Staff Council Meeting

Wednesday, July 11, 2001, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

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Present:   Diane Anderson, Pat Arkema, Ella Born, Vicki Brown, Cathy Colony Bunnell, Jenniffer Carpe, Jan Christensen, Charlie Eastham, Judy Elleson, Susan Felker, David Fitzgerald, Mary Freitag, Donna Hirst, Pamela Kacena, Pat Kenner, Hazel Kerr, Kathy Klein, Karon Kolek, Feather Lacy, David Martin, Bonnie McIntosh, Sherry Pech, Cheryl Reardon, Sandra Reed, Christine Remmert, Mona Shaw, Janice Simmons-Welburn, Jun Tang, Anne Tanner, Amy Welter, Michael Wichman, Jeanette Wigum, Xian Wu.

 

Absent:    Cheryl Carter, Milind Deshpande, Tina Knutson, Joy Kross,  Dongwang Liu, Mark Long, Wanda Magruder, Donna Muller, Pamela Lenz Nielsen, Juan Parales, Rebecca Stamy

 

Administrative Liaison:  Sue Buckley, Interim Associate Vice President of Human Resources

 

1.      The meeting was called to order at 2:35 p.m.

2.      Review/approval of minutes.

  1. 6/13/01 Staff Council meeting minutes approved.
  2. Reviewed minutes from 6/15/01  Executive Committee meeting.
  3. Reviewed minutes from 6/21/01 Executive Committee meeting with President Coleman.

3.      Comments – Interim AVP Buckley.

  1. Four candidates for the position of Affirmative Action Director have been invited to campus for interviews.  Staff Councilors are encouraged to attend the open forums scheduled for each candidate and are asked to complete evaluation forms.
  2. July 23rd is the target date for salary letters to be received.
  3. The docket for the BOR meeting is out today.  It includes ERIP, final approval of Budget 2002, and the initial request for Budget 2003.

4.      Issues/Reports/On-going Concerns.

  1. A motion was made and seconded to accept the Bylaws change regarding membership of the Governmental Relations Committee.  The motion was approved without discussion.
  2. Pat Kenner discussed the Budget Committee’s proposal to bring back unused funds from any particular area to accumulate in a general fund for redistribution.  We have been somewhat hesitant to spend it in the past. In light of the current budget situation, it was discussed whether we should have a “reserve”.  A motion was made to not have a cash reserve, there was some discussion, but a vote was not taken due to loss of quorum.
  3. Pat Arkema will send the letter to the BOR stating Staff Council’s request to continue the ERIP.
  4. The Secretary II position has come offline.  We will be arranging for some interviews shortly.

5.      Conflict Resolution Documents.  Sue Buckley along with Kevin Ward, Laura Reed, Marc Mills, and Pat Arkema discussed the reasons for tackling this project.  Reasons include:  significant discrepancies in the current procedure and the lack of statements regarding civility, ethics, and conduct for staff.  There was some lengthy discussion with councilors asking several questions, requesting clarifications, and offering suggestions.  Councilors were asked if they would want to see the documents again after the committee made changes.  It was agreed that the documents would be sent out electronically and councilors would have another brief chance to make comments.

6.      Announcements.  There were none.

7.      Meeting Adjourned 4:35 p.m.

8.      No meeting in August.  Next meeting September 12, 2001, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Ella Born, Staff Council Secretary