MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Governance Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Location
Remote during Covid 'lock-down'
17 Lime Street once over
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Committee Members Present
Cynthia Canavan (remote), Elizabeth Burns (remote), Jeanne Smith (remote), Karl Smith (remote), Kay O'Dwyer (remote), Paul Baker (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
Karen Zeif (remote), Peter Cohen (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Karl Smith called a meeting of the Governance Committee of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Sep 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Cynthia Canavan made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Monthly Meeting on 08-04-20.
Karl Smith seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kay O'Dwyer |
Aye
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| Karl Smith |
Aye
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| Jeanne Smith |
Aye
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| Peter Cohen |
Aye
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| Cynthia Canavan |
Aye
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| Elizabeth Burns |
Aye
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| Paul Baker |
Aye
|
II. Governance Matters
A.
Board Meeting Update
Paul Baker & Doctor Cohen gave a brief update of the August 2020 Board meeting.
B.
Board Composition
There was discussion regarding the process by which Governance committee members interview and vet potential Board members. Dizzy Burns volunteered that she was not comfortable discussing a candidate's suitability whilst the candidate was in the room (be it in person, or remotely).
OPL prohibits asking any attendee to remove themselves from a meeting unless they are disruptive to the said meeting. It was proposed that a solution would be to defer a vote on a given candidate until a future meeting. The issue will be revisited at the 10/6/20 Governance meeting.
OPL prohibits asking any attendee to remove themselves from a meeting unless they are disruptive to the said meeting. It was proposed that a solution would be to defer a vote on a given candidate until a future meeting. The issue will be revisited at the 10/6/20 Governance meeting.
C.
Review calendar items for coming months
The committee discussed calendar items for upcoming meetings, among those topics of noted importance were new Board member orientation and ongoing support.
III. Other Business
A.
Planning for future meeting
October meeting scheduled for 10/6/20 at 7pm.
B.
Board training discussion / planning
There was a brief discussion regarding the monitoring and yearly review of Board members and their contributions and attendance throughout their respective terms..
Please see Section "C" above for additional information.
Please see Section "C" above for additional information.
Dizzy Burns thanked Peter and all of the MCCPS staff for all of their hard work over the last few months.
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 8:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul Baker