Board of Trustees Special Meeting

Location

Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access

Minutes

Attendees

Board of Trustees: Chair Johnson, Vice Chair Swenson, Chair Exstrom

Executive Cabinet: President Mosby, Jamilyn Penn, Danielle Slota, Rolita Ezeonu, Josh Gerstman, Maribel Jimenez, Melanie Lawson, Michael Pham, Tim Wrye 

Assistant Attorney General: Ellen Evans 

Absent: Joseph Bowman

Study Session call to order: 9:06 a.m.

Discussion Topics

Opportunity for public comment

Persons wishing to testify must sign up and limit testimony to three minutes. Opportunity to testify will be offered for both in-person and virtual attendees. Speakers are encouraged to sign-up in advance of the start of the meeting using this form link.

Executive Session

Executive Session Pertaining to Highline College Labor Relations

The Board, as and when deemed necessary, may call an Executive Session for appropriate purposes under the Open Meetings Act.

Study session ajourned at 10:00 a.m.

Action item(s)

Action to be taken after executive session concludes

• Action item a. Ratification of the Highline College Classified Staff Employees’ Agreement (WPEA), for 2025-2027

Trustee Exstrom motioned that pending ratification by the classified staff membership at Highline College and per the recommendation of the President, I move that the Board approve the 2025-27 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Washington Public Employees Association and Highline College. Trustee Swenson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 10:02 a.m.

Minutes Signed and Approved

The meeting minutes from April 9, 2025, were approved and signed into record by Chair Johnson and President John Mosby on April 30, 2025.

Mission Statement: As a South King County college striving for social justice, Highline College partners with global students as they envision, plan and achieve their educational and professional goals.