Staff Council Meeting Minutes

April 8, 2009

Full Committee ATLAS 229

 

Attendees: Dave Anderson, Vince Aquino, Janet Baker, Jennifer Davis, Sarah Douvres, Dana Drummond, Dan Gette, Lisa Gould, Larry Hill, Dana Kusjanovic, Gregg Lundgren, Donna Maes, Kathleen McGovern, Helene McHendry, Toni Morales, Annie Piatt, Jeanine Reinke, Michael Roseberry, Brett Rogers, Pat Testarmata Randi Viola,  Stephanie Weber

 

Absent:   Sam Patterson, Lynn Faudree, Maria Oliveras,

 

Call to order / roll call:   12:15 p.m.       Quorum present  - Douvres took roll call in absence of Gette

 

Visitors:  Newly elected for Area V – Judy Lozano

                                                                                                                 

Co-Chair’s Reports and Announcements: Larry Hill / Donna Maes

  • Reply to Lori if you are interested in going to the all staff conference on 4/24. Also email Sue Sethney.  Encouraged to take the express bus to Denver.

 

Secretary’s Report:  Dan Gette:   no report

Treasurer’s Report:  Gregg Lundgren:   no report

 

Human Resources: Katherine Erwin:  

·         Upcoming meet and confer, two meetings on annual compensation process.  Meet on April 16th and 17th. Open to all employees. job.eval.comp@state.co.us for questions or to register for teleconference.

Q: Hill – any indication that they will implement and fund?

A:  No new info to report. Legislature has put hold on everything. Gloria or Frank Bruno indicates on hold until after May.

·         Gloria asked to provide info: there are no active layoffs going on at this time at UCB.

·         We are well into the employee evaluation cycle. Evals are due at Office of Labor Relations, due May 1st and plans due June 1st.

·         OEP performance management is going to 5 scale rating for professional employees and officers. Decision made at systems admin level. President and Assistant VP of HR with Chancellors agreed to move forward with the increased scale. Has gone from 4 to 5 tier.

·         PPL (Payroll Liaisons) class being given by Tangie Sutton, 15 classes. When finished, you will get a PPL certification. HRMS being given by PBS had 45 attendees today. For info: Tangie Sutton 2-3063 or on the HR website.

·         Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) has transferred into the HR group. Offering up to 6 free sessions for active employees.  Can use west stairwell to avoid public when entering ARC 3rd floor.

·         Mike Roseberry is ADA coordinator for UCB. Progress in that funding has been secured for workplace accommodations and event access. Any sort of event, departmental, sporting, etc.  Hearing impaired interpreters if needed, visually impaired note takers available, all for non-revenue events.

·         Workplace accommodation fund – work stations or other items to accommodate physical challenges while performing job.

Vice Chair Report: Mike Roseberry:   

  • May 13th speaker will be Regent Steve Bosley – Chair of the Board of Regents
  • Mike would like to meet 04-09-09 for Years of Service ceremony planning if possible. Will send email.

 

 

 

 

Guest Speaker(s):  Geof Cahoon, Craig Cameron,                             Colorado WINS   12:35 p.m.

 

  • WINS has active field team of 30 state wide.  Handed out current newsletters.
  • 3 months ago, WINS elected its statewide negotiating team – to represent classified state employees.
  • Total compensation team, health care, benefits and workplace to be focused on
  • Handout - survey process timetable. Breakdown of survey compensation process time lines. Working on comparing jobs within the groupings of common workforces.
  • Contact Craig 303-324-2660 with questions of minutes taken at State of Colorado WINS/ACSPP sub group. Also Craig.Cameron@colorado.edu
  • Geof:  Memos from Jill Pollock Feb 24th, regarding WINS in Higher Ed. Some of the tone seemed a ‘little dismissive’. Board of Regents does not recognize WINS and the partnership yet.
  • Explained the intentions of WINS partnerships with DPA, Legislature, State Senate and House.
  • WINS sees them and university staff councils as two different groups with two different mandates.
  • WINS higher ed reps happen to be from CU and represent all higher ed across Colorado.
  • According to WINS, they understand the election by our co-workers and that leaders from this campus are represented in Staff Council and represented in WINS. WINS has organizing members on SC. SC is designed for a voice that the Regents can hear, a constitutionally entity in Co. under themselves, independent of the Governor. No one, Ritter or Benson is going to tell Regents that they have to recognize the partnership.
  • WINS encourages higher-ed to learn about WINS, supporting ‘our’ best interests through a partnership that supports higher-ed
  • Q: As administrations change, how will those changes affect WINS, having no executive order?
  • A: If Ritter is not re-elected, ideal future legislation would reflect the reality of how WINS has turned out. Numerous things outlined in the executive order that have not turned out as we thought. Elections by job classifications, are not working as expected with DPA, things are evolving and changing.
  • WINS plans for future elections to codify what relationship we have and recognizes that reality at that time.
  • Q: What does CAPE / AFSCME / CSIU have to do with WINS.
  • A: All are one organization called Colorado WINS.
  • Geof introduces Hector Alverez , a WINS employee, an organizer on UCB campus

 

Action Items: Officer Nominations/Elections: Led by Sarah Douvres – election chair

·         Statewide Liaison Council – Two vacancies – Maria Oliveras would accept nomination for re-election. Open floor for nomination – Move to elect Maria by acclamation. Nominated, voted unanimously in favor, no opposition or abstentions.  Later in elections, Sarah Douvres nominated herself, nomination was seconded, voted unanimously in favor.  Statewide represents classified staff all across Colorado. Advisory group meets 4 times a year all around the state. Each location has one voting member and two delegates.

