Final Approved by FS & EC 10-24-06

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

October 17, 2006

 

Attendance:   (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers:  President Annette Schoenberger, Past President/President-Elect Judy Kilborn, Secretary JoAnn Gasparino, Treasurer John Palmer

IFO Board Members: Andrew Larkin, Jayantha Herath, Fred Hill

Unit Representatives:  COB Vacant, COE Steve Hornstein, COFAH Robert Inkster, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Jason Lindsey, SPEC Susan Motin

Negotiator:   Bill Langen

1.      Call to order at 3:17 p.m.

2.      Approval of Minutes

a.      Executive Committee: October 3, 2006—approved at Senate October 10, 2006.

3.      Treasurer’s Report (EC 101706 3)

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the 3-Month Period Ending September 30, 2006

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Support Payments from IFO

 

 

$3,496.49

 

 

Interest, Dividends (July 2006 - September 2006) - Money Market

$18.64

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

$0.00

 

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

 

$3,515.13

 

Expenses

Secretarial

 

 

 

 

n/a

(IFO)

 

Printing/Duplicating

 

 

 

 

$0.00

 

 

Telephone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local

 

 

 

 

$72.00

 

 

 

Long Distance

 

 

 

$1.23

 

 

 

Postage

 

 

 

 

$52.86

 

 

Office Supplies

 

 

 

 

$405.33

 

 

Cloudnet (FA website annual charge)

 

 

$154.90

 

 

Meeting Expenses

 

 

 

 

$97.58

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

$0.00

 

 

Total Expenses

 

 

 

 

$783.90

 

Excess of Revenue over Expenses

 

 

 

$2,731.23

 

Cash and Investments 6/30/06

 

 

 

 

$30,621.86

 

Excess Revenues over Expenses

 

 

 

 

$2,731.23

 

Cash and Investments 9/30/06

 

 

 

 

$33,353.09

 

September 30, 2006, balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSU Agency Account

 

$2,244.35

 

 

 

 

Bremer Money Market

 

$5,354.06

 

 

 

 

24-month CD

 

 

$20,000.00

 

 

 

 

Bremer Checking

 

 

$5,754.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$33,353.09

 

 

 

Submitted by: Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant, Oct. 16, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bremer CD: $20,000

 

 

 

 

Bremer Money Market: $5,354.06

 

 

 

SCSU Agency Account: $2,244.35

 

 

 

September 2006

 

 

 

 

Check#

Date

Description

payment

deposit

balance

3065

9/5/2006

Sodexho

$37.45

 

$2,414.73

3066

9/12/2006

HSBC Business Solutions (Office Max)

$124.53

 

$2,290.20

3067

9/12/2006

Polly Chappell (Grievance binders from Target)

$32.01

 

$2,258.19

 

9/18/2006

IFO disbursement

 

$3,496.49

$5,754.68

 

 

 

 

4.      Announcements

a.   Steve Ludwig approached Schoenberger about moving the FA office. The green house may be the new location. Debra Leigh and the CARE group may also move there. Schoenberger will update as she gets more information. 

b.   Faculty Representative to Searches (EC 100306 4.d)—Associate and Assistant VP for Academic Affairs and General Education Assessment Director. Schoenberger asked for volunteers.

Motion to send Annette Schoenberger and John Palmer, since there are no other volunteers, to the Search Committee for the General Education Assessment Director—(Inkster/Hornstein). Passed  

c.       Pre Meet and Confer on Thursday is in the Apocalypse Room.  Meet and Confer is in Ballroom C—Schoenberger invited Therese Sheehan and William Branson to come Thursday to hear the discussion regarding UCC. Schoenberger passed around the history of the arbitration awards. There was discussion.  

d.   Meet and Confer Agenda (EC 101706 4.c)—Schoenberger brought items to EC for Meet and Confer Thursday. There was discussion. Office Hours has been taken off the agenda.

5.      Call for new agenda items

a.      Alcohol Policy at IFO (7.g) (Herath)

b.      Article 28 Arbitration (7.h) (Herath)

6.      Unfinished Business

a.      COSS Dean Search—Schoenberger gave an update. There was discussion.

b.   EPT committees, Document for PDP template (EC 091906 7.d).  

 

RESOLUTION: That the Faculty Association establish an "Ad hoc Committee on EPT" to study the faculty evaluation, promotion, and tenure process at SCSU, to study Articles 22 and 25 and Appendix G of the IFO-MnSCU Master Agreement and campus interpretations of those articles, and to study the various problems confronted by SCSU faculty with Articles 22 and 25, with PDPs, and with PDRs, including timelines.  The ad hoc committee will submit a report to the Faculty Senate about the interpretation of Articles 22 and 25 and about the correct EPT timelines and procedures.  Recommendations from the report may be presented at Meet and Confer—(Larkin/Palmer). Passed

 

Motion that the Ad hoc Committee on EPT consist of 6 people, one from each unit, plus one from the EC—(Larkin/Langen).

 

Motion to substitute: that the Ad hoc Committee on EPT consist of three members from the EC: Fred Hill, Robert Inkster, and John Palmer—(Larkin/Hill). Passed

7.      New Business

a.      Review of State University Faculty Supplemental Compensation (EC 090506 7.b)—there was brief discussion. This will be removed from the agenda.

b.      Holocaust Center Advisory Committee Questions—Hornstein gave a brief update. All committee members’ terms will expire, or have already expired, in December. There was discussion.  

c.       1.B.1 Investigations and Procedures—Palmer spoke to this item. There was discussion. There were several suggestions on how to approach this subject. Schoenberger informed EC that there is upcoming training being scheduled. More information will follow. EC will adjourn next EC meeting at 4:45 p.m. so that 1.B.1 Officers can meet for discussion.

d.      Budget Advisory Group (EC 091906 7.f)—the first meeting will be the 24th of October.

e.      Outcome of Promotions Process—Palmer spoke to this item. There is concern about the promotion patterns on campus. There was discussion.

Motion that EC recommend to Senate that this item (Outcome of Promotions Process) go to Meet and Confer to request summary data for all Peer Reviewed faculty, initial hire date and rank, and date of any promotions and/or denials—(Lindsey/Kasi). Passed

f.        Prerequisite Checking—not discussed

g.      Alcohol Policy at IFO (Herath)—not discussed.

h.      Article 28 Arbitration (Herath)—not discussed.

8.      Adjournment at 5:15 p.m.