August 2003
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MINUTES OF THE YC-AFT EXECUTIVE BOARD,
August 23, 2003
1. The meeting of the executive board Yuba College-American Federation of Teachers, Local 4952 was called to order on August 23, 2003 at Louis Cairo’s in Williams, California at 12 PM.
2. Those present were Jim Kitchen, Tom Marquette, Doug Harris, Dan Salamone, and Suzanne Wakim.
3. The minutes of July 26, 2003 were approved as submitted.
4. Financials – MSP
A. as of 8/22/03
34, 686.74 – total
8,918.59 – checking (operating fund)
5,543.67 – operating reserve
20,224.48 – legal defense
B. For Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2003
Total spent – $ 64,301.85
Surplus – $ 12,543.43
5. Budget for 2003-04 MSP
Proposed income - $69,556.84
Proposed expenditure - $64,365.00
Proposed increase in operating reserves - $5,191.84
Proposed increase in legal defense fund - $5,000
A. The executive board will continue tracking our progress in the coming year
B. A committee was formed to propose criteria for Union contributions to Nonprofit Organizations. Doug Harris and Dan Salamone will report back to the executive council in 2 months.
I. Issues that were raised:
a. donations are essential for coalition building in the community – how can this best be accomplished
b. how can we ensure that all communities in the district are equally represented in our coalition
c. how does the general membership feel about such contributions
6. President’s Report
A. Board of Trustees
I. Report of Senate President, Brian Jukes
a. "The faculty response to the presentations and activities during Opening Day seemed, in a word, ‘guarded’."
b. "wish to share with you the absolute necessity of creating and maintaining a steady stream of newly hired full-time faculty who come into the District. Stagnant water becomes distasteful and can be agitated to the boiling point easily."
II. Over half of the classified staff is being recalled
III. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Economic Development Grants are fully funded.
IV. Budget item AB 1417 will be in hearing August 25. This bill protects the community colleges if property tax collections are low
V. FTES for last semester was 7987 (not counting 100 concurrent students).
VI. WSCH (Weekly student contact hours) were 477.87 last semester.
B. District Council
I. The Classified Supervisor’s Association (CSA) has negotiated in their contract membership on the District Council. We look forward to also being included in this negotiating body.
II. There is a concern about the lack of new full-time positions. This creates greater dependence on part-time faculty. If adjuncts are hired without adequate support this could affect the integrity of the college
a. The State academic senate has spoken to this issue in a perspective that they drafted. This perspective indicates that students should not have less support because a class is taught by a part-time faculty member.
b. Hiring adequate numbers of full-time instructors is difficult without adequate funds from the state.
c. Educational Master Plan Representative
i. Suzanne Wakim has been appointed representative
ii.