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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COUNCIL ON STAFF AFFAIRS = (COSA)
Minutes -=20 March 14, 1995

The Council on Staff Affairs met in the President's = Dining Room=20 in Palms Dining Center on March 14, 1995.=20

Present: Sandra Denson, Juanita Faircloth, Blake Griffin, Inman = Grimsley,=20 Sarah Hardin, Mike Jones, Russ Mast, Chip Moore, Donna Nolan, Humberto=20 Rodriguez, Sue Teel, and Jim Yates=20

  1. The meeting was called to order at 8:16 am.=20

  2. Special Order of the Day: Herchel Blanton, Acting Director of = Public=20 Safety, was on hand to answer questions regarding campus parking = policies:=20

    STUDENT PATROLLERS: 12 on staff; each is only able to work 19 hours = per=20 week. 15 additional patrollers are beginning training this week and = will start=20 work Spring Quarter '95. Each patroller is usually assigned a zone for = which=20 he/she is responsible and therefore has a pretty good idea of which = cars=20 he/she has already ticketed during that shift, etc. This policy helps = to avoid=20 being fooled when students who park illegally place a ticket that they = received on a different day on the windshield in order to keep Public = Safety=20 form giving them another one.=20

    NORTH CAMPUS: There is usually one student patroller specifically = assigned=20 to North Campus, especially during the transition period between = classes.=20 His/her obvious presence helps prevent illegal parking. With regards = to the=20 curb parking on the west side of Thaxton Hall which makes it difficult = for=20 vehicles to see well enough to pull out, Blanton promised to check = into the=20 situation and perhaps extend the yellow non-parking zone.=20

    FINE ARTS BUILDING LOADING ZONE: Blanton was questioned as to how = to reduce=20 conflicts with illegal parking in this loading zone. He suggested that = Public=20 Safety would not turn on the lights on the outdoor basketball courts = until=20 asked by a VSU student, and this problem would also be somewhat solved = as more=20 small outlying parking lots were developed. He also said that this = problem=20 usually decreased throughout the quarter as more student patrollers = saturate=20 the campus.=20

    Other items of discussion:
    1. Need loading zone for Nevins/West = Halls so=20 faculty/staff don't have to park illegally when transporting materials = to and=20 fro.=20

    2. Handicapped Parking should be separated into spots that are = wheelchair=20 accessible and non-wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair accessible spots = would be=20 available only to those individuals with mobility disabilities. Other=20 handicapped spots would be available to all disabled individuals.=20

    3. Illegally parked vehicles are removed from campus between 4:00 = and 5:30=20 am.=20

    4. Areas designated as 24 hour reserved may not be used by = unauthorized=20 vehicles at all while free access areas are available to anyone after = 5:30pm=20 Monday through Thursday and after 3:00 on Fridays.=20

    5. Public Safety has ordered 6 additional "car boots" to immobilize = cars of=20 repeat offenders or nonpayers.=20

    6. Blanton would like to see a separate division formed within = Public=20 Safety for Parking and Transportation.=20

  3. The Minutes of the meeting of February 7, 1995 were approved = unanimously.=20

  4. Treasurer's Report: January Balance: $1902.70 February Balance: = $1879.66=20

  5. Committee Reports:=20

    a. Elections: No report.=20

    b. Policy: No rport.=20

    c. Welfare: No report.=20

    d. Parking Appeals: The committee met and discussed several = appeals.=20 Overall, they as a committee are tough on those who have received = tickets=20 for parking in fire lanes and handicapped spaces. They have = requested a list=20 of habitual offenders form Public Safety in order to make more = informed=20 decisions.=20

    e. Employee Recognition: Julie Deaton, at-large member of this = committee=20 is leaving the University. We appreciate all of her hard work, = dedication,=20 and assistance.=20

    f. Bylaws: Committee is currently checking into numbers of=20 representatives from each area in order to advise the Election = Committee for=20 the April Election.=20

    g. Staff Development: A list of development topics is being = submitted to=20 the Trailblazer to solicit input as to topics in which the VSU Staff = is=20 interested.

