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Board of Governors

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. by videoconference

Voting Members Present:

Non-voting Members Present:

Regrets:

Vacant seats:

Guests:

Also present:

Quorum attained with 13 of 15 sitting voting members present.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Announcements

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welcomed all board members.

He also reminded board members to complete the Questionnaire des opérations entre apparentés and return it to the attention of Nathalie Couderc by Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Regrets were received from M. Mazur, J. Shufelt and A. Sidaway.

1. Rainville gave an update on Board membership. He welcomed Bruce Toombs as a voting member and Antoine Fortin-Veilleux as the new non-voting Faculty Representative for Lennoxville. Elections are underway to replace the two graduate representatives that were held by M. Chabot and E. Thananayagam as well as for the parent representative at St. Lambert.  The Ministry’s nominations are also underway.

The Chair explained why elections were needed tonight for both the Audit Committee and Governance and Ethics Committee since we had previously pushed these to January, 2023. The reason being that with M. Chabot and E. Thananayagam’s end of mandates, the two committees they were part of, now do not have the minimum members required to continue their work.

1. Côté summarized the correspondence received since the last meeting of the Board of Governors.

• Correspondence received from Pierre E. Rodrigue, Sous-ministre et dirigeant principal de l’information (Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique MCN) dated October 5, 2022, regarding the obligation to inform the Chef gouvernemental de la sécurité de l’information, of any information in the event of a breach of confidentiality, availability or integrity of an information resource.
• Correspondence received from Sylvain Périgny, sous-ministre adjoint à l’accessibilité aux études, aux infrastructures et aux ressources informationnelles dated October 11, 2022, regarding the new strengthened authorization process for long-term rental projects. The process now includes steps prior to submitting an authorization request, namely: informing the MES as soon as a need for space to be filled is identified, identifying and evaluating the possible options and preparing a presentation file allowing the justification of the need for space.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved to adopt the agenda as modified.

The Chair proposed the following modifications:

• To move the presentation from the ministry as item 3, right after the adoption of the agenda;
• To add a point of information 8 j) 2021-2022 Annual Report;
• To add a resolution item 8k) Recommendations from the ministry and acceptance of the accompanying firm.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: N. Beattie

Motion carried

Moved to in-camera session at 6:13 p.m.

Moved by:       G. Bourgoing

Seconded by: P. Bleau

In Favor:         13

Against:         0

Abstentions:  0

3. Presentation – Recommendation of the firm that will support the college (M. A. Thivierge – MES) In-Camera

The Chair introduced Marc-André Thivierge, Sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES).

1. A. Thivierge informed board members that the firm that was selected to support the college in applying the recommendations they made during their presentation on September 21, 2022 is MNP. Two of their representatives will be assigned to the college.

Their mandate ends in June 2023.  The MES will then evaluate if there is a need to extend the mandate.

The two representatives will be attending board meetings and may contact members directly if need be.

The MES requested that the Board adopt a resolution to acknowledge receipt of the recommendations as well as accepting the accompanying firm.

Move out of in-camera session at 6:50 pm

Moved by:              D. Shewan

Seconded by:        G. Bourgoing

4. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
5. Special Meeting of September 21, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Governors of September 21, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      C. Beaulieu

Seconded by: N. Beattie

Motion carried

1. Regular Meeting of September 28, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Governors of September 28, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion carried

5. Business arising from the minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
6. Local Finance Committee

The audit committee will not go through the recommendation and will rely on each instance to have skilled/experienced members.

1. Ad Hoc subcommittee update

The L. Anderson gave an update on for the Ad Hoc subcommittee which acknowledges the sensitivity of the matter and their commitment to conducting their work as efficiently and considerately as possible.

Both the Investigation and Management report have been received and reviewed with Me. Lacroix.  The Ad Hoc subcommittee tentatively established a schedule and strive to provide recommendations regarding the next steps before the Christmas holidays with an interim report to be provided at the November meeting of the Governing Board and/or at a special meeting to be schedule if needed.

1. Anderson was elected as “point person” to take calls/inquires between the committee and board meetings. Her contact information may be provided to anyone related to the committee’s work. (but not made public).

She mentioned that the communication protocols for the St. Lawrence local board must remain in place for now and invited the governing board to submit “priority” agenda items to the committee if they are so inclined. These would be items not required for the functioning of the college, but where the protocols have prevented such items despite the local board agreeing.

The Committee plans to seek the assistance of a regulatory expert, specifically concerning Bylaw 1 and the various documents related to governance and the roles/responsibilities of the Boards (preferably someone who was part of the original drafting process).  The committee invited the Board to provide recommendations.

1. Shewan made a motion to recognized and thank the Ad Hoc Subcommittee for their time as well as making sure that the process is being completed.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: G. Bourgoing

In Favor:       5

Against:        0

Abstentions: 6 (C. Beaulieu requested that her name be noted)

6. Officers’ Reports
   1. Executive Committee
   2. Côté spoke to the October 12, 2022 Executive Committee report.
   3. Governance Committee
   4. Michel spoke to the Governance Committee who met on October 17 to decide on the changes in the Appendix A of Bylaw 1 regarding the rotation schedule for support staff and professionals.

A resolution of the proposed rotation schedule will be presented later in the agenda.

1. Audit Committee
2. Rainville spoke to the Audit Committee who met on October 19, 2022 to receive the financial statements from Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton. The Audit committee recommended the adoption of the financial statements 2021-2022 to the Board of Governors.
3. Director, Champlain College Lennoxville
4. Côté spoke to the Lennoxville report.
5. Director, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
6. Shewan spoke to his report.
7. Director, Champlain–St. Lawrence College
8. Côté spoke to the St. Lawrence report.
9. Director General
10. Côté spoke to her report.
11. Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration

No meeting of the Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

7. Public Question Period

There was no question asked

8. Break – Fifteen minutes
9. New Business
   1. Financial Statements 2021-2022 (S. Frost, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton) [Presentation]
   2. Rainville presented S. Frost and S. Loomis from Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton who then presented the audited financial statements for 2021-2022. The college received a clean audit report again this year with one recommendation to have clearer written agreements between the college and the foundations / student associations to ensure best practices.
   3. Financial Statements 2021-2022
   4. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-016:     Financial Statements 2021-2022

Whereas the Colleges Act requires that audited financial statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the independent auditor’s report, be submitted to the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur by November 15, 2022; and

Whereas the financial statements have been audited by the firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in accordance with the accounting standards of the public sector entities; and

Whereas the Director General and the Director of Administrative Services met on October 13, 2022 to review the financial statements with representatives of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton; and

Whereas the Audit committee met on October 19, 2022 to review the financial statements with representatives of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College adopts the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements for the year ending on June 30, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      G. Bourgoing

Seconded by: D. Shewan

Motion carried

1. DECs & AECs [Resolution]
2. Beattie spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-017:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Lennoxville

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Lennoxville have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommend that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Lennoxville) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  16

Number of AECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  0

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: C. Beaulieu

Motion carried

1. Shewan spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-018:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Saint-Lambert have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Saint-Lambert) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     4

Number of AECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     13*

* 12 of them are from RAC services

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: B. Toombs

Motion carried

1. Berryman spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-019:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain-St. Lawrence College

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain-St. Lawrence College have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain-St. Lawrence College) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:              2

Number of AECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:             0

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      E. Berryman

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion carried

1. Awarding of Contract – Security Contract – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-020:    Awarding of Contract – Security Contract – Saint-Lambert

Whereas in compliance with the College’s Policy Respecting Procurement Contracts for Goods, Services and Construction and the Regulation Respecting Service Contracts of Public Bodies, tenders were sought for the Saint-Lambert Security Services; and

Whereas the actual contract comes to an end on October 30, 2022; and

Whereas on September 23, 2022 the College published a call for tenders on the official government website for tenders (SÉAO), Services de sécurité-gardiennage – Champlain Saint-Lambert; and

Whereas authorization has been received from the Director General for a contract of eighteen (18) months with three (3) one-year renewal options for a total of fifty-four (54) months; and

Whereas the sealed bids of three (3) suppliers were opened on October 18, 2022 at 11:00, local time, in the presence of the Director of Administrative Services, one (1) witnesses at the Sherbrooke Administrative Services offices; and

Whereas the tender documents and the analysis are available in the College files; and

Whereas the company, GROUPE DE SÉCURITÉ GARDA SENC provided the lowest compliant bid based on a quality-weighted price evaluation by a selection committee;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors awards the contract for the Security services at Champlain College Saint-Lambert to GROUPE DE SÉCURITÉ GARDA SENC in the amount of $1,534,471.79 (before taxes) for a contract of eighteen (18) months with three (3) one-year renewal options for a total of fifty-four (54) months starting October 31, 2022.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       D. Shewan

Seconded by: P. Bleau

Motion Carried

1. Designated Officer to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings [Resolution]
2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-021:    Designated Officer to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings

Whereas the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies came into effect on May 1, 2017; and

Whereas article 18 of the Act requires that the Board of Governors appoint a “Designated Officer” responsible for dealing with disclosures and implementing the procedure within the institution; and

Whereas the College procedure to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoing identifies the Director of Corporate Affairs as the “Designated Officer”; and

Whereas the Director General recommended Yves Rainville, Director – Financial Services and Interim Director Corporate Affairs and Human Resources, be named “Interim Designated Officer” until a new “Designated Officer” is appointed;

Be it Therefore Resolved that the Board of Governors appoints Yves Rainville, Director –

Administrative Services and Interim Director of Corporate Affairs and Human Resources, as “Interim Designated Officer” under the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies for Champlain Regional College.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       N. Beattie

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion Carried

1. Bylaw 1 – Appendix A Rotation schedule support staff and professionals [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-022:    Bylaw 1 – Appendix A Rotation schedule support staff and professionals

Whereas Bylaw 1 states that the Governance and Ethics Committee advises the Board on matters related to Governance; and

Whereas Appendix A of Bylaw 1 – specifies the rotation schedule and provenance of members serving on the Board of Governors; and

Whereas the rotation schedule for the support staff and professionals was originally set for the first 3 years; and

Whereas paragraph 5 of Appendix A identifies that the Governance and Ethics Committee is responsible for making a recommendation to the Board on the rotation schedule for years 4 to 18; and

Whereas the Governance and Ethics Committee met on October 17, 2022; and

Whereas the committee took into consideration the values of the organization’s mission statement, the need for inclusion of all employees of the organization and a balance of representation between locations;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors adopt the modification of Appendix A – Rotation Schedule for support staff and professionals for years 4 to 18 as presented;

Be it therefore further resolved that the last paragraph of the Appendix A will be removed as it is now completed.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       C. Beaulieu

Seconded by: G. Bourgoing

Motion Carried

1. Positions of Director Human Resources and Director Corporate Affairs [Information]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that the original posting of DRH/CA was canceled following the ministry’s recommendation to have two separate positions. The two positions are now being posted separately from October 14 to 31, 2022. Psychometric tests will be scheduled during the week of November 14, 2022. She also mentioned that both postings will be shared with board members.

At 8:54 p.m. a motion to extend the meeting for 30 min. was made by B. Toombs.

1. CEEC Quality Assurance Audit – Action Plan [Information]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that she is working with the Institutional Effectiveness and Research team on an action plan that can be used as a tool to ensure that the recommendations from the CEEC are followed through. The action plan will be brought to the November 1, 2022 meeting of the SMC for discussion and follow-through.
3. Bylaws & Policies [Information]
4. Côté spoke to this item stating that the table of bylaws and policies (which includes a timeline) is currently being updated to track what has been done so far and to plan for what needs to be done next. This table will be presented during the November 1, 2022 meeting of the SMC.
5. Annual Report 2021-2022 [Information]
6. Rainville spoke to this item stating that a first draft of the annual report was included in the package so that board members can look at it. Any comments or modifications may be sent to Nathalie Couderc. The final document will be presented for adoption at the November 23, 2022 meeting of the Board of Governors.
7. Recommendations from the ministry and acceptance of the accompanying firm [Resolution]

The Chair spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-023:    Recommendations from the ministry and acceptance of the accompanying firm.

