minutes, agendas
Draft agenda, UFF-USF Chapter membership meeting, July 17, 2009
Noon, CDBs, 5104 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL
Proposed special rule: “For the chapter membership meeting July 17, 2009, all speeches shall be restricted to three minutes.”
Agenda & Introductions.
Ten members were in attendance, with three visitors.
Minutes.
Minutes approved.
Membership.
The chapter continues to get new members.
USF St. Petersburg.
The chapter discussed particular concerns of St. Petersburg.
Constitution & Bylaws.
Discussion of the Constitution & Bylaws. This will be on the agenda of the meeting on July 17.
State Funding.
Discussion of the implications of using stimulus funding to support employees.
English Language Institute.
Discussion of USF’s discussions with the INTO company on June 16.
The next Senate Executive Committee meeting will be on July 1 at 3 pm in SVC 5012.
Reports.
Good of the Order.
We are organizing a reception in fall.
These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on June 19, 2009.
Draft agenda, June 19 chapter meeting (COQ 220, USFSP), noon
I have an event on the USF-Tampa campus Friday afternoon, so the priority for the time I am on campus will be the regional-campus concerns. Chapter VP Mark Klisch will preside if I have to leave before the ending of the meeting.
Agenda & Introductions.
Fifteen people were in attendance.
Minutes.
Item on the Constitution & Bylaws Committee corrected; minutes approved as amended.
Support.
Membership.
Discussion of events the Chapter could organize for expanding membership.
Reports.
These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on June 7, 2009.
Because some of the chapter documents (constitution and bylaws) date from the old Board of Regents, including when there was statewide bargaining, I’ve asked an ad hoc committee to look at a few specific substantive issues that might need changing. The following is the charge in an e-mail sent to the members of the ad hoc committee appointed in May 2009:
Thank you all for being willing to serve on the ad hoc committee, and for being patient while I drafted this hopefully short and well-defined scope for the committee:
1. Your committee is to look at the following issues in the constitution and bylaws and recommend changes as appropriate to the chapter membership:
a) Updating terminology as necessary (e.g., from Board of Regents to BOG/BOT).
b) Adding material to reflect the chapter’s obligation to bargain locally. There needs to be a section, probably in the bylaws (where committees are described), on appointment of a bargaining team and chief negotiator — this is *not* the same as the bargaining committee, which was written to funnel information up to the no-longer-existing state bargaining team.
c) Considering whether the chapter should revise the bylaws-mandated committee structure. The bylaws describe a bargaining committee from a statewide-bargaining context as well as a stewards and membership committee, and none of those are currently operating as described in the by-laws. Would it make sense to create a single “department/college reps” committee for those functions, or try to fill out the currently-listed committees?
d) Drafting written elections procedures, which are all conducted by past practice, none written in the bylaws. An issue to consider explicitly, among others: whether offices can be filled by acclamation when the number of nominations equals the number of seats. I felt silly in the last two years sitting on my hands instead of counting ballots when I was unopposed for chapter president. But that may be my guilt speaking instead of common sense.
2. To have anything in place for the next round of chapter elections, it would be necessary to ratify changes by the mid- to late fall, so if proposed language is available to consider by the beginning of the fall, that would be perfect. While you should feel free to draft specific language, you can call on at least me for any scutwork of that sort.
3. If there are other issues that pop up in discussion, feel free to perform triage on it, addressing those you think can be addressed in the summer or recommending that others be considered during the academic year.
If you have any questions or need technical assistance, please let me know.
The first meeting of the ad hoc committee is this Friday, June 5, in CIS 2020, after the regular chapter meeting at CDBs.
The next chapter meeting will be noon, June 5, 2009, in CDBs on Fowler Avenue in Tampa. The tentative agenda:
Agenda & Introductions.
Fourteen people were in attendance.
Membership.
We continue to attract new members. Discussion of possibilities for a membership campaign.
Bargaining.
The Chief Negotiator discussed upcoming bargaining.
Grievances.
Discussion of outstanding grievances, including arbitrations.
Constitution.
An ad hoc committee is formed to study possible revisions of the Chapter constitution and bylaws.
This committee consists of Greg McColm, Kathleen de la Pena McCook, and Steve Tauber.
Calendar.
The remaining summer meetings are: June 5 & 19, July 3 will be skipped, and July 17. The subsequent meetings in fall will be on August 28, September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23, November 6 & 20, and December 3.
Treasury.
We have money.
These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on May 26, 2009.
Attendance.
There were 12 people in attendance.
Agenda & Introductions
Agenda was approved and introductions made.
Membership.
Bargaining.
Last session, the Administration gave us ten proposals; Administration has told UFF-USF that it will give us a new salary proposal at today’s bargaining session.
Grievances.
Details confidential, but…
Next Chapter Meeting.
The next chapter meeting will be on August 22 at a location TBA.
Reclassification.
Lines are being moved out of unit in the reorganization.
Survey on Regional Campuses.
President Dorn gave a progress report on the survey.
Relationship with the Faculty Senate.
Discussion on developing a relationship with the incoming Senate.
Meeting adjourned.
These minutes respectfully submitted by Mark Klisch on August 3, 2008.
Agenda & Introductions.
Sixteen people were in attendance.
Report on the Legislature.
UFF Executive Director Ed Mitchell reported on the Legislature.
Reports.
Good of the Order.
There was a discussion of the climate at USF, and of the need to seek new members.
These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on May 17, 2009.
Agenda & Introductions.
Thirteen people were in attendance.
Annual evaluations.
Discussion of problems and irregularities in annual evaluations.
Summer.
Discussion of problems with summer assignments.
Legislative action.
There was a discussion of developments in Tallahassee.
Reports.
Good of the Order.
There are three bronze bulls in the square before the new Student Union.
These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on April 16, 2009.
