STAFF ASSEMBLY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MINUTES
February 20, 2002 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Crosby Large Conference Room
Members Present: Bill Kostelec, Krystal Burns, Neva Bishop, Anne Thomas, Janice Resch, Keith Gauthier, Kim Gieber, Theresa Castillo and Lisa Smythe-Rodino from the Compensation Committee
Members Absent: Barbara Kolbet, Brett Hendricks, and Molly Spilker
Guests: Laurie Hanlon and Melissa Thompson from the Nominations and Elections Committee
The meeting called to order by President Bill Kostelec at 12:07
Minutes from 2/13/02 approved as amended
New Business
Elections Committee
· The Nominations and Elections Committee was asked to come up with a meeting or session of some kind for the upcoming election where the candidates and the staff who will be electing them can meet.
· We discussed the need to emphasize to candidates the responsibilities and time commitment for each position.
· Motion passed to lengthen the term of the Compensation Committee from two years to three years. Discussions were had regarding keeping one member an extra year on their existing term to facilitate better staggering of terms, so that one experienced member is not left on the committee with three new members. This change stems from discussions with the Compensation and Benefits Committee and Debbie Cerenzia, the Assistant Director of Human Resources, Benefits, regarding the amount of preparation and education it takes to be an effective committee.
· Motion passed to add a third person to the Community Service and Outreach Committee beginning with the upcoming elections. This was done to help the committee move forward. This committee has a big job and has not been large enough to facilitate the action desired. We are going to review the job description for this committee in an upcoming meeting.
Budget Committee
Bill provided a brief report from the budget committee. Below are some brief points from the budget committee.
· A balanced budget is being presented to the Trustees for Academic Year 02-03.
· The surplus from the current year AY 01-02 is being used to balance the budget for AY 02-03.
· May still need to house students in River Inn next year.
· Enrollment expected at 900, budget based on 855. Law School budget is based on 210, applications are running ahead of last year.
Upcoming Open Meeting
Motion passed unanimously to postpone until further
notice.
Reviewed anonymous questions from the
community
Reviewed draft of questions, which arose from the information provided by Father Spitzer and Chuck Murphy in their November meetings. A decision was made that these questions would be to Chuck Murphy and Steve Doolittle as soon as possible, so that they could have time to research.
Old Business
A motion to have an agenda for future meetings passed.
Scheduling of future meetings
Next Meeting will be held on February 27, 2002.
Future meetings will be held each Wednesday in Crosby Large Conference Room from 12:00 – 1:00. Since this is the lunch hour, please feel free to bring your lunch. All SAEC members will be notified if there is a change to this recurring meeting.
By virtue of the bylaws, all Staff Assembly meetings are open unless otherwise designated by the Executive Council. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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