Call to Order
The
meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Absent:
Canady
Trustee
Canady arrived at 6:09 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Trustee Hollister led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Minutes
Moved by Trustee Smith
and supported by Trustee Rasmusson to adopt the May 21, 2007
Regular meeting minutes, June 11, 2007 Budget Workshop minutes
and the June 11, 2007 Ethics Policy Development meeting minutes.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
Canady
Motion carried.
Additions/Deletions to the Agenda
The
following changes were made to the agenda:
- Add
resolution for the recovery of tuition owed, under Board
Member Reports – Trustee Rasmusson
- Add
approval of FY 2007 revised budget, under Board Member
Reports – Trustee Rasmusson.
Limited Public Comment Regarding Agenda Items
Sankofa Shule Charter School
Charles Moore:
Sankofa has provided Lansing with excellent educational options
for the past 12 years. Sankofa was awarded one of the top 20
Charters in Michigan; has always met adequate yearly progress.
Has a fund balance of 19% of projected revenue 2006-2007 Budget,
which the industrial average is 8-10%. Has a debt service
reserve account of $422,885.21 to make semi annual bond
payments, in case the School has insufficient funds to do so.
The School’s enrollment declined from 199 students to 82, which
resulted in a budgeted revenue decline of $476,531 or 30%. The
School has met all financial obligations and will end the year
without a General Fund deficit. The bondholders stated that they
would recommend for the Trustees to reimburse the college for
some upfront costs of chartering. Authorizers, such as Central
Michigan University, have 65 people and a $14,000,000.00
budget. If CMU paid an average employee cost of $100,000 per
person, there would be excess revenue after expenses of
approximately $8.5 million. Imagine how those levels of funds
would help Lansing Community College’s budget. Baymills leased
this function out for the first two years to Ferris State and
then assumed the oversight responsibility internally in the
third year. Also, Oakland University oversees eight schools
with four staff members.
If the
college is willing to commit to this task, I am confident that
there will be sufficient community support for the School and
that a complete analysis will be available in two weeks, because
the documentation to be reviewed is available at a moment’s
notice. There is literally no development of curriculum
internal controls board policies necessary, because all of them
are currently in place.
The
school also has met the State Education Yes Standards and the
federal No Child Left Behind Program. It is an excellent
educational option for the citizens of Lansing.
Dr. Willie Davis: Good Evening my name is Dr.
Willie Davis. I’m a professor here at the Lansing Community
College. I’m also the director of the “All Around the African
World Museum” and Sankofa’s, in its early days, first teachers
of Swahili. So I have a lot of personal concerns. I also teach
educational classes here at Lansing Community College. One of
the introductory courses listed is African Centered Education.
I am also one of the Board members of one of the competitive
schools El Hajj Malik El Shabaz; but have always considered us
sister schools. I have been there for 12 years and understand
the budget concerns as well as having worked with Central all of
these years. I also taught school at Walter French Academy which
Central pulled out, so I have some experience in that type of
arena. I’m here basically to support this type of education. I
support the students and the parents that need this type of
education for their students because they really address many
students with many special needs. I am also pledging my support
not only as an instructor here, but as the Director of the
Museum and offer myself any way in to help to get a relationship
with Lansing Community College and Sankofa Shule. Thank you
very much. Lansing Community College may stand to gain
financially taking over that charter.
Theo Overton: Good evening my name is Theo
Overton, Superintendent of Sankofa Shule Academy. I’d like to
address one of the questions from one of the last Board members
regarding deadline dates in terms of the timeline. I have been
in touch with Joan from the Michigan Department of Education,
Michigan Charter School Office. One of the issues that must be
addressed is the transition between the MDE, Michigan Charter
School Office and the new authorizer. Having said that, that
drop dead date would be around July 15th. We would
need a new authorizer by July 15th in order to make
sure there would be a smooth transition for the new authorizer
and the Michigan Charter School Office. Part of that due
diligence would be that as the authorizer, you would be
responsible for looking at all of the complaints or issues that
cause Central Michigan not to reauthorize us. You would be
asked to report to the Michigan Department of Education with
those answers so that they would know that all of those concerns
have been addressed by the new authorizer. Those are important
timelines. If you looked at past schools that were closed, and
their new authorizers, those were the issues that could have
caused delays between those schools opening in the Fall. That
would be the due diligence. There was another question by the
Board regarding what has been the response of Sankofa to the
issue that Central Michigan had in terms of whether or not
Sankofa is economically viable. We shared with Central our
ability to negotiate a contract with a management company
because one of the most important issue that they had was how do
we make ourselves viable economically? To answer that, we
negotiated a contract with a management company. One of the
largest management companies in the United States that has over
90 schools. We have a contract waiting to be signed that gives
us an infusion of cash that addresses all of the economic
issues. They’ve seen all of our situations in terms of our
economic documents. That was our response to CMU in terms of
the whole question of economic viability to move forward.