Whereas the institutional and governance structure of Champlain Regional College was transformed in 2019, creating a new College with a regional structure according to “Chapter Two” of the Loi sur les collèges d’enseignement général et professionnel; and

Whereas this structural change required significant revisions to the Regional College’s bylaws and policies, many of which have not yet been completed; and

Whereas the College is still developing governance practices and an institutional culture consistent with its new structure, particularly as regards the roles of the Board of Governors and the Governing Boards, both in themselves and relative to each other; and

Whereas the Ministry has taken note of the College’s situation and instituted a formal investigation of the College’s governance an administrative structures and practices; and

Whereas the Ministry’s investigators presented their findings to the Board in a special session on September 21, 2022; and

Whereas this report included many recommendations for change, which the College is being urged to implement; and

Whereas the Ministry has offered to provide a firm, at its own expense, to support the College in the implementation of the investigators’ recommendations;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors receives the report of September 21, 2022.

Be it further resolved that the Board of Governors accepts the offer from the Ministry to be accompanied by the firm it has contracted to support the college as it implements the investigators’ recommendations.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       B. Toombs

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion Carried

1. Elections
2. Rainville as Interim DRH/CA spoke to the election process.

Election of Vice-Chair

Reference: Bylaw 1, Article 4.4

Note: Only external Governors are eligible for this position.

The DHR/CA opened the floor for nominations.

The election was tabled in order to have a discussion between the Chair, L. Anderson and a third party to try to solve the problem of having L. Anderson report to herself being Chair of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee reporting to the vice-president, which could cause a perceived conflict of interest

Election of Audit Committee Members:

Reference: Bylaw 1, Article 5.2

Note: The Audit Committee is composed of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Governors, with a majority of external Governors. The Audit Committee should include the presence of at least one Governor who has competency in accounting or financial matters.

(The Chair of the Board may attend any committee meetings.  The Director General and one other Director, whose expertise is related to the role of the committee, are resource persons for these committees; other Directors may be invited as guests).

The DHR/CA opened the floor for external member nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, it was moved by N. Beattie to close nominations.

1. Beaulieu was declared External Member of the Audit Committee by acclamation.

Election of Governance and Ethics Committee Members:

Reference: Bylaw 1, Article 5.2

Note: The Governance and Ethics Committee is composed of a maximum of five (5) members of the Board of Governors, with a majority of external Governors.

(The Chair of the Board may attend any committee meetings. The Director General and one other Director, whose expertise is related to the role of the committee, are resource persons for these committees; other Directors may be invited as guests).

The DHR/CA opened the floor for external member nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, it was moved by N. Beattie to close nominations.

1. Anderson was declared External Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee by acclamation.

The DHR/CA opened the floor for internal member nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, it was moved by N. Beattie to close nominations.

1. Toombs was declared Internal Member of the Governance and Ethics Committee by acclamation.

At 9:30 p.m. a motion to extend the meeting for 5 min. was made by N. Beattie.

Election of the DG Mandate Renewal Committee

The DG Mandate Renewal Committee is composed of (Reference: Bylaw 3, Article 2.2.1):

• The Chair of the Board; and
• The Chairs of the Three (3) Governing Boards; and;
• Three (3) governors:
  • One (1) of whom is an external representative; and
  • Two (2) of whom are internal representatives.

The DHR/CA opened the floor for external member nominations.

The DRH/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, D. Shewan closed the nominations.

1. Beaulieu was declared External Member of the DG Mandate Renewal Committee by acclamation.

The DRH/CA opened the floor for internal member nominations.

The DRH/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, D. Shewan closed the nominations.

1. Amorim and P. Bleau were declared Internal Members of the DG Mandate Renewal Committee by acclamation.

10. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by N. Beattie at 9:38 p.m.

Minutes of event

Board of Governors

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. by videoconference

Voting Members Present:

Non-voting Members Present:

Regrets:

Vacant seats:

Also present:

Quorum attained with 12 of 19 sitting voting members present.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Announcements

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and welcomed all board members.

The Chair also shared that it was fun to see everyone at the in-presence meeting last week and that it is very comforting to see that the Ministry will be supporting the college moving forward.  Lastly, he reminded board members that a mandate was given to the Ad Hoc Subcommittee to receive the Latitude Management reports and to share with board members what the next steps will be.

Regrets were received from N. Beattie, E. Berryman, C. Beaulieu, M. Chabot, M. Mazur, J. Mc Nicoll-Tardif, A. Sidaway and E. Thananayagam. N. Beattie and E. Berryman were not able to attend because they were attending the Force Avenir event with their students.

2022. Rainville gave an update on Board membership. The mandate of six members will end on October 25, 2022. Therefore, letters will be sent to unions for the appointment of new members.
2023. Côté summarized the correspondence received since the last meeting of the Board of Governors.

• Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, Sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES), dated June 21, 2022, regarding the Programme Soutien des communautés culturelles et à l’éducation interculturelle au collégial. For the 2022-2023 academic year, the Champlain budget annex has been revised to add an additional amount of 35 650$ for this program.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, dated June 28, 2022 regarding a maximum grant of 5 817 124$ to Champlain Regional College as part of the Plan Québécois des infrastructures 2022-2023.
• Correspondence received from Denis Rousseau, President, Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collegial (CEEC), dated July 5, 2022, regarding the final QAA evaluation report which has been deposited on the CEEC Portal.
• Correspondence received from Martin Pineault, Direction générale des infrastructures, dated July 12, 2022 regarding the first portion of a grant of 112 500$ allocated for the project Efficacité énergétique et refection des systems CVAC in order for the college to get the necessary expertise and get more details for the project.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, dated July 13, 2022 regarding the delegation of part of her powers to Board of Governors regarding Information Technology opportunity dossier authorizations. Each dossier must first be authorized by M. Sylvain Périgny or any person that would replace him.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated July 14, 2022, confirming a maximum grant of 134 400$ allocated to Champlain St. Lawrence for their 2022-23 Entente Canada-Quebec projects: Bonification des cours aux aînés (40 090$) and Démarrage du programme RAC education petite enfance anglophone (94 310$).
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated July 14, 2022, confirming a grant of 45 800$ allocated to Champlain Saint-Lambert for their 2022-23 Entente Canada-Quebec project: Que tous soient heureux – certificat et formation en bonheur durable.
• Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, Sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES), dated August 15, 2022, regarding information on the Fall 2022 return in regards to COVID-19 directives. No specific health measures are planned for the start of the academic year in higher education establishments.  Vaccination of student interns in the Health and Social Services network will still be mandatory until December 31, 2022.  The wearing of a mask will not be required and will be at the discretion of each person.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated August 26, 2022, confirming a grant of 133 071$ allocated to Champlain Lennoxville for their 2022-23 project under the Programme Accueil et Intégration des Autochtones au collegial.
• Correspondence received from Esther Blais, Direction générale des affaires collégiales (MES), dated August 26, 2022, regarding the Revision of the Programme d’études Sciences Humaines where 15 out of the 60 new periods added to the program will be added to the History competencies. The new History competencies will still cover the periods of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, in addition to allowing students to discover the history of the world and of Quebec from the 15^th century to the present day.  The mandatory implementation of the new study program is planned for 2023-2024.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, dated August 26, 2022, regarding a grant for a maximum of 1 186 800$ allocated to Champlain Regional College under the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure component of the Integrated Bilateral Agreement.
• Correspondence received from Denis Rousseau, president of the Commission d’évaluation et de l’enseignement collegial (CEEC), dated September 1, 2022, regarding the publication of the results of the validation phase of the 2^nd audit cycle – Evaluation of the effectiveness of the quality assurance systems of Quebec colleges and the final version of the document “Orientations, frame of reference and self-evaluation guide” which are both available on their website.
• Correspondence received from Nathalie Parenteau, sous-ministre adjointe à la performance, au financement, aux interventions régionales et au soutien à la gestion (MES), dated September 15, 2022, regarding information being sent in regards to an administrative solution under development aimed at compensating students at the end of their school program in order to ensure a smooth transition between the bursary programs to support the perseverance and success of student interns and Perspective Québec, for fall 2022 semesters. Colleges must inform the ministry on the numbers of students benefiting from this temporary measure per establishment and per program by November 1, 2022.
• Correspondence received from Sylvain Périgny, Sous-ministre adjoint (MES), dated September 19, 2022, regarding a new envelope of 100 M$ over two years (30 M$ for 2022-23 and 70 M$ for 2023-24), from the Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique, for the creation of the cybersecurity enhancement program. Institutions can submit a request in order to improve their cybersecurity posture.
• On Monday August 29, MNA Nicole Ménard made a special visit to Champlain College Saint-Lambert in order to present the National Assembly Medal of Honour to DCC Don Shewan. The Medal of Honour which is the highest distinction award given by elected officials is given in recognition of citizens who have distinguished themselves by their careers, their work or their engagement.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved to adopt the agenda as modified.

1. Lacombe requested to add a VARIA item before the elections.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      P. Bleau

Seconded by: K. Thornhill

Motion carried

3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
4. Regular Meeting of June 15, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Governors of June 15, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      C. Nadeau

Seconded by: D. Shewan

Motion carried

1. Emergency Meeting of June 28, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Emergency Meeting of the Board of Governors of June 28, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Special Meeting of September 7, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Governors of September 7, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion carried

4. Business arising from the minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
5. Finance Committee for Governing Boards

In June 2022, members of the Audit Committee brought the idea of implementing local audit committees.  Based on the comments that were made, Y. Rainville will be discussing this topic with M. Chabot, the chair of the audit committee, so that the Audit Committee can discuss this matter further and bring other proposals to board members.

1. Ad Hoc subcommittee update

The Ad Hoc Subcommittee will meet for the first time on October 3, 2022.  Then, M. Chabot, Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors, will discuss the next steps with members of the Board of Governors.  It was noted that the pending situation had brought a lot of distress to many people and that urgency was needed in moving this dossier forward.

5. Officers’ Reports
   1. Executive Committee
   2. Côté spoke to the August 31, 2022 Executive Committee report.
   3. Governance Committee

No Governance Committee meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

1. Audit Committee

No Audit Committee meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

1. Director, Champlain College Lennoxville
2. Côté spoke to the Lennoxville report.
3. Director, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
4. Shewan spoke to his report.
5. Director, Champlain–St. Lawrence College
6. Côté spoke to the St. Lawrence report.
7. Director General
8. Côté spoke to her report.

1. Bleau suggested getting an accountability process around the special enquiries (REC, Latitude, MES, lawyers).
2. Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration

No Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

6. Public Question Period

All questions were answered during the public question period.

Resolution about Management Personnel Policy – Thanks were given to O, Côté and other directors that worked on the revision of the policy.  It was requested to modify the resolution to integrate the small corrections to be made to article 5-9.01, 6-1.02 and 10-1.02 before the approval of the revised policy.  A second request was made to review the policy again shortly after the new regulation is adopted by the National Assembly.

St. Lawrence DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 – The Chair of the St. Lawrence Governing Board asked if members of the Governing Board should have seen this document before it is presented to members of the Board of Governors so that items may be added by the Governing Board.  The response was that the priorities and outcomes presented at the beginning of the year are high level and oriented towards the success of the college.

