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Santa Monica College Faculty Association Representative Assembly Meeting April 24, 2003 Members Present: Vini Angel, Garen Baghdasarian, Robin Briggs, Sandi Burnett, Fran Chandler, Becky Curtis, Charlie Donaldson, Gordon Dossett, Gail Edinger, Don Emery, Carolyn Feruzzi, Mark Foster, Robert Flores, Dennis Frisch, Kai Ganado, Carolyn Holmes, John Hoover, Marcella Kelly, Richard LaValle, Ann Maddox, George Marcopulos, Ken Mason, Robert Massey, Kym McBride, Richard McColl, Colleen McGraw, Mitra Moassessi, Dana Morgan, Lyle Nichols, Jim Pacchioli, Ernest Padilla, Pauli Peter, Michael Schwartz, Lantz Simpson, Eleanor Singleton, Sumy Takesue, Beverly Tholen, Leslie Vaughn, Andrew Walzer, David Zehr Members Absent: Maria Alvarado, Anthony Archer, Ed Bermudez, Juanita Burris, Tom Chen, Paul Churchard, Patti Del Valle, Nick DiCamillo, Naja El-Khoury, Claudia Garcia, Teresa Garcia, Ridgeway Knight, Jim Lemmon, Arnold Lessing, Karl Lisovsky, Alan Litt, Fran Manion, Ben Martin, James Martin, Catherine Matheson, Elaine Morton, Brenda Ness , Melody Nightengale, David Phillips, Juan Quevedo, Boris Ricks, Paul Roberts, Saul Rubin, Stuart Sam, Christine Schultz, Mario Semere, Elisha Shapiro, Michael Strathearn, Lydia Strong, Michael Tracey, Denise Travis, Joseph Vargas, Alicia Villapando, Robert Ware, Members Excused: Rebecca Anderson, Richard Mednick, Kathy Sucher, Nina Theiss, Esau Tovar, Sal Veas, Betty Wong Guests: Josh Kanin (substitute), Michael Soldatenko, Howard Stahl The meeting was called to order at 11:15 A.M. I. President's Report-Lantz Simpson A. Andrew Walzer strongly encouraged all members to vote in the FACCC elections, since three SMC members are running for office, Ken Mason, Dennis Frisch, and Kym McBride. B. Members are encouraged to check the Save Our Schools website at www.sos-ccc.org for information and suggestions for action on the crisis in education in California. C. A memorandum of understanding on retirement incentives will soon be brought to the Assembly for approval. D. Discussions continue on the termination of Vocational Programs. II. Motion from the Executive Committee By-laws Revision-Second Reading Article III Representative Assembly Section D: Limits on Expenditure Executive Committee motion to delete this section passed unanimously. III. Motion from the Executive Committee In order to save employment for part-time faculty, the Representative Assembly encourages full-time faculty to voluntarily reduce their intersession assignments (summer and winter). The following amendment was made and seconded: Insert after part-time faculty "who are without full-time employment elsewhere." Amendment passed unanimously. Motion passed unanimously. IV. Motion from the Executive Committee The Executive recommends to the Representative Assembly the Joint Academic Senate-Faculty Ad Hoc budget scenarios of April 9, 2003 on the budget crisis and urges the Assembly to endorse it. Motion passed unanimously. V. Nominations from the floor for 2003-04 officers-Beverly Tholen President - Lantz Simpson Vice President - Ken Mason Treasurer - Mitra Moassessi The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 Respectfully submitted, Ann Maddox Recording Secretary
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