August 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM - August 2023 EMCC Board of Trustees Meeting

I.  Call to Order

II. Invocation 

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. *Approval of Agenda and Adoption of Consent Agenda

V. *Approval of Board Minutes for Special Called Meeting on June 29, 2023

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. Ratification of July 2023 Claims Docket

IX. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

X. New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
1. Approval of employment for Kayla Stevenson, Associate Degree Nursing Instructor (GT) full-time temporary, annual salary $58,250, budgeted, 200 days, effective August 15, 2023. Replacing Tiffany Sanders who resigned. Background pending
2. Approval of employment for Donnie Lindsey,  HVAC Instructor (GT) full-time temporary, annual salary $46,500, A step 8, budgeted, 176 days, effective August 15, 2023. Replacing Mike Edwards who retired. Background pending
3. Approval of employment for Mike Duke, CDL Instructor/Truck Driving Instructor (GT) full-time, no change in salary, 240 days, effective July 1, 2023. New position for the Lineman program.
4. Notification of correction of Jennifer McCullough, Associate Degree Nursing Instructor (GT), 9 month instead of 10 month.
5. Notification of resignation of Tiffany Sanders, Associate Degree Nursing Instructor (GT), effective July 31, 2023, position will be filled as soon as possible through internal transfer, normal hiring practices, or temporary employment services.

*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1. Approval of out-of-state travel for Mark Dodson and Elliot Stroud to travel to High Plains Holding Company in Memphis, TN to pick up a storage container for the lineworker program for one day during the month of August. The exact travel date is unknown at this time. Expenses will be paid from local funds. No hotel required.
2. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Renyetta Johnson and Dr. Jarius Johnson to travel to New Orleans, LA to present at the National Symposium on Student Retention on October 23-26, 2023. Expenses will be paid using local funds and a college vehicle will be used for transportation.
3. Approval of out-of-state travel for Ms. Tammie Holmes to travel to Orlando, FL for the SACSCOC Conference on December 2-5, 2023. Expenses will be paid from local funds.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. James Rush to serve on a substantive change committee visit in Selma, Alabama, on September 26-28, 2023.  Travel expenses will be reimbursed by SACSCOC.  
5. Approval of out-of-state travel for Wesley Frost to attend the new program director training and AccredX/AFE conference in Norfolk, VA, on November 2-4, 2023.  The trip will be paid for with local funds.  
6. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Eljenette West and Tia Anthony-Johnson to attend the Accreditation Commission for Education In Nursing Conference October 25-27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. The trip will be paid for with local funds.  
7. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Andrea Jackson to serve as an ACEN site visit observer October 16-19, 2023, in Eunice, LA. The trip will be paid for with local funds.   
8. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Renyetta Johnson to present; Jessica Scarbrough and Matthew Darnell will be attending the NACADA annual Conference in Orlando, FL, October 3- October 7, 2023. The trip will be paid for with local funds.   
9. Approval of out-of-state travel for Paul Miller to attend an On-site Reaffirmation Committee Visit at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg, VA, October 16-20, 2023. Expenses will be paid by SACSCOC.

XI. *Approval of Recommendation of Inventory Deletions (Ms. Holmes)

XII. Financial Report and Review of Investment Activity (see attachment Ms. Holmes)

XIII. Ratification of Emergency Purchases (see attachments, Ms. Holmes)

XIV. Approval of the FY23 Amended Budget (Ms. Holmes)

XV. Board Attorney's Report (Attorney Rod Hickman)

XVI. Other Business

XVII. Approval of Per Diem/Travel and Adjournment (Chairman)