Guest: Pat Edwards – District 3 Governing Board Candidate
Pat Edwards introduced himself to Council and informed Council of his
work and personal
background. Pat Edwards answered several questions from Council
members.
Guest: Linda Rosenthal – Governing Board Member and District
3 Governing Board
Candidate
Linda Rosenthal introduced herself to Council and informed Council of
her work on the Governing
Board. Linda Rosenthal answered several questions from Council
members.
Business Meeting
I. General
A. Call to Order
Janice Reilly called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
Members Present: Carmela Arnoldt, Karen Chalmers, Hazel Davis, Bill
Farrar, Mark Gooding,
Alan Haffa, Karen Hardin, Rosemary Kesler, Sharon Luczu, Hank Mancini,
Jane Marks, Saundra
Minckley, Ricardo Provencio, Jim Reed, Janice Reilly, Karen Schmidt,
Dennis Shaw, Gail Shay,
Linda Smith, Jeanne Saint Amour, and Barry Vaughan.
Carrie Taylor took the minutes.
B. Approval of Agenda
Insurance Committee Report was added under Old Business. Release
Time was added under
Information. The agenda was approved as amended.
C. Approval of March 26, 2002, Minutes
The March 26, 2002, minutes were approved as written.
D. Treasurer’s Report – March 2002 and Year-To-Date
Council received and reviewed copies of the March 2002 and Year-To-Date Treasurer’s reports.
II. Old Business
A. Meet and Confer Proposals
Jim Daugherty and Linda Larson, co-chairs of the Meet and Confer Team,
presented two items to
Council. The first item was an alternative salary proposal that
the Meet and Confer Team would
like to present to the Governing Board if Council approves it.
Council received copies of the
proposal on salaries and reviewed the information. Council discussed
the proposal. A motion was
made and seconded to approve the alternative salary proposal.
A vote was taken, and the motion
passed with one abstention.
Council learned that there was a push to move forward immediately the
initial salary placement
proposal that had been TA’d (tentatively agreed to) in the Meet and
Confer process. Linda Larson
said that Human Resources would like to be able to use the language
for new hires as soon as
possible. Linda said that the proposal could be pulled out of
the Meet and Confer package for a
special ratification vote of the faculty and for the Governing Board’s
approval at their April 23,
2002, meeting. Council discussed the request to move ahead with
the initial placement proposal. A
motion was made and seconded to approve sending a special ratification
ballot to the faculty and to
place the proposal on the Governing Board April 23rd agenda.
A vote was taken, and the motion
passed unanimously.
B. FIPP
Council heard about the reception held for the FIPP people on April
5, 2002. Council learned that
the FIPP people had good things to say about the program and liked
having the support that adjunct
faculty do not have. The point was made that the residential
faculty need to give more support to
the adjunct faculty. The one unfortunate thing said was from
one FIPP person who was promised
that the pen she was given would next be used to sign a faculty contact
and that will not happen.
C. Dues
Council learned of the discussion of dues at the different campus senates.
Janice Reilly stated that
two budget recommendations for 2002-2003 would be submitted to Council
at the next meeting for
Council to vote upon. Janice Reilly reminded Council that this
would only be a recommendation for
the incoming Council who must approve the budget.
D. Chair Compensation
Council was reminded that the recommendation from the Chair Compensation
Subcommittee was
tabled so that discussions in the Faculty Senates could be held.
Mark Gooding stated that Council
needed to vote whether to send the recommendation to the Meet and Confer
process next year. A
concern was raised by one faculty member that the recommendation did
not address the actual
calculation of departmental FTTE for determining release time that
only considers the various
categories of faculty but neglects consideration of chair responsibilities
for managing PSA and/or
MAT staff. Council discussed concerns raised about Appendix D.
The point was made that the
subcommittee had a charge to bring forth a recommendation and has done
so. Therefore, the
Council needed whether to send it to the Meet and Confer process.
Council discussed this issue
further. Council agreed to send the recommendation back to the
campus Faculty Senates for further
review, and Council will vote on the recommendation at its next meeting.
E. Insurance Committee Report
Jim Reed reported that the Insurance Subcommittee is meeting April 10,
2002, to review the results
of the recent health benefits survey. Jim said he would report
the results to Council.
III. New Business
There was no New Business.
IV. Information
A. Faculty Hiring
Janice Reilly distributed copies of new information for faculty hiring
to Council members. The
information contains recommendations, minimum hiring qualifications,
additional hiring qualifications
and information on evaluation of faculty credentials that will be effective
July 1, 2002. Also, the
Council received information about the ruling from the Attorney General’s
office that affects Section
R7-1-706 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. The ruling stated that
although the faculty certification
program was eliminated by the Legislature, the State Board of Directors
for Community Colleges
would still retain statutory authority to establish faculty qualifications
and standards required to
instruct at the community college level. Council discussed a
concern about the extra requirements
established by the instructional councils and the problem that college
presidents wanted generic
requirements rather than specific ones established by the instructional
councils. A suggestion was
made an instructional council chair could go before the Governing Board
with this matter.
Council received copies of a second form from Janice Reilly. Janice
explained that Human
Resources wanted to use this form where on-line applicants only list
courses taken in lieu of sending
official transcripts to the hiring committees. Great concerns
were expressed regarding the use of the
form instead of official transcripts. Council discussed the issue
further. The point was made that an
applicant needs to send in a dossier with all vital information in
a sealed package. Also, it was
stated that Council needed to give Human Resources a checklist of everything
required by hiring
committees. Council members told Janice that they did not like
the new form. A suggestion was
made to form a subcommittee to work on the handling of dossiers and
the advertising piece for the
new hiring process. Barry Vaughan and Jeanne Saint Amour volunteered
to serve on the
subcommittee.