I speak to you not coming with excuses for the
situation of our plight, but talking about what I see as
opportunities for Sankofa and Lansing Community College. My
vision and dream is to have an authorizer that is a
demonstration model. We could be a teaching school. It could
be an opportunity where education majors come into Sankofa and
be able to demonstrate their wares. We have already partnered
with your science department. Just the opportunity to engage in
a teaching and learning standpoint in my mind offers tremendous
opportunities. Sankofa, for twelve years has been a community
partner. Our partnership, if we were partnered with you, would
allow us to bring possibly some of your programs for our parents
and other community members. We have opened up our doors not
only to be a liaison, but to be a viable education option and to
a community service provider. So just think, there are a number
of educational opportunities that exist in a possible
authorization with Lansing Community College and Sankofa Public
School Academy.
Public Hearing – FY 2008 Proposed Budget
Chairman
Laverty reported that the Board of Trustees published a notice
on Friday, June 8, 2007 of this public hearing on budget for the
2007 – 2008 Fiscal Year, for which the College proposes to levy
3.8072 mills. He stated that the millage may be reduced by any
required Headlee Rollbacks. He also stated that this millage
amount is referenced in the FY 2008 budget and the approval of
this budget by the Board of Trustees will meet the requirement
of the truth in budgeting statues for levy of the proposed
mills.
There was
no public comment regarding the budget.
Chairman
Laverty closed out the public hearing on the FY 2008 proposed
budget.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Strategic Update
Report
President
Cardenas reported that the College has struggled a great deal
over the last nine to ten months to identify additional revenue
sources for the institution.
She
stated that LCC has engaged in a relationship with a Global
Corporate College.
President
Cardenas introduced Dr. Denise Reading, President of the Global
Corporate College.
Dr.
Reading made a presentation to the Trustees. This presentation
is on file with the official Board meeting materials.
Discussion followed.
WIFI Discussion
President
Cardenas stated that a security audit has been ordered to cover
a variety of areas including wireless access, the firewall,
parameter security, and the physical data center security. She
stated that the College will be bringing back a report to the
Board in the Fall with regards to this audit.
Board Table Configuration Update
President Cardenas
presented the Trustees with a diagram of three different new
board table configuration scenarios.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Rasmusson to go with
option #3 for the configuration of the board table.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Hollister, Pelleran Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Canady
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
MOVED by
Trustee Proctor and supported by Trustee Pelleran to move the
board table to the right side of the boardroom.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Laverty
Nays:
Canady, Hollister, Smith
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Report on Culinary Arts Program
Dean Judi
Berry, of the Business Media and Information Technology
Division, provided the Trustees with the following information:
- The
Dean’s Council is asking for time to establish new
guidelines and policies for growing, maintaining, and
eliminating academic programs before approving adjustments
and structure to Hospitality and all other college-wide
academic programs.
- The
current facility is a 1,200 square foot facility that is set
up for 12 students per section. The average number of
students enrolled per section is 14.
- Room
capacities which limit sections to 12 students, combined
with high equipment and other operational cost is a strain
on the budget. This causes the college to rely on
non-equipment intensive courses with higher student capacity
to offset the negative impact on the college-wide budget.
- Her
divisional research concludes that a new facility
accommodating 20 students at a time would yield a good
return on investment of more than $1.00.
- This
new facility would include two commercial kitchens, one demo
cooking lab, a retail bakery, and a dining room.
- This
would mirror modern and contemporary eateries in the college
service area as well as being in line with West Campus.
- The
estimated cost for a new 10,000 square foot facility is
roughly $5 million dollars.
