MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
STAFF
CONGRESS MINUTES
December 3, 2001
MEMBERS:
|
Sharon
Beller
Larry
Besant
Thelma
Bumgardner
*Vincent
Butler
Gene
Caudill |
Joy
Cecil
Rhonda
Crisp
Lana
Fraley
Patty
Eldridge
Michael
Hopper |
David
Jessie
Linda
Kegley
Rhonda
Mackin
*Jackie
McCleese
Zach
McClurg |
Pam
Moore
Carole
Morella
*Lonnie
Morris
Lora
Pace
Darlene
Ramey |
Belva
Sammons
Dallas
Sammons
Tim
Smith
*Jeannine
Stevens
Stephanie
Stewart |
Willis
Taylor
Todd
Thacker
Jonell
Tobin
Madonna
Weathers
Rick
Williams |
*Denotes
member was absent
Guests: Roger Barker, Human Resources
Director
Chair
Weathers called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. A quorum was present.
MOTION: To
approve the November meeting minutes with the following corrections:
change "meet" to "met" on page one under Personnel Policies and Benefits
Committee report; under New Business the first sentence on page to change "in or
to be" to "in order to be"; names added to the Standing Appointments
Sub-Committee:
William Salazar - Service Committee
Wade Kerr & Janie Porter - Wellness Committee
Dr. Rita Calhoun - Technology Resources Committee
Shannon Harr - Scholarship Committee
Sharon Beller - Job Reclassification Committee
Marcia Ribble - Student Life Committee
Jeff Spradling - Student Disciplinary Committee
Proposed: Rep. Sammons
Called for
vote:
Passed
CHAIR'S
REPORT – Chair
Weathers requested
that Roger Barker get the Job Classification Appeals Committee information
updated on the web and meet with those involved in updating the
information. Chair Weathers asked permission from the congress to write a
letter of appreciation to the Board of Regents for hosting the reception to meet
university faculty and staff.
VICE-CHAIR'S
REPORT - No
report.
SECRETARY'S REPORT – No
report.
Committee
Reports
Credentials
and Elections Committee – No
report by committee chair Hopper. Staff Congress Chair Weathers discussed
a proposal to amend PG-44 to allow alternative representatives of the Job
Reclassification Appeals Committee to attend all committee meetings. As it
reads now, alternates attend only the meetings in which they replace a committee
member.
Standing
Appointments Sub-Committee –
Sub-Committee
Chair Stewart reported the following persons had been nominated to fill vacant
committee positions:
Margaret Lafontaine - Intercollegiate Athletics
Ladonna Purcell - Service Committee
Thelma Bumgardner - Service Committee
Fiscal Affairs Committee –
Chair B.
Sammons reported the committee had received a request to submit a resolution
regarding salary increases for the coming year similar to the one submitted by
the Faculty Senate. The Fiscal Affairs Committee will submit the following
resolution to the congress for approval in new business.
"For the
2002-2003 fiscal year the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Staff Congress
recommends that any salary increase package of up to 3% be distributed
across the board for all university employees. It is further
recommended that any salary funds exceeding a 3% pool be may
distributed at the discretion of the
administration."
Personnel Policies and Benefits
Committee –
Committee Chair Thacker deferred to committee Vice-Chair Besant who attended the
University Benefits Committee meeting. VC Besant reported the UBC now has
on the agenda to look into the tuition waiver for retirees and their dependents
at the January meeting. An insurance policy for Long Term Care may
be offered to employees. Rep. Stewart reported the UBC discussed the
possibility of requiring employees contribute to the university sick leave pool
in order to be eligible to draw from the pool. Term Life Insurance was not
discussed in the UBC meeting. The issue of increasing retirees group term
life insurance will need to be discussed with Human Resources
OLD BUSINESS
MOTION: To
support the Standing Appointments Sub-Committee committee appointments as
outlined in the committee report above.
Proposed: SAS
Committee
Seconded: Rep.
Ramey
Called for vote:
Passed
NEW
BUSINESS
MOTION: "For the
2002-2003 fiscal year the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Staff Congress
recommends that any salary increase package of up to 3% be distributed across
the board for all university employees. It is further recommended that any
salary funds exceeding a 3% pool be may distributed at the discretion of
the administration."
Proposed: Fiscal Affairs
Committee Seconded: Rep.
Pace
Called for
vote:
Passed
After much discussion the
motion was amended to read as follows: "For the 2002-2003 fiscal year the Staff
Congress Fiscal Affairs Committee recommends that any salary increase package of
up to 3% be across the board for all university employees. It is further
recommended that any salary funds exceeding 3% be equally distributed between
faculty and staff pools to be applied through existing merit systems or across
the board." Chair Weathers will send
the resolution to the appropriate administrators with an introduction and
justification similar to the Faculty Senate.
MOTION: Staff
Congress send a "Thank You" note to the Board of Regents for hosting a reception
for faculty and staff
Proposed: Rep. B.
Sammons
Seconded: Rep. Morella
Regents Report
- No report
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting
will be 01/07/01.
Next week is
final exam week.
Wednesday
is reading day
Have a Happy and
Safe Holiday
MOTION: Adjournment
Proposed: Rep. Thacker
Seconded: Rep. B. Sammons
Called For
Vote:
Passed. Meeting adjourned at 1:45
p.m.
Minutes
by:
Dallas F.
Sammons, Secretary
