KIRTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 2, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sally Galer called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: MaryAnn Ferrigan, Sally Galer, Roy Spangler,, Denis Weiss, Patricia Webb Roberta Werle
Members Absent: Richard Silverman
Others Present: Nick Baker, Ed Koliba, Kyle Morrison, Dale Shantz
WELCOME
Members and guests were welcomed by Chair Sally Galer.
OPEN DISCUSSION
None
ORGANIZATION
1. Administer oath of office
I do hereby accept the office of trustee of the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees, Roscommon, Michigan dated this 2nd day of July 2007: MaryAnn Ferrigan, Patricia G. Webb, Denis Weiss
Constitutional Oath of Office
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of Trustee of the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees, Roscommon, Michigan, according to the best of my ability.
Dated this 2nd day of July 2007: MaryAnn Ferrigan, Patricia G. Webb, Denis Weiss
2. Officers
A motion to nominate the following officers was made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Denis Weiss:
Chair, Roy Spangler Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
Roy Spangler was declared elected Chair of the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees for the fiscal years of 2007-08 and 2008-09. At this time, the gavel was passed from Sally Galer to Roy Spangler, who presided over the remainder of the meeting.
Vice Chair, Patricia Webb A motion by Roberta Werle nominating Richard Silverman was withdrawn. Vote: Ayes, five Nays, one Abstain, zero Absent, one
Patricia Webb was declared elected Vice Chair of the Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees for the fiscal years of 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Secretary/Treasurer, Roberta Werle Vote: Ayes, six Nays, one Abstain, zero Absent, one
Roberta Werle was declared elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Kirtland Community College board of Trustees for the fiscal years of 2007-08 and 2008-09.
3. Regular meetings
Motion made by Trustee Sally Galer, supported by Trustee Patricia Webb, that regular meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held at 7 p.m. at the Kirtland House on the Kirtland Community College campus, Roscommon, Michigan, on the third Thursday of each month, with two meetings per year to be held at M-TEC at Kirtland-Gaylord.
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
Special Meetings
Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called by the Chair or any three members thereof by serving on the other members a written notice of the day, time and place of such special meeting. Service of the notice shall be by:
a. Delivering the notice to the members personally at least 48 hours before such meeting takes place, or
b. Leaving same at the member’s residence with some person of the household at least 48 hours before the meeting shall take place, or
c. Depositing the same in a government mail receptacle enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly addressed to such a member at his/her last known residence address at least 72 hours before such meeting is to take place.
d. Notice of such special meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be posted at least 18 hours before the meeting in such manner and in those places as required by Michigan Law.
Services as prescribed may be made by a member of the Board of Trustees, a secretary of the board, or an employee of the board.
4. Michigan Community College Association (MCCA)
MCCA bylaws require each member college to designate prior to July 15 each year its representatives to the MCCA Board of Directors. The representatives must be the chief administrative officer of the college and one member of the college’s governing board. Each board is also required to designate an alternate governing board member.
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that the following are designated as the chief administrative officer and governing board representatives of Kirtland Community College to the Board of Directors of the Michigan Community College Association for the two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009:
Trustee Director Roy Spangler
Alternate Trustee Director Richard Silverman
President Thomas Quinn
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that the following are designated as official voting delegate and alternate for the Association of Community College Trustees for two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009:
Trustee delegate Patricia Webb
Alternate Trustee delegate Sally Galer
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that Trustee MaryAnn Ferrigan be designated as the board’s representative to the American Association of Community Colleges for two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009, with Sally Galer serving as the alternate representative.
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
Kirtland Community College Foundation
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that Trustee Richard Silverman be designated as the board’s representative to the Kirtland Community College Foundation for two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009, with Denis Weiss as the alternate representative.
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
M-TEC Governance Advisory Board
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that Trustees Roy Spangler and
Denis Weiss be designated as the board’s representatives to the M-TEC Governance Advisory Board for two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009.
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
Kirtland Community College Finance/Audit Committee
Motion made by Trustee Patricia Webb, supported by Trustee Sally Galer that Trustees MaryAnn Ferrigan, Denis Weiss, and Roberta Werle be designated as the board’s representatives on the Finance Committee for two years beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2009.
Vote: Ayes, six Nays, zero Abstain, zero Absent, one
MINUTES
Minutes from the June 7, 2007 special board meeting were deferred to the July 19, 2007 regular board meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
None
BUSINESS FOR BOARD ACTION
None
REPORTS FOR BOARD INFORMATION
Trustee Roberta Werle asked about Dr. Thomas Quinn’s expected arrival to begin his tenure as Kirtland’s President. It was explained that he is en route, by way of central Minnesota to see his father who is seriously ill. He is expected to arrive here Sunday evening, July 8, 2007 to begin working on Monday, July 9, pending on his father’s condition.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned at 7:27 p.m. by Chair
Roy Spangler.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Koch
Recording Secretary