- The
contribution to the revenue margin after expense could be as
little as $160,000 or as much as $350,000 at the end of the
first fiscal year of operation.
Dean
Berry provided a power point presentation with additional
information. This presentation is on file with the official
Board meeting materials.
Discussion followed.
Trustee
Pelleran requested to have a review done on the cost of having a
facility at the Washington Square building. President Cardenas
stated that they will provide the Trustees with a copy of this
analysis by the end of next month.
Action Item –
Fiscal Year 2008 Proposed Budget
President
Cardenas reported that a packet addressing the questions raised
at the June 11, 2007 Budget Workshop was sent out to each of the
Trustees.
Ms.
Catherine Fisher presented the operating budget for FY 2008.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Canady and supported by Trustee Smith to adopt the FY
2008 proposed budget.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Action Item –
Approval of Bids
Ms. Beard
presented the following bids for the Board’s approval:
- Main
Campus Site Lighting – Phase II in the amount of $212,000.
The recommendation was to award the bid to J. Ranck
Electric.
-
Rubbish Removal Services in the amount of approximately
$62,000 per year. The recommendation was to award the bid
to Waste Management.
-
Washington Mall Shiawassee Entrance Landscaping in the
amount of $215,000. The recommendation was to award the bid
to Irish Construction Company, Inc.
-
Security Systems in the amount of $103,998.90. The
recommendation was to award the bid to Peripheral Vision
Inc.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Canady to approve the
bids presented.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
The Board
took at brief recess at 8:15 p.m.
The Board
reconvened at 8:21 p.m.
Chairman, Committee and Board Member Reports
Chairman’s Report
– Mutual Commitment Document
MOVED by
Trustee Hollister and supported by Trustee Smith to adopt the
Mutual Commitment Document.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
This
document will be framed and placed in the Boardroom.
Chairman’s Report
– Personnel and Compensation Committee Discussion
Trustee
Smith reported that the consensus of the Trustees who were
present at the May 31, 2007 Committee Meeting, was to keep the
Committee in operation for a 12 month period. She stated that
this would be to evaluate the Committee’s roles and
responsibilities at the end of the year to determine future
benchmarks. She further stated that there was no discussion of
disbanding the Committee. She also stated that the Committee
had been working along with the President as is relates to the
HR audit recommendations and integrating into the HR work plan
many of the things that were the birthplace of why the Board
came up with the Personnel and Compensation Committee.
Discussion followed on the roles of the Personnel and
Compensation Committee.
Mr. James
Humphries provided the Board with the following policies that
defined the Personnel and Compensation Committee. Those
policies were:
Governance Policy 305:
A committee is a Board committee only if its existence and
charge come from the Board, regardless whether Board members
sit on the committee. The only standing Board committees
are those which are set forth in this policy and
appropriately chartered with clear product, authorities,
timelines, and staff considerations.
1.
Executive Committee: Shall consist of the Officers
of the Board of Trustees, i.e.: Chairperson, Vice
Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Executive
Committee shall have the power and authority designated by
the Board by-laws;
2.
Audit Committee: Review of all reports from the
independent auditor; preparation of audit specifications and
review of audit RFP responses; handling of anonymous or
confidential allegations with referral to either internal or
external auditors if appropriate;
3.
Personnel and Compensation: Review proposed
compensation policies and parameters for recommendation to
the Board; and review and recommend a standard evaluation
format for annual performance reviews of employees covered
under the “Just Cause” employment policy;
4.
Personnel and Compensation Committee shall do a
review of mid-budget proposals for additional positions,
reclassifications, etc.; recommended additions shall be
placed on Board agenda for approval;
5.
Finance Committee: Review of recommendations from
other committees and board ends to develop recommended
annual budget policies for Board consideration.
Bylaw 1.3.3:
Personnel and Compensation
Committee
Members of the Personnel
and Compensation Committee shall be appointed by the
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and shall serve as a
standing committee.
The Committee shall review proposed compensation policies
and parameters for recommendation to the Board. The
Committee shall review mid-year budget proposals for
additional positions and recommended additions shall be
placed on Board agenda for approval. Reclassification for
non-represented personnel shall be presented to the
Committee for review prior to action. Reclassifications of
represented personnel shall be reported to the Personnel and
Finance Committees with a financial impact report.
