September 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 24 at the Mays Landing campus. The following motions were presented: 

In Contracts and Purchases, the Board approved:

• Bid Ex. 837 Cape May Campus Fire Detection System, Johnson Controls/SimplexGrinnell, Horsham, PA, $342,600.00, Chapter 12 funds.
• OQ169 STEM Building Boiler Stack replacement, Falasca Mechanical, Vineland, NJ, $22,800.00, Chapter 12 funds.
• RQ2207 Desk Phones, all campuses, Oakdale Communications, Englishtown, NJ, $24,998.00 , Chapter 12 funds.

In Personnel Matters, the Board approved:

• The appointment of Brian Birch, Senior Manager, Financial Aid retroactive to September 3, 2019.
• The appointment of Natalie Devonish, Dean, Worthington Atlantic City Campus and Workforce Development effective September 25, 2019.
• The appointment of Michele Trageser, Executive Director, Human Resources, effective November 11, 2019.
• The promotion of Carol Melkonian, Assistant Director, Purchasing, effective October 1, 2019.
• The reclassification of Michael McHale from Maintenance Mechanic II, Facilities to Journeyman, Facilities, effective September 25, 2019.
• The title change of Donna Vassallo, from Dean, Worthington Atlantic City Campus/Dean Career Education and Workforce Development to Dean, Professional Studies, High School Initiatives and Internships, effective September 25, 2019.
• The retirement of Chef Daniel Matt, Chef Educator, Academy of Culinary Arts, since August 24, 1987, effective February 1, 2020.

In Financial Matters, the Board approved:

• FY19 Draft Financial Statement for twelve months ended June 30, 2019 as of September 9, 2019.
• FY20 Financial Statement for the two months ended August 31, 2019.

In Grants, the Board approved:

• Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with NJCCC and the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the implementation of the College Readiness Now VI Project, with a grant award of $37,304 and a grant term of September 2019 – June 30, 2020.

In Other Business, the Board:

• Approved changes to the Board of Trustees bylaws.
• Approved changes to Policy No. 307, Graphic Design/Production Services.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. on the Atlantic City Worthington campus.