Classified Staff Senate
Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Bears Den Conference Rm., MPSC
Attendees
☒ Lori Wedig (Chair ,Area I, 2015) ☒ Kurt Tuescher (Vice-Chair, Area III, 2015)
☒ Ken Wiegman (Secretary, Area II, 2016) ☒ Robin White (Area IV, 2016)
☒ Jane Ware (Area III, 2017) ☒ Mary Jo Droessler (Area V, 2017)
Diana Blindert (Area III, 2014) ☒ Cinda Furry (Area I, 2017)
☐ Dave Ernst (Area VII, 2015) ☒ Mary Kruser (Area V, 2016)
☒ Kara McCarville (At-large, 2016) ☒ Travis Schute (Area VI, 2017)
☒ Joel Schambow (Area VIII, 2017) ☒ Jayne Sherer (At Large, 2015)
☐ Karla Kuhl (Area I, 2014) ☐ Jan Siegert (Area VIII, 2014)
☐Christine Buswell (Ex-Officio) ☐Lisa Merkes-Kress (Recording Secretary)
Guest: Rob Kramer
Minutes
I. Call to Order
Chair Wedig called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes of May 27, 2014
Tuescher motioned to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Kruser. Minutes approved.
III. Approval of the Agenda
Tuescher moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Sherer. Agenda approved.
IV. Announcements
1. http://www.uwplatt.edu/classified-staff-senate
V. Administrative Updates (C. Buswell)
1. Not Present
VI. Old Business
1. UPS- http://www.uwsa.edu/personnelsystems/
2. Lori suggests that we review the documentation at the link above. It was also suggested that we develop the following six sub committees to coincide with the UPS changes. Members can email their preferences to Kurt or he will just assign randomly.
Employee categories
Benefits
Compensation
Recruitment and Assessment
Employee Movement
Employment Environment
3. Elections of Officers
A. Vice Chair/Chair-elect – Ken Wiegman
a. Nomination were requested three times and there were no more. Tuescher moved to close nominations, seconded by Droessler, all approved
b. Mary Kruser moved to appoint Ken via acclamation, seconded by Joe and approved by all
B. Secretary/Treasurer – Robin White and Kara McCarville
a. Nominations were requested three times and there were no more. Tuescher moved to close nominations, seconded by Droessler, approved by all. Paper ballots were handed out and then counted by outgoing members and Kara McCarville was elected
Tuescher moved to destroy ballots, seconded by Schute, approved by all
VII. Committee Reports (No Reports)
1. Elections and appointments (M. Droessler)
2. Constitutions and Bylaws (K.Tuescher)
3. Marketing (K.Wiegman)
4. Awards and Recognition (M.Kruser)
VIII. New Business
1. Civil Discourse classes will be offered on July 14 and November 3 and people can email Jen DeCosta for sign ups
2. Lump sum payments went out on the last payroll which was on account of last year’s raises starting late and having to be paid retroactively. Rob Cramer stated that an email was going out to those who received the payments in order to explain what they were for
3. Regards to the raises that the board approved this year, Lori and Kurt still need to write a memo reflecting what the Classified Staff Senate approved. These raises would be effective after July 1st.
4. The standard legislative raises of 1% should also be seen after July 1st
IX. Next Meeting Date Tuesday, June 24, 2014
X. Meeting adjourned at 2:20pm
Classified Staff Advisory Committee meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the Bears Den conference room in the Markee Pioneer Student Center. The meetings are open to the public. Please Submit agenda items to Lori Wedig no later than eight days prior to the next meeting.
June 10, 2014 Minutes Classified Staff Senate Page 2