ClassifiedStaffOrganizationGeneralMembershipMeetingDecember12,2012
ACCCR1-211,noon-2pm
Attendees:
CharityGoodell,ChairTeresaCole,ChairElectKirstinJeppsen,TreasurerKeesjeMills,Secretary
DanielDeyarmin,WebSecretary
KimBehlerTheresaChrismanCindyPattersonNicoleHuffakerLeilaniAndersonMichaelTaylorJacqueDabritz
EllenThompsonDebbieGorluckKarenSchmidtDesiraeNaumannKrisAnnHightFaylaHowardRobinVanSickleGloriaBaugh
LizWeldy
ClaudiaO’Conner
PaulaHasfurther
BaronPreston
Membersarrivedandbeganeatingvisitingafternoon.Meetingwascalledtoorderat12:25pm.
OldBusiness:
TheCSOwebsiteiscomingalongwell.Theresahashelpedroundup,typeanduploadmostofthemissingmeetingminutesforthearchive. SheandKeesjehaveuploadedseveralnewpicturestothewebsite(somearenotdisplayingcorrectlyandwillbefixed).Pleasesendyourpicturetooneofthemifyouwouldlikeitincludedinthebannerorasktohaveyourpicturetaken.
PresidentFernándezisinfullsupportoftheBeautificationDayproposedearlierintheyear.Charityhasbeenaskedtoleadtheorganizationoftheeventandoutlineongoingparticipation. PLEASEvolunteertohelp. ShewillneedtocoordinatewithPSO,ASLCSCandotherinterestedpartiesaswellaswithMattGravesregardingdesignatedareas,resourceavailabilityandpotentiallyprocuringplaques.PresidentFernándezplansonattendingourFebruaryCSOmeetingtohearourplans.
Chair’s Report:
LCSChaswelcomed15newclassifiedemployeesthisyear.Pleasesayhelloandvolunteertobeamentorifyoucan.
Uponrequest,CSOmemberrecentlycontributedtheiropinionstotherevisionoftheSmokingPolicyoncampus. Ultimately,12saidtheywouldpreferanon-smokingcampusand27preferredhavingadesignatedareaontheperipheryofcampus.Foursaidtheywouldn’tchangethepolicy,butwewereaskedourpreferenceofthefirsttwooptions.CharilyreportedtheseresultstothePresident’sCouncilon11/7/12andsharedsomeofthemembers’comments:
Fordesignatedareas:
oItwilldecreasecomplaints
oWewouldn’twanttoinfringeonpersonalliberties
oItwouldn’tcauseproblemswithemployeeshavingtoleavecampustosmokeontheir
shortbreaks
Forsmoke-freecampus:
oOftencannotopenwindows
oSmokecomesthroughHVACsystems
oButtschewonthegroundsisdisgusting
Charity’sadditionalquestionsforthePresident’sCouncil:
oWillcoveringsbeprovidedforsmokers?
oWouldtherebedesignatednon-smokingareas?
CommitteeReports:
CharitywilldeliverherFARGreporton12/18/12.Topissuesare:
Compensationandreclassifications(addressingemployeesdealingwithcompression).WewouldlikeHRCRC(CompensationReviewCommittee)tohelpenforcewithannualreviews
ADAsafetyissuesincludingRCHbathroomdoorandtheSUBcarpeting
CentralizedAdvisingSystem
IRPreportrunnerfundingtobecontinued
ITneedsanadditionalserverlocationsincaseofanemergency(possiblytheLibraryorUofI)
TheBylawscommitteehasmadeseveralchangesincludingsomethatwerenevervotedonlastyearandsomespecificationsofprocedures. Thememberspresentvotedtoapprovethechanges. InthefutureGeneralMembershipvotescanbeheldelectronicallytoallowmorememberstoparticipate.
TheRecognitionCommitteemetonAugust13thandSept14th.ItwasdecidedatthesemeetingstoraffleoffaKindleFireHDalongwithourannualbookandmediasaleANDtohaveasecondbooksaleofnewbookscalledBooksareFun. EveryonevotedtodoBooksareFunbecauseanoutsidevendorsetupandsoldeverythingforusandCSOmembersdidnothavetodonatetimetothesale. Wereceived10%ofthetotalsales.Thankyoutoeveryonewhomadeallthesefundraiserssuccessful.TheholidayCaramelsaleandSantaLettersaredoingwellandhavenooverheadthisyear.TherearestillCSOCookbooks.IfanyonewouldliketopurchaseonepleasecontactTheresaChrisman.CSOdonatedagiftbaskettoWinterRevelsfilledwithitemsdonatedbyCSOmembersandpurchasedwiththeirdonations.
NewBusiness:
ItwasproposedthatthemoneytheCSOspendsonbirthdaypresentsforitsmemberscouldbeusedforcharityinstead.Perhapswecandonatemorefrequentlytolocalfoodbanksorrotatedonationstofoodbanksinoutlyingareas.Thisissuewillbeputoutforanelectronicvoteaftertheholidays.
Severaldoorprizesweregivenoutincludingleftoverlunchbagsandcoffeecupbirthdaygiftsfrompreviousyears,$5giftcertificatestoJitterzandfilledcandybowls.
Meetingwasadjournedat1:35pmandmemberswereencouragedtostayandvisitandtakehomeleftovers!