7. Break – Fifteen minutes

8. New Business
   1. DECs & AECs [Resolution]
   2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-002:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Lennoxville

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Lennoxville have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommend that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Lennoxville) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  147

Number of AECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  0

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      O. Côté

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion carried

1. Shewan spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-003:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Saint-Lambert have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Saint-Lambert) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     533*

Number of AECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     44**

* 9 of them are from RAC services         ** 10 of them are from RAC services

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: G. Bourgoing

Motion carried

1. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-004:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain-St. Lawrence College

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain-St. Lawrence College have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain-St. Lawrence College) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:              49

Number of AECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:             0

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      O. Côté

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Delegation – Approval of financial transactions (over 100K) [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-005:    Delegation – Approval of financial transactions (over 100K)

Whereas Bylaw Number 5, Article 4.1.4, states that financial transactions shall be carried out and approved on the prescribed forms which clearly identify the amount of the transaction and the approval authority, and which bear the signature of the persons authorized according to Appendix 1, and

Whereas Appendix 1 states that the approval authority for transaction values for the purchase of goods and services (except capital expenditures) exceeding $99,999 must be either the Executive Committee or the Board of Governors; and

Whereas in conformity with Bylaw Number 5, the transaction complies with all applicable governmental regulations and the budgetary policy of the Ministry; and

Whereas under chapitre C-7.01 of the LOI SUR LE CENTRE D’ACQUISITIONS GOUVERNEMENTALES (CAG) public bodies are required to participate in mandates of the CAG and deadlines for submitting participation documents are generally short;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approves the following financial transaction for the 2022-2023 academic year:

• Fédération des cégeps – 2022-2023 annual fees            $  196,327.86

Be it therefore further resolved that the Board of Governors delegates to the Director General, its approval authority for the following financial transactions and CAG participation during the 2022-2023 academic year.

• Hydro-Québec – Public services 2022-2023          $  250,000 or less per transaction
• Energir natural gas – Public services 2022-2023 $  250,000 or less per transaction
• CAG* group purchasing mandate participation $  750,000 or less per mandate

*LOI SUR LE CENTRE D’ACQUISITIONS GOUVERNEMENTALES

Art. 12 The Centre has all the powers necessary to enter into a contract on behalf of a public body and at the expense of the latter.

Note: It was also mentioned that if the DG approves transactions of 750,000 or less, these would be brought back to the next Board as a point of information.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       C. Michel

Seconded by: G. Bourgoing

Motion Carried

1. Group purchasing mandate – SAR2022-7531-50 [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-006:    Group purchasing mandate – SAR2022-7531-50

Whereas Champlain Regional College must, by law, join the Centre d’acquisitions governementales (CAG) for the mandate 2022-7531-50 as part of a public tender call for Information Technology Servers and storage products; and

Whereas the on-demand contract agreement will be for a period of three years (2023-2026); and

Whereas the assessment of the needs was carried out and validated with all campuses including College Administration and valued at $560,000 for the contracting period; and

Whereas the College must obtain a resolution to confirm its financial commitment and participation to the above stated mandate;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the College to join the CAG purchasing agreement 2022-7531-50 mandate for a financial commitment estimated at $560,000 for three (3) years.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       K. Thornhill

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion Carried

1. Awarding of Contract – Engineering HVAC Project – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-007:    Engineering HVAC Project – Saint-Lambert

Whereas on July 13, 2022, the public opening for the final stage of 1603969-PROJET CONCEPTION ET CONSTRUCTION – DEUX ÉTAPES – MODERNISATION ÉLECTROMÉCANIQUE ET DE PERFORMANCE ÉNERGÉTIQUE took place at 11:00 AM.  After analysis of the bids, the contract was not awarded as all bids were higher than the Board approved budged for the project; and

Whereas to continue with the HVAC system renewal project, the tender call needs to be modified and the College decided to return to a traditional construction tender call process; and

Whereas Ambioner, the engineering firm that was originally hired to prepare the plans and tender documents for the original two-stage tender call, have completed at least 60% of these plans and documents.  The College requested a quote from Ambioner to complete the plans and tender documents for the project; and

Whereas to enter into a mutual agreement contract above the public threshold, the College must first request the permission of the Director General to invoke the subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of article 13 of Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies to show that a public call for tenders would not serve the public interest given the object of the contract concerned; and

Whereas the public call for tenders does not serve the public interest as the funds have already been dispersed for the preparation of the documents in the first call for tender.   The Director General approved the request on September 1, 2022; and

Whereas the College must, at least 15 days before entering into a contract by mutual agreement under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of section 13, publish on the electronic tendering system a notice of intention allowing any enterprise to express its interest in carrying out the contract.  Notice of intention AI-3W20041P, SEAO 1640647, was posted on September 2, 2022 until September 21, 2022; and

Whereas two enterprises purchased the documents from the electronic tendering system, neither expressed an interest in carrying out the contract by the deadline posted in the notice;

Be it Therefore resolved that the Board of Governors awards the contract for professional services to complete the plans and tender call documents for the Modernisation of the HVAC system at Champlain Saint-Lambert to Ambioner in the amount of $309,000 before taxes.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       K. Thornhill

Seconded by: L. Anderson

Motion Carried

1. Awarding of Contract – Snow Removal Contract – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-008:    Awarding of Contract – Snow Removal Contract – Saint-Lambert

Whereas in compliance with the College’s Policy Respecting Procurement Contracts for Goods, Services and Construction and the Regulation Respecting Service Contracts of Public Bodies, tenders were sought for the St. Lambert Snow Removal Service Contract; and

Whereas the actual contract comes to an end on Oct 31, 2022; and

Whereas on August 25, 2022 the College published a call for tenders on the official government website for tenders (SÉAO), Service de déneigement et entretien hiverrnal – Champlain St-Lambert; and

Whereas the sealed bid of one supplier was opened on September 15, 2022 at 11:00, local time, in the presence of a College representative, one (1) witnesses at the Sherbrooke Administrative Services offices; and

Whereas the company, Paysagiste Rive-Sud Ltée provided the lowest compliant bid; and

Whereas the required authorizations for a single compliant bidder were obtained as required by the law on contracts with public bodies (LCOP); and

Whereas the tender documents and the analysis are available in the College files;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors awards the contract for the Cleaning services at Champlain college Saint-Lambert to Paysagiste Rive-Sud Ltée in the amount of $315,459 (before taxes) for a three (3) year contract starting November 1, 2022.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       D. Shewan

Seconded by: G. bourgoing

Motion Carried

1. AOP 2022-2023 [Resolution]
2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-009:    AOP 2022-2023

Whereas the Board of Governors approves the College Strategic Action Plan (CSAP); and

Whereas Bylaw 3 requires the Director General develop an Annual Operational Plan (AOP); and

Whereas the AOP is developed in collaboration with the Senior Management Committee (SMC) to ensure it responds to the needs of both the constituent colleges and the Regional College; and

Whereas the Annual Operational Plan for 2022-2023 as proposed by the SMC is aligned with the College Strategic Action Plan;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College adopts the Annual Operational Plan (AOP) for 2022-2023.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       K. Thornhill

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion Carried

1. DG’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 [Resolution]

The Chair spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-010:    DG’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023

Whereas the Executive Committee has reviewed the Director General’s Priorities and Outcomes for the 2022-2023 academic year and provided input: and

Whereas the Executive Committee has recommended the Director General’s Priorities and Outcomes for the 2022-2023 academic year for approval by the Board of Governors;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College approves the Director General’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:       G. Bourgoing

Seconded by: K. Thornhill

In Favor:                 8

Opposed:                0

Abstention:             3 (O. Côté, D. Shewan, L. Anderson)

Motion Carried

1. Lennoxville DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 [Resolution]
2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-011:    Lennoxville DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023

Whereas the Executive Committee has reviewed the Lennoxville Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 and provided input; and

Whereas the Executive Committee has recommended the Lennoxville Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 for approval by the Board of Governors;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College approves the Lennoxville Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:       O. Côté

Seconded by: C. Michel

In Favor:                 9

Opposed:                0

Abstention:             2 (D. Shewan, L. Anderson)

Motion Carried

1. Saint-Lambert DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 [Resolution]
2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-012:    Saint-Lambert DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023

Whereas the Executive Committee has reviewed the Saint-Lambert Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 and provided input; and

Whereas the Executive Committee has recommended the Saint-Lambert Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 for approval by the Board of Governors;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College approves the Saint-Lambert Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       O.Côté

Seconded by: K. Thornhill

In Favor:                 9

Opposed:                0

Abstention:             2 (D. Shewan, L. Anderson)

Motion Carried

1. Lawrence DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 [Resolution]
2. Côté spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-013:    St. Lawrence DCC’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023

Whereas the Executive Committee has reviewed the St. Lawrence Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 and provided input; and

Whereas the Executive Committee has recommended the St. Lawrence Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023 for approval by the Board of Governors;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College approves the St. Lawrence Constituent College Director’s Priorities and Outcomes for 2022-2023.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:       K. Thornhill

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

In Favor:                 8

Opposed:                0

Abstention:             3 (D. Shewan, L. Anderson, P. Bleau)

Motion Carried

1. Management Personnel Policy [Resolution]
2. Côté and Y. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-014:    Management Personnel Policy

Whereas, the actual MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL POLICY is dated of June 12, 2020; and

Whereas the current policy requires adjustments to reflect new management personnel conditions; and

Whereas this Policy was revised in accordance with Articles 261 and 262 of the Règlement déterminant certaines conditions de travail des cadres des collèges d’enseignement général et professionnel; and

Whereas a process of exchange and consultation has been maintained with the local committee of the Association des cadres des colleges du Québec (ACCQ) throughout the policy review process; and

Whereas a consultation process was undertaken in winter 2022 with the Senior Management Committee and the management personnel of the organization;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors adopts the revised policy as presented with the modifications to articles 5-9.01, 6-1.02 and 10-1.02 that were presented tonight.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:       D. Shewan

Seconded by: C. Michel

In Favor:                 8

Opposed:                3

Abstention:             1

Motion Carried

1. Côté and Y. Rainville confirmed that the policy would be reviewed in a timely manner once the new regulation is approved by the National Assembly.

A motion to extend the meeting by 30 min. was moved by D. Shewan at 8:50 p.m.

1. Policy Against Sexual Violence (ministerial obligation) [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2022-015:    Policy Against Sexual Violence (ministerial obligation)

Whereas the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Énseignement supérieur required that all post-secondary institutions in Quebec adopt an institutional policy against sexual violence in accordance with the Act to Prevent and Fight Sexual Violence in Higher Education Institutions; and

 Whereas the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College passed an initial version of the Policy against Sexual Violence on December 18, 2018 (Resolution 3165) for submission to the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Énseignement supérieur within the timeframe prescribed; and

Whereas the Board of Governors adopted a revised version of the Policy on April 12, 2019 (Resolution 3189); and

Whereas the Quebec Government modified the access to information law (Law 25: Loi sur l’accès aux documents des organismes publics et la protection des renseignements personnels) in 2021 which mandated a modification to article 4 of the Act to Prevent and Fight Sexual Violence in Higher Education Institutions; and

Whereas all existing policies on the prevention of sexual violence in post-secondary institutions in Quebec must be updated to reflect the above-mentioned change in the law, specifically regarding access to information by a survivor on the follow-up of a complaint; and

Whereas an additional clause has now been integrated into Article 12.3 of the existing College policy in order to meet the College’s legal obligations, worded as provided by the Direction des affaires juridiques of the Fédération des cégeps;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors adopt the revised policy as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       D. Shewan

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion Carried

9. Bylaw 1 – General Administration of CRC (modification of Article 9.1 a) [Notice of motion]
10. Côté spoke to this item stating that article 9.1 a) will be revised to be clearer. The revised bylaw will then be presented for adoption to the October 26, 2022 meeting of the Board of Governors.
11. Linguistic Policy [Information]
12. Côté spoke to this item stating that the linguistic policy is related to Bill 96. A template from the Fédération des cégeps will be sent to the cégep network. The deadline for cégeps to have their Board approved linguistic policy is June 1, 2023.
13. CEEC QAA Report [Information]
14. Côté spoke to this item stating that we did received the final QAA report and a workplan is presently being drafted to help the college follow-up on the recommendations from the CEEC.
15. Board of Governors meetings – Dossiers for 2022-2023 [Information]
16. Côté presented the general dossiers that will be brought to the Board of Governors during the 2022-2023 academic year.
17. Varia
18. Lacombe wanted to thank the Board and all the people that worked on making the move from Chapter I to Chapter II of the Colleges Act. He suggested to use the same format of a diversified group when revising the bylaws to get different points of view. He also mentioned that his report on FABES vs FABRES was sent last week as promised.  Finally, since Mr. Lacombe will be leaving his role as member of the Board of Governors, he wished all the best to the continuing members.

