MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006, AT 7:00 PM, ASSEMBLY ROOM, NEWBURGH EXTENSION CENTER Present: Chair R. Glinton, J. Wolfe, B. Hodge, H. Gareiss Absent: A. Anthonisen, R. Calderin, D. Mirro, M. Murphy, J. Boyce I. CALL TO ORDER At 7:00 pm Chair Roberta Glinton called the meeting to order and noted that without a quorum present the consent agenda items and the facilities use policy would be delayed until the May 8, 2006 Board meeting. II. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda vote was postponed until the May 8, 2006 Board meeting. III. PRESIDENT�S REPORT President William Richards reported on the following topics: � The May 2006 Committee of the Whole meeting will begin at 4:30 pm. At that meeting representatives from JMZ will present the proposed Facilities Master Plan. Four SUNY Rockland Trustees, Orange County Executive Edward Diana, Chair of the OC Legislature William Lahey, and the recipients of the Phi Theta Kappa and Chancellor�s Awards have been invited to attend the May Board meeting. � On Tuesday, 5/9, JMZ will present the proposed Facilities Master Plan to the County Legislature. � The Capital Campaign Feasibility is scheduled for completion by mid-June. The College continues to receive terrific feedback. Chairman Glinton, Trustee Hodge and Trustee Gareiss will be interviewed as representatives of the Board. IV. REPORT OF THE COLLEGE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM Diane Bliss, President of the College Governance System highlighted the following items: 1. Executive Committee held a retreat on 3/17. They reviewed the results of a survey of Cabinet regarding governance, including functions, committees, and issues. The group compared those results to their own responses and found overall areas of agreement. Both groups recognized the need to reassess the number of standing committees and venues for broad input and participation, to improve communications. They will address such compelling issues as motivation of personnel to serve, monitoring committee progress, the under preparedness of incoming students, the status of Newburgh and Middletown campuses, PBIE and distance learning. 2. By the end of the spring semester, the Executive Committee expects to hear from the Honors Advisory Committee, the Cultural Affairs Committee and the Faculty and Staff Development Committees about proposals either to revise their charges or to move from standing committees to advisory board type groups. V. REPORT OF THE STUDENT TRUSTEE Chair Roberta Glinton delivered the Student Trustee�s report in Jenna Boyce�s absence: � The Student Senate has been working with United Way to arrange a charity bowling night. This fundraiser will take place on 5/1 at the Chester Bowling Lanes. � Elections for the 2006-2007 school year are scheduled for 4/25 � 4/27. M- 4/10/06 - Page 2 � The Student Senate is also conducting a student cafeteria survey. An update will be provided at a future Board meeting. � Women�s Softball � The team is dominating the season with a current record of 10 � 4. � Men�s Baseball � The team is hard at work recovering from the tough teams they played during spring break. Their current record is 7 -14 and 4 � 3 in the region. The team has the determination to take them to the finals. � Men�s Basketball �.At a gathering in the field house on 3/30, President Richards presented a plaque to Coach Rickard for his accomplishments, hard work and dedication to the College for 25 years. VI. OLD BUSINESS - None. VII. NEW BUSINESS This item was moved to the May 8, 2006 meeting. VIII. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS Administrative Services Committee - None Personnel and Finance Committee - None Educational Policies and Student Affairs Committee - None IX. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC - None X. BOARD DISCUSSION - None XI. BOARD ADJOURNMENT At 7:15 pm, the Trustees adjourned by acclamation. 7:15 - 7:30 pm EXECUTIVE SESSION A discussion on personnel matters took place and no action was taken during the session. Respectfully submitted, Maryann Raab Assistant to the President