OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
Regular Board of Trustees
November 20, 2008
BOARD PRESENT BOARD ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
OTHERS
Richard Red Owl Thomas
Shortbull Steven Sandven
Richard Iron Cloud Diane
Winters
Dennis Brewer Marilyn
Pourier
Kyle White Michelle
Yankton
Pete Red
John Her Many Horses Chris
Noordsy
Francine Poor Bear
Bennett Sierra
Ernie Little
Monna Patton entered at 6:06 pm
PLACE: Piya Wiconi,
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Newton Cummings,
Chairman, called the meeting to order at 5:23 p.m.
2. INVOCATION
Mr. Richard Iron Cloud gave
the invocation.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Pete Red Willow made a
motion to approve the minutes of the October 10, 2008 regular Board of Trustees
meeting minutes. Mr. Richard Red Owl seconded the motion.
Vote: 9 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
4. Seating of
Student Senate President – Kyle White
Mr. Shortbull presented a
memo from Lenora Hudson who attended a Student Senate meeting in there was a selection
of officers and Kyle White was elected the new Student Senate President. (See
Attachment A)
Mr. Ernie Little made a
motion to approve seating Kyle White as the new Student Senate representative.
Ms. Francine Poor Bear seconded the motion.
Vote: 9 for; Against: 0 Not Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
5. Head Start
Report – Michelle Yankton
Ms.
Michelle Yankton reported on the Head Start program.
Ms. Monna Patton entered the meeting at 6:06 pm
6. FINANCE
Mr.
Shortbull presented the finance committee meeting minutes to the board for
approval. (See Appendix I)
Mr.
Ernie Little made a motion to approve the finance committee meeting minutes
without the FY-09 Budget Amendments. Ms. Francine Poor Bear seconded the
motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr.
Shortbull presented the FY-09 Budget Amendments to the board for approval. (on file in the Business Office)
Mr.
Pete Red Willow made a motion to approve the FY-09 Budget Amendments as
presented. Mr. Ernie Little seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
7. PROGRAM POLICY
Mr.
Shortbull presented the program policy committee meeting minutes to the board
for approval. (See Appendix II)
Mr.
John Her Many Horses made a motion to approve the program policy committee
meeting minutes as presented. Ms. Francine Poor Bear seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
8. PERSONNEL
Mr. Shortbull presented the
personnel committee meeting minutes to the board for approval. (See Appendix
III)
Mr. John Her Many Horses made
a motion to approve the personnel committee meeting minutes as presented. Mr.
Pete Red Willow and Mr. Gerald One Feather seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
9. REPORTS AND
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. Shortbull reported on resignations.
10. OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Shortbull reported on the
Pell Program Participation Agreement and requested authorization from the board
to enter into an agreement with the OST that OLC would put forward the
endowment funds as the first assets that will be utilized if the college was to
go bankrupt, and this would not provide any liability for the Oglala Sioux
Tribe.
Mr. Bennett Sierra made a
motion to authorize OLC administration the authority to enter into an agreement
with OST on the Pell program participation agreement. Mr. Ernie Little seconded
the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against: 0 Not Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
11. NEW
BUSINESS
Mr. Shortbull presented a
letter from Doyla Lundstrum
in which she requested that the Board of Trustees establish a Corporal Brett Lundstrum Scholarship. (See Attachment C)
Mr. Richard Iron Cloud made a
motion to establish the Corporal Brett Lundstrom
scholarship and approve taking $10,000 from the general scholarship and move it
to the Corporal Brett Lundstrum Scholarship. Ms.
Francine Poor Bear seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr. Shortbull presented the OLC
election report to the board for approval. (See Attachment D)
Mr. Ernie Little made a
motion to approve the OLC election report as presented. Mr. Pete Red Willow
seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against: 0 Not Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr. Shortbull presented a
memo requesting an additional day off for Christmas and New Years Season to the
board for approval. (See Attachment E)
Ms. Francine Poor Bear made a
motion to approve the additional day off for Christmas and New Years Season as
presented. Mr. Pete Red Willow and Ms. Monna Patton
seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
10. SCHEDULE OF NEXT MEETING: TIME, DATE, AND PLACE
Investment Report-Thursday, December 18, 2008-3:00
p.m.-Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Finance Committee–Friday, December 19,
2008-10:30a.m.-Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Program Policy Committee–Friday, December 19, 2008-1:00
p.m.-Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Personnel Committee-Friday, December 19, 2008-2:30
p.m.-Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Board of Trustees-Saturday, December 20, 2008-8:00 a.m.-Rushmore
Plaza Holiday Inn
Board/Local Board Training-Saturday, December 22, 2008-9:00 a.m.-Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Ernie Little made a
motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms.
Francine Poor Bear seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against: 0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion Carried
The Board of Trustees meeting
adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane Winters
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Mr.