April 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM - April 2025 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 Meeting on March 3, 2025

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

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

Staff:
Notification of Retirement or Departure
Cheryl Hubbard, Director of Lion Hills, effective March 31, 2025
Ashton Maddaloni, Golf Coach, effective March 15, 2025

*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1. Approval of out-of-state travel for Donnie Lindsey to attend the NC3 Train-the-Trainer in Wichita, KS on June 8-13, 2025. Expenses will be paid for by local funds.
2. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Nikita L. Ashford to serve on the SACSCOC Substantive Change Committee for Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, KY on April 13-16, 2025. Expenses will be paid by SACSCOC.
3. Approval of out-of-state travel for Fredrick Worthy and Madilyn Peters to travel to Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association 2025 Summer Symposium & Meeting in Baton Rogue, LA on June 4-7, 2025. Expenses will be paid for by local funds.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. James Rush to serve on a SACS COC On-Site Reaffirmation Committee visit in Salisbury, NC, from September 28 to October 2, 2025.  Travel expenses will be reimbursed by SACSCOC.  
5. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks, Dr. James Rush, Dr. Nikita Ashford-Ashworth, Dr. Michael Busby, Ms. Susan Baird, Ms. Tammie Holmes, Mr. David Montgomery,  Dr. Jairus Johnson, Ms. Delisa Brand, Ms. Ashley Walker, Mr. Johnathan Woodruff, Ms. Coranette Square, Dr. Kelly Cantrell, Ms. Jamonicia Johnson, Dr. Eljenette West, Mr. Reginald Askew to travel to Nashville, TN, for the 2025 SACS COC Annual Conference on December 6-9, 2025. Expenses will be paid for with local funds.   

*C. Approval of recommendation of inventory deletions (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

X. Financial Report, Review of Investment Activity and and notice of the Finance Committee meeting Prior to the May Board Meeting  (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

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

XII. Approval of the Rental Vehicle Policy (see attachment, CFO Holmes)

XIII. Approval to Allow the President to Award the Lowest and Best Bid on the LED Video Board

XIV. Approval to remove PPT 1513 Safety, Health, and Environment from the System-Based Automation program and replace it with SBA 1213 Capstone for System-Based Automation. (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

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

XVI. Other Business
A. Reminder of Statement of Economic Interest report to the Ethics Commission that must be filed by May 1, 2025. Website link- https://www.ethics.ms.gov/
B. Review plans for the MACC Trustees Conference June 9-11, 2025 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS. (Mrs. Vernon)
C. Date for the May 2025 meeting at the Golden Triangle Campus (Chairman)

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