Diane Lowrey, left, and Chris Hoffman, center, were given the oath of office during Tuesday’s meeting of college trustees. The two were re-elected to the board in the April 5 Election. NCMC President Dr. Neil Nuttall, right, gave the oath of the office.
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North Central Missouri College’s new president will begin his official duties on May 16 following action taken on his contract during Tuesday night’s NCMC board of trustees meeting.
Dr. Lenny Klaver will fill the position being vacated by the retirement of Dr. Neil Nuttall. Dr. Nuttall’s retirement will be officially effective on June 30, with his last date of full-time duties being May 13. He will be taking paid time off from May 16 through June 30 and will be available for consultation if Dr. Klaver desires. Board members said this time schedule allows for Dr. Klaver to fully transition into the position at the earliest possible time and to take part in the budgeting process for the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
A list of expenses for the presidential search was provided to trustees. The college, which opted to conduct its own search rather than use a private firm, spent a total of $8,670.38 on the search.
Trustees had several other personnel items on the agenda, as well. Resignations were accepted from Brenda Austin as nursing instructor, effective at the end of her current contract year, which is June 30; Dr. Stephanie Blaine, site coordinator/Level II nursing instructor at the Maryville site, effective May 7; Lynda Snuffer as early childhood development director, effective May 12; and Andrea Brown, Upward Bound Academic Advisor, effective April 26.
Dr. Lindsay Oram of Columbia was hired as a full-time tenure track psychology instructor, beginning her duties with the fall semester. Also hired to begin teaching this fall was Brittany Page of Farmington, NM, who was hired as a full-time tenure track English instructor.
A list of 36 faculty members, including the two just hired, was approved for employment for the 2016-2017 school year pending any staff reductions related to loss of state/federal revenue, with all salaries to be determined at a later date.
Other personnel matters approved included the movement of Heather McCollum from TRiO administrative assistant to full time Upward Bound Academic Advisor, effective May 1.
Adjunct instructors approved for employment included Denise Toole of Chillicothe, who will teach accounting classes, effective June 1, and Timothy Smith of Harrisonville, who will serve as a religion instructor, effective in August.
Revised job descriptions were approved for the TRiO Program Administrative Assistant, Early Childhood Instructor, Nursing Instructor – Supervisor of the Maryville Skills Laboratory and full-time nursing faculty at Maryville (two for nine-month positions and one for an 11-month position).
The board approved the addition of the sentence “serve as a campus security authority (CSA) and fulfill reporting obligations as required by the Clery Act” to the job descriptions of the academic resource center director, athletic direct-or/men’s basketball coach, Barton Farm director, men’s and women’s assistant basketball coaches, Bethany Site Director, chief financial officer, chief information officer, deans of nursing/health sciences, instruction and student services; physical plant director, residence life/men’s baseball coach, Ellsworth Hall director/assistant baseball coach, Selby Hall director/assistant softball coach, Ketcham Community Center director, librarian, Maryville site director, Phi Theta Kappa advisor, residence assistants, TRiO director, vice president of institutional effectiveness, women’s basketball coach, women’s softball coach and president. Others may be added to the list at a later date.
In other business, the board:
• began its meeting with a tour of Geyer Hall, which is currently undergoing a complete renovation.
• gave the oath of office to board members Chris Hoffman and Diane Lowrey, who were re-elected to six-year terms on the board in the April 5 election.
• reorganized the board, with Rob Maloney elected president; Don Dalrymple elected vice president; Vicki Weaver elected secretary; and Tyson Otto elected treasurer.
• heard administrative reports, including a report from CFO/Director of Operations Tyson Otto, who noted that the health insurance premiums for employees will increase 5.6 percent. The Blue Cross Blue Shield policy will have an increased out-of-pocket maximum, but without that increase, the premium would have increased by about 10 percent. Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness Dr. Jamie Hooyman discussed plans for the May 7 graduation and Director of Development Teresa Cross gave an update on activities involving the NCMC Foundation, including the Celebration Day at NCMC, which will be held Thursday.
• heard a report from Dr. Nuttall on the recent passage of the appropriations bill, House Bill 3, which will allow the college to hold the tuition rate steady this year. Dr. Nuttall discussed economic development efforts in the region as well as the college’s commitment to the nursing program at Maryville, which will have an entirely new faculty next year.
• approved the purchase of computer hardware at a cost of $78,620.41 from CDWG of Vernon Hills, IL, which was the lowest bidder of five received. The bid is for replacement computers for the Academic Reinforcement Center, the library, Lager Lab and staff offices and includes 65 HP mini PCs and 26 monitors for academic locations and 21 HP PCs for employees. The purchase will be funded by the IT Services budget. Trustees also voted to renew the Microsoft Campus Agreement at a cost of $39,485 from Insight of Tempe, AZ, the reseller holding the college’s three-year contract. The payment is for year two of the three-year contract.
• approved Green Hills Head Start policies concerning public complaint and internal dispute resolution. Neither policy was changed, but both require annual approval by the board.
• approved a resolution that all of the college’s banking records be updated to reflect the title change of Barbara Alden from “director of business” to “Business Office Coordinator” in the capacity of all banking activities. The board had the first reading of a resolution that the board policy manual be updated to reflect the change in her job title.
• declared a list of informational technology items as surplus property, including 41 PCs, 87 laptops, 26 printers and 1 scanner. Functional equipment will be sold at the next surplus auction and defective equipment will be sent to a recycler to avoid the items being improperly disposed of.
The board’s next meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, which is a change in the regular meeting day and time.