WPC " y.$5FeM(XaY^.g~A :26fMGz /$)⿶c 0~ĉUg—"q`PÃD !Oڅc1O".5;#EVQY"nŨgTvTPh-'!}E^ee(D-9DdN)sёA[aMNJ {L6eMW2)؟4aQty?د\@Gp0$I8%7&1˅w7`.(x5j@PU(v_-f+-CK^9Ebk\̧Ͳ-_;5GN'3XPdD0IJp(՜Fي;yhbm*rhIp# 1:~q+, B1gȠ@"U5> 0 U> 0% 0< 0< 0h 0 D+4 Aw_ u 0K B  D3"P"r" B- 0#UNN %M(N^ w4 mE \  `&Times New Roman' Advisory Council of Classified Employees 6Robert "Zac" Wycherley60Robert "Zac" Wycherley .   6 4Heading 1  XXXS $&Alfredo's DanceS X 8.` hp x (#8    e[X` hp x (#eS\  `&Times New RomanS  $&Alfredo's Dance6) 4Heading 2XXX    <:Default Para<:Footnote Ref6 4Body TextXXX(2MJ$ !..      aXXaa  'dxd o&"D&raw Object Text <C HKKKK k  MJ"..      aXXaa  K(XK?+ ` hp x X?X"XaXXXX"   Ї(2MJ$ !..      aXXaa    d'dxd  X  X   X  X   X  X )Hairline d#|x(r$..      f1XXf1f1hp LaserJet 1300 PCL60(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX90 m0U !..      aXXaa  _       XX<( X` hp(#X<UUa AdvisoryCouncilofClassifiedEmployeesX"XUU   UUXX" 2004  X E.` hp x (#X(#E-  aUU cSO~K p X@EdK dK-  UUaX"XUUA!) xdXEr xA s X"XXX"    ! (#X(#!&    MINUTES (#(#K(# M  Ԍ d  ЌX"XXX"  B.` hp x (#(#BB    ԍMINUTES1stDRAFT  [ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  C  'dA XFebruary26,2004 ,Thursday,10:00a.m. 0 &  MarshallUniversityGraduateCollege,SouthCharleston,WV   X':X"XXX"      ATTENDANCE  Ԍ   ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍATTENDANCE  C    Membersinattendance:  V   X ` StephanieNeal,Marshall,presiding   p PaulMartinelli,WVU z "   ` AmyPitzer,Concord h      p PatsyBee,WVUParkersburg `    ` ZacWycherley,Northern     p DebiCruse,Potomac F   ` SandyShriver,Fairmont     p VerneBritton,WVNET (#(#K(# ,   ` BarbaraNeuman,WestLiberty   p RobertLong,HEPC x     ` KenHarbaugh,Shepherd     p BobMacPhail,Eastern   ` JoeTaylor,MUGC h      p FredHardee,Bluefield   ` MaryIgo,NewRiver h      p ValeriaBarfield,WVSOM l  X R    Membersexcused: 8  X ` JohnnaBeane,WVUCharleston   p EvieMcPherson,Glenville \  ` SidCooper,WVUTech     p ChrisGray,Southern x  B   X (     Guests:   X   ` AnnaMaryWalsh,Shepherd     p MargaretButtrick,HEPC   ` LillianWhite,WVState h  X X"XXX"XXXX" XE.` hp x (#X(#E     XE.` hp x (#X(#E& ~ {  X"XXX PREVIOUSMINUTES{  *Ԍ 4  Ќ $ X(#X(#$X"XXX"X"XXX"    X"XXX"XXXX" XE.` hp x (#X(#E     XE.` hp x (#X(#E  B  XXXXX"XXX PREVIOUSMINUTES  |C  ݌̌ $ X(#X(#$X"XXX"X"XXX"    X"XXX"XXXX" XE.` hp x (#X(#E    4  B  XXXXX"XXX  C    TheminutesoftheJanuary15,2004meetingwereapprovedwithtypographical X" corrections.4݌ > # Ќ X$ X(#X(#$X"XXX"X"XXX"   B   ԍTheminutesoftheJanuary15,2004minuteswereapprovedwithtypographicalcorrections.  C  '~ XSandyShriverreportedthataftertheChancellorsreporttotheCouncilinJanuary,she  "% hashadconversationswithSenator_Prezioso_ԀconcerningprovisionsintheGovernors " &  flexibilitylegislation(SB169andHB4035)asitrelatestomovingallWVNETand #~!' HEPCemployeestononclassified,willandpleasurestatus.ShereportedthatSenator $d"( _Prezioso_Ԁwantedtoletallclassifiedemployeesknowthathehasnottalkedwiththe %J#) Chancellorduringthepastyearandthathehadnopartindevelopingthatlanguage.He &0$* affirmedthat,althoughheisnotamemberoftheEducationCommitteethisyear,heis n'%+ stillveryinterestedinhighereducationandtheissuesthataffectclassifiedemployees. T(%,  XE.` hp x (#X(#E. :)&-    *'.  