The Executive Council held its monthly meeting in Lee Hall at 1:30 p.m. Present were Dr. Mark E. Keenum, presiding, Dr. Tracey Baham, Dr. Keith Coble, Ms. Leslie Corey, Mr. Kevin Edelblute, Dr. Brent Fountain, Dr. Regina Hyatt, Ms. Christine Jackson, Dr. Julie Jordan, Ms. Joan Lucas, Mr. Steve Parrott, Mr. John Rush, Ms. Anna Sparks, and Mr. Jim Laird.

On behalf of Dr. David Shaw, Dr. Fountain presented:

-- AOP 10.08: Classroom Regulations and HRM 60.405: Separation of Employment – Staff. The updates for both policies consist of streamlining language and minor clarifications. There are no substantive changes to either one. After questions posed by Ms. Sparks on behalf of Staff Council were addressed, Executive Council members voted to approve the changes to the policies.

On behalf of Mr. Don Zant, Mr. Edelblute presented:

-- OP 61.05: Fixed Price and Residual Balance. The update for this policy consists of minor changes that better align the policy with current standard practice. Council members voted to approve the update.

Dr. Jordan presented:

-- OP 80.03: U.S. National Industrial Security Program Security Incident Policy for rescission. This policy is no longer needed to address compliance issues with the U.S. Department of Defense or similar federal agencies. Council members voted to rescind this policy.

-- Additionally, Dr. Jordan shared OP 70.02: University-Industry Sponsored Projects as an information item. Since updating the name of the Office of Sponsored Projects is the only change needed after its latest review, no formal action is required of Executive Council.

Student Association President Garrett Smith was unable to attend the meeting due to a scheduling conflict with his class schedule, but he voted to approve the policy changes via email.