The KC Board of Trustees Monday night approved the charter and formation of a new student club, the Industrial and Construction Trades Club. The new club looks to introduce members to an industrial work setting and show what it takes to complete tasks and assignments as a team in the skilled trades setting. Director of Student Retention and Support Services Steven Foutch says the club is designed to help mold future trade leaders and supervisors.
The board also approved several purchases:
- Approved a bid to purchase a hydraulic computerized numerical control (CNC) press brake from JPW Industres, Inc of Lavergne, Tennessee in the amount of $88,679. The equipment will be used to train students in the Industrial Technology, Welding and HVAC programs on similar equipment used by local industries. Funds for the purchase come from the college’s Workforce Equity Investment (WEI) grant.
- Approved a bid from Industrial Mechanical Contractors of Centralia in the amount of $143,000 to replace the sanitary sewer lines in the Administration (AD), Science and Technology (ST), Health and Business (HB) and Library buildings (L). The current sanitary sewer lines have deteriorated to a point where they occasionally leak and have to be repaired. Funds for the project come from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
- Authorized the purchase of a used half-ton truck at a price not to exceed $40,000 with the purchase to be ratified at a subsequent board meeting. The truck will replace two aging vehicles used by campus operations.
In personel action Monday evening the board:
- Accepted the resignation of Kendall Kaskie as Retention and Online Student Success Coordinator.
- Approved the employment of Michael Fuqua of Centralia as the college’s full time Food Service Manager.
- Approved the restricting of one part-time (30 hour) Child Care Teacher position to a full-time Infant Room Teacher postion at the Children’s Learning Center.
- Approved increasing the Regional Support Specialist position for the college’s education centers from 30-hours to 40 hours.
