The University of Mississippi                                       Staff Council

Minutes of the Meeting May 02, 2007                                   Union 404b

 

Present: James Akey, Dotty Baker, Julie Baker, Pam Barefield, Debbie Binkley, Debbie Bishop, Rachel Bost, Dennis Bullard, Johnette Carwyle, Kevin Cozart, Shellie Harrison, Marla Holcomb, Gwen Hutchins, Sam Johnson, Ron Kitchens, Priscilla Melton, Ardessa Minor, Paula Park, Randall Pinion, Deborah Purnell, Laurie Richlovsky, Kim Dixon Russell, Patricia Stewart, Diane Tredway, Benita Whitehorn, and Timothy Woodard

 

Excused: Brenda Brannan, Jonathan Harrington, Susan Morris, Jennifer Phillips, Nina Jones, and Jay Plunk

 

Unexcused: Robert Bishop, Chris Ann Harwell, Johnny Logan, and Patti Mooney.

 

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

 

Approval of Minutes: The April minutes were approved with one correction.

 

Treasurer’s Report: There were expenditures in Commodities in the amount of $524.76 for printing for Outstanding Staff Member Elections. The Treasurer’s report was approved without any corrections.

 

Committee Reports: The Staff Council members volunteered for the committees they wish to serve on.

           

Old Business:

A. Tobacco at Ole Miss – Resolution was sent to the Chancellor.

B. By Laws- Ardessa Minor stated that the committee is still working on these issues and requested that Staff Council members also look over the by-laws for any changes that are needed. Ardessa Minor also stated that a place was needed to store all of Staff Council’s documents in the future.

C. Traffic- The Chancellor has expressed his desire for Ole Miss to become a walking campus with the use of shuttle buses. In the future, there will be University Town Meetings held for input on solutions to solving traffic issues.

D. Staff Appreciation updates were given on the upcoming events.

E. Executive council positions were voted on.  After a tie in one position, the decision was made to poll members not present.  Subsequently, the results were:

            President                                             Debbie Binkley

            President-elect                                                Shellie Harrison

            Secretary                                             Priscilla Melton

            Treasurer                                             Rachel Bost

            Textbook Scholarship Administrator  Pam Barefield

F. $1,600 was raised from “Jeans for Justice” Day.

G. Volunteers for the MomentUM Car Wash are needed.

H. Bollards were removed from the walkway between Bryant Hall and Fulton     Chapel.

 

New Business:                        1

            A. A sheet was passed around for the T-shirt sizes that are needed for the new

                 members.

            B. The Exam Breakfast will be May 09, 2007. Volunteers and door prizes are

                 requested.

            C. A sheet was also passed around for the new members who need a nametag.

Announcements:

            There were no announcements at this time.

Concerns:

There were no concerns at this time.

 

             

The next meeting will be June 06, 2007 in a location TBD, at 10:00am.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ron Kitchens, President

/s/ Debbie Binkley, President-Elect

/s/ Paula Park, Secretary

 

 

 

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