Council Meeting
11/08/2011 start time: 2:00pm
Present: Ron, Jill, Paul, Carrie
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Vicki emailed Jill Friday- should we have a committee for changes to operation manual
o Ron-Could be part of compensation committee
o Jill responded to Vicki- part of compensation committee suggestion
o Paul feels council should do it- 2 members wrote the original
o In Vicki email- committee for presentation regarding compensation at area colleges
 Jill concerned about number of people in committees
 Paul concurs
Vicki stated hold off on Spirit and Kisses- waiting for more info
Will be a holiday luncheon
Maternity leave- must use all sick days and SP days
o Maternity Clause?
o Faculty has separate maternity leave- Paul does not want us compared to Faculty
Loss of time between Christmas and New Years
o Bigger than what it appears
o Effects people differently
o Committee- form questionnaire about other departments
 Inconsistent across the board; who can take a class, make up time, etc.
 Want different departments represented on committee
HR changing positions-salary to hourly
o Can we get people to tell us about the change? How it affects them?
o Update of Group 3 members when change occurs
 Advertise group in HR for new hires
o Lots of unknowns
o Tracking hours is an issue
HR is investigating levels and salaries
o Salary and level chart is not public, make it public?
o Discrepancy between vets and new people if raises occur
o Loyalty to Clarkson, experience compensation
o Benefits not the same for all employees-those without kids, not/can’t take classes
Email out to Group 3 describing committees
o Have not been removed from committee, just a renaming
o Get others to join
Final exam treats- during spring? No. Only a fall service.
Wreath sale funds wording needs to be changed
Meeting without speaker so we can have open discussion
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o Election meeting?
Getting people involved
o More open discussion to show other members what we do
o New time for meetings?
o All go to coffee Thursday? (8-8:30am) Other events on campus?
Ron exit-3:00pm
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Goals for Council
o Policy and Procedure
 Compensation and Benefits
o Attending campus events
o Getting our name out there!
o New employee orientation
 Personal letters about who we are, where we are, etc. to each new employee
End Time- 3:17pm