From Dylan Goetz of MLive:

The language below was removed in Wednesday’s amendment:

“Therefore Employee will seek approval from the Board of Trustees before entering into, extending, hiring, discharging any contracts of employment for any members of the Executive Cabinet (VP Student Academic Success, AVP, HR, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, AVP, Institutional Advancement and AVP, Workforce and Economic Development) and the President’s office staff (Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Board Relations Coordinator, and Executive Assistant).”

The motion was made by Trustee John Daly, who justified the amendment by saying the previous president, Beverly Walker-Griffea, didn’t have the same language in her contract. Walker-Griffea was not an interim president.

“It puts in her hands the full powers of the presidency,” Daly said. “… My understanding is that the authority, if it’s granted, would be the same as the previous president had.”

The motion was supported by all but one present member of the MCC Board of Trustees. Trustee Art Reyes was absent.

Read the full story here. This potentially gives an interim president the ability to fire longtime administrative staff and replace them with people who the Board of Trustees, elected to provide oversight of such high-level hires to ensure fair processes are followed, is apparently choosing to stay out of. Just another example of this board either not understanding its responsibilities and role, or just not caring.

Oh, and according to Goetz’s reporting, Richardson-Snell declined to be interviewed at the meeting, because why should anyone be accountable or transparent here?