Personnel and Compensation Committee College Policy:
I.
Purpose: In order to assure appropriate staffing, and
to identify current and future costs which are associated
with employment arrangements, the Board of Trustees shall
annually review and approve a Table of Organization and
provide compensation policy parameters for both represented
and non-represented personnel. Parameters for represented
personnel shall be determined by the Board in executive
session pursuant to the relevant exemption from the Open
Meetings Act.
II.
Scope: The Table of Organization shall identify and
establish the number of full and part time administrative
personnel, and the number of authorized temporary
administrative personnel positions.
The
number of faculty positions will be identified with the
understanding that it may be modified administratively as
sections are added or deleted due to changes in enrollment
or class size requirements.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Proctor and supported by Trustee Hollister to redefine
the roles and responsibilities of the Personnel and Compensation
Committee.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Rasmusson
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
MOVED by
Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Hollister to disband
the Personnel and Compensation Committee.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Pelleran
Nays:
Canady, Hollister, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Absent:
None
Motion
failed.
Chairman’s Report
– Ethics Policy Development
The following Ethics Policy
was presented to the Board:
ETHICS AND CONDUCT POLICY
It
shall be the policy of the Lansing Community College Board of
Trustees that all Trustees follow high standards of ethics and
conduct.
The
successful operation and reputation of Lansing Community College
is built upon the principles of fair dealing and ethical conduct
of our Trustees. Our reputation for integrity and excellence
requires careful observance of the spirit and letter of all
applicable law and regulations, as well as a scrupulous regard
for the highest standards of conduct and personal integrity.
The continued success of Lansing Community
College is dependent upon our community's trust and we are
dedicated to preserving that trust. Trustees owe a duty to
Lansing Community College, its students and the community to act
in a way that will merit the continued trust and confidence of
the public.
Lansing Community College will comply with all applicable laws
and regulations and expects its trustees, officers, and
employees to conduct business in accordance with the letter,
spirit, and intent of all relevant law and to refrain from an
illegal, dishonest, or unethical conduct.
In
general, the use of good judgment, based on high ethical
principles, will guide the Trustees with respect to lines of
acceptable conduct. If a situation arises where it is difficult
to determine the proper course of action, the matter should be
discussed openly at the Board of Trustees.
Compliance with this policy of business ethics and conduct is
the responsibility of every Lansing Community College Trustee.
Disregard or failing to comply with this standard of ethics and
conduct could lead to disciplinary action, up to and including
possible suspension of travel or other Board privileges, public
censure or other such action as the Board deems appropriate.
A.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
1.
Board members will be advocates of community college post
secondary public education.
2.
Board members will uphold and enforce all laws, State of
Michigan Board of Education rules and regulations and judicial
orders pertaining to community colleges. Desired changes should
be brought about only through legal and ethical procedures.
3.
Board members will make decisions which consider the
educational welfare of students and the public and will strive
to maintain a community college which meet the individual needs
of all students regardless of their race, religion, creed, sex
or social standing.
4.
Board members will join, as appropriate, with fellow
board members, College officers/staff, the community and
students in a continuing study of the nature, value and
direction of contemporary post-secondary education in order to
maintain the appropriateness of the education mission of the
College.
5.
Board members will work to help the community understand
the importance of community college education.
6.
Board members will strive to ensure that people are
accurately informed about the College and will try to interpret
to the staff the aspirations of the community for the College.
7.
Board members will recognize that their responsibility is
not to administer the College but, together with fellow Board
members, to provide that it is well administered.
8.
Board members will arrive at conclusions in meetings
complying with the Open Public Meetings Act.
9.
Board members will recognize that authority rests with
the whole Board assembled in public meeting and will make no
personal promises nor take any private action which may
compromise the Board.
10.
Board members will refuse to surrender their independent
judgment to special interests or partisan political groups or
use the College for personal gain or for the gain of friends.
11.
Board members will hold confidential all matters
pertaining to the College which, if disclosed, would violate
provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act or other applicable
law.
12.
Board members will refer complaints to the President and
will act on such complaints at public meetings when appropriate.
B.
The Board and College Officials:
1.
