Call to Order: 12:12pm No quorum. Informational stuff until a quorum can be reached. Tony Prestby had information on the Emergency Fund. Ana Jara read definition of the fund and its purpose. She will make copies of the guidelines for its use. Ross Johnson and Marcia Brown were the fund’s only contributors since its inception. Work on it with the Senate E-Board & table until next month.

Meeting finally called to order at 12:20pm.

Action Items:

Request to move action items to front of meeting. Mark Stemock needs to leave shortly. Craig Walters moves to move them. Lee Peterson seconds. Voted on - unanimously approved by body.

Adoption of Mission Statement – approve as amended. Second draft. Craig moves to go into statement. Robert Ponce seconds motion. Barbara Siegel would like to change ‘function’ to ‘auspices’; Lee suggested “under the scope”; Phil Hendricks said “purview” of CSEA. No other changes other than those. *See Mission Statement. Barbara asked for last part of #4 to be taken out. She is concerned with the Senate limiting itself to the 2003-2004 year only. No date should be included. Lee seconds the motion to drop 2003-2004. Craig moved we accept plan of action and statement in action in interest of time. Lee seconds the motion.

Additional amendment to #1 by Phil. Barbara seconds the motion to amend. Define the role. Yes – 9; No – 3; Abstentions – 6 – Motion passes.

Back to main motion accepting Mission Statement as amended. Yes – 15; No – 0; Abstentions – 3. Motion passes. Mission Statement will go back to committee.

Second Action Item: Scholarship set up by Senate. A committee is needed. Craig moves for one. Robert seconds motion to set up committee. Discussion. Question as to whether we are interested in setting up a committee so that we can set up a scholarship. Vote taken on motion for a scholarship committee. Yes – 18; No – 0; Abstentions – 1. Motion passes

Old Business: Professional Development Committee – We need to fill it. Ana is on it. Will e-mail Jim to see if he’d like to attend. Amelia would like to go.

Social Committee: Marilyn & Maria are active.

Duties and responsibilities: A code of ethics. Ana found Academic Senate credo – open for discussion. Barbara said this code of ethics for the Academic Senate came from issue with Coordinating Council from months ago…what is guiding vision of anyone who represents Senate? Discussion followed. Code of Ethics – CSEA involvement. Lee mentioned respect in professionalism. Carl Gettleman said most people were in favor of an Ombudsman for staff. Discussion occurred on how to respond to questions in committee meetings as a Senate representative – not as an individual. More discussion was generated. Phil went back to Senate responses to committees. Barbara mentioned that the Ombudsman came up with the Board dialog. Ana would like to head committee of ethics ombudsman and Senate reps in campus environment. She said we need to think of whom we are representing at all times. Also, anything to do with collective bargaining will go to President of CSEA.

Craig moved to reopen motion of ethics to committee. Lee seconded. Tom Carter wants to know if this is something Administration would hold us to. The answer is that this would be internal to Senate only – nothing District could hold us to. Ana will take it back to Mission Statement Committee.

Vote on forming Ethics Committee: Yes – 9; No – 6; Abstentions – 1. Passes. Tony Prestby mentioned that there might be a code of ethics from a while back.

Adjournment: 1:05pm

Attendees: Maria Bonin, Tom Carter, Linda Davis, Carol Evans, Carl Gettleman, Marilyn Goodrich, Jeanette Goolsby, Joanne Guercio, Phil Hendricks, Ana Jara, Martha Jimenez, Lee Peterson, Robert Ponce, Jackie Portal-Purdy, Barbara Siegel, Gayle Sosa, Mark Stemock

Amelia Trejo, Craig Walter. Excused: Jim Galligan, Herb McNeely, Adam Philipson, Leonid Reytblat, Alex Siefert, Bernie Rosenloecher, Guests: Giovanni Vela, Melvon George, Tony Prestby

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 11, 2004, Noon, B-111