Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at
7:33 a.m.
Roll Call
Present: Brannan, Canady,
Laverty, Smith, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson
Absent: None
Trustee Brannan was present
telephonically.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairperson Laverty led the pledge
of allegiance.
Additions/Deletions to the Agenda
There were no additions or
deletions to the agenda.
Limited Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items
There were no comments from the
public.
Chairperson Laverty welcomed
Trustee Robin Smith.
Trustee Smith thanked the
community for their support and introduced her mother and father, her
four children and her husband.
OATH OF OFFICE
The Honorable Beverley
Nettles-Nickerson performed the oath of office for Trustees Rasmusson
and Smith.
Chairperson and Board Member Reports
Chairperson Laverty
Officers
Chairperson Laverty opened the
floor for officer nominations.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Brannan
and supported by Trustee Canady to nominate Trustee Laverty to remain
as chairperson, Trustee Pelleran to remain as vice chairperson, and
Trustee Proctor to remain as secretary/treasurer.
There were no other nominations.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
Committee Appointments
Chairperson Laverty read aloud the
following committee appointments for the next two years:
Trustee Pelleran - Leslie Local
Finance Development Authority and Mason Local Finance Development
Authority
Trustee Proctor - Association of
Community College Trustees and Workforce Development Board
Trustee Brannan - Audit Committee
Trustee Canady - Audit Committee
and Michigan Community College Association delegate
Trustee Smith - Foundation Board
of Directors and Michigan Community College Association alternate
Trustee Rasmusson - Chairperson of
the Audit Committee
Chairperson Laverty stated he will
continue to serve on the Regional Economic Development Team and he
asked to continue as a trustee representative on the Foundation Board
of Directors.
Chairperson Laverty announced that
the Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) Summer workshop will
be held on July 22 through 24 in Traverse City, Michigan. He also
stated that the MCCA has quarterly meetings and if anyone, other than
the delegates, would like to attend those meetings to notify him.
Information and Announcements
Chairperson Laverty attended and provided welcome remarks for the 30th
induction to the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame. He thanked
Mr. Bill Turowski and Mr. Bob Every for having organized the event.
He announced the inductees: Ted Bauer, Jim Bibbs, Bruce Fields, Bob
Jewett, Paul Nilsson, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas II, and the 1964
Elsie High School Boys Football Team. He announced that Kellie Dean
and Lyle McFadden were the recipients of the Richard Letts Community
Service Award.
Board Members
Trustee Rasmusson - New Best
Practice Rules for Audits
He distributed a report of the
conference he recently attended and reviewed it with the Trustees.
The report dealt with following national best practices is a better
protection for colleges. The College already conducts internal
audits, which is one of the best practices in the report. He talked
about indemnification and that he is in favor of it. The courts have
been approving an argument that allows the insurance company to prepay
expenses of a Board member who is sued and if you lose, the Board
member doesn?t have to reimburse the institution. He said it is a new
mechanism that many are insisting on before joining boards. Trustee
Rasmusson recommended exploring the cost of this type of insurance and
if it is within the law.
Trustee Canady agreed with Trustee
Rasmusson?s view on indemnification, but the College currently has a
bylaw on indemnification. He asked Trustee Rasmusson to expand on
confidentiality.
Trustee Rasmusson responded that
this is requiring an oversight of a mechanism in acquiring data. He
stated that the audit committee meeting will be scheduled later this
month.
Trustee Pelleran
She reported that there is a bill
going through the legislature that would affect community college
trustees regarding attendance. The bill deals with if a trustee
misses six consecutive meetings, they can be voted off the board.
She also reported that the budgets
are now going to the conference committee and capitol outlay may also
go through. They stripped all elements of every budget before going
to conference. This is the first time in the history of the state of
Michigan that this is being done to that extent. She encouraged
anyone interested in the state budget to make their views known to
their legislators.
President's REPORT
Informational Items
There were no informational items.
Action Items
Human Resources
President Cunningham presented the
appointment of Mr. Rich Howard to Vice President for Strategic
Initiatives for the Board's approval. Mr. Howard was originally hired
as the Board Liaison and since that time he has taken on enormous
responsibilities. He is now responsible for implementing and
monitoring the 2006-2011 strategic plan, oversight of the College's
strategic initiatives such as the University Center, high school
dropout initiative and he will continue oversight of Board relations.
She shared that with this appointment Lansing Community College will
have five vice president level positions, which is less than other
institutions comparable in size.
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Pelleran
and supported by Trustee Canady to approve the President's
recommendation of appointing Mr. Rich Howard as Vice President for
Strategic Initiatives.
Trustee Smith shared that Vice
President Howard has been very helpful and he is well deserving of
this promotion.
Roll call vote:
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no comments from the
public.
Trustee Pelleran congratulated
Trustees Rasmusson and Smith. She is looking forward to working with
them. She also congratulated President Cunningham for having been
selected to serve on the United Way of America Women?s Leadership
Council.
President Cunningham welcomed
Trustees Rasmusson and Smith, and she is looking forward to working
with them for the next six years.
Chairperson Laverty stated that no
other meetings will be scheduled for July and August. He announced
that the next meeting will be in September in the new Board room.
President Cunningham mentioned
that a reception was not scheduled to welcome the newly elected
Trustees as many faculty are not on campus. The Board hosts a
college-wide luncheon in late August and that would be a great
opportunity to meet the entire college family.
Chairperson Laverty wished
everyone a great summer.
ADJOURNMENT
IT WAS MOVED by Trustee Canady and
supported by Trustee Pelleran for the meeting to adjourn.
Ayes: Brannan, Canady, Laverty,
Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 a.m.
