MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Location
MCCPS
Committee Members Present
Christopher Riegle, Cynthia Canavan, David Moore, Jeanne Smith, Kay O'Dwyer, Nichole Thompson, Paul Baker, Paula Poss
Committee Members Absent
None
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
Cynthia Canavan, Paul Baker
Committee Members who left before the meeting adjourned
Paula Poss
Guests Present
Jen Jewell, Pam Ferris, Tobi Conley
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Nichole Thompson called a meeting of the Governance Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Sep 12, 2017 at 7:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Cynthia Canavan arrived.
Paul Baker arrived.
Nichole Thompson made a motion to approve minutes subject to adding "Action Item" to Section IIA.
Christopher Riegle seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Board Meeting Update
B.
OML and Public Record Law Discussion
Cindy Canavan advised the Committee regarding Open Meeting Law and Public Records Law and how they relate to the letter written by the Governance Committee to the Chair of the Board of Trustees.
C.
2017 Calendar
Nichole Thompson distributed the Board Composition report.
Action Item: The members of the Committee should come to the next meeting with names of potential Board members in addition to committee members.
Nichole Thompson distributed the Governance Committee 2017/2018 Goals and Objectives.
Action Item: Review goals and approve at the next meeting.
Action Item: The members of the Committee should come to the next meeting with names of potential Board members in addition to committee members.
Nichole Thompson distributed the Governance Committee 2017/2018 Goals and Objectives.
Action Item: Review goals and approve at the next meeting.
Paula Poss left.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
The next meeting was scheduled for October 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nichole Thompson
The Committee discussed the letter from the Governance Committee to the Chair of the Board of Trustees which was covered at the last Board meeting.
Jen Jewell commented that she needs help staffing the Board committees.
Action Item: All Governance Committee members should think about network and/or community members to staff the committees and come to the next meeting with names.