OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE

Regular Board of Trustees

January 31, 2006  

BOARD PRESENT                 BOARD ABSENT                   STAFF PRESENT                   OTHERS

 

Phoebe Tallman                        Gerald One Feather                  Thomas Shortbull                      Carol Rave

Richard Iron Cloud                   Pete Red Willow                      Karlene Janis                            Steven Sandven

Bridgette Mills                                                              Dr. Gerald Giraud        

Dennis Brewer                                                              Leslie Henry

Eileen Janis

Emma Clifford

Emma Sam

Bennett Sierra

Newton Cummings

Monna Patton

Ernie Little entered 5:35   

                                                                                                                       

PLACE:  Piya Wiconi, Kyle, S.D.                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                               

1.  CALL TO ORDER

 

Mr. Newton Cummings, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 5:25 p.m.

 

2.  INVOCATION

 

Mr. Richard Iron Cloud gave the invocation.

 

3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Ms. Eileen Janis made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2005 Regular Board of Trustees meeting.  Ms. Emma Sam seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  10 for;                            Against:  0                                Not Voting:  0                          Motion Carried

 

4.  Branch Campus on the Cheyenne River Reservation

 

Mr. Shortbull made a request for authorization from the Board to allow OLC to start a branch campus on the Cheyenne River Reservation.  The funding to support the branch campus would come from the increased ISC counts that would be generated by the branch campus on the Cheyenne River Reservation.  Mr. Shortbull introduced Ms. Carol Rave who will be considered for the position of OLC Cheyenne River Branch Campus Coordinator.  Mr. Steven Sandven next presented a memorandum of agreement with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for the OLC Branch campus on the Cheyenne River Reservation.  (See Attachment A)

 

Ms. Emma Sam made a motion to go into executive session. Ms. Emma Clifford seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   10 for;                           Against: 0                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried 

 

*Enter into executive session at 6:50 p.m.

*Out of executive session at 6:55 p.m.  

Ms. Emma Sam, Ms. Monna Patton, and Ms. Emma Clifford expressed concern that the administration was moving to fast on this issue, and with the challenges with Head Start program, that we should move more deliberately on this issue.

 

Ms. Eileen Janis made a motion to approve the Branch Campus on the Cheyenne River Reservation and also to allow Mr. Tom Shortbull and the attorney to work out and make necessary minor changes and bring back any major changes to the Board of Trustees for approval. Mr. Bennett Sierra seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   8 for;                             Against: 3                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried 

 

Ms. Eileen Janis left the meeting sick 6:40 p.m.

 

5.  OLC Buffalo Herd

 

Mr. Shortbull wanted to give the board a heads up on the issues with the OLC Buffalo Herd.

 

Ms. Leslie Henry presented the issue with OLC’s Buffalo Herd to the Board.

 

Mr. Newton Cummings recommended giving the Agriculture Department another thirty days to straighten things out and if need be, bring back to the next BOT meeting.

 

Pheobe Tallman left meeting for class 6:50 p.m.  

 

At this time, the Board Chairman, Mr. Newton Cummings allowed Brandon Ferguson, an OLC student, to address the Board of Trustees. Brandon requested that the Board of Trustees give him a hearing as provided for in the student handbook for an appeal of the Pejuta Haka College Center Local Board’s decision expelling him from being a student at the Pejuta Haka College Center.

 

Ms. Monna Patton made a motion to go into executive session. Ms. Emma Sam seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   9 for;                             Against:  0                                Not Voting:  0              Motion Carried

 

*Entered into executive session at 7:04 p.m. 

*Out of executive session at 7:30 p.m.

 

Ms. Emma Clifford made a motion to refer grievance to OLC attorney to look over all issues and give legal opinion as to whether a Grievance Hearing should be provided to Branson Ferguson. Mr. Richard Iron Cloud seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   8 for;                             Against:  0                                Not Voting:  1              Motion Carried

 

6.   FINANCE  

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Finance Committee minutes to the Board for approval. (See Appendix I)

 

Ms. Emma Clifford made a motion to approve the Finance Committee minutes.  Mr. Bennett Sierra seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  9 for;                              Against: 0                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried   

 

7.   PROGRAM POLICY  

 

1.      President’s Office

 

No Meeting

 

8.   PERSONNEL

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Personnel Committee minutes to the Board for approval. (See appendix II)

 

Mr. Ernie Little made a motion to approve the Personnel Committee minutes.  Mr. Richard Iron Cloud seconded the motion.

 

Vote:    8 for;                            Against:  0                                Not Voting:  1              Motion Carried

 

Mr. Shortbull presented an Educational Increment recommendation from Andrew Thompson-Faculty for Applied Science & Technology to the Board for approval. (See Attachment B)  This item had not been approved at the January 30th Personnel Committee meeting.

 

Ms. Emma Clifford made a motion to approve the Educational Increment for Andrew Thompson-Faculty for Applied Science & Technology. Mr. Ernie Little seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  9 for;                              Against: 0                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried

 

9.  REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Mr. Shortbull reported the resignations of Mr. Ronald Shangreaux, Ms. Mary Palmier, Cheryl Little Bull, Gwen Foote, and Amanda Carlow.

 

10.  OLD BUSINESS

 

There were no old business items.

 

11.   NEW BUSINESS

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to authorize the College Attorney to review and make recommendations for the Student Expulsion to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Emma Clifford seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   9 for;                             Against:  0                                Not Voting:  0              Motion Carried                        

Mr. Ed Iron Cloud asked OLC to put in for an Organic Gardening Grant from the Bush Foundation.

 

Mr. Shortbull asked the BOT to refer to Tom Allen to research the potential for this grant to be funded and Mr. Shortbull and Tom Allen can make a decision at to whether a grant should be submitted.

 

Ms. Emma Clifford made a motion to refer the Organic Gardening Grant from Bush Foundation to Tom Allen to research the potential as to whether a grant should be submitted and Mr. Shortbull and Tom Allen can make a decision as to whether a grant should be submitted. Ms. Bridgette Mills seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   9 for;                             Against: 0                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried

 

Mr. Ernie Little presented the two percent right to work fee to the BOT on and asked where the college stands on coming into compliance on this issue.

 

Mr. Shortbull was asked to update the Board on the previous actions by the Board of Trustees on this issue.  Mr. Shortbull stated that there had been a Board motion to collect the 2% fee if the Tribe entered into a Memorandum of Agreement between Oglala Lakota College to use the money collected by OLC for debt reduction 2-3 years, but after the 2-3 years money remitted annually would go to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Higher Education Program.

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to have all the College documentation on this issue presented at the next meeting and placing the OST 2% Right to Work fee on the agenda for the next Board meeting. Mr. Ernie Little seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   9 for;                             Against: 0                                 Not Voting: 0                           Motion Carried

 

12.  SCHEDULE OF NEXT MEETING:  TIME, DATE, AND PLACE

 

Finance Committee–Monday, February 27, 2006–3:30 p.m.–Pine Ridge College Center

Program Policy Committee–Monday, February 27, 2006–4:30 p.m.-Pine Ridge College Center

Personnel Committee-Tuesday, February 28, 2006-5:00 p.m.-Piya Wiconi

Board of Trustees-Tuesday, March 7, 2006-5:00 p.m.-Piya Wiconi

 

13.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Ms. Emma Clifford seconded the motion.

 

Vote:   9 for;                             Against:  0                                Not Voting:  0                          Motion Carried

 

The Board of Trustees meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

                                                                               Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                               Karlene Janis

                                                                               Recording Secretary

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

Mr. Newton Cummings