Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Brannan, Canady,
Laverty, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Absent: Pelleran
Trustee Proctor was present
telephonically.
pledge of allegiance
Trustee Brannan led the pledge of allegiance.
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
There were no additions or deletions to the
agenda.
Limited Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items
Nino Rodriguez - Thank you, Mr. President. My name is Nino
Rodriguez and I live in Lansing, 2515 Dunbar. And it is a great
pleasure that I am here in front of the board today and the
community to present a new magazine in Lansing, it's called
Adelante, meaning forward. And I have a few copies here.
This is a free magazine. We made 7,000 copies. This magazine is
a multicultural magazine dedicated to the health, education, and
welfare of Lansing citizens. Lansing Community College, a
leader, in this community, is also a partner of this magazine.
If you go to page 2, you will find the LUCERO Program. A program
that is successful here at Lansing Community College for the
past few years and is dedicated to help students. And also you
have all your names there and the name of the President because
this is our responsibility to inform the community about the
leaders in education that you are all. If you go to page 18, no
28, you have there Advising, Application, Assessment, Aid: Start
College with All A's. In Spanish -
Asistencia, Aplicaci, Evaluaci: Comenzar el Colegio con Buenas
Notas. That is also an article created by the (inaudible)
for the Lansing Community College. It's the first number. We
made 7,000 copies. It's free to the community and the
distribution is going to go the schools, to the community, to
all of them to be sure that we do what they tell us here on this
beautiful front page and say, "Heroes of Change". This magazine
has a goal in mind to change our
community for the best. And I think we can do it together and
this magazine is just part of what we all can do for Lansing.
Board members and President Cunningham, thank you for your time
and hope that your support for this magazine is forever.
Radecka Appiah-Padi - My name is Radecka Appiah-Padi,
Administrator in the BMIT Division. Since October 2005 final
approval for my appointment as the Director of Instruction of
the BMIT Division has been on the Board's agenda and has been
tabled twice. I see it again on today's agenda. I have waited
for almost three months to hear the Board's decision concerning
my appointment. I have not heard anything and I have not had the
delay explained. In the past few months I've had to walk about
doing my work on this college campus with a cloud of doubt
hanging over my head. I've had to contend with false sympathies
and sneers of people who have put various (inaudible) on what is
happening. Ladies and gentlemen of the Board, by your silence
you have given permission for rumors to thrive some damaging to
my reputation. As William Shakespeare would put it, "who steals
my purse, steals trash but he that (inaudible) from me my good
name robs me of that which not enriches him, but makes me poor
indeed." If it were about any other property of mine, I wouldn't
be so concerned. But this action impacts my reputation. My
reputation cannot be purchased in a store. The emotional stress
I've been subjected to in the past few months is not what I
expected when I took up the challenge to compete for this
position. A position that was opened for a national search
twice. Right now I feel abused and misused. This is a situation
I would not wish for anyone. I have maintained a keen sense of
professionalism and done my job to the best of my ability since
I've been at Lansing Community College. In applying for this
position I prepared diligently for the competition and when the
chips fell, two duly constituted committees of this college
judged me the best and most suitable candidate. The Human
Resources Department of our college supervised the process,
monitored and (inaudible) every step. HR later called me and
offered the position based on Board recommendations. I was told
that all that was left was the approval of the Board. This Board
has approved positions promptly in the past. These positions
have been filled by the same process by which my position is
being filled. If the system was o.k. to appoint other LCC
employees, I wonder why it's taking too long in this case. It
appears the rules have changed. Members of the Board, I applied
for this position because I believed I have the qualifications
and the experience to do the job. Again, two duly constituted
committees of the College agreed with that view. I believe it's
up to you now to apply your authority fairly. I ask for no
special favor of you today. All I ask for is that the same yard
stick that is used to measure other LCC employees be used to
measure me too. Thank you.
