1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors met for its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:30 p.m. (CDT) Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Room 200 of the W.W. Wood Building on the North Platte Community College North Campus, 1101 Halligan Drive, North Platte, Neb.
Board Chair Cynthia Duncan started the meeting with a roll call. In addition to Duncan, those present were MPCC President Ryan Purdy and Board members: Matthew Broz, Kirk Crawley, Molly Jeffres, Ted Klug Jr., Dr. Ben Lashley, Megan McGown, Kent Miller, Tyler Pribbeno and Tricia Schaffer. Board member Kim Korgan was absent and excused.
2. OPEN FORUM (Comments from students, faculty, staff, public and Board)
a. MPCC Motor School Program Coordinator Joshua Young gave an overview of the program to the board.
b. Eric Gonzalez was introduced to the board as the new director of accounting.
3. CONSENT ITEMS. On a single consent motion, the board approved:
a. Minutes from January 15, 2025, board work session & regular meeting
b. Financial Report for January
c. Financial Report for February
d. Resolution for USDA’s Online Financial Reporting & Compliance System
e. Nursing Faculty Retirement, Marina Jones, effective Feb. 20, 2025
4. ACTIONS REQUIRED BY LAW
a. The Board approved the Dental Assisting Program Review as presented to be forwarded to the Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education.
b. The Board approved the HVAC Program Review as presented to be forwarded to the Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education.
c. The Board approved the bid from JEO Consulting Group Inc. of Omaha to develop a comprehensive regional workforce housing revitalization plan, create a skilled trades workforce inventory and gather data to incentivize developers, inform leaders and assist communities.
d. The Board approved the low bid from Riverside Technologies for the Virtual Desktop Server Upgrade (VDI) in the amount of $137,049.30.
e. The Board approved the purchase of two one-ton dual rear-wheel pickups from Wagner Chevrolet in the amount of $84,941.
f. The Board approved the bills for January in the amount of $2,075,126.87.
g. The Board approved the February disbursements in the amount of $2,338,297.61.
5. REPORTS
a. Cabinet Reports: The Board heard reports from MPCC President Ryan Purdy, Vice President of Academic Affairs and NPCC Dr. Jody Tomanek, Vice President of Student Affairs and MCC Kelly Rippen, Vice President of Administrative Services Mike Steele, Director of Institutional Effectiveness Tad Pfeifer, Director of Institutional Advancement Haven Smith and Director of Marketing & Public Information Daniel Stinman.
6. CLOSED SESSION
a. The Board went into closed session at 8:02 p.m. to discuss negotiations and real estate. The Board reconvened in open session at 8:38 p.m.
7. ACTION ITEM
a. The Board approved the negotiated agreement with the Mid-Plains Faculty Association (MPFA) as presented, which includes a 5% total compensation increase for 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Upon hearing no further business, the Board moved to adjourn at 8:40 p.m. The next Board meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 16 in McCook.
FUTURE REPORTS
- April – Three-year Instructional Equipment Plan
- April – Quarterly Facilities Master Plan
- April – Quarterly Financial Report
- April – Three-year Capital Improvement Plan
- May – CCPE Program Reviews
- July – Quarterly Facilities Master Plan
- July – Quarterly Financial Report
- July – Institutional Advancement and Grants
- October - Quarterly FMP Report
UPCOMING MEETINGS
- April 16 - Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., MCC East Campus, 905 E. 7th St., McCook Community College
- May 14 - Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 2520 S E St., Broken Bow Community Campus
- June - No meeting