Public Meeting Public Notice: August 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM - August 2026 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 June 1, 2026

VI. Board Chair's Report

VII. President's Report
A. Strategic Plan Review

VIII. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

IX. Old Business
A. Athletic Report - Mr. Cade Wilkerson

X. New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction:
1. Notification of resignation for Horacio Leal, Database Instructor, effective June 30, 2026. Position will be filled as soon as possible through internal transfer, normal hiring practices, or temporary employment services.
2. Notification of resignation for Virginia Leonard, Humanities Instructor, effective June 30, 2026. Position will be filled as soon as possible through internal transfer, normal hiring practices, or temporary employment services.
3. Notification of resignation for Shelley Hebert, Mathematics Instructor, effective July 31, 2026. Position will be filled as soon as possible through internal transfer, normal hiring practices, or temporary employment services.
4. Approval of employment for Missy Jackson, Mathematics Instructor, budgeted, 9-month, effective August 10, 2026. Replacing Marion Smoot.
5. Approval of employment for Ashley McLemore, English Instructor, budgeted, 9-month, effective August 17, 2026. Replacing Virginia Leonard
6. Approval of employment for Yoshie Lilley, ADN Instructor, budgeted, 10-month, effective July 13, 2026.
7. Approval of employment for Tucker Malone, Drafting Instructor, budgeted, 9-month, effective July 13, 2026. Replacing Christopher Brownlee.
8. Approval of employment for Shanika Boyd, ADN Instructor, budgeted, 10-month, effective August 3, 2026.
9. Approval of employment for Tashiya Ward, ADN Instructor, budgeted, 10-month, effective August 3, 2026.

Staff:
Notification of Employment:
Brody Pierce, Assistant Soccer Coach, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective July 13, 2026.
Jesus Aleman, Head Softball Coach, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective July 21, 2026.
Kiera Broehl, Assistant Softball Coach, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective August 1, 2026.
Bradley Skelton, Director of Workforce Planning, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective August 1, 2026.
Wesley Sides, Assistant Baseball Coach, full-time temporary, budgeted, effective August 1, 2026.

Notification of Retirement or Departure:
Dylan Earnest, Assistant Baseball Coach, effective June 28, 2026.
Ladeidre Mazahreh, MIBEST Career Navigator, effective June 30, 2026.

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

XII. Ratification of Payment for July 2026 Claims Docket (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

XIII. Ratification of Emergency Purchases for July 2026 (see attachment, CFO Holmes)

XIV. Approval of Special Claims (see attachment, CFO Holmes)

XV. Approval of Emergency Purchases for August 2026 (see attachment, CFO Holmes)

XVI. Approval for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks to sign the Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment Memorandum of Agreements with EMCC district high schools for the 2026-2027 school year. Attached are submitted MOU to date: Columbus Christina Academy, Columbus Municipal School District, Kemper County School District, Lowndes County School District, Starkville Academy (see attachment, Dr. Rush)

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

XVIII. Other Business
A. Date for the September 2026 meeting at the Golden Triangle Campus (Chair)
B. Committee Selection for the naming of apartments: Sharon Thompson, Tammie Holmes, Melinda Sciple, Cheryl Sparkman, Jenna Dudley, Kaylee Goss, 2 Trustees (Chair)

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

August 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM - August 2026 EMCC Board of Trustees Meeting

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