COSA MINUTES - FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Council = on Staff=20 Affairs

(COSA)Minutes

Tuesday, February = 9,=20 1999

8:30=20 A.M.

Dogwood = Room = University = Center

Members = present:=20 Holly = Decker,=20 Hilda = Spell, TR"Cat" Decker, = John = Anderson,=20 Sammy = Dees,=20 Scott = Doner,=20 Ann = Farmer,=20 Ann = Harris,=20 Joe = Hickey,=20 Ann = Lacey,=20 Shirley = McClain,=20 Debi = Parkhill,=20 Tom = Parnell,=20 Ruth = Salter,=20 Beverly = Sharpe,=20 Gloria = Tonsil,=20 Tim = Yorkey,=20 Inman = Grimsley

Members = excused:=20 Nina = Windham,=20 Sandra = Denson, and=20 Hazel = Hewett

Member at = large:=20 Grady Pearl Everette,=20 Pat = Rozier, and=20 Bill = Filtz

The = Council on=20 Staff Affairs meeting was called to order at 8:32=20 A.M.

Special = Order of=20 the Day: Elections: John Anderson stated that he has sent letters out to = department heads of the Business and Finance area, EEO-4 = (secretarial/clerical)=20 area, and EEO-7 (service maintenance) area, that are up for re-election, = to help=20 update their personnel listings for the upcoming election of new COSA = members.=20 Members' terms that are finished on COSA will be=20 Holly = Decker,=20 Hazel = Hewett, and=20 Joe = Hickey.

Approval = of the=20 Minutes: Debi = Parkhill needed to be = added to the=20 January 12th minutes and than the minutes were = approved.

Treasurer's=20 Report- = Nina=20 Windham: No=20 Report

Committee = Reports

a. Employee = Recognition- No=20 report

b. Election- = Special Order of=20 the Day

c.=20 Policy-=20 Pat = Rozier: Plans on having = a meeting=20 in the next few days to discuss the changes to the=20 By-Laws.

d. = Recycling- Bill=20 Filtz and Tom Parnell talked about how they = are=20 working with the person that is picking up the recycling items to see = what kind=20 of time and manpower is needed to pick up all the recycling items on=20 campus.

e. Retirement = Walkway- Hilda=20 Spell said that she talked to = Jeff = Snow about whether the = amount of=20 money that is given to the Retirement Walkway is tax deductible. If it's = just=20 given to the walkway fund it is, but if you buy a person a brick it's = not. A=20 committee is going to have to be set up to make sure who is eligible for = a=20 brick.

Report = from the=20 Chair

Holly = Decker said that she had = missed=20 the last Administrative Council Meeting and highlighted some of the = items from=20 the January Meeting. Also Dr. = Crowe e-mailed=20 Holly saying he has all = the=20 material on the salary study and well start working on it sometime in = March.=20 Holly is going to be = one of the=20 jailbirds during the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation fund drive for = Diabetes=20 Education and Research on February 23,=20 1999=20 at 10:00=20 am=20 in front of the Palms = Dining = Center.

Old=20 Business

a.=20 Holiday work-=20 Nina = Windham was not present = to talk=20 about this and it will be carried over to March's = meeting.

New=20 Business

a.=20 Holly = Decker,=20 Sandra = Denson, and=20 Bill = Filtz will be attending = the=20 University System of Georgia State Conference Meeting February 18,=20 1999=20 in Macon at = 10:00=20 am.

There = being no=20 further discussion or business, the meeting was adjourned at = 9:26=20 A.M.=20 and will meet again on March 9,=20 1999.

Respectfully=20 submitted: TR "Cat" Decker

Cosa=20 secretary