Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Tuesday May 22, 2012 – Board Room
MINUTES
1.
General Institutional Functions
1.1
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
1.2
Secretary Vetrano read the Public Statement:
Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided at least 48 hours in advance
of its commencement by posting in at least one public place reserved for such or
similar announcements and by mail, telephone, or hand delivery to all
appropriate parties pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4.1.
1.3
Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance / Welcome to Guests
Mr. Smith-Chairman, Mr. Gavan-Vice Chairman, Mr. Vetrano - Secretary/
Treasurer, Dr. Andrews, Mr. Aramini, Mrs. Bain, Dr. Lamonte, Mr. Leppert, Judge
Parker, Mr. Scanlan, Mr Senker ( at 5:25 p.m.) and Dr. Mazur-Ex Officio Member
attended the meeting.
Also in attendance were: Mr. Nocella-Vice President Finance and Operations,
Wendy Fullem-Assistant to the President & Board of Trustees/Recording
Secretary and Gary Werner-College Attorney.
1.4
Approval/Acceptance of Minutes and Board Action Resolutions:
1.4.1
Approval of April 24, 2012 Regular Board Meeting Minutes.
Mr. Scanlan moved to approve minutes from the April 24, 2012 Board
Meeting. Mr. Leppert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
1.4.2
Acceptance of May 2012 Finance and Facilities Committee Minutes.
Personnel and Curriculum Committee Minutes for May 2012 will be voted
for acceptance at the June 2012 meeting.
Dr. Andrews moved to accept minutes from the May 2012 Finance and
Facilities Committee Meeting. Mr. Aramini seconded the motion. Judge
Parker abstained from the vote. Motion carried.
1.4.3
Approval of April 2012 Board Action Resolutions.
Mrs. Bain moved to approve April 2012 Board Action Resolutions. Dr.
Lamonte seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
1.5
Courtesy of the Floor (Public Session)
Hank Pomerantz addressed the Board regarding Relay for Life. He
commended the college, facilities department and many others who
helped to make the event successful. He noted that McGivney & Kluger,
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Newton Medical Center and Schenk Price were sponsors. He presented
an award to the college for providing the facilities for the event.
Mr. Pomerantz also said that this year’s commencement was the nicest
he has attended in twenty two years and noted the success of disabled
student Laura Harring.
1.6
Acknowledgement of Receipt and Review of April 30, 2012 Financial Statement.
Vice President Nocella presented the financials, including: Dashboard April 30,
2012, April YTD 2012 Operating Statement, April YTD 2012 Operating Statement
3 Year Trend, Operating Projections Full Year TY 11/12, Looking Forward to FY
11/2 Project vs. FY 12/13 Budget.
Judge Parker asked about summer enrollments. Vice President Nocella replied
that they are down and numbers will be reviewed next month.
Dr. Andrews moved to acknowledge receipt and review of April 30, 2012 financial
statement. Mr. Scanlan seconded the motion.
Roll call vote: Dr. Andrews, Mr. Aramini, Mrs. Bain, Mr. Gavan, Dr. Lamonte, Mr.
Leppert, Judge Parker, Mr. Scanlan, Mr. Vetrano and Mr. Smith voted yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
1.7
2.
The Correspondence File was received, reviewed and filed.
Personnel
2.1
Report of the Personnel and Curriculum Chair.
Judge Parker, Chair of the Personnel and Curriculum Committee reported
that the committee discussed personnel matters including:
2.2

Director of Facilities - We are close to hiring someone.

Posted new compensation and benefits position.Interviews are being
conducted this week and there are in-house applicants.
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Institutional Reseracher has resigned. We will be looking to fill that position.
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Posted a position for replacement of the Medical Assisting Program
Practicum Coordinator.
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We are on-track for the Mid-Career Law Enforcement Program to be open for
enrollment in September.
Recommendation: Approval of Monthly Personnel Actions – As per the attached
Personnel Action Form.
Judge Parker moved to approve the monthly personnel actions. Mr. Scanlan
seconded the motion.
Roll call vote: Dr. Andrews, Mr. Aramini, Mrs. Bain, Mr. Gavan, Dr. Lamonte, Mr.
Leppert, Judge Parker, Mr. Scanlan, Mr. Vetrano and Mr. Smith voted yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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3.
Curriculum and Instruction
3.1
Academic Affairs Highlights: Julie McWilliams, Michael Hughes and Joe
Guerriero of the Fine Arts Degree Program provide a presentation to the Board,
highlighting the achievements of three outstanding students this year.
4.
Student Services Report – None this month
5.
Community Information and Service Report – Received, reviewed and filed.
6.
College Facilities
6.1
Report from the Finance and Facilities Committee Chairman.
Dr. Andrews, Chairman of the Finance and Facilities Committee, reported that
the committee:
7.

