Business Meeting
I. General
A. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Willie Minor at 2:45 p.m.
Members Present: Jeff Andelora, Judy Boschult, Tom Butler, Laura Cannon, Joanna Chamberlain, Donna Gaudet, Paul Gilletti, Rosemary Kesler, Willie Minor, John Nelson, Jim Reed, Mark Richard, Sandra Stuebner, Larry Williams.
Minutes were taken by Carrie Taylor.
B. Approval of Agenda
Jim Reed asked that Dual Enrollment under Old Business be deleted as he had stated that he wanted to continue that discussion after the summer break.
C. Approval of the May 11, 1999 Minutes
The minutes were approved as written.
D. Committee Reports
1. FAC
No report.
2. EBAC
No report.
3. Professional Growth
No report.
4. Legislative
No report. Willie Minor was asked how new legislative representatives would be selected. It was suggested that one Council representative from each campus who is interested in legislative matters be on the faculty legislative committee for the following year. Willie Minor stated that he would look into this further.
5. Hiring Qualifications
Mark Richard stated that the Hiring Qualifications committee members asked Dr. De Los Santos for a meeting, and the next meeting has not been confirmed yet. He stated that there have been meetings around the District regarding the new hiring process. He asked Council members if the meetings were just about the process only or were new qualifications being instituted. It was understood that the meetings were about process and continuing to train faculty on how to hire. Jim Reed stated that he was in a hiring meeting this morning, and he felt that the different form they were using was better. It was stated that Employment was throwing out applications which did not contain specific wording such as "prepare syllabi, holds office hours, etc.," indicating that there is something wrong with the content requirement and not the process of hiring. One Council member stated that she was on a hiring committee and one of the applications did not say, "Prepare syllabi." Council concluded its discussion.
II. Old Business
There were no Old Business items.
III. New Business
A. PVCC Safety Issue
Tom Butler informed Council that he needed to clarify his statements made at the May 11, 1999, Council meeting. He stated that the PVCC safety officer's request was that only those safety officers that are trained and certified to carry guns, by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), be allowed to do so, not all safety officers. The safety officer requested that PVCC faculty support the safety officers' proposal. One Council member stated that when speaking with the safety officers at his campus, he was told the same thing; that only those safety officers trained and certified by DPS would be allowed to carry guns. Another Council member stated that he was impressed with the impeccable credentials of the safety officers at his campus and that one officer had been trained at Quantico. It was feared that this idea would be unpopular. Council was asked for their opinion. There was concern that there would be armed officers on the campuses, and the point was made that while ASU has safety officers that are directly under DPS, the community colleges do not have officers that are under DPS. The issue of the judgment of the safety officers with regards to using guns was also raised. It was stated that faculty should not support this proposal. Willie Minor stated that he was interested in what the conversation was among the Deans of Student Services and other groups. He stated that he would contact the head of the Deans of Student Services group to see what their discussions have brought forth. Council discussed the issue of police officers and safety officers further. Council decided that more fact gathering was needed before continuing discussion on this issue.
Tom Butler informed Council that he had told the safety officers that they needed to bring their request to the District because the policy would have to come from District. He stated that this was a tough issue. The PVCC safety officers are concerned that there are students carrying concealed weapons on the campus, and they want to be able to protect themselves when dealing with disruptive or belligerent students if the students have a weapon. One Council member stated that the Council should continue discussion to stay ahead of the matter. She stated that it would be no surprise if an incident occurred at one of the campuses in the next five years, forcing the District to deal with this issue. Council discussed the concern about lawsuits. The point was made that when thinking about both sides of the issue, a student could be shot and there could be a lawsuit, or an officer or employee could be shot and there could be a lawsuit. It was stated that there is a policy on the prohibition of guns on campuses, however people do not always follow the rules. The question was raised of what is the enforcement policy if a student was caught with a gun on a campus. It was stated that there should be some discussion on this particular question. Council agreed that more information was needed and Council members should gather more information to bring to Council.
B. Residential Faculty Policies
Council received copies of the 1998/99 RFP page 55 which contained language from Appendix C, Sections C.1. through C.3.3. Willie Minor explained to Council that he had been approached by the Employment Department concerning this information. Willie Minor informed Council that Employment had multiplied the current overload rate in Section C.3.3., $529.00, by two percent and came up with $539.58. The language in Section C.1.1. states that the figure in Section C.3.3. will be rounded to the nearest fifty cents. There had been an error caught in the rounding for C.3.3. in 1998-99 when the rate of $519.00 was multiplied by two percent which equaled $529.38. The $529.38 should have been rounded up to $529.50, but instead it was rounded down to $529.00. Employment proposed that the current figure $539.58 be rounded up to the next dollar, making the rate in Section C.3.3., $540.00 for the 1999-2000 academic year. Dr. Waechter's office and employment gave Willie Minor a proposal that the rate would be rounded up to $540.00 if the faculty agreed to remove C.3.3. from the language in C.1.1. Willie Minor stated that Council needed to vote on this proposal.
Willie Minor suggested suspending Section C.1.1. for this year and allowing the Meet and Confer Team to negotiate this issue in the coming year. Council discussed the language and the proposal. Donna Gaudet made a motion to accept the $540.00 figure without changing the language in the RFP. Mark Richard seconded the motion. Donna Gaudet then requested that an amendment be made to the motion that the $540.00 also will be the base for the 2000/2001 calculation. The motion was amended. A vote was taken, and the motion passed unanimously.
Council received copies of the 1999/2000 proposed salary schedule for residential faculty.
IV. Information
A. Ratification Ballot Current Count
This item was referred by Willie Minor. There was no recommended action.
Discussion Points:
Council made no further recommendations.
V. Significant Happenings/President's Reports
CGCC
All is well at CGCC.
EMCC
One building is almost done and other construction is ongoing. There will be a number of new hires at EMCC. The EMCC Faculty Senate discussed dual enrollment, and there will be a subcommittee forming in the fall to look into the issue and present recommendations to the larger Senate and the administration.
GWCC
GWCC faculty are currently packing their offices and some will be moving into the new building which should open in June. GWCC had its year-end all employee meeting. There was a retirement party for Gary Sherlock and Gloria Cole, and both received gifts.
GCC
GCC Faculty hosted a party for the whole campus and fed all for under one thousand dollars. There is one lawsuit which has gone to the federal level at this time.
MCC
All is well at MCC.
PVCC
As reported before, President Cardenas will be the acting Chancellor nextyear. Gina Kranitz will be the acting President at PVCC, and Bob Bendotti willbe the acting Dean. One ongoing issue is the process by which candidates for RFP positions are selected by administration. On occasion, the selection committee's top three unranked recommendations have been passed over by the administration for a lower-ranked candidate or for a re-opening of the position. Faculty want to have more dialog on the considerations that go into such a presidential decision.
PC
All is well at PC.
RIO
Faculty were invited to a meeting which has become a series of meetings. One issue currently at Rio is that remodeling plans are 15,000 square feet over what the building has. There are two options which Rio has; either build a new floor or cut out some of the remodeling wish list. It was stated that most likely the latter option will occur.
SCC
All is well at SCC.
Council discussed whether it should continue to meet in the Maricopa Room as its size and number of chairs are limited, or if it should look for another room in which to hold its meetings.
VI. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.
* * Next meeting, June 22, 1999, will be a business meeting * *