COSA MINUTES - JUNE 8, 1999

Council = on Staff=20 Affairs

(COSA)Minutes

Tuesday, June 8,=20 1999

8:30=20 AM

Dogwood = Room @=20 University = Center

Members = present:=20 Holly = Decker,=20 Hilda = Spell, T.R. "=20 Cat " Decker, Sandra = Denson,=20 Nina = Windham,=20 Sammy = Dees,=20 Scott = Doner,=20 Ann = Farmer,=20 Hazel = Hewett,=20 Joe = Hickey,=20 Debra = Holley,=20 Ann = Lacey,=20 Shirley = McClain,=20 Debi = Parkhill,=20 Tom = Parnell, and=20 Beverly = Sharpe.

Members - = At -=20 Large: Pearl Everette=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD New=20 Members: Pat = Rozier Guest:=20 Norma = Dawkins

Members = excused:=20 John = Anderson,=20 Ann = Harris, and=20 Ruth = Salter.

The COSA = meeting=20 was called to order at 8:35=20 AM.

Special = Order of=20 the Day: Election of new executive officers for = 1999-2000.

=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD Chair=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=20 Debi = Parkhill

=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD Vice Chair=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=20 Sandra = Denson

=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD Treasurer=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =20 Nina = Windham

=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD Secretary=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =20 Holly = Decker

=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD= =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD Parliamentarian=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BD = Pat = Rozier

Congratulations and=20 good luck for the upcoming year.

Approval = of=20 Minutes: Shirley = McClain was left out as = being=20 present and the By-Laws were amended not rewritten with these = corrections the=20 May 11th minutes were approved.

Treasurer's Report=20 - Nina = Windham

Totals:

Balance = Forward=20 $1065.88

Printing=20 122.55

Supplies=20 39.26

Balance = Remaining $=20 904.07

Committee = Reports=20

a. Elections- No=20 Report

b. Employee = Recognition-=20 Sandra Denson reported that the forms for Employee of the Semester for = spring=20 are out. Please make your choices and turn in your=20 nominees

c. Policies = Committee- The=20 new amended By-Laws were mailed to each COSA member. =

d.=20 Welfare-=20 Hilda Spell reported that the pamphlets are printed and gave each member = one.=20 Now we need to make a list of all the staff members that has retired and = get in=20 touch with them about buying a brick for the Retirement Walkway. We need = to=20 discuss some kind of fund riser to help fund the Walkway. =

e.=20 Recycling-=20 Tom = Parnell reported that a = lot of the=20 members that are faculty are on leave right now and =

the committee will = meet when=20 they return.

f. Salary = Study- It=20 was voted by COSA to table this matter till the new board is in place as = of=20 July 1,=20 1999.

Reports = from the=20 Chair: Holly = Decker reported that she = was=20 unable to attend the University System of Georgia Staff Council meeting = that=20 took place in Macon on = May 27,=20 1999.=20 Pat = Rozier went instead. Pat = reported=20 that the USGS Conference will have a Thursday, October 14,1999, night = session at=20 6:00 p.m. and

Friday, October = 15,1999 will be the all = day State=20 Conference in Milledgeville, = Ga. The Statewide = Council is=20 still trying to get other institutions to participate in the meetings. = No new=20 info on the possible merger of the Merit and Board of Regents health = insurance.=20 Blue Cross Insurance rates will go up 12% in August. The USGS Conference = information can be found at http:// = www.gcsu.edu/staff.

Holly reported that=20 Tim = Yorkey has resigned from = COSA and=20 that the election committee will need to find a replacement in the EE05 = Area he=20 represented. A diagram was given to each member to show the chain of = command of=20 VSU.

Old=20 Business

Holiday work- Held over = till the=20 next meeting.

New=20 Business

Pat = Rozier and=20 Holly = Decker were welcomed = aboard.=20 Joe = Hickey and=20 Hazel = Hewett were given a = certificate=20 for serving on COSA.

There = being no=20 further discussion or business, the meeting was adjourned at = 9:36=20 a.m.=20 and will meet again on July 13,=20 1999.

Respectfully=20 submitted; TR " Cat " Decker=20