TOPICS DISCUSSED
- COUNCIL MINUTES
- NASC GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- RESTRUCTURING OF EMPLOYEE COUNCIL GROUPS
- EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
- EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AWARDS
- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
- FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
- SHARED LEAVE
- TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
- ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
COUNCIL MINUTES
The minutes of the April 27 meeting were read and approved as sent.
Karen Simmons informed the council that she should not be listed as absent
because she has informed the council that she will not be able to attend
any more meetings.
NASC GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Ginger Linnell gave an overview of what the NASC Governance and Administration
sub committee has done to date. Ways to show that civil service employees
have been included in the discussion, planning and governance on campus
were discussed. Suggestions were made that the committee look at
the make-up of various committees on campus including:
Evaluation of Candidates for President, Provost and
Vice Presidents
Synthesizing Committee
Discussion of proposed Quality of Life building
Search Committees
RESTRUCTURING OF EMPLOYEE COUNCIL GROUPS
Colleen Rose presented a document that shows the new divisions of staff
employees and lists the delegates and alternatives for those that are currently
serving. The several reorganizations on campus necessitated the restructuring
of the council and has created some new divisions, which will need to elect
delegates and alternates. A list of civil service staff members and
their new divisions was discussed and the council determined that, except
for a few individuals who were listed in the wrong area and will be corrected,
the list was accurately divided. The council voted to accept the
list, with corrections, for the make-up of next year's council. Elections
of new delegates and alternates will occur in June.
Kari Taylor introduced a different model of employee councils from the University of Washington called the President's Staff Forum. She suggested that we take a look at their format to see if some ideas that they use could be incorporated by Central. The council decided that since it is so late in the year, that this should be saved for next year's council.
EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Ona Youmans reported on the progress of the balloting for Employee
of the Year. Only those ballots with comments about the employee
were considered. There were a few ballots that had comments about
the candidate, but there was no candidate checked. Since the comments
were pretty generalized, the council determined that they should not be
counted unless it was clear which candidate the vote was for. With
only one day left to vote, the balloting was very light.
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AWARDS
Ona Youmans reminded those that have volunteered to bring cookies,
flowers or gifts to contact Jan Powell at 1209. The theme for this
year’s awards program is the CWU Team. This is the first year that
exempt employees will be participating as honorees. The Employees
of the Month for this last year are also to be honored. The Employee
of the Year will be announced at the ceremony.
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
The employee of the month for April is Lisa Stowe, secretary in the
Chemistry department. Lisa Stowe is always looking for the extra something
she can do that will help the students get the most out of the Chemistry
Department, and help the faculty and staff accomplish their goals.
Lisa is able to juggle many tasks at once and has a great sense of humor
as she does it. She does an excellent job and is a pleasure to be
around. She makes work more fun -- she has a positive impact on everyone
around her. She is especially good with students; she can be firm
and yet pleasant. Lisa is an excellent secretary in addition to being
a fun person with whom to work.
If you work with a staff member who is doing an outstanding job, you should take the time to nominate this person as Employee of the Month. Employee of the Month nomination forms are available at: http://www.cwu.edu/~hr/hrforms.html#other
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Kari Taylor distributed copies of the letter that she sent to Dale
Hubbard in response to his proposed changes to Employee Council (see minutes
from 4/27/01). She stated that the Employee Council strongly supports
an improved working relationship between the Union and Employee Council
to provide better support for all classified staff at Central Washington
University. The one area of concern was that Employee Council be
co-chaired by the Union president and the chair elect of Employee Council.
The Employee Council feels that the two groups have very specific purposes.
As defined in the Employee Council's Statement of Purpose and Operations:
"The basic purpose of the Employee Council shall be to provide civil service
employees with a means of receiving timely information and a forum for
contributing ideas to the decision-making process in matters affecting
their working environment, benefit plans and the functioning of the university.
However, the Employee Council does not perform the functions of organized
labor." The letter also states that the Council would support
regular monthly or quarterly meetings by the executive committees of Employee
Council and the Union to discuss mutual non-representation issues.
SHARED LEAVE
CWU employees may donate leave to a fellow employee who is severely
ill or injured or has a family member who is severely ill or injured.
"Severely" is defined as serious or extreme and/or life threatening.
Recipients must be off work and have used all their paid leave to be eligible.
Employees who wish to receive shared leave must notify Human Resources
and submit a doctor's certificate.
The following individual is in need of shared leave: Charles Schlund (Facilities Management).
Individuals interested in donating leave should request a Shared Leave donation form from Human Resources. Copies may also be downloaded from the HR Forms section of the Human Resources home page: www.cwu.edu/~hr/hrforms.html#other. Requests must be approved by your supervisor before forwarding the form to Human Resources. Donated leave is also subject to approval by your department head and Human Resources.
Annual leave may be donated in eight-hour blocks. Employees who wish to donate annual leave must retain at least ten days (80 hours) of vacation leave and cannot donate excess leave (that over 30 days or 240 hours) that he/she would otherwise lose at the beginning of the leave anniversary month.
Sick leave may also be donated in eight-hour blocks. The donating employee must retain a minimum of 480 hours sick leave balance after the transfer. No more than six days of sick leave may be transferred during any twelve-month period. An employee’s personal holiday may also be donated. Please call Human Resources (963-1202), if you need a shared leave donation form.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Catch the energy! Release the potential! Set in Pike’s Place Market, Seattle, join us for an exploration of what is called the “FISH!” Philosophy: Play, Make Their Day, Be There, and Choose Your Attitude. Check out “Fish!”, a fun film to watch with an important message.
Call 963-2288, or email hutchinl@cwu.edu.
For other titles, stop by the Human Resource Office’s training and development
library in Bouillon 104, or visit us on the web at http://www.cwu.edu/~training/
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., June 21, 2001, in SUB
209. If you are a delegate and cannot make the meeting be sure to notify
Colleen Rose and let your alternate know so that he/she will attend.
PRESENT:
Mike Posada, Business and Administrative Support: Unit B
Karol Barker, Dining Services
Marilyn Thompson, Dining Services
Kari Taylor, Instructional Support: Unit A, Chairperson
Gene Wilson, Instructional Support: Unit A
Leona Lindvig, Library Services
Dorothy Tenney Plant and Facilities
Ginger Linnell, Enrollment Management, Secretary
ABSENT:
Kim Thomas, Business and Administrative Support: Unit A
Nancy Bradshaw, Business and Administrative Support: Unit A
Pedro Garcia, Housing & Residential Services
Debbie Nethery, Instructional Support: Unit B
Al Edler, Plant and Facilities
Celia Johnson, Student Services and SUB: Unit B
ALSO PRESENT:
Ona Youmans
Colleen Rose