NMC Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda

Monday, July 28, 2008
at NMC Oleson Center

5:30 p.m. Board Dinner in Room C
6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting in Rooms A & B

1. GENERAL BUSINESS
   1. Call to Order
   2. Roll Call
   3. Pledge of Allegiance
   4. Review and Approval of Agenda to include additions, deletions, or rearrangements
2. REPORTS
   5. Audit Plan for year ended June 30, 2008—Katie Thornton, Plante and Moran
   6. Introduction of Hans VanSumeren, WSI Director – Marguerite Cotto
   7. Monthly Financial Report—Cathy Jones, Vice President of Finance and Administration
   8. Foundation Finance and Audit Committee Report—Ross Childs, Board Representative
   9. Foundation Report—Doug Bishop, Board Representative
   10. Board Presidential Performance Committee—Elaine Wood, Chair
   11. Board President’s Compensation Committee—Ross Childs, Chair
   12. Board Policy Committee Report—Jay Hooper, Chair
   13. Board Chair Report—Jay Hooper, Chair
   14. President’s Report—Timothy Nelson, President
3. PUBLIC INPUT
4. CONSENT ITEMS (Pursuant to Policy A-105.00 Consent Agenda Items)
   These items will be adopted as a group without specific discussion. When approving the meeting agenda, any board member may request that a consent agenda item be moved to the regular agenda for discussion or questions.
   Recommended that the following items be approved:
   15. Minutes of June 23, 2008 regular meeting
   16. Contributions for June 2008
   17. Grants Notifications for quarter and year ending June 30, 2008
   18. Summary Report for General Fund Accounts as of June 30, 2008
5. ACTION ITEMS
   19. Vessel Insurance (Pursuant to Policy A-106.00 Finances)
       Recommended that administration be authorized to enter into a contractual agreement to obtain liability, pollution, and Jones Act Coverage on the GLMA vessels from Bonek Insurance in the amount of $34,710.
   20. FY09 Copy Machine Replacement (Pursuant to Policy A- 106.00 Finances)
       Recommended that administration be authorized to enter into a contractual agreement for the replacement of five copy machines from Kopy Sales, Inc. of Traverse City, not to exceed $46,000 allocated in the FY09 budget for this expenditure.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
   21. Feasibility Study Case Statement Update
7. ADJOURNMENT

Upcoming Board Meeting Dates:
Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., with a dinner for trustees at 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
All board meetings are open to the public.

August 4, 2008, Study Session (tentative)
August 25, 2008, Regular meeting, Oleson Center
September 8, 2008, Study Session (tentative)
September 22, 2008, Regular meeting, Oleson Center
October 6, 2008, Study Session (tentative)
October 27, 2008, Regular meeting, Oleson Center
November 3, 2008, Study Session (tentative)
November 24, 2008, Regular meeting, Oleson Center
December 22, 2008, Regular meeting, Oleson Center