Dr. Stanley Chase - Good evening
members of the Board of Trustees. I am Dr. Stanley Chase and a
representative of the Lansing Community College Chapter of the
National Council on Black American Affairs. That's an affiliate
chapter of the American Association of Community Colleges. We, the
Lansing Community College Chapter of the National Council on Black
American Affairs applaud the Board of Trustees and the College's
administration for having proactive strategies for dealing with
crisis situations. However, Webster's New World Dictionary defines a
crisis as "a turning point in the course of anything a decisive or
crucial time." This is the focus of this letter and its impact on
key internal audiences including students, faculty, staff, and
administration. The definition better fits the crisis situation that
has been created recently at Lansing Community College due to the
decisions made by the Board of Trustees over the past several
months. Various leadership experts coin this type of crisis as the
quiet crisis. That is sometimes associated with conflict ridden
political issues and disputed hiring and firing practices. These
situations also call for careful strategy when it comes to
communication with key audiences. We strongly believe that during a
very crucial time beginning fall 2005 when our financial aid system
was unsuccessful in processing student loans, the Board of Trustees
passed a motion which encouraged college personnel to forward any
information that was either related or non-related to the financial
aid system problem to a non-college email address. This motion
ensured the privacy of individuals who responded to the request. We
believe that the spirit of this appeal by the Board of Trustees was
initially to gather useful information from the college-wide
community to assist in the successful implementation of the Oracle
financial aid system. What we perceived occurred, however, was with
the seemingly innocent request is that one respondent took advantage
of this email system to voice their frustrations, personal anger,
and malicious intent toward some of our college colleagues and
college-wide decisions and systems. Instead of creating proactive
strategies to handle this situation as had been done in the past,
what ended up occurring was that this sole body attempted and
through their actions defeated that purpose. Executive leadership or
to the college-wide community regarding these decisions these people
used this mechanism for personal attacks. We believe that incomplete
information may have been used to form improper conclusions and/or
information may have been reviewed without context perspective.
Thus, leaving room for us to infer that the Board of Trustees has
joined in with these respondents for personal elevation and power
which has resulted in stripping the College leadership of their
authority and undermining their credibility. This lack of openness
has seriously affected the daily operations of the College.
Furthermore, the Board of Trustees' actions have resulted in the
rumor mill being more explosive. Negative rumors are growing,
worsening the College's position and damaging employee morale which
potentially may undermine private support, political support, and
student and faculty recruiting. The best solution to the rumor mill
is a swift, effective communication campaign by the Board of
Trustees to "set the record straight." Specifically, as this body,
the Lansing Chapter of the National Council on Black American
Affairs, we are requesting the Board of Trustees to do the
following: Restore the Office of the President's power and
authority. Act swiftly to confirm the recommended candidate for the
BMIT Division Instructional Director's position to ensure the
continued operations of the instructional functions for staff and
students. Disclose to any employee of the college community
information that was submitted through the non-college email system
or by any other medium regarding them as an individual. This will
allow the employee clarity and the opportunity to contribute
additional information to promote a healthy dialog with appropriate
parties. Discontinue the use of the clandestine email process for
obtaining information regarding college business. Meet with the
Executive Leadership to review reasons for the Board of Trustees'
new governing structure and reasons for the change. In collaboration
with the Executive Leadership Team, we recommend that you host a
minimum of five college-wide forums which would be open to all
employees to answer questions about the Board of Trustees recent
decisions and how these decisions affect their jobs. Champion the
College's commitment to diversity and quality by initiating through
the Human Resources consultant a twelve-month action plan in
consultation with the African-American employees on campus to
address specific concerns regarding the hiring and sustaining
process of all minority employees. Champion the financial support of
executive/management coaching for new minority administrators at the
College to ensure that they have a successful transition to their
respective positions. Support a line item in the 2006-07 budget to
establish an Office of Minority Affairs that would be responsible
for promoting the well-being of minority students and staff.
Beginning with the Board of Trustees' February 20, 2006 meeting,
provide time on the agenda each month where a status report is given
regarding these requests. Continue these status reports as part of
the official Board of Trustees meetings until all referenced issues
are resolved. We are pleased to have this opportunity to share our
concerns regarding these sensitive issues and expect that the issues
and recommendations will be reviewed within the next 30 days for the
purpose of restoring a collegial environment for all employees and
students at Lansing Community College. Before I close I would like
to say and bring to your remembrance the Psalm 133 it says, "behold
how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity." Respectfully, Lansing Community College Chapter of the
National Council on Black American Affairs.
Chairperson Laverty requested
that Dr. Chase provide the Board a copy of the letter.
James Gill - Good evening to the
Board. Good evening everybody. My name is James Gill. I'm the
president of the Lansing branch NAACP.The reason I'm here tonight is
because of the hiring process. I sent to Lansing Community College
on Friday, January 6 a Freedom of Information Act Request. Recently
my office received information from I think it's Collins, Foster and
Swift law firm that they needed additional 10 days to fulfill that
request which I have no problems with. The problem I have is on
Saturday the President called me and we were talking about
information that I sent to the Board, to the College in reference of
the Freedom of Information Act. My question is
President Cunningham - I have
not called you.
