CEPAC-Staff Senate

Roll Call

• Voting Members:
• Mary Engel, CEPAC Chair
• Chris Bauer, Chair-elect
• Diane Helgeson
  
• Kevin Thane
• Kristine Mashaw
• Non-voting Members:
• Sheron McIlhattan
• Judy Van Andel
• Sherry Garner
• Beth Littlefield
• Ron Brekke
• Jen Joyce
  Others present:
• Sara France

Apologies for Absence

Minutes of the Last Meeting

General Business

• Bylaws - following last month's vote to change CEPAC's name to Staff Senate, HR/Payroll is pursuing removing the bylaws from Personnel policy and procedure. If this is possible, the bylaws will be housed on the CEPAC-Staff Senate web site - as is the case with other shared governance partners.
• Board of Regents Meeting 9/19-21/2007 - Mary Engel, Chris Bauer and Sara France attended the Regents' meeting in Billings. CEPAC-Staff Senate had agenda time, as part of the MUS Staff Associations(MUSSA) and the OCHE Recruitment and Retention Task Force (on which Sara was the classified representative) presented its findings. An overview of the various meetings was offered to those present at today's meeting. Sara also spoke on the compilation of the Task Force report. It was written in response to a specific charge from the Regents and may not be easily navigated by other audiences. MUSSA's notes from their attendance at the various proceedings include an explanation of the Task Force report which the staff is encouraged to read before studying the report itself. Click here for MUSSA's notes in full.

  CEPAC-Staff Senate, and our MUSSA colleagues, are encouraged by the Regents' concern for classified issues, and by their initial plans for acting upon the findings of the OCHE Recruitment and Retention Task Force as a whole. Following two days of meetings and discussion as part of the Board of Regents meeting in Billings, MUSSA will:

  • use its notes on the compilation of the Task Force report to assist in answering staff questions as readers study the document
  • pursue the Pooled Resources manpower issue as per the agreement with the Regents
  • begin planning for the November Board of Regents meeting.

  CEPAC-Staff Senate will also seek more information about what both MSU's administration, and the various unions, sees as the next steps in relieving recruitment and retention problems.

• Goals and Projects, FY08 - the Goals and Projects Subcommittee presented:
  • CEPAC-Staff Senate FY08 Goals -
    • to act upon the outcomes of CEPAC-Staff Senate's research and data collection to broaden the awareness and involvement of its constituents and colleagues in CEPAC-Staff Senate activities and initaitives;
    • to enhance CEPAC-Staff Senate's recruitment and retention achievements in FY07 to continue identifying and implementing solutions
    
    Pursuit of these goals will include increased outreach, and updating research data.
  • On-going Projects -
    • the periodic progression of the Supporting Student Success initiative;
    • continuing the current 2-year cycle with the administration of a "How Staff Supplement Salary"-type survey in FY08.
  
  The next supporting student success drive will be the week of October 15 to coincide with other campus activities in the residence halls, MSU Friday and Parents' Weekend.

  Committee Reports

  CEPAC/Staff Senate-nominated committee representatives have scheduled agenda time at each meeting to personally report on their committee work. CEPAC-Staff Senate believes maximum communication to greatly benefit the staff and campus, and so also maintains on-line reporting as well as personal contact.

  UFPUB - Sheron McIlhattan reported on preliminary discussions over the proposed rennovation of, and addition to, the Cooley Lab.

  Benefits Committee - Sherry Garner and Ron Brekke are the newly-appointed classified reps. Ron reported on the September 6th meeting which focused on preventative services. CEPAC-Staff Senate raised the question of test/examination eligibility based upon family history rather than age and Ron will pursue this. He is also slated to attend the Inter Units Benefits Committee retreat next week.

  Provost-Sponsored Classified Luncheon Steering Committee - Beth Littlefield reported on last Monday's meeting and initial plans for the Fall luncheon with speakers presenting on topics identified via the staff needs assessment for Pooled Resources.

  UPBAC - Sara France reported that UPBAC will be working on budgets for the next biennium, and adjusting the FY08 budget in line with final enrollment figures, due this week.

  At 11:00 am, there being no more time, Chris Bauer moved that the meeting be adjourned. Kevin Thane seconded, and no-one was opposed.

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