Board of Trustees
May 9, 2024
The North Arkansas College Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday 09, May 2024 in the Bennie Ellis board room. Chair Pledger called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Trustees Don Tomlinson, Scott Miller, Pam Henry, Chris McNew, and Sarah Newman were present.
North Arkansas College personnel attending included Dr. Rick Massengale, Richard Stipe, Brandon Cone, Micki Somers, Nell Bonds, Dr. Matt Cardin, Mel Klipp, Sarah, Bing, Jo Adams, Ryan Hoffman, Bobby Howard, Tavonda Brown, Dr. Rodney Arnold, and Harrison Daily Times guest, Scott McDonald.
Approval of Agenda
Chair Pledger asked if there were any changes to the agenda as presented. There being none a motion was made, unanimously approved.
Regular Reports
Finance Report: Richard Stipe shared E&G and Auxiliary budget activities through April 2024.
In the E&G fund, Richard Stipe stated the total monthly revenue was $1,285,910 and the expenditures ended at $1,315,225. The year-to-date total of revenues was $15,593,800 and expenses were $13,409,761. Richard said the revenues are slightly above last year's, and the expenditures are tracking consistent as prior year.
Auxiliary: The month's revenue totaled $277,964, and the expenditures totaled $168,875. The year-to-date revenues were $2,059,756, and expenses were $1,794,358.
President's Report: Dr. Massengale talked about the final criminal justice exam for solving an accident scenario, which included hands-on investigation. He congratulated the students at the Skills USA. We had four in 1st place, three in 2nd place, and two in 3rd place. He mentioned the successful ADHECB meeting that ag娱乐官网 hosted. He thanked everyone who contributed to the work to make it successful.
Dr. Massengale congratulated all our Spring 2024 graduates. Sarah Bing discussed upcoming board initiatives, including online Board Training and a Board shadow pilot program that will launch in Spring 2024. Board members can shadow a faculty member in a different occupation or field of study. This will provide our board members with an in-person experience in a classroom and count towards the yearly required training hours.
Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda included the April regular meeting minutes, new position, Alpena College and Career Coach. The Chair Pledger asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. A motion was made by Trustee Henry, seconded by Trustee Newman, and unanimously approved.
Monitoring Report
Richard Stipe presented the monitoring report on enhancing physical and technological facilities and infrastructure. He highlighted several completed projects, including the upgrades to the JPH chiller and boiler, the installation of VRF and DOAS in the main building, and the new HVAC systems for the Auto Mechanic and Auto Body departments. Additionally, he mentioned the conversion of classrooms M101 and M102, and the improvements to the main hallway. The Art room patio was remodeled, and the Art expansion was completed, along with an upgrade to the blinds in the JPH conference room. He also noted that the CRMI is scheduled for February 2025, provided there are no complications.
The Chair Pledger adjourned the meeting at 3:33 p.m.
Chair Linda Pledger Submitted by Joetta Adams
