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Minutes
Staff Council Meeting
March 25, 2003
2:30 p.m. Alcorn Auditorium
Approved on __May
13, 2003
Chair:
Suzanne Clodfelter
Vice-Chair:
Christina Lopez
Secretary:
Robin Cadle
Number of
Members Attending: 23
Members in
Attendance: Suzanne Clodfelter, Sharon Long, Christina Lopez, Dixie
Burge, Natalie Burge, Faye Landry, Leon Brashier, Trudy Wortham, Greg
Fanelli, Billy Sainz, Susie Motal, Cathy Nelson, Mary Ann Rivera, Sherrie
Kroll, Karen Boldt, Michael H. Guion, Carolyn Mallory, Cheryl Robbins,
Tracey Moore-Oden, Marci Wallace, Melody Olsen, Lydia Huber, Robin Cadle
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The meeting was called to
order at 2:30 p.m.
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President’s Update:
Dr. Haynes discussed:
· Staff
reclassifications have now been reviewed by the budget committee and
returned to HR for distribution to managers. Appeals will not be accepted
until we have completed the market analysis for staff positions.
· Current
7% return to state of general appropriations. In order to accomplish this,
we have notified cabinet that we will be taking 5% of ledger 1 monies from
departmental accounts. They can move temporary employees, work study and non
work study employees to ledger 2 as they need; utilize FY02 rollover funds
to support M & O expenditures; and lastly, appeal to budget committee later
in this fiscal year if they are going to have a deficit
· Too
early in the legislative session to tell, but both preliminary proposals
seem to be taking growth into account along with the proposed cuts.
Depending on total revenues available to state, it is the belief that we may
well be better off than others, but certainly not with "surplus" funds and
certainly with no likelihood of employee raises other than the possibility
of monies for reclassifications and promotions.
· Addition
to University West - finally begun. Anticipated completion for move in by
SP'04.
· UHV
to celebrate 30th anniversary next year. Plans include additional regional
visibility; a challenge campaign for special endowments as well as some fun
events
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Safety Briefing: Leon
Brashier & Greg Fanelli
Leon shared three (3) handouts with us, Emergency Situations, Sheltering
in Place – UHV and Surviving the Unthinkable, (these will be included
with our minutes). After reviewing these handouts with us, we then viewed a
15 minute video from the Red Cross describing Shelter in Place.
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A motion was made
by Sharon Long and seconded by Faye Landry that the minutes from
January 14, 2003 be approved as written. The minutes will be
placed on the P: drive prior to the meetings so members could print and
review before attending.
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Staff Council Chair Report:
Suzanne has been unable to meet with Dr. Haynes due to calendar
conflicts.
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Old Business:
Birthday Celebrations. Robin Cadle contacted each department head by
email and everyone seem to be happy with their assigned Birthday
Celebration months. Two (2) suggestions made where maybe combining all
the schools and they share one month, this would leave 2 months free, and
Education was willing to change if anyone wanted too. So the list remains:
January
Information
Technology
February
School of Business
March
Business Services / Finance
April
Administration & Finance / Facilities
May/June
OUA / President /HR
July
School of Arts & Sciences
August/September
Provost / SBDC /ISS
October
Library
November
School of Education
December
Student Services & Regional Outreach
Staff Council Constitution - A motion was made by Mary Ann Rivera
and seconded by Faye Landry that the Constitution is approved as
corrected and read.
The Constitution has been placed on the P:
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New Business:
Reminder that the SACs Visiting Team will be with
us this week
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m. |