The Chair also thanked J. Lacombe for his contribution as a governor.

1. Elections
2. Rainville as Interim DRH/CA spoke to the election process.

A motion was made to defer the elections to the first meeting of 2023 and that members of the Audit Committee, as well as those of the Governance and Ethics Committee, remain until those elections.

Moved by:              J. Lacombe

Seconded by:         C. Nadeau

Motion Carried

9. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by K. Thornhill at 9:20 p.m.

Minutes of event

Board of Governors

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Held on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. by videoconference

Voting Members Present:

Non-voting Members Present:

Regrets:

Vacant seats:

Also present:

Quorum attained with 14 of 19 sitting voting members present.

AGENDA

1. Announcements
2. Modifications and Adoption of Agenda
3. Approval of Previous Minutes
   1. Regular meeting of April 20, 2022

1. Officers Reports

1. Executive Committee
2. Governance Committee
3. Audit Committee
4. Director, Constituent College – Lennoxville
5. Director, Constituent College – Saint-Lambert
6. Director, Constituent College – St. Lawrence
7. Director General
8. Forum des Présidences des conseil d’administrations

5. Public Question Period for Fifteen Minutes
6. Break for fifteen minutes
7. New Business
8. Resolution re:             DECs & AECs
9. Information re:             Management Personnel Policy
10. Information re:             AOP 2021-2022 Status Update
11. Information re:             Bylaw 1: Article 9.2 a) – (Protection and Compensation of Governors and

Board Members)

1. Information re:             2022-2027 Strategic Plan – Update
2. Information re:             Student Success Plans – Update
3. Information re:             Calendar of Meetings 2022-2023
4. Information re: Board Membership
5. Resolution re:             Hydro Project
6. Resolution re:             Bill 96
7. Elections re:             Chair

• Vice-Chair
• Executive Committee
• Audit Committee
• Governance and Ethics Committee

8. Adjournment

1. Announcements and Correspondence

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed all board members.

Regrets were received from C. Beaulieu, P. Bleau, A. Mador and K. Thornhill.

Following the survey that was sent for tonight’s meeting, the results being equal, the Chair has decided to go with the videoconference making it easier being in the middle of the week.

Operating and Capital Budgets were supposed to be on the agenda tonight but since the process of approval did not carry through completely, an emergency board meeting will be scheduled before the end of June in order to meet the June 30, 2022 deadline to submit to the ministry and not be penalized.

The Director General summarized the correspondence received since the last meeting of the Board of Governors.

1. Correspondence received from Éric Fournier, Director General, Direction générale du financement (MES), dated April 25, 2022, regarding the initial budget envelope for the 2022-2023 academic year of 2 531.9M$ for the cegep network which represents a 9.35% increase from the 2021-2022 academic year if approved by the Conseil du Trésor.
2. Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, Sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES), regarding the devis scolaire for 2022-2023. For the 2022-2023 academic year, our devis scolaire will be the same as the one for 2021-2022 but starting next year, the devis scolaire will be updated annually.
3. Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated April 26, 2022, confirming St. Lawrence’s 2022-2023 devis scolaire of 955 students which will be held until the 2029-2030 academic year.
4. Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated April 26, 2022, confirming Lennoxville’s 2022-2023 devis scolaire of 1210 students which will be held until the 2029-2030 academic year.
5. Correspondence sent from the Fédé to Simon Jolin-Barette, Ministre de l’immigration, de la francisation et de l’intégration, dated May 3, 2022 to share the Fédé’s concerns before the potential changes to bill 96 and their impact on the English speaking colleges.
6. Correspondence sent from the Board of Governors Chairs of English Colleges to François Legault, Quebec Prime minister, dated May 4, 2022 to request a delay of implementation of Bill 96 to the 2025-2026 academic year.
7. Correspondence received from Brigitte Robert, SECCL Secretary at Champlain Lennoxville, dated May 18, 2022 regarding a motion that was passed at their assembly asking the DG of Champlain Regional College to use her position to lobby the government to further reach consensus with Indigenous communities regarding Bill 96.
8. Correspondence sent from the Fédé to Luc Mathieu, President of the Ordre des infirmières et des infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), dated May 20, 2022, regarding the editorial published on May 12, 2022 by the OIIQ Vers un rehaussement de la norme d’entrée à la profession which brought confusion amongst students.
9. Communiqué & bulletin received from Hydro Quebec, dated May 24, 2022 regarding the Reconstruction du poste Marie-Victorin that was distributed to the local population and local medias.

10. Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated May 17, 2022, regarding the approval of the budget rules for the 2022-2023 academic year by the Conseil du Trésor. These will be available shortly on the MES website.
11. Correspondence received from Nathalie Parenteau, sous-ministre adjointe à la performance, au financement, aux interventions régionales et au soutien à la gestion (MES), dated May 18, 2022, regarding precisions that were requested by cegeps regarding the additional compensations linked to COVID based on the 2020-2021 financial results. The allocation method was: Only establishments that suffered a deficit after interfund transfer for the 2020-2021 school year are eligible. Thus, these establishments receive compensation equivalent to the lesser of (i) this deficit and (ii) the total losses incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic according to the census dated September 30, 2021.
12. Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, Sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES), dated May 30, 2022, regarding the deadlines for submitting the strategic plan. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some cegeps have decided to extend their strategic plan beyond the deadline to meet the requirement to cover all years. Therefore, the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement (CEEC) will take this into account during its evaluations.
13. Correspondence received from Denis Rousseau, president of the CEEC, dated June 2, 2022, regarding the summary report of the first QAA audit cycle results. The report indicates that 83% of the cegeps’ quality assurance system and their management generally ensure or ensure continuous quality improvement. Their full report is available on their website.
14. Correspondence sent to Minister Danielle McCann (MES) from the Fédération des cégeps, dated June 2, 2022, regarding the opposition, by the chairmen of boards of governors, to the measures for the reinvestment of accumulated surpluses and deferred revenues aimed at recovering an amount of 30M$ in cegeps (Annex S127).
15. Correspondence received from Christian Lavoie, Directeur des affaires étudiantes et interordres, (MES), dated June 14, 2022, announcing an amount of 2,228.70$ that was allocated to Champlain – Saint-Lambert for the specialized physical support service for the Winter 2022 semester (under the annexe A111 – accessibilité au collegial des étudiantes et étudiants en situation de handicap).
16. Correspondence received from Simon Boyle, student representative – Saint-Lambert, dated May 25, 2022 thanking all Board members for this great opportunity and for making him feel welcomed and at ease to ask questions whenever needed.
17. Modification and Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved to adopt the agenda as modified.

Note: The resolution for Bill 96 was misplaced in the package – the item is under 7J.

For the Elections, the Chair strongly recommend that the responsibilities of the Human Resources and Appeal Committee be taken care by the Executive Committee.

1. Côté requested that item 7I – Hydro Project be changed to a Resolution.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion carried

3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

Regular Meeting of April 20, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Governors of April 20, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      O. Côté

Seconded by: M. Chabot

Motion carried

4. Officers’ Reports
   1. Executive Committee
   2. Côté spoke to the May 25, 2022 Executive Committee report.
   3. Governance Committee

No Governance Committee meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

1. Toombs brought up two questions:
2. Is there an alternative to Microsoft as they are doing changes that would affect some employees, ie having outlook app on mobile to use Microsoft products – Y. Rainville mentioned that the Centre d’acquisitions gouvernemental (CAG) requests that we use Microsoft as part of our agreement.
3. Employees emails – would it be possible to return to old email addresses for all constituent colleges to be able to differentiate themselves and only keep the @crcmail.net for Sherbrooke. – F. Paradis and Y. Rainville explained that the emails are tied to security measures for the college structure as well as the directives of the new Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique (MCN).
4. Audit Committee
5. Chabot, Chair of the Audit Committee, spoke to this item stating that since one of the Constituent Colleges did not get a chance to approve its budgets, the special Audit Committee that was supposed to be held on June 8 was postponed until all locations have their approved budgets. At the last Audit Committee meeting, S. Frost from Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton presented the action plan for the Fall 2022 Audit. Operating and Capital Budgets were also presented and explained. Finally, the subject of student contribution was also discussed and an update on the modifications made was given.
6. Director, Champlain College Lennoxville
7. Beattie spoke to her report.
8. Director, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
9. Shewan spoke to his report.

A motion of recognition was made:

The Champlain Saint-Lambert Model United Nations Club has demonstrated the values of the College; and has performed at an extraordinary level, being ranked 25^th among all colleges and universities across North America.

The Board of Governors recognizes such an accomplishment and congratulates all the members.

Moved by:      C. Nadeau

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion carried

1. Director, Champlain–St. Lawrence College
2. Berryman spoke to his report.
3. Director General
4. Côté spoke to her report.
5. Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration
6. Paradis spoke to the agenda of the Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration that was held on May 6 & 7, 2022. The agenda and some documentation will be shared by email to board members.

5. Public Question Period

There were no questions during the public question period.

A motion was made by D. Shewan to skip the 15 minutes allocated to the public questions.

6. Break – Fifteen minutes
7. New Business
   1. DECs & AECs [Resolution]
   2. Beattie spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-055:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Lennoxville

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Lennoxville have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommend that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Lennoxville) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  45

Number of AECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  6

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:       N. Beattie

Seconded by: J. Lacombe

Motion carried

1. Shewan spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-056:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Saint-Lambert have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Saint-Lambert) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     223*

Number of AECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     82**

* 4 of them are from RAC services         ** 45 of them are from RAC services

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: J. Shufelt

Motion carried

1. Berryman spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-057:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain-St. Lawrence College

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain-St. Lawrence College have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain-St. Lawrence College) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:              185

Number of AECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:                 6

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      E. Berryman

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Management Personnel Policy [Information]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that articles 5 and 14 of the Management Personnel Policy had been modified and that the policy was now going through the consultation process. The goal is to bring the revised policy to the Board of Governors for adoption in September 2022.
3. AOP 2021-2022 Status Update [Information]
4. Côté spoke to this item stating that the AOP indicated the level of realization attained by the June 2022 end of the academic year. D. Shewan added that since the document was sent, item 1.1.1 (IPESA) and 1.1.3 (Student Success) are now both 100% completed.
5. Bylaw 1: Article 9.1 a) – (Protection and Compensation of Governors and Board members) [Information]
6. Côté spoke to this item stating that after having received two differing interpretations from lawyers regarding article 9.1. a) of Bylaw 1, L. Larivière has been looking into this with the Fédé lawyers in order to get a proposal to clarify this article of the bylaw. A final proposal from the Fédé was expected in May, then in June. This item will be brought back to the Board once a proposal has been sought. Meanwhile, requests to receive support under this article have been granted during the 2021-2022 academic year. This item was also brought to the attention of the external auditor, during the May 18 meeting of the audit committee.
7. 2022-2027 Strategic Plan – Update [Information]
8. Côté spoke to this item stating that work on the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan would resume once all the development goals from each constituent College had been received.
9. Student Success Plans [Information]
10. Beattie spoke for Lennoxville who had adopted their student success Plan last year and was implementing it during this 2021-2022 academic year. She mentioned that tools would be developed to monitor student success.
11. Berryman spoke for St. Lawrence where the Student Success Plan is now under consultation and is hoping to be ready for approval in Fall 2022. A student dashboard has also been in development.
12. Shewan spoke for Saint-Lambert stating that the Student Success Plan had been adopted by the Commission of Studies on May 12, 2022 and by the Governing Board on June 12, 2022. He also mentioned that the definition of success had been developed by the students on the committee.
13. Calendar of meetings for 2022-2023 [Information]
14. Côté spoke to this item stating that the calendar presented is similar to the 2021-2022 calendar of meetings. In order to get a full picture of all meetings regarding all governance committees (Commissions of Studies, Governing Boards, Executive, Audit, Governance, Board of Governors, etc.), a more detailed calendar would need to be developed to align all college obligations in a streamlined process. It was also mentioned that ‘in presence’ meetings at each college location would be preferable for the 2022-2023 academic year, but would also depend on Fall 2022 government directives regarding COVID.
15. Board Membership [Information]
16. Larivière spoke to this item stating that the Board’s vacant positions are:

• Parent representative for Saint-Lambert, which will be elected in the Fall;
• Government appointee – Socio Economic
• Government appointee – Labour Market

The new student representatives for the 2022-2023 academic year will be:

• Joao Samual Amorim – Pre-University Program – Saint-Lambert
• Justin Mc Nicoll-Tardif – Pre-University Program – St. Lawrence
• Amy Sidaway – non-voting member – Lennoxville

After verification with the Ministry, the end of mandate for the first government appointees is actually April 26, 2023 and not Oct 25,2022 as per our Letters Patent.

