COFFEYVILLE — Three area men put their hat in the ring for a vacant Coffeyville Community College trustee position left vacant upon the recent resignation of trustee Ron Allison.
At Monday’s monthly CCC trustee meeting, trustees heard brief thoughts from patrons Richard Robison and Max Williams, both of Coffeyville, and Dickie Rolls of Caney — all of whom have officially declared interest in filling the vacant trustee position.

Trustees made no decision on a replacement at Monday’s meeting. Trustee chairman Becky Medley said trustees will spend the next month mulling over the information and thoughts from the three candidates and make a decision at the Sept. 20 meeting.
Robison is no stranger to CCC, having retired at the end of the 2009-10 school year after teaching the CCC welding program for eight years. Prior to CCC, Robison served as a journeyman pipefitter for 30 years.
Robison said he felt he could bring a positive influence to the CCC board while also serving as a strong, independent voice.
“I am a bit unqiue because I don’t have a dog in this fight,” said Robison. “Anyone who has known me knows that I’m nobody’s ‘yes’ person. If I think I’m right, I won’t back up to anyone.”
Williams also is a lifelong Coffeyville resident and has previously served on the USD 445 Board of Education and currently serves as chairman of the Coffeyville Planning Commission and as a member of the Coffeyville Regional Medical Center Foundation.
Williams, a retired plant manager from John Deere, said he looked forward to serving on the governing body after having been defeated by as few as 30 votes in the 2009 trustee elections.
“I came in short of serving on this board, but I feel I have the backing of the community,” said Williams.
Rolls is a former CCC trustee, having served for three terms on the governing body. Rolls now serves as Coffeyville Community College Foundation director and is a volunteer coach for the CCC football team. Rolls also owns a pair of convenience stores in Caney as well as interests in several oil and gas leases in the region.
Rolls said told the board that he had the qualifications to serve as the trustee and return to the board with veteran experience.
“If it fits and it is legal, then I’m eager and ready to serve CCC,” he said.
Trustee chairman Becky Medley said there was some legal concerns about Rolls’ status as a volunteer football coach and CCC foundation director while also seeking the title as CCC trustee. Medley said the issue had been reviewed by college attorney Doug Ott, who found no conflict with Rolls serving in those roles simultaneously. She said she wished to have the matter reviewed again before the trustees make a decision in September.
“I want it to be right and want it to look right,” she said of the legal status of Rolls serving as a trustee, a volunteer coach and the director of the college foundation.
In other business transacted at Monday’s trustee meeting, trustees:
• formally adopted the college’s 2010-11 budget, which calls for a slight decrease in the college levy. The college’s tax rate will drop from 39.199 mills in the 2009-10 budget year to 37.148 mills in the 2010-11 budget year.
Total expenditures will increase slightly — from $18.1 million to $18.4 million. However, the college’s general fund, which is the fund in which most programs and salaries are funded, will see a slight drop of about $143,000 — from $11,070,273 to $10,927,423.
Trustees also built their 2010-11 budget to set aside about 50 percent of the property taxes paid by Coffeyville Resources for its nitrogen fertilizer plant. Coffeyville Resources continues to pay the property taxes on its fertilizer plant but is appealing its tax assessment to the Kansas Court of Tax Appeals. A settlement on the company’s tax protest has not been rendered. However, should the court favor Coffeyville Resources, then CCC will be required to issue a rebate to Coffeyville Resources for the determined amount of property taxes.
About $2 million of the college’s tax revenue from Coffeyville Resources will be set aside per year in anticipation of a possible tax rebate once the court renders its decision. Should the court favor CCC and the other taxing entities in the tax dispute, then the money would be used to lower the property tax levy in the following budget year.
• purchased a lathe machine at a cost of $49,610 from Eichman Sales Associates for the CCC precision machining program. Money for the purchase comes from a federal grant.
• approved the purchase of athletic insurance from Aetna in the amount of $126,000 for a base policy. The board also agreed to purchase a catastrophic plan for athletic insurance from Guarantee Trust at a cost of $7,312.
• welcomed four new instructors to Coffeyville Community College for the 2010-11 school year. They include Chris Smith, welding instructor; Shelby Eytcheson, math instructor; Trae Simmons, livestock judging coach; and Shawn Cunningham, sociology instructor.
• heard a report from Dr. Don Woodburn, CCC president, regarding anticipated increases in state revenue as a result of changes to the way technical schools are financed by the State of Kansas.

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