Received an update regarding a security meeting that included
representatives from area police forces, to discuss the College’s emergency
plans as well as written and implementation updates to our Emergency
Operations Plan. There will be desktop and live exercises for faculty, staff
and students so that if we have a significant emergency, we know what
processes to follow and who to contact. Chapter 12 funds have been set
aside to supplement the technology portion. Safety and security has always
been of major importance to the Board and remains an on-going item of
discussion and action.
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Reviewed the Perkins Grant.
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Received update regarding the solar panel project. It is moving forward.
Engineering specs have been developed. Working on making certain that
wiring is underground as much as possible.The project will be before the
Hampton Planning Board on June 7th
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Discussed the Facilities Director position. Dr. Mazur added that we have
hired someone who will start on June 1st.
Business and Finance
7.1
Report from the Audit Committee Chair – Mr. Gavan, Chairman of the
Audit Committee, noted that there is a meeting of the Audit Committee on
Thursday May 24, 2012.
7.2
Recommendation: FY 2012 Grant Amendment Acceptance Certification
for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Grant, Project
#7180-12 – in the Amount of $114,668, Starting on July 1, 2011 and
Ending on June 30, 2012.
Judge Parker moved to approve the FY2012 Grant Amendment
Acceptance Certification for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Grant as noted above. Dr. Andrews seconded the motion.
Roll call vote: Dr. Andrews, Mr. Aramini, Mrs. Bain, Mr. Gavan, Dr. Lamonte, Mr.
Leppert, Judge Parker, Mr. Senker, Mr. Scanlan, Mr. Vetrano and Mr. Smith
voted yes. Motion carried unanimously.
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8.
Courtesy of the Floor (Public Session) – No one spoke.
9.
Other Business
Discussion / Reports / Announcements:
9.1
Trustee Activity Update – No updates
9.2
President’s Report – Dr. Mazur Reported:
9.3

Graduated our largest class last week, with 575 students. Our student
speaker, Danielle DeFelice DeFelice learned that she was accepted to Johns
Hopkins the morning of graduation and that all of her SCCC credits will
transfer.
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Large number of Record graduates received scholarships to four year
colleges including: Montclair State, Rutgers, College of Saint Elizabeth and
Ramapo.
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Graduated our first Phlebotemy class. It was a new program we launched last
fall. It was largely funded by the Pathways Grant. Our first cohort of 9
students completed their work last month.
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6 of our business students have been inducted into the New Jersey
Collegiate Business Administration Honor Society during a ceremony that
was held in Trenton earlier this month.
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Lauren Alger, who was the President of the SGA, has been named to the
2012 New Jersey All-State Academic Team. She joined community college
students at the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Day held in Trenton on May 3rd.
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Our newest publication, CareerFocus just came off the press. Copies have
been distributed to each Trustee. We will be sending to 65,000 residences in
our service area. It is a significant publication and the first time we have done
this. We are in hoping it will help to boost enrollments in the fall.
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Today we hosted 40 students from Sparta High School on campus. The
students were enrolled in a college level marketing class at Sparta High and
as the culmination to their course work they came to campus to hear from a
panel of marketing professionals. This was a great opportunity to strengthen
ties with Sparta High School.
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Relay for Life held on campus this weekend. Congratulations to all involved
and to Hank Pomerantz for the great work he did.
Chairman’s Comments and Board Goals
Chairman Smith noted that commencement was a huge success and that our
Keynote speaker, Ray Riccaford was wonderful.
Mrs. Bain reported that all but one person with one more action has
accomplished the Trustee goal of attendance at events. The Board goal will be
completed by the end of June.
Mr. Vetrano noted that he participated in the Trustee Ambassador conference
call and will provide information to Wendy Fullem to distribute to Trustees.
Mr. Gavan reminded Dr. Mazur regarding RFPs for legal and insurance.
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9.4
The Next Meeting of the Board of Trustees Will Take Place on Tuesday
June 26, 2012.
There will be a Board Retreat on June 12, 2012 at Ames Corporation.
10.
Executive Session – Personnel Matters
At 5:55 p.m., Mr. Vetrano moved for the Board to enter into an Executive Session for the
purpose of discussing personnel issues. Mr. Scanlan seconded the motion. Motion carried
unanimously.
The Board adjourned from Executive Session at 6:48 p.m. upon a motion made by Dr. Andrews
and seconded by Mr. Gavan. Motion carried unanimously.
The Board entered back into the public meeting at 6:48 p.m. upon a motion made by Judge
Parker and seconded by Mr. Senker. Motion carried unanimously.
11.
Adjournment
At 6:52 p.m., the Board adjourned from the public meeting upon a motion made by Mr. Aramini
and seconded by Mr. Scanlan. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVED:
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