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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA STAFF COUNCIL
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA STAFF COUNCIL
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Committees Minutes - Current |
Archived Minutes - April
2002
Present: Brandi Bauer, Don Broshears, Debbie Clark, Darlene Fisher, Mandi Fulton, Chris Jines, Sandi Migonis, Rose Scruggs, Lois Stevens, Sally Townsend, Jalane Weber, Mary Alice Weigand Recorder: Linda Dillbeck A) Debbie Clark called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. B) Debbie Clark introduced Dr. Bob Ruble; who gave us an update on budget, building, and parking information. a) Dr. Ruble explained: i) With the tuition and fee increases and the departments’ cooperation in adapting to the budget restraints, it is possible to accommodate a salary increase of 2 ½ % and an additional ½ % merit increase. The letters are scheduled to go out May 20, 2002. ii) USI will remain the most affordable university in the state. The new Science and Education building is on schedule to open July 2003. The next building project will be the new library and University Center expansion. The new library will be located across the street from the recreation center facing the Liberal Arts building. The target start date for the building of the new library is July 2003. University Center and other offices/classrooms will then expand to the present library. iii) Summer 2002 the Eagles Nest will be replaced with Burger King and Pete’s Arena. iv) With the negotiation of a new contract, Sodexho Food Service will continue to cater University Meals, but refreshments from outside will be allowed. v) If needed an additional Residence Hall near O’Bannon will be added fall of 2004. vi) Another area that needs to be addressed is whether to make improvements on the older residence halls or building new ones. vii) The New Harmony and Lincoln Amphitheatre have also faced budget cuts and the University is subsidizing. viii) The fee for parking will be mandatory next year for students and will be called (Parking and Transportation Fee). Students living on campus will be issued a parking sticker for window or bumper. Distant Ed. Students will not pay for parking/transportation fee. ix) No hang tags will be issued on campus. Without these tags to distinguish to which the vehicle belongs to who, security may ask for us to voluntarily register our car license plate number so they are able to contact the owner in case of an emergency. x) Another 60-car parking lot will be added by the recreation center. Parking is now available by the tennis courts. xi) The PAC expansion is a long-term goal. xii) Mr. Ruble closed saying that the 3% supply cut is observed by most departments when appropriate. C) Approval of the Minutes i) March 27, 2002 minutes were approved with corrections. (a) Motion to approve by Lois Stevens; (b) seconded by Jalane Weber. D) Committee Reports i) Economic Benefits (a) Don Broshears stated the committee had nothing new to report. ii) Employee Relations (a) Lois Stevens reported that a list will be passed around for volunteers to water our adopt-a-spot this summer. (b) Chris Jines said the Bible Study will not meet this summer, but will resume in the fall. (c) Lois Stevens said Student Appreciation Day was a success and many departments worked together to thank our ttudent workers. (d) Debbie Clark said it was brought to her attention that Student Appreciation Day was scheduled on the day of Secretary’s Club Luncheon. It was suggested that we make it a student appreciation week so departments could decide which day is best for them. (e) The Employee Picnic is June 5th and progress is being made. We have 50% of the tablecloths that will be used. C.D.’s are needed for music. If you make these available for use, put your name on them so they can be returned to you. iii) Nominating Committee Report (a) Rose Scruggs said that ten nominations have been turned in to date. Of those ten, four had agreed to run for the seven slots that are open. She asked that we all check within our departments for an employee that may be interested in serving on the Staff Council. E) Old Business a) Don Broshears reminded us that it is important to voice our opinion regarding university traffic by filling out the road survey that was sent to us. i) Darlene Fisher said that after reviewing the survey questions 16-21 would have been more suitable if statistics could have been available. ii) Rose Scruggs volunteered to help Barbara Goodwin on the Staff Council website to update information as it is made available. Barbara has been very busy with her work schedule. iii) Darlene Fisher said that the Smoking Committee has put a hold on decisions until more information is available. She spoke with different vendors and the bus stop style covering that was being considered went up in price from approximately $2,000.00 to $8,000.00 each. She will inquire if an architect and physical plant could possibly build a solution. iv) Mary Alice Weigand suggested contacting Anchor Industries for a donation of a tent to see if it would work. v) Don Broshears asked if there had been any response to our budget proposals. Darlene Fisher said that there are five scenario options that have been turned in for consideration for the retirement/severance proposal. The first of the month an answer should be available. Darlene also stated that Angie is looking into supplemental insurance options that can be purchased by the employee. F) New Business i) Jalane Weber stated that Windows XP was installed on her computer and she was unsure how to maneuver the new software. She wanted to know if there was a contact person for instruction. ii) Darlene Fisher will contact Linda Cleek and set up instructional classes for the employees who are now using XP, much like the classes on Outlook. iii) Rose Scruggs asked about the staff evaluations. Darlene Fisher hopes to have 100% return this year. Human Resources will work with supervisors if conditions are unpleasant. This is not meant as a punishment but as a tool to improve conditions. iv) Don Broshears said that he would like to see the form adjusted with more partitions to expand it for his department. v) A memoriam will be sent to the family of George Russell from Staff Council. George was a retired HVAC operator who passed away. vi) Volunteers were asked to be on the Planning Committee for the July Retreat. Mandi Fulton and Don Broshears will work with Debbie Clark and Darlene to plan the event. vii) Debbie asked for the June meeting to be moved from June 26 to June 19. G) Darlene Fisher appreciated Dr. Bob Ruble coming to the meeting and updating the council with information relating to the university. H) Adjournment i) The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m. (a) Mary Alice Weigand made the motion to adjourn. (b)
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