  6. Reports from Chair=20

    a. Administrative Council Report: At the last meeting, the = proposals and=20 goals of the new Chancellor were discussed. Also, the 6% pay = increase for=20 staff should remain intact for July.=20

    b. Board Member Resignations: Keith Peterson and Sarah Hardin = have both=20 resigned from the COSA Board effective as of the June meeting as = both will=20 be leaving the University.

  7. Old Business:=20

    a. Parking of University Vehicles on Campus: Bob Bell, Director = of Plant=20 Operations sent a response to Chair Mast's letter regarding this = problem. He=20 stated that he certainly did not condone the use of University = Vehicles to=20 save spaces for personal vehicles and would relay his feelings on = this=20 problem to all Plant Operations employees. He also explained that = his=20 department was instructed to use parking spaces rather than park on = the=20 grass or sidewalks where they might obstruct pedestrian/handicapped = access.=20 Therefore, if a regular space were available they would use it. He = did not=20 support the idea of designating spaces specifically for University = vehicles=20 as this would decrease the number of regular access spaces. He also = reminded=20 the Board that Plant Operations is not the only department with = university=20 vehicles and others might need to be notified.=20

    b. State Symposium Representative's Report: Sandra Denson, Keith = Peterson, and Sarah Hardin attended the University System of Georgia = Staff=20 Conference in Athens, GA on February 24. The Conference had over 300 = attendees and topics of discussion included: Conflict Resolution, = Employee=20 Rights and Responsibilities, Improving Salaries, Staff Esteem, = Consistent,=20 Equitable Policies, Communication, and Diversity in the Workplace. = All three=20 felt that it was a valuable workshop and brought back some ideas = regarding=20 the direction that VSU's COSA might want to go in the future.=20

    c. Statewide Steering Committee Report: Keith Peterson, VSU's=20 representative to the Statewide Steering Committee reported that the = Committee met with Vice Chancellor Arthur Dunning, who is very = supportive of=20 forming staff councils at all Georgia institutions as well as a = statewide=20 staff council. Discussion revolved around the encouragement of these = formations; the future policies regarding tuition remission for = staff that=20 will probably be in effect for courses related to a current job; and = system-wide policies on evaluation of immediate supervisors by = employees. As=20 Keith is leaving the University, he strongly encouraged COSA to = appoint=20 another person to sit on the Steering Committee so that VSU is = involved in=20 the future of staff policies in the State of Georgia.

  8. New Business:=20

    a. Elections: Will take place April 14 - 21. Positions that will = be open=20 are as follows: President's Area: 1; Academic Affairs: 1 (2 yr = term),=20 Business and Finance Area: 2, Student Affairs Area: 1, EEO 1=20 (Executive/Administrative/Managerial): 2 (1 full-term, 1-(2) yr = term), EEO 4=20 (Secretary/Clerical): 2, EEO 5 Technical/Para-professional): 1 (2 yr = term).=20 Unless otherwise noted, positions are a three-year term. All = eligible voters=20 will be sent a ballot before April 14. These ballots may be returned = to=20 ballot boxes that will be placed in designated areas. (Information = will be=20 on the ballot.) Further details will be in the April 11 minutes. If = you do=20 not receive a ballot and think that you should have, contact = Elections=20 Chair, Juanita Faircloth, at 2623. In addition, if you wish to find = out more=20 about the COSA Board responsibilities, contact Chair Russ Mast at = 5674.=20

    b. Staff Use of PE Complex Locker Rooms: The Men's and Women's = Faculty=20 Locker Rooms are available for use by all faculty/staff on a first=20 come/first served basis. To check out a locker, you must provide = your own=20 lock and inform Herb Reinhard, Athletic Director, which locker you = have=20 taken. At this time, the Men's Locker Room is full, but space is = available=20 in the Women's.

  9. Meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m. The next meeting will be held = on April=20 11, 8:15 a.m., Palms President's Dining Room. Items for the agenda = must be=20 sent to COSA, VSU Box 7050, by Monday, April 3.

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