Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2004
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 SubbaNarasimha, COE Hornstein, FAH Kilborn, COSE Akubue, COSS Ore, SS C. Inkster
Negotiator: Langen
1. Call to order at 3:19 PM.
2. Call for new agenda items
4.c. Website
4.d. Business alignment issues
4.e. Robert’s Rules of Order
3. Treasurer’s Report
No report was given, since there has been no change in the budget since the report given to Faculty Senate on 2/3/04.
4. Announcements
a. EC Retreat
We will meet in the Primrose Room from 2 – 5 on Thursday, Feb. 12 and will attempt to cover some of the issues raised during the brainstorming session held last semester. It was the consensus of the group that we did not need a facilitator.
b. CARE Leadership Team
President Fisher has applied for a position on the CARE Leadership Team, on behalf of the CODE committee.
c. Website
The FA office will: 1) Consult with Wil Harri to inquire whether the IFO provides maintenance for FA software; and 2) Purchase the website software, with a maintenance contract purchased only if the IFO is not able to provide the software maintenance.
Motion that the FA office purchase 3 licensed copies of Dreamweaver plus 2 years maintenance (Kilborn/Ore). Passed
It was pointed out that the local FA office should have a link from the bargaining unit page that’s part of the SCSU website. Andy Larkin will check with Sara Grachek to see what’s involved in getting our link added.
e. Robert’s Rules of Order
FA President Fisher met with Jeff Ringer to discuss Roberts Rules of Order. It was agreed by the group that if more than one person has their hand raised, a motion should take precedence.
A committee member stated Sturgis Rules is a more streamlined version of Robert’s Rules.
Motion we ask the Constitutional Review Committee to consider changing from Robert’s Rules of Order to Sturgis Rules or another type after consulting with Jeff Ringer and give the Executive Committee a recommendation (Schoenberger/Hornstein). Passed
5. Unfinished Business
a. Sanctioned Meetings
FA President Fisher made a motion at the IFO Executive Committee meeting to refer this issue to an outside attorney for their opinion. The motion failed, however, because of the time expended on the budget, the dependent health care issue, and the Executive Committee’s focus on trimming the budget. Because of budget considerations and the fact we already have recommendations, it is their view the Administration can meet with any faculty they want or any faculty committee; but it is not official until it goes through Senate. This issue has now come back to this committee to make a determination.
Motion that the group send this issue back to Robert Johnson, Andrew Larkin, and Steve Hornstein to revise and bring back to the group (Hornstein/Schoenberger). Passed
Motion that we refer the edited document and the IFO letter to the Constitutional Review Committee for their review (Buske/Schoenberger). Failed
b. Chancellor’s Work Plan (www.stcloudstate.edu/documents/workplan <http://www.stcloudstate.edu/documents/workplan> )
FA President Fisher would like to take this topic off of the agenda. The President’s response is on the website.
c. IRC (attachments 6c from EC on 1/13/04) (attachment 6c)
Motion that we request Administration make public to the university community all of the material related to the IRC after appropriate permission from the writers of the letters. This material includes: 1) Draft report (labeled Work Group Report); 2) Letter from Jean Lacourt and Semya Hakim; 3)Letter from President Saigo dispanding the committee (Subba/Larkin).
FA President Fisher suggested we ask the IRC committee what their recommendations are.
Motion to table this motion until FA President Fisher has the opportunity to contact the members of the IRC and report back at the next Executive Committee meeting (Schoenberger/Kilborn). Passed
d. Student Grade Appeal
The FA committee reviewing the student grade appeal stated it is imperative for Records and Registration to supply the committee with the necessary documents prior to the meeting with the faculty tomorrow, 2/11/04; therefore, the FA office will contact Records and Registration to request this information immediately.
e. Progress report on implementation of Zmora, et al. v. State of Minnesota, et al. settlement agreement (attachment 6c from Senate on 1/20/04) (attachment 7a)
FA President Fisher met with the CARE Committee, and they’re not sure what they want to recommend to the Senate regarding diversity education. They will need more time to discuss the matter. She is also going to meet with the CODAS Committee tomorrow, and she’s sure they’ll need more time too. It was asked if Geoffrey Tabakin is still on the CODAS Committee, and FA President Fisher confirmed he announced his resignation.
A committee member stated the CODE and CODAS Committees are two distinct committees.
FA President Fisher stated the clearest distinction is anti-semitism training falls under CODAS. A committee member suggested members of the CODE Committee act as adjuncts to the CODAS Committee, and FA President Fisher said she would suggest this to the committees.
FA President Fisher asked if the committee agreed that CODE should not be involved in the administration’s draft; and it was agreed this should have gone to CODE through CODAS. It was confirmed neither of these committees has the mandate to devise such a mechanism as accountability for training, since this is the administration’s responsibility.
It was agreed FA President Fisher will get the committees’ recommendation for diversity education and eventually bring those to Meet and Confer.
Motion to move the agenda to 6.d. (Hornstein/Langen). Passed
6. New Business
d. Partnership Contracts for Programs Off Campus (Hornstein)
Motion to take this issue of partnerships to Meet and Confer (Hornstein/Langen). Passed
The agenda was moved to 6.e.
e. Director of Affirmative Action and Social Equity Search Committee COSE and COE representatives.
Motion we appoint Mohammad Mahroof-Tahir as the COSE rep and Michael Davis as the COE rep for the Director of Affirmative Action and Social Equity Search Committee (Schoenberger/Larkin). Passed
FA President Fisher reported that there was a complaint from the COB that a small department in the college has two reps to the COB Dean’s Search committee and the largest department doesn’t have any. It was reiterated that Senate on Feb. 3rd voted not to change the makeup of the committees after the representatives had been elected. A different motion passed that would make sure this wouldn’t happen in the future.
The agenda was moved to 6.f.
f. Delegate Assembly Resolutions
It was stated we should make sure we introduce a resolution that addresses a seeming fixation on benefits for people with dependents vs. those without. FA President Fisher asked if Negotiator Langen would address this.
7. Adjournment at 5:17 PM.