Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – 5:00 p.m. – Board Room
AGENDA
1.
General Institutional Functions
1.1
Call to Order.
1.2
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.
1.4
Welcome to Guests.
1.5
Approval/Acceptance of Minutes and Board Action Resolutions:
ACTION
1.5.1
Approval of November 24, 2014 Regular Board Meeting Minutes.
ACTION
1.5.2
Approval of November 24, 2014 Reorganization Meeting Minutes.
ACTION
1.5.3
Approval of December 18, 2014 Special Meeting Minutes.
ACTION
1.5.4
Approval of December 23, 2014 Special Meeting Minutes.
ACTION
1.5.5
Acknowledgment of Receipt of Committee Minutes.
 Finance and Facilities Committee – Tuesday, January 20, 2015
 Audit and Policy Committee – Tuesday, January 20, 2015
 Personnel and Curriculum Committee – Tuesday, January 20, 2015
ACTION
1.5.6
Approval of Board Action Resolutions.
 November 24, 2014 Regular Meeting
 November 24, 2014 Reorganization Meeting
 December 23, 2014 Special Meeting
1.6
ACTION/RC 1.7
Courtesy of the Floor on Agenda Items Only (Public Session).
Acknowledgment of Receipt and Review of December, 2014 Financial
Statements.
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ACTION/RC 1.8
1.9
2.
Acknowledgement of Receipt and Review of the Quarterly Cash
Disbursement Register.
Correspondence File
Personnel
2.1
Report of the Personnel and Curriculum Chair.
ACTION/RC 2.2
Recommendation: Approval of Monthly Personnel Actions, as per the
Attached Personnel Actions Form.
ACTION/RC 2.3
Recommendation: Approval of AY15-16 Sabbatical Leave for Dr. Robert
Larsson, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
3.
Curriculum and Instruction
ACTION/RC 3.1
Recommendation: Approval of NJHPC TAACCCT Contract Year 1;
$253,322.and Total Grant $822,048.
ACTION/RC 3.2
Recommendation: Approval of 2015-2016 Academic Calendar.
ACTION/RC 3.3
Recommendation: Approval of two (2) New Degrees: A.A.S. Agricultural
Business and A.S. Horticultural Science.
ACTION/RC 3.4
Recommendation: Approval of Two (2) New Transfer / Articulation
Agreements:
4.
5.
3.4.1
Sussex County Community College’s A.A.S. in Graphic Design
Degree and Fairleigh Dickenson University’s B.A. in Graphic
Design degree program or the B.A. in Film and Animation degree
program.
3.4.2
Sussex County Community College’s A.S. in Criminal Justice and
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY’s B.S. in Criminal
Justice (Institutional Theory and Practice).
Student Services Report
4.1
Presentation: Heidi Gregg, Associate Director of Campus Life - LDS and
HIP Programs.
4.2
SGA Report.
Community Information and Service Report
5.1
Community Service Report – None this month.
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6.
Business, Finance and Facilities
6.1
Report from the Finance and Facilities Committee Chair.
ACTION/RC 6.2
Recommendation: Approval of 3 New College Autos - Van for Athletics,
Facility Pick Up and Security Pick Up, Totalling $70,413. All Vehicles are
from State Contract.
ACTION/RC
6.2.1
Security Vehicle in the Amount of $22,798.
ACTION/RC
6.2.2
Maintenance Vehicle in the Amount of $21,267.
ACTION/RC
6.2.3
Athletics Vehicle in the Amount of $26,348.
6.3
Report from the Law Firm Review Committee Chair.
ACTION/RC 6.4
Recommendation: Approval of Legal Counsel to the College and Board of
Trustees:
ACTION/RC
6.4.1
Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr. of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman as General
Counsel, with an Annual Retainer of $78,000 ($375 per Hour for
Principals, $300 per Hour for Counsel, $210 per Hour for
Associates and $125 per Hour for Paralegals).
ACTION/RC
6.4.2
Paul Green of Schenck Price Smith and King as Labor Counsel at
$195 per Hour.
ACTION/RC
6.4.3
William Maderer of Saiber as Special/Conflict Counsel, at $250
per Hour.
ACTION/RC
6.4.4
Douglas Steinhardt of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt and Fader as
Conflict Counsel at $220 per Hour.
6.5
Report from the Audit and Policy Committee Chair.
7.
Courtesy of the Floor on General Matters (Public Session)
8.
Other Business
Discussion / Reports / Announcements:
ACTION
9.
8.1
Report from the Bylaws Committee/First Reading of Revised Bylaws.
8.2
Trustee Activity Update.
8.3
President’s Report.
8.4
Chairman’s Comments and Board Goals.
8.5
The Next Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees Will Take Place on
February 24, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.
Adjournment
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