James Gill - No, the President
of the Trustees, Chris Laverty. O.k. I wanted to know-I sent that
request to Rich Howard and I don't know how does the Board decide
who fills those Freedom of Information requests or does Rich Howard
decide who fills those Freedom of Information requests. I contacted
the National office of the NAACP out in Washington, also, our state
conference in Detroit, Michigan. I asked the state conference
president to also send a Freedom of Information request to the
College to Chris Howard. My understanding is Chris Howard didn't
receive that information. I faxed it myself at 483-1854. The same
number I sent the first Freedom of Information request Act to. So, I
have additional copies of the second request. I have also the first
request, but I cc'd on that request because of the hiring process, I
cc'd our national board president, Bruce Gordon. Our chief operating
officer, Nelson B. Rivers, III. Our national board member, Nate
Gooden, out of Detroit, Michigan. Shirley Preade-Miles, our regional
director for this region. Myself of course. So, I'd like to know
when that information is coming and who gets these requests. Also, I
received information from an employee here who-this is based on
discrimination, that's why we get involved-this person was offered a
job, an African-American person, and she accepted the job and then
it had to go in front of the Board for final approval. That's just a
formality from what my understanding is. I want to know why were
there white employees hired after that date. My understanding
there's been white employees hired after that date after the Board
has changed their process. I would also like to know that. So, I
don't know if I give the Freedom of Information request to you guys
or do I send it to Rich Howard? I guess I would send it to Rich
Howard where I sent my first request. Is that correct?
Chairperson Laverty - I received
a copy from Rich Howard.
James Gill - Does the Board get
this Freedom-does the Board decide whether or not you send out a
Freedom of Information Request or does Chris Howard decide that?
Chairperson Laverty - It's Rich
Howard. I'm Chris Laverty. Rich Howard sent me the initial FOIA
request.
James Gill - Is that the
process?
Chairperson Laverty - Rich-
Ordinarily the process is that it would go to our FOIA coordinator
who is General Counsel Tim Zeller.
President Cunningham - Mr.
Zeller, do you want to respond to how we usually respond to or reply
to FOIA requests, please?
Tim Zeller - Yes, a normal
request would go to the FOIA Coordinator (inaudible) The Board chose
to have the external legal counsel handle the request.
James Gill - O.k. I don't know
if Chris or Rich received this one.
Rich Howard - I'm not aware of
it.
James Gill - Freedom of
Information Request from our state office. Can I hand it to you?
Trustee Smith - I'd like to know
the delay in fulfilling this request. Is it simply because it did
not get into the right hands or simply because we were having
trouble gathering what is needed. What was the reason for the delay?
Chairperson Laverty - Under the
law we can request an extra 10 business days, I believe it is.
Trustee Smith - And so we've
asked?
Chairperson Laverty - I believe
that's customary and the College also does that in order to give
enough time to make sure they've got everything.
Tim Zeller - Unless it's a very
simple request we almost always ask for the 10 day extension to make
sure the?
Trustee Smith - Thank you for
making it clear.
Joseph Warren - My name is
Joseph Warren, Department of Humanities and I'm on the faculty MAHE
bargaining team. Just to let the Board know that we are in the final
stages of preparing a very detailed costed out proposal for all
bargaining unit members, which will be given to the administrative
team shortly. In line with that I have a request. At the last Board
meeting the Board agreed to withhold any increases for senior
administrative positions. And as an individual I concur with that
and wish the Board would keep extending that until all employee
contracts are settled. It's very unseemly to have senior
administrators paid while the rest of the college is still
negotiating contracts. That should be the last thing done. So, with
that request we will be offering the team this very detailed, costed
out proposal within the next two days.
Damrique Thompson-Simmons - Good
evening. I am Damrique Thompson-Simmons and before I begin I would
like to ask all members of the Student Leadership Academy to please
stand. In light of recent events involving President Cunningham and
the Board of Trustees at Lansing Community College we are here to
represent the Student Leadership Academy and many of the students at
Lansing Community College by sharing the following words of
expression: 'C' Care 'O' Objective 'M' Magnificent 'P' Passionate
'E' Effective 'T' Tolerant 'E' Extraordinary 'N' (inaudible) 'T'
Tried and True. What does this spell? Competent. Paula D.