XXXX   ACCEMinutes:22604   h     B  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  OC   p      x  page2 X  A!) xdE= xA > X"XXX"    >  LIAISONREPORT>  pԌ / ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍLIAISONREPORT  0C  XMargaretButtrickreportedonseveralissuesinresponsetoinquiresfromtheCouncil:   X XShereportedthatitwasherinterpretationthatwhenaclassifiedemployeeresignsand o thenreturnstothesameinstitutionatalaterdate,heorsheshouldreturnattheentryrate U onthesalaryscheduleunless h institutionalpolicyspecificallystatesotherwise.However,  ;  totalyearsofservicewouldcountinaddressingfuturemovementsonthesalaryschedule y !  so,overtime,theemployeecouldgetbacktotheirproperstepontheschedule.All _   employmentwiththeStatecountsforplacementonthesalaryschedule,foryearsof E  serviceincrementalpay,andforannualleavecalculations. +   X XSheagainstatedthatallinstitutionsarerequiredbycodetohaveasalarypolicyapproved   bytheirrespectivegoverningboards.    X XMrs.ButtrickdistributedahandoutaddressingEEOcodesastheyrelatetoemployee Q categories.ConfusionstillexistsbetweenfederalEEOcodesandcategoriesreportedto 7 theHEPCintheboardreports.DifferentHRofficesinterpretthecategoriesdifferently. u  [ With2repspercategoryontheinstitutionalclassifiedstaffcouncils,somecategoriesare A underrepresentedinrelationtoothers.KenHarbaughpresentedanargumentforlocal ' institutionalcontroloftheCSCmakeupwithatleastonerepresentativefromeach   category.Someinstitutionsreportedhavingnoproblemwiththecurrentsystem.   XӀ XMrs.NealnotedthatsincetheGovernorsflexibilitylegislationwasintroduced,key g legislatorsarepayingincreasedattentiontoissuesbeingintroducedwhichwouldaffect M classifiedemployees,speculatingthatitmightbepossiblethattheywouldperceivethis 3 aslimitingthevoiceofclassifiedemployeesattheinstitutionallevel. q  X XMrs.Buttrickreportedthattheannualsalaryreporthasbeensenttothecampuseswith =  directionstoputtheminthelibrariesandtheinstitutionalHumanResourcesoffices.She #! reportedthatlongdiscussionshadtakenplaceattheHEPCofficeconcerningthereport  " andithadbeendeterminedthattheinformationinthereportispublicinformationand  # needstobemadeavailable.ShespeculatedthatitwouldbepostedonHEPCwebpageat !}$ somepointbutitwasnotthereyet.Lookingatchangesinthetypeofinfotobeincluded "c % inthereport,newfederalandstateemployeeprivacylawsmaydictatewhatinformation #I!& canorcannotbeincludedinfuturesalaryreports.Mrs.Pitzernotedthatstatesalariesare $/"'  X XE.` hp x (#X(#Epaidwithtaxdollarsandispublicinformation.Shefurthernotedthatwithholdingthe m%#( informationgivestheimpressionthattheremightbesomethingtohide. S&#)  XE.` hp x (#X(#E XMr.HarbaughrelayedaquestionfromhisinstitutionalstaffcouncilaskingiftheHigher (%+ EducationPolicyCommission,sinceitsinception,hasinitiatedanypoliciesforthe )&, directbenefitoftheStateshighereducationclassifiedemployees.Theanswerwas no. )'-  X XE.` hp x (#X(#EMrs.Shriverraisedaquestionrelatingtojobpostings.Mrs.Buttricknotedthattheold +_)/ codeisstillineffectandallnonexemptpositionsmustbepostedinordertogivecurrent ,E*0 employeesanopportunitytobidonthem.Therecalllistisstillincodegivingpriorityto  -++1  XE.` hp x (#X(#E ACCEMinutes:22604   h     B  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  y/C   p      x  page3 X  A!) xdE= xA >  X I laidoffworkersovernewhires.ItwasMrs.Buttricksrecommendationthatwhenevera / positionisopenthenoticeshouldbesenttoallpersonsontherecalllist.Shealsonoted  thatapositioncannotbefilledonatemporarybasisforlongerthan12months.    Whenaskedif,giventhefactthattheBOGsarechargedwithdevelopingasalarypolicy, o cananinstitutiongiveraisestoindividualswithoutBOGapproval?Mrs.Buttricks U opinionwas No,unlesstheapprovedpolicyspecificallygivestheauthoritytodosoto  ;  thePresident. y !   