NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Special Meeting
Monday, October 6, 2003
6:00 p.m., Great Lakes Campus

5:30 p.m.: Board toured the Great Lake Campus

SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cheryl Follette called the special meeting to order at 6:40 p.m.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved on a motion by Elaine Wood, seconded by Jack Stegenga.

PUBLIC INPUT
None

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• John Tanner and Mike Hochscheidt presented rationale for developing a Power Plant Operator Program for the GLMA Engineering Department, which was followed by board discussion and input;
• Debby Disch presented the Great Lakes Campus Professional Development Center Business Plan, which was followed by board discussion and input;
• Tim Nelson asked the trustees to rank their top five items on the “topics for future board discussion” list. No decisions were made or actions taken.

CONSENT ITEMS
The following items were approved on a motion by Elaine Wood, seconded by Ross Childs:

• FY03 Yearend Transfers (see attached)
• Appointment of Dean C. Haselton, Technician-Purchasing and Receiving, Great Lakes Culinary Institute, a regular, full-time Technical/Paraprofessional position, effective October 20, 2003

PURPOSES POLICY, C-101.01
Walter Hooper made a motion, seconded by William Janis, that Board Policy C-101.01 PURPOSES be revised as presented on a second-reading basis. Motion passed.

GLMA POWER PLANT OPERATOR PROGRAM
Ross Childs made a motion, seconded by Jack Stegenga, that the new Power Plant Operator Program for the GLMA Engineering Department be approved as presented. Motion passed.

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Recorded by Karen Sabin