Board of Directors Meeting
College Drive Campus-John & Pat Stewart Board Room
April 28, 2021
Minutes
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Rick Clark, Amanda Collins, Kathryn Lamp, Bob Maher, Vicki McGinnis, Jason Salyers
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Ben Collier, Brooke Elswick-Robinson, Ramona Salyer
ALSO PRESENT:
Taylor Alexander, Kellie Allen, Karen Blevins, Todd Brand, Larry Ferguson, Steve Flouhouse, Pam Miller, Brooke Seasor, Steve Woodburn
CALL TO ORDER
Board Chair, Rick Clark, called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. A quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
Members reviewed the minutes of the February 3, 2021 meeting. Bob Maher made a motion to accept the minutes as written. Kathryn Lamp seconded the motion. All voted to approve the minutes.
REVIEW OF 2020-2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dr. Larry Ferguson presented the Board of Directors a recap of his accomplishments, July 2020 through April 2021. He used, as a visual, a PowerPoint presentation (copy attached). The format of the presentation was in line with the KCTCS guide for evaluation of the college president. He spoke briefly about the obstacles COVID-19 has brought before the College. He walked the Board through the four areas of evaluation (Institutional Leadership/Management, Educational Leadership/Internal Relations, External Relations and College Board Relations) explaining his strategies and accomplishments in each area. In addition, he discussed ACTC’s strategic goals and how the College is performing under each one (copy attached).
EVALUATION OF PRESIDENT FERGUSON
Rick Clark, Chair of the ACTC Board of Directors, led members in the annual evaluation of the president. Using the KCTCS College Board of Directors Annual Evaluation of the College President’s Performance and Effectiveness form as their guide (copy attached), Board members unanimously rated Dr. Ferguson’s performance as EE (exceeds expectations) in every category. Members gave Dr. Ferguson high praise for his leadership during the year, especially with the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
President Ferguson led Board members through the details of the proposed 2021-2022 budget using a PowerPoint presentation (copy attached). He discussed each line item of the revenues and expenditures. He reminded members that Ashland Community & Technical College gets only 42% of its funding by state appropriation. After endorsement by the ACTC Board of Directors, the budget will eventually move through the channels of approval by the Board of Regents (BOR) and the Council of Post-Secondary Education (CPE).
APPROVAL OF 2021-2022 BUDGET
Board Chair Rick Clark asked for a motion to endorse the 2021-2022 budget. Bob Maher made the motion to endorse the proposed budget, as written, and Amanda Collins seconded. It was unanimously approved (copy attached).
APPROVAL OF 2021-2022 MEETING DATES
Chair Clark announced one conflict with the proposed dates, August 18. There will be information sent soon to members regarding changing that meeting date to another one in August 2021.
BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS
In closing, Chair Rick Clark said he was proud to be a part of this Board. Other members followed with positive comments and references to the good service of past presidents of Ashland Community & Technical College.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:24 a.m. by Chair Rick Clark.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Miller, Recorder
