September 30, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Special Meeting

1. Roll Call
 

2. Audience to Patrons and Petitions
 

3. New Business
 

3.A. Payroll Related to Emergency Closure Due to Tropical Storm Imelda. Due to heavy rains and flooding conditions throughout the Gulf Coast Region, Brazosport College closed on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 and Friday, September 20, 2019.  This emergency closure prevented employees from working their normal, scheduled shifts on those days.   

Policy DEA (LOCAL) states that if “the Board chooses to pay employees during an emergency closure for which the workdays are not scheduled to be made up at a later date, then that authorization shall be by resolution or other Board action and shall reflect the purpose served by the expenditure.”  

The Vice President, Human Resources, recommends that the Board authorize that the College pay its full-time, part-time, and student employees who were scheduled to work during the emergency closure, unless any of those days are scheduled to be made up at a later date. Employees should not have to expend leave or go without pay due to the College’s decision to close due to the emergency.   

The President joins in this recommendation. It would be appropriate for the Board to approve that the College pay its full-time employees and part-time employees who were scheduled to work but could not due to the emergency closure that occurred on September 18, 2019 and September 20, 2019, unless any of that work time is scheduled to be made up.
 

3.B. Payroll Related to Potential Future Emergency Closures in FY20. Policy DEA (LOCAL) states that if “the Board chooses to pay employees during an emergency closure for which the workdays are not scheduled to be made up at a later date, then that authorization shall be by resolution or other Board action and shall reflect the purpose served by the expenditure.”     

The Vice President, Human Resources, recommends that the Board pre-authorize that the College pay its full-time, part-time, and student employees who were scheduled to work during any emergency closure in FY20 that is less than one week in duration, unless any of those days are scheduled to be made up at a later date. Employees should not have to expend leave or go without pay due to the College’s decision to close due to the emergency.    

The President joins in this recommendation. It would be appropriate for the Board to pre-approve that the College pay its full-time employees and part-time employees who were scheduled to work but could not due to any future emergency closure in FY20 that is less than one week in duration, unless any of that work time is scheduled to be made up.