February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM - February 2025 EMCC Board of Trustees

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 Meeting on January 13, 2025

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. Old Business
A. Enrollment Update - Dr. Nikita Ashford-Ashworth
B. Bookstore Update- CFO Holmes

IX. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

X.
New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
None

Staff
Notification of Employment:    
Clifton Collins, Assistant Football Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $85,284, 240 days, effective January 13, 2025
Damion Square, Assistant Football Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $64,393, 240 days, effective January 17, 2025     
Anthony Simpson, Assistant Football Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $50,000, 240 days, effective January 17, 2025
Keianna Walker Barr, ABE Assistant Instructor, Full-time temporary, annual salary $26,822, 240 days, effective January 22, 2025

Notification of Promotion:
Cynthia Logan, Retention Specialist/Adv, annual salary $41,000, 240 days, effective January 15, 2025


*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1. Approval of out-of-state travel for Will Arnett and the 12 turf landscape students to Sylacauga, Alabama, on March 18, 2025, to tour Harrell's Fertilizer production plant. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
2. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Nikita Ashford-Ashworth to attend the Mississippi Policy Fellows Program in Washington, DC, on April 28th - May 1st. Expenses will be paid from local funds.
3. Approval of out-of-state travel for Tammie Holmes, Tonya Hunt, Margaret Aldridge, Carolyn String-fellow, Leslie Williamson, Brandi Atkinson, Rodney Brooks and Adam Libby to Orlando, FL, on April 6-9, 2025, for the Ellucian Live Conference 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel for Jakiero Dismuke to attend the National Restaurant Association Show 2025 in Chicago, IL on May 17-21, 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
5. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks to attend the 2025 NJCAA Convention in Denton, TX on April 13-17, 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
6. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Nikita L. Ashford-Ashworth to serve on the SACSCOC Substantive Change Committee for Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, KY on April 12-15, 2025. The trip will be paid for by SACSCOC. 
7. Approval of out-of-state travel for Lloyd Dixon to attend the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2025 on February 15-19, 2025 in Greenville, SC. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
8. Approval of out-of-state travel for Brittany Eakes to Kansas City, MO, April 8-11, 2025, for the American Board of Funeral Service Education Conference. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
9. Approval of out-of-state travel for Alex Scott Baine to Washington, DC,  February 12-18, 2025, for the Fulbright Scholar Liaison Training and the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) 49th Annual Conference. Fulbright will cover the following expenses: airfare, transportation, and lodging for three nights. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
10. Approval of out-of-state travel for Kristen Barnett to Norfolk, VA, April 3-6, 2025, for the Southern States Communication Association Conference. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
11. Approval of out of state travel for Sharon Thompson to attend the NJCAA Convention in Denton, Texas on April 13-17, 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
12. Approval of out of state travel for Sharon Thompson to attend the NJCAA Women’s Golf District Championship in Montgomery, Alabama on April 27-29, 2025.  Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
13. Approval of out-of-state travel for Carlton Hollis to attend the NC3 train-the trainer in Elizabethton, TN on March 2-8, 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.

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

XII. Approval of Special Claims (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

XIII. Approval of the energy equipment installation contract between EMCC and PATH Company for the gymnasium renovations (see attachment, Mr. Younger)

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

XV. Other Business
A.  Date for the March 2025 meeting at the Lion Hills Center (Chairman)

XVI. Approval of Honorarium/Travel and Adjournment (Chairman)