Mission Statement:

The Board recognizes that it is important and necessary for the welfare and governance of the College that all Trustees engage in educational and trustee development opportunities beyond the local level, as well as serving as advocates for community colleges, and Danville Area Community College, on local, state, and national levels.

Entertainment expenses are prohibited and include, but are not limited to, shows, amusements, theaters, circuses, sporting events, or any other place of public or private entertainment or amusement, unless ancillary to the purpose of the program or event.

It further acknowledges that the need for trustee education and advocacy must be balanced by fiscal responsibility. To this end, the Board shall annually, as part of developing the College budget, meet together to:

1. Determine the educational needs of individual Board members, including the student trustee.
2. Determine the priorities for the representational needs of the institution, such as participation in the Illinois Community College Trustees Association or participation as representative on AACC or ACCT national or regional boards, etc. All Trustees seeking to represent the College must obtain prior approval of the Board due to budget considerations.
3. Determine the level of funding available for expenses.
4. Assign trustees to events in a fair and equitable manner, taking into account prior years' experience.
5. Schedule adequate and timely opportunities for trustees to report back to the Board relevant information gained through trustee development experiences.

Per Public Act 99-0692 (PA 99-0692), every Trustee elected or appointed after January 2017 shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, open meetings law, community college and labor law, freedom of information law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a community college trustee during the first, third, and fifth years of his or her term.

The College shall maintain on its website the names of all elected or appointed voting trustees of the board who have successfully completed the training, as well as the names of all elected or appointed voting trustees of the board who have not successfully completed the training.

Upon completion of the required training, the board member shall certify such completion to the secretary of the board. If a board member does not satisfy all requirements of the required training, the secretary shall send a notice to all elected or appointed members serving on the board and the president of that fact.

Board members serve without remuneration except that Board members are reimbursed for travel and incidental expenditures.

1. Trustees may travel by plane or car, depending on which is the most cost effective for the College. If Trustees travel by plane, they will be reimbursed for their travel expenses based upon commercial air carrier coach rates. Commercial airline trips should be arranged in advance through standard purchasing procedures. If Trustees travel by personal vehicle, they will be reimbursed at a rate equal to the IRS mileage reimbursement rate for July 1 of that year through June 30 of the following year.
2. Reimbursement for lodging, meals, and registration expense will be arranged in advance whenever possible through standard purchasing procedures. Reimbursement for lodging at the single room rate and meal expenses will be made one of two ways:
   • Option one: Actual out-of-pocket expenses verified by receipts.
   • Option two: From IRS-approved per diem rates in effect for that year - no receipts required.
3. There will be no reimbursement for alcoholic beverages.

In accordance with Public Act 99-0604 (PA 99-0604), all trustees’ travel related expenses will be approved by roll call vote.