10/06/2005
Staff at Carleton Minutes
October 6, 2005 (Hill Lounge, 1:30-2:30 p.m.)
Present: Kris Peterson, Melissa Thomas, co-chairs, Mary Amy, Vicki Burgess, Jennifer Cox-Johnson, Patt Germann, Robbie Groth, Cris Jensen, Christine Krejci, Becky Krogh, Tami Little, Samantha Malecha, Linda Mueller, Nancy Nytes, Carolyn Soule, Lorie Tuma, Fred Rogers, Staff Representative
The meeting was called to order by the co-chairs. Minutes of Sept 20 were reviewed and approved to be posted on the website at http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/staff/sac/minutes/Sept202005Minutes/
Updates from SAC college representatives:
++Benefits: Becky Krogh reported that there will be some changes made to the BCBS benefits including an increase in the lifetime maximum benefit from $3 to $5 million. No Explanation of Benefits will be sent if there is a zero balance for the client if you have the Aware Gold or PPO Plan. For all prescription drugs you may only obtain a 31 day supply (currently the plan is written that you could obtain a 34 day supply).
At this time we do not have any meetings scheduled to discuss the Emeriti program. The Benefits Committee is meeting again tomorrow, November 1, to discuss the plan changes, cost in health insurance,etc. for the 2006 year. We will be hosting informational meetings again this fall.
++College Council: Cris Jensen – meeting was cancelled.
++Budget: Cris Jensen reported a budget is expected to be presented to Administrative Council by the end of the term. Adjustments will be made because of the large first-year class and increased financial aid needs. There were seven areas of concern identified including: Financial Aid, Competitive Faculty Salary and Benefits, Capital Budgeting, Library Collections, Size of the Student Body, Size of the Faculty, Bonding Service, and Debt Service.
A long-term plan will be discussed later in the year.
++ Salary and Benefits: Linda Mueller reported that four areas of concern have been identified which they will discuss as a priority for the upcoming budget: Percentage Increase in Salaries, Possible Movement Within a Salary Range, Four Weeks of Vacation after Ten Years of Service, and Sick Hour Conversion to Vacation. Linda asked that anyone with knowledge of sites regarding benefits for other institutions please contact her with that information so she may check on them.
++Fred Rogers spoke regarding the acquisition of the middle school which will be called the Carleton Center for the Arts, the concerns of heating costs for the upcoming winter and the over-enrollment of this year’s first year class. Administrative Council will discuss the issue of whether to close campus offices for the November 30th Retreat at their next meeting.
New Business
*Committee reports
++Special projects: Jennifer Cox-Johnson distributed a list of people and sites as resources for those needing “expert” access. This information is available at http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/staff/sac/Development/expertaccess/
++Staff development: Christine Krejci reported that Mary Steil and Cindy Plash have agreed to serve on the committee.
++Website: Carolyn Soule reported she has been working on the expert access page and the SAC/Forum retreat page. She has been developing a poster for the retreat.
++Discussion of SAC Archival Records in the Gould Library has been tabled until the next meeting.
Old Business
*The SAC/Forum retreat planning continues. Still waiting for determination regarding the union staff inclusion for the event. Information about the event is available at http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/staff/sac/Events/StaffRetreat/
*The job posting policy was discussed with Samantha Malecha reporting that all jobs are posted in Leighton on the board outside the business office. It’s at the discretion of the supervisor as to whether jobs are posted online. The SAC Co-chairs have set a meeting for October 7th with Bonnie Jean Mork and others in Human Resources.
Announcements
*Happy Hour for SAC and The Forum Oct. 11, 5-7 p.m.
*New employee orientation, Oct. 14, 8 a.m.-12:30 pm.
*Quarterly staff meeting Nov. 7 and reception 4-5 p.m. at the Guest House Library. All are invited to both events.
*Tami Little spoke about the 5th year assistant in ENTS who needs to get back to New Orleans where his family is from. Tami wished to bring to attention that CLSP does not cover emergency leave such as this situation.
Information regarding SAC is available at http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/staff/sac/
All non-exempt staff are welcome at every meeting or to propose an agenda item. Contact Melissa Thomas (mthomas@acs.carleton.edu) or Kris Peterson (kpeterso@acs.carleton.edu).
Next SAC meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 15 10-11 a.m, Sevy Meeting Room