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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 - February
2002
Present: Karen Anderson, Brandi Bauer, Don Broshears, Melissa Burch, Debbie Clarke, Mandi Fulton, Michelle Hermann, David Huebner, Chris Jines, Sandi Migonis, Rose Scruggs, Sally Townsend, Jalane Weber, Mary Alice Weigand, Jo Ann Lamar Recorder: Linda Dillbeck 1) Debbie Clark called the meeting to order at 10:10 am. 2) Approval of the Minutes a) January 20, 2002 minutes were approved with corrections. i) Motion to approve by Mary Alice Weigand and seconded by Chris Jines 3) Committee Reports 4) Economic Benefits Committee: Don Broshears a) Don Broshears reported the agenda for the budget committee proposal included asking for the following: i) Wage increase. ii) Changing the staff severance plan not to be based on sick days and in the interim increase the payout to a maximum of days to 65. iii) Review possibility of providing a supplemental retirement. iv) Provide disability insurance to employees at their own expense. b) Broshears mentioned that the insurance for retirees had been considered, but dropped from the proposal. c) Chris Jines asked if the cost to the University is known? d) Broshears responded yes and that it was included in the proposal report. e) Rose Scruggs asked if education for classes such as financial investing should be added to the budget? f) Broshears said that is something that we can go to HR directly for and not add to the budget. g) Broshears also said that the committee had considered asking for MLK or a Personal day off, but dropped this idea as well. 5) Employee Relations Committee: Lois Stevens a) Karen Anderson presented the report in Lois Stevens’s absence. i) Archibald’s Food Closet in need of items such as, fruits, cereals, pasta, canned meats and peanut butter etc. ii) “Family day with the Eagles”, we are waiting on more information from the spring athletic department. iii) Our web needs to have photos updated for members. Please call Barb Goodwin and have your picture taken if yours is not on the web page. iv) Student Appreciation day is April 17th. Brandi is working with HR for campus wide support with this event. v) USI employee picnic is June 5th from 11am –1pm. Vinyl tablecloths are still needed. 6) Nominating Committee: Rose Scruggs a) Rose Scruggs said there is a meeting scheduled and a report will be given at the March meeting. 7) Old Business: a) Smoking Committee b) We are waiting on a response from Administration as to what steps will be taken from the committees recommendations. 8) Parking Committee: Debbie Clark a) Karen Anderson asked if the shuttle goes to the Valley parking lot. b) Debbie Clark said it is in the future plans. 9) New Business: a) Don Broshears asked how additional opinions can be addressed concerning the one way road around the university. And who makes the decisions? b) Mary Alice Weigand suggested perhaps Institutional Research could conduct a survey and present the results and publish them in the Shield and the University Notes. c) Debbie Clark will check with Barry Hart. 10) Announcements 11) Rose Scruggs announced that the Wellness Committee has set aside April 16th for the Health Fair at the Fitness Center. The theme this year is “Race to Good Health”, (Derby style). They have asked the Staff Council to help this year. a) You will need to bring your ID to get into the fitness center. b) Herbal medicines, massage rewards, yoga, spinning and aerobic demonstrations will be available. c) Those wanting blood drawn for testing needs to be done the day before and results will be available the day of the health fair. 12) Adjournment: a) The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am. Brandi Bauer made the motion to adjourn. Seconded by David Huebner.
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