丽晶s Minutes - February 2014

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

校董会

1:30 p.m.2014年2月14日

Inn at Loretto, Tesuque Room
圣达菲，新墨西哥州

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The ag亚游集团App下载 校董会 convened at 1:30 p.m., with Acting Chairman Jerry Armijo主持. Other Board members present were 丽晶 Deborah Peacock, 丽晶 Israel Rodriguez-Rios and 丽晶 Richard Carpenter via telecom from MD Anderson Medical Center.  University administrators, staff, and guests who were also present included:

1. Proof of Meeting Notice:  The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m. by Board of 丽晶 Armijo after the board confirmed that proper notice had been given.

2. 批准议程: 丽晶 Peacock motioned to amend the agenda to include an update on litigation under 议程项目17.   摄政Rodriguez-Rios seconded the motion and it was unanimously 批准.

3. 分钟:  丽晶 Peacock moved to approve the minutes from the December 3, 2013 meeting.  丽晶 Rodriguez-Rios seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

公告: 总统 洛佩兹 reported an increase in paid applicants from last year, 26 to be 具体的.  He also announced February 17 would be a visitation day and to date over 200 individuals had replied of their intent to attend the full day open house.  He felt confident that enrollment would remain steady or surpass this year.

5. 公众意见:  没有一个

6. NM科技年度审核:  Mr. 朗尼马尔克斯, Vice 总统, Administration and Finance introduced Clark Cagle, Auditor Director for Atkinson Certified Public Accountants who conducted the 年度审计.  Mr. Cagle reported that all deliverables have been completed except 有关报税表.  丽晶 Peacock asked a series of questions from the audit report with each being answered satisfactorily.  丽晶 Carpenter motioned to accept the audit as presented; 摄政Rodriguez-Rios seconded the motion and it was unanimously 接受.  丽晶 Armijo stated that each year the audit becomes more complex because of reporting mechanisms and each year the ag亚游集团App下载 staff rise to the challenge and exceed in responding to the auditors.  The staff of the Administration and Finance were recognized, thanked and applauded for a job well done.

7. Quarterly Financial for December 2013:  Vice 总统 Marquez reported that the quarterly financial was the same format as described in the 年度审计.  The report compares the revenues and expenditures for the years 2012 and 2013.  丽晶 Peacock motioned to approve the quarterly financial; 丽晶 Carpenter seconded the motion and it was 一致通过.

8. Financial Analysis for December 2013:  Marquez reported that the 大学 is in good financial standing.  摄政Rodriguez-Rios motioned to approve the financial analysis; 丽晶 Peacock seconded the motion and it unanimously was 批准.

9. January Degree Conferrals:  总统 洛佩兹 provided the list of degree conferrals for information citing 36 bachelor degrees, 15 masters and 2 doctoral degrees awarded.

10.  Policy on University Policies:  Dr. 玛丽Dezember described the procedures required for creating policies for the 大学.  She furthered this discussion by emphasizing this as a requirement for accreditation purposes.  Discussion continued with questions being asked by 丽晶s 木匠和孔雀.  丽晶 Peacock suggested an amendment to the policy:  On page 5, Section II A, second paragraph, after institution, insert and/or the 校董会 and on page 6, Section II C, third paragraph, third line, after 总统, insert and/or the 校董会.  丽晶 Carpenter motioned to approve the policy with 丽晶 Peacock’s amendments; 摄政Rodriguez-Rios seconded the motion and it was 一致通过.

11.  Property Items to be Removed from Inventory:  Vice 总统 Marquez presented the three resolutions for approval.  第一个 resolution, 140214-01 was to remove tangible items valued under $5000.00.  丽晶 Carpenter moved to approve; 丽晶 Peacock seconded the motion and it was unanimously 批准.  Resolution 140214-02 removes tangible property valued over $5000.00从 库存.  丽晶 Carpenter moved to approve the resolution; 丽晶 Peacock seconded the motion and it unanimously was 批准.  Resolution 140214-03 is to remove assets with an acquisition cost greater than $5000.00从库存中扣除.  这将导致 in the transfer of four vehicles by negotiated sale or donation to NM Highland University.  丽晶 Carpenter moved to approve the resolution; 丽晶 Peacock seconded the motion and it was 一致通过.

12.  Restricted Fund Purchases:  Vice 总统 Marquez noted that the award information was in data provided to the regents citing six awards.  (Note: ag亚游集团App下载 notifies 丽晶s of restricted funds purchases in excess of $100,000; in this case, for one award for PRRC, three for EMRTC and one for Earth and Environmental Science.)

13.  Open Meetings Act Resolution:  The resolution was updated and submitted for approval to reflect the new date of the resolution although there were no changes made to the content of the resolution.  丽晶 Peacock moved to 批准 the resolution; 丽晶 Carpenter seconded the motion and it was 一致通过.

14.  Individual Board Member Comments:  摄政Rodriguez-Rios commented that he was in favor of a tuition increase as long as the proceeds were spent on salaries for under paid employees and to provide funding for the Alternative Licensure Program.

15.  新业务:  There was no new business to come before the Board.

16.  Employee Benefit Trust:  The board recessed its regular meeting at 3:20 p.m. to convene as the Benefit Trust. Vice 总统 Marquez noted that December had experienced disastrous claims.  账单 were being paid; however, the 大学 loaned the benefit trust a total of $800,000.  He stated that two claims were a huge hit to the benefit trust.  In January, he reported, the 大学 recovered stop loss.  下午3点25分.m., the benefit trust adjourned and the Board resumed in regular session.

17.  Executive Session, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1 (H) (2); (If Required to Consider Matters Subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Pending or Threatened Litigation and Limited Personnel Matters Involving an Individual Former Employee of ag亚游集团App下载:  丽晶 Armijo called for the Board to meet in closed Executive Session to consider matters subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation to which Tech is or may become a participant and a limited personnel matter involving an individual former employee of Tech. 后 a unanimous roll-call vote in an open meeting, the Board met in closed Executive Session to consider such matters.  丽晶 Armijo called on Mr. 凯尔·克罗克特, a former NM Tech employee to address the Board regarding his appeal from the 总统’s decision regarding his employment.  Mr. Crockett addressed the Board and provided 丽晶 Armijo with his written statement.  在奥. Crockett’s address, the Board continued in closed Executive Session.

18.  Reconvene in Open Session and Take Final Action, if any, on Such Limited Personnel Matters Which Shall be Acted Upon in Open Session 后 Conclusion of the Closed 会话:  After deliberations in closed Executive Session, with no Tech staff present, at which no matters except those specified in Paragraph 17 above were discussed, the Board reconvened in open session and 丽晶 Armijo announced that the Board had considered 先生的吸引力. 凯尔·克罗克特.  丽晶 Peacock moved to uphold the 总统’s decision on the termination of Mr. Crockett; 丽晶 Carpenter seconded the motion and it was 一致通过.

19. 延期:  No further business to come before the Board, 丽晶 Armijo adjourned the meeting.

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