GUILD MEMBERSHIP MEETING
September 16, 2008
Call to order 12:02 P.M. Quorum verified.
Consideration of minutes:
a. MSU (Eckler/Bowerman) to approve minutes from May 20, 2008 as read.
b. MSU (Glanzer/Flynn) to approve minutes from June 3, 2008 as read.
Announcements
$87,000 distributed in a CD and money market account moved from IndyMac to Credit Union
Updated version of contract online still has mistakes that need to be corrected. The negotiation team is working on this.
Adjunct faculty meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 4-7 P.M. in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room.
67% rule for adjunct starts January 1, 2009.
Retirement incentive.
We currently have 26 employees, which translates to 60% of base salary that the retiree receives.
If 30 retire, it would trigger 65%.
The letter of intent to retire is due to the District by October 01, 2008.
Attend the STRS retirement workshops to have your questions answered.
Obama campaign.
AFT supports Obama. Help out at the County Fed.
You can also volunteer to work the table on campus (see Mark Maier).
Phone banking sign up forms will be emailed to faculty.
Glendale Hilton recognized Unite Here Local 11. Encourage support.
Discussion/Approval of New Business
1. Goals for the year
a. Integrate newer faculty into leadership positions within the Guild.
b. Successful negotiations this fall.
c. Issue of endorsing Board candidates. PQE vets candidates and conducts the interview process.
d. Prepare for negotiating the three year contract (2009-2012).
e. Steve Marsden discussed the reopeners, and the mutual re-openers and carryovers.
f. Ramona Barrio-Sotillo updated us on PQE. PQE broke down the interview questions into themes: budget, health care/benefits, collective bargaining, and the Board’s role. Natalie Dublim from FACCC also discussed incentives to get new members for FACCC.
g. Richard Kamei presented on the newly formed Job Action Committee.
2. Treasurer’s Report-Summary of last year
Income budgeted: $375,000; earned $381,000.
Expenses budgeted $375,000; expended $371,000.
CD savings beginning balance $73,517.58; ending balance $87,373.12, which is a net change of $13,855.54. Therefore, we ended up with a net of about $20,000.
There was also a slight change in our PQE as well. The caps have gone up. CFT and AFT have gone up. A little worried about revenue going down due to retirees.
3. Filling the Secretary Office on Guild Exec.
Two candidates: Zohara Kaye and Marcia Sibony. Need to get a little statement from each candidate.
Sunshine it today and vote on it for the next meeting.
Check if we need a secret ballot election.
4. MSU (Marsden/Nowinski) approval of Sarkis Ghazarian as Guild representative on the Budget Committee.
5. Change in Guild Constitution
Article V, Sec. 1 – "Effective June 15, 2009, one must be a member of the Guild to serve on any standing committee."
Sunshined and vote on it in October.
6. Change in Guild By-Laws
Article V, Sec. 2, B – "Election of officers shall be conducted by the Elections Committee, as specified in Article V, Section 5, of the Constitution, and shall be held prior to the May membership meeting.
Sunshined and vote on it in October.
7. Establishment of Elections Committee and Internal Audit Committee
The Internal Audit Committee only needs to be established every other year, so not this year.
The Elections Committee Volunteers: Roger Bowerman, Margaret Mansour, and James Castel De Oro.
Adjournment 1:00 P.M.
Minutes prepared by Richard T. Kamei