January 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM - January 2025 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 December 4, 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:
None

Staff:
Notification of Employment   
Penny Romedy, Admissions Coordinator, full-time temporary, annual salary $25,000, 240 day, effective January 3, 2025
Lenray Barnes, Campus Police Officer, full-time temporary, annual salary $34,000, 12 month, effective December 1, 2024 
Jacob Litchfield, Skilled Maintenance, full-time temporary, annual salary $48,423, 12 month, effective January 3, 2025  
Avani Poindexter, Clerical Support & Receptionist, full-time temporary, annual salary $25,000, 240 day, effective January 3, 2025.
Notification of Title Change
Todd Gibson, GT Maintenance Supervisor, full-time, annual salary $58,000, 240 days, effective December 1, 2024.
Notification of Departure
Terrence Nicholson, Retention Specialist/Adv, effective November 14, 2024

*B. Out of State Travel Requests
1. Approval of out-of-state travel for Roger Dale Henry to attend AVI 2025 Training Conference on January 15-17, 2025 in Fort Meyers, FL. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
2. Approval of out-of-state travel for Lloyd Dixon to attend the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2025 on February 16-19, 2025 in Greenville, SC. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
3. Approval of out-of-state travel for Lloyd Dixon to attend Ellucian Live in Orlando, FL on April 6-9, 2025. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
4. Approval of out-of-state travel for Lloyd Dixon to attend the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2025 on June 24-27, 2025 in Anaheim, CA. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
5. Approval of out-of-state travel for Colin Draving to attend the PGA Merchandise Show on January 21-24, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
6. Approval of out-of-state travel for Leslie Strickland to Auburn, Alabama, March 21-23, 2025, for the National Consortium for Nursing Academic Coaches Conference. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
7. Approval of out-of-state travel for Kevin Hurt to Kansas City, MO, April 7-11, 2025, for the American Board of Funeral Service Education Conference. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.
8. Approval of out-of-state travel for Dr. Abby Jenkins to Orlando, FL, April 6-9, 2025, for the Ellucian Live Conference. Travel expenses will be paid for with local funds.

*C. Approval of recommendation of inventory deletions (see attachment, Ms. Holmes)

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

XI. Approval for Dr. Scott Alsobrooks to sign contracts for the Golden Triangle MDOT TAP grant project. (Mr. Younger)

XII. Approval to accept the reverse auction bid results for a 56 passenger bus (see attachments, CFO Holmes)

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

XIV. Other Business
A. Date for the February 2025 meeting at the Scooba Campus (Chairman)

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