1. Hydro Project [Information]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that a public consultation is presently underway.
3. Shewan mentioned that Hydro sent a communique to all local residents and that all the internal community of Saint-Lambert had been informed. Security and potential health risks will be looked into with consultants in Fall 2022.
4. Rainville presented a few slides to explain the situation and some of the changes that had been made after the concerns that were expressed by Champlain.

Resolution CRC-2021-058:     Hydro Quebec Project

Whereas Hydro Quebec has indicated its desire to obtain a significant portion of the land belonging to Champlain, at the Saint-Lambert Constituent College, specifically the part of the parking lot referred to as P5; and

Whereas the College engaged the services of a lawyer with a substantial experience in dealing with Hydro; and

Whereas the lawyer has advised us that Hydro has the legal power to expropriate this land; and

Whereas the lawyer advised the administration that the individuals meeting with Hydro should obtain a formal mandate from the Board to continue the negotiations with Hydro;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors mandates Odette Côté, Yves Rainville, and Don Shewan, to continue the negotiations with Hydro, regularly keeping the Board informed of the progress in the dossier.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion carried

1. Bill 96 [Resolution]
2. Shewan spoke to resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-059:     Bill 96

Whereas Champlain Regional College has produced numerous successful graduates over the past half century, most of who have become contributors in building the Quebec society; and

Whereas the College recognizes the primary role the French language plays in building the future of Quebec; and

Whereas the College is honored to have had the privilege of collaborating with Indigenous communities in multiple regions of the province and recognizes our shared responsibility to preserve their languages and cultures; and

Whereas the College recognizes that the same legitimate concerns for the preservation of French should be extended to the various Indigenous nations within Quebec; and

Whereas the College recognizes the significant negative impact that this law has on the future of a number of our employees, especially faculty; and

Whereas our primary mission is the success of our students;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors requests the Government of Quebec to:

1. Provide concrete measures to ensure the retention and success of Indigenous students by allowing them to reduce the proposed number of French courses.
2. Re-examine the choice of courses to be taught in French, allowing the various English colleges to choose from among general education, core and complimentary based on program needs and the availability of qualified French teachers.
3. Provide a reasonable period of adaptation, until at least 2025, to implement the changes imposed by the law in an orderly fashion, one which maximizes the likelihood of student success.
4. Consult with anglophone colleges, the Fédération des Cégeps, and appropriate employee associations before making changes to the RREC.
5. Ensure that no student be unfairly treated by being required to pass two language exit tests.
6. Identify concrete measures to assist those currently in the employ of the Anglophone colleges who will lose their jobs as a result of the passing of this law.

Be it further resolved that the Board of Governors request that the Chair of the Board share this resolution with the Premier, the Minister of Justice and of the French language and the Minister of Higher Education and offer to meet with them to discuss this resolution and solutions to the concerns we raise.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion carried

At 8:43 p.m. a motion was made by D. Shewan to extend the meeting for 30 min.

1. Elections
2. Larivière spoke to the election process.

The Board elects annually, at the last regular Board meeting of the financial year, a Chair and a Vice-Chair. Only external Governors are eligible for this position. (Reference: Bylaw 1, Articles 4.3 and 4.4)

Election of Chair

The Director of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs (DHR/CA) opened the floor for nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations.  Being no further nominations, it was moved by D. Shewan to close nominations. F. Paradis was declared Chair by acclamation.

Election of Vice-Chair

The DHR/CA opened the floor for nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations.  Being no further nominations, it was moved by D. Shewan to close nominations. M. Chabot was declared Vice-Chair by acclamation.

Election of Executive Committee Members

The Executive Committee is composed of (Reference: Bylaw 1, Article 5.1):

• The Director General (ex-officio);
• The Directors of Constituent Colleges (3) (ex-officio);
• The Chair of the Board;
• The Vice-Chair of the Board;
• Two (2) governors:
  • One (1) of whom is an external representative; and
  • One (1) of whom is an internal representative.

Members, other than ex-officio members, are elected annually at the last regular Board meeting of the financial year.

The DHR/CA opened the floor for external member nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, it was moved by N. Beattie to close nominations.

1. Bourgoing was declared External Member of the Executive Committee by acclamation.

The DHR/CA opened the floor for internal member nominations.

The DHR/CA called three times for further nominations. Being no further nominations, it was moved by N. Beattie to close nominations.

1. Nadeau was declared Internal Member of the Executive Committee by acclamation.

A motion was made to keep the current Audit Committee, as well as Governance and Ethics Committee and postpone the elections to next Fall.

Moved by:             F. Paradis

Seconded by:        D. Shewan

Motion carried

8. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by D. Shewan at 9:00 p.m.

Minutes of event

Board of Governors

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Held on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. by videoconference

Voting Members Present:

Non-voting Members Present:

Regrets:

Vacant seats:

Also present:

Quorum attained with 16 of 19 sitting voting members present.

AGENDA

1. Announcements
2. Modifications and Adoption of Agenda
3. Approval of Previous Minutes
   1. Regular meeting of March 16, 2022

1. Officers Reports

1. Executive Committee
2. Governance Committee
3. Audit Committee
4. Director, Constituent College – Lennoxville
5. Director, Constituent College – Saint-Lambert
6. Director, Constituent College – St. Lawrence
7. Director General
8. Forum des Présidences des conseil d’administrations

5. Public Question Period for Fifteen Minutes
6. Break for fifteen minutes
7. New Business
8. Presentation re:             Recommendations on the renewal mandate of Ms. Nancy Beattie – DCC

Lennoxville by the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee (In Camera)

1. Resolution re:             Renewal Mandate of Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, par. 2)
2. Resolution re:             Term of the renewal mandate of Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, par. 3)
3. Resolution re:             Mandate settings based on Priorities of the DCC Lennoxville

(Article 12, par. 3)

1. Presentation re:             Recommendations on the renewal mandate of Mr. Don Shewan – DCC

Saint-Lambert by the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee

(In Camera)

1. Resolution re:             Renewal Mandate of Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, par. 2)
2. Resolution re:             Term of the renewal mandate of Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, par. 3)
3. Resolution re:             Mandate settings based on Priorities of the DCC Saint-Lambert

(Article 12, par. 3)

1. Information re: Governance Training
2. Resolution re:             DECs & AECs
3. Information re:             CEEC’s preliminary report – QAA audit
4. Information re:             Vacation reduction update
5. Resolution re:             Awarding of Contract: SLB Cleaning Services – Saint-Lambert
6. Resolution re:             Awarding of Contract: Renovation IT Offices – Saint-Lambert
7. Resolution re:             Project Authorization and Delegation of Signing Authority – HVAC

Reconstruction and Energy Saving Project – Saint-Lambert

1. Notice of Motion re: Donations, Sponsorships and Memberships Policy
2. Notice of Motion re: Auxiliary Services Policy
3. Adjournment
4. Announcements and Correspondence

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and welcomed all board members.

He explained why he wanted to have a special board for the renewal mandates for the DCCs of Lennoxville and Saint-Lambert.  The reason behind a special meeting was to give the DCCs their response as soon as possible and to make sure that the regular Board of Governors meetings do not become too long. He also expressed his sincere apologies for canceling the meeting at the last minute due to urgent matter.

Following a discussion regarding the application of Article 12 at the last board of Governors meeting, the Chair discussed with B. Toombs the application of Article 12 and decided to include this topic in the Governance Training that is being prepared.

The Chair also mentioned that he was looking at the possibility of having the June Board of Governors meeting in presence.

Regrets were received from L. Anderson, T. Delisle, A. Mador and E. Thananayagam.

The Director General summarized the correspondence received since the last meeting of the Board of Governors.

• Correspondence received from Nathalie Parenteau, sous-ministre adjointe à la performance, au financement, aux interventions régionales et au soutien à la gestion (MES) dated March 22, 2022, regarding the student fees for International students or Canadian student not residing in Quebec that are registered in colleges for the 2022-2023 academic year.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated March 30, 2022 regarding the approval of amendments to the operating budget rules for the 2021-2022 academic year in regards to the salary parameters of the 2020-2023 collective agreements.
• Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated April 1, 2022, regarding the new Ministry’s 2021-2023 Strategic Plan.
• Correspondence received from Martin Pineault, Director General, Direction générale des infrastructures (MES), dated April 8, 2022, regarding post-budget meetings that will be scheduled in April and May in regards to the contingency plans submitted by cegeps last December.
• Correspondence received from Martin Pineault, Director General, Direction général des infrastructures (MES), dated April 11, 2022, regarding the nomination of Ms. Krystel Doucet as Directrice de l’expertise et du développement des infrastructures (DEDI) as of April 19, 2022.
• Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, sous-ministre adjoint au développement et au soutien des réseaux (MES), dated April 11, 2022, regarding the application and interpretation of the Règlement sur le régime des études collégiales (RREC) for the 2022-2023 academic year. Most of the flexibilities will be lifted but some measures will nevertheless be renewed regarding admission requirements for the Summer and Fall 2022.

2. Modification and Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved to adopt the agenda as modified.

The Chair requested that item 7c) and 7h) be removed. The presentations will be done through discussions under the article 12 items.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: O. Côté

Motion carried

3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

Regular Meeting of March 16, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Governors of March 16, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      C. Beaulieu

Seconded by: C. Michel

Motion carried

4. Officers’ Reports
   1. Executive Committee

The Director General spoke to the April 6, 2022 Executive Committee report.

1. Governance Committee

The Chair spoke to this item stating that no Governance Committee meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

1. Audit Committee
2. Chabot spoke to this item stating that a doodle was sent today for a meeting to be held on May 18 or 19, 2022.
3. Director, Champlain College Lennoxville
4. Beattie spoke to her report.
5. Director, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
6. Shewan spoke to his report.
7. Director, Champlain–St. Lawrence College
8. Berryman spoke to his report.
9. Director General
10. Côté spoke to her report. She also informed the DCCs that she is open to any invitation to meet with each of their communities regarding Bill 96 in order to build a strong message for the ministry.
11. Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration

The Chair spoke to the Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration.

5. Public Question Period

There were no questions during the public question period.

6. Break – Fifteen minutes
7. New Business

The Chair explained the process for the items pertaining to the mandate renewals.

Motion to move in camera:

Moved by:              M. Mazur

Moving to in camera session at 7:20 p.m.

