THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
STAFF SENATE
(NORMAN CAMPUS)
Wednesday June 17, 2009
Chair-Elect Diana Fitzpatrick called the meeting to order at 1:30
p.m. in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
Officers present Diana Fitzpatrick, Chair-Elect; Beth Gatewood,
Immediate Past Chair; Elaine Bradshaw, Recording Secretary
Officers
absent Linda McCarty, Chair;
Staff
Present Melissa Hosler, Administrative Coordinator
Representatives present Hourly Employees Council: David Houck, Linda
Smith, Connie Hall, Tim Winkelman, Bobby Hardcastle, Donna Stephens, Carolyn
Irons, Mary Peters, Cindy Simpson, Troy Schmidt, David Kizer; Informational
Staff Association: Michael Goodwin, Chris Cook, Debbie Copp, Dick Trim, Dan
Hough; Organizational Staff Council: Fran Stephens, Cathy Trujillo, Nancy
Matthews;
Representatives absent Hourly Employees Council: Kim Haddad; Informational
Staff Association: Debi Gentis; Organizational Staff Council: Luanne Howk, Tami Kinsey; Administrative
Staff Council: Robbie Wahnee, Terri Sarsycki;
Guests present Lezlie Pilkington, Administration & Finance VP'S Office;
Betty Love, Parking Administration;
KRIS GLENN, CART, DUMP THE PUMP PROGRAM
Kris spoke about the Dump the Pump Program that CART is
having. It is their 4th
anniversary for this program so on June 18, 2009 everyone can ride the bus for
free. People that ride the bus will also
receive a free t-shirt and a ticket to enter and win prizes at the picnic. The picnic will be held that night in Andrews
Park, there will also be a live band.
Visit ridecart.com to see more about the event and what the bus route
is.
CHAIRS COMMUNICATIONS
Diana did not have a chance to meet with Nick.
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF May 20, 2009
On
motion by David Houck, the minutes of the May 20, 2009, Staff Senate meeting
were accepted with changes.
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Administrative Staff Council: Lezlie
Pilkington, a member of ASC reported that they met June 16, 2009. They had a guest speaker, Shad Satterthwaite
to continue their series on leadership.
They also brainstormed ideas on what they wanted to do next year.
Organizational Staff Council: President-Elect Fran Stephens said OSC
met on June 4, 2009. The committee had a luncheon for the end of the year. Officer elections were held and Nick Hathaway
was the guest speaker.
Informational Staff Association: President Michael Goodwin said ISA met June 3, 2009. Elections were held and all positions were
filled. The President for next year will
be Chris Cook and the President-Elect is Jose Dela Cruz.
Hourly
Employees Council: President David Houck
said HEC met on June 10, 2009. The committee discussed their July picnic. It will be an open meeting for anyone that
would like to come, just please RSVP to David Houck so that there will be
enough food. The picnic will be at the
Murray Case Sells Swim Complex July 8 at 11:30.
The attendance policy was also discussed.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Awards
Committee: No report
Communications
Committee: No
report
OU
Staff Week Committee: No report
Personnel
Policies Committee: No report
Staff
Professional Development: No report
CORRESPONDENCE
Diana Fitzpatrick announced that the OU Federal
Credit Union is having their shred day on Friday June 19, 2009, at the Lindsey
Street location from 4-6pm.
Debbie Copp reported that the Employment
Benefits Committee met in May and they are waiting to receive the final
retirement report before they meet again.
REPORTS
The
following reports were linked to the April agenda:
Staff Senate Foundation account report.
Minutes of Employment
Benefits Committee meeting for January and February 2009.
Approval of the
Breastfeeding Policy by President Boren.
OLD BUSINESS
Ad Hoc
Committee (for member group Website Guidelines): No
report.
Ad Hoc
Committee (for review of member groups constitution and bylaws): Chair
Debbie Copp reported that the group met on June 15, 2009. They are making progress and have created a
template that is a page and a half long.
To do this they have pulled out all of the information that should be in
bylaws and operating procedures. The
committee is now going to start on the Staff Senate Constitution and would like
to update and change the constitution.
The committee should have something ready for the Staff Senate to review
in September 2009. Diana Fitzpatrick
thanked everyone for their time and commitment.
NEW BUSINESS
Approval of recommended nominations to University and campus
councils, committees and boards: The list of recommended nominees was linked to
the agenda and also handed out. Debbie
Copp moved to accept the slate of nominees.
Her motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote.
Election of Staff Senate Chair-Elect for 2009-2010: Michael Goodwin said
they were recommending David Houck for the position of Staff Senate Chair-Elect
for 2009-2010. Diana Fitzpatrick called
for nominations from the floor. There
were none. Debbie Copp moved to accept
the nomination by acclamation. The
motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Election of Recording Secretary for 2009-2010: Michael Goodwin said
they were recommending Elaine Bradshaw for the position of Staff Senate
Recording Secretary for 2009-2010. Diana
Fitzpatrick called for nominations from the floor. There were none. Debbie Copp moved to accept the nomination by
acclamation. The motion was seconded and
passed unanimously.
Debbie Copp asked the chair if she could bring up a new
business item. Debbie wanted to propose
a motion to begin the paperwork for Diana Fitzpatrick to be the signature
authority on the Staff Senate accounts.
David Kizer moved to accept the motion.
The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Discussion.
Beth Gatewood thinks that the constitution should be amended when it is revised
to allow for Chair, Chair-Elect, and Staff Senate Administrative Coordinator to
have signature authority in case of any one persons absence. Debbie said that this could be included in
the operating procedures but should not be in the constitution.
MISCELLANEOUS
Debbie Copp wanted to inform everyone about the Get
Motivated Seminar. There is a seminar at
the Ford Center, but the exact same seminar will be held at the Lloyd
Noble. The seminars are on the same day
the speakers will just flip flop places on June 30, 2009. The tickets are $5.00 or $19.00 for a office, the tickets are on sale to the Staff Senate for
$2.00 and $7.00 for a ticket and workbook of all the power point presentations
that will be given. If you need tickets
you can contact Terri Moyer at 325-8397.
There is not a schedule for speakers yet.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, the meeting
adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: July 15, 2009 in the Scholars
Room
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Lane
Administrative Coordinator
Elaine Bradshaw
Recording Secretary