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COSA Minutes, April 1996
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COUNCIL ON STAFF AFFAIRS =
(COSA)
Minutes -=20
April 9, 1996
Present: Bill Bennett, Sandra Denson, Wanda DeWeese, Bill Filtz, =
Blake=20
Griffin, Inman Grimsley, Mary Jane Keene, Bert Rodriguez, Pat Rozier, =
Beverly=20
Sharpe, Sue Teel, Jim Yates, Tim Yorkey=20
- Chair, Sue Teel, called the meeting to order at 8:23 AM in the =
President's=20
Dining Room, Palms Dining Center.=20
- Minutes of the March meeting were approved.=20
- Treasurer's Report-Bill Bennett reported that $2225.36 was the =
balance as=20
of March 31, 1996.=20
- Committee Reports=20
- Communications/Elections-Four positions open this year: Mike =
Jones, Sue=20
Teel, Chip Moore, and Wallace Hollsendolph. The use of a ballot of =
nominees=20
vs. an open ballot was discussed. Anyone interested in being on the =
ballot=20
or nominating someone should contact Sue Teel. Information will be =
listed in=20
the Trailblazer.=20
- Policy-The committee met March 26 to discuss the Sexual =
Harassment=20
policy. Some suggestions for clarification were added. The proposed =
changes=20
will be presented to the administration after the May meeting.=20
- Welfare-The committee met March 25 to discuss the retiree =
Walkway. The=20
use of brick was recommended at a cost of about $15.00 each. Brick, =
or a=20
paver if possible, would be engraved with a name and placed in =
walkways=20
facing the front entrance to West Hall. Institutional Advancement =
will be=20
contacted and involved in funding and publicity. Final guidelines =
for=20
qualification will be drafted.=20
- Parking Appeals-Meeting set for 4/9/96. The committee will begin =
to=20
strictly enforce the parking regulations. Various other parking =
ideas were=20
presented including: no freshman cars; paying for parking; seniority =
used to=20
assign decal colors and spaces close to buildings.=20
- Employee Recognition-No Report=20
- ByLaws-No Report=20
- Staff Development-Results of the survey in the TrailBlazer are =
being=20
tabulated.=20
- Salaries Study-The committee is getting information from =
Personnel about=20
salary ranges by position at VSU and the city of Valdosta. =
- Report from the Chair - No Report=20
- Old Business-The amendment to Section VI of the By-laws was =
unanimously=20
passed and will be Section IV, B. The revised By-Laws will be =
available at the=20
next meeting.=20
- New Business=20
Wanda DeWeese volunteered to be a VSU representative to the =
University=20
System of Georgia Staff Council. Tommy Moore was appointed as the =
second=20
representative.=20
The four day work week was determined to be neither an economical =
nor=20
effective way for staff to meet campus needs since most buildings and =
offices=20
are required to be open year round. Flex schedules are possible with =
the=20
approval of the department and Personnel.=20
- Other Business-Funding for staff development and the tuition =
waiver were=20
discussed. The waiver is still at the Regents for consideration. =
Continuing=20
Education is doing a staff development survey to determine what is =
currently=20
being done on and what resources are needed.=20
- The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 AM
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