ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Trustees Report: June 24, 2025
Bradenton, Fla. Jun. 24, 2025
The board heard presentations on:
- President’s Report – Tommy Gregory, J.D., president, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- Dual Enrollment/Early College Presentation – Heather Shehorn, dean, academic success and early college programs.
- Facilities Hurricane Recovery Efforts Update – Rebecca Ferda, director of business operations, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- FY 2025-26 Operating Budget – Julie Jakway, senior vice president of finance and administrative services, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Foundation Update – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Foundation 2023-24 Annual Audit and 990: Cassandra Holmes, vice president of advancement and executive director, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Foundation.
The board approved:
- Nonfinancial and financial consent agenda items.
- Miscellaneous Capital projects based on condition assessments, programmatic needs, and the college’s Capital Improvement Plan, including $600,000 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton Building 19 Collegiate School HVAC upgrade; $500,000 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton Building 26 roof replacement; $250,000 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Lakewood Ranch campus HVAC controls upgrade; and $200,000 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton Howard Theatre audio system replacement.
- A contract in the amount of $511,046 with Willis Smith Construction for Nursing auditorium renovations in building 29 at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.
- A three-year contract in the amount of $1,364,448 with Yellowstone Landscape for landscape maintenance at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.
- A contract with Belfor Property Restoration and BMS CAT, LLC to provide Disaster Recovery and Remediation Services.
- The 2025-26 college budget.
The next board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on September 30, 2025, at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.