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October 17, 1991

 

 

  Minutes of Meeting of The Staff Senate

  October 17, 1991

 

  The monthly meeting of the Staff Senate was called to order by Acting

  resident Sherilyn McConnell at 6:05 p.m. at the College Center of the

  College of Veterinary Medicine. Two announcements: 1) the Faculty Senate

  would like to co-sponsor with the Staff Senate a Benefits Fair, and 2)

  the evening's meeting agenda would be restructured to accommodate Greg

  Ritter who needed to leave as soon as his presentation was finished.

 

  Ann related that there were some concerns over the "Release Tine for

  Staff Employees" memo that was sent to the Deans, Directors, and

  Department Heads that need to be addressed. Ann then turned the

  discussion over to Greg.

 

  Greg pointed out that there was a mixed reaction to the memo and he

  indicated that he would like to see it redone. The reaction to allowing

  release time to employees for them to attend university governance

  committees was questioned by some supervisors. He stated VPI is the ONLY

  university in the state to allow shared governance by staff and that

  there are a lot of hurdles and objections to work through and

  overcome. The greatest concerns seemed to focus on whether overtime

  would be paid for non-exempt; how much time should be allowed for

  attending meetings; and what, if any, financial support would be

  expected of the departments.

 

  This is everyone's issue and needs some give and take on all sides. Ann

  suggested that after the discussion during the meetings, that

  representatives of the different organizations put together a memo

  addressing the issues for one last time. It is very important that a

  commitment to a shared governance continue and that this memo not

  contradict these efforts!

 

  Sheri opened the meeting for discussion for 10 minutes. Some comments:

  Some did not receive the guidelines (there is an updated mailing list);

  would the resources be available for the CSAC as well as the Faculty

  Senate, will dues be collected (the faculty associations do not collect

  dues - they use college resources); some staff associations have not

  even met and elected officers.

 

  Ann then announced some good news. There will be an on-site coordinator

  for Va Tech who will bring the VA CommonHealh preventative health

  maintenance program to the university. A one-time risk appraisal

  screening charge of $5 will be required. This new program will be

  initiated early in 1992.

 

  Pam Orcutt called the roll. A motion was made and seconded to approve

  the minutes.

 

  There were no senate committee reports since representatives have not

  been selected. The minutes from the various committees will be submitted

  in the packet that is mailed to each senator prior to the monthly

  meeting.

 

  Spencer Foster conducted the election of officers for the coming year. He

  submitted the names and called for nominations from the floor for

  president, vice president, secretary/treasurer, and parliamentarian.

  There were no nominations from the floor. Each candidate gave a brief

  history of their involvement in the university. The following were

  elected: President - Sheri McConnell, V. President - Pam Orcutt,

  Secretary/Treasurer - Barbara Hise, Parliamentarian - John Rudd.

 

  At the last meeting, there were requests for flow charts displaying the

  different associations of the college. They are rather extensive, so it

  was decided that upon request to Pam, one could receive a copy.

 

  There will be a survey mailed to all the senators asking their

  preferences as to the day of the week and time to hold future meetings.

  If you had not filled out your information sheet that was on the back of

  the packet of the first meeting, please do so and return to Sheri.

 

  Charles Stott submitted a Resolution on Faculty Support to the Staff

  Senate. It was moved and seconded that it be presented; but with one

  small change. Dr. Larry Moore should be changed to Dr. Larry D. Moore as

  there are more than one Dr. Larry Moore on campus.

 

  The constitution and by-laws need some further revisions. They will be

  voted upon once some corrections are made.

 

  Professor Marilyn Nordstedt congratulated the senate on their

  newly-elected officers. She was happy to hear the resolution of faculty

  support and offered to help in resolving any problems that might arise.

 

  There was some general discussion on the Employee Evaluations that are

  being conducted this month. It was felt that the process be thoroughly

  analyzed to ensure that what becomes the established policy addresses

  some specific concerns.

 

  Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

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