Resolution: Free Use of University Recreational Facilities (
Whereas
even small increases in the number of employees participating in physical
activities will improve the overall health status of our workforce and will
directly reduce the health care costs and health care premiums for all
employees and for the University, and
Whereas the University has a clear financial interest in a work
force that is as healthy and productive as it can be, and
Whereas
recreational facilities that promote healthy behavior should be viewed as
contributing to employee productivity, and
Whereas
it makes financial sense for the University to remove any barriers, even small
ones, to health-conscious behavior, and
Whereas
provision of a recreational facilities benefit will be appreciated by faculty
and staff during a period in which there are no pay raises, and
Whereas
the cost to the University of providing free use of University recreational
facilities by faculty and staff is minimal:
Be
it hereby resolved that the University provide free use of University
recreational facilities (
Background:
The University has a clear financial interest in a work force that is as
healthy as it can be. Thus, it is
counterproductive for the University to impose any barriers, even small ones,
to health conscious behavior. Accordingly,
the University should not charge its employees to use the
Currently, there are approximately 570 faculty/staff
members who pay $240 a year for access to the