Voices for International Business and Education

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 10, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Location

727 Carondelet St. New Orlean
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1

Committee Members Present

D. Batiste, R. Keller, S. Thomas

Committee Members Absent

K. Katner

Guests Present

S. Wilson

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Keller called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Tuesday Apr 10, 2018 at 7:05 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

S. Thomas made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 03-20-18 Governance Committee Meeting on 03-20-18.
R. Keller seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Katner
Absent
C. Allen
Aye
S. Thomas
Aye
R. Keller
Aye
B. Schilling
Absent
L. Lopez
Absent
D. Batiste
Abstain

II. Governance

A.

Board Meetings' evaluation

Review of the Board meeting evaluation form. 
A discussion was had regarding the proposed document, which the Governance Committee Chair would tabulate the results and report the results at subsequent board meetings. 
A discussion ensued regarding the prior year evaluation form and the appropriateness of the having a numerical compilation as compared to disaggregating information based on written responses. 
Modify the language to make the document a year long in scope
  • 3 things accomplished, 3 things improve upon - these items will be added to the bottom of the Board meeting Evaluation Form.
The initial distribution would be at the April 2018 Board meeting, expect all responses by the May 2018 Board meeting.

B.

Board Profile & Composition Instrument

The diversity of the Board to reflect the composition of the school
  • Last year the request was specific such as engineering, legal, architecture, finance, etc. 
The list was created based on the current board composition and based on an agreement of the board to search for specific skillsets desired. 
 

C.

Revision of VIBE Board Policy No. 2.3.7.2

The committee discussed the usefulness of the voting annually for each board member eligible for renewal their terms. 
A discussion had by the members of the committee to further clarify reasons and understanding of BPM 2.3.7.2.
Recommendations to make edits to Bylaws and BPM. 1st ST and 2nd by DB.
The committee discussed the usefulness of the voting annually for each board member eligible for renewal their terms. 
A discussion had by the members of the committee to further clarify reasons and understanding of BPM 2.3.7.2.
Recommendations to make edits to Bylaws and BPM. 1st ST and 2nd by DB.

III. Other Business

A.

Other Business

ST recommends the committee to review the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as they are redundant of information. RK will review. 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

R. Keller made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Thomas seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:11 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Wilson