A Board member and any College officer/staff shall not
participate in any way in a matter in which he or she has a
present financial or personal interest (direct or indirect). A
Board member shall not vote on any motion or resolution before
the Board in which he or she has a present financial or personal
interest (direct or indirect).
2.
A Board member or officer/staff shall be deemed to have a
financial or personal interest in a matter if adoption or defeat
of a resolution or motion if adoption or defeat of a resolution
or motion or action on a matter by the College would cause the
Board member or officer/staff or his/her spouse, children,
immediate family or business to derive a monetary gain. Such
person shall be deemed to have such a financial or personal
interest if that person, or that person’s spouse, children or
immediate family are employed by or have an interest in a
business which would derive a monetary gain as a result of
action on a resolution, motion or matter. An interest in a
business shall not be deemed to be the ownership of an
insignificant number of shares in a publicly held company.
3.
No Board member or College officer/staff shall knowingly
himself/herself, or by his/her partners or through any
corporation which he/she controls or in which he/she owns or
controls stock, or by any other person for his/her use or
benefit or on his/her account, undertake or execute, in whole or
in part, any contract, agreement, sale or purchase made, entered
into, awarded to or granted by the College.
4.
No Board member or College officer/staff shall engage in,
solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept praise employment or
render services to private interests when such employment or
services creates a substantial conflict with or substantially
impairs the proper discharge or official duties. No board
member or College officer/staff shall use college office
facilities or supplies other than in the proper discharge of
his/her official duties.
5.
No member of the Board of Trustees shall be interested
directly or indirectly in any contract with or claim against the
Board of Trustees.
6.
This policy shall be reviewed periodically for the
information and guidance of Board members and College
officer/staff and any new Board members and College
officer/staff shall be given a copy of this policy upon entering
on the duties of office.
C.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE POLICY
1.
Review of Allegations of Misconduct:
(a) Persons desiring to make complaints concerning violations of
this Code of Ethics and Conduct should be requested to make such
allegations in writing, to present information in support of
their allegations and to be available to meet with
representatives of the Board of Trustees in person.
(b) All allegations of violations or misconduct on the part of
Board members or College officers/staff shall be referred to the
Board of Trustees. All investigations and proceedings related
to the resolution of the alleged misconduct shall be handled in
accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meeting Act
and other applicable law.
(c) Upon receiving such complaint the Board of Trustees shall
initially review the apparent merits of the allegations. Where
the complaint is deemed frivolous and without merit, no further
action need be taken. If, however, the allegation may have
merit, the Board in accordance with law shall initiate an
investigation to gather facts upon which to base a conclusion as
to the validity of the allegations made.
Upon completing its investigation the Board shall prepare a
report containing its findings and conclusions. This report
shall provide the basis for the Board to take appropriate action
in accordance with law with respect to the allegations.
(d) Whenever any College officer/staff or Board member is found
to have violated these ethical standards, the Board shall take
appropriate action. For college officer/staff, such action may
range from a letter of reprimand to the discharge of the
involved College officer/staff but any such discharge shall be
in accordance with procedures provided by law or contract.
D.
Definitions:
1.
College officer/staff means the Lansing Community College
President, Vice Presidents, CFO, COO, CAO, CIO, HR Director,
College Deans, Director of Purchasing/Contract Manager, Media
Relations/Special Events Specialist, Director Strategic Planning
& Ed, Strategic Communications Specialist, Director of Strategic
Partnerships, Controller, and Executive Assistant to the
President.
2.
Board member means a member of the Board of Trustees of Lansing
Community College.
Trustees Canady stated that he thought that A.9 of the policy
might be an infringement of the freedom of speech. He also
stated that he felt A.11 of the policy oversteps the authority
of the Board.
MOVED by
Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Canady to delete A.9
and A.11 from the proposed Ethics Policy.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith
Nays:
Laverty
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
MOVED by
Trustee Pelleran and supported by Trustee Hollister to adopt the
Ethics Policy with the approved changes.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Chairman’s Report
– Amendment to Board Bylaw 1.1.8
Chairman
Laverty presented the following amendment to Board bylaw 1.1.8
for the Board’s consideration to be discussed at the September
meeting.
