Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief The following information was taken from the Board of Trustees meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Each quotation is written as it was said in the meeting. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Board of Trustees met for their monthly meeting to discuss various items. Out of the Board of Trustee members, only… Continue reading Board of Trustees hold their meeting for October
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief There is an important part in discussing a school’s yearly budget that most may not know about, and it is called the mill levy. In their past few meetings, the Board of Trustees has been discussing the budget of the 2020-2021 school year. The meetings about the budget also includes the discussion… Continue reading Board of Trustees pass mill levy setting it at 16.681 mills
Annette Berntsen Butler Lantern The following information was taken from the Board of Trustees meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Each quotation is written as it was said during the meeting. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Board of Trustees met to vote on the 2020-21 mill levy budget and discuss the possibility of implementing new… Continue reading Board of Trustees discuss budget, new programs in September meeting
Amanda Smith Managing Editor Every four years, the Board of Trustees is up for election. This year, voting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and is open to any registered voter. Voters are able to vote for their own district and the At Large position. Early voting can be done at the Butler County… Continue reading Board of Trustees faces new election year
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff Butler Community College’s Andover project has reached a standstill as it is allowed to begin construction on the 5000 building but has not received permission to build its planned facilities and management building. Butler’s Board of Trustees filed for declaratory action against the City of Andover in May earlier this year,… Continue reading Andover project stalls amid legal hoops
Caelin Bragg Butler Lantern The Butler Community College Board of Trustees have issued a lawsuit against the City of Andover because of the city’s demands for payment of infrastructure improvements at the 5000 building before the college is allowed to expand its campus. The petition from Butler, filed on Thursday, May 16 by Ray Connell, of the El Dorado law… Continue reading Trustees sue Andover following expansion headaches
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager House Bill 2144, titled “The Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 27 after heavy amending and is now in the Kansas Senate. All sections of the bill related to the budgeting and spending authority of a community college and… Continue reading Transparency bill gutted as it heads to Senate
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Kansas’s 77th District Representative Kristey Williams has introduced a bill to the state legislature, which pushes for community colleges to offer greater transparency. House bill (HB) 2144, titled the “Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” seeks to reform how Board of Trustees fund their community colleges by requiring more involvement… Continue reading New bill seeks transparency for students, taxpayers
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The Andover City Council overrode Mayor Ben Lawrence’s veto of Butler’s special use permit (SUP) to allow the college to relocate its space in the 6000 building to the area directly west of its 5000 building at their last meeting. The overruling came shortly after Butler’s Board of Trustees… Continue reading Board opts for plan B as City Council approves plan A
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler Community College’s (BCC) Board of Trustees approved the college’s legal budget for the 2018-2019 school year at their latest board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The total legal budget for the new school year is nearly $81 million, nearly a $6 million increase over the last school year’s… Continue reading Board of Trustees increase budget for school year
