JULY 2014 MEETING MINUTES
Staff Council Meeting Minutes
JULY 17, 2014
Attendance
OFFICERS
Amanda Lippincott, Tim Clark, Karenn Reeter, Colleen Clark, Mark Ross, Mary Knapp
REPRESENTATIVES
Shannon Adamsen, Jeff Brittingham, Kat Burton, Craig Canfield, Jean Celeste-Astorina,
Rosemary Cobane, Will Dawes, Peter Earle, Jan Favaro, Jill Fisher, Gary Goss, Christine Gregory, Christine Haase, Staci Hall, Joan Hurley, Michele Lang, Kristin LiBritz, Clint McCartney, Brenda Mikula (proxy), Rosane Mordt, Kristin Morse, Suzette Moschetti (proxy: Paul Mikowski), Virgilio Pinto, Sean Reilley, Beth Reynolds, Michelle Rios-Dominguez (proxy: Nisha Graves), Victor Rosa, Candy Ross, Mark Ross, Laurie Shaw, Cindy Smith, James Underwood, Jeff Wright, Tiffani Ziemann.
WORKSHOP FACILITATORS
Tony Tabone, ITS Training & Documentation Coordinator and Alyssa Olivieri, ITS Student Manager
Opening of Meeting
· Meeting called to order by Amanda Lippincott at 2:02 pm.
Announcements
· Welcome and introductions for new representatives and proxies (full listing of council members on the website.
· Annual retreat on September 18 will be located at the IC boathouse.
Committee Reports
· Blood Drive – July 8th blood drive was great. Thank you to everyone who took the time to donate. We collected 38whole blood units, 8 double Red units, 46 people signed in. The next blood driveis scheduled for Oct 6th and 7th.Please contact committee chair, Cindy Smith, if you are interested in volunteering for an hour to serve beverages and snacks to donors.
Executive Committee Report
· Staff Council promotional poster draft unveiled.
· TIAA-CREF motion is being followed up with Mark Coldren.
· Retreat Planning for September 18. Location confirmed: IC Boathouse.
ITS Outlook Contact Groups and WPM Staff Profiles Workshop facilitated by Tony Tabone and Alyssa Olivieri: Council met in the Williams 319 computer lab. Tony and Alyssa taught representatives how to set up email groups to facilitate communication with their constituent groups and demonstrated the technology for creating staff bios online. Reps provided photos or had their photo taken during the lab session for use on the website and future promotional posters.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by Amanda Lippincott at 3:20 pm.
NEXT MEETING: September 18 @ 8:30 - 3:30pm – ANNUAL RETREAT
ACTION ITEMS being TRACKED
Ø SUBJECT: TIAA-CREF Employee Contributions
Assigned to Amanda Lippincott on 26-JUN-2014
PENDING XX .. CLOSED ..
TASK: Forward motion to Mark Coldren and Nancy Pringle.
DSECRIPTION: Motion passed by Council 6/26/2014
Staff Council Executive Committee will bring this concern (*) to Mark Coldren and Nancy Pringle in order to address whether the issue was resolved and how. If it was not resolved, Staff Council Executive Committee will share provided information to the Staff Council representatives to vote on a motion to proceed with reactivating this issue for further action.
(* TIAA-CREF employee contributions when overtime or bonus income is received for work beyond regularly scheduled hours.)
Ø SUBJECT: Smoking Policy Review
Assigned to Mary Knapp on 23-FEB-2014
PENDING XX .. CLOSED ..
TASK: Forward motion to Nancy Pringle for Advisory Committee on Campus Security/Campus Life
DESCRIPTION: Motion Passed by Council 2/20/2014
Staff Council requests that Nancy Pringle, Linda Koenig, and Terry Stewart fast track review of the Ithaca College Smoking Policy for clarification and consistency, in all respects, including enforcement, and report back to Staff Council by the end of this Spring 2014 semester.
NOTES: Nancy Pringle met with the executive committee and discussed the issue. Staff council provided her with list of specific grievances for her review and consideration.
Ø SUBJECT: Qualified Domestic Partner Benefits
Assigned to Sean Reilley|Chair, Benefits Committee on 20-FEB-2014
PENDING XX .. CLOSED ..
TASK: Review policy and make a recommendation to staff council
DESCRIPTION: the following proposal was presented and discussed at Staff Council and referred to the Benefits Committee:
· Qualified Domestic Partner: The College recognizes "qualified domestic partner" or QDP as "Same-sex sole domestic partners who are jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and share financial obligations." (http://www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/faqs/faq/554/). Those who fall under QDP category are offered medical, dental, vision, and accidental death insurance. QDPs are also allowed to partake in educational opportunities at the college.
Now that same-sex marriage is legal in New York (assuming this is the reason why QDP had been established), I would like to propose QDP be equally extended to opposite sex partners who fit this
Action Item CLOSED X ..on 12DEC2013. Staff Council received the status update requested.
Ø SUBJECT: Abandoned Campus Life Committee Recommendation for Sub-Committee on Smoking Policy
Assigned to Mary Knapp on 18-APR-2013
TASK: Forward motion to President’s Council
DESCRIPTION: Motion passed by Staff Council on April 18, 2013 for President's Council. Staff Council requests that the President's Council provides us with a status update regarding the Campus Life Committee's recommendation to set up a subcommittee to address the Campus Smoking Policy. We have been informed that the Campus Life Committee has not met since the departure of Brian McAree.
NOTES:
Ø April 2013: SC assignment pending for new President’s Council liaison, following retirement of Carl Sgrecci.
Ø July 2013: Nancy Pringle | VP for Human Services & Legal Affairs, assigned as Staff Council’s new liaison to Presidents’ Council.
Ø October 2013: Motion emailed to Nancy Pringle.
Ø November 2013: SC responded to a request from Nancy Pringle for background information regarding the origin of the smoking issue.
Ø December 12, 2013: We have been informed that the Campus Life Committee is obsolete. There is now an ADVISORY COMMITTEE on CAMPUS SECURITY/CAMPUS LIFE. Staff Council verbally requested that the advisory committee form a subcommittee to review the smoking policy, per the official 2012 recommendation of the Campus Life Committee.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAMPUS SECURITY/CAMPUS LIFE
Co-Chairs:
Linda Koenig, Assistant Director, Housing Services and Communications, Residential Life
Terri Stewart,Director, Public Safety and Emergency Management
Members 2013-2014:
Steve Gordon, Faculty Representative
Julie Dorsey, Faculty Representative
Elizabeth Hall, Faculty Representative
Athena Zhang, Faculty Representative
Katelyn Madison, Student Representative
Joshua Couce, Student Representative
Jamila Carter, Student Representative
Melinda Carmichael, Student Representative
Nancy Reynolds, Staff Representative
Zach Newswanger, Staff Representative
Rory Rothman (Ex Officio), Senior Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life
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