CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

September 29, 2005. Sara France reports no change to the status of the MSU LMC.

August 24, 2005. Sara France reports a verbal update that the next meeting of MSU LMC is pending, awaiting the outcome of the current MUS LMC reorganization.

February 4, 2005. Susan Alt reported to CEPAC on February 9, 2005:
MSU LMC had convened via conference call on February 4 as a result of the MAP Advisory Committee proposing changes to the Performance Development form. The proposed survey of MAP supervisors is about to be conducted and, therefore, input from the supervisory viewpoint has not yet been received. MAP Advisory Committee has drafted a new form but is anxious that, unless general consensus is received that such changes are a significant improvement, adoption of a new form would not be advantageous to anyone. Should a new form be preferred, and MSU Northern has subsequently made suggestions for further improvement to the MAP-AC draft, a proposal for adoption would be subject to bargaining. A discussion followed on the preferred content of such a form.

MAP Advisory Committee is also working on MAP related web site issues and drawing from the central MAP site (the maintenance of the latter being the responsibility of the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education). Susan remarked on these MAP-AC activities as evidence of action upon CEPAC recommendations to, and questions of, MAP-AC. She acknowledged that such "culture" change is slow but things are happening as a result of CEPAC's work. Labor Management Committee meetings will likely be shelved now until conclusion of the bargaining process. LMCs are also re-examining their individual roles. Sara France added that the MUS LMC chairs are scheduling a conference call in anticipation of the usual presentation to the Board of Regents at the March meeting.

Bob O'Driscoll asked if MSU LMC had input to the anticipated questions about MAP from the Regents in March. Susan replied that Bozeman's MAP-AC/CEPAC/MSU LMC relationship is strong, keeping issues and momentum going in the search for improvements to strengthen the program.

Susan reported that Sara France had submitted CEPAC's agenda item relating to the Board of Regents Faculty/Staff Fee Waiver Policy (expansion of the policy to include prorated benefit to half time employees - deferred from MUS LMC to MSU LMC pending MUS LMC's reconvening). Susan reported that data in this regard remains incomplete and little LMC input was received. Consideration of priorities had been requested, however - i.e. would expansion of eligibility for the policy be a priority in preference over other benefits which might be under current consideration?