at the end of the meeting within earshot of everyone there, that Tercero was in for a surprise when he got on board.
"Oh, (Tercero) is in for a surprise when I sit on the board. The people have spoken."
Zavaleta beat his opponent by more than70 to 30 percent margin of the vote. Herrera made history as the top vote getter of all time of candidates who have run for the board.
13 comments:
This blog backed Tercero back when you wanted it to separate from UT-B! What the fuck, Juan?
Tony Zavaleta hasn't even be sworn in yet and his is threatening Dr. Tercero. I am sure that in Tony's little mind, he should have her job and her pay. Tony Zavaleta just continues to manage by intimidation, threats and fear.
Anon at 2:19 pm
I will give Zavaleta the benefit of the doubt. Saying that she is for a surprise when he gets sworn in does not mean he is threatening or intimidating, maybe it means he will follow procedure and not business as usual. I support the separation of UTB-TSC and TSC needs to be a true Junior College like many other Junior Colleges in Texas. The old TSC was #1 in the whole state in its RN and LVN programs, now it is not, maybe Zavaleta can salvage something, maybe he cannot, but in a city of over 200,000 people where only less than 2,000 voted and HE won, he is right when he says the people have spoken but I also hope he can read what the people want from him for TSC and not what HE wants TSC to give him.
Out with the old. In with the new.
Dr. Z IS BUT ONE OF SEVEN TRUSTEES. I HOPE THAT HE WORKS WITH THE MAJORITY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF TSC AND THE COMMUNITY.
RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THE COLLEGE IS IN NEED OF A NEW PRESIDENT.
Heard Jim Barton's son, AKA Diego Lee Rot, say Jim sees himself as the best blogger in Brownsville. What sayeth you, Juan?
"Heard Jim Barton's son, AKA Diego Lee Rot, say Jim sees himself as the best blogger in Brownsville. What sayeth you, Juan?"
Your obsession with Barton shows weakness Duardo. Get your own life. Go to a soup kitchen. Thumb down a ride. Find another fat nurse to take you in. There has to be more to life than making several comments about Barton on every El Rrun Rrun story!
Jim, you're his punching bag. He will torment you til you die. Not an obsession; a mission.
He wants tenure.
The fireworks will continue with Zavaleta on the board. TSC is going down the wrong road with Tercero at the helm. Marti Flores is her acolyte and a certified snake as well. Neither of these women can be trusted to act in the best interest of the new born TSC.
"Jim, you're his punching bag. He will torment you til you die. Not an obsession; a mission."
Why not? You're unemployed, unfulfilled and can type. Internet troll is not the desired career path for most, but, since no one will hire you as a writer, you have few options. Have you ever considered being a Walmart greeter?
Actually, I'm retired and living large. Riding a state of grace, you might say. Ask Mchale about my finances. Go ahead. Make yourself feel worse, Barton. Ha ha ha
The board, Mr Herrera please look into your Police Academy and how they are taking $3,000 dollars enrollment fees from students, if they don't keep a above 80% average in week 2, 3, 4, etc, they are pushed to the curb for no refund. They are not allowed to continue course and learn what they paid the 3,000 for. No refund they tell them, try next round for another 3000 grand. One test can bring your score below 80%, and you are done. If that is correct in your eyes fine, but in the eyes of these community and parents of this young men and women, it's plain and simple stealing. If they are not going to receive what they paid for then refund the tuition money, give them a chance to get what they paid for. The nursing program had something like this in place BUT, they would allow the person to finish up to where they had PAID for then they placed on probation for dropping average below the required %.
In the case of the police academy they charge the whole entire amount, and some students with a 79% 78% are kicked out with a hand in front and one in back, no education or training and no money. How can the board know about this and allow this. This individuals pay with credit cards, or work to raise the $3,000 only to lose it for nothing.
Please look into this matter board members and especially Mr Herrera, and Mr Zavaleta, these are our kids that are losing. Previous board was advised about this matter and it was swept under the carpet, we voted for a change and for support, please look into matter.
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