Quincy Reporter

John Wood Community College Board of Trustees Met April 28.

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

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  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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