Board of Trustees | Meetings

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• Board Meeting Communication Request Form

Regular meeting schedule

• December 12, 2026 (Time: 9 a.m., Location: Health Laboratory Center (HLC), Room 200)
• January 12, 2026 (Location: Bert Walker Hall, Community Room 144)
• February 16, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• March 9, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• April 20, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• May 11, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• June 8, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd)
• August 10, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• September 14, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• October 12, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• November 9, 2026 (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)

Planning Sessions & Special Meetings

• March 31, 2026, 8 a.m. – Spring Planning Session (Location: Boardroom, 2nd Floor, George E. Potter Center, 2111 Emmons Rd.)
• November 19, 2026, 8 a.m. – Fall Planning Session (Location: Health Laboratory Center, 2nd Floor, Room 200, 2111 Emmons Rd.)

In accordance with  the Michigan’s Open Meetings Act (OMA), 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 et seq, and the Jackson College Board of Trustees Bylaws:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees are required to be held in public, if a quorum of the Board is present. No one may be excluded from a meeting otherwise open to the public except for a breach of the peace actually committed at the meeting.

The Board would appreciate having the members of the public attending a meeting identify themselves via the sign-in sheet at the door of the Boardroom. However, individuals do not need to give their name to attend a meeting.

Public communications to the Board of Trustees shall be addressed to the Board exclusively during the designated public comment section near the beginning of the meeting. At no other time during the meeting will public comment be received or solicited by the Board.

Since speaking at a meeting is a step beyond “attending” a public meeting and the OMA provides that an individual may address a public body “under rules established and recorded by the public body,” the Board requires that individuals wishing to speak at a meeting complete a communication request form provided on the College’s website and at the door of the Boardroom. This completed form is to be presented to the College Chief of Staff no later than five minutes prior to the meeting.

In cases of emergency, the Board may, by majority vote, allow visitors who have not submitted a written request to present matters of concern. The Board Chairperson will allot each speaker a maximum of five minutes, unless the time is modified by a majority vote of the Board.

If a large group wishes to communicate the same message, the Board Chairperson may request that the group appoint a spokesperson to represent them and make remarks on behalf of the group. The Chairperson also reserves the right to conclude the public comment period if the comments become repetitive and do not add new information.

Public comments shall be received by the Board without individual commentary or engagement from Board members.

The Board Chairperson will inform speakers that their comments will be taken under advisement. This process ensures that public input is respected while maintaining the orderly conduct of Board meetings.