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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ON STAFF AFFAIRS (COSA)=20

Minutes - October 15, 1996

Present: Bill Bennett, Joan Brooks, Holly Decker, Jill Ferrell = (Parking),=20 Bill Filtz, Blake Griffin, Inman Grimsley, Hazel Hewett, Joe Hickey, = Mary Jane=20 Keene, Tommy Moore, Michell Pritchett (Parking), Bert Rodriguez, Pat = Rozier,=20 Beverly Sharpe, David Windle (SGA), Paul Worth, Jim Yates=20

  1. The meeting was called to order at 8:28 AM in the President's = Dining Room,=20 Palms Dining Center=20
  2. Minutes of the September 10, 1996 meeting were approved. = Correction: On=20 9/10/96 Under New Business 6b. Sandra Griffin should read Sandra=20 Denson.=20
  3. Treasurer's Report - By Bill Bennett

Balance Forward for September $2,470.00=20

Expenditures for August: 30.00=20

Expenditures for September 33.00=20

Balance Remaining 9/30/96 $2,407.00=20

  1. Committee Reports=20
    1. Communication/Election Committee - Patrick Smith wrote a letter = of=20 resignation to Bill Filtz=20
    2. Policy - No Report=20
    3. Welfare - No Report=20
    4. Employee Recognition - Holly Decker pass around the final copy = of the=20 certificate=20
    5. Salaries Study - No Report
  2. Old Business=20
    1. COSA Service Recognition Certificate - Everyone agreed the final = certificate was acceptable=20
    2. Vote on Bylaws - The changes to the Bylaws were voted on and = approved=20 unanimously.

New Committee titles are as follows:=20

Employee Recognition Committee=20

Policy Committee=20

Welfare Committee=20

  1. Summary of Football tickets sold: 267 tickets sold

Joan Brooks and Wanda DeWeese sold the most tickets.=20

  1. Staff Conference at Gainesville College - Beverly Sharpe, Holly = Decker,=20 and Sandra Denson will be attending on October 25, 1996
  1. New Business=20
    1. Wearing jeans on Fridays - Appropriate casual dress can be worn = on=20 Fridays if the department permits it.=20
    2. Parking - David Windle representing SGA talked about parking = fine=20 increasing. (See attachment) It was motioned & 2nd to = support=20 this Bill. Jill Ferrell talked about the different parking issues = that been=20 handle so far and she would continue to address other parking = concerns.=20
    3. Minimum wage increases to $4.75 in September 1996. The minimum = wage will=20 increase again in October 1997 to $5.15.=20
    4. Open Enrollment Health Insurance - In the near future Inman = Grimsley=20 will be sending out information on Health/Dental coverage. He asked = that=20 employees please call the Personnel Office when there has been a = change in=20 your dependents.
  2. Other Business:

Ad Hoc Committee - Chair, Tim Yorkey=20

Employee Recognition Committee - Chair, Holly Decker=20

Executive Committee - Chair, Bill Filtz=20

Policy Committee - Chair, Blake Griffin=20

Welfare Committee - Chair, Beverly Sharpe

Meeting adjourned at 10:20 A.M.