X XInresponsetoaquestionfromMr.Martinelli,itwasconfirmedthattheonlydeadline E   X XE.` hp x (#X(#Eattachedtothesalaryscheduleincodeis7105forbringingallemployeestoatleast +  entrylevel.Mrs.Buttrickreportedthatinformationonthecostsassociatedwithfunding   thesalaryschedulewasontheagendaasaninformationalitemforthe22704HEPC   meeting.    XE.` hp x (#X(#EX"XXX"    5  LEGISLATIVEUPDATE 5A6  )6Ԍ Q ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍLEGISLATIVEUPDATE 6C  XMs.NealreportedthatsheandMrs.PitzerattendedtheHouseEducationCommittee u meetingonFebruary9thattherequestofDelegateMezzatestatoaddresstheHouses [ versionoftheGovernors flexibilitylegislation(HB4035).Thebillwasreferredtoa A subcommitteeanditisexpectedtoremainthere. '  X XShealsoreportedthatshe,Zac,Paul,andTerry_Nebel_,WVUStaffCouncilChair,  attendedthepublichearingsontheHouseamendmenttoSB448onFebruary12th.Mrs.  Nealspokeinsupportofthosesectionsofthebillwhichaddressesclassifiedemployee g issues,specifically,thosesectionswhichpreservetheseniorityrightsofclassified M employees,maintainthesalaryscheduleincode,protectemployeebenefits,takesthe 3 personnelrulebackasalegislativeruleandwhichprovidestaffrepresentationatthe q StateandinstitutionallevelswiththeACCE,theClassifiedStaffCouncils,andthe W BoardsofGovernors/Advisorsandwhich.ThebillhaspassedoutoftheHouseandhas =  beenreferredtotheSenateEducationCommittee. #!   " DiscussionfollowedconcerningtheHouseamendmenttoSB448andseveralconcerns  # wereexpressed,especiallyinrelationtoinstitutionswithadministrativelylinked !}$ communityandtechnicalcolleges. "c %  X XMrs.NealreportedthatHB4287haspassedboththeHouseandtheSenatewith $/"' overwhelmingmarginsandwillbesenttotheGovernor.Thisisthebillwhichrestores m%#( seniorityrightstoclassifiedemployeesinrelationtotheyearsofserviceincrementby S&#)  X XE.` hp x (#X(#EdeletinglastyearsHouseEducationCommitteeamendmenttoHB2224.Mrs.Pitzer 9'$* cautionedthatthereisnofundingattachedtothebill. (%+  XE.` hp x (#X(#E XSB657wasintroducedintheSenateEducationCommittee.Thisbillwouldmakethe )'- statefouryearcollegesbranchesofWVUorMarshallandwouldstrengthenthe *y(. CommunityandTechnicalCollegesystemandwouldweakentheHEPC. +_)/  X XAlsointroducedwasSB612whichwouldgiveincrementpaytofaculty.Itwas -++1 estimatedthatthiscouldcost$2to$3milliontofund,butnofiscalnotewasattached.  i.,2  X ACCEMinutes:22604   h     B  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT CC   p      x  page4  X A!) xdE= xA >  X I PaulMartinellireportedthathehasbeencontactedbythreegubernatorialcandidates, / LloydJackson,Joe_Manchin_ԀandRobin_Capehart_,requestingtomeetanddiscuss  classifiedstaffissues.   X XMr.MartinellialsoreportedonthecontinuingdecreaseinthepercentageoftheStates o generalrevenuebudgetwhichisdedicatedtohighereducation.Inthe199697budget, U highereducationreceived15.3%ofthegeneralrevenuebudgetandthepercentagehas  ;  beendecliningeversincewithonly9.9%dedicatedtohighereducationintheproposed y !  200405budget.Meanwhile,asignificantportionofhighereducationsbudgetisbeing _   tiedtolotteryfunds.HenotedthatwhenthelegislaturestaysinCharlestonforspecial E  sessionsthecostisestimatedat$42,500.00perday.Asevendaysessionwouldcostthe  +   taxpayersnearly$300,000.00whichwouldbeenoughtofundtheremovaloftheyearsof    X  serviceincrementcapforclassifiedemployees.    