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November 25, 1991

 

  Minutes of Special Meeting of the Staff Senate

  November 25, 1991

 

  The Staff Senate held a special meeting on November 25, 1991, in the

  College of Veterinary Medicine, Phase II, to consider staff suggestions

  for the university's budgetary contingency plan. The meeting was called

  to order at 5:32 p.m. by Sheri McConnell, president.

 

  After calling the role, President McConnell introduced Russ Cole, chair

  of the Classified Stsff Affairs Committee, and Lisa Barroso, CSAC vice

  chair. Cole gave a presentation on CSAC suggestions for the university's

  budgetary contingency plan (see attachment). Cole said that a

  memorandum and list of suggestions for addressing budget cuts, which he

  distributed to Staff Senators, went to President McComas on November 25.

  He indicated the importance of staff making full use of its voice in the

  governance system and presenting its thoughts in a thoughtful and

  constructive manner. The suggestions presented by Cole, which did not

  single out particular colleges, departments, or individuals, fell into

  categories of savings under "Salaries/Positions," "Furloughs,"

  "Operational," "Transfer of Funds," and "Reorganization."

 

  Following the presentation, President McConnell opened the floor for

  discussion. Senators made several suggestions for the budgetary

  contingency plan. The motion was made and seconded to send a letter by

  November 26 endorsing the CSAC efforts and including additional Senate

  suggestions to President McComas, copying Mr. Minnis Ridenour and Dr.

  Fred Carlisle. Motion passed.

 

  A letter was drafted during the meeting by Senator John Rudd that

  included the following recommendations from Staff Senate:

 

  o  Ensure that retirement and time of service will suffer no adverse

     effects before implementing furloughs.

 

  o  Institute a sliding scale based on salary level for faculty and staff

     if furloughs are necessary.

 

  o  Implement and mandate a program for the Motor Pool to coordinate

     inter-university car-pooling.

 

  o  Assign a postal code to Northern Virginia offices and have Mail

     Services send mail in bulk form daily to NOVA via UPS.

 

  o  Establish a mechanism to control the hourly rate on wage positions

     that are filled by retired employees.

 

  o  Stop all reallocation of positions.

 

  o  Stress energy conservation and mandate thermostat settings.

 

  The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

 



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