Staff Council Minutes – 8/08/2007
Members Present: Joyce Abbott, Robert Berkelman, Connie Bradford, Dean Brumett, Christopher Dew, Melissa Folsom, Kim Frazier, Wade Jadwin, Mindy Limback, Roy Snelson, Roy Soper, William Woolsey.
Ex-Officio:
Members Absent: Melissa Chambers, Patty Frisbee, Cindi Vogt, Peggy Wilson
Guest: Amy Gillman, Mendy Kell, Letha Young, Brenda McKinnon, Nina Eickhorst, Debbie Middendorf , Chancellor Carney
Opening
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Chair Kim Frazier. The meeting was held in the Turner Room at the Havener Center. The meeting was a welcome/farewell brunch for new and departing SC members. Old and new members introduced themselves. Kim thanked the Council for allowing her to serve as Chair this past year. Kim also thanked the Chancellor for attending today and his support of Staff Day and for providing lunch this year.
Recognition certificates were presented to outgoing members, Patty Frisbee, Melissa Chambers, Roy Soper, Cindi Vogt, Willie Woolsey and Connie Bradford. Chris recognized Kim and thanked her for her dedication and service as SC chair for the past year.
Plaques were presented to Connie Bradford for serving as Treasurer and to Joyce Abbott for serving as Secretary. Kim presented Chris with a gavel as he becomes the new chair.
Kim also thanked Dean and Peggy for the great job they did on staff day and Melissa Folsom for being a source of past knowledge and all the assistance that she provided to her.
The Chancellor addressed the Council and thanked them for their service over the past year. This was a pivotal year with the name change and the restructuring. He appreciates the work that SC played in making these two things happen. There will be lots of work between now and January with the brand identity. The campus will begin to move towards the new name with the incoming class. The strategic plan was endorsed. There will be over 1,000 new students on campus this fall. Predictions are that there will be over 6500 students on campus within the next 5 years. The Capital Campaign will be a great help to the campus financially. The Chancellor will be making a push in the area of faculty and staff salaries. Restructuring is complete. Toomy Hall will be ready by next spring and then it will take approximately 15 months to renovate the old part of the ME building. The Research Park was approved at the last Board of Curators meeting and there is a real interest being shown in this project. The wish list for renovation of the Athletic facilities is 60 million dollars. Campus signage is a big issue at this time and will be very costly.
There will be discussion next month on the results of the staff open forum results. SC will set goals for 07-08 focusing on three or four items that are achievable.
Everyone was reminded to submit their checklist for Staff day.
There will be two vacant officers’ positions, Treasurer and Vice Chair. These will be voted on and filled at next months meeting. We will also fill committee vacancies.
September 12 will be our next and first meeting of the new year. Chris will send out a meeting request through Outlook to all members.
SC will check with Charlotte in the Chancellor’s Office to set a day for Staff Day – 08.
Robert expressed concern about the new e-recruit system that has been implemented by HR. People have had trouble signing into the system. HR is available to help applicants enter their applications if they come to the HR office. There are some employees that have difficulty reading and are not comfortable using the computer and they should not be discriminated against. There needs to be more computers available for custodial/grounds staff. This is a U-wide system and all campuses will be using it.
Amy Gillman suggested that there be an Ex-Officio member from the HR office on SC therefore when HR issues arise we would have a source to address concerns.
New members were issued new member packets. If there are any mistakes with e-mails, etc. please let it be known at the next meeting.
Minutes from the July meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
GO: There is a current balance of $ 9,994.07 but there is a credit of $434.98 instead of $169.67 that was credited back to the account due to an error of overpayment with the staff excellence awards. Balance should be $9,728.76. This includes the general revenue allocation for FY 08 of $7440.
Special Events: $2,404.35
Earth Day: $510.54
Old Business
New Business
Committee Reports – no reports were given at this meeting
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at
Minutes submitted by Staff Council Secretary Joyce Abbott