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Support Staff Committee Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, February 19, 2003
1:15 p.m. ASB Conference Room

Present: Joyce Honer, Mary Niedenfuer, Bev Radaich, Tina Kortenbusch, Terri Johnson, Jane Schulzetenberg, Tonya Carlson, Bev Overman, Keith Matthies, Mary Kay Luethmers, Andrew Deuhs, Carol Johannes

Absent: Jeanne Terres, Jackie Miller,

The meeting began at 1:25 p.m.

I. Minutes- The January minutes were approved.

II. Old Business

A.     Update on the Joint Benefits Committee- They are looking at a 40% rate increase instead of the 60% they had previously thought.

B.     Bev R. and Jeanne met with Sue Palmer in February about the new professional development policy, application and committee volunteers. Sue approved of them, they are now with Nadine. They should be done by the beginning of March. Jackie Miller volunteered to be on the committee. We still need a person to volunteer so please ask the people in your area to see if anyone would like to volunteer.

C.     Budget report: We have $1,247 as of February

D.     The people who attended the Mark Scharenbroich presentation (which was about 200) thought he was interesting and very funny.

E.      Sue Palmer is not in favor of us starting a compensation sub committee. We need more reasoning why we should start one.

F.      Nadine is checking on what happens when we reach the maximum amount of sick pay. If we could get a reward or bank it? She is also checking on the handbook where the old definition, purpose and mission statement went.

G.     Handbook committee- Shelly Athmann and Judy Eggert volunteer to be on this committee. They will bring any changes or additions to us before bring them to H.R.

E. Bob Fulton and Joe DesJardins feel we should have a compensation sub committee so we have a voice in the process and different employee groups would be involved.

III. New Business

A.     Spring coffee house- We will have the coffee house at Mary Commons or the TRC main building on March 18^th at 1:30pm-300pm if there are no other events scheduled at that time. Joyce will check into flavored coffee and build your own sundaes and also door prizes.

B.     Support staff luncheon- we are looking at April 23. Bev R. will check with events to see if the Alum hall would be opened. And cost of the meal.

C.     Sue & Nadine will attend the March meeting to answer any questions about our market basket-Here are some questions we came up with:

What is our market basket?
Who are we compared to?
Do they use colleges and if not could they?
Could we have personal time instead of vacation and sick?
How does the sick time work?
How does the sick bank work? Do they track it? (Who and how often)
Have they considered the cafeteria plan for our benefits?
Where are we in the market basket? (High range-low range)
How often do you update job description?
What is in a job title?
Could our performance evaluation carry more weight?

D. When you get hired you should have your picture taken and then have an e-mail sent out to everyone, so they would know who you are. And when you see them you could welcome them.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:30

Respectfully submitted,
Jane Schulzetenberg