Board of Trustees Special Meeting
March 16, 2026

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, state of Washington, will be held on Monday March 16, 2026. The business session will begin at 4:00 PM. This meeting will be conducted both in-person in B201 and remotely via Zoom. A telephone line will also be available. Pradnya Desh, Chair, will preside.

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Meeting Agenda


Business Session

Call to Order

  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Approval of Agenda for March 16, 2026

Public Comment

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome to address the Board of Trustees during the “Public Comment” portion of each meeting. Each speaker is allotted up to two minutes. The Board does not respond to questions or comments during this time, as operational matters are delegated to the college president.

Public comments may be provided in one of three ways:

  • In-person: Sign up on the public comment sheet located at the entrance to the meeting room.
  • Remote: Use the “Raise Hand” feature in Zoom to indicate your intent to speak. If joining by phone, press *9 to raise your hand.
  • Written: Submit your comment by emailing boardoftrustees@bellevuecollege.edu.

Action

  • Revisions to Board Policy and Governance Manual

Adjournment

Minutes

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, state of Washington, was held on Monday, March 16, 2026. Pradnya Desh, chair, presided. This meeting was held in B201 and on Zoom. A telephone line was also available.

Chair Desh called the business session to order at 4 PM.

Roll Call

A quorum of the Board was present.

Present: Chair Pradnya Desh, Vice Chair Rich Fukutaki, Trustee Richard Leigh, Trustee Greg Dietzel, President David May, Assistant Attorney General Tricia Boerger, and Board Secretary Alicia Keating Polson.

Absent: none.

There were no guests in attendance.

Approval of Agenda

Trustee Dietzel made a motion to approve the agenda (March 16, 2026.) Trustee Leigh seconded.

The motion passed unanimously.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.


Action

Revisions to Board Policy and Governance Manual

Motion 04.26

Trustee Leigh moved that the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII approves the proposed revisions to Sections 100.030 (Composition) and 100.460 (Required Vote) of the Board Policy and Governance Manual, effective immediately. Trustee Dietzel seconded.

The motion passed unanimously.


Unscheduled Business

There was no unscheduled business.

Adjournment

There being no further business, Chair Desh adjourned the Board of Trustees meeting at 4:34 PM


Attest: Alicia Keating Polson

Secretary, Board of Trustees

Community College District VIII

Pradnya Desh

Chair, Board of Trustees

Community College District VIII