Representative Assembly Meeting MINUTES

April 19, 2001

Members present: M. Alvarado, C. Beckstead, A. Buckley, D. Cano, H. Cohen, M. Dell, C. Dube, G. Edinger, L. Emile, C. Feruzzi, R. Flores, B. Hogan, C. Holmes, J. Hoover, S. Hunt, A. Maddox, K. Mason, J. Mills, M. Moassessi, J. Pacchioli, D. Phillips, B. Price, L. Simpson, S.Takesue, M. Tracey, D. Zehr, L. Gold

Members Absent: E. Bermudez, E. Bolivar-Owen, L. Boylan, J. Burris, D. Cozen, J. Croxton, R. Davis, N. DiCamillo, C. Donaldson, D. Doten, M. Fonseca, M. Foster, N. Hanson, E. Hugo, R. Johncola, J. Keeshen, M. Landis, F. Manion, B. Martin, R. Mednick, A. Mostkoff-Linares, C. Nelson, L. Pawinski, L. Saperston, C. Schultz, K Shamey, L. Shisheido, H. Sobel, M. Soldatenko, R. Soshnik, M. Strathern, J. Vargas, A. Villapando, R. Ware, M. J. Weil

Members excused: V. Angel, T. Bernstein, D. Cavener, F. Chandler, G. Heller, P, Kline, J. McMullen, K. Sucher, N. Theiss, B. Tholen, B. Wong

The meeting was called to order at 11:15 A.M.

I. Mitra Moassessi moved and Carol Beckstead seconded the motion to approve without changes the minutes of the March 29, 2001 meeting. The motion was passed unanimously.

II. President's Report-Lantz Simpson

A. The settlement conferences for the 50% lawsuit are continuing.

B. The budget committee met Tuesday, April 17 and reviewed a draft of the charge of the Budget Committee. Unanimous agreement was reached and the document will go to the Board of Trustees of the college for approval. At the next meeting, which is scheduled for April 26, substantive issues will be broached and discussed. The committee is made up of three administrators, three students, three classified staff, three Academic Senators, and five Faculty Association appointees.

III. Faculty Association PAC Bylaws-Ken Mason reported the decisions of the PAC membership concerning the changes in PAC by-laws. See attached "Highlights of the PAC bylaws".

IV. Second reading of the by-laws amendment concerning Nominations and Elections, Special Election Procedures

The following was moved by Mitra Moassessi and seconded by Robert Flores.

"Section A: Elective Positions, 1. Officers, D. Secretary and E. Treasurer shall be

amended to read as follows:

Secretary: Elected in even-numbered years, the secretary shall serve for two consecutive

years and may be reelected.

Treasurer: Elected in odd-numbered years, the treasurer shall serve for two consecutive

years and may be reelected.

The motion was passed unanimously.

V. Second reading of the by-laws amendment regarding the Faculty Association PAC

A. The following motion was made by Robert Flores and seconded by Joan Mills:

"Article III, Section A: Duties and responsibilities, #5 shall be amended to read

'Recommends endorsements of political candidates and/or ballot propositions.'""

Passed unanimously.

B. Ann Maddox made and David Zehr seconded the motion to amend Article VII,

Section A: Standing Committees, #4 to read "Legislation and Public Affairs".

Passed unanimously.

VI. Chief Negotiator's Report-Robert Flores

Negotiations are proceeding according to the process agreed upon by the negotiating team and the district representatives. Teams will go article by article through the contract. The teams will first cover the areas of the contract where they have agreement, and will then proceed to areas where discussion is needed. If agreement cannot be reached on an issue, they will move on and return to the disputed issue later. Meetings are scheduled for once a week, with time off during examinations.

VII. Election Committee Report-Janet Kretschmer (standing in for Beverly Tholen who is on jury duty)

Nominating ballots have been distributed to all faculty and are due on April 24. Please

talk with your colleagues and encourage participation.

VIII. For the good of the order

A. CALPERS premiums are increasing by 13% and this will be paid by the district.

B. Members discussed the relative merits of Blue Cross vs. Blue Shield. Apparently,

many members have experienced more difficulty with claims since CALPERS

changed to Blue Cross. This not a district, but a PERS issue at the state level.

Meeting was adjourned .

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Ann Maddox

Secretary