OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEG

   Regular Board of Trustees

       December 20, 2008

  

BOARD PRESENT                  BOARD ABSENT                   STAFF PRESENT                    OTHERS

 

Newton Cummings                  Francine Poor Bear                  Thomas Shortbull                    Steven Sandven

Bennett Sierra                          Kyle White                              Gerald Giraud

Rhonda Two Eagle                                                                  Diane Winters

Denise Red Owl

Ernie Little

Dennis Brewer

John Her Many Horses

Gerald One Feather

Pete Red Willow

Richard Red Owl

 

                                                                                                                       

PLACE:  Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, S.D.                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                               

1.  CALL TO ORDER

 

Mr. Newton Cummings, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.

 

2.  INVOCATION

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra gave the invocation.

 

Mr. Shortbull did roll call for the BOT meeting starting with LaCreek-Newton Cummings, Pine Ridge-Dennis Brewer, Oglala-Ernie Little, Manderson-John Her Many Horses,

Pass Creek- Absent – Francine Poor Bear, Wakpamni-Bennett Sierra, Pejuta Haka-Denise King-Red Owl, Porcupine-Rhonda Two Eagle, Wanblee-Pete Red Willow,

Council Of Elder Representative-Gerald One Feather, Education Committee Representative-Richard Red Owl, Student Senate President – Absent – Kyle White

 

3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Mr. Pete Red Willow made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 20, 2008 regular Board of Trustees meeting minutes. Mr. Dennis Brewer seconded the motion.

 

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

 

4.   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 as presented. Mr. Bennett Sierra seconded the motion.

 

Mr. John Her Many Horses entered the meeting at 8:15 a.m.

 

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

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the Investment Committee report to the board for approval. (See Attachment A)

 

Mr. Pete Red Willow made a motion to approve the Investment Committee report as presented. Mr. Dennis Brewer seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  9 for;                             Against: 0                                Not Voting: 1                           Motion Carried

 

7.  PROGRAM POLICY

 

Mr. Shortbull presented the program policy committee meeting minutes to the board for approval. (See Appendix II)

 

Mr. Pete Red Willow made a motion to approve the program policy committee meeting minutes as presented. Mr. Dennis Brewer seconded the motion.

 

Vote:  10 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. Ernie Little seconded the motion.

 

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

 

9.  REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Mr. Shortbull stated at the January Board meeting the board members will choose which committee they would like to serve on, and the election of board officers.  

 

10. OLD BUSINESS  

 

No Old Business

 

11.  NEW BUSINESS

        

          1. Not Processing Scholarships from any Unacceptable Fundraising Organizations

 

Mr. Shortbull presented a memo stating OLC will not process scholarships from fundraising groups that refuse to be evaluated by national watchdog groups that monitor fundraising

organizations or who have unacceptable ratings by these watchdog groups to the board for approval. (See Attachment B)

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to approve the memo stating OLC will not process scholarships from fundraising groups that refuse to be evaluated by notional watchdog groups

that monitor fundraising organizations or who have unacceptable ratings by these watchdog groups as presented. Mr. John Her Many Horses seconded the motion.

 

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

 

            2.  Recognition on Michelle Yankton – Head Start Director

 

Mr. Shortbull requested approval to have a special recognition for Michelle Yankton at the 2009 graduation.

 

Mr. Bennett Sierra made a motion to approve doing a special recognition for Michelle Yankton at the 2009 graduation. Mr. Ernie Little and Mr. Gerald One Feather seconded the motion.

 

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

 

Ms. Denise King-Red Owl stated she would like to be on the Personnel Committee.

Ms. Rhonda Two Eagle stated she would like to be on the Finance Committee.     

 

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

 

Finance Committee–Monday, January 26, 2009-3:30 p.m. –Pine Ridge College Center

Program Policy Committee–Monday, January 26, 2009-4:30 p.m. – Pine Ridge College Center

Personnel Committee-Tuesday, January 27, 2009-5:00 p.m. – Piya Wiconi Board Room

Board of Trustees-Thursday, January 29, 2009-5:00 p.m. – Piya Wiconi Conference Room

 

 

11.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Mr. John Her Many Horses made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Mr. Pete Red Willow seconded the motion.

 

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

 

The Board of Trustees meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                               Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                               Diane Winters

                                                                                      Recording Secretary

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

Mr. Newton Cummings