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Minutes
Staff Council Meeting
November 17, 2004
2:30 p.m. UHV - UC312, Sugar Land -
SL3318, Cinco Ranch - CR143
Unofficial Minutes - Approved on
January 19, 2005
Chair:
Robin Cadle
Vice Chair:
Randy Faulk
Secretary:
Lydia Faye Landry
Number of Members Attending:
35
Members in Attendance:
From UHV: Robin Cadle, Tracey Moore-Sweeney, Rita Mowry, Cathy
Nelson, Cheryl Robbins, Sherrie Kroll, Linda Urbish, Kathy Caylor,
Diana Pennington, Deana Waida, Angela Hartman, Esther Sandoval, Emily
Harrison, Deborah Westbrook, Dyana Hons, Mary Borden, Andrea Blumberg,
Katherine Sullivan, Dixie Burge, Suzanne Clodfelter, Sariah Welch, Tim
Hudson, Christy Etter-Esse, Karen Boldt, Dianna Farrell, Erika Guerra,
Kristy Holly, Iris Tam, Denise Prescott, Karen Pantel, Zoeann Byerly,
Randy Faulk and Faye Landry. From Cinco Ranch: Christy Graham
and Caesar Bandera. From Sugar Land: No Attendance
1.
The meeting was
called to order at 2:35 p.m.
2.
A motion was made by Karen Boldt and seconded by Christy
Etter-Esse that the minutes from the September 29, 2004, be
approved as written.
The minutes will be placed on the P: drive prior to the
meetings so members can print and review before attending.
3.
President Tim Hudson spoke to the group on the update that he sent out
by e-mail this week. The Board of Regents meeting will be May 19 at
the University of Houston-Victoria. Questions were asked by the staff
attending this meeting.
4.
Old Business:
Christmas Projects
– Chair Cadle said a tree will be decorated at Lacks for the canned
goods
project. An e-mail will be sent out
requesting food and where to drop off the canned goods.
Linda Urbish explained the three projects
that the Salvation Army is sponsoring:
Adopt –A-Family – do a generic family –
ex. buy a gift card at HEB.
Adopt-An-Angel – choose a name of a child
on our Christmas trees – located in the Center
Building and the West Building will be set
up on or around November 29th.
Stuff-A-Stocking – You choose an age group
and a 17” stocking will be provided for you to
stuff. The stockings will be stuffed
by December 17th.
The majority at the meeting express an
interest in doing Adopt-An-Angel and Stuff-A-Stockin
for the Christmas Projects.
Constitution Revisions –
Dixie Burge opened the discussion of the Constitution revisions that
were given out to the staff. People
spoke and presented their views on the revision. On page 6
the reading of the proposed amendment
should be 50% +1 to make a quorum of the vote.
Suzanne Clodfelter moved and Christy
Etter-Esse seconded to move that the bylaws show 50%
+1 for a quorum.
The committee in December will send the
revisions of the Constitution to all the staff. The
revisions to the Constitution will be
voted on at the January meeting.
Dress Code
– The Dress Code Committee presented the following statement:
“UHV employees should be mindful of
personal hygiene and take care to wear clean clothes. Understanding that UH-V
serves multiple constituents with different expectations, each employee should
dress in accordance with the expectation of his
or her own constituents for a given
day.”
Christy Etter-Esse made a motion but
rescinded her motion after discussion of the Dress
Code. Christy Etter-Esse moved and
Kristy Holly seconded to drop the issue of the dress
code. If there is a problem with
dress, please take to your supervisor.
All in favor - raise your hand.
Opposed – Karen Boldt
Announcements
– Reminder of Macroni Fest this weekend.
Karen Pantel will send out an e-mail for
your input on ideas on type of awards to be given out at
the Employee Recognition Luncheon.
Holiday Reception for staff, faculty and
community will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room in
December. Holiday attire.
5. Meeting Adjourned:
A
motion was made by Karen Pantel and seconded by Denise Prescott
to adjourn the meeting at 3:35 p.m. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in UHV Center Bldg. Room 312,
Cinco Ranch Room 143 and Sugar Land Room 318.
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