Agenda posted for Crowder College Board of Trustees meeting

 AG E N D A

CROWDER COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

August 29, 2016, 10:00 a.m.

Student Center Fireside Room

Call to Order; Moment of Silence; Special Recognition

Public Hearing on Setting Tax Levy.............................................................................. Board Action

Convene regular Board Meeting; Introduction of New Personnel

I.       Review and approval of July 25, 2016, regular minutes and work session.

         II.      Financial Reports

         III.     Old Business – None

IV.     New Business

         A.  Personnel....................................................................................................... Board Action

               Resignation of Emily Denham, Customer Service Associate, Bookstore

               Resignation of Natalie Hobdy, EOC Educational Advisor

               Resignation of Chris Slinkard, MoSTEMWins Data Specialist

               Resignation of Steve Cathers, Paramedic Instructor

               Resignation of Thalia Barajas, Housing Coordinator, Roughrider Village

               Resignation of Sofia Sanchez Salcedo, Library Assistant (PT)

               Employment of Twyla Henson-Rich, Office Manager, Crowder Webb City

               Employment of Tamara McDonnell, Data Specialist

               Employment of Jared Brown, Financial Aid Coordinator

               Employment of Laura Nutting, Allied Health OTA Departmental Assistant/Office Receptionist

               Employment of Abby Tribble, Career and Transfer Services Coordinator

               Employment of Angela Aeillo, Records Clerk

               Employment of Mark Fitch, Interim Director, Webb City Instructional Center

               Employment of Travis Long, Collision Repair Instructor, CTEC

               Employment of Michael Hutchins, Transport Training Instructor

               Employment of Richard Melton, Jr., Transport Training Instructor

               Employment of Kristina Wisdom, Nursing Instructor, Crowder College Nevada

               Employment of Don Miller, II, Security Officer, Crowder Webb City

               Employment of John Ezell, Nursing Instructor

               Employment of Kristi Enloe, Accounts Payable Assistant

               Employment of Donna Clemens, EOC Educational Advisory, Crowder Webb City

               Employment of Layne Sleeth, Evening Secretary (PT), Crowder College Cassville

               Employment of Richard Wallace, Veteran Services Coordinator (HT)

               Employment of Gitana McAllister, Student Services Coordinator (HT), Crowder Webb City

         B.   Policy 4.11 Purchasing Procedure Addition................................................. First Reading

         C.   Bond Underwriter Approval.......................................................................... Board Action

         D.   Public Information Update............................................................................. Cindy Brown

         E.   Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Review.................................................... Juli DeNisco

V.      Correspondence and Reports

         A.   Governing Board Forum............................................................ Andy Wood, Diane Andris

Following the meeting, a luncheon will be held in the Newton Hall Conference Room which is open to anyone and may include informal conversation with Board members.

Agenda posted for Carthage Water and Electric Board meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Carthage Water & Electric Plant Board will meet August 25, 2016, 4pm at the CWEP Complex, 627 W. Centennial, Carthage. The tentative agenda of the regular meeting includes:

 

Additions to the Agenda

 

Approval of the Board Minutes: July 21, 2016

 

Approval of Disbursements:   $2,778,583.69

                                          

 

Financial Statement: June /July

 

Committee Reports:

Citizens Participation Period

 

Old Business: None

 

New Business:

 

1. Consideration of Bids for Replacement of Unit 205 with Aerial Lift

2. Consideration of Bids for Utility Rate Study

3. Consideration of Adoption of Vegetation Management Plan

4. Consideration of Updates of Employee Handbook Policies Pertaining to Benefits and Retirement

5. Consideration of Increase of Capitalization Procedure

6. Discussion of Succession Plan and Workforce Development

 

Miscellaneous

 

Staff Reports

 

Board Member Comments

Joplin Police Department Arrests August 23-24

08/23/2016 0855
JASON MICHAEL HANCOCK
1402 S Rex Ave DUQUESNE, MO 64801
WM 36 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/23/2016 1143
MICHELLE BIFFY VADOUSKY-MILLER
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 38 531 W 4TH ST/S MOFFET AVE 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/23/2016 1607
TERRY MESHON MILLER
34 S Main, 2 WEBB CITY, MO 64870
BM 43 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT

