Staff Advisory Council Minutes
April 24, 2014
2206C Student Center
1:15 pm
Attendance RecordAdministrative/Professional / Crafts/Maintenance / Office/Secretarial / Technical/Paraprofessional
KateShipova - o / Mike Laughlin - x / Becky Stafford - x / Christa Keers - x
JimiLangley – x / Ryan Adams - x / Dayla Botts - x / Jan Judy-March - x
Sean Brown - x / Steve Stockman - o / Pam Cooper - x
Rebecca Bergfield - x / Joseph Kingsbury - x / ChrissyKintner - x / Tammy Browning - x
Gina Scavone, Council Admin. Asst. - x
Betsy Rodriguez, Vice President Human Resources – x
Lisa Wimmenauer, Director III Business Administration – x
Karen Touzeau, Associate Vice Chancellor Human Resources – x
John David, Professor Biology - x
Call to Order:Chair Becky Stafford called the meeting to order at 1:15 pm.
Upcoming Meetings Dates:
- The 5/8 Council meeting will be held in Jesse Hall Auditorium.
Minutes Approval: Rebecca motioned to approve the 4/10/14 meeting minutes; Jimi seconded. Motion carried.
Recorder’s Report: No news to report except the Executive Committee will meet next Tuesday with Gary Ward.
New Business: Becky reported that Staff Advisory Council will now be invited to make a brief presentation at all new staff orientations held by HR.
Becky reported current campus discussions concerning verbal abuse. The Civility Committee is working with the Employee Assistance Program to develop a protocol.
Old Business: The shared leave benefit discussion is ongoing with Tim McIntosh in Human Resources. Tim may begin regularly attending Staff Advisory Council meetings as the representation from Human Resources.
SAC Committees:
Staff Recognition Week committees:
Staff Recognition Week Awards:
Staff Recognition Week Ceremony Committee: Christa reported her committee is reviewing information for the purchase of flowers and refreshments. She and her committee are in the final stages of editing the program information.
Staff Recognition Week Events: Becky reported many faculty and campus administrators have volunteered to sit in the double dunk tank at the fun day event. Tiger Pantry donation boxes are being placed around campus.
Staff Recognition Week Door Prizes: Jimi reported over 70 auction items have been received. Gina will put a link on the SharePoint site about possible items for purchase. Please review this list as soon as possible.
Staff Advisory Council Sub Committees:
Service Champions/SAC Salutes:The next presentation will be Monday, April 28. The SAC Salutes award for the next quarter will be presented sometime in June.
Elections:Shawn is working with Gina on the elections calendar items.
Staff Interest/Ad Hoc: The Council received an email communication regarding the possible dissolution of the Capital Review and Space Planning committees on campus. Jimi reported these committees will continue under the names Campus Facilities Planning Committee and the Capital Space Utilization Committee respectively. A top priority will be an every five year survey to faculty and staff regarding classrooms/space on campus.
Publicity: Steve and Christa are working on an email to include a flyer with Staff Recognition Week information which will be sent to staff next week.
Staff Development Awards/Education Awards: Gina distributed via email copies of the list of recommendations from the Awards Committee. Sean reported the committee would like more time to review the applications next round. The Council suggested moving back each future round 2 weeks to make sure there are no conflicts during next Springs busy Staff Recognition Week period.
Intercampus Staff Council: No news to report.
Capital Review Committee/Space Planning: No additional news to report.
Civility Committee: Next week the Committee will work with the City of Columbia to promote kindness challenges.
SPRAC: No additional news to report.
Sidewalk Safety Committee: No news to report.
Staff Compensation Task Force: No additional news to report.
Betsy Rodriguez and other members of the Total Rewards Task Force, Lisa Wimmenauer, Karen Touzeau and John David were introduced. Members of the Council introduced themselves.
The Task Force was formed in June 2013 to assist the Vice President for Human Resources in the development and communication of recommendations to improve the University’s Total Rewards Program. Total Rewards includes all benefits and compensation for faculty staff and retirees who are benefit eligible. Specifically included in the Task Force’s charge were:
-retirement plans
-medical insurance plans
Ancillary insurance plans (long term disability, dental, vision, life/ad&d)
-tuition reduction/educational assistance programs
-post-retirement medical insurance plans
-staff time off programs
Recommendations were as follows:
1) Treat pay and benefits as interrelated parts of the overall Total Rewards strategy.
2)Establish a benefits rate cap.
3)Increase flexibility within the Total Rewards programs.
4)Utilize medical plan options to encourage healthy behavior and efficient use of healthcare services.
5)Leverage marketplace opportunities for retiree medical benefits.
6)Evaluate additional retirement plan options.
7)Evaluate staff time-off plans.
8)Invest in communication and education about Total Rewards that promotes informed decision – making.
Betsy reiterated these recommendations are, “not about cost cutting” but rather, “trying to balance how we keep people here and how we balance costs.”
The Report from the UM Total Rewards Task Force April 2014 as presented to the UM Board of Curators can be found at:
Adjournment: Rebecca motioned to adjourn the meeting at 3:25 pm. Jimi seconded. Motion carried.