Turtle Mountain Community College
r.o. Bol 340
Belcou rt, North Dakota 5831 6
Telephone: (70 1) 477-7862
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Special Board of T rustees Mee ti ng
Se pte m ber 26 , 20119
9:1111 a .rn.
Agen da
I. G ENERAL FUNCT IOIiS
Call to Ord er
Roll Call
App rova l of Age nda
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A Il ~ I IN IST RATlO:'iIlNST RUCT IONIIJUS INESS / I'E RSONNE L
2.1.1 Policy
2.1.2 Board of Directors
2.1.3 Select ion of new Hoard of Directors member
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Ja mes Lindgren
Ja mes Lindgren
James Li ndgre n
OTHER BUSIN ESS
Adjournment
Jam es Lind gren
Turtle Mountain Community College
Special Board of Trustees Meeting
Septem ber 26, 2009
9:00 a.m.
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OFFIC IAL MI NUTE S
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Hoard of Trustees Pre sent: James Lindgren. Theresa Rivard. Yvonne 51. Claire.
Dwight Trottier. John Frede rick. David "Doc" Brien. Caitlin Morin. Alisha Lunday
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Board of Trustees Abs ent: Janice Azure. Troy DeCoteau
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Board of Directors Present: Lancelot Azure, John Trottier . Ronald Peltier. Barbara
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Hoard of Directors Absent: Emil LaRocque
T I\lCC Employees Present: Jackie Stein. Tracy Azure. Dr. Bill Goumea u. Dr. J im
Davis. Wannetta Bennett. Wanda Laducer. Dennis Bercier
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Chairman Lindgren called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m.
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Chairman Lindgren asked for the approv al of the agenda. Yvonne S1. Claire made this
motion. seconded by Alisha Lunday. All were in favor.
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Yvonne St. Claire requested to go into executi ve session with Chairman Azure. Dwight
Trottier seconded this motion. Theresa Rivard opposed. All other member s were in
favor. Board of Trustees entered into executive sess ion at 9:40 a.m.
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John Frederick entered the executive session at 10:24 a.m.
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Chairman Lindgren asked for the motion to exit out of executi ve session at 10:47 a.m.
Dwight Trottier made this motion. seconded by Yvonne St. Claire. All were in favor.
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See Appendix A.
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Jackie Stein read a letter provided to Chairman Azu re. stating that he is no longer a board
member for the Board of Directors. effective immediately. The reason for the dismissal
is due to the negati ve pub licity and memos that were issued. This was a unanimous vote.
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The Board of Tru stees will temporaril y appoint a temporary Board of Directors
Chai rperson. The Board of Trustees would like to appoint Ron Peltier. Ron rejected this
appoi ntment. The Board of Directors meetin g need s to continue on. Discussion held.
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Yvonne St. Claire made the motion for James Lindgren to fill in for the Board of
Directors meeting today. Dwight Trottier seconded the motion. Theresa Rivard opposed.
All other members were in favor.
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Lance Azure recommends removing all of the Board of Directors from the Board since
they were all involved in the decisions that were made.
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Due to Ron Peltier rejecting the acting chairperson position. Barbara Poitra will have to
continue on with the meeting.
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Yvonne St. Claire made a motion to table the remainder of the Board of Trustees meeting
until the Board of Directors meeting is completed. Alisha Lunday seconded this motion.
All were in favor. Meeting temporarily adjourned at 10:59 a.m.
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Chairman Lindgren asked for the motion to reconvene. Yvonne St. Claire made this
motion. seconded by Alisha Lunday. All were in favor. Boards of Trustees reconvene at
1:23 p.m.
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Request to table the remainder of the Agenda items until Saturday, October 3. 2009 at
9:00 a.m. This meeting will be held at the Sky Dancer Casino.
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Dr. Jim Davis can provide 12 copies of the current Board of Trustees By-laws and copies
of the Tribal Resolution.
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Chairman Lindgren asked for the motion to adjourn. Dwight Trottier made this motion.
seconded by Yvonne St. Claire. All were in favor. Meeting adjourned at 1:29 p.m.
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.lames Lindgren, Chair man
.laclyn Stein, Hoard Secretary
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September 23, 2009
Lance Azure
PO Box 560
Belcourt, ND 58316
Dear M r. Azure:
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This is to officially noti fy you thai the Board of Trustees has made a decisio n that,
effective immedi atel y, you are no longer a boa rd member of the Boa rd of
Directors for the Turt le Mountain Co mmunity College . We thank you for your
service to TMCC.
Respectively,
Chi4l1cr M(fIl ba
Amcl'1l;an Ind ian
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James Lindg ren, Chair
Board of Trustees
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