Board of Trustees

Compensation

No member of the Board shall receive any compensation for services rendered the College.

MCL 389.112.

Travel Expenses

The Board recognizes the value of membership and attendance at conferences, workshops, and meetings at the state, regional, and national levels which are appropriate and necessary to carry out College business. Subject to Chairperson approval, the Board encourages the following:

1. The attendance of its members in one (1) out-of-state and
    one (1) in-state conference (inclusive of the MCCA
    Summer conference), workshop, or meeting per year, in
    addition to all other meetings and conferences offered by
    the Michigan Community College Association.

2. The Board appointed delegates to the Board of Directors of
    the Michigan Community College Association to attend all
    regularly scheduled meetings of its Board of Directors.

3. The Board Chairperson or his or her designee may also
    represent the College in one (1) international visit per year
    in furtherance of stated goals and the objectives of the
    Sister College Program.

4. Board members travel arrangements will be coordinated
    through the Board administrative assistant.

5. Board members will be reimbursed for reasonable and
    necessary required business travel expenses, per
    parameters for reimbursement allowed.

     a.      Registration fees:  Reimburse registration fees
           related to conference.

     b.      Lodging:  Reimburse at Hotel conference rate.  If
           the hotel is sold out, the college will book a room
           elsewhere at a comparable rate.  The difference will
           be noted and reported to the Audit Committee.  If,
           for any reason, a Trustee chooses to stay at a hotel
           with a higher rate than the conference rate or the
           comparable rate booked by the college, the Trustee
           must pay the difference. No savings will be
           reimbursed if the hotel booked is at a lower rate than
           the conference rate.   Any additional charges related
           to the accommodation of spouses and/or children will
           be the responsibility of the Trustee.

     c.      Transportation:  Reimburse at the college rate.  If
           travel arrangements for a Trustee are made by the
           college and the Trustee needs to change those
           arrangements due to personal reasons, the Trustee
           will reimburse the college for any expense incurred
           for making those changes.  Exceptions may be
           brought to the Audit Committee for approval.

The above is consistent with Governance Policy GP-308.

(Amended 10/17/05, 9/18/06, 4/20/09)

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Trustees shall be eligible for reimbursement or direct payment of college business related expenses they incur as a result of their duties and activities as Trustees. Such eligible expenses shall be set forth in Board policy, which shall also establish approval and audit mechanisms that shall govern payment for such expenses.

Parameters for reimburse allowed:

     a.      Mileage:  Mileage reimbursement be granted to
          Trustees for any college event where they attend in
          their official capacity such as Board meetings,
          committee meetings, graduations or any event where
          the Trustees get an invitation to attend. 

     b.      Cell phone/Computer:  Trustee can receive college
          issued cell phone and computer as indicated in the
          proposed policy.  College issue cell phone and
          computer must be used for college business only.

     c.      Expense related to serving on a National
          Committee:  Trustee participation on national
          committees related to service as a trustee will be
          supported by the college, but limited to conference
          fees, per diems, transportation and lodging.  The 
          Board must approve any other expenses in advance.

     d.      Home Internet Service:  Board Members, upon
          request, will be entitled to access and use the college
          ISP, a broadband internet service program, provided
          that:

                         (1)      The Trustee’s access and use of ISP, conforms to,
                 and complies with, the requirements of the ISP
                 contract.

                  (2)   The Trustee’s entitlement will not exceed the
                  limit of 50 users as specified in the contract.

                         (3)      The cost of providing this internet access is
                 already covered by the ISP contract.

                         (4)      There are no additional charges to the College for
                 installation, equipment, upgrades, etc.

The above is consistent with Governance Policy GP-308.

(Adopted 9/18/06), 4/20/09)

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The chief financial officer of Lansing Community College shall present to the Lansing Community College Board of Trustees quarterly reports detailing expenditures related to the board’s activities and to individual trustee activities.  The quarterly reports shall be reviewed by the board at regularly scheduled board meetings.  The reports on expenditures shall include, but not be limited to the following items: 

Meetings of the board of trustees and board committees, whether designated as a standing, special, or ad hoc committee, a task force, or study group.  The report shall identify, with reasonable specificity, each expenditure by category; 

Conference, workshop or meeting attendance expenditures for each trustee, including by not limited to transportation expenses registration fees, mileage expenses and meals; 

Office operations expenses, including supplies, dues and subscriptions, technology costs and depreciation for computers, phones, etc; 

Professional and outside contractual services including legal services, consultant services, research and survey services.

(Adopted 9/15/08)

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