May 16, 2012 Meeting
Agenda
Taft College Faculty Association Agenda
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
- Welcome and Lunch
- Approval of Minutes from April meeting
- Treasurer’s Report
- CCA Conference Report
- TCFCBC Update
- American Dental Hygiene Association Advisor Stipend
- Health Benefits
- Officer Elections for 2012-13
President: Diane Jones
Vice-President: Jeff Ross
Secretary: Mike Mayfield
Treasurer: Ruby Payne
Bargaining Team: Greg Golling
- Board of Trustees Meeting
- Other
- Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 12:10pm Location: Cougar Room (Lunch will be provided)
Minutes
Taft College Faculty Association
Minutes of May 16, 2012
Call to Order
President Diane Jones called the meeting to order at 11:17 am.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the April 25 meeting were approved as presented.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer Ruby Payne reported that the current balance in the association account is $6166.84. President Diane Jones reported that the $2000 previously approved for scholarships was not deducted from the association account as we had a credit balance of $3600 in our scholarship account. We have $1200 reamining.
CCA Report
President Diane Jones reported that she and Treasurer Ruby Payne attended the CCA conference in Rancho Mirage. Ruby stated that Diane introduced herself to everyone she met as, “Hi, I’m Diane Jones. How much is your benefit package worth?” Both Diane and Ruby have submitted expense reports to CCA. Once they find out how much they are out of pocket, they will bring claims to the association up to the previously approved $400. Diane stated that she would not be able to attend the President’s conference this July. If anyone is interested in attending, contact Diane.
Taft College Faculty Collective Bargaining Committee (TCFCBC) Update
American Dental Hygiene Association Advisor Stipend
President Diane Jones reported that this was the first TCFCBC meeting with new Superintendent/President Dena Maloney. This $1500 stipend has been paid for several years, but has never been added to the extra duty page of our salary schedule. We went through the process and added this stipend to the salary schedule. Additionally, a job description will be drafted for this position. This was actually Dena’s idea, and may work well for us for other non-teaching positions.
Health Benefits
President Diane Jones reported that the Health Benefits Committee has been meeting every two weeks recently. Our representatives on the committee are Craig Johnson and Mike Mayfield. In TCFCBC, we spent our time on this topic talking about the budget. Current projections are that we shouldn’t see any more cuts if the Governor’s tax proposal passes in November. If it fails, we could see an approximate one million dollar cut to our budget. Diane has asked for information as of June 30, 2012 for money on hand vs. budget. She should receive this information in August, but we won’t know about budget cuts until the November elections.
Officer Nominations for 2012-2013
President Diane Jones reported that she received no new nominations for officers. Since there are no contested positions, there is no need for a ballot. A motion was presented by Dave Berry and seconded by Kelley Kulzer to elect officers and bargaining team members as follows:
President Diane Jones
Vice-president Jeff Ross
Secretary Mike Mayfield
Treasurer Ruby Payne
Bargaining Team Greg Golling
Motion passed by unanimous consent.
Board of Trustees Meeting
President Diane Jones reported that new Superintendent/President Dena Maloney did a good job of leading the meeting. The Board seemed stressed about the budget. Eric Bérubé reported on his site visit to College of the Siskiyous.
Other
President Diane Jones thanked Don Bandy for his many years of service to the bargaining team. Don said that the make up of the bargaining team is great, and serves the association well. Craig Johnson, Don Bandy, Michelle Beasley, and Greg Golling stated that selections have been made for the Life Sciences, History, Psychology, and Dental Hygiene Associate Professor Positions. Diane stated that these positions should be officially approved at the June Board of Trustees meeting.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 am.
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