NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO IOWA LAKES BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
Iowa Lakes Community College has a new
member of the Board of Trustees following a
meeting in Spencer Tuesday afternoon.
Pat Kibbie, Emmetsburg, was appointed to the
position of Trustee for District 6 by the
Trustees. Following the appointment, Kibbie
was given the oath of office by Clark
Marshall, Secretary to the Board. Kibbie
will complete the term of John Hand, who
retired last month from the board. Kibbie
will serve through September, at which time
he will need to be officially elected to the
position.
In other business, the college has
officially approved salary increases for the
2008-2009 college year.
The total package for the raises is set at 5
percent for faculty with 2.98 percent
dedicated to salary and 2.02 percent
dedicated to benefits. The supplemental
money received last year from the
legislature will be included for the
purposes of calculating next year’s salary.
The faculty will also receive a $500 salary
increase. Staff members will receive a 5.25
percent total package increase, with just
shy of 3.25 percent devoted to salary and
the remainder going to benefits.
Administrators who are cabinet members will
receive a 5 percent total package increase.
With increasing health insurance costs,
deductibles will be increased for both
individuals and families.
The Iowa Lakes Report featured the Small
Business Development Center. Kelly McCarty,
director of the Northwest Iowa Small
Business Development Center based at the
Spencer campus of Iowa Lakes, gave a brief
history of the SBDC and its current status,
especially now with the disasters in Eastern
Iowa and how the SBDC is working to assist
businesses in the state deal with the
disruption of their services. McCarty is
part of the Iowa Small Business Development
Centers, an outreach unit of Iowa State
University’s College of Business. The Iowa
SBDC partners with the State of Iowa’s Board
of Regents institutions and nine community
colleges.
Two years ago, McCarty was named the 2006
Iowa “State Star” by the national
Association of Small Business Development
Centers (ASBDC). He is responsible for
providing services to 10 northwest Iowa
counties.
The Trustees also approved a change order to
the new wrestling facility at the
Estherville campus. It involved increasing
the depth of the concrete floor, lowering
the building height and increasing the roof
pitch along with other small changes
amounting to a reduction in the cost of the
facility by more than $20,000. Dirt is
currently being moved and concrete was
poured for the footings, according to
Delaine Hiney, Executive Director of
Facilities Management.
While speaking with the Trustees, Hiney also
covered the Iowa Smokefree Air Act which
included some re-wording in the Board
Policy. Since 1994, Iowa Lakes has been
tobacco free in facilities and vehicles.
The policy has been expanded to cover
grounds and parking lots. The first reading
will be approved along with the second
reading of the policy change at the July
meeting of the Trustees. College staff
members are currently placing appropriate
signage at all property and door entrances.
The college has new legal counsel, following
the death of Harold White. Scot
Bauermeister of the Fitzgibbons Law Firm was
appointed by the Trustees.
The Trustees approved the Board Election
Transition Plan and the proposed resolution
for sale of Industrial New Jobs Training
Certificates for five area companies.
Also during the meeting, tuition for the
ICCOC (eCollege) courses was passed; the
mileage reimbursement rate was increased;
and several reports were given by the
Trustees.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is
scheduled for Tuesday, July 15 at 4:00 p.m.
at the Emmetsburg campus.
