Del Mar College

Del Mar College board accuses fellow regent of violating Texas Open Meetings Act

2017-12-13T15:10:21-06:00

Del Mar College regent Guy Watts violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by attempting to conduct college business through group emails, a letter to Watts signed by eight board members states. Regents formally distanced themselves from Watts via the letter during Tuesday's board meeting. Regents have approved four censures against him since March 2016, but this matter resulted in a different approach. Prior censures were largely based upon Watts’ violation of his ethical duties under board policies and board bylaws, At-large regent and board chair Trey McCampbell said. Watts' practice of emailing all board members at one time brings into question a potential violation of the Texas Open Meeting Act. [...]

Del Mar College board accuses fellow regent of violating Texas Open Meetings Act2017-12-13T15:10:21-06:00

Follow up on pricey public records request in Corpus Christi

2015-06-23T14:10:15-05:00

By Rick Spruill KRIS-TV Originally published June 23, 2015 CORPUS CHRISTI - This is a Six Investigates follow up on Del Mar College, where a man's fight for information about the college's finances is getting noticed by some powerful open-government advocates.Accountant Ed Bennett got sticker shock last year when Del Mar College asked him to pay almost 27-million dollars for an open records request. Bennett is digging in to whether the college wrote-off debts it could and should have collected and then misled the public about it. "I assume, based on the 26-point-7 million dollar quote that they're trying to get [...]

Follow up on pricey public records request in Corpus Christi2015-06-23T14:10:15-05:00

Del Mar College resolves public information problem

2014-10-01T14:14:43-05:00

By Dave Hendricks Corpus Christi Caller-Times Originally published Sept. 30, 2014 CORPUS CHRISTI - Del Mar College and accountant Ed Bennett, who's running for an at-large seat on the college's Board of Regents, publicly resolved a $26.7 million question on Tuesday afternoon. Concerned about bad debt write-offs at the taxpayer funded community college, Bennett had requested financial documents under the Texas Public Information Act. He requested 10 years worth of what accountants call "general ledger transactions" for seven accounts — and all documents related to them. Del Mar interpreted Bennett's request literally and provided him with a statement, which estimated the [...]

Del Mar College resolves public information problem2014-10-01T14:14:43-05:00

KRIS-TV reports on Del Mar College’s $26 million charge for public records

2014-09-25T19:13:27-05:00

Reporter Rick Spruill of KRIS-TV investigates the fallout over a $26 million fee quoted by Del Mar College to turn over public information. Open government experts wonder whether Del Mar is unlawful or just incompetent. View the story here: http://www.kristv.com/news/6-investigates-del-mar-college-public-information-fallout/

KRIS-TV reports on Del Mar College’s $26 million charge for public records2014-09-25T19:13:27-05:00

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