Personnel Services Committee Meeting

September 19, 2002

Members Present: Ray Bailey, Kate Blackwell, Janet Bush, Patti Hill, Joe Horobetz, Barbara Howard, Ella Moore, Ruth Schena, Larry Shapira, Agatha Taormina, Eric Trumbull, Ellen Wertman, and David Williams

Members Absent: Jean Braden, Connie Childress, Kurk Lew, Donna Principe, and Melody Seeber

1. Call to Order: Ray Bailey called the meeting to order at 2 p.m.

2. Approval of the minutes: David Williams asked that item seven, "Salary Administration Issues," be amended by adding, "The issue will be discussed in the future if appropriate." The minutes were then approved as amended.

3. Chair's Report: Ray described Chancellor DuBois's "Compact with the Commonwealth," which has been approved by the State Board for Community Colleges. In this proposal, the VCCS agrees to enroll students without caps, particularly in expensive and critically important programs such as nursing in return for a budget cut of no more than five percent. The VCCS board passed a tuition increase contingent on the compact's being accepted by the Governor. That increase would be $6.19 a credit hour and this would return tuition to its 1998 level.

The College Senate is meeting at this same time. President Templin attended the Senate steering committee meeting and asked that the budget crisis committee be reconstituted. At this time this is not the reduction in force committee. Ray will be a member of this group.

CFAC meets again on November 7 and 8. Ray appreciates input from committee members and others regarding issues that should be taken to that group to obtain the Chancellor's attention.

Alison Baker called the group's attention to the latest discourse out of Richmond suggesting that if all agencies were cut by 15%, the $1.5 billion deficit would still not be made up.

The group discussed this depressing situation, making some suggestions about how the College could save money and asking questions about the process. Alison asked the members to tell her by e-mail or otherwise if they have other ideas that would help the College retrench and still maintain its integrity.

4. Old Business:

A. It was moved and seconded to create a faculty subcommittee for the year charged with managing the President's Sabbatical program and also evaluating that program as required by the Administrative Council when the program was created. The subcommittee's membership would be made up of the Committee's faculty ranked members. The motion was passed by acclamation. Ray said he would put a notice in the Intercom and through the e-mail to alert faculty of their opportunity to apply for this award. Dave agreed to accept the chair of the subcommittee.

B. It was moved and seconded to create a classified subcommittee for the year charged with recommending retired classified staff members to be given the honor of being classified staff emeritus. The subcommittee's membership would be made up of the committee's classified staff members. The motion passed by acclamation. Janet Bush agreed to accept the chair of the subcommittee. Janet will oversee notification of the College community about the classified emeritus program and assure that people understand that the program continues to be open to people who retired before July 1 2001.

C. It was moved and seconded to create a taskforce to work on developing and improving orientation materials for new employees and new administrators. The motion passed by acclamation. Aggie Taormina agreed to serve as chair and proposed the following membership: Patricia Pullen, HR; Patti Hill, HR; Cathy Simpson, TAC; and Kathy Weiner, HR. The group will bring an update to the October PSC meeting.

5. New Business: There was no new business.

6. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be October 17 at 2 p.m. in the Annandale Provost's Conference Room.

7. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.