Governing Council Meeting

December 16, 2016 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.

Santa Fe Community College – TMP Business Office, Room 315 & Teleconference

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Minutes

I.  Roll Call 4:00 p.m.

Governing Council members attending: Prakash Bhakta, Anne Salzmann (Head of School), Jennifer Sanchez, Ken Scoggins, Kelly Smith (Parent Rep), Jonathan Talavera (Student Rep)

Governing Council members and staff not attending: Monique Anair, John Bishop (Founder, non-voting), Scott Hauenstein (Faculty Rep), Bernadette Jacobs

Guests, Faculty, and Staff: Lisa Lucas (Business Manager)

Recording Secretary: Carol Witter

II.  Discuss and vote to approve this agenda

Motion to approve by Kelly Smith, second by Prakash Bhakta, passed unanimously.

III.  Discuss and vote to approve November 18, 2016 GC meeting minutes

Motion to approve by Prakash Bhakta, second by Kelly Smith, passed unanimously.

IV.  Public Comments (Up to 2 minutes per person)

None

V.  Postponed discussion and vote to approve additions to Wellness Policy

Ken Scoggins moved to table the topic until the January, 2017 meeting; second by Kelly Smith, passed unanimously.

VI.  Discuss and vote to approve changes to the Employee Handbook

Ken Scoggins moved to table the topic until the January, 2017 meeting; second by Kelly Smith, passed unanimously.

VII. Report of the Head of School

No report.

VIII.  Report of the STEM Committee

No report.

IX.  Report of the Finance Committee

a.  review in advance and recommend approval or disapproval of November 2016 disbursements

Ken Scoggins reported that Prakash Bhakta, Bernadette Jacobs, and he met in advance to review the disbursements. Based on the committee’s recommendation, Kelly Smith moved to approve disbursements as presented, second by Ken Scoggins, passed unanimously.

b.  review in advance and recommend approval or disapproval of BARs

Based on the committee’s recommendation, Ken Scoggins presented BARs 519-000-1617-0014-I; 519-000-1617-0015-M; 519-000-1617-0016-M; 519-000-1617-0017-I; 519-000-1617-0018-I; 519-000-1617-0019-IB; and 519-000-1617-0020-D.

Prakash Bhakta moved to approve BARs as specifically numbered, identified, and presented, second by Kelly Smith, passed unanimously.

X.  Report of the Business Manager

No report.

XI.  Open discussion of additional topics or issuesfrom GC members

None

XII. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m.

2016/17 Meeting Dates

·  July - no meeting
·  8/16
·  9/20
·  10/18
·  11/15
·  12/13 / ·  1/17/2017
·  2/21
·  3/21
·  4/18
·  5/16
·  6/20

12-16-2016 TMP GC Meeting Minutes