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Brookings Health system
Board of Trustees
August 4, 2011
Board Members: Rob Jones, Chair, Al Baker, Vice-Chair, Zeno W. Wicks, III, Secretary, Jim
Booher, Arne Brown, Sandra Faltemier, Debra Johnston (arrived at 6:11 p.m.), Teresa McKnight,
Julie Whaley, ex-officio: Mike McClemans
Invited Guest: September Bessler, HR Manager
Jones called the Hospital Board of Trustee Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. A plated meal was served.
Executive Session
A motion by Wicks/McKnight to move into Executive Session at 6:17 p.m. citing SDCL 1-25-2(1),
Personnel matters. Those present: Al Baker, Arne Brown, Sandra Faltemier, Debra Johnston, Rob Jones,
Teresa McKnight, Julie Whaley, Zeno W. Wicks, III, Mike McClemans and September Bessler.
Executive session concluded at 7:30 p.m.
A motion by Wicks, second by McKnight to approve the following CEO Search Process:
Board’s Role:
*Delegate management of the CEO selection process to the search committee.
*Get periodic updates from the committee on progress and timeline.
*Start being active in the process when onsite interviews are conducted.
*Board members to meet with all interview candidates.
*Board members will provide feedback from the interviews to the search committee.
*Board meets with search committee to discuss recommendations and answer questions.
*Board reviews and approves recommendations from the committee.
*Board negotiates salary and benefits with board approved candidate.
Committee’s Role:
*Manage the selection process.
*Review resumes’ of eligible candidates.
*Set timelines for the interview process.
*Determine the format for the interview process.
*Debate qualities of all candidates interviewed at committee meetings.
*Meet with the board to present recommendations along with reasons for the conclusions reached.
*Provide the priority list of top candidates the committee feels could be the CEO.
*Once the candidate has accepted the offer, the committee’s job is complete with the understanding that after
the final presentation from the search committee, the Board and Human Resource Manager will go into
executive session to choose the top candidate.
Unanimous approval. Motion carried.
Meeting concluded at 7:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Zeno W. Wicks, III, Secretary