December 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM - December 2024 EMCC Board of Trustees Meeting

I.  Call to Order

II. Invocation 

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. *Approval of Agenda and Adoption of Consent Agenda

V. *Approval of Board Minutes for Meeting on November 11, 2024

VI. Board Chair's Report 

VII. President's Report

VIII. *Approval of Claims Docket and Sole Source Purchases

IX. New Business
*A. Personnel Approval/Updates
Instruction
1. Notification of resignation for Linda Farmer, LPN Instructor, effective December 31, 2024. Position will be filled as soon as possible through internal transfer, normal hiring practices, or temporary employment services. 
2. Approval of employment for Dyshonne Robins, LPN Instructor, full-time temporary, annual salary $81,175, budgeted, 240 duty days, effective January 2, 2025. Replacing Linda Farmer who resigned.

Staff
Notification of Employment:    
Rodney Brooks, Director of HR, full-time temporary, annual salary $76,500, 240 days, effective December 2, 2024
Alicia Harmon, Enrollment Management Generalist, full-time temporary, annual salary $32,000, 240 days, effective January 2, 2025     
Ashley Bush, Enrollment Management Generalist, full-time temporary, annual salary $32,000, 240 days, effective January 2, 2025
Notification of Title Change:        
Margaret Aldridge, Student AR Clerk, effective November 14, 2024
Notification of Departure:
Stan Nowell, Skilled Maintenance, effective December 31, 2024
Kevie Thompson, Assistant Football Coach, effective December 31, 2024
Jennifer Robinson, Enrollment Management Generalist, effective November 15, 2024

*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1.  Approval of out-of-state travel for Will Arnett and the 12 turf landscape students to Sylacauga, Alabama, February 11, 2025, to tour Harrell's Fertilizer production plant. Expenses will be paid from local funds.

X. Financial Report and Review of Investment Activity (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

XI. Approval of the attached proposed policies. (see attachments, Mrs. Baird)

XII. Approval to award the lowest/best bid for the Hawkins Nursing remodel to Burk-Mordecai Builders, Inc. in the amount of $1,247,300. (Mr. Kyle Younger)

XIII. Board Attorney's Report (Attorney Rod Hickman)

XIV. Other Business
A. Date for the January 2025 meeting at the Golden Triangle Campus (Chairman)

XV. Approval of Honorarium/Travel and Adjournment (Chairman)