BLUE RIVER CAREER PROGRAMS
REGULAR GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 14, 2020
The Blue River Career Programs’ Governing Board met in regular session, Tuesday January 14, 2020 at 12:15 pm in the board meeting room of the career center, 801 St. Joseph Street, Shelbyville.
Board members present were David Finkel, Vince Sanders, Mark Nigh and Travis Beck. Superintendents present were Chris Hoke, Mary Harper, Todd Hitchcock and Paula Maurer. Also present were Steve Shaw (Director), Sandy Hensley, (Treasurer) and Jody Tompkins, (Assistant Treasurer).
President David Finkel called the meeting to order at 12:17.
I. RECOGNIZE GUESTS AND ASK FOR COMMENTS.
Ross Flint from the Shelbyville News and Anna Tungate from the Addison Times were present.
No comments were made.
II. Action Items
Reorganize and elect Officers to the Governing Board
1. Motion was made to appoint David Finkel as board president.
2. Motion was made to appoint Mark Nigh as vice president.
3. Motion was made to appoint Vince Sanders as secretary.
Mark Nigh made a motion to re-elect all Officers from 2019 to their same positions. Travis Beck seconded the motion. The motion carried.
4. Travis Beck made a motion to re-appoint Sandy Hensley as treasurer and Jody Tompkins as Assistant Treasurer. Mary Harper seconded the motion. The motion carried.
5. Vince Sanders made a motion to re-appoint Denny Harrold as Board attorney. Travis Beck seconded the motion. The motion carried.
SET DATES AND TIMES FOR 2020 BOARD MEETINGS
Discussion: Agreed to keep the schedule the same. Meetings will be held the second Tuesday of the month at noon. Travis Beck made a motion to approve. Mark Nigh seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
Approve Minutes of the 12/9/2019 Regular Board Meeting
Minutes of the December 9, 2019 board meeting were presented for approval. Travis Beck made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mark Nigh seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Review and Approve Claims and Payrolls
Prewritten claims 1-43 regular AP claims 674-687, and payroll claims for pay dates 12/18/2019 and 12/31/2019 were presented for approval. Vince Sanders made a motion to approve the claims and payrolls as presented. Travis Beck seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Request Permission for SkillsUSA, BPA, and hosa State & National contests
Permission was requested for the student CTSOs to be able to register for State and National contests since registration deadline may exist before the next board meeting. David
Finkel stated that the students from Blue River typically do very well. Mark Nigh made a motion to approve the request for student registrations. Travis Beck seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Individual out-of-state and overnight field trip requests will be brought before the board for approval.
APPROVE BPA OVERNIGHT TRIP
The proposal for an overnight trip was included in the packet. Steve Gardner, advisor for BPA, had six students that qualified to attend the State BPA contest.. Mark Nigh made a motion to approve the overnight request as presented. Vince Sanders seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVE DONATION
Diesel Technology received a diesel engine, valued at $7,000.00 donated by Cummins Inc. The engine will be used for diagnostic evaluation by students.
A $500.00 donation was received from Green JBM dba Sears. It will be used to help defray expenses for the WBL SkillsUSA competition.
Mr. Steve Gardner has made a donation in the amount of $300.00 to be used for BPA contest expenses. Mark Nigh made a motion to approve the donations as presented. Vince Sanders seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
Travis Beck asked if we send acknowledgement to the donors. Steve Shaw replied that we do.
NEOLA POLICY 2nd READING
A summary of the changes was included in the meeting packet. The first reading was at the Dec. Board Meeting. Vince Sanders made a motion to approve the NEOLA policy changes as presented. Travis Beck seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVE BRCP 2020-2021 DAILY SCHEDULE
The proposed 2020-2021 BRCP daily schedule was included in the packets. There was some discussion regarding the staggered start times for the different schools. Travis Beck made a motion to approve the BRCP 2020-2021 daily schedule. Mark Nigh seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
David Finkel said moving forward the daily schedule should not require Board approval.
Approve Contract of Denny Harrold, Attorney
The contract of Denny Harrold for 2020 legal services was included in the packet. There is no increase in the hourly rate of $180 per hour. Steve Shaw recommended that we continue with Mr. Harrold for the coming year. Travis Beck made a motion to approve. Mark Nigh seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
OTHER
None Reported
REPORTS
Fund Report
The fund report was included in the board packets. The Fund Trend Report was also in the packets.
BRCP OPEN HOUSE/CHILI SUPPER – FEBRUARY 3, 2020
An invitation to the open house/chili supper was included in the packet. The event is from 5:00 – 7:00 pm to help kick off CTE month.
Steve will be featured on Chamber Chat January 24 to promote BRCP and CTE month.
OTHER
None reported.
COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
None.
NEXT BRCP GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
The next regular board meeting will be held on February 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
David Finkel adjourned the meeting at 12:33 pm.