June 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM - June 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 May 12, 2025

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. *Approval of June 2025 Claims Docket 

IX. New Business
*A Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
1. Approval of employment for Miresha Naylor, Nursing Instructor, full-time temporary, annual salary $51,131, budgeted, 240 day, effective July 1, 2025. 
2. Approval of employment for Angel Weems, Nursing Instructor, full-time temporary, annual salary $51,894, budgeted, 240 day, effective July 1, 2025. 
3. Approval of employment for Laleta Stone, Nursing Instructor, full-time temporary, annual salary $68,942, budgeted, 240 day, effective July 14, 2025. 
4. Approval of employment for Matthew Butler, Choir Director, full-time temporary, annual salary $73,029, budgeted, 240 day, effective July 14, 2025. Replacing Jerry Nance who resigned.


Staff:
Notification of Employment
Harrison Nanney, Office Manager-Academi, full-time temporary, annual salary $28,000, 240 day, effective May 19, 2025. Replacing Cynthia Logan, who transferred.
Hunter Perrigin, Admin Assistant to Institution Effectiveness, full-time temporary, annual salary $30,000, 240 day, effective May 20, 2025. Replacing Anastasha Doughty who resigned.
Mark Furnari, Head Golf Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $45,000, 240 day, effective May 21, 2025. Replacing Ashton Maddaloni who resigned.
Tyler Littlejohn, Telecommunications Tech, full-time temporary, annual salary $42,500, 240 day, effective June 1, 2025. Replacing Donald McKee who retired.
Preston Rice, Assistant Football Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $50,000, 240 day, effective June 8, 2025. Replacing Harry Satterwhite who resigned.
Chase Honeycutt, Assistant Baseball Coach, full-time temporary, annual salary $6,000, 240 day, effective July 1, 2025. Replacing Chase Reeves who resigned.

Correction:
Shilpi Sahi, Accountant-Business Manager, full-time temporary, annual salary $30,000 $60,0000, effective May 1, 2025. Replacing Adam Libby who resigned.

*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1. Approval of out-of-state travel for Mr. Cameron Frost and Mrs. Kelsey Sheppard to travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for clinical visits as needed for the Surgical Technology program from January 2026 to July 2027.
2. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks and Dr. James Rush to Seattle, Washington, for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Conference, April 10 -15, 2026. Expenses will be paid for with local funds.

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

X. Financial Report and Review of Investment Activity (see attachments, Ms. Holmes)

XI. Approval of the Proposed FY2026 Budget as Recommended by the Finance Committee  (Ms. Holmes)

XII. Approval of Amended FY 2025 Budget (Ms. Holmes)

XIII. Approval to submit unclaimed money to the MS Treasurer's Office (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

XIV. Approval of the following LP Gas and Fuel bids (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)
1. Scooba Campus: 2. Golden Triangle Campus:

XV. Approval to allow Dr. Scott Alsobrooks and the EMCC Business Office to pay the July 2025 Claims Docket. The July 2025 docket will be presented at the August 2025 meeting for ratification. (Ms. Holmes)

XVI. Approval to close the Computer Technology and Database Administration programs due to low enrollment. (see attachments, Dr. Rush)

New Course Requests

1. 1. 1. MMT 1513 – Social Media Marketing
      2. MMT 2323 - Internet Marketing
      3. MMT 2413 – Marketing Professional Skills  
      4. MMT 2433 -Advanced HR Management
      5. MMT 2623 – Services Marketing

Course title change
MMT 2243 Marketing Management Decision Making to MMT-2243 Marketing Case Analysis

XVIII.

• Approval to add the following course to the Computer Networking Technology program (Dr. Rush)
  • IST-2293 – Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • IST 2163 – Microsoft 365 Administration
  • IST  2523 – Linux Operating System Fundamentals
  • IST 2523 - Linux Operating System Fundamentals
  • IST 2143 – Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

XIX. Initial review of the 2025-2026 Policies and Procedures Manual and the EMCC Mission, Vision, and Values statement. Highlighted changes include: Added a policy regarding Administrative Leave (4.6.6) and Expanded on the Fundraising Policy (5.17). (see attachment, Susan Baird)

XX. Initial review of the 2025-26 College Catalog with the allowance for personnel and curriculum changes to be made later, which may include, but is not limited to new faculty and staff, change in position, course title and description changes based on the final approval of the 2025 Uniform Course Numbering System and Career and Technical program curriculum validation for the 2025-26 academic year. (Dr. Rush)

XXI. Initial review of the 2025-26 EMCC Student Handbook with the allowance for changes to be made that are based on federal and state regulations (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

XXII. Approval for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks to sign the Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Memorandum of Agreements with EMCC district high schools for the 2025-2026 school year. (see attachments, Dr. Rush)

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

XXIV. Other Business
A. Approval of Tax Levy Resolutions for FY26 (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)
B. Election of Board Officers (Attorney Rod Hickman)
C. Date for the August 2025 meeting at the Scooba Campus (Chairman)

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