Council on Staff Affairs

(COSA)Minutes

 

Tuesday, June 8, 1999

8:30 AM

Dogwood Room @ University Center

 

Members present: Holly Decker, Hilda Spell, T.R. " Cat " Decker, Sandra Denson, Nina Windham, Sammy Dees, Scott Doner, Ann Farmer, Hazel Hewett, Joe Hickey, Debra Holley, Ann Lacey, Shirley McClain, Debi Parkhill, Tom Parnell, and Beverly Sharpe.

Members - At - Large: Pearl Everette      New Members: Pat Rozier Guest: Norma Dawkins

Members excused: John Anderson, Ann Harris, and Ruth Salter.

The COSA meeting was called to order at 8:35 AM.

Special Order of the Day: Election of new executive officers for 1999-2000.

            Chair             Debi Parkhill

            Vice Chair        Sandra Denson

            Treasurer         Nina Windham

            Secretary         Holly Decker

            Parliamentarian   Pat Rozier

Congratulations and good luck for the upcoming year.

Approval of Minutes: Shirley McClain was left out as being present and the By-Laws were amended not rewritten with these corrections the May 11th minutes were approved.

Treasurer's Report - Nina Windham

Totals:

Balance Forward $1065.88

Printing 122.55

Supplies 39.26

Balance Remaining $ 904.07

Committee Reports

a. Elections- No Report

b. Employee Recognition- Sandra Denson reported that the forms for Employee of the Semester for spring are out. Please make your choices and turn in your nominees

c. Policies Committee- The new amended By-Laws were mailed to each COSA member.

d. Welfare- Hilda Spell reported that the pamphlets are printed and gave each member one. Now we need to make a list of all the staff members that has retired and get in touch with them about buying a brick for the Retirement Walkway. We need to discuss some kind of fund riser to help fund the Walkway.

e. Recycling- Tom Parnell reported that a lot of the members that are faculty are on leave right now and

the committee will meet when they return.

f. Salary Study- It was voted by COSA to table this matter till the new board is in place as of July 1, 1999.

Reports from the Chair: Holly Decker reported that she was unable to attend the University System of Georgia Staff Council meeting that took place in Macon on May 27, 1999. Pat Rozier went instead. Pat reported that the USGS Conference will have a Thursday, October 14,1999, night session at 6:00 p.m. and

Friday, October 15,1999 will be the all day State Conference in Milledgeville, Ga. The Statewide Council is still trying to get other institutions to participate in the meetings. No new info on the possible merger of the Merit and Board of Regents health insurance. Blue Cross Insurance rates will go up 12% in August. The USGS Conference information can be found at http:// www.gcsu.edu/staff.

Holly reported that Tim Yorkey has resigned from COSA and that the election committee will need to find a replacement in the EE05 Area he represented. A diagram was given to each member to show the chain of command of VSU.

Old Business

Holiday work- Held over till the next meeting.

New Business

Pat Rozier and Holly Decker were welcomed aboard. Joe Hickey and Hazel Hewett were given a certificate for serving on COSA.

There being no further discussion or business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:36 a.m. and will meet again on July 13, 1999.

Respectfully submitted; TR " Cat " Decker