Tuesday, December 9, 1997=20
8:30 AM=20
President's Dining Room (Palms Dining Center)
Members present: John Anderson, Bill Bennett, Holly Decker, TR = Decker,=20 Sandra Denson, Wanda DeWeese,=20
Sammy Dees, Inman Grimsley, Bill Filtz, Trudy Hyatt, Hazel Hewett, =
Joe=20
Hickey, Richard Lee, Tom Parnell, Pat Rozier, Beverly Sharpe, Hilda =
Spell,=20
Gloria Tonsil, Paul Worth, Tim Yorkey
Other Guests: Becky Murphy
1. Council on Staff Affairs meeting was call to order at 8:30 =
a.m.
2. Approval of Minutes - November 14, 1997=20
Minutes were approved.
4. Treasurer's Report - Bill Bennett
Total budget for FY 98 $ 2,500.00=20
Expenditures prior to November 1,628.50=20
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Balance forward 871.50
Expenditures for November:=20
Adjustment of estimate to actual travel=20
and other expenses to attend=20
USGA Staff Council Meeting (1,405.00)
Deduct Actual Expenses 809.70
Other Expenditures for November:=20
Printing 117.00=20
Postage 11.00=20
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Total Expenses 128.00=20
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Balance Remaining 11/3097 $ 1,338.80=20
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5. Committee Reports
a. Elections/Employee Recognition - Holly Decker reporting
Employee Recognition: The committee now has the bulletin board which =
is=20
located in front of the Old Admissions Office in Nevins Hall. The =
Employee of=20
the Quarter is now listed.
Elections: Paul W. and John A. now have a listing of those positions = that=20 will be open for the up coming up for elections. A copy will also be = given to=20 Inman Grimsley.=20
Open positions: President (1 position); Business & Finance (1 =
position);=20
EEO1 (2 positions); EEO4 (2 positions); EEO5 (1 position); Student =
Affairs (1=20
position)
b. Welfare Committee - Bill Filtz reporting
Employee Rights - Elaine Newell, labor law attorney with the Board of =
Regents, spoke to COSA about employee rights on December 1. She answered =
questions asked by COSA during the Q&A session. She also meet with=20
supervisors on December 2 to discuss management responsibilities. Ms. =
Newell=20
stressed employee relations between management and employees. A video =
tape of=20
the second session is available for viewing from the Training and =
Development=20
Office.
Retirement Walkway - No Report.
Campus Recycling Committee - Bill Filtz will represent COSA. Any =
staff member=20
who would like to be the Recycling Committee should contact Dr. Santos =
at=20
5949.
c. Policy Committee - Trudy Hyatt reporting
By-Laws changes - still working on changes.
d. Staff Affairs Conference Committee
The Planning Committee meeting was held on November 13 to set up =
various=20
committees. It was decided that a registration fee of $25.00 was set, =
but may be=20
altered. The Baileys will be hosting the continental breakfast for the=20
conference. Dr. Jackie Eastman will help the committee come up with a =
theme and=20
logo for the conference. The best three ideas will be presented for =
decision by=20
the committee . The conference will be held on Friday, October 2, 1998. =
The=20
Committee will be meeting today (Dec. 9) at 10:00 am in the Library =
Meeting=20
Room.
6. Report from the Chair
a. COSA received a letter from Dr. Bailey along with a copy of the =
Sexual=20
Harassment Policy which deals with handling informal complaints. Dr. =
Bailey is=20
asking for a representative from COSA to be on the committee for =
developing and=20
maintaining the Sexual Harassment Policy and Support Group. We will need =
to=20
submit a name to Dr. Bailey. Beverly Sharpe agreed to be on the =
committee.
b. Salary Study - The Salary Study committee met with Mr. Jim =
Brignati=20
and Inman Grimsley. The recommendations from the study were accepted =
upon by=20
all. Recommendations: (1) Inman will be submitting a job=20
description to hire extra help in the Personnel Office for doing task =
analysis=20
and desk study. (2) An unbiased salary study will done by Dr. Mike Crowe =
and=20
Inman Grimsley. Inman will with be reporting quarterly to COSA on the =
progress=20
of this study.
7. Old Business - None
8. New Business
Becky Murphy - Training and Development Office.
I going to give you a brief summary about the Training and =
Development Office=20
and what it does and its training philosophy and services that we =
provide. A=20
formal training brochure has been sent out to all department heads. Even =
though=20
Auxiliary Services is our primary customers, we do open up the workshops =
every=20
quarter to all campus employees and any training sessions in the office. =
Any=20
supervisor or employee can find out what they have taken and also find =
out about=20
continuing education credit received and hours of training attended. =
Transcripts=20
of courses taken can be printed out upon request. We also do customizing =
programs for the departments. Any questions?
Q: If we attend in-service training outside the institution, = can we=20 report this to you?=20
A: Yes.
Q: Do you offer any interpersonal skills, staff development = with=20 co-workers and management?=20
A:. If you want to do a special or customize training just for =
your=20
department, you can call me at 259-5105, and we can talk about your =
specific=20
needs and develop a program just for you.
Q: What about speakers?=20
A: We use both on-campus and off-campus speakers. We only =
charge a fee=20
that covers the cost of the program.
Q: Can the Training manual be made available in the Library?=20
A: Yes and Training manuals are also available in the office =
and all=20
information is on the Auxiliary Services Webpage under Training &=20
Development (http://services.valdosta.edu/training.htm).
9. Other Business - None
10. There being no further discussion or business, the meeting was =
adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted: Pat Rozier