Tuesday, November 11, 1997=20
8:30 AM=20
South Wing (Palms Dining Center)
Members present: John Anderson, Bill Bennett, Holly Decker, TR = Decker,=20 Sandra Denson, Wanda DeWeese,=20
Sammy Dees, Pearl Everett, Inman Grimsley, Bill Filtz, Trudy Hyatt, = Hazel=20 Hewett, Joe Hickey, Richard Lee,=20
Tom Parnell, Pat Rozier, Beverly Sharpe, Hilda Spell, Tim Yorkey
Other Guests: Jim Brignati, Ruth Futch, Linda Marinelli, =
Patrick=20
McElwain, Josie Stone, Wesley Sumner, Ellen Weeks, Helen Weeks
1. Council on Staff Affairs meeting was call to order at 8:35 =
a.m.
2. Special Order of the Day
Employee of the Quarter - Mr. Jim Brignati presented = certificates to=20 finalists:=20
Twila Boykin (Financial Services); Alan Brown (Bursary); Ruth Futch=20
(Chemistry); Patrick McElwain (Registrar's Office); Tina Singletary =
(College of=20
the Arts); Ellen Weeks (College of Nursing)
Mr. Brignati presented the Employee of the Quarter certificate, a =
special=20
parking permit, and a check to Tina Singletary (College of the =
Arts).=20
Sammy Dees accepted for Tina, who was out due to illness. =
Congratulations and=20
get well soon Tina.
Holly Decker presented Helen Weeks with a replacement =
certificate.
3. Approval of Minutes - October 14, 1997=20
Minutes were approved with corrections and revisions.
4. Treasurer's Report - Bill Bennett
Total budget for FY 98 $ 2,500.00=20
Expenditures prior to October 1,295.00=20
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Balance forward 1,205.00
Encumbrances for October:=20
Estimate travel and other expenses=20
to attend USGA Staff Council Meeting 206.00=20
Printing for October 127.50=20
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Total Expenses 333.50=20
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Balance Remaining 10/31/97 $ 871.50
5. Committee Reports
a. Elections/Employee Recognition - Holly Decker reporting
Employee of the Quarter - Special Order of the Day
b. Welfare Committee - Bill Filtz reporting
Employee Rights - The committee is trying to get Elaine Newell, labor =
law=20
attorney with the Board of Regents, to come and speak to COSA about =
employee=20
rights.
Retirement Walkway - We will be sending another letter to Faculty =
Senate to=20
let them know that we are proceeding on with the Walkway.
Campus Recycling Committee - Dr. Ari Santos has ask for input from =
COSA=20
regarding recycling on campus. A representative from COSA as well as any =
staff=20
member is welcome to be on the Recycling Committee. Please contact Dr. =
Santos at=20
5949 if you would like to be on the Committee.
c. Policy Committee - Trudy Hyatt reporting
By-Laws changes - corrections will be made to the COSA By-Laws and =
presented=20
at the Dec. 9 meeting.
6. Report from the Chair
a. Salary Study - A letter has been received from Mr. Brignati =
and a=20
meeting will be set up with him next week.
b. Sick Leave Bill -Is being reviewed in a favorable manner. =
It is now=20
a matter of funding.
c. Sick Bank - The Board of Regents sent a letter to parties =
involved=20
stating that the Sick Bank was illegal and needed to be stopped.
d. University System of GA Staff Council Conference - This =
year's=20
conference was held at North GA College in Dahlonega, GA. Eight COSA =
members=20
attended the conference. A summary of the Staff Conference will be =
attached.=20
COSA will be hosting next year's Staff Council Conference and has =
received a=20
letter from Dr. Bailey supporting the Staff Council conference. A =
planning=20
committee meeting will be held soon to discuss next year's program.
7. Old Business
Direct Deposit - COSA will be checking back with Cindy Meyer =
regarding free=20
checking with NationsBank.
8. New Business
a. Open Enrollment - Memos were sent to all VSU personnel =
(Faculty=20
& Staff) about Benefits Update/Open Enrollment. Please contact =
Personnel=20
Services for any changes and/or updates. Remember the deadline for Open=20
Enrollment is November 30, 1997.
b. Employee Remission/Tuition
- December 5, 1997 is the deadline for employees to have their =
tuition=20
remission forms completed for the Winter Quarter. Remember, you must =
apply for=20
financial and also be accepted to VSU to be considered. Only full-time =
regular=20
status employees are eligible for the program.
- All employees participating in Employee Remission/Tuition programs =
should=20
bring pink copy of completed paperwork with approved signatures to the=20
Registrar's Office at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, January 6, 1998.
- Please bring all approved forms to the Bursary at 7:00 pm on =
Tuesday,=20
January 6, 1998.
c. Can the Campus Pharmacy "fill" employee prescriptions? - =
The answer=20
is "No." According to Georgia State contract, items purchased with State =
funds=20
cannot be re-sold and also the Pharmacy is limited on supplies that it=20
receives.
9. Other Business
a. University Shut-down Time - We have two days for =
Thanksgiving=20
Holiday. Please remember that the Vice Presidents of the Divisions will =
contact=20
your supervisor. But until then, all offices should remain open.
b. Mandatory Annual Leave - Remember we have three days of =
mandatory=20
vacation charge to be taken on December 29, 30, 31, 1997.
c. The idea about a COSA newsletter was discussed. The Employee =
Recognition=20
committee will look into it.
d. Institutional Annual Report - COSA was not listed in this Report. =
The=20
Policy Committee will look into and find out what the deadlines are for =
the=20
publication.
10. There being no further discussion or business, the meeting was =
adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
Respectfully submitted: Pat Rozier=20
Dr. Sherman Day, Interim President at NGC&SU, welcomed the =
attendees and gave a short presentation about the history of the =
university.
Mr. Tom Daniel, Vice Chancellor for Human and External =
Resources for=20
the Georgia Board of Regents, represented Dr. Arthur Dunning who could =
not=20
attend. Mr. Daniel's presentation centered on how lucky the System has =
been=20
these past few years with funding, central office personnel, legislative =
support, and executive support. He explained that the funding formula =
and=20
workload funding have been fully funded the past few years. Special =
initiative=20
and lottery funding was in addition to the regular funding. He =
anticipated a 3.6=20
percent increase in resident instruction funding from the state next =
year with=20
pay raises between 4 and 6 percent. Mr. Daniel was not prepared to =
answer any of=20
the questions that USGSC members had presented to Dr. Dunning so these =
were=20
postponed to another day.
Ms. Ramona Hason, President of the USGSC, presented the =
computer=20
controlled slide program that she had presented at the Human Resource =
meeting on=20
October 21, 1997. This program presented the accomplishments of several =
of the=20
staff support groups in the system.
A panel of staff support personnel from various institutions held a =
question=20
and answer session.
Mr. Bill Wallace of Kennesaw State University gave a =
presentation of=20
the staff leadership program he developed at Kennesaw. He also performed =
a Job=20
Expectations survey from the perspectives of the employee and the=20
supervisor.
Dr. Mary Lou Frank, chair of the psychology department at =
NGC&SU,=20
did a presentation on working with challenging people. She noted that we =
all=20
needed to be aware that in some aspects all of us are challenging people =
to=20
someone every day.