The Shawnee Community College Board of Education met Oct. 3 to approve bills.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the college:
A regular meeting of the board of Shawnee Community college district no. 531 was held on October 3, 2016. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairperson Dr. Manul Goins. The roll call was as follows
Present:
Ms. Cathy Belcher
Mr. Chris Boyd
Dr. Manul Goins
MR. Steve Heisner
Mr. Don Patton
Mr. Randall Rushing
Mrs. Maxine Russell
Absent
Ms. Vernisha Coleman, Student trustee
Others present
Dr. Tim Bellamey, Presidnet
John Schneider, Attorney
Katie Armstrong, Marketing coordinator
Vickie Artman, Vice president of instructional services
Jipaum Askew-Robinson , Vice President of student and administrative servces
Dee Blakely, Dean of student services
Brenda Brown, Science instructor
Becky Casper Lynn, Executive assistant to the president
Faith Diel, Newly elected student trustee
Pat McGuire, State senator 43rd district
Tiffiney Ryan, Chief financial instructor
Sheryl Ribbing, Science instructor
Ruth Smith, BOT division chair
Jonathan Van Meter, IT support specialist
Dr. Bellamey introduced our newly elected student trustee, Faith Diel, anad she took her seat at the board table.
Dr. Bellamey introduced state senator Pat McGuire and gave him an opportunity to address those present. Senator McGuire introduced himself and talked briefly about the budget for higher education in the state of Illinois and what is being proposed to help with the situated.
A motion was made by Mr. Randall Rushing and seconded by Mr. Don Patton to approve the consent agenda as follows:
A. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 6, 2016
B. Consideration of treasurer's reports
C. Approval of bills
Education fund $422,519.81
Building fund 46,314.61
Restricted bldg fund 999.15
Bond & interest fund 6,834.63
Auxiliary enterprises fund 60,330.68
Restricted purposes fund (grants) 44,270.88
Restricted purposes fund - FWS 419.18
Restricted purposes - PELL 0.00
Restricted purposes - SEOG 122.10
Trust and agency fund 1,304.71
Audit fund 121.35
Liab. Prot. Settlement fund (TORT) 10,701.95
Grand Total $593,939.05
On roll call vote the members voted as follows:
Ms. Cathy Belcher - yes
Mr. Chris Boyd - yes
Dr. Manul Goins - yes
Mr. Steve Heisner - yes
Mr. Don E. Patton - yes
Mr. Randall Rushing - yes
Ms. Maxine Russell - yes
Ms. Faith Diel - yes (advisory vote)
Results: 7 yeas, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, 0 absent. The chairman declared the motion carried.
A motion was made by Ms. Maxine Russell and seconded by Ms. Cathleen Belcher to approve the addendum to the restricted purposes to partially repay inter fund loans originally made on 13/31/15 from the education fund to the restricted purposes fund. ($30,000)