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June 25, 2009
4 p.m. CT
Nominating Committee: Topeka
MINUTES
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Nominating Committee of the
Board of Directors
Thursday, June 25, 2009
4:00 p.m. CT
Capitol Plaza Hotel
Topeka, Kansas
Call to Order : A quorum being present, a meeting of the Nominating Committee of the Kansas Bioscience Authority was called to order by Governor John Carlin at 4:10 p.m. in the Emerald IV Ballroom of the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka, Kansas. A telephone hook-up was established with the KBA offices in Olathe to permit public participation in the meeting from that location. Other Directors present included Ed McKechnie, Angela Kreps, and Sandra Lawrence. Jeff Ellis, legal counsel, was also in attendance.
Approval of Minutes: On motion by Mr. McKechnie, seconded by Ms. Lawrence, the minutes of the Nominating Committee of January 8, 2008, were approved as presented.
Proposal of Slate of Officers for FY 2010: After brief discussion, Ms. Kreps moved that the following slate of officers be proposed to the Board of Directors at its annual meeting on July 20, 2009, to serve as officers of the Authority for fiscal year 2010:
Chairman Governor John Carlin
Vice Chairman Dr. Ray Smilor
Secretary/Treasurer Ed McKechnie
The motion was seconded by Ms. Lawrence and unanimously approved.
Proposal of Directors: After brief discussion, Mr. McKechnie moved that the Committee continue to review the proposed slate of Directors to be recommended to the appropriate appointing authorities and that the slate be announced at the annual meeting on July 20, 2009. The motion was seconded by Ms. Kreps and unanimously approved.
Motion: On motion by Mr. McKechnie, seconded by Ms. Kreps, and unanimously approved, the Committee recommended that the charter of the Committee remain unchanged for the coming year.
Advisory Committee: The Committee next discussed the need to add the President of Pittsburg State University to the Authority's R&D Advisory Committee. Mr. McKechnie proposed the following motion:
Motion:
WHEREAS, the Board of the Kansas Bioscience Authority (the "Authority"), at its meeting on October 28, 2008, duly adopted and approved a resolution appointing the Chancellor of Kansas University, the President of Kansas State University, and the President of Wichita State University as non-voting advisors to the Board of the Authority to serve in an advisory capacity on matters requested by the Authority and to attend Authority Board and committee meetings when appropriate and when invited by the Board or a committee of the Board to further the statutory mission of the Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Authority Board now desires to add the President of Pittsburg State University as an additional non-voting advisor to the Authority Board and to serve in an advisory capacity on matters requested by the Authority and to attend Authority Board and committee meetings when appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of the Authority hereby appoints the President of Pittsburg State University as a non-voting advisor to the Authority Board, along with the Chancellor of Kansas University, the President of Kansas State University, and the President of Wichita State University, to serve in an advisory capacity on matters requested by the Authority and to attend Authority Board and committee meetings when appropriate and when invited by the Board or a committee of the Board, all to the extent permitted and in compliance with the Kansas Bioscience Authority Act, the laws of the State of Kansas, and the Authority Bylaws.
The motion was seconded by Ms. Kreps and passed unanimously.
Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Committee meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
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