{"id":2754,"date":"2017-07-30T06:34:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T10:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2017-07-30T06:34:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T10:34:13","slug":"ccc-bot-needs-oversight-what-others-are-saying-a-series-published-on-fri-jul-28th-2017-by-palmetto-news-opinion-special-report-by-hal-trammell-forwarded-with-permission-by-robert-a-wil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/2017\/07\/30\/ccc-bot-needs-oversight-what-others-are-saying-a-series-published-on-fri-jul-28th-2017-by-palmetto-news-opinion-special-report-by-hal-trammell-forwarded-with-permission-by-robert-a-wil\/","title":{"rendered":"CCC BoT needs oversight!!!! &#8211;What Others are Saying-A Series&#8211; Published On: Fri, Jul 28th, 2017-by Palmetto News-Opinion, Special Report by Hal Trammell &#8211;Forwarded with permission  by Robert A. Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>Shelby, NC \u2014<\/strong> From the past meetings, along with the details in the minutes, it\u2019s evident that this particular board needs some oversight. For instance, the public would not have known that Dr. Thornburg was fined, and the fine was allowed to become a donation that would be tax deductible. If not for the letter that former BoT Chairman Ellis Monroe submitted to the board, and others, the public would possibly have no idea about this problem. If the James G. Martin Center had not done their expos\u00e9, much of the information that brought this scandal to the public, would have gone without mention, simply because, the BoT would not mention it, and the local media will not print anything other than favorable coverage, unless the absolutely have to.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Trustees, as a whole, doesn\u2019t seem to be aware of what their duties actually entail, as evidenced by the settlement that was given to former President Thornburg. Either they weren\u2019t aware, or simply didn\u2019t care, that they did not have the authority to spend money, that did not belong to the college. There is a manual for NC Community College Trustees. Whether Cleveland Community College has their own manual or not, is not known at this time. Listed below, is the Foreward, from the NC Trustees Manual, 3rd Edition:<\/p>\n<p>[gview file=&#8221;http:\/\/citizensforgoodgovernment.org\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Foreward-3rdEditionTrusteesManual.pdf&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shelby, NC \u2014 From the past meetings, along with the details in the minutes, it\u2019s evident that this particular board needs some oversight. For instance, the public would not have known that Dr. Thornburg was fined, and the fine was allowed to become a donation that would be tax deductible. 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