08/23/2016 1926
JOHN L JILES Jr
422 S Hickory St MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712
WM 38 664- 10.8 I-44E HWY 0.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/23/2016 2130
JASON RAY FOTCHMAN
2002 S Main CARTHAGE, MO 64836
WM 31 399 N MURPHY BLVD/N MAIN ST 0.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/23/2016 2240
FLENNARD ROBERT JR THORPE
1611 S Pearl Ave, 2 JOPLIN, MO 64804
BM 50 809 S CONNOR AVE 0.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/24/2016 0031
GAVON J NEWTON
2101 S Pearl Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 34 2101 S PEARL AVE 0.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
2 1 SAFE KEEP

08/24/2016 0205 
DALTON R SIMS 
401 N Walnut Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
2400 E 11TH ST/S CAMPBELL PKWY 
WM 17 0.00 
2 1 DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS 
1 1 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 

08/24/2016 0156
JAMES ALLEN ACKLIN
23404 Red Oak Ln LEBANON, MO 65536
WM 32 1349 E 18TH ST/S KANSAS AVE 0.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
4 1 PARK AFTER HOURS

08/24/2016 0538
AMBER DAWN LOCKARD
1726 S Iowa Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 34 749 E 18TH ST/S MINNESOTA AVE 0.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

Lane closures on St. Louis to continue until September 9

(From the City of Joplin)

The various lane closures on St. Louis between Broadway & Zora will continue until 6:30 p.m. on September 9.

Closure is due to relocation of the water line.

Flaggers will be in place. Drivers are urged to use extreme caution in these areas and are urged to utilize alternate routes during this period.

Southwest City man cited for DWI after accident near Noel

A Southwest City man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a one-vehicle accident 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on Reagan Hollow Road, one mile east of Noel.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1993 GMC pickup driven by Jerred W. Robertson, 27, Southwest City, ran off the roadway and struck a fence.

Robertson suffered minor injuries.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 23-24

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

David K. Butler-Herring, 41, Aurora
Jerred W. Robertson, 27, Southwest City
Gregory G. Wiley, 27, Shell Knob

MSSU Board receives Great Game of Education update

(From Southern News Service)

Creating a culture of financial transparency and employee involvement is at the center of the Great Game of Education, the Board of Governors learned during a presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Missouri Southern State University

The rollout for the program was launched during the recent faculty/staff welcome meeting, with employees learning how to begin the introductory training module.

The university is working with the Great Game of Business division of SRC Holdings Corporation in Springfield, Mo., to develop the open-book management initiatives for a higher-education setting. Jack Stack, the founder, president and CEO of SRC Holdings, is a pioneer in successfully executing the business model.

“These are exciting times at Missouri Southern,” said Scott Cragin, a coordinator for the program. “We are the first institution of higher learning to implement the open-book management practices of The Great Game of Business.

“The system teaches all employees about the university’s finances and empowers them to change what they are doing in order to make the institution the best that it can be. Rewards are given for such improvements so every employee has a stake in the outcome. The transparency that comes with the Great Game of Education will do much to ensure that MSSU is on a sustainable financial path.”

In other business, the board approved a recommendation from the university’s Budget Audit Committee to move from fully funded insurance with Aetna to a partially self-insured group plan with Cigna effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Under the plan, which was also approved by Missouri Southern’s insurance committee, the university will carry a separate insurance policy that will trigger when employee claims reach a specified threshold amount. The university will then pay for each out-of-pocket claim as they are incurred, rather than paying a fixed premium to the insurance carrier.

In a report from Rob Yust, vice president of business affairs, the board learned that creation of a walking trail between Missouri Southern and Northpark Mall can move forward after issues with a flood plain have been resolved between the property owners involved.

The proposal calls for a 10-foot-wide asphalt trail that would be open to foot and bicycle traffic. The city of Joplin will oversee the trail’s construction, while the university will install lighting for the 2,000-foot-long trail.

Tuesday’s meeting marked the first for Glenn M. McCumber as board chair.