NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Special Meeting
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
8:00 p.m., GLMA Conference Room

CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting was called to order at 9:00 p.m. by Chair Michael McManus.

ROLL CALL  
Trustees present: Robert Chase, Michael McManus, Shirley Okerstrom, Jack Stegenga
Trustees absent: Cheryl Follette, William Janis, Elaine Wood
Also present: Ilse Burke, Marguerite Cotto, Kathleen Guy, Gene Jenneman, Craig Mulder, Tim Nelson, Judi Rokos, Karen Sabin, John Tanner

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved on a motion by Shirley Okerstrom, seconded by Robert Chase.

PUBLIC INPUT
There was no public input.

TELEPHONE SERVICE (M-TEC) AND UPGRADE (NMC)
Jack Stegenga made a motion, seconded by Shirley Okerstrom, to authorize the administration to award a contract to Lucent Technologies in the amount of $342,404 to provide telephone service to the Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC) and to upgrade NMC's current telephone system. Motion passed.

COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR NMC COLLEGE RELATIONS / FOUNDATION
Robert Chase made a motion, seconded by Jack Stegenga, to authorize the administration to contract with Blackbaud to purchase the Raiser's Edge for Windows system for the NMC College Relations Office and the NMC Foundation in the amount of $60,762. Motion passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m.

Recorded by Karen Sabin

SIGNED ______________________________________________________________
 
Jack B. Stegenga, Secretary
ATTESTED ______________________________________________________________
 
Michael A. McManus, Chair