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North Arkansas College Board of Trustees

The North Arkansas College Board of Trustees is composed of nine members. Members are elected at the November general election. They serve for a term of six years. The Board meets at 3 p.m., on the second Thursday of each month. All meetings are held in the Bennie Ellis Board Room on the South Campus unless otherwise noted.

Members of the North Arkansas College Board of Trustees with a term expiration date.

Conflicts of Interest Policy

It is the policy of North Arkansas College to comply with Act 69 . All Board of Trustee members shall treat their position with the College as a public trust. Trustees shall use their positions and resources only to advance the public interest and not to obtain personal benefits or pursue private interests. Trustees shall conduct themselves in a manner that justifies the confidence placed in them by the College community and the greater Harrison and surrounding community, at all times maintaining the integrity and discharging ethically the high responsibilities of public service. A conflict of interest may make it difficult or impossible for a trustee to perform their duties effectively or to act in the College’s best interests. Thus, all trustees must avoid any situation that may give rise to a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety.
  1. Appearance of Impropriety is a circumstance that appears to a reasonable observer to be improper, whether such a circumstance is an actual violation of policy or law. 
  2. Conflict of Interest is a situation in which an individual might benefit or appear to benefit personally from a decision made in their official capacity.
  3. Trustee is any member of the North Arkansas College Board of Trustees. 
  4. Financial Interest is one in which the person or immediate family member has, directly or indirectly, through business or investment:
A. An ownership or investment interest in any entity with which ag娱乐官网 has a transaction or arrangement.
B. A compensation arrangement with any entity or individual with which the College is negotiating a transaction or arrangement, or a potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with, any entity or individual with which ag娱乐官网 is negotiating a transaction or arrangement.
C. A financial interest is not necessarily a conflict of interest. A person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the Board or appropriate committee decides that a conflict of interest exists.

 5.  Family of a Trustee For purposes of this policy, family of an Trustee includes spouse, domestic partner, parents, brothers, sisters, children, stepparents, stepbrothers and stepsisters, stepchildren, parents-in-law, brothers- and sisters-in-law, sons- and daughters-in-law, and the immediate family members (parents, brothers and sisters, and children) of spouses and domestic partners, or is a person who receives financial support of more than 25% of their annual income, or is a person claimed as a dependent for federal income tax purposes. This policy applies whether the relationship exists at the time of employment or is established later.  
 6.  Honoraria Gifts given by way of honoring or paying respect to someone or something; spec. a (voluntary) fee for professional services which are rendered nominally without charge.

Disclosure
Each member of the Board of Trustees shall complete, sign, and file a Statement of Financial Interest form on an annual basis.
Each member of the Board of Trustees shall complete, sign, and file a Code of Ethics Disclosure form on an annual basis.


Prohibited Activities
  1. A trustee shall not use his or her position to secure special privileges or exemptions not available to others for his or herself, or persons standing in the first degree of relationship to the trustee, or for those with whom the trustee has a substantial financial relationship except as otherwise provided by law or policy of the Board.
  2. A trustee shall not engage in any public or professional activity while serving as a trustee which the trustee might reasonably expect would require or induce the trustee to disclose any information acquired by the trustee by reason of the trustee's official position, which is declared by law or regulation to be confidential. A trustee shall not disclose any such information gained by reason of his or her position, nor shall the trustee otherwise use such information for his or her personal gain or benefit unless as otherwise provided by law or policy of the Board.
  3. A trustee must abstain from voting on or influencing transactions where a conflict of interest exists. A trustee having knowledge of a conflict of interest shall disclose it to the Chairman of the Board within a reasonable time after becoming aware of the conflict of interest. A trustee having a conflict of interest shall not vote or otherwise take any action with respect to the matter as to which a conflict of interest exists. The trustee may, if requested by the Chairman of the Board, or the Chairman of a committee of the Board, participate in discussion of the transaction in public meetings of the Board or its committees but shall abstain from voting thereon.
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