Cunningham, competent and she gets our vote of confidence. Yeah
President Cunningham! On behalf of the Student Leadership Academy I
would like to present this certificate of outstanding leadership
role model award to President Cunningham. Thank you.
Sally Pierce - Hello, I'm Sally
Pierce, President of MAHE and I was attempting to stay away from the
mic tonight, but I have to correct something Professor Warren said.
We expect our proposal to be together shortly. I do not think it
will be together within two days. I do think it will be together by
the next session that we're scheduled to meet with management. We
thought it was going to be ready today. We found a problem. We're
working to correct that problem and we expect to have a completely
cost out proposal for faculty, we're hoping by Tuesday next week
when we're scheduled to negotiate.
CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD MEMBER
REPORTS
Chairperson Laverty
SunGard Collegis Report
Chairperson Laverty reported
that he is working with the company and with the attorneys to make
this report public as soon as possible. The Board had a special
meeting last week where they went into closed session and received a
legal opinion and additional information about the College's system.
The intent is to make the report public as soon as possible and as
early as the end of this month.
Trustee Canady
asked that the record reflect his
opposition to disclosing the report at this time because the
investigation is ongoing. He was also concerned about the potential
bias in the report.
Trustee Smith felt that the
Board should disclose the report and we need to try to be open as we
can. This is an open process and it's important that everyone
understands where we are within the process and that there's no
impropriety seen at all.
Trustee Rasmusson stated that he
has heard that there are no bargaining strategies or anything
embarrassing to employees in the report.
Chairperson Laverty stated that
the community expects to hear what's in the report as soon as
possible and the Board will have a special meeting and a public
presentation on the report.
Information and Announcements
Chairperson Laverty attended the
following events:
- University Center Press
Conference on December 15, 2005.
- The Greater Lansing Area
Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission Luncheon on January
16. Trustees Pelleran and Smith also attended.
The Board of Trustees received
an invitation to attend the Mid-Michigan Construction Alliance
reception for Mayor Virg Bernero on January 18, 2006 at the Radisson
Hotel. They also received an invitation for a reception honoring Mr.
Tony Benavides for his 25 years of public service on January 24,
2006 at the Lansing Center.
Board Members
Trustee Rasmusson - Audit
Committee
Trustee Rasmusson presented a
work plan for Ms. Jan Lazar (it is on file with the official Board
materials.) Ms. Lazar will be reviewing the accounting records,
purchasing and finance policies and develop a proposed new bylaws on
budget and finance to be in compliance with the State act.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee
Rasmusson and supported by Trustee Canady that the attached plan of
the Mercer Group and Jan Lazar is approved, payment for up to two
hundred hours is approved and the Chair is authorized to approve
adjustments in deadline, mission, up to one hundred hours additional
work and operational details. The Business Office is directed to
issue a purchasing order and pay invoices subscribed by the Chair
noting approval thereof.
Trustee Smith stated it seems it
is a realistic program. She made contact with several individuals in
the community regarding Ms. Lazar's work with other organizations in
the community. Trustee Smith believes she is a good selection for
this project.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Motion carried
Trustee Rasmusson stated that he
mentioned to Vice President Rich Howard for the Audit Committee to
meet with the Risk Manager for the College. This meeting is routine
and the meeting will be posted.
President's REPORT
Informational Items
President Cunningham thanked the
Student Leadership Academy for this unexpected award. This is one
award she will make sure to display in her office.
College Spotlight - Strategic
Enrollment Management
President Cunningham introduced
Ms. Jean Morciglio to provide an update on strategic enrollment
management. A year ago she asked Ms. Morciglio to review all of the
systems at the College in terms of how we enroll students and how it
all relates to their success and the College's mission. This is a
very involved process.
Ms. Jean Morciglio provided a
PowerPoint presentation on the strategic enrollment management
initiative. (The presentation is on file with the official Board
materials.)
There was a brief question and
answer period after the presentation.
University Center
Vice President Rich Howard and
Mr. Chris Strugar-Fritsch, Director of Facilities provided a
PowerPoint presentation on the University Center (it is on file with
the official Board materials.)
There was a brief question and
answer period after the presentation.
Financial Aid Update
Dean Judith Cardenas provided an
update on Financial Aid. She reported that all loan processing has
been completed up to date. Phone wait time has decreased to a minute
and a half. Staff in ISCD and Financial Aid have been fabulous and
working around the clock to resolve issues as they arise. They are
still on target for the January 24th
loan processing disbursement date. They were on target with the $300
voucher disbursement date for students who were in need of funds to
purchase their books. Issues related to fall 2005 and mistakes
related to students having been mislabeled for their academic
progress are still being worked on.
