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Butte College Classified Senate
Minutes
January 20, 2010
Present:
Teri Jo Buckman
Peter Dahl
Krista Collett
Mallory Holt
Ruth Ann Hansen
Anne Sloane
Absent:
Michelle Quint
Josh Woodward
Cari Plyley
Linda Cobbler
Claire Armer
Michael Duch
Eileen Ahern
Janet Larsen
Eva Smith
Norma Talley
Judy Beck
Meher Polansky
Jo Anne Cripe
Dave Stephens
Carol Weiss
Matthew Cervantes
1. Call to Order
President Teri Jo Buckman called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
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2. Agenda Approval
Teri Jo motioned to amend the agenda to include Code of Ethics under Old Business.
Krista Collette motioned to approve the agenda to include the changes. Peter Dahl/Second.
Motion approved.
3. Approval of Minutes
Tabled
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4. Guest Speakers-None__________________________________________________________
5. Reports_____________________________________________________________________
A. President, Teri Jo Buckman:
1. Les Jauron will be our guest speaker at the February 3 rd
meeting. He will be discussing the Mission Statement and the Efficient Schedule (4-day work week.) Please attend if you have any questions or concerns regarding these topics.
2. Teri Jo is requesting our March 17 th
meeting be held on March 24 th
. She would like to push it back due to Spring Break. Please check your calendars and bring your availability to the next meeting.
3. Planning and Budget Committee Meeting
President Teri Jo Buckman attended the Planning and Budget Committee meeting.
Tentative budget planning has been going on. We won't know more until the May Revise
of the State Budget comes out. Diana Van Der Ploeg has sent out a memorandum to all

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Classified Senate Minutes January 20, 2010 faculty and staff. Within it she addresses the budget. Please be sure to read it and bring your questions to the budget forum.
Because of the retirement incentive and budget cuts the college will be going through a re-organization. Andy Suleski has insured that they will do everything they can to keep the re-organization in everyone’s best interest. The re-organization is still being discussed by Administration and there aren’t any details to report at this time. Our union will be actively involved.
4. Transfer Rates
Butte College transfer rates to the CSU system are down. We have a 76% transfer rate.
This is low compared to other Community Colleges. Ken Meier is making it a priority to work with faculty who teach General Education courses. He’d like to see them incorporate transfer information into their curriculum.
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Vice President of Elections and Appointments, Peter Dahl:
Peter reported that Jeff Jurickovich and Deb Conway will represent Classified on the
Campus Sustainability Committee.
C. Vice President of Public Relations , Michelle Quint : Not present
D. Treasurer, Josh Woodward: Not present
E. Secretary, Krista Collett
Since the boardroom is no longer available, Krista has been working hard to find a new location for our meetings. Currently we will be using MC 253. There is a class scheduled to start at 1:00. We will need to make sure our meetings don’t go longer than
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F. Academic Senate Report- Jo Ann Cripe: Not present
G. CSEA Report: Ruth Ann Hansen
There is a CSEA meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 21 st
at 2:00 in AHPS 123. At the meeting they will be nominating a new treasurer and discussing a pre-retirement office.
H. Associated Students Report : Not present
I. MSC Report : Carol Weiss
MSC will be meeting in February. Over the break they took a vote and the revised MSC handbook was approved. Updates to the handbook include an updated salary schedule.
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J. Professional Development Coordinator Report-Ruth Ann Hansen
The first installment of the new employee orientation took place over break. The orientation was originally designed for Classified employee’s only but President Diana
Van Der Ploeg has requested that it be open to all employees. This would include all
Management and Faculty. She has also asked that it be mandatory for all employees not just new ones. The orientation is a four part orientation that will take place over one year. Ruth Ann Hansen reported that the first installment was a huge success. She looks forward to part 2 in April.
K. FCS Report-Cari PlyleyNot Present
L. Parliamentarian Report: Cari PlyleyNot Present
M. Committee Reports -None
6. Old Business
A. Committee Participation Update
If you are a senator please contact your constituents and find out if they serve on any committees. Please forward this information to Peter Dahl.
B. Senate Location - See the secretary’s report .
C. Proposal of a Mentor ProgramTabled
D. Leadership Butte
Administration considered eliminating Leadership Butte because of low participation and
BCLDI. The Professional Development Coordinator did some research and found that there are many interested participants and facilitators. Because there are so many interested participants the program will not be eliminated. It’s scheduled to get started in
September. Heavy advertising will take place in February.
E. Code of Ethics
Accreditation had recommended that Classified and MSC put together a Code of Ethics.
A small committee was formed and they created a draft. The draft was distributed to the senators during the meeting. We will be discussing the draft again at the next Classified
Senate meeting. Please be sure to submit your input to Ruth Ann Hansen.
8. Public Comments/Announcements-None
9. Adjournment
President Buckman adjourned the meeting at 12:58 PM.
Recorder: Mallory Holt
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