1. Recommendations on the renewal mandate of Ms. Nancy Beattie – DCC Lennoxville by the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee (in camera) [Presentation]

The Chair spoke to this item and shared the recommendations as Chair of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee.

1. Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, par. 2) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-043:     Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, Par. 2)

Whereas Bylaw 3 – Appointment, Renewal of Appointment, and Evaluation of the Director General and Directors of Constituent Colleges establishes the procedure to follow for the renewal of Appointment of the Director of Constituent Colleges; and

Whereas the three (3) years mandate of the Director of the Constituent College of Lennoxville ends on October 27, 2022; and

Whereas the Director of the Constituent College of Lennoxville Ms. Nancy Beattie has formerly expressed, by a letter to the Chair of the Board on December 24, 2021, her interest in renewing her appointment according to Article 3.2 a) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the notification on the renewal procedure was sent by the Chair on January 5, 2022, to the Director of the Constituent College of Lennoxville Ms. Nancy Beattie according to Article 3.2 b) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the Board has elected an Evaluation Committee on January 26, 2022, according to Article 3.2 c) of Bylaw 3 for the renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee’s work according to Article 3.2 d) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee’s main responsibility is to recommend the renewal or the non-renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College after a confidential and anonymous consultation of the communities (Article 3.2d) iii); and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee met with the firm Normandin Beaudry on March 23, 2022, to receive the results of the consultation process that took end in February and for a complementary information that helped the Evaluation Committee in the preparation of a recommendation for the renewal or the non-renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee has concluded, with a majority, that it is in the College’s best interest to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie and recommends the renewal of her mandate.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors agree with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee to renew the mandate of Ms. Nancy Beattie.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:       O. Côté

Seconded by: P. Bleau

In Favor:        14

Against:        0

Motion carried

1. Term of the renewal mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, Par. 3) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-044:     Term of Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, Par. 3)

Whereas the Evaluation Committee has concluded, with a majority, that it is in the College’s best interest to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie; and

Whereas the Board of Governors agreed with the recommendation to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Lennoxville; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee recommended that the mandate be renewed for a term of three (3) years.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors agree with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee and approves a three (3) years mandate renewal for Ms. Nancy Beattie which will end on October 26, 2025.

Be it therefore further resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs to establish the new contract, without any modification to the pre-existing contractual clauses.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:      M. Chabot

Seconded by: C. Beaulieu

In Favor:       10

Against:          0

Motion carried

1. Mandate settings based on Priorities of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, Par. 3) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-045:     Mandate settings based on Priorities of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville, Ms. Nancy Beattie (Article 12, Par. 3)

Whereas the Board of Governors agreed with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee and approved the renewal of the Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville; and

Whereas the new mandate will be reviewed to reflect the priorities and outcomes of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Lennoxville that have been presented at the September 2021 meeting of the Board of Governors.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the Director General to review the present mandate annexed in the contract and bring about the necessary modifications to reflect the new priorities and outcomes.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:      G. Bourgoing

Seconded by: M. Mazur

In Favor:       8

Against:        0

Abstained:     2 (O. Côté)

Motion carried

Motion to move out of Article 12 at 8:05 p.m.

Moved by:       C. Beaulieu

Information regarding the resolutions approved during the in-camera session was shared.

Motion to move in camera at 8:15 p.m.

Moved by:      G. Bourgoing

1. Recommendations on the renewal mandate of Mr. Don Shewan – DCC Saint-Lambert by the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee (in camera) [Presentation]

The Chair spoke to this item and invited D. Smith, Chair of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee to share the recommendations.

1. Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, par. 2) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-046:     Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, Par. 2)

Whereas Bylaw 3 – Appointment, Renewal of Appointment, and Evaluation of the Director General and Directors of Constituent Colleges establishes the procedure to follow for the renewal of Appointment of the Director of Constituent Colleges; and

Whereas the three (3) years mandate of the Director of the Constituent College of Saint-Lambert ends on October 27, 2022; and

Whereas the Director of the Constituent College of Saint-Lambert Mr. Don Shewan has formerly expressed, by a letter to the Chair of the Board on December 18, 2021, his interest in renewing his appointment according to Article 3.2 a) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the notification on the renewal procedure was sent by the Chair on December 18, 2021, to the Director of the Constituent College of Saint-Lambert Mr. Don Shewan according to Article 3.2 b) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the Board has elected an Evaluation Committee on January 26, 2022, according to Article 3.2 c) of Bylaw 3 for the renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee’s work according to Article 3.2 d) of Bylaw 3; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee’s main responsibility is to recommend the renewal or the non-renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College after a confidential and anonymous consultation of the communities (Article 3.2d) iii); and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee met with the firm Normandin Beaudry on March 22, 2022, to receive the results of the consultation process that took end in February and for a complementary information that helped the Evaluation Committee in the preparation of a recommendation for the renewal or the non-renewal of appointment of the Director of the Constituent College; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee has concluded, unanimously, that it is in the College’s best interest to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan and recommends the renewal of his mandate.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors agree with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee to renew the mandate of Mr. Don Shewan.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:      O. Côté

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

In Favor:       14

Against:          0

Motion carried

1. Term of the renewal mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, Par. 3) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-047:     Term of Renewal Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, Par. 3)

Whereas the Evaluation Committee has concluded, with a majority, that it is in the College’s best interest to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan; and

Whereas the Board of Governors agreed with the recommendation to renew the mandate of the Director of Champlain Constituent College of Saint-Lambert; and

Whereas the Evaluation Committee recommended that the mandate be renewed for a term of three (3) years.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors agree with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee and approves a three (3) years mandate renewal for Mr. Don Shewan which will end on October 26, 2025.

Be it therefore further resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs to establish the new contract, without any modification to the pre-existing contractual clauses.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:      G. Bourgoing

Seconded by: M. Mazur

In Favor:       10

Against:          0

Motion carried

1. Mandate settings based on Priorities of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, Par. 3) [Resolution]

Resolution CRC-2021-048:     Mandate settings based on Priorities of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert, Mr. Don Shewan (Article 12, Par. 3)

Whereas the Board of Governors agreed with the recommendation of the Renewal Mandate Evaluation Committee and approved the renewal of the Mandate of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert; and

Whereas the new mandate will be reviewed to reflect the priorities and outcomes of the Director of Champlain Regional College of Saint-Lambert that have been presented at the September 2021 meeting of the Board of Governors.

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the Director General to review the present mandate annexed in the contract and bring about the necessary modifications to reflect the new priorities and outcomes.

There was a call for the vote.

Moved by:      C. Michel

Seconded by: C. Beaulieu

In Favor:       9

Against:        0

Abstained:     1 (O. Côté)

Motion carried

Motion to move out of Article 12 at 8:39 p.m.

Moved by:      M. Mazur

Motion to extend the meeting for 30 min at 8:39 p.m.

Moved by:      J. Shufelt.

1. Governance Training [Information]
2. Larivière spoke to this item stating that a training session on governance and the application of Article 12 is being prepared with Mr. Raphael Hugo Ouellette. The training will be scheduled for Fall 2022.
3. DECs & AECs [Resolution]
4. Beattie spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-049:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Lennoxville

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Lennoxville have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommend that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Lennoxville) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  2

Number of AECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  none

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: J. Lacombe

Motion carried

1. Shewan spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-050:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Saint-Lambert have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Saint-Lambert) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     5*

Number of AECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     18**

* 3 of them are from RAC services         ** all of them are from RAC services

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: G. Bourgoing

Motion carried

1. Berryman spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-051:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain-St. Lawrence College

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain-St. Lawrence College have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain-St. Lawrence College) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:       2

Number of AECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:     none

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      E. Berryman

Seconded by: J. Shufelt

Motion carried

1. CEEC’s preliminary report – QAA audit [Information]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that as mentioned at the last board, we received the CEEC preliminary report but realised that they had requested to keep the distribution restricted for now until the official report is out. The official report will be shared with everyone once it is deposited on the CEEC portal. As required, a response regarding the preliminary report was sent to the CEEC on April 13, 2022.
3. Vacation reduction update [Information]
4. Larivière spoke to this item stating that accumulated vacation hours have been reduced since 2019/2020. They will be reduced even more with the summer vacation period coming up.
5. Awarding of Contract: SLB Cleaning Services – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
6. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-052:       Awarding of Contract: SLB Cleaning Services – Saint-Lambert

Whereas in compliance with the College’s Policy Respecting Procurement Contracts for Goods, Services and Construction and the Regulation Respecting Service Contracts of Public Bodies, tenders were sought for the St. Lambert Cleaning Service Contract; and

Whereas the actual contract comes to an end on May 31, 2022; and

Whereas on March 25, 2022, the College published a call for tenders on the official government website for tenders (SÉAO), Services ménagers Roy Ltée – Champlain St-Lambert; and

Whereas authorization has been received from the Director General for a 5-year contract period in the form of one-year term and four one-year renewal options; and

Whereas the sealed bids of five (5) suppliers were opened on April 13, 2022 at 14:00, local time, in the presence of the Director of Administrative Services, one (1) witness at the Sherbrooke Administrative Services offices; and

Whereas a thorough analysis has been completed by the Department of Material Services; and

Whereas the tender documents and the analysis are available in the College files; and

Whereas the company, Services ménagers Roy Ltée provided the lowest compliant bid;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors awards the contract for the Cleaning services at Champlain College Saint-Lambert to Services ménagers Roy Ltée in the amount of $ 3 071 069.20 (before taxes) for a one (1) year term and four (4) one-year renewal options starting June 1, 2022.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         D. Shewan

Seconded by:   G. Bourgoing

Motion carried

1. Awarding of Contract: Renovation IT Services – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-053:       Awarding of Contract: Renovation IT Services – Saint-Lambert

Whereas in compliance with the College’s Policy Respecting Procurement Contracts for Goods, Services and Construction and the Regulation Respecting Service Contracts of Public Bodies, tenders were sought for the St. Lambert Renovation IT Services Contract; and

Whereas a need to improve the IT services sector has been identified by the College; and

Whereas resolution No.CRC-2021-040 for accessing the surplus allows for the funding of this project; and

Whereas on April 1, 2022 the College published a call for tenders on the official government website for tenders (SÉAO), Aménagement du département TI _ Bloc E – Champlain St-Lambert; and

Whereas the sealed bids of seven (7) suppliers were opened on April 20, 2022 at 10:00, local time, in the presence of the Director of Administrative Services, one (1) witness at the Sherbrooke Administrative Services offices; and

Whereas a thorough analysis has been completed by the Department of Material Services; and

Whereas the tender documents and the analysis are available in the College files; and

Whereas the company, SENTERRE ENTREPRENEUR GÉNÉRAL provided the lowest compliant bid; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors awards the contract for the Aménagement du département TI _ Bloc E – Champlain St-Lambert to SENTERRE ENTREPRENEUR GÉNÉRAL in the amount of $119,999.99 (before taxes).

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         C. Nadeau

Seconded by:   M. Mazur

Motion carried

1. Project Authorization and Delegation of Signing Authority – HVAC Reconstruction and Energy Saving Project – Saint-Lambert [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-054:       Project Authorization and Delegation of Signing Authority – HVAC Reconstruction and Energy Saving Project – Saint-Lambert

Whereas the college is launching a major project no 3W20041 to replace its ventilation, air conditioning, heating and controls (HVAC) equipment; and

Whereas the project includes a significant energy saving component; and

Whereas, for grant purposes and best practices, Board authorization is required to proceed with the project; and

Whereas a delegation of signature to the DG is required to sign the project documents to be submitted to the Ministry; and

Whereas a resolution to create a Reserve Fund of $2M from the Saint-Lambert surplus was approved at the regular Board meeting of November 27, 2020, to finance a portion of the project, and

Whereas the financial planning presented to the Board including a grant to be received from the Ministry (MES) covers the totality of the estimated expenses of $9.2M and,

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors authorizes the launching of the project described herein at an estimated cost of $9.2M, and

Be it therefore further resolved that the Board of Governors delegates the signing authority to the Director General for all relevant documents to be submitted to the Ministry (MES).

