MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
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STAFF CONGRESS MINUTES
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MARCH 3, 2008
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MEMBERS:
Jeff Adkins
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Chris Hampton
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David Jessie
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Jill McBride
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Lonnie Morris
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Dallas Sammons
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Darlene Allen
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Shannon Harr*
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Linda Kegley
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Rebecca McGinnis
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April Nutter
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Todd Thacker
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Lisa Caskey
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Rosemary Hinton
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Kevin Koett
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Rick Messer*
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Joel Pace
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Sharon White
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Shannon Colvin
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Joe Hunsucker
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Margaret LaFontaine
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Amy Moore*
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Darlene Ramey
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Terry White*
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Rhonda Crisp
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Phillip James
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Rhonda Mackin
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Pam Moore*
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William Salazar
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Elizabeth Williams*
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*Denotes member was absent
Guests:
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Lora Pace - Staff Regent & Director of First Year Programs & Retention
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Chair James called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. A quorum was present. He welcomed guest Lora Pace, Staff Regent.
Motion:
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To approve the minutes from the February 4, 2008 meeting.
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Proposed: Rep. S. Colvin
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Seconded: Rep. L. Kegley
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Called for Vote:
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Passed.
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Chair's Report
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Vice President Beth Patrick will give an informational presentation on Datatel at the April meeting. He reported on the Executive Council meeting last week with Mike Walters regarding the Administrative Survey. The results from the previous survey are posted online under Administration & Fiscal Services. The next survey will take place in mid to late April of this year.
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Vice-Chair’s Report
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No report.
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Parliamentarian's Report
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No report.
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Secretary's Report
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No report.
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Committee Reports
Credentials and Elections
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Rep. LaFontaine stated they will meet after the Staff Congress meeting today.
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University Standing Appointments
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No report.
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Fiscal Affairs
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No report.
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Personnel Policies and Benefits
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Rep. Nutter gave a follow-up of the last meeting with her subcommittee about reduced prices for athletics tickets. She has talked with Athletics and they are working on a new pricing structure.
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Ad-Hoc - By-Laws Review
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No report.
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Ad-Hoc - Professional Development
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No report.
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Regent's Report: Rep. Pace reported the next Board meeting would be on March 13th. A work session was held two weeks ago. Due to potential budget cuts, they are looking at several options which include: tuition models for next year, paying tuition by the credit hour, eliminating tuition waivers for dependent graduate hours, and decreasing the maximum number of vacation days employees can cash out. Discussion was held concerning these possible options.
Human Resources Report: No report as Mr. Gniot was not present.
Old Business: NCAA Accreditation reports: Minority Issues Plan – These were originally written by the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee. Discussion. Rep. Thacker moved to accept the reports, seconded by Rep. Pace. Vote taken and motion passed.
New Business: Chair James introduced the Budget Resolution regarding proposed budget cuts, noting copies were emailed to everyone and a few copies are provided for review. He gave a brief background on why this was brought forward. Other state schools, UK, U of L, and KCTCS have all already approved a resolution and sent it from their Staff Congress to the Governor’s Office, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate. The Resolution was brought forth from Executive Council so it needed no second. Discussion. Vote was taken, Resolution passed.
Discussion: Chair James is going to invite Vice Presidents Beth Patrick and Mike Walters and President Andrews to the May meeting since some budget information should be known by April 15th as this is when the budget has to be passed. Rep. T. White asked if the dates for elections had been decided yet. Rep. LaFontaine replied that this was currently being discussed. Regent Pace suggested that Staff Congress might want to sponsor some sort of “green educational activity” for employees, to coincide with Earth Day. Discussion was held. Rep. Nutter stated that ideas could be emailed to her. Chair James stated that on the Faculty/Staff portal, there is a link that presents ideas on how we can be more efficient due to the budget crunch. There are also links on how to contact legislators regarding our budget. Rep. Nutter stated that whenever email was sent to the Legislature when the website was first given out, each email was actually sent to every member of the General Assembly as the Legislature had given out the wrong email address.
Announcements: The men’s basketball team will host the first round of the OVC tournament Tuesday night against Tennessee State at 7:00 pm. They will play in the semi-finals in Nashville on Friday. Tickets are currently on sale through the Athletics Office. Rep. LaFontaine reported that the first two days of the 16th Region Girls Tournament will be held at Wetherby Gym due to the OVC tournament being held on the same dates in the AAC.
Chair James stated that the last Open House will be this Saturday in ADUC. Founder’s Day will be March 11th for which tickets can be purchased through the Development office. The Board of Regents will meet next Thursday. The Spring Gala will be April 26th. A Chevy HHR will be raffled off this year. The raffle tickets will cost $50. Also given away will be $1000 and three $500 drawings.
Rep. Crisp announced that there will be approximately 67 employers at the Career Fair tomorrow.
Rep. Hinton announced the Relay for Life auction will be available on the MSU website. If anyone wants to donate an item for the auction, contact Kristie Williams at 3-2161.
Rep. Nutter announced that Morehead Public Radio’s Spring Fund Drive will be March 8th – 14th.
Rep. Jessie announced if anyone has any paper to be shredded or recycling that needs a receipt for or anything that weighs over 200 lbs., he needs a couple days advance notice as they now have to stay with it at the Recycling Center until it is shredded.
Motion:
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To adjourn.
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Proposed: Rep. Colvin
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Seconded: Rep. Caskey
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Called for Vote:
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Passed.
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Minutes submitted by: Rhonda Mackin, Secretary