X"XXX"    dI  CTCADHOCCOMMITTEE dII pIԌ k ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍCTCADHOCCOMMITTEE bJC  XWithSB448asamendedgivingincreasedpowerandresponsibilitiestotheCommunity 7 andTechnicalCollegeCouncil,andwithboththeHouseandtheSenatemovingtoward u creatingastrongerandmoreautonomouscommunitycollegesystem,theCouncilChair [ appointedanadhoccommitteetoaddressCommunityandTechnicalCollegeconcerns. A Theappointmentsinclude: '  XZacWycherley(chair),WestVirginiaNorthernCommunityCollege   ChrisGray,SouthernWestVirginiaCommunityandTechnicalCollege  Bob_McPhail_,EasternWestVirginiaCommunityandTechnicalCollege  MaryIgo,NewRiverCommunityandTechnicalCollege g SandyShriver,FairmontStateCollege M KenHarbaugh,ShepherdCollege 3 SidCooper,WestVirginiaUniversityInstituteofTechnology q StephanieNeal,MarshallUniversity W FredHardee,BluefieldStateCollege =  therepresentativeofWestVirginiaStateCollege(currentlyvacant). #!   VIDEOTOWNHALLMEETING   #  XMrs.Nealreportedthatthe_videoconferenced_ԀTownHallMeeting,withgubernatorial "c % candidateshasbeenscheduledforThursday,April29th,from2:00to4:00p.m.Itwill #I!& behostedatMarshallUniversityandallgubernatorialcandidateswillbeinvitedto $/"' participate.Nineteencandidatesarecurrentlyofficiallyrunning.AllCouncilmembers m%#( werechargedtomeetwiththeirinstitutionalITofficetoseeaboutsettinguplinks.The S&#) videoconferenceisbeingcosponsoredwiththeAdvisoryCouncilofFacultyandthe 9'$* AdvisoryCouncilofStudents.Councilmemberswereencouragedtogetstudents (%+ involvedatthecampuslevel.Questionsneedtobepreparedinadvancetofacilitatethe )&, flowoftheconference.Timingwillbeacriticalissuedependingonhowmany )'- candidatesagreetoparticipate.Dr.Angelhasindicatedthathewillgiveemployeesat *y(. Marshallreleasetimetoattend. +_)/  X XTheACCECommunicationsCommitteewaschargedwithdevelopingapromotional -++1 flyerfortheTownHallmeeting. i.,2  X  O/,3  XXXX   ACCEMinutes:22604   h     B  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT UC   p      x  page5 X  A!) xdE= xA >  X I Mr.MartinellisuggestedinvitingreportersandMr.Harbaughsuggestedinvitinglocal / legislators.Mrs.PitzervolunteeredtohandlethePRfortheevent.Therewillbeno  chargetotheparticipatinginstitutionsfromMarshall.ItisanISPconnectionandshould  befree.TherewillalsobealivevideostreamfromMarshallsothemeetingwillbe  accessibleviapersonalcomputers. o  XX"XXX"    X  ANNUALPLANNING_MEETING X1Y pYԌ  ;  ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍANNUALRETREAT YC  _X"XXX"  X:Z  TheACCEannualplanningmeetingwillbescheduledinJulytofacilitatetheelectionof:ZZ݌ _   ЌX"XXX"  X"XXX"  R[  officersasrequiredbycode.R[[݌ E  ЌX"XXX"  X X MOTIONbyPaulMartinelliandsecondedbyBarbaraNeuman:   TheChairisdirectedtocontactHeritageFarmstoscheduletheannualplanningmeeting   andelectionofofficersforJuly18,19&20withJuly25,26&27asalternatedates.    X  Motioncarried. k  BENEFITSCOMMITTEE  7  XMrs.NeumanissuedarequestforspecificconcernsfromtheCouncilmembers. [ Theissueofequalizingthehighereducationretirementcontributionwiththatofother A stateemployeesretirementsystemshasbeendiscussedbutnoactivityispresentlytaking ' placeinthelegislature.ItwasnotedthattheCouncilneedstoaddressthisissuenowfor   nextyearsagenda.Itshouldalsobeaddressedatthetownmeetingvideoconference.   