There was no call for the vote

Moved by:         D. Shewan

Seconded by:   C. Michel

Motion carried

1. Donations, Sponsorships and Memberships Policy [Notice of Motion]
2. Côté spoke to this item stating that a resolution for the Donations, Sponsorships and Memberships Policy will be presented at the June 15, 2022 meeting of the Board of Governors.
3. Auxiliary Services Policy [Notice of Motion]
4. Côté spoke to this item stating that a resolution for the Auxiliary Services Policy will be presented at the June 15, 2022 meeting of the Board of Governors.

8. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by P. Bleau at 9:28 p.m.

Minutes of event

Board of Governors

Minutes of the Regular Meeting

Held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. by videoconference

Voting Members Present:

Non-voting Members Present:

Regrets:

Vacant seats:

Also present:

Quorum attained with 13 of 19 sitting voting members present.

AGENDA

1. Announcements
2. Modifications and Adoption of Agenda
3. Approval of Previous Minutes
   1. Regular meeting of January 26, 2022
4. Business arising from the minutes of January 26, 2022
   1. Hors Cadres Mandate Renewals
   2. Hors Cadres Annual Performance Evaluations
   3. Confidentiality of Relais Expert-Conseil’s report

1. Officers Reports

1. Executive Committee
2. Governance Committee
3. Audit Committee
4. Director, Constituent College – Lennoxville
5. Director, Constituent College – Saint-Lambert
6. Director, Constituent College – St. Lawrence
7. Director General
8. Forum des Présidences des conseil d’administrations

6. Public Question Period for Fifteen Minutes
7. Break for fifteen minutes
8. New Business
9. Information re: Lawrence College Investigation follow-up (Me Anaïs Lacroix, Latitude

Management)

1. Resolution re: Lawrence College Investigation follow-up (Me Anaïs Lacroix, Latitude

Management) (Article 12)

1. Resolution re: DECs & AECs
2. Resolution re: Mid-Year Revised Operating Budget 2021-2022
3. Resolution re: Mid-Year Revised Capital Budget 2021-2022
4. Resolution re: Reserve Fund for Winder Street Residence – Champlain Lennoxville
5. Resolution re: Reserve Fund for Potential Contribution to new Synthetic Turf

at Bishops University – Champlain Lennoxville

1. Resolution re: Access to Surplus Funds for Renovations Needs – Champlain Saint-Lambert
2. Resolution re: Nomination of the Contract Rules Compliance Monitor – RARC
3. Resolution re: Appointment Renewal Evaluation Process of the Director of the Constituent

College of St. Lawrence – One year extension (Article 12)

9. Adjournment
10. Announcements and Correspondence

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. and welcomed all board members.

Regrets were received from G. Bourgoing, S. Boyle, T. Delisle, A. Mador, M. Mazur, E. Thananayagam and K. Thornhill.

1. Larivière gave information regarding Board membership. The call for nominations have been sent to each Constituent College for the replacement of the student representatives for the next academic year. No news yet received from the ministry regarding the vacant positions.

The Director General summarized the correspondence received since the last meeting of the Board of Governors.

1. Correspondence received from Denis Rousseau, president of the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collegial (CEEC) dated January 26, 2022, regarding the renewal of the CEEC’s accreditation from the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher education until 2026. This recognition of the compliance of the CEEC’s practices with international standards in terms of quality assurance in higher education positions Quebec and the college network favorably on an international level;
2. Correspondence received from Chantal Dumont, Chef de service, Service de la formation préuniversitaire et de la recherche (MES), dated January 26, 2022, regarding the revised version of the Sciences informatique et mathématique (200.C1) program recently approved by the ministry which will be optional for the Fall 2022 semester but mandatory for the Fall 2024 semester;
3. Correspondence received from Chantal Dumont, Chef de service, Service de la formation préuniversitaire et de la recherche (MES), dated January 27, 2022, regarding the recruitment of evaluators to participate in the evaluation of programs submitted to the Programme d’aide à la recherche et au transfert (PART), volet innovation technologique;
4. Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, sous-ministre adjoint, Développement et soutien des réseaux (MES), dated February 11, 2022, regarding working conditions applicable during pandemic-related absences among personnel in public colleges;
5. Correspondence received from Marc-André Thivierge, sous-ministre adjoint, Développement et soutien des réseaux (MES), dated February 14, 2022, which was an update regarding sanitary measures. This update was sent to all Board members on January 15, 2022;
6. Correspondence received from Nathalie Parenteau, sous-ministre à la performance, au financement, aux interventions régionales et au soutien à la gestion (MES), dated February 16, 2022, regarding the revised list of programs targeted for the first year of the Perspective Quebec scholarship which now includes programs in the field of engineering such as Technologie forestière, Techniques de procedés industriels, Technologie de la géomatique, Technologie du genie métallurgique, Technologie minérale and Techniques de laboratoire;
7. Correspondence received from Eric Fournier, Direction générale du financement (MES), dated February 22, 2022, regarding a ‘vérification administrative portant sur les clientèles scolaires’ for the 2020-2021 academic year. This audit will be divided into two phases during the 2022-2023 academic year;
8. Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated February 23, 2022, which was a reminder on the ministerial directive on the practice of weighing or calculating BMI :

• This practice must in no case be mandatory;
• This practice is not only optional, it must be done only at the student’s request;
• When a request is made, the practice must be done in private and with respect;
• The practice must not be linked to any form of evaluation.

9. Correspondence received from Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education (MES), dated February 24, 2022, regarding the nomination of Ms. Paule De Blois as sous-ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur and replaces Mr. Sylvain Périgny who was been the interim for the past four months;
10. Correspondence received from Denis Rousseau, President of the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collégial (CEEC), dated March 14, 2022, regarding the preliminary report on the Quality Assurance of Champlain Regional College and its three constituent colleges that was sent for review. The CEEC is inviting the college to submit their comments by April 15, 2022 through the CEEC portal.
11. Modification and Adoption of the Agenda

It was moved to adopt the agenda as modified.

The Chair requested to add item 8b. as a resolution: St. Lawrence College Investigation follow-up (Me Anaïs Lacroix, Latitude Management).

And that Article 12 be removed from item 8a.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: N. Beattie

Motion carried

3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

Regular Meeting of January 26, 2022

It was moved to adopt the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Governors of January 26, 2022 as presented.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: M. Chabot

Motion carried

4. Business Arising from Previous Meetings
5. Hors Cadres Mandate Renewals

The DG spoke to this item stating that

• The DG’s mandate was extended for 1 year;
• Two DCC mandate renewal processes have begun;
• One DCC mandate renewal process is pending due to clarifications to be made.

1. Hors Cadres Annual Performance Evaluations

The Director General spoke to this item stating that two informal mid-year annual evaluations had taken place at the end of January, beginning of February, and that there were two remaining.

1. Confidentiality of Relais Expert-Conseil’s report

The Chair spoke to this item stating that the process of surveying the eye witnesses to seek their approval for sharing the REC report started and was stopped as soon as some eye witnesses refused to share the report. Therefore, the REC report will stay confidential.

5. Officers’ Reports
   1. Executive Committee

The Director General spoke to the February 23, 2022 Executive Committee report.

1. Governance Committee

The Chair spoke to this item stating that no Governance Committee meeting had been held, therefore there are no information to share.

1. Audit Committee
2. Chabot spoke to this item stating that two resolutions had been adopted recommending the mid-year revised operating and capital budgets 2021-2022. These will be presented for adoption this evening. Information was presented regarding the access to surplus and reserve funds, which were all supported by the Audit Committee. The topic of student contribution was also discussed and a recommendation was made to ensure that the College is transparent regarding student fees across all constituent colleges.
3. Director, Champlain College Lennoxville
4. Beattie spoke to her report.
5. Director, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
6. Shewan spoke to his report.
7. Director, Champlain–St. Lawrence College
8. Berryman spoke to his report.
9. Director General
10. Côté spoke to her report.
11. Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration

The Chair spoke to the Forum des présidences de conseil d’administration.

He mentioned that the information regarding the consultations pré-budgétaires 2022-2023 will be shared with board members by email on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

6. Public Question Period

Questions were answered during the public question period.

Subject discussed:

• Petition Bill 101 – A petition was circulated last week by francophone cegeps and was mentioning concerns about Champlain – St. Lawrence College with their 75% of francophone students.   Berryman explained that he would be more inclined not to get involved in the petition which is only a public opinion.  There is better work that can be done directly with the ministry and MNAs to get support.  Being in the process of an electoral year, anything that can be done to pass this bill will be done, but we will try to influence as much as we can to help English cegeps.

7. Break – Fifteen minutes
8. New Business
   1. Lawrence College Investigation follow-up (Me Anaïs Lacroix, Latitude Management) [Information]

The Chair presented Me Anaïs Lacroix from Latitude Management.  On January 26, the Board of Governors voted on a resolution to stop the investigation by Relais Expert-Conseil and to select a new firm to conduct the investigation.  The new firm retained is Latitude Management and Me Anaïs Lacroix is the person who will be working on this investigation.  A. Lacroix presented the investigation process to board members and explained the investigation principles which are:  Impartiality, Confidentiality and Collaboration, as well as potential interim measures that could be taken.

1. Lawrence College Investigation follow-up (Me Anaïs Lacroix, Latitude Management) (Article 12) [Resolution]

Motion to move in camera.

Moved by:              C. Michel

Seconded by:        C. Beaulieu

In Favor:   10/10

Excluded: O. Côté, E. Berryman, P. Bleau

Moving to in camera session at 8:00 p.m.

At 8:30 pm, motion to extend the meeting for 1 hour.

Moved by:             C. Nadeau

Seconded by:        N. Beattie

Moving out of in camera session at 9:22 p.m.

Moved by:              C. Beaulieu

Seconded by:        D. Shewan

Resolution CRC-2021-032:     St. Lawrence College Investigation Follow-up (Article 12)

Whereas the interested parties in an ongoing harassment investigation at Champlain Regional College consist of employees, members of the Board of Governors and members of the Governing Board of St. Lawrence College; and

Whereas the interested parties in the investigation are currently required to interact with each other; and

Whereas the Board of Governors deems it necessary to make decisions regarding interim measures that could be implemented during the investigation process; and

Whereas the Board of Governors acknowledges the importance of protecting the confidentiality of the investigation and of the interested parties; and

Whereas the Board of Governors recognizes that the complexity of the situation and the time constraints would make referring the matter to the whole Board inadvisable; and

Whereas the Board of Governors wishes to appoint a neutral and impartial ad hoc subcommittee responsible for deciding on the interim measure(s) to be implemented during the investigation process; and

Whereas the ad hoc subcommittee shall have access to the investigator of Latitude Management for guidance and/or recommendations regarding the interim measures;

Be it therefore resolved that an ad hoc subcommittee consisting of three members, including Chantal Michel, Carole Beaulieu, and one other committee member to be determined, be created;

Be it therefore resolved that the Chair of the Board of Governors shall seek the participation of another member for the ad hoc subcommittee from amongst the other eligible members of the Board;

Be it therefore resolved that this ad hoc subcommittee be empowered by the Board to decide on the interim measure(s) to be implemented during the investigation process;

Be it therefore resolved that this ad hoc subcommittee be granted the authority to make decisions regarding interim measures, which can include suspending responding parties, changing the reporting authority, and establishing a communication protocol;

Be it therefore resolved that the subcommittee shall report to the Chair of the Board of Governors.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      M. Chabot

Seconded by: N. Beattie

Motion carried

At 9:30pm, motion to extend the meeting for 1 hour.

