Meeting Minutes
CVCC Professional Staff Association
July 15, 1999
East Campus Room 975

Members Pesent:   John Beall, Claudia McLean, Kathy Harris, Sallie Neville, Doug Allen, Karen Less, LaDonna Goodson, Anne Williams, Sandie Loyer, and guest Bradley Thomas.

President Karen Less called the meeting of the CVCC Professional Staff Association to order at 2:00.

Minutes
Minutes of the April 15, 1999 meeting were distributed via e-mail.  There being no additions or corrections, the minutes were approved as distributed.  PSA Secretary Jeremy Fisher has left CVCC.  Anne Williams accepted with trepidation the invitation to serve as Acting Secretary until the September, 1999 election.

Executive Planning Commission
Anne Williams briefed Association members on the report of the Executive Planning Commission.  Association members indicated their serious interest in long-range planning.

Professional Development
Sallie Neville and Anne Williams were recognized for representing the Association on the CVCC Professional Development Task Force.  President Karen Less noted that 30 hours of professional development are required for both faculty and staff.

The College now has a standing committee known as the Professional Development Planning Committee to which the PSA may make two appointments annually.  Doug Allen and Karen Less are currently appointed to represent PSA.  A Professional Development web page is under development and will be accessed through the College web page.  The committee is also working toward a professional development day that will benefit both staff and faculty at a time good for all (a time other than fall registration).  Minutes of the committee will be posted on the web page.

Questions raised during discussion of professional development included: do college meetings qualify for Professional Development hours?  In terms of job evaluation, what happens if professional development goals are not reached?

Job Listings
Members briefly discussed the method of internal notification of job openings.  Sallies Neville has suggested to Mike Kidd, Director of Human Resources, and Jane Martin, Hiring and Benefits Coordinator, that opening be listed the Intranet.  Karen Less agreed to take the suggestion to Administrative Council.

By-Laws Change
A by-laws change was proposed to add a provision to accommodate situations such as the resignation of an executive board member, as follows:

Article I.  Officers
Section 5.  Should a member of the executive board resign during a term of office, the executive board will appoint a member to fill the unexpired term.

The vote on the proposed amendment will take place via e-mail.

Legislative Update
President Karen Less reported that community colleges received the "best ever" budget package from the recent legislative session.

Association members discussed salary increase inequities between faculty (5% state pay raise) and staff (3% state pay raise) and job classifications.  It was reported that at A-B Tech, everyone is classified as faculty, except Vice-Presidents and the President.   President Karen Less agreed to write a letter to Dr. Dunbar asking for salary raise equity with the faculty as evidenced by a 5% salary increase.  It was noted that Mitchell CC, A-B Tech are raising all faculty and staff equitably.

Other budget action taken by the Legislature includes:
? Curriculum and continuing education fees were raised;
? A processing fee may be added for public service classes;
? State contribution to retirement was reduced to 8.83%.

Professional Staff Associations at other Community Colleges
Wake CC and Brunswick CC have contacted President Karen Less requesting information on forming professional staff groups.

Other Items for Discussion
President Less welcomed Bradley Thomas, guest of Kathy Harris, who is a student at ASU and is here for a practicum.

Next Meeting
The next meeting of CVCC PSA will be Thursday, October 14, 1999 at 2:00 p.m.

Adjournment
President Less at 3:00 p.m adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Anne Williams
Acting Secretary