FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Kathy Mosca Governance Office 312 Signers' Hall 474-7056 fystaff@uaf.eduAGENDA UAF STAFF COUNCIL MEETING #124 Friday, March 2, 2001 8:45 - 10:40 a.m. Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time Item Length of Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8:45 I Call to Order Scott Culbertson 5 Min. A. Roll Call B. Approval of Minutes to Meeting #123 C. Adopt Agenda D. President's Report S. Culbertson 5 Min. 8:55 II Guest Speaker Dale Seay, Statewide Human 20 Min. Resources TOPIC: New Compensation System 9:15 III Guest Speaker Dana Thomas, Co-Chair of 5 Min. Accreditation Steering Committee TOPIC: Draft Self Study Comment Period (Attachment 124/1) 9:20 IV Ann Ringstad, Director of Government Relations 10 Min. TOPIC: Lobbying (Handouts) 9:30 V Chancellor's Remarks M. Lind 10 Min. 9:40 VI Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Remarks F. Williams 5 Min. 9:45 VII BREAK 5 Min. 9:50 VIII Governance Reports A. ASUAF S. Banks 5 Min. B. Alumni Association C. Branley 5 Min. 10:00 IX Committee Reports A. Staff Affairs G. Hazelton 5 Min. B. Elections, Membership & Rules 5 Min. D. Dekerlegand York 1. Open Nominations for President-Elect (Attachment 124/2) 2. Motion to Amend Bylaws Regarding Staff Representation (Attachment 124/3) C. University Advocacy S. Comstock 5 Min. D. Ad Hoc Staff Longevity L. Anderson 5 Min. E. Ad Hoc Picnic S. Howdeshell 5 Min. (Attachment 124/4 and Handouts) 10:25 X New Business A. Informational Forum on Unionization 5 Min. Process (Attachment 124/5) B. Comments and Questions 5 Min. C. Upcoming Meetings (Attachment 124/6) 5 Min. 10:40 XI Adjournment ***************** ATTACHMENT 124/1 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 UAF faculty, staff and students are encouraged to provide feedback on the draft of UAF's self-study which is being prepared for reaffirmation of institutional accreditation. As drafts become available for each standard, they are being posted on the web. Input is crucial to the process, so visit http://www.uaf.edu/provost/accreditation/draft/ for more information. ****************** ATTACHMENT 124/2 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 SUBMITTED BY ELECTIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND RULES Staff Council Bylaws Sect. 2 (ARTICLE IV. - Membership) D. ELECTIONS 3. Elections for President-Elect shall be conducted as follows: a. Notice of election to fill the office of President-Elect shall be announced in the regular meeting in March for the election to be held in May. b. Suggestions for possible candidates shall be presented to the Elections, Membership and Rules Committee in order to prepare a slate of serious candidates for presentation to the Staff Council. c. Call for nominations will take place during the May meeting where the slate of candidates will be presented and any further nominations from the floor will be accepted. d. Voting shall be limited to representatives and designated alternates by using secret ballots on site and using voice vote for the outlying areas. e. Three non-candidate representatives shall count the ballots. ******************* ATTACHMENT 124/3 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 SUBMITTED BY ELECTIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND RULES MOTION ====== The UAF Staff Council moves to amend the Bylaws Sect. 2, Article IV Membership, A. Representation as follows: Add = Caps Delete = (( )) Sect. 2 (ARTICLE IV. - Membership) A. REPRESENTATION 1. The UAF Staff Council shall be composed of representatives elected by permanent full-time and permanent part-time non-faculty, non-student employees. University employees who hold executive appointments shall be excluded from representation by the UAF Staff Council. 2. Representatives and alternates must be from the unit they represent. 3. Unit representation shall be as follows: ((1 representative for units of 1 - 50 people 2 representatives for units of 51 - 100 people 3 representatives for units of more than 100 people)) UNIT REPRESENTATION SHOULD CONSIST OF A RATIO OF 1 STAFF COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE PER 50 CONSTITUENTS PER UNIT. EFFECTIVE: Upon Chancellor's Approval RATIONALE: Establishing a ratio of one Staff Council representative per 50 constituents in each unit would provide an adequate level of representation for all staff. ****************** ATTACHMENT 124/4 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 SUBMITTED BY AD HOC PICNIC COMMITTEE UAF Staff Longevity Awards Program and Picnic Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:30 p.m. Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom Tickets for the Staff Council raffle will be distributed at the March 2 meeting. Grand Prize: *Clock, courtesy of Tom Nichols Runner-up Prizes: *2 season tickets for UAF Hockey, courtesy of UAF Athletics *1 individual Student Rec Center Pass, courtesy of UAF Athletics *2 Tickets for Top of the World Tournament, courtesy of UAF Athletics *1 Roundtrip Ticket from Fairbanks to Anchorage, courtesy of Frontier Flying Service *Lazy Susan, courtesy of Bev's Wood Work *1 Broose Moose and $50 in gas coupons, courtesy of Tesoro Alaska Company *1 Broose Moose and $50 in gas coupons, courtesy of Tesoro Alaska Company *Gift Certificate, courtesy of Tacks General Store *Necklace and Earrings, courtesy of Mary Jo Brebner -Columbine Creations *2 Tickets on Riverboat Discovery, courtesy of the Binkley Family *2 Ticket to Eldorado Gold Mine, courtesy of the Binkley Family *2 Season Passes, courtesy of the Tanana Valley Fair ******************* ATTACHMENT 124/5 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 SUBMITTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE INFORMATIONAL FORUM ON THE UNIONIZATION PROCESS UAF Staff Council will sponsor an informational forum on the unionization process on Friday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. ******************* ATTACHMENT 124/6 UAF STAFF COUNCIL #124 MARCH 2, 2001 Upcoming Meetings February 26, Advocacy Committee, noon, Wood Center Grill February 26, New Compensation System Briefing, 3 p.m., Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom March 2, Staff Council, 8:45 a.m., Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom March 2, Informational Forum on Unionization Process, 3:30 p.m. Schaible Auditorium March 5, Elections, Membership, and Rules, 10 a.m. Wood Center Conference Room A March 5, Ad Hoc Picnic Committee, 10 a.m., Wood Center Conference Room B March 6, Rural Affairs, 9 a.m., Wood Center Conference Room A March 7-9, Board of Regents Meetings in Juneau March 21, Staff Affairs, 9 a.m., Wood Center Conference Room B March 26, Ad Hoc Picnic Committee, Wood Center Conference Room B March 27, Administrative, 10 a.m. Wood Center Conference Room B March 30, University Advocacy, Noon, Hutchison Café