STAFF COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 3/19/02
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Cynthia Stevenson, Lisa Ruddell, Curt Peterson, Debbie NeSmith, Barb Gelwick, Rebecca Beardsley, Rita Seelye, Cari Winstead, Janie Loney, Kathleen Norvell, Juli Crecelius, Lee Bennett, Bev Biggs |
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| Absent - Excused: |
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Roger Morris |
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| Absent - Unexcused: |
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Alicia Stanley |
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Secretary Bev Biggs reported that the minutes of the last meeting were approved by all Staff Council members via email and then sent to all staff prior to the meeting. |
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| Treasurer Janie Loney reported the following: |
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$373.37 Rainy Day Fund (deposit of .36 dividend only activity)
$857.88 Savings Account (deposit of .81 dividend only activity)
$589.41 Checking Account ($96 for flowers for 4 staff members)
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As of the beginning of the meeting, 95 tickets had been sold for the Style Show. Several members of the campus community made a donation in lieu of lunch. |
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COMMITTEE REPORTS: President Kathleen Norvell reported that at the last Chancellor’s Executive Committee there was no word on what the appropriations would be for next year. It appears likely that more cuts will have to be made, but how it will affect IUS is not known at this time.
The recommendations from CBAG were distributed to the group. These recommendations have been sent to the Chancellor. In the top level of priority was the item "Increase the salary pool by at least 3% to keep up with increases in the cost of living and provide funds for salary equity adjustments". Based on the situation with the state budget, CBAG wanted to make certain that salary increases did not suffer as a result. |
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| GIFT FOR CHANCELLOR: It was agreed at a previous meeting that the Staff Council would give F. C. Richardson a gift for his service to the campus. Two items were discussed; one being a plate from Louisville Stoneware and the other was a tree with a plaque that could be planted on campus. Bev Biggs will research the cost and timeline necessary for a gift from Lousiville Stoneware. We will also check with Sam Asberry about the appropriateness of a tree. Cynthia Stevenson will check with Bruce Fox about the cost of the plaque. |
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| LATE NOTIFICATION OF SNOW POLICY: The Staff Council was asked to look into the problem of people already being on campus when the announcement was made to delay classes for two hours. These people worked an extra two hours on that day and were not given time off. There was also a question of whether or not those people who must be at work at 7:00 were to come in at 9:00 even though the campus was closed until 10:00. President Norvell will discuss these issues with Human Resources. |
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| INSURANCE: The Council was asked about compensation for those employees who do not carry health insurance through the university. Bev Biggs will research this and see if there is an explanation in the Personnel Policies Manual. |
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| MISSION STATEMENT: President Norvell asked about having a mission statement. She said it would be helpful when we are asking for donations and planning fund raisers that we let those donating know how the funds collected will be spent. Barb Gelwick also reported that a mission statement or a one-line explanation of what we are about would be appropriate for our website. Deb NeSmith will write a mission statement for the Council to review at the next meeting.
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Discussion followed on whether or not to continue with awarding the scholarships to both a part-time adult student and a staff member. Discussions will continue after the Council sees how much is in the treasury after the Style Show. |
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| FUND RAISERS: This agenda item was delayed until the next meeting. |
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