MINUTES OF THE CCFA REP COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 28, 2008
REPS ATTENDING FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:
1.ADJUNCT FACULTY
a) vacant.
2.BUSINESS & APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
a) Michael Deschamps, absent.
b) Terri Helfand, absent.
3.COLLEGE & STUDENT SERVICES
a)Marie Boyd, present.
b)Toks Oduwole, present.
4.HEALTH SCIENCES
a)Susan Herman, absent.
b)Heather MacDonald, present.
5.LANGUAGE ARTS
a)Sean Connelly, present.
b)Douglas Duno, present.
6.INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
a)Mary Jane Ross, absent.
b)Robert Rundquist, present.
7.MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE
a)Joann Eisberg, present.
b)Rod Elsdon, present.
8.SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
a)Robert Carlton, present.
b)Vince Nobile, present.
9.VISUAL, PERFORMING, & COMMUNICATION ARTS
a)Erik Jacobson, absent.
b) Penny Marino, absent.
VISITOR(S)
John Fay, Negotiator
Chris Flores, Negotiator
Stephen Calebotta, Language Arts
OFFICERS/COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
1.PRESIDENT:Bret McMurran (652-6268),
Social & Behavioral Sciences, present
2.VICE PRESIDENT:Marylee Requa,
Social & Behavioral Sciences, present
3.SECRETARY:Robert Rundquist,
Instructional Support, present
4.TREASURER:Will Carrick,
College & Student Services, present
5. GRIEVANCE CHAIR:Jonathan Ausubel (652-6937),
Language Arts, present
6.PAC CHAIR:Vacant
I.CALL TO ORDER:
President Bret McMurran called the Rep Council meeting to order today at 12:30pm. The agenda was approved.
II.READING OF THE MINUTES:
The Minutes for the Rep Council meeting held on March 31, 2008 and April 14, 2008 were distributed via email and read before the meeting. It was moved and seconded that the Minutes of March 31, 2008 and April 14, 2008 be approved as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
III.PRESIDENT’S REPORT:
A. Personnel File: Grievances for 12.1, 12.4 and 12.7
Mediation for the grievances will take place on May 15, 2008.
B. Financial Information on Faculty Lecturer of the Year Day
Six people attended the financial information workshop. The low turnout may have been the result of the Retirement Lunch running late. A similar session will be included in the Fall 2008 Flex Calendar.
C. Board Meeting Report
President McMurran gave a follow-up report at the last Board Meeting, including specific information about the Gatsby45 guideline that colleges address unfunded financial liability. President McMurran pointed out that Chaffey’s only benefit is medical and health coverage until 65 years of age (approximately $500K/year). The college currently has approximately $3million to fund that expense, and despite suggestion that the college’s credit rating might suffer from not fully covering the Gatsby45 guideline, President McMurran showed a California institution that had recently received a credit rating upgrade despite not setting aside any funds at all to address Gatsby45.
D. HR Policy on off-work orders
President McMurran confirmed that there is no blanket order for not communicating with employees on an off-work order but is handled on a case-by-case basis.
E. Lunch Meeting
The End-of-Semester Rep Council Lunch will take place on Monday, May 12 @ 12:30pm at the Noble House on Haven near Baseline. Dr. Shannon and Faculty Senate President Ardon Alger will be invited to attend.
F. Graduation Party May 20.
Arrangements are being made for the post-Graduation CCFA party. The event will most likely take place at Felipe’s (Rochester/Foothill location).
IV.OFFICER’S REPORTS:
A. Treasurer/Membership (Will Carrick) – Nothing to report.
B. Chief Negotiator (Jonathan Ausubel) – The MOU on creating coordinator categories to serve small departments does not seem to be acceptable to the District. Current discussion is taking place around language to more clearly define what goes beyond normal faculty service, clarification that could make it easier to get faculty FOSAs for additional duties.
C. Grievance Officer (Jonathan Ausubel) – As stated in the President’s Report, the mediation date for the grievances has been set for May 15, 2008.
V.COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. Calendar Committee: Nothing to report.
B. Political Action Committee: The PAC Chair position is still vacant. Anyone interested should contact his/her School Representative or President McMurran.
C. Health and Safety Committee: There will be a meeting on Wednesday, April 30 @ 12:30pm to discuss various issues, including phones in classrooms. This issue will also be taken up in the Labor/Management Committee.
D. Distance Education Committee: Nothing to report.
E. Curriculum Committee: Nothing to report.
F. Evaluations Procedures Committee: There will be a meeting on May 1 @ 3:30pm. Discussion will take place regarding adding a line to the faculty sign-off sheet indicating that “faculty should not sign until the packet is complete.”
G. Labor Management Committee: The committee met last Friday (CCFA represented by Jonathan Ausubel, Marylee Requa, Bret McMurran / District represented by Steve Menzel, Lisa Baily, and Linda Howdyshell). The meeting focused on establishing ground rules, and there was discussion on a few issues: 1) with prior approval, in lieu of flex days can be used for any of the five flex days (summer activities count for the following fall or spring days); 2) faculty have five days to fill out absence forms for sick leave. Faculty that do not teach Fridays do not have to count that as a sick day if performing other professional responsibilities. Personal necessity does not have to be specified; 3) 20 service days in summer is part of the standard coordinator duties and pay; 4) compensation for DE course development was discussed, in particular compensation for WebCTBlackboard transfer and hybrid and CIW courses.
H. Medical Benefits Task Force: The task force has completed its charge for 2008-2009 but will continue to investigate other health care plan options.
I. Forms Task Force: Nothing to report.
VI.OLD BUSINESS:
A. MOU to Create Two New Coordinator Positions Categories
As discussed in the Chief Negotiator’s report, the MOU on creating coordinator categories to serve small departments does not seem to be acceptable to the District.
B. Grievance Committee Proposal
The proposal was tabled until the next regularly scheduled Rep Council meeting.
C. Elections
All nominations for elected CCFA positions will close on Thursday. Currently, there are no nominations for PAC chair, but there are potential nominees for Secretary and Treasurer. And there are 3 accepted nominations for Negotiator: D.E. Creasy, Ken Koenigshofer, and Kipp Preble.
VII.NEW BUSINESS:
A. Grievance Officer May 2008 to May 2010 Term
Jon Ausubel was nominated by President McMurran for Grievance Officer. The motion carried unanimously.
B. Coordinator Ideas (see Appendix A)
There were discussions about improving the coordinator system. In particular, addressing the issue of faculty representation in small departments, a rotating system of coordinator selection, and the possible return to a Department Chair model.
VIII.FLOOR ITEMS:
A. Nothing to report.
IX.ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Rep Council, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm. The next regularly scheduled Rep Council meeting will be the end-of-semester lunch meeting on Monday, May 12 @ 12:30pm (Noble House on Haven near Baseline).
Respectfully submitted,
BY: ROBERT RUNDQUIST,
CCFA SECRETARY