MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 17, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Location

MCCPS

Committee Members Present

Christopher Riegle, Cynthia Canavan, David Moore, Kay O'Dwyer, Nichole Thompson, Pam Ferris, Paul Baker

Committee Members Absent

Jeanne Smith

Guests Present

Artie Sullivan, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh

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 Monday Sep 17, 2018 at 7:10 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Nichole Thompson made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 07-17-18 Governance Committee Meeting on 07-17-18.
David Moore seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Cynthia Canavan, Chris Riegle and Paul Baker abstained from the vote due to absence at the July meeting.

The Committee voted to defer discussion of the June minutes until the next meeting (when we have the revised draft.)

II. Governance

A.

Board Update

Nichole Thompson offered her report on the last Board of Trustees meeting.  Charter renewal, Board goals, strategic planning and policy were discussed.
  1. All Committees are being asked to present a Vice Chair to the Board of Trustees.
    • This role is open on the Governance Committee
  2. The Committee discussed various candidates for Board or Committee membership.

B.

Status of Potential Board Members

The Committee discussed a candidate that has not been presented to the Board, though the Committee voted to put him forward.  Committee received new information, and Committee plans further discussion.
Action Item:  Committee will follow up with candidate.
 

III. Other Business

A.

Preparing for Upcoming Milestones

  1. Supporting upcoming milestone on the Board Calendar.
  2. Governance Committee 2019 - looking ahead.

B.

Next Meeting

The next meeting was set for October 2, 2018.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
David Moore