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Bellweather College of Applied Technology
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Regular Meeting — September 10, 2024

Room A-120 · 6:02 p.m. · Approved November 12, 2024

Present: Lorraine A. Kesselbaum, Duane R. Sipp, Amara Odiase-Ruhl, Franklin T. Wass, Nedra Pilchak, Curtis Bramm, Yolanda Ferriss-Cope, Marvin O. Threadgill.
Absent: none.
Also present: Halvard M. Trenneman, President; Odalys R. Brench, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Curtis Pryor-Lamb, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Elaine Woodbury-Sopp (recording).
  1. Motion: to approve the minutes of the July 9 regular meeting as distributed. Carried 8–0.
  2. Financial report.

    VP Pryor-Lamb presented the year-end unaudited statement.

    Motion: to accept the financial report. Sipp/Bramm. Carried 8–0.
  3. Provost’s report.

    Provost Brench presented enrollment by division for the fall term and reviewed correspondence from the Council on Occupational and Technical Accreditation dated August 19, 2024, concerning one program of study. Trustee Ferriss-Cope asked whether the matter had been referred to counsel; the President confirmed that it had.

  4. Discussion. Trustee Wass spoke in opposition.

    Motion: to accept the recommendation of the Provost to suspend new enrollment in the Associate of Applied Science in Temporal Systems Technology, effective with the Fall 2024 term, and to adopt the teach-out plan as presented in Attachment C. Odiase-Ruhl/Pilchak. Carried 7–1, Wass opposed.
  5. Motion: to authorize the administration to post the position of Chair, Division of Anomalous Property and Nonstandard Conditions. Pilchak/Sipp. Carried 8–0.
  6. Facilities.

    Boiler #2 service contract awarded to Marlowe Mechanical, $28,400, low bid of three.

  7. The Board entered executive session at 7:19 p.m. under ORC 121.22(G)(1) to consider the employment of a public employee. The Board returned to open session at 7:58 p.m. No action was taken.

Adjourned 8:01 p.m..

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