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Board of Trustees Meeting October 2020

10/28/2020 | Media Contact: Erin Mercer | (609) 343-4923
exterior photo of Mays Landing campus

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting Tuesday, October 27, via Zoom conference call. The following motions were approved:

Contracts and Purchases

  • Bid 1860 New Public Safety Building, Chapter 12 Funded, Ogren Construction Company, Inc., Vineland, NJ, $612,000

  • Bid Ex. 882 Network, Communications, and Control Infrastructure for New Public Safety Building, Chapter 12 Funded, Tricomm Services Corporation, Moorestown, NJ, $44,200.00

  • Bid Ex. 885 Fire Alarm System and Command Center Controls for New Public Safety Building Chapter 12 Funded, Johnson Controls / Simplex, Horsham, PA, $92,990.00

  • Bid Ex. 884 Ultraviolet Lighting Air Filtration Project, Pending Coronavirus Relief Fund (Grant Funding), Honeywell, Mount Laurel, NJ

  • RFP 234 Surveillance Security System, Chapter 12 Funded, Ocean Computer Group, Matawan, NJ, $375,728.04

  • #33 Award of a contract for Ashley Food to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction

  • #33A Award of a contract for B.F. Mazzeo to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction

  • #33B Award of a contract for U.S. Food Service to provide culinary food items as needed for class instruction

Grants Activity

  • To accept an Allocation of $500,373 from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund

  • To submit an application to Ellucian, requesting a PATH grant of $20,000 to provide scholarships in the range of $500 to $2,000 to students experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • To accept $10,000 in funding from the MDRC to offset costs related to participation in the Institutional Transformation Project

Personnel Matters

  • Award to Daniel Thoren the rank of Professor Emeritus, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto

  • Resolution to congratulate Professor Richard Russell for earning the 2020 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award

  • Appointment of Dana Barnes, Senior Nursing Clinical Instructor, effective November 9, 2020

  • Appointment of Shara DeBerry, Temporary Instructional Technology Program Coordinator, effective October 28, 2020 (CARES Act Grant Funded)

  • Appointment of Najah Jones, EOF Counselor II, effective October 28, 2020 (EOF Grant Funded – 85%)

  • Appointment of Lindley Thacker, Food Buyer Manager, effective November 2, 2020

  • Appointment of JaNay Johnson, Enrollment Services and Admissions Specialist, effective October 28, 2020

  • Retirement of Kim Oliveto, Office Coordinator, ITS, effective December 1, 2020

  • Retirement of Shirley Shields, Professor, ESL, effective December 31, 2020

  • Retirement of Ronald McArthur, Professor, Arts & Humanities, effective June 30, 2021

  • Retirement of Anita Polanco, Director, Educational Opportunity Fund Program, effective January 4, 2021

  • Approved the Memorandum of Agreement with the Supportive Staff Association of Atlantic Cape Community College (SSAACCC)

  • Approved the Notices of lay off of two members of SSAACCC.

  • Approved the reinstatement of Faculty Promotions Salary Increases retroactive to August 31, 2020

Policy Changes

  • Reaffirmed the Policy No. 205 Intercollegiate and Intramural Athletics

  • Removed of Policy No. 207 Student Publications

Financial Matters

  • Acceptance of the FY20 Draft Financial Statement for twelve months ended June 30, 2020, as of October 13, 2020

  • Acceptance of the FY21 Financial Statement for three months ended September 30, 2020

The next meeting and annual reorganization of the Board of Trustees is on Tuesday, November 24, at 6pm via Zoom conference call.