The University of Mississippi                                       Staff Council

Minutes of the Meeting April 04, 2007 Union 404b

Present: James Akey, Dotty Baker, Julie Baker, Debbie Binkley, Debbie Bishop, Rachel Bost, Brenda Brannan, Joey Brent, Dennis Bullard, Johnette Carwyle, Ron Kitchens, Ardessa Minor, Patti Mooney, Paula Park, Randall Pinion, Jay Plunk, Deborah Purnell, Kim Dixon Russell, Diane Tredway, Benita Whitehorn, and Timothy Woodard

Excused: Pam Barefield, Jonathan Harrington, Gwen Hutchins, Shellie Harrison, Jennifer Phillips, Nina Jones, and Patricia Stewart

Unexcused: Robert Bishop, Kevin Cozart, Chris Ann Harwell, Sam Johnson, Johnny Logan, Priscilla Melton, and Laurie Richlovsky

Call to Order: President Ron Kitchens called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.

President Kitchens introduced our guest speaker, Dr. Andrew P. Mullins, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor.

Dr. Mullins talked about the operating budget.

1. The University will get around 2 ½ to 3 million dollars that will go into the general operation budget.
2. There will be money to give somewhere between a 3 to 5% raise
3. A portion of insurance premium increases will be covered by the legislature.
4. Retirement investments are doing better.
5. More money comes in when there are grad students and upper classmen. We need to try and get enrollment up with grad students and upperclassmen.

Approval of Minutes: The March minutes were approved with no corrections.

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report had expenditures in Contractual Services for the amount of $272.00 for certificate holders for out going Staff Council members and for the amount of $2.34 for mail service.

There were expenditures in Commodities in the amount of $2,439.81 for printing of Outstanding Staff Member elections, $30.65 for printing of certificates for outgoing Staff Council members, $56.77 for printing for Staff Council elections and $27.89 for seals for Years of Service certificates.

In the General Fund there were expenditures for the amount of $660.26 for Textbook Scholarship purchases.

The Treasurer’s report was approved with no changes.

Committee Reports:

Will be discussed at a later date due to the crowded agenda.

Old Business:

A. Tobacco at Ole Miss - Have a Resolution form the University Attorney.

-Resolution was amended and voted on 20 to 1 in favor of the resolution. The resolution will be posted on the Staff Council web site.

B. By Laws- to be discussed at a later date.

C. Traffic- to be discussed at a later date.

D. Meeting Time- In June meeting will be at 10:00 am

In July the new administration will decide the time.

New Business:

A. Executive council position nominations need to be in by April 15^th

1. Positions needed

a. President-Elect

b. Secretary

c. Textbook scholarship

d. Treasurer

2. Email nomination to Debbie

B. Committees for new members

Will be sending them by email

C. “Jeans for Justice” Day

Stickers and receipts were given out after the meeting

D. Volunteers for MomentUM car wash

1. Will be held Wednesday May 16^th during Staff Appreciation Day

2. Need recruits to help wash cars

3. 10 am - 2 pm at the Physical Plant

Announcements:

Ann L. Mason put in her resignation from Staff Council effective immediately.

Concerns:

A. Need to do more with Recycling

B. Problem with crosswalk at the University Place and the University Ave. intersection

C. Parking- Take the apace between the Turner Center and Coliseum and make it a parking garage.

D. Restrict smoking within 30 feet of the exits and entrances to buildings.

The next meeting will be May 02, 2007 in the Union, room 404.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 P.M.

/s/ Ron Kitchens, President

/s/ Debbie Binkley, President-Elect

/s/ Paula Park, Secretary

Staff Council e-mail address: staffcouncil@olemiss.edu

Staff Council Homepage: http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/staff_council

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