Bethany Community School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Committee Members Present
Alan Farrar, David Heller, Jeff Morris, Shawn Bowers
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Kevin Berger, Megan Coleman
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Governance
A.
Select Committee Chairperson
B.
Review and approve Committee Purpose and Goals
The committee discussed the governance committee job description as presented. David Heller will update the document and submit to the board chair.
C.
Set committee meeting schedule
Meetings will be the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm.
III. Expansion
A.
Update regarding financing and timeline
Discussion regarding expansion. Kevin Berger shared info abut the history of the school building projects. The committee discussed options regarding financing and construction. Various vendors were evaluated and the discussion centered on making connection with USDA regarding options.
Jeff Morris will coordinate with Piper Sandler to begin discussions with USDA.
IV. Other Business
A.
Board Member Recruitment
David Heller expressed a need to focus on board member recruitment. A target of filling one for sure and discussed option to expand board to 9 members. Need to develop a long term plan to expand including timeline.
B.
Board Member Handbook
Discussed what a board member handbook might look like and agreed to review the bylaws to develop a plan.
David Heller will serve as the chairperson and Alan Farrar will help with taking minutes.