Council on Staff
Affairs
(COSA)Minutes
Tuesday, July 13,
1999
8:30 AM
Odum Library downstairs
Conference Room
Members present: Debi Parkhill, Sandra Denson,
Holly Decker, Nina Windham, Pat Rozier, John Anderson, T.R. " Cat " Decker, Sammy Dees, Ann Farmer, Ann Harris,
Debra Holley, Ann Lacey, Ruth Salter, Hilda Spell, and Inman Grimsley.
Members - At -
Large: Pearl Everette
Members excused:
Shirley McClain
The COSA meeting
was called to order at 8:35 AM.
Special Order of
the Day: Presenting the gavel to the new Chairperson, Debi
Parkhill.
Forming Committees:
Employee
Recognition: Holly Decker, Sammy Dees, Scott Doner,
Ann Lacey, Gloria Tonsil
Election:
Holly Decker,
John Anderson,
Ann Farmer,
Nina Windham,
Inman Grimsley
Policy/ By-Laws:
Ann Lacey, Cat Decker,
Sandra Denson, Pat Rozier Ruth Salter,
Shirley McClain Welfare: All of these members are
on this committee but have been divided into Adhoc
committees as follows:
Recycling:
Sammy Dees,
Tom Parnell,
Debi Parkhill
Retirement Walkway:
Hilda Spell, Pearl Everette, Ann Harris, Hazel Hewett, Debra Holley, Holly Decker, Ann Lacey, Ruth Salter,
Beverly Sharpe, Inman Grimsley
Salary Study:
Sandra Denson,
Pat Rozier,
Debi Parkhill,
Nina Windham,
John Anderson
Parking Appeals
Representatives: TR "Cat" Decker and
Beverly Sharpe
Administrative
Council Representatives: Debi Parkhill and
Sandra Denson
The sexual
harassment representative will be appointed at the next meeting.
Approval of
Minutes: The May 11th minutes were approved.
Treasurer's Report
- Nina Windham - New Balance of $2,500 for
1999-2000 year.
Committee Reports
a. Elections- No Report
Employee
Recognition- Sandra Denson reported that the deadline
for Employee of the Semester is July 26, 1999. Please make your choices
and turn in your nominees. Committee meeting will be on July
27, 1999
at 9:00 am and everyone will be emailed the location.
Policies Committee-
Ann Lacey will email everyone about the next meeting.
d.
Welfare-
Hilda Spell reported that the pamphlets are at her office and she will mail
some to each
member. She reported that right
now she is waiting for the architects to have a planning meeting to plan what
is going into the garden area of the new Science/Biology building. We need to
think of things to help with the funding of the Retirement Walkway. We do have
an account set up for this. The committee will be contacting retirees as soon
as we get the list of who has retired and are eligible. We are hoping that December
1, 1999
we plan to have the first set of bricks laid, if things go as planned. Any
questions or ideas contact Hilda at # 5878 or email her at hspell @valdosta.edu. She will contact the committee
members when the next meeting will be.
Recycling- No
Report
Salary Study- No
Report
Reports from the
Chair: Debi Parkhill reported that she would be
contacting Dr. Bailey to meet with him and
introduce the new board.
Old Business
Holiday work-
Nina Windham handed out a letter to send
to Mr. Walter Peacock. It was approved to be sent
as read.
Statues- Pat Rozier reported that the statues
have been sent to the Board of Regents for approval. So when the next printing
of the Statues is done we should be in them.
Staff Day- Remember
October 1, 1999 will be VSU Staff Day.
The USGS Conference
information can be found at http://www.gcsu.edu/staff.
New Business
Debi Parkhill reported that she is going
to contact Dr. Bauer to see if he can help us to
do a salary study. The committee needs to hold a meeting before the next COSA
meeting.
There being no
further discussion or business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55
a.m.
and will meet again on, August 10, 1999 at the Dogwood Room at UC. Submitted by Holly M.
Decker, COSA
Secretary.