Board meeting canceled

The MHCC District Board meeting for January has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts.

The monthly meeting was to have been held Jan. 8, but was postponed until this coming Wednesday, because the meeting agenda must legally be submitted one full week in advance — a deadline that fell on Jan. 1.

Several board members, including Diane Noriega, the board chair, and MHCC President Debbie Derr, reported conflicts that ruled out any meeting next week, however. The board would lack a quorum required to approve any formal actions, said Wendy Patton, board secretary.

Patton said ongoing contract negotiations with full-time faculty and classified employees did not play a role in canceling the meeting. She said it was “strictly a scheduling issue.”

The next board meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5, a week earlier than normal to compensate for the missed meeting.