·         UCSC (University of Colorado Staff Council) Rep – Vince’s position would like to seek re-election. Motion made to re-elect Vince to UCSC by acclamation. Seconded and approved, voted by unanimous vote.

·         Treasurer – Gregg Lundgren is not seeking re-election. Jan Baker and Stephanie Weber were nominated and seconded. Discussion resulted in election of Stephanie Weber with request of Jan to continue to offer her expert knowledge of SC financials.

·         Secretary – Gregg Lundgren nominated – seconded - voted by unanimous vote.

·         Vice Chair – Mike Roseberry nominated - seconded - voted by unanimous vote.

·         Chair – Donna Maes and Larry Hill – nominated for co-chairs - seconded - voted by unanimous vote. Lynn Faudree nominated at meeting, but was not present.  Several discussions about interested persons being limited on time, feeling inexperienced as a new council. Decision made to have interested persons serve as Vice Chair and mentored for preparation for Chair.

·         Executive committee to appoint appointed at large. Will appoint a few people at April 22 meeting.  Gregg Jennifer, Pat, Donna. John will be appointed to an area rep where more representation is needed.

·         Dana Kusjanovic is being appointed as Parliamentarian – appointed by Co-Chair Hill.

·         Co-Chair Maes asked if bylaws were reviewed by reps. Compliments attendance at March 18 meeting. Appointed at large – change to 5 reps to be appointed.  Continue to review, Jennifer Davis will proofread for composition before next month. Final approval on bylaws to be done May 13th.

·         Buffalo pens given for those that did not receive one on March 18.

·         SC members provided supervisor contact info for purpose of inviting members and supervisors to awards ceremony April 29th, rather than have the supervisor thank you.

Delegate Reports:

Boulder Campus Planning Commission – Lundgren/Hill –  

  • Smith Hall, System Bio-Tech possible new building agendas – meeting to be held April 9th. 
  • Sub committee working on bylaws of BCPC.
  • Some info about the master plan, a 10 year cycle being worked on by a committee outside BCPC.

 

Boulder Faculty Assembly – Roseberry – Guest speaker was new CU Regent Joseph Neguse, former UCB Tri Exec. Discussion took place about instructor tenure. Possibly using parallel system to tenured faculty members.

Chancellors Advisory Committee on Multi Cultural Affairs – Maes – Considering changing diversity summit to early in school year, maybe September or October. Pleased with most recent summit, low cost and local talent.

Chancellor’s Executive Committee – Hill / Maes – No chancellor had been appointed, one agenda item meeting.

Silver & Gold Editorial Board Committee – Faudree –  

Statewide Liaison Council – McHendry/Oliveras/Anderson –  People are ‘anxious’ about some layoffs taking place at other colleges. PERA rep gave excellent talk, included history; PERA is standing well compared to other investment groups. Talks of returning to 401K’s.  Next Statewide meeting will be in Durango in July. Next year’s committees and chairs were chosen. Anderson to deal with DPA and state legislature.

University of Colorado Staff Council – Aquino/Testarmata/Lundgren – Co-Chair Maes reporting – Held in Colo. Springs, a copy of officer and exempt professional evaluation forms, new five tier, available on web site.  A recap is available of the principles of ethical behavior (workplace) from Jenny Watson of University Counsel.   The Service Excellence awards were chosen. Colorado Springs-Tamara Moore,  Boulder-Larry Hill, Denver-M. Judy Chavez, Systems–RayAnne Armeillo.

 

Committee Reports:

Elections – Douvres –  Election results for July 1, 2009 term –

  • Area 1 – Phillip Bradley
  • Area II – Dave Anderson, Don Thomas
  • Area III – Barbara Jean Slopey
  • Area IV – Larry Hill, Kathleen McGovern
  • Area V – Judy Lozano
  • Area IV – Krissy Mauck  (Don McKee w/be appointed)
  • Area VII – Bradley Albus, Manuel Garcia
  • Area VIII – Brett Rogers
  • At large – Lisa Gould and Randy Gibbs

 

Blood drive – Oliveras –

Outreach –  Gette/Testarmata –

PBRL – Roseberry / Douvres –

General:   Discussion on staff luncheon and staff complaints about paying $5.00. Recommendation to change event name. Further discussion to be done at future monthly meetings. Discussion on reducing number of events and making more attractive.

Old Business:

New Business:

Adjournment:  2:00   p.m.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Lori Jackson

Administrator UCB Staff Council