Community College District #530 Board of Trustees met May 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Minutes of the special emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 530, Counties of Williamson, Jackson, Franklin, Perry, and Randolph, State of Illinois, held at Carterville, Illinois, commencing at 8:42 p.m. The meeting was open to the public.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bill Kilquist.
The Chairman directed the recording secretary to call the roll.
Rebecca Borgsmiller -- present
Brent Clark -- present
Bill Kilquist -- present
Mandy Little -- present
Glenn Poshard -- present
Jake Rendleman -- present
Aaron R. Smith -- not present
Also present were President Kirk Overstreet, Legal Counsel Rhett Barke, Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs Stephanie Chaney-Hartford, Vice President Stacy Buckingham, Recording Secretary Susan May, and other College personnel.
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Emergency Purchase of Voice Over IP Phone System
President Overstreet reported that the College experienced a failure of its current phone system on May 23, 2022. Frontier Communications has maintained this system for many years but recently ended their maintenance agreement as they can no longer support an end-of-life system. As a result, the Information Technology Department has been working with numerous Voice over IP (VoIP) phone system vendors with the intent to migrate to a new phone system. The College has reviewed four different companies with VoIP solutions. After comparisons and testing, the Information Technology Department has determined that Nextiva and GoTo Connect meet all project goals and provide reasonable pricing for the services offered. Director of Network Infrastructure Travis Geske addressed the Board and discussed the timeline for implementing a new system.
Mandy Little and Glenn Poshard moved and seconded that the Board of Trustees approve the College administration to negotiate and finalize terms and conditions with the intent to enter into an agreement with one of two finalists, either Nextiva or GoTo Connect as a VoIP phone service provider.
Upon roll call, all members present voted Yes. Motion carried.
(Resolution #16-4269)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Mandy Little and Brent Clark moved and seconded that the special meeting of the Board of Trustees be adjourned.
Upon roll call, all members present voted Yes. Motion carried.
(Resolution #16-4270)
The meeting was duly adjourned at 8:52 p.m.
https://www.jalc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MIN-05-24-22-Special-Emergency-Meeting.pdf
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