Trustee Rasmusson stated that
there were complaints that students were unable to print their
schedules and that the system was slow. He asked if there was a plan
in place to correct everything that was a problem before.
Dean Cardenas responded that
many students encountered the system being slow today because it was
the first day of classes. Many were hitting the system at the exact
same time. The issues Trustee Rasmusson mentioned were not related
to financial aid.
Trustee Smith asked if we were
able to rectify the students' situation that were were negatively
affected in the fall and what was their experience this semester.
She also asked if Dean Cardenas was aware of the experiences new
students had this semester.
Dean Cardenas responded that
last semester students that applied for loans were negatively
impacted. This semester the loan processing is up to date. In
regards to their experience, some students are very foreign to the
financial aid process and this has become a learning experience.
Many times there are missed steps between the student and the
federal government and not necessarily between the student and the
College. In many cases there are many parties involved such as
scholarship donors, the College or the federal government therefore,
sometimes the student doesn't differentiate where the communication
comes from. We've learned to deal with them differently, respond
differently, and ask more questions upfront so the student doesn't
feel they are getting the run around. There is much more to learn,
more changes to make, but huge strides have been made regarding the
phone queue wait time. Additional staff training in dealing with
student issues and financial aid issues will take place and staff
will be encouraging students to apply for aid earlier.
Trustee Smith commended the
staff for diligently working toward rectifying the situation.
Trustee Brannan asked for an
update with the federal compliance issues.
President Cunningham responded
that staff will provide a complete report within the next week. She
stated that focus has been on the students that did not receive
financial aid, but more than 8,000 students did receive aid. The
College has made major technology conversions and the financial aid
office is short staffed, so when there is a standard of excellence
that is not being reached, no one is happy in particularly those
that serve students. President Cunningham stated that the students
that were negatively impacted last semester were invited to register
early, she has communicated and met with them however, when you are
a leader in technology things happen with technology. That is not
what distinguishes us, but how we respond to these challenges is
what distinguishes the College. She thanked everyone for the manner
they responded to these challenges. Telephones and students not
getting served had nothing to do with software. The entire system
has been reviewed and improved because everyone was willing to take
the extra time, effort and energy to make that happen. President
Cunningham applauded everyone in ISCD and in Financial Aid for their
hard work and that is what distinguishes Lansing Community College.
Academic Quality Improvement
Program
Vice President Barbara Larson
and Dean Judith Cardenas provided a PowerPoint presentation on the
Academic Quality Improvement Program (the presentation is on file
with the official Board materials.)
There was a question and answer
period after the presentation.
Prima Civitas
President Cunningham stated that
Prima Civitas in an initiative being championed by Mr. David
Hollister to help spur the economic growth of the entire region.
Michigan State University and the City of Lansing are involved with
this initiative. She asked if the Board would like the College to be
involved and to what degree. President Cunningham explained that if
the College were to be involved it would be at the table with the
regional development of Prima Civitas which includes post petroleum,
alternative energy, promotion of business and industry training at
the West Campus and to some degree nanotechnology. The Board
received a proposal about Prima Civitas in the Board packet. Mr.
Hollister is willing to meet with the Board during dinner next month
if the Board desires more information.
There was a brief discussion
about this issue and the Board agreed to meet with Mr. Hollister.
Legislative Update
Vice President Borger reported
that there are three legislative issues that are important to the
College and the community. The first is House Bill 5400 which
involves community college reorganization. If passed this
legislation would substantially improve the State of Michigan's
economic development by increasing access to community colleges.
This bill has been referred to Committee on Higher Education and
Career Preparation. It is anticipated that a hearing will be held in
early February and the Michigan Community College Association is
taking the lead in collecting testimony. This bill has bi-partisan
support, which is a good sign for potential passage. The second bill
is Senate Bill 246 and House Bill 4582 more commonly know as the
K-16 initiative which is a movement to bring parity in funding and
increase funding for public education. While this is a very
progressive model, its chances for passing the Michigan Legislature
are very slim because both bills only have democratic sponsorship.
There is a movement from the public sector to secure enough
signatures to place this on the November ballot and this process is
progressing. Finally, there is an effort to secure specific language
to revert title language for the Carnegie Library and hopefully will
be resolved by the end of January. At the federal level, the
significant appropriation bills from the Department of Labor, Health
and Community Services however, these bills are currently stuck in
the Senate and there is no hope for passage.
