11-19-2003

Staff Assembly Executive Council Minutes

November 19, 2003

1898 Room

12-1 p.m.

Members Present: Marcia Bertholf, Krystal Burns, Lisa Meyer, Linda Sue McClure, Trevor Werttemberger, Stacey Chatman, Mary Beth Charleboix, Kim Gieber, Keith Gauthier, Janice Resch.

Called to order at 12:05 p.m. by President Marcia Bertholf

Old Business

1. Compensation Committee:  Agenda from the Compensation Committee for Keith to take to the UBC was revised and approved. Priorities being presented are living wage, subsidized daycare, possibilities for using accumulated sick leave and vacation hours in various ways, cost of living increases, in future-how to get our proposals through the system in an appropriate, efficient, and timely way, presentation of facts and figures regarding part-time vacation accrual as requested by UBC. Finalized summary to be emailed to Keith today.

Lisa presented information she had received from Mike Casey regarding subsidized daycare as a potential benefit. Mike gave the go ahead to look into this with HR; Debbie Cerenzia will guide this endeavor at least to investigate possibility. At this time, an on-site facility will not be considered. The Executive Council, Compensation Committee, and Debbie Cerenzia will form the daycare subcommittee.

Draft statement of Compensation Survey Report was emailed out by Marcia a few days earlier to all SAEC members.

2. Accreditation:  Marcia, Thayne, and Mike Casey have reworked the Staff Survey and have re-submitted it as an Exhibit. Lisa has assembled all available Minutes for the exhibit and received additions. These will be sent to Faculty Services for binding tomorrow.

3. Heads Up:  Subcommittee will meet to begin planning for February’s event. Members are Krystal, Janice, Mary Beth, Stacey, Marcia.

New Business

1. Treasurer’s Report:  Linda Sue presented finalized Staff Assembly budget/report. Issue of employee morale boosters (lottery and bookstore certificate) being in possible violation of IRS regulations is being investigated by Linda Sue.

2. Term Limits:  Moved to next week.

3. Minutes: Approval of November 12, 2003 Minutes moved to next week.

Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Scheduling of future meetings

Future meetings will be held every other Wednesday in the 1898 Room from 12-1 p.m.  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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