XX"XXX"    (`  COMMUNICATION_COMMITTEE (`r` pZ`Ԍ g ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍCOMMUNICATIONCOMMITTEE 0aC  _ XLegislativeagendaisbeingprinted.Theissuescoveredintheagendahavealreadybeen(#(#K(# 3 sharedwithkeylegislatorsinperson. q  XX"XXX"    \b  LEGISLATIVE_COMMITTEE \bb pbԌ =  ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍLEGISLATIVECOMMITTEE bcC  _ XMr.MartinellifurtherreportedonthemeetingswithlegislatorsduringFebruary.  " Hesharedatabletrackingthepercentofthegeneralrevenuebudgetearmarkedforhigher  #  X XE.` hp x (#X(#Eeducationduringthepastseveralyears.Hepointedoutthatin199495,15.3%ofthe !}$ generalrevenuebudgetwenttohighereducationandithasbeendecliningeversince.In "c % theproposed200405budget,only9%ofthegeneralrevenuebudgetwouldgotohigher #I!& education.Moreofhighereducationsfundingisnowdependentonlotteryfunds.He $/"' expressedaconcernforthedangerofrelyingtooheavilyonthelotterytofundhigher m%#( education.Itwasagainnotedthatwhilethemoneyforhighereducationisbeingcut,the S&#) numberofstudentsbeingservedcontinuestoincreasewhilethek12population 9'$* continuestodecline. (%+  XE.` hp x (#X(#EX"XXX"    ch  HIGHEREDAWARENESS_COMMITTEE chh phԌ )'- ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍHIGHEREDAWARENESSCOMMITTEE riC  _ XMr.TaylorreportedthattheAdvisoryCouncilofFacultyslegislativeagendahasbeen +_)/ received.AbillhasbeenintroducedintheSenate(SB612)togivefacultyyearsof ,E*0 serviceincrementpaybutnofiscalnotehasbeenattached. -++1  i.,2  X  O/,3  XXXX   ACCEMinutes:22604   h     B  ԍMINUTESDRAFT  ԍMINUTESDRAFT kC   p      x  page6 X  A!) xdE= xA > X"XXX"    l  POLICY_COMMITTEE l/m pmԌ / ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍPOLICYCOMMITTEE mC  _ XNoreport.Timeandenergyhasbeendedicatedtotrackingandrespondingtolegislative  bills.Mr.HardeeinitiatedadiscussionaskingCouncilmembersviewsonSB448as  amendedbytheHouse.TheCouncilwasinsupportofthesectionswhichdirectlyrelate o toclassifiedemployees.Concernwasexpressedabouttheeffectoftheseparationof(#(#K(# U CTCsfromtheirhostinstitutions.SeparatingtheCTCcouldbeparticularlyhardon  ;  BluefieldStateCollegewhichhasahighpercentageofCTCstudentsinrelationtotheir y !  fouryearstudents.Whicheverrouteistaken,therewillbemanychallengesinbringing _    X XE.` hp x (#X(#Eaboutthechangesnecessary.Concernwasexpressedabouttheincreasedpaperworkthe E  changeswillcreatesuchasreassignmentsandbumpingbetweenandamongtheCTCs +   X XE.` hp x (#X(#Eandtheirhostinstitutionsandallthenecessaryagreements,chargebacksforservices,   etc.ItwasagreedthatthebottomlineisthattheCouncilwillneedtoworktoassure   representationforclassifiedemployeesinwhicheversystemisfinallyestablished.   Concernwasexpressedwiththeapparentlackofsupportforstafffromthechancellor. k  X XE.` hp x (#X(#EItwasnotedthattwoinstitutions,WestLibertyStateCollegeandtheWestVirginia 7 SchoolofOsteopathicMedicinewillbetotallyfundedbythelotteryinthe200405 u budget. [  XE.` hp x (#X(#E DISCUSSION  '  XAdditionaldiscussionensuedconcerningtheformatofthetownmeeting.Formatting  willdependinlargepartonthenumberofparticipants.ItwassuggestedthatCouncil  begincollectingquestionswhichcanbecompiledinadvance. g  XX"XXX"    w  NEXT_MEETING ww pwԌ 3 ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍNEXTMEETING ̓xC  _ XThenextmeetinghasbeenscheduledforSaturday,March13,2004attheCapitol. W Membersattendingareaskedtomeetattherotundaat10:00a.m. =   #!  XX"XXX"    y  _ADJOURNMENT yz pyԌ  # ЌX"XXX"  B   ԍADJOURNMENT zC  _ XThemeetingadjournedat12:08pm. "c %  XRespectfullysubmittedby: m%#( RobertA."Zac"Wycherley )&, Secretary )'-  Approved:22April04 -++1