Course Fees
Vice President Howard presented
the course fees to the Board, which were included in the Board
packet. They will be presented to the Board for action in February.
Chief Information Officer
President Cunningham asked the
Board for direction on proceeding with posting the Chief Information
Officer position.
The Board agreed to table this
position at the present time until the technology inquiry is
completed.
President Cunningham introduced
Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt and thanked her for providing leadership in
the Information, Services, and College Development division during
this critical time. She also thanked the wonderful leaders in ISCD
who are assisting and working with Dr. Shanblatt.
Budget Update
Vice President Larson provided a
budget update. She reported that the College will begin its formal
budget planning for fiscal year 2007. Given very preliminary
projections of revenue and expenditures it is predicted that the
College will have a $2 to $3 million budget deficit. This will be a
challenging year because the College is no longer in a position to
have across the board cuts, but rather look at re-engineering
processes. Open forums for all interested will begin next week.
Chairperson Laverty stated that
he's surprised and disturbed by the preliminary projection of the
deficit however, everyone should be ready to tighten the belt. He
stated that he would not be supporting a tuition increase
considering the tuition increase that took place last year.
Trustee Proctor asked if there
are any areas where expenses have gone up significantly.
Vice President Larson responded
that those areas are retirement contributions, healthcare, and
energy costs.
Tentative Agreement -
Education Support Personnel
This item was tabled because the
bargaining unit has not had a chance to ratify the tentative
agreement yet.
Action Items
Approval of Minutes -
December 12, 2005 Regular Meeting
President Cunningham presented
the December 12, 2005 regular meeting minutes for the Board's
review.
There were no changes from the
Board.
Human Resources -
Administrative Appointments and Terminations
Radecka Appiah-Padi, Director of Instruction,
Business Department, Business Media and Information Technology.
Annual Results Inventory
Report - Financial Responsibility
Vice President Barbara Larson
presented the Annual Results Inventory Financial Responsibility
report to the Board (the report is on file with the official Board
materials.)
There was a question and answer
period during the presentation.
Michigan Federation of
Teachers - Non-Bargaining Personnel
President Cunningham presented
the salary increase information for the non-bargaining
administrators (the information is on file with the official Board
materials.)
Joint Capital Outlay
Subcommittee Resolution
President Cunningham presented
the Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee Resolution for the Board's
approval (it is on file with the official Board materials.)
Chairperson Laverty recommended
tabling this item. He requested that the Board receive additional
information on the Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee policies.
Trustee Canady expressed concern
with the language of the policies.
The Board agreed to table this
item.
Finance-Approval of Bids
Ms. Beckie Beard presented the
following pre-award transmittal for the Board's approval:
- FAMIS 8i AutoCAD Interface
Upgrade in the amount of $8,272. This is a sole source
recommendation to FAMIS Software, Inc., from Irvine, California.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady
and supported Trustee Smith to approve all action items of the
President's Report except for the Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee
Resolution.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Motion carried.
Trustee Smith addressed the
Human Resources appointment that was approved. She stated that
everyone knows that perception is everything and the candidate today
mentioned some things that struck her heart in terms of the delay
that this Board exercised in her appointment. Trustee Smith stated
that the delay was not a result of this candidate's lack of
qualifications. Rather the Board has been re-engineering its
governance system and this employee was caught up in between the
system of its new governance. She said the Board is trying to move
very cautiously in what it does. What concerned Trustee Smith was
not having considered the human factor. The candidate's statements
on the impact the delay had on her reputation were disheartening to
Trustee Smith. She believes that the unanimous support from the
Board on this appointment should keep intact the candidate's
reputation. Trustee Smith asked that the record reflect that the
Board fully supports the candidate and is hopeful she will move
forward with the job she has been commissioned for.
CLOSED SESSION
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Brannan
and supported by Trustee Canady that the Board go into closed
session for the purpose of discussing strategy connected with the
negotiation of a collective bargaining unit.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Motion carried.
The Board entered into closed
session at 8:15 p.m.
The Board returned to open
session at 8:45 p.m.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady
and supported by Trustee Smith that the Board return to open
session.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no comments from the
public.
ADJOURNMENT
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady
and supported by Trustee Smith for the meeting to adjourn.
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty,
Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: Pelleran
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:47
p.m.
