OPERATING STAFF COUNCIL
April 3, 2002
Council
members present: Ed Ouellette, District 2; Marie Hanson, District 7; Karin Coe,
District 8; Erika Clifford (recorder), District 9; Karen Mars, District
10; Darcy Coffta, District 11; Ginette Couture (chair), District 13;
Shirley Norton, District 14; Belinda Camire, District 15; Madeline Slocum,
District 16; Nicole Runde, At-Large; Dwain Lozier, At-large; Lonn Sattler
Council
members absent:
Abby Archila, District 1; Scott Healey, District 3; Mark Ernst, District 5;
Julie Johnson-Dubois, District 6; Wendy Rappa, At-large.
Ex-Officios:
Deb Carr and David Butler, HR
Lori Gula, Campus Journal
Tom Brennan & Skip
Burns-Students
Dirk Timmons, Irv Canner,
Tom Kelly, Stephen Pesci-Transportation Committee Members
Tom
Brennan spoke about Ben Thompson Day, which is a day set aside to cleaning up
the campus. He hopes to increase involvement by all parties affiliated with
the University; faculty, staff, and students alike to have a fun day of working
together in a collaborative effort at cleaning the campus. Ben Thompson Day will be on 4/24 from
12:00-3:00pm. The committee working on
organizing this day will be sending out posters with a phone # and email
address that folks can reference for information. Registration can take place prior to the event or on the day of
the event.
Skip
Burns is a rep. for the Student Government Body at the MUB. The function of the MUB Student Government
Body is to give input to changes made at the MUB. The body is made up of primarily students but have some vacant
seats for staff participation.
Currently there are vacant seats that need to be filled. They meet typically on Tues. evenings twice
monthly from 7pm-9pm although meetings generally only go for an hour. They do
not meet in the summer. If interested
in participating on the body, call the office at 2-1714 or email jpburns@cisunix.unh.edu. The body requests a two-year commitment and
has acknowledged that a seat may be shared by two individuals sharing the
responsibility.
Stephen
Pesci presented the proposals the transportation committee have put
together. The proposals are in the
preliminary stages and can be built upon.
The goals of the transportation committee are to create a healthy and
safe way for transportation to happen at the University while also offering
choices to folks, efficiency, fairness and cost effectiveness. Anyone interested may go to www.unh.edu/parking/TPC/index.htm
to see the preliminary policy explaining all of the ideas, and proposals
of the committee. They hope to receive
final feedback prior to commencement.
There will be info. sessions about these proposals at the MUB theatres
on 4/17 at 2:30 and 4/25 at 12:30.
Reports
from Standing Committees
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Compensation and Benefits: Did not meet this month.
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Communications: Email communication
had begun to be drafted regarding benefits cost containment with the idea of
every council member sending to constituents the same email information. A communication plan was drafted as to how
to go about relaying the information to constituents.
Ø
Development-Would like to have
information sessions, possibly titled “What’s up Doc?” Will check into inviting
Kate Ferreria to council meeting in May at Manchester, possibly follow with Pat
Madsen for June meeting. Would like to
begin a brown bag in the Fall.
Ø
SPPC-
No meeting held to report on.
Ø
Transportation-Transportation committee attended and presented proposals.
Deb Carr reminded us of the OS Recognition Program to be held 4/16 11-12:30pm. Also Sick Pool Conversion happens during the month of May for anyone who would like to convert their Earned Time into Sick Pool. Lastly the HR website announcements link is updated regularly to reflect any new happenings going on with Benefits so please check the link periodically.
Ginette
asked if we would like to present a throw as a going away gift to Pres. Leitzel
at the OS Recognition Program. Anyone interested in contributing towards the
gift please see Ginette.
Faculty
Senate requested we look at the smoking policy and respond by tomorrow.
Kathrn
Stuart will be the PAT Council rep. who will attend our Council meetings. Likewise the OS Council should have a member
to sit on the PAT Council meetings.
Anyone willing to be the OS rep please let Ginette know. Another idea was to rotate council members
to attend the PAT Council meetings.
The
meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted, Erika Clifford