Board of Trustees appoints Maria Mento as chairperson at November meeting

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted its monthly meeting and annual reorganization on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at the Worthington Atlantic City Campus. Atlantic Cape alumna Maria Mento of Ventnor was approved as chairperson, Ellen Nicholson Byrne, Esq., of Sea Isle City was approved as vice-chairperson, and Atlantic Cape alumnus Daniel L. Money of Rio Grande was approved as treasurer.

The Board also approved its regular meeting schedule for 2021-2022, set official banking depositories, appointed general counsel William S. Donio of Cooper Levinson effective Jan. 1, 2022, and appointed Board Secretary Jean McAlister.

In November’s regular meeting, the following motions were approved by the Board of Trustees:

Grant Activity

• Submission of an application to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Strategic Finance for Student Success Grant and, if awarded, acceptance of a grant not to exceed $35,000 over three years.
• Acceptance of a grant of up to $5,000 from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for its Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit Voices and Votes project.

Contracts and Purchases

• Bid 1867 Cape May County Campus Cooling Tower and Emergency Generator, Chapter 12, Repair and Replacement, and Institutional Funds, Falasca Mechanical, Vineland, $486,000.00;
• RFP 244 Media Buying Services, Institutional and Grant Funds (Partially Grant Funded), JL Media, Union, $125,000.00 (not to exceed); 
• Bid Exempt 945 Labor Negotiation Services, Blaney & Karavan, Avalon,$30,000.00 (not to exceed); 
• Bid Exempt 946 Verkada Command Software for Security Cameras, Ocean Computer Group, Matawan, $38,603.95; 
• Bid Exempt 947 Professional Services for Wind Training Center, Wind Safety Challenge Grant (Grant Funded), Arcon Training Center, LLC, Salisbury, Maryland, $479,205.00 (not to exceed); 
• Bid Exempt 948 Support and Equipment Warranty College Phone System, Hunter Technologies, Wall Township, $23,105.00; 
• Bid Exempt 949 Proctoring Services, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II) - Institutional Portion (Grant Funded), Honorlock, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, $20,000.00 (not to exceed); 
• Bid Exempt 950 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) (Grant Funded), SalesForce, Inc., San Francisco, California, $19,300.00; 
• Bid Exempt 951 SiteImprove Website Functionality Software Tool, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) - Institutional Portion (Grant Funded), SiteImprove, Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota, $26,316.48; 
• Bid Exempt 952 Inside Track Enrollment Campaigns, Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grant (OMIC) / Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) – Institutional Portion (Grant Funded), Inside Track, Salem, Oregon, $58,279.00 (not to exceed); 
• Bid Exempt 953 Color Copier for Print Shop, Xerox Corporation, Mt. Laurel, $91,548.00; 
• Bid Exempt 954 Xerox Copier for Print Shop, Xerox Corporation, Mt. Laurel,$34,497.00.

Academics

• The termination of the Office Systems Technology, A.A.S. degree effective Spring 2022.

Personnel Matters

• The promotion of Wendy Gray, Assistant Director, Advising and Retention, effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The extension of appointment of Shara Deberry, temporary full-time Instructional Technology Program Coordinator, through May 6, 2022 [Grant Funded – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – Institutional Portion];
• The title change and salary adjustment for Emily Smykla from Specialist to Confidential Assistant, Office of the President, effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The title change for Daymis Alicea from Program Coordinator to Student Service Navigator effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The title change for Jessica Brown from Program Coordinator to Student Service Navigator effective Dec. 1, 2021; 
• The title change for Jerome Ingram from Program Coordinator to Student Service Navigator effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The title change for Eric Stewart from Program Coordinator to Student Service Navigator effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The title change for Vita Stovall from Program Coordinator to Student Service Navigator effective Dec. 1, 2021; 
• The title change for Carmen Cabrera from Assistant Director Admissions to Assistant Director, One Stop and Enrollment Services; 
• The title change for Tasha Rivera from Manager, Admissions, to Manager, Enrollment Services, effective Dec. 1, 2021; 
• The title change for Cynthia Correa from Director, WACC Student Services and Institutional Career Services, to Director, WACC Student Affairs and One Stop Services, effective Dec. 1, 2021;
• The resignation of Adelina Marini, Academic Support Specialist, effective Oct. 29, 2021; 
• The resignation of David Ortiz-Nunez, College Recruiter, effective Nov. 12, 2021.

Financial Matters

• FY21 Draft Financial Statement for 12 months ended June 30, 2021, as of Nov. 11, 2021.
• FY22 Financial Statement for four months ended Oct. 31, 2021. 

Other Business

• Res. #33A Memorandum of Agreement with the Supportive Staff Association of Atlantic Cape Community College (SSAACCC) for a one-time opportunity for employees to be paid on a per-diem basis for unused vacation days (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Institutional Portion – Grant Funded).
• Res. #33B Memorandum of Agreement with the Teacher, Librarian and Counselor Bargaining Unit of the Education Association of Atlantic Cape Community College (TLC) for a one-time opportunity for employees to be paid on a per-diem basis for unused vacation days (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Institutional Portion – Grant Funded).
• Res. #33C Memorandum of Agreement with the Atlantic Cape Community College Organization of Supervisory and Administrative Personnel (ACCCOSAP) for a one-time opportunity for employees to be paid per-diem for unused vacation days (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Institutional Portion – Grant Funded).
• Res. #33D Employees exempt from the bargaining unit to be granted a one-time opportunity to be paid on a per-diem basis for unused vacation days as allowable (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Institutional Portion – Grant Funded).
• Res. #33E Memorandum of Agreement with the Academy of Culinary Arts Faculty Association of Atlantic Cape Community College (ACAFA) to change the Chef Educators’ academic year from 150 teaching days to 120 teaching days, with non-instructional days increasing from 10 days to 40 days for the academic year.
• Res. #37 The elimination of Policy No. 500 Administrative Responsibility as it will be reclassified as a General Administration Department policy, and approve the revisions and renumbering of Policy No. 504 Lines of Authority in the Absence of the President to Board Policy No. 29 and Policy No. 503 Grants Procurement/Administration to Board Policy No. 30.
• Res. #38 Revisions to the Board of Trustees Bylaws (Long Range Planning & Capital Projects committee charges).

Special Motions

• The Board acknowledges Mr. Lou Greco's, Esq., service to the Board, the College, and its students over the past 38 years.

The next meeting of the Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 14 via Zoom conference call.