Quincy Reporter

John Wood Community College Board of Trustees met April 28

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order/Appointment of Assistant Secretary  

2. Roll Call 

3. Pledge of Allegiance; Mission Statement 

4. Canvass Election Results 

4.1 Request adoption of a Resolution proclaiming election results for two full-terms of  six years and canvass of those election results  

4.2 Recognition and Oath of Office  

∙ Recognition of outgoing trustee – Mr. James Gay - 14 years  

∙ Oath of Office of newly elected Board of Trustees  

∙ Oath of Office – Paula Hawley  

∙ Oath of Office – Don Hess  

5. Recognition of Outgoing Student Trustee and New Student Trustee Oath of Office 

∙ Recognition of outgoing student trustee, Clayton Dyer (term 2020-2021) 

∙ Oath of Office – newly selected student trustee, Noah Gay (term 2021-2022) ( 

6. Introduction

∙ Student Government Association Officers - Eric Foster, Coordinator of Student Life 

∙ Olivia Werries – President; Hayden Gresham – Vice President; Macee Borrowman,  Secretary; Josh Sheffield, Treasurer, Olivia Hanson, PR Secretary 

7. Organization of the Board 

∙ Election of Officers for the JWCC Board of Trustees 

o Chair  

o Vice Chair  

o Secretary  

∙ Selection of Board of Trustees Committees  

o Executive Committee  

o Finance and Audit Committee  

o Curriculum Committee  

∙ Selection of ICCTA representative and first alternate 

7.1 Adoption of Resolution 

 Request adoption of a resolution providing for the organization of the John Wood  Community College Board of Trustees  

8. Special Report – 

∙ Missouri Scholarship Update, Dean of Students & Enrollment Services 

9. Consideration of Items from the Floor 

10. Public and/or Employee Comment 

11. President and Committee Reports  

11.1 ICCTA/West Central Region Report - Dr. Randy Greenwell, Mr. Andrew Sprague Table Folder 

11.2 Board Executive Committee Report - Ms. Diane Ary, Mr. Bob Rhea, Mr. Larry Fischer Table Folder 

11.3 Board Curriculum Committee Report - Mr. Don Hess, Mr. James Gay Table Folder 

11.4 Board Finance and Audit Committee Report - Mr. Andy Sprague, Dr. Randy Greenwell Table Folder 

11.5 Student Trustee Report - Mr. Clayton Dyer

11.6 Administration Report - Mr. Michael Elbe  

12. Consent Agenda 

Consent business Items 

12.1 Request approval of 03.17.21 regular Board meeting minutes 

12.2 Request approval of bills for March payment Finance and Audit Committee 

12.3 Request approval of monthly financial statements for March Finance and Audit Committee 

12.4 Request approval of trustee & employee travel expenditures for March Finance and Audit Committee

13. Grant items 

13.1 Request authorization to submit a grant application to ICCB for Adult Education in the amount of $230,000 

13.2 Request authorization to accept funding from AmeriCorp for Adams, Brown & Pike 20-21 County RSVP Program in the amount of $152,690

13.3 Request authorization to submit a grant application to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for IBHE Cooperative Work-Study grant in the amount of $17,280. 

14. Personnel items 

14.1 Request authorization to employ new staff and faculty, accept resignations, retirements, terminations, and implement status changes as presented  

15. Business  

15.1 Request adoption of the 2021-2022 JWCC College and Student Handbook 27 

15.2 Request approval to revise Board Policy 508- Payroll 

15.3 Request approval to revise Board Policies 518- Selection & Appointment of Exempt  Employees, 519- Working Hours for Exempt Employees, 520- Employment of None Exempt Employees, 522- Work Periods of None-exempt Employees, and 523- Overtime and Compensatory Time Off of Non-Exempt Employees

15.4 Request approval to adopt the SURS Deferred Compensation Plan 43-45 

15.5 Request authorization to accept a bid in the amount of $34,000 and award to  Quincy Tractor, LLC to provide a utility tractor for JWCC  

15.6 Request authorization to accept a proposal in the amount of $33,000 and award to Aidex Corporation to provide Aidex Fanuc Robotics ER-4ia Educational Package for  the College  

16. Discussion Items  

16.1 Calendar of Events 

Graduation – May 14, 2021  

17. Notices and Communications  

18. Other Items 

19. Closed Session 

19.1 A closed session will be necessary to consider the appointment, employment, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and to consider collective bargaining matters and to release closed session minutes and destruction of closed session recordings.  

20. Resume Open Session 

21. Open Session Matters  

Approve any matter discussed in closed session as necessary and limited to those matters  authorized for discussion in closed session by motion of the Boards specifically including  but not limited to, the hiring, including non-contractual, contract approval, and contract  amendment, release, discharge, discipline, transfer, resignation, and retirement of staff.  

22. Adjournment  

https://www.jwcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/04.28.21-Employee-packet.pdf