MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Governance Monthly Meeting - February 2020
Date and Time
Tuesday February 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Location
17 Lime Street
Governance
Committee Members Present
Christopher Riegle, Cynthia Canavan, Karl Smith, Kay O'Dwyer, Paul Baker, Peter Cohen
Committee Members Absent
Jeanne Smith, Pam Ferris
Guests Present
Elizabeth Burns
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Karl Smith called a meeting of the Governance Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 at 7:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes - January meeting
Karl Smith made a motion to approve the minutes (with noted updates) from Governance Monthly Meeting - January 2020 on 01-07-20.
Christopher Riegle seconded the motion.
Update for David Moore - not "Morse"
Not distributing calendar but reviewing the calendar and utilizing it for meeting planning.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Not distributing calendar but reviewing the calendar and utilizing it for meeting planning.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeanne Smith |
Absent
|
| Peter Cohen |
Aye
|
| Paul Baker |
Abstain
|
| Christopher Riegle |
Aye
|
| Cynthia Canavan |
Abstain
|
| Karl Smith |
Aye
|
| Pam Ferris |
Absent
|
| Kay O'Dwyer |
Aye
|
II. Governance matters
A.
Board Meeting Update
B.
By-Laws Update
The working copy of the bylaws was reviewed and the group was able to discuss and resolve comments from Cindy Canavan through the "Proxy" section.
Link to working copy:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1la3eAUIKSOgWNafkejJDnTP5RpS2TRjyhcNovPKSUBk/edit?usp=sharing
Link to working copy:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1la3eAUIKSOgWNafkejJDnTP5RpS2TRjyhcNovPKSUBk/edit?usp=sharing
C.
Board Composition
D.
Exit interview responses provided to the board members
III. Planning - Future meeting
A.
Next Meeting - November
It was determined to be Monday, March 2nd - same 7 PM start time
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 9:03 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karl Smith
Documents used during the meeting
- Combined commentary-Bylaw updates-MCCPS-Feb-3.docx
- MCCPS Trustees Composition Report-Jan-2020.docx
- Trusttee Exit Interview responses.docx
Some of the main discussion points included: