FACULTY COUNCIL MEETING
Call to Order: F. van Hartesveldt called the meeting to
order at
Present: Nickie Alexander, Jennifer Batten, C. Lee
Brown, Lyttron Burris, Mike Campo, Jim Chesla, Anita Cook, Larry Crossman, Katie
Danko, Beth Foster, Fred Garbowitz, Dick Godfrey, Carolyn Grin, Stacey Heisler,
Amy Kerkstra, Robert Long, Bernie Manker, Bob Monaldo, Brian Morris, Jeff
Neumann, Kathleen Owens, Wayne Rodgers, Jonathon Russell, Mark Saur, Marilyn
Smidt, Jeff Spoelman, Joel Swets, Fred van Hartesveldt, Douglas Wabeke, George
Zeeff
Absent:
Visitor: John Doane
Agenda: Today’s agenda was approved as printed.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes
of the
Faculty Presentations from the Floor. F. van Hartesveldt announced the death this summer of Barbara LaBelle, retired English instructor. He also reminded reps to notify Nickie Alexander (Ext. 4272), the new vice president and Flower Fund administrator, of hospitalizations and bereavements within their departments so that she can respond on behalf of the Association.
REPORTS
Secretary’s Report. C. L. Brown read nine thank-you cards and a letter of acknowledgement received during the summer for the Association’s responses to deaths, illnesses, and retirements within the membership.
Treasurer’s Report.
D. Godfrey distributed the attached
annual report for the
Negotiating Team Report. (N. Alexander) As the next step each team will meet to put finishing touches on the contract, which faculty ratified at the Association meeting on August 30. The Association team meets today for that purpose and anticipates that the new contract will be distributed soon. Readers are needed for proofing the contract. Volunteer readers should e-mail J. Spoelman or F. van Hartesveldt.
C. Grin suggested that the next voting process be handled more rigidly to ensure that adjunct ballots and full-time ballots are distributed appropriately.
President’s Report. F. van Hartesveldt gave the following reports
and updates:
Ø F. van Hartesveldt met this summer with a group of retirees who are seeking more involvement with the College. Those interested in joining the group should contact F. van Hartesveldt.
Ø
Board of Trustees Meetings. The Board of Trustees has expressed an
interest in learning about faculty work at GRCC from faculty and encourages
faculty to attend its meetings.
F. van Hartesveldt noted that the agenda always includes
opportunity for public comment during which faculty may speak. The Board has an upcoming work session
focused on communication with faculty.
Major business decisions this summer included raises for exempt staff—2%
for meet and confer staff and 2% for the president. Retirements of Fran Pepper and Peg Burns were
announced.
Ø
Sick
Leave Banks. All members are
encouraged to verify the accuracy of their sick leave banks. N. Alexander will again prepare a pay
calculation sheet with a reminder and formula to check sick days.
Ø
Reimbursements. Professional expense reimbursement
requests submitted outside of the 6-month limit may be denied contractually.
Ø
Dental,
Vision and Medical. Members with a
different primary insurance carrier (i.e. through spouse) may be required to
provide ASR with various documents about their primary insurer.
Ø
Degree/Longevity
Pay. September 30 is the deadline
for changes in salary related to degree or longevity pay. . Course reimbursement for longevity training
is limited to eight credits per year and requires a 10-day pre-approval and
documentation upon completion of the course.
Ø
Adjunct
Concerns. Several adjuncts are still
opting for the insurance benefits, which begin the month after employment
starts. Because employment didn’t start
this year until September, insurance benefits for those persons begin this year
in October.
Ø
Evaluation. The College, through a grant-funded
outside evaluator, is looking at its systems of professional development. The outside evaluator has concluded that most
people are fairly ignorant of and uninvolved with FGIP, viewing it as
documentation, not as a development tool.
In separate action and at
President Olivarez’s direction, the College has engaged an outside entity,
Campus Works, to review the College IT function.
Ø
Faculty
Evaluation of Administrators. Faculty
will have the opportunity to evaluate administrators again this year.
Ø
Faculty
Evaluations. About one-third of the
faculty evaluated last year received letters advising that they did not
complete faculty evaluation activities and warning of the consequence if not
completed. Several of those faculty
members have indicated to F. van Hartesveldt that they had followed each step
of the process or that their attempts to follow each step of the process were
hindered by their deans.
Ø
Parking. Numerous members have voiced problems
with parking over the last week. The
problem seems to stem from a combination of factors, such as a loss of parking
spaces on Barclay and at Butterworth and increased numbers of adjunct and
full-time faculty. The problem is being
addressed, but not yet resolved. All
questions about parking should be directed to Cindy Kennell, Campus Security.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Committees, start-up problems and successes, and Retirement
Coordinating Council report and other remaining agenda items will be carried over
to the September 24 agenda.
Next Meeting.
Adjournment. Motion to adjourn, B.
Manker; second, J. Batten. The
meeting was adjourned at
Submitted by C. Lee Brown, Secretary
TREASURER’S ANNUAL REPORT
ASSETS
REVENUE: DUES.................................................................................. $138,918.76
INTEREST................................................................................ 1,506.31
EXPENSES: DONATIONS/FLOWERS/FRUIT.............. $ 1,604.50
FOOD............................................................... 5,232.09
GRIEVANCES.................................................. 2,962.10
GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT.......................... 6,227.60
INSURANCE.................................................... 1,162.74
LEGAL.............................................................. 9,075.00
NEGOTIATIONS/JCC................................... 36,009.45
OFFICE: POSTAGE....................................... 112.40
PRINTING...................................... 576.92
SUPPLIES....................................... 259.29
TELEPHONE.................................. 271.73
WEBSITE........................................ 168.32
PUBLIC RELATIONS............................................. 0.00
RETIREMENT COORDINATING
SALARY: OFFICERS................................. 51,565.00
SPECIAL EVENTS.................................................. 0.00
SUBSCRIPTIONS................................................... 0.00
TAXES AND RETIREMENT......................... 30,497.65
TOTAL EXPENSES........................................................... $146,734.39
NET
ASSETS
*CHECKING ACCOUNT= $52,833.42
*MONEY MARKET/SAVINGS= $52,442.14
Submitted