Final Approved 3-17-09

February 17, 2009

Executive Committee Minutes

Attendance: (Those present indicated by an underline)

Officers: President John Palmer, Past President Judy Kilborn, Secretary Michael Tripp, Treasurer Michael Connaughton

IFO Board Members: David Warne, Debra Leigh, President-Elect Mark Jaede

Unit Representatives: COB Bill Hudson, COE Frances Kayona, COFAH VACANT, COSE Balsy Kasi, COSS Robert Johnson, SPEC JoAnn Gasparino

Negotiator: Michael Connaughton

1. Call to order at 4:00 p.m.

2. Approval of Minutes—approved in Senate.

3. Treasurer’s Report (EC021709 3.a.1)—report given; changing banks

Motion to boycott Walmart—Kayona/Connaughton. Failed (out of order)

Motion: Shall the ruling of the chair stand? No

4. Announcements/Status Reports

a. Administrative Searches—discussed.

b. Grievance Report (Tom Hergert)—next meeting.

c. Foundations of Excellence (Warne)—nothing to report.

5. Call for new agenda items—none.

6. Unfinished Business

7. New Business

a. Meet and Confer—strategy was discussed.

b. Contract Ratification—ballots are going out today. Someone from the IFO will be on campus February 24, 2009 at 10 am in South Voyageurs and at Senate, time definite 3:30, in Cascade.

c. Posted Office Hours—discussed.

d. Reassigned Time—discussed.

8. Adjournment at 5:00 p.m.

Submitted and prepared by Polly Chappell, SCSU FA Administrative Assistant