Staff Senate Minutes
May 13, 2010
Members
Anne Aldrich
Lance Alexis
Cyndi Ammons
Mike Burnett
Mike Corelli
William Frady
Wiley Danner
Virginia Fowler
Sheila Frizzell
Tammy Frizzell
Homer Harris
Brenda Holcombe
Jeff Hughes
Kim Jamison
Tom Johnson
April Karby
Jason Lavigne
Joe McFalls
Eric Margiotta
David Porter
Kathleen Prindiville
Carrie Shuler
Laura Simons
Scott Swartzentruber
Jeff Tatham
Walter Turner
Donna Welch
Debbie West
Dianne Lynch (Ex-Officio Member)
Kathy Wong (Ex-Officio Member)
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Status
Present
Newly Elected
Newly Elected
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Excused
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Unexcused
Comments
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Newly Elected
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Newly Elected
Rotating off
Rotating off
Newly Elected
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Newly Elected
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Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting (Brenda Holcombe)
a. Motion
Homer Harris
b. Second
Donna Welch
Human Resources (Kathy Wong, ex-officio member)
a. Payroll Implementation
i. April 30, 2010 was the go-live for payroll here at WCU:
1. Student
2. Hourly Temporary
3. Permanent
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ii. Adjunct Faculty and Flat Rate Graduate students will be transition once their
final payment for 2010 has been processed (May).
iii. IT will send 5 computers for Facilities Management for the new process. Joe
McFalls will determine the distribution.
iv. Pre and post tax deductions are not as clear on the new statements. HR will
work with E-vision on this.
v. Will we go to a bi-weekly pay schedule?
1. That would be a General Administration Decision.
2. Of the 9 campuses transitioning off of Central Payroll, only 3 have gone
live.
b. State Health Plan
i. There will not be random testing for smoking.
c. Compensation
i. Movement to get rid of competencies and go back to skill based hiring.
1. SPA positions will be filled on the basis of education and training.
ii. Banding Implementation has been a 7-year process and is more contemporary.
1. Banding is not funded.
New Business
a. Committee Reports
i. Resource and Environment
1. CPR Training will be on Friday (May 14, 2010).
ii. Public Relations (Eric Margiotta)
1. Star Award
a. Working on implementing a Staff Senate Email.
iii. Governance (Donna Welch)
1. The Staff Senate achieved quorum and the floor was given to Donna
Welch.
a. Motion
Eric Margiotta
b. Second
Wiley Danner
c. Motion carries.
2. Elections
a. Past Chair – Brenda Holcombe moves into this position.
b. Chair
i. Nominees
1. Tammy Frizzell
2. William Frady
ii. Result – William Frady is the new Chair.
c. Chair Elect
i. Nominees
1. William Frady
2. Jason Lavigne
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ii. Result – Jason Lavigne is the new Vice Chair.
d. Secretary
i. Nominees
1. Tammy Frizzell
2. Cyndi Ammons
ii. Result – Tammy Frizzell will serve as secretary for
another year.
iv. Scholarship (Tammy Frizzell)
1. We raised $360.37 at the Yard Sale. This tops last year’s number but
does not beat the record.
2. 2010 Recipients:
a. Kristen Arrington
b. Emily Haskett
v. Human Resources
1. Nothing new to report.
b. Strategic Planning Committee (Brenda Holcombe)
i. The Staff Senate Representative to the Strategic Planning Committee has
traditionally been the Staff Senate Chair.
ii. Representatives will now serve 2-year terms.
iii. Brenda spoke to Melissa Wargo and asked if the Staff Senate could have 2
representatives. This will be brought before Dr. Stanford (Interim Provost).
1. Chair
2. Past Chair
3. Donna Welch recommends this course of action.
a. Motion Homer Harris
b. Second Tammy Frizzell
c. Let the Legislature hear you voice. (Brenda Holcombe)
i. What is proposed (budget) would be devastating.
1. Western Carolina University would lose 41 positions.
a. 17 Faculty
b. 24 Staff
ii. Gentle Reminder:
1. Do not use state resources to do this.
2. Please do not do this during work hours.
Old Business
a. January Term (Brenda Holcombe for Laura Simons)
i. The results of the survey seem to be split, ½ for and ½ against.
ii. However, it does seem that the faculty is willing to teach.
b. Emergency Assistance Fund
i. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on June 4, 2010. Could we ask them
to fund the EAF?
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c. Administrative Council
i. 4 groups
1. 6 members each
Staff Assembly Chair (Kelley Eaves-Boykin)
a. There are 32,025 SPA, EPA non-faculty, full-time and part-time employees working for
the state of North Carolina.
b. The Staff Assembly meets on a quarterly basis.
i. 4 meetings
1. 2 in person
2. 2 via video conference
c. Key Concerns
i. Furlough
1. Flex Schedule Resolution
ii. Banding – task force potential
d. Staff Assembly will be on the University of North Carolina website under the Leadership
tab. http://www.northcarolina.edu/
e. Kelley Eaves-Boykin is serving on the search committee for the new UNC President.
f. The Have a Heart Campaign was a big success this year.
i. 2010
1. 11,000 lbs of food to 19 pantries
2. $500 in toiletries, baby food and baby clothes
3. 400 shoes to Haiti
ii. This will become an annual event – Valentine’s Day. Pantries are low on
supplies in January-February.
g. Budget:
i. It is bad and is going to get worse.
ii. The good thing about the governor’s budget is that it has enrollment growth
money.
h. Speak out and let them know how the last cuts affected us. Report to Anita Watkins.
Motion to Adjourn
Second
Donna Welch
Eric Margiotta
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