1.1.8 Board Members Seeking
Employment with the College
A Board member shall not
apply for a position with the College unless and until he or she
has first resigned from the Board. Similarly, employees of the
College, regardless of the type of compensation received, are
excluded from membership on the Board.
Furthermore, no
former Board member will be hired into any position, enter into
a contract to perform any type of business or provide any type
of services to the College for a period of one (1) calendar year
following vacating their respective Board of Trustees position.
Committee Reports
Audit/Finance Committee Report – Trustee Rasmusson
Trustee
Rasmusson reported that the Audit/Finance Committee will be
meeting on Monday, June 25, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
MOVED by
Trustee Rasmusson and supported by Trustee Canady that the Board
ratify his approval of the FY 2007 Audit contracts and
engagement letters and the FY 2007 revised budget and
expenditures.
Discussion followed.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Resolution to Recover Tuition Owed – Trustee Rasmusson
Trustee
Rasmusson presented the following resolution to the Board for
approval:
The Board of Trustees of
Lansing Community College, upon motion and support, duly adopted
the following resolution:
The College shall seek to
recover tuition owed, including student aid repaid to levels of
government, within the statute of limitations, and the Audit
Committee is authorized from this date and continuing until
August 31, 2007, to determine the accounting treatment for this
and card balances with the advice of the auditors, and to direct
the proper handling of escheats upon advice of counsel, and to
authorize implementation including allowances for hardship,
insuring measures are consistent with the values of the College
and the ascertaining ways of assisting repayment, such as
promissory notes with amortizing payments, waiver of interest or
portion thereof, financing methods, inquiry into incorporation
in student aid and other options.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Rasmusson to adopt the
resolution on the recovery of tuition owed.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Hollister, Pelleran
Absent:
None
Trustee
Proctor abstained from voting.
Motion
carried.
50th
Anniversary Gala Celebration Resolution – Trustee Rasmusson
Trustee
Rasmusson presented the following resolution to the Board for
approval:
WHEREAS,
the Lansing Community College 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration
held on May 19, 2007, was an outstanding success, bringing
together the community and bolstering support for the mission of
the College; and
WHEREAS,
the LCC Board of Trustees, Faculty, Staff, Students and
Community will long remember and benefit from their fine
efforts; and
WHEREAS,
proceeds from the event will establish a new “Next Generation”
Endowed Fund that will provide support to students and faculty
and promote programs that foster innovation and excellence, and
that will help our community move forward with new academic
programs for the next wave of educational opportunity; and
WHEREAS,
the LCC Foundation is planning to hold a similar special event
each Spring to honor the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni
of the Year Award and raise funds to support student
scholarships; and
WHEREAS,
the LCC Foundation greatly appreciates the 30 businesses and
organizations that sponsored the event, including title
sponsorship from National City Bank.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED the
Board of Trustees, on behalf of the College, Faculty, Staff,
Students and Lansing Community, recognizes the Gala sponsors and
the outstanding accomplishment and diligent and dedicated work
of the
·
LCC Foundation
Board members: Dr. Eva Evans, Jeff Benson, Judith F. Cardenas,
Ed.D., Chuck Clark, Lynn Colby, Christine Hollister, Chris A.
Laverty, Olivia Letts, Art Luna, Kevin Manning, Dorothy Mirkil,
William Motz, Patricia Ouellette, JR Rios, Dan Schiffer, and
Arlene E. Sierra, Robin M. Smith, John Smythe, Joseph Sowmick,
Frank Tegge, and Steve Winninger;
·
LCC Foundation
officers: Robert Anderson, Chairperson; Dr. Cliff Hale,
Vice Chairperson; Dave Elliott, Secretary; and Gary S. Olson,
Treasurer;
·
Honorary
Committee members: Chief Mark and Mrs. Cassie Alley,
Steve and Valerie Alexander, Dr. E. Sharon Banks, James and
Diane Barrett, Rep. Joan Bauer and Douglas Langham, Lucile
Belen, Mayor Virg and Mrs. Terri Bernero, Governor James and
Janet Blanchard, James and Rishan Butler, III, Mrs. Hortense and
Dr. Clinton Canady, Jr., Paula and Pete Cunningham, Dr. Judith
Cardenas and Mr. Bernard Rochon, Tom and Connie Eifert, Dr. Eva
Evans, Judge Charles and Mrs. Judith Filice, Dr. Philip and Mrs.
