BFA: Business Council Minutes April 10, 2003

Vice President Business Council

Minutes

April 10, 2003

VP Issues:

Rich reviewed the Cabinet meeting.

Performance Indicators – Rich distributed the Institutional Diagnostic and Performance Indicators (March, 2003). Rich distributed the Program Review material being used by the Provost’s area. Give recommendations for next year (areas to be pilots) to Rich by the end of next week.

Rich distributed a Faculty and Staff Accomplishments sheet developed by Libby. Review the form and give Rich recommendations for revisions by the end of next week.

Financial Services Issues:

NACUBO benchmarks – Joe is researching the possibilities.

Joe announced that the recognition award limit has been raised from $100 to $200.

ITS Issues:

Update on HR – Gene reported that production is ready for parallel testing. A consultant is coming in from PeopleSoft next week.

The computer recycling process for the campus is being set up. Every computer will come to ITS for "clean-up" before being sent to surplus or being sent to another department for use. Gene will provide a draft of the procedure.

Kim Chen’s (student award) reception is scheduled for tomorrow.

HR Issues:

Human Resources is beginning small group information sessions for CWU civil service employees on the civil service system reform act of 2002 which takes effect July 2005.

The first series of small group sessions is being held spring quarter and will cover the basics of the legislation and work done to date. Then, about every 4 months, until July of 2005, HR expects to offer other sessions, updating employees on the current status of these sweeping changes to the state’s civil service system.

The legislation, passed last session, has three main components: new/revised rules and classification system; collective bargaining that includes wages and insurance benefit dollar amount; and fewer restrictions on contracting out. The Department of Personnel in Olympia has the lead in the development and implementation of the new human resource system (rules). The Office of Financial Management in Olympia has primary responsibility for collective bargaining. The Department of General Administration in Olympia will write the rules for the contracting out process. For additional information, visit the HR 2005 web site at http://hr.dop.wa.gov/hrreform.

Facilities Management:

EIS:

Don reported that the FOG (Financial Operating Group) is continuing to meet. They are reviewing processes for year-end close. Joe indicated that a meeting has been scheduled for next week with key people on this same subject.

Don distributed the March 2003 status report for the SAFARI project.