OGLALA
Regular Board of Trustees
December 18, 2010
BOARD PRESENT BOARD ABSENT STAFF PRESENT OTHERS
Newton Cummings Warren
Cross Thomas Shortbull Steven
Sandven
Denise Red Owl Gerald
Giraud
John Her Many Horses Diane
Winters
Richard Red Owl
Dennis Brewer
Richard Iron Cloud
Bennett Sierra
Gerald One Feather
Aloysius Wounded Head
Pete Red Willow
Rhonda Two Eagle entered at 8:34 a.m.
PLACE: Rushmore
Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, S.D.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Newton Cummings,
Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.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 November 30, 2010 regular Board of
Trustees
meeting minutes. Mr. John Her Many
Horses seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr. Bennett Sierra made a
motion to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2010 special Board of
Trustees
meeting minutes. Mr. Pete Red
Willow seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
4. ELECTION OF
OFFICERS
Mr. Shortbull
recommended to table the election of officers until the next board meeting and
to have a
temporary appointment for Secretary/Treasurer for Denise Red
Owl to the board for approval.
Mr. Bennett Sierra made a
motion to approve the recommendation to table the election of officers until
the next board meeting and to have a temporary
appointment for Secretary/Treasurer for Denise Red Owl.
Mr. John Her Many Horses
seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr. Newton Cummings requested
to send a letter to the OST President on behalf of Mr. Richard Iron Cloud
and Mr. Richard Red Owl to have them reappointed.
Mr. Gerald One Feather made a
motion to approve the request to send a letter to the OST President on
behalf of Mr. Richard Iron Cloud and Mr. Richard Red Owl to
them reappointed. Mr. Pete Red Willow
seconded the motion.
Vote: 8 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 2 Motion
Carried
5. FINANCE
Mr.
Shortbull presented the finance committee meeting minutes to the board for
approval. (See Appendix I)
Mr.
Bennett Sierra made a motion to approve the finance committee meeting minutes as
presented.
Mr.
Aloysius Wounded Head seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
5. PROGRAM POLICY
Mr.
Shortbull presented the program policy committee meeting minutes to the board for
approval. (See Appendix II)
Mr.
Dennis Brewer made a motion to approve the program policy committee meeting
minutes as presented.
Mr.
Gerald One Feather seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
6. PERSONNEL
Mr. Shortbull presented the
personnel committee meeting minutes to the board for approval. (See Appendix
III)
Mr. Pete Red Willow made a
motion to approve the personnel committee meeting minutes as presented.
Mr. John Her Many Horses
seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
7. REPORTS AND
ANNOUNCEMENT
None
8. OLD BUSINESS
None
9. NEW BUSINESS
1. Donor Inquiry
Mr. Shortbull
presented a donor inquiry to have the nursing program named after his mother
and to give the
President
authorization to use his discretion to come up with an agreement on accepting
the donation.
Mr. Steven Sandven recommended having him put a policy in place for
future request like this.
Mr. Gerald One Feather made a
motion to give the President authorization to use his discretion to come up
with an agreement and talk to the donor on also giving his
mother a Lakota name and putting it under her name
on the nursing program. Mr. Dennis Brewer seconded the
motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Mr. Bennett Sierra made a
motion to have Steven Sandven put a policy together
for future reference on naming
a building or OLC program. Mr. Aloysius Wounded Head
seconded the motion.
Vote: 10 for; Against:
0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion
Carried
Ms. Rhonda Two Eagle entered
the meeting at 8:34 a.m.
10. SCHEDULE OF NEXT MEETING: TIME, DATE, AND PLACE
Finance Committee–Tuesday, January 25, 2011-3:30 p.m. –
Program Policy Committee–Tuesday,
January 25, 2011-4:30 p.m. – Pine Ridge College Center
Personnel Committee-Wednesday, January 26, 2011-5:00 p.m.
– Piya Wiconi Board Room
Board of Trustees-Thursday, January 27, 2011 -5:00 p.m. –
Piya Wiconi Conference Room
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Pete Red Willow made a
motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. John
Her Many Horses seconded the motion.
Vote: 12 for; Against: 0 Not
Voting: 0 Motion Carried
The Board of Trustees meeting
adjourned at 8:40 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane Winters
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Mr.