Lois Gannon, Glen and Sherry Granger, Dr. Christian Herrmann,
Jr., Christine and David Hollister, Chris and Louise Holman,
Sheri Jones and Rocco Ruchinshi, Don LeDuc and Susan Coley, Art
and LouAnne Luna, David and Janet O’Leary, George and Sally
Perles, Joe and Jerry Reid, Arlene and Larry Sierra, Dr. Abel
and Mrs. Sylvia Sykes, Jr., Dennis and Cathy Swan, Randy and
Cindy Thayer, Mike and Elaine West;
·
Event
Committee members: Arlene Sierra, Susan Fisher, Lynn
Colby, Judith McQueen, Thomas H. Eifert, Cheryl Hunley, and Mike
West;
·
LCC Staff:
Ruth Borger, Ed.D., Susan Fisher, Christine Hollister, Beth
Vanderlip, Dan McKean, Erika Morgan, Brooke Fedewa, the LCC
Faculty Jazz Band, and all those in various LCC departments who
assisted with the many details of this event; and
·
The many
others who gave their creativity and support to make the 50th
Anniversary Gala Celebration an outstanding success: Bob
Fernholz, Chris Holman, John Hosek, Sheri Jones, Barb McKessy,
Kathy Valentine, Steve Winninger, James Gray, Scott Jayne, Katy
Stevenson, LCC Student Marketing Association and Marshall Music
Company.
AND BE IT THUS RECORDED THIS
18TH day of June, 2007.
MOVED by
Trustee Rasmusson and supported by Trustee Pelleran to adopt the
50th Anniversary Gala Celebration Resolution.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Media
Convergence and Longitudinal Studies – Trustee Rasmusson
Trustee
Rasmusson presented the following resolution to the Board for
approval:
RESOLUTION
Upon Motion being duly made,
supported and passed, the Board of Trustees of Lansing Community
College adopted the following:
RESOLVED that:
1.
At the June meeting of the Board, a person from Media,
and/or Dean Berry, is invited to address the Board on current
thinking jobs and opportunities in media and convergence that
the Board should consider with respect to planning and finance.
Is there more the College should be planning to do?
2.
The person who studies outcomes and familiar with the
annual surveys is invited to address the Board at the June
meeting about any recent longitudinal studies testing the
retention and application of classroom learning at LCC. Is
there a need for an outside consultant to assist with focus
groups or the study of outcomes?
3.
Faculty member delegated by the President, who has been
recommended to the Board, is delegated to be the College liaison
to the Michigan motion picture office and is further tasked to
consider cooperation opportunities, job opportunities,
convergence and possible roles for the College. The liaison
shall be paid in the manner determined by the President within
contract obligations, or in accordance with agreement reached on
the matter with the relevant collective bargaining unit. If the
liaison continues full time teaching, the Board contemplates
that some form of overtime pay with a maximum number of hours
set for each pay period would be appropriate. The maximum
should be consistent with the LCC emphasis on teaching. The
President is authorized to create a program and employee the
most senior faculty on projects and endeavors, and at her
direction. Up to $30,000 is authorized for FY 2008 for this.
Trustee
Rasmusson asked that Connie Peterson be named as the faculty
member who will serve to be the College liaison to the Michigan
motion picture office.
The main
concerns raised about the motion were:
-
Trustee Pelleran does not think it is good policy to
identify and tell the administration who is going to be the
Board Liaison on anything. She stated that they should let
the Dean use her judgment.
-
Trustee Smith felt that this was a responsibility of the
President.
-
Trustee Proctor felt that the Board should not be going in
this direction and that this is more administrative and
managerial.
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Hollister to delete #2,
and #3 of the proposed resolution.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Hollister, Smith
Nays:
Canady, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Laverty
Absent:
None
Motion
failed.
MOVED by
Trustee Rasmusson and supported by Trustee Canady to adopt the
original resolution submitted.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Rasmusson
Nays:
Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Laverty
Absent:
None
Motion
failed.
Special Recognition of Service – Trustee Rasmusson
Trustee
Rasmusson stated that Chairman Laverty has served longer than
any other Board Chair has served at Lansing Community College.
Chairman
Laverty was presented with a plaque by Trustee Rasmusson
recognizing his longevity.
Personnel and Compensation Committee Report – Trustee Smith
Trustee
Smith reported that two reclassifications were submitted by the
Administration and accepted by the Personnel and Compensation
Committee.
(2)
Networking
Specialist
(3)
Manager of Fund
Development
She also reported that the Personnel and Compensation Committee
is recommending that there be a moratorium on any additional
reclassifications until the recommendations of the HR Audit are
integrated into the HR work plan.
Discussion followed.
MOVED by
Trustee Hollister and supported by Trustee Proctor to vote
separately on the report presented by the Personal and
Compensation Committee.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Rasmusson
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
MOVED by Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Laverty to
approve the two reclassifications.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Rasmusson
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Laverty to accept that
there will be a moratorium on any other additional
reclassifications until the recommendations of the HR audit is
integrated into the HR work plan.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Rasmusson, Smith
Nays:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Laverty
Absent:
None
Motion
failed.
Board Member
Reports
Ghana
Trip Update – Trustee Smith
Trustee
Smith reported that Lansing Community College has had a three
year cooperative relationship with the country of Ghana through
study aboard and service learning. She stated that the purpose
of their trip was to enhance the relationship with international
students. She also stated that the college currently had one
Ghanaian student. Trustee Smith reported that there were
eighteen students and four faculty members for the three weeks
overseas program. She reported that they had computer, nursing,
dental hygienist and teacher education students. Trustee Smith
stated that while in Ghana they were able to build upon LCC’s
current relationship in several different ways. She also stated
that there were a total of 167 perspective students that
attended.
Trustee
Smith presented a video of her trip to Ghana which is on file
with the official Board meeting materials.
Trustee
Smith presented to the President and the Board a hand carved
plaque from the citizens of Ankaase.
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Hollister to accept the
Memorandum of Understanding General Agreement for Academic
Cooperation between LCC and Ghana Institute of Management and
Public Administration Achimota, Accra, Ghana.
Trustee
Pelleran asked to have the administration ask for a legal
opinion on the gift of land.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Sankofa Shule Charter School – Trustee Canady
Trustee
Canady reported that he was contact by Mr. Charles Moore with
regards to Sankofa Shule Charter School. He stated that this
contact was made because they had heard that Central Michigan
University may possibly discontinue with their charter. Trustee
Canady stated that officials from the Charter School wanted to
begin taking other actions to protect themselves.
Trustee
Canady stated that there is a need for Sankofa Shule Charter
School in the Lansing community. He stated that it has been
successful for twelve years and has done a fine job educating
people in the community.
Trustee
Canady stated that this would be an opportunity for Lansing
Community College to expand outreach to and partnerships with
K-12 schools.
MOVED by
Trustee Canady and supported by Trustee Smith to hold a special
meeting on Friday, June 29, 2007 to analyze the concept and
review a financial analysis on how having the Sankofa Shule
Charter School would impact Lansing Community College.
Discussion followed.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
Pelleran
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
Presidential Search Update – Trustee Proctor
Trustee
Proctor requested to add the Presidential Search Update to the
June 29, 2007 Special Meeting. Trustee Proctor stated the Board
needs to make a decision on whether or not they are going to
proceed with the Presidential Search and to identify what type
of time frame the Board wants Greenwood and Associates to work
on.
Closed Session
MOVED by
Trustee Smith and supported by Trustee Canady that the Board go
into closed session for the purpose of discussing a matter of
attorney client privilege and negotiations.
Roll call
vote:
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Smith, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion
carried.
The Board
entered into closed session at 10:26 p.m.
Trustee
Smith left at 10:53 p.m.
The Board
returned to open session at 11:35 p.m.
Public Comment
Charles
Moore thanked the Board for further consideration of Sankofa and
that he will be open to answer any questions for anyone that has
one. He also stated that he would be willing to work closely
with the administration to provide the information needed.
Board Evaluation
There was
no Board Evaluation.
Adjournment
MOVED by
Trustee Proctor and supported by Trustee Canady for the meeting
to adjourn.
Ayes:
Canady, Hollister, Pelleran, Proctor, Rasmusson, Laverty
Nays:
None
Absent:
Smith
Motion
carried.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:37 p.m.