Moved by:              D. Shewan

Seconded by:        N. Beattie

1. DECs & AECs [Resolution]
2. Beattie spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-033:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Lennoxville

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Lennoxville have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommend that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Lennoxville) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  53

Number of AECs at Champlain College Lennoxville:                  none

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      N. Beattie

Seconded by: J. Lacombe

Motion carried

1. Shewan spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-034:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain College Saint-Lambert have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain College Saint-Lambert) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     88*

Number of AECs at Champlain College Saint-Lambert:     58**

* 7 of them are from RAC services         ** 20 of them are from RAC services

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      D. Shewan

Seconded by: J. Shufelt

Motion carried

1. Berryman spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-035:     Diplomas of College Studies (DECs) and Attestations of College Studies (AECs) — Champlain-St. Lawrence College

Whereas the relevant academic authorities of Champlain-St. Lawrence College have identified those students who have completed the requirements of their programs of study; and

Whereas all necessary records have been submitted and verified by those persons designated by the Director of Constituent College; and

Whereas lists of the names of students deemed eligible for a diploma have been submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office on behalf of the Director of Constituent College;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College recommends that the appropriate Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or Attestation of College Studies (AEC) be awarded to the students of Champlain Regional College (Champlain-St. Lawrence College) whose names appear on the lists submitted to the Director of Human Resources / Corporate Affairs’ Office.

Number of DECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:       12

Number of AECs at Champlain-St. Lawrence College:     none

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:      E. Berryman

Seconded by: C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Mid-Year Revised Operating Budget 2021-2022 [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-036:       Mid-Year Revised Operating Budget 2021-2022

Whereas the College approved at the June 11, 2021 Board meeting the initial 2021-2022 budget using the same figures as 2020-2021 with a cost indexation of 3.531% for non-teaching salaries; and

Whereas the Revised Operating budget 2021-2022 has been presented and adopted by the Governing Board of the constituent colleges; and

Whereas the Revised Operating budget 2021-2022 has been presented and reviewed at the Audit Committee meeting of March 9, 2022; and

Whereas Champlain Regional College has prepared a consolidated balanced revised budget of the  financial year 2021-2022 for a total of $ 66,135,510; and

Whereas the Audit Committee recommends that the Board of Governors adopt the revised Operating Budget 2021-2022;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College adopts the revised Operating budget 2021-22 as tabled.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         D. Shewan

Seconded by:   M. Chabot

Motion carried

1. Mid-Year Revised Capital Budget 2021-2022 [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-037:       Mid-Year Revised Capital Budget 2021-2022

Whereas the College approved at the June 11, 2021 Board meeting a provisional 2021-2022 budget using the same figures as 2020-2021; and

Whereas the Revised Capital budget 2021-2022 has been presented and adopted by the Governing Board of the constituent colleges; and

Whereas the Revised Capital budget 2021-2022 has been presented and reviewed at the Audit Committee meeting of March 9, 2022; and

Whereas the total 2021-2022 Capital Revised Budget, including the ministry allocations for capital and moveable assets, other revenues, and the carry-over from previous year totals $19,644,760 with planned expenses of 5,119,118; and

Whereas the total planned spending does not exceed the total budget for the 2021-2022 financial year and the balance will provision for planned long-term projects; and

Whereas the Audit Committee recommends that the Board of Governors adopt the revised Capital Budget 2021-2022;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors of Champlain Regional College adopts the revised Capital budget 2021-22 as tabled.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         D. Shewan

Seconded by:   N. Beattie

Motion carried

1. Reserve Fund for Winder Street Residence – Champlain Lennoxville [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-038:       Reserve Fund for Winder Street Residence – Champlain Lennoxville

Whereas the Residence complex is an auto-financed service offered to students; and

Whereas limited funding is received for infrastructure maintenance of Residence and no funding is received from the Ministry for furnishings in Residence under the funding parameters (MAOB) for auto-financed services; and

Whereas the bathrooms, kitchens and common areas in the Residence Buildings are in need of significant renovations; and

Whereas an analysis and plan to undertake renovations has been completed, the costs estimated at $1 million per building by the architectural firm, Jubinville et Associés Architectes; and

Whereas a contract for $2,347,000 has been awarded to Les Constructions Yves Lessard Inc to renovate the ventilation system and bathrooms in five buildings; and

Whereas as the cost for the complete renovations assessed in the analysis significantly exceeds the amounts currently available in the College’s capital fund; and

Whereas the College aspires to continue to improve the living conditions for students living in residence   beyond the recently awarded contract; and

Whereas Article 7 of Bylaw 5 Concerning the Financial Management of the Regional College provides for the creation of reserve funds from the accumulated surplus by a constituent college; and

Whereas under resolution LEN-2021-047 the Champlain Lennoxville Governing Board recommend that the Board of Governors approve the creation of this reserve fund; and

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approve the creation of a reserve fund from the Lennoxville portion of the College’s accumulated surplus in the amount of      $500,000 to be dedicated to continuing the above-mentioned renovations and for the replacement of furniture at residence.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         C. Michel

Seconded by:   C. Beaulieu

Motion carried

1. Reserve Fund for Potential Contribution to new Synthetic Turf at Bishops University – Champlain Lennoxville [Resolution]
2. Rainville spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-039:       Reserve Fund for Potential Contribution to new Synthetic Turf at Bishops University – Champlain Lennoxville

Whereas Champlain Lennoxville rents the majority of its space for both academic and extracurricular purposes from Bishops University; and

Whereas the number of athletic teams fielded respectively by Bishop’s University and Champlain- Lennoxville has put tremendous pressure on the scheduling of the existing artificial turf field, such access is limited; and

Whereas Bishop’s University has indicated that they will be applying for a grant under the new Programme de soutien aux infrastructures sportives et récréatives scolaires et d’enseignement supérieur (PSISRSES) to construct an additional artificial turf field at a value of $4.3 million and have requested moral and financial support from Champlain for the construction of said artificial turf field; and

Whereas a new field would provide improved access to prime scheduling times for inter-collegiate and intramural athletic activities for the Champlain community; and

Whereas Article 7 of Bylaw 5 (concerning the Financial Management of the Regional College) provides for the creation of reserve funds from the accumulated surplus by a constituent college; and

Whereas under resolution LEN-2021-048 the Champlain Lennoxville Governing Board recommend that the Board of Governors approve the creation of this reserve fund;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approve the creation of a reserve fund from the Lennoxville portion of the College’s accumulated surplus in the amount   of $100,000 to be dedicated to the construction of a new synthetic turf by Bishop’s University, pending a successful outcome of the University’s application to the PSISRSES program fund.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         M. Chabot

Seconded by:   C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Access to Surplus Funds for Renovations Needs – Champlain Saint-Lambert [Resolution]

The Director General spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-040:       Access to Surplus Funds for Renovations Needs – Champlain Saint-Lambert

Whereas the College needs to increase the number of office spaces in Student Services for meetings with students and professionals; and

Whereas to increase the efficiency of IT Services a renovation is necessary to centralize all the department in one location; and

Whereas the cost of the renovations planned for spring and summer 2022 is estimated at $250,000; and

Whereas the funding provided by the government is not sufficient to meet the renovations needs of the College;

Whereas under resolution LAM-2021-011 the Champlain Saint-Lambert Governing Board recommends that the Board of Governors approve the access to surplus at its regular meeting of March 7, 2022;

Whereas the Audit Committee was informed of the request to Access to surplus Funds for renovations needs – Champlain Saint-Lambert at its meeting of March 9, 2022;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approve the access from the Saint-Lambert portion of the College’s accumulated surplus in the amount of $250,000 to complete these projects.

There was no call for the vote

Moved by:         D. Shewan

Seconded by:   C. Beaulieu

Motion carried

1. Nomination of the Contract Rules Compliance Monitor – RARC [Resolution]

The Director General spoke to the resolution.

Resolution CRC-2021-041:       Nomination of the Contract Rules Compliance Monitor – RARC

Whereas the Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies states that all public bodies must have in place at all times a Contract Rules Compliance Monitor (CRCM); and

Whereas The roles and responsibilities of the Contract Rules Compliance Monitor are set out in the Politique concernant les responsables de l’application des règles contractuelles (LQ. C-65.1, a. 25.1); and

Whereas the RARC is a strategic participant responsible for ensuring that the rules and regulations are respected under the Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies; and

Whereas Mr. Claude Leduc, IT Coordinator for Champlain Regional College has indicated that he can no longer carry out his responsibilities as RARC: and

Whereas Mr. Yves Rainville, Director of Administrative Services for Champlain Regional College has agreed to take on this responsibility and has the competencies required to fulfill the obligations of this position;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approves the nomination of Yves Rainville to the role of Contract Rules Compliance Monitor – RARC.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         C. Beaulieu

Seconded by:   C. Nadeau

Motion carried

1. Appointment Renewal Evaluation Process of the Director of the Constituent College of St. Lawrence – One-year extension (Article 12) [Resolution]

The Chair spoke to the process.

Motion to move in camera

Moved by:         C. Beaulieu

Seconded by:   M. Chabot

In Favor:          9/9

Excluded: E. Berryman, D. Shewan, N. Beattie, O. Côté

Moving to in camera session at 9:54 p.m.

Moving out of in camera session at 10:25 p.m.

Moved by:         C. Beaulieu

Seconded by:   C. Michel

Resolution CRC-2021-042:       Appointment Renewal Evaluation Process of the Director of the Constituent College of St. Lawrence – one-year extension (Article 12)

Whereas Bylaw 3 – Appointment, Renewal of Appointment and Evaluation of the Director General and Directors of Constituent Colleges establishes the procedure to follow regarding the evaluation for the appointment renewal of the Directors of Constituent Colleges; and

Whereas the consultation process for the renewal of appointment evaluation of the Director of Constituent College of St-Lawrence extends to the Commissions of studies, the Governing Boards of St-Lawrence, and the direct reports; and

Whereas the consultation process must be anonymous and completely confidential; and

Whereas the Board of Governors approved, on January 12, 2022, to proceed with a closed-question consultation process with the collection of quantitative and qualitative comments; and

Whereas the Board of Governors approved, on January 12, 2022, that the firm Normandin Beaudry be mandated to proceed to this complete consultation process in respect with Bylaw 3; and

Whereas Normandin Beaudry needs four (4) weeks to manage the consultation process and to submit the report with comments to the Appointment Renewal Evaluation Committee for a recommendation to the Board of Governors on the Director of the Constituent College of St-Lawrence’s renewal or non-renewal of appointment no later than March 27, 2022; and

Whereas the evaluation for the appointment renewal of the Directors of Constituent Colleges includes consideration of annual performance evaluations, including self-evaluations of incumbents and the results of the community consultations; and

Whereas the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur is currently investigating the administration and the functioning of the St-Lawrence Constituent College as well as the Champlain Regional College, particularly in terms of governance and the organizational climate within senior management; and

Whereas the Renewal Evaluation Committee for the Director of the Constituent College of St-Lawrence is composed of seven members, including the Chair of the Board, the Director General and the Chair of the Governing Board of Constituent College of St-Lawrence; and

Whereas the Board of Governors, with a view to fostering a spirit of renewed collaboration, collegiality and trust amongst the members of its governing bodies and in particular those of Constituent College of St-Lawrence, deem it appropriate and necessary to postpone the renewal of appointment process for Director of the Constituent College of St-Lawrence for a period of ten (10) months;

Be it therefore resolved that the DCC of Constituent College St. Lawrence’s 2020-2021 performance evaluation be removed from his employee file and that said evaluation not be used in the context of any mandate renewal process for the DCC of Constituent College St. Lawrence;

Be it therefore resolved that the Board of Governors approves a one-year extension to the mandate of the Director of the Constituent College of St-Lawrence until October 27, 2023 and ask the DRH/CA to suspend the consultation process until further notice.

There was no call for the vote.

Moved by:         L. Anderson

Seconded by:   C. Michel

Motion carried

9. Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting by D. Shewan at 10:28 p.m.