B. Release Time
This issue was included in the Chair Compensation discussion earlier.
C. Other
Campus Hiring Committees
Council was told that one hiring committee at a campus was being pressured
from the outside to
recommend a certain candidate for an open position. Council discussed
that not only one hiring
committee was being pressured, but that it was happening to hiring
committees District-wide.
Council further discussed the matter. It was suggested that Council
send a message that people
outside the hiring committee should not be placing pressure on those
committees. Janice Reilly
stated that she had sent information on the FIPP program to Mike Napier
for his evaluation and
comment on the legality of the program. One Council member stated
that there would be a meeting
with one College President and Dean of Instruction about interference
with one hiring committee.
Janice Reilly requested a report about that meeting.
V. Committee Reports
A. Meet and Confer
Council received copies of the updated Meet and Confer proposals summary.
Janice Reilly
requested that Council review the Meet and Confer Process proposal
for discussion at the next
meeting.
B. Professional Growth
Janice Reilly requested that Council review the steering committee proposal
for discussion at the
next meeting.
C. EBAC (Employee Benefits Advisory Committee)
Janice Reilly stated that Regi Munro was willing to serve again on EBAC
next year, but that Dorothy
Sisneros could not serve again. Janice requested that Council
members look for faculty who may be
interested in serving on EBAC and submit those faculty’s biographies
to her.
D. FAC (Financial Advisory Council)
Karen Hardin reported that representatives from MCTV provided information
about the station and
the last FAC meeting. The meeting for April 9, 2002 was cancelled.
At this time, there is no new
information to provide.
E. Legislative
Alan Haffa introduced Janet Regner of Jamieson Gutierrez who serves
as the Faculty Association’s
lobbyist. Alan stated that the legislative subcommittee as been
meeting and tracking several bills.
Two weeks ago the subcommittee prioritized the bills and narrowed the
list to the top nine bills
which members have been assigned to track further movement. Council
reviewed the list of the nine
bills and discussed each one. Alan spoke about the Whistleblower
legislation that is opposed by the
District. The subcommittee met with the District’s lobbyists
to see how the Maricopa
Whistleblower policy could be improved. Janet Regner further
discussed the Whistleblower
legislation. Next, Janet discussed the budget situation for the
State of Arizona. She said that tax
credits are taboo, and the Arizona Department of Revenue reported at
the Legislature that the costs
of tax credits for the state are unknown. Council discussed how
starting communication about
legislative issues this year has been difficult. It was suggested
that a database of private e-mails
addresses be developed so that faculty could be informed of the legislative
subcommittee’s work.
Council discussed the protocol of contacting state legislators and
that district resources must not be
used. Alan indicated that Janet Regner could put in a “slip”
of support or opposition on behalf of the
Faculty Association at the Legislature.
Alan Haffa was asked how the Faculty Association’s lobbyist works with
the District’s lobbyists.
Alan informed Council of a meeting early in the current legislative
session with the District’s lobbyists
during which discussion took place on what legislation each group supports
or opposes, and the
Whistleblower issue that both groups could work out together.
F. Intellectual Property Rights
Rosemary Kesler reported that the Intellectual Property Rights Committee
put a hold on the
textbook policy due to an issue at the campuses that needs review.
The rest of the Intellectual
Property Rights language is in the Meet and Confer process. Rosemary
said she was told that the
administration wanted to make the language an administrative regulation
and she responded that
faculty just wanted to deal with the faculty part, not all employee
groups. Council discussed the
need to communicate to the administration that making a regulation
for employees is fine if the faculty
are excluded. Council discussed the need to get the language
approved for inclusion in the
Residential Faculty Policies so that any future changes would have
to go through the Meet and
Confer process again.
G. Common Pages
No report.
H. Peerpoint!
Carmela Arnoldt reviewed the topics for articles in the May Peerpoint.
Carmela said that, at the
next Council meeting, she would suggest changes for how Peerpoint!
should be handled in the
future.
VI. Significant Happenings/Presidents’ Reports
CGCC
Two candidates remain for the College President position. A site
visit to one candidate’s college in Michigan will be made. The other
candidate is an internal candidate.
EMCC
All is well.
GCC
GCC’s Speech and Debate Team went to the International competition
for community colleges in Rome and won first place. The team came
in second in the competition that included universities. The presidential
selection process is beginning.
GWCC
GWCC is working on master planning. GWCC will hold a Spring Fling
and career fair.
MCC
No report.
PC
Two weeks ago a group including faculty interviewed candidates to be
the new campus Aramark service manager. It appears that the new manager
will add an incentives program and evening service. PC is going through
a facilities and strategic planning process in which all are involved and
the outlook is optimistic.
PVCC
PVCC was selected as Innovator of the Year for its First Year Experience
program.
RIO
Rio's 2001 Phi Theta Kappa President earned placement on the All-USA
Academic First Team
competition.
SCC
All is well.
SMCC
SMCC is having a groundbreaking ceremony for its Performing Arts Center.
President Atwater is reestablishing the South Mountain Community College
Advisory Board on which faculty will be included.
VII. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:45pm.
VIII. Executive Session
An Executive Session was held to discuss personnel issues.
** The next Council meeting is April 23, 2002. * *