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Howard Community College faculty and staff urge delegation to back HOCO 1-25 for transparency, board training and restored anonymous staff survey
Summary
More than a dozen Howard Community College faculty, staff and union representatives testified that HOCO 1-25 and its amendments are needed to restore transparency, require trustee training, restore an anonymous employee survey and ensure routine public comment at board meetings.
Dozens of Howard Community College faculty, staff and union representatives asked the Howard County delegation to support HOCO 1-25 and its amendments to increase transparency and accountability at the college, restore anonymous employee feedback, require periodic trustee training and ensure regular public comment at board meetings.
"Faculty voices, along with those of students and staff, are largely absent from these discussions," said Mari Weprecht, an associate professor at Howard Community College, asking that the board adopt a public comment process similar to other local public bodies.
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