Minutes of the October 9, 1997 Meeting

CLASSIFIED SENATE

of Santa Monica College

Minutes of October 9, 1997 Meeting

Call to Order 12:14 p.m.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes of September 11 meeting were unanimously approved as distributed

Information Items

President's Report Tony Prestby

October Board Meeting

Dan Rojas received the classified employee Associated Students Recognition Award Winner for October. The Board received the petition for the evaluation of the merit system.

Accreditation

It is hoped that a draft report will be available by October 23 and there has been discussion about putting it on the Web.

Master Plan

Master Plan final public forums are being held. A Food Service Advisory Committee has been created as part of the master plan and Dr. Robertson has asked Tony to serve on the committee.

Senator News

Toni Smith has resigned as a Senator. Her position will be filled by the election process.

General Announcements

College catalog is out. The Scholarship booklet was distributed to Senators. Our condolences to Phil Hendricks whose mother recently passed away. Tony distributed a card for signatures. Our best wishes to Don Bremberg who recently underwent heart surgery. Judy Fritz will send a get well card.

3. Committee Reports

Shared Governance

Ian Fraser announced that the Shared Governance Policy has been present to Senior Staff for comments. It should be distributed to the Classified Senators the week of October 13

Elections Committee

Ana Jara announced that she welcomes volunteers for the committee and it is hoped that elections might be held in November.

Employee Emergency Fund

Deborah Jansen announced that a survey regarding the employee emergency fund would be sent to Senators via e:mail. The survey will ask questions such as: should the fund provide loans or grants; what constitutes an emergency; should there be an application; who will review the requests.

Classified Subcommittee on Technology

Florence Dick-Pineiro announced that a Responsible Computer Use Policy is being developed and she hopes to present it at the November meeting. If possible, Tony Prestby said he will try to send it out a week before the meeting for review before it is presented for a vote.

Bylaws Committee

Ana Jara announced she would like additional volunteers to serve on the committee.

New Business

Ian Fraser made a motion to censure Tony Prestby for his participation on the Ad Hoc Committee for the Evaluation of the Merit System without prior discussion with the Classified Senate. Due to the nature of the motion, Tony passed the gavel to Judy Fritz, Corresponding Secretary. Motion seconded by Deborah Jansen. Motion was opened for discussion. Vote: 4 votes for the motion to censure, 14 votes against the motion, 1 absention. Gavel was passed back to Tony Prestby.

Comments/Questions

Steve Levine pointed out that the nature of the discussion regarding the motion to censure reinforces the need to write bylaws for the Classified Senate and he encouraged Senators to volunteer for the committee.

Meeting adjourned 1:07 p.m.

Next Meeting (in the Loft, T300E) November 13

Senators present: Lin Caldwell; Tom Carter, Olga Chao, Florence Dick-Pineiro, Dominique Duclair; Ian Fraser; Judy Fritz; Marilyn Goodrich; Joanne Guercio, Cecile Hanrahan; Thelma Hoffman; Deborah Jansen; Ana Jara; Ross Johnson; Steve Levine; Jacky Portal-Purdy; Tony Prestby; Pat Preston; Garrett Ramos; Alicia Romo; Marilyn Simons.

Senators absent: Marcia Brown; Mary Cancilla; Marnie Castor; Chandra Dhruv; Toni Di Modica; Carmen Graham; Edee Hill; Andrea Hyman; Roberto Jauregui; Tia Jones; Jonathan Marie; Gloria Mottler; Lee Muller; Angela Munoz; LeRoy Nakamura; Teri Parish; Anna Rojas; Nati Vazquez; Michelle Ware; Lynn Washington; Warren Weitzenhoffer.

Guests: Carolanne Sudderth, Corsair; Victor Tellez

submitted by Judy Fritz, Corresponding Secretary.