Board of Trustees of Middlesex College Regular Meeting
The Board of Trustees received a presentation on the transformation of the Human Resources department. Several resolutions were adopted, including approvals for various state and local contract projects, cooperative purchasing agreements, construction and renovation projects, and reimbursements to the County for strategic investment plans. Human resources actions, including new hires, status changes, sabbatical leaves, and separations were approved. Additionally, the Board aligned institutional policy with executive orders and local county policy regarding interactions with federal immigration enforcement, and received updates from various committees and the President on academic and community initiatives.
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Board of Trustees of Middlesex College Minutes of the Regular Meeting
Key discussions during the meeting included a presentation on the organization and ongoing initiatives of the Financial Aid office, including data from 2024. Trustees inquired about potential actions to reinstate federal funding streams, with the President reporting on advocacy efforts. The Academic and Student Affairs Committee resolution approved a collaborative agreement with the Middlesex County Magnet Schools to develop an Automotive Technology program. The Finance Committee recommended and the Board approved nine resolutions, including authorizations for various cooperative contracts for goods and services, awards for HVAC and door replacement bids, authorization for Business Entity Disclosure contracts for consulting, books, and installation services, authorization for a contract with the County of Middlesex for a fiber conduit trenching project, authorization to sell surplus personal property via online auction, authorization of payments to various firms for construction management and construction services, authorization of payments for specialty legal services, authorization to reimburse the County of Middlesex for capital costs related to the CIO Project up to $20,000,000.00, and authorization to request an extension until January 31, 2026, for the annual audit submission for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The Human Resources Committee saw approval for 31 total recommended items across Hires (Administrative, Faculty, Support Staff), Change of Status (Administrative, Support Staff, Grants), and Separations (Faculty, Support Staff). Additional items included administrative stipends for the ERP Project Implementation Team, faculty compensation for advisement pay, terminal leave program approvals, miscellaneous faculty retirement recognition, and support staff additional compensation. Finally, a resolution was approved to appoint Lynarkah Stephen as the Alternate Commissioner representative to the Middlesex County Joint Health Insurance Fund Commission, continuing Jeffrey Herron as the Commissioner representative.
