September 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM - September 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 Meeting on August 14, 2023

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

IX. Old Business
A. Enrollment Update - Dr. Nikita Ashford-Ashworth
B. Strategic Plan Update - Laura Damm

X. New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
1. Notice of Retirement of Eddie Sciple, Ophthalmic Technology Instructor (SC), effective December 31, 2024. 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 Kayla Stevenson to attend the Accreditation Commission for Education In Nursing Conference October 25-27, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. Expenses will be paid with local funds.  
2. Approval of out-of-state tavel for LeAnna Alexander to attend the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) 2023 Conference in Atlanta, GA, November 4-6, 2023. Expenses will be paid with local funds.  
3. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks, Dr. Nikita Ashford-Ashworth, and Dr. James Rush to Louisville, Kentucky, April 4-9, 2024, for the 2024 AACC Annual Conference. The trip will be paid for with local funds.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel for Michele Stewart to serve as an ACEN site visit observer October 16-19, 2023, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The trip will be paid for with local funds. Expenses will be paid with local funds.  
5. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Joshua Carroll and 14 EMCC students to travel Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, September 27 – 28, 2023, for a marketing tour at the following locations Atlanta Braves field, CNN Center, Mercedes Dome, and The University of Alabama football stadium. An EMCC van will be used. Meals will be paid for with local funds.
6. After-the-fact approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Kelly Cantrell and Madison McCarter (student) to New Orleans, LA, September 7-8, 2023, for the MSLA Fall Leadership Conference. The trip will be paid for with funds from the local PTK chapter.

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

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

XIII. Approval of PN Handbook for the 2023-24 academic year (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

XIV.  Approval to close the Ophthalmic Technology program located on the Scooba campus, effective May 2025, due to low enrollment and demand. (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

XV.   Approval of Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Memorandum of Agreement for Fall 2023 for the following schools: Columbus Municipal School District and Lowndes County School District (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

XVII. Approval of Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Memorandum of Agreement for the 2023-24 academic year with Oak Hill Academy (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

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

XIX. Other Business
A. Legislative Support Letters (see attachment, Dr. Alsobrooks)
B. Approval of recommended bid for the construction of a decorative security fence to enclose the front of the GT Campus. Fencing includes gates, brick columns, and signage. Bid opens September 11, 2023-will have bid tabulation at the meeting. (Dr. Paul Miller)
C. Executive Session (Chair)
D. Date for the October 2023 meeting at the Scooba Campus

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