9/30/03
Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)
Officers: President Fisher, President-Elect Schoenberger, Past President Larkin, Secretary: Williams, Treasurer: Buske
IFO Board Members: Hill, Johnson, Kilborn
Unit Representatives: COB P. N. SubbaNarasimha COE Hornstein, FAH Kilborn, COSE Akubue, COSS Ore, SS C. Inkster
Negotiator: Langen
Negotiations Update, 6.e.
COE Staffing Issues, 6.f.
Independent Review Committee, 6.g.
Task Force on Restructuring the University, 6.h.
Deans’ Reports, 6.i.
Treasurer Buske passed out a “preview” Treasurer’s report to be shared with Senate on 10/7/03 (including the $1,210 over payment to the IFO).
There is going to be a Presidents’ Meeting where all state university presidents and Faculty Association presidents meet. President Fisher will report back to the Senate after attending this meeting.
- IFO Staff Negotiations
A committee member asked what the issues were. President Fisher responded neither the IFO Executive Committee nor the IFO board is directing the IFO staff negotiations. A subcommittee of the IFO Executive Committee is negotiating for the IFO, and no settlement has been reached.
President Fisher reported back from the IFO Board meeting that we need to make a plan to pay any money owed by the end of the calendar year.
Motion to create a subcommittee of the Executive Committee to develop a policy document beyond the existing bylaws on sanctioned meetings and report back to the entire group (Hornstein/Johnson). Passed. The subcommittee members are: S. Hornstein, R. Johnson, and A. Larkin
The agenda was moved to 6.e.
e. Negotiations Update
Bill Langen distributed a document entitled “MnSCU Economic Counter Proposal – September 29, 2003 - Hand Delivered to IFO Offices.” A committee member asked if this document could be shared, and the answer was yes.
The agenda was moved to 6.h.
h. Task Force on Restructuring the University
President Fisher gave Provost Spitzer a memo stating who the representatives are. Since a meeting has not yet been convened, Past President Larkin offered to do so; and President Fisher will contact Provost Spitzer to advise him.
The agenda was moved to 6.f.
f. COE Staffing Issues
Motion that President Fisher request a meeting with Steve Hornstein, Terry Peterson, Joane McKay, and Provost Spitzer to gain resolution at this point (Schoenberger/Larkin). Passed
The agenda was moved to 6.i.
i. Deans’ Reports
President Fisher will speak with the department dean regarding a request for workload reports and will report back to the group.
b. Affirmative Action Hiring Manual
President Fisher will put this topic on the Meet and Confer agenda.
c. FA Committees
Motion that the subcommittee formed earlier who will look into sanctioned meetings look into FA committees as well (Kilborn/Inkster).
Substitute motion that we ask the Constitutional Review Committee to Review the issues of both the Chair of the UCC and the way committee elections are held (Larkin/Johnson). Passed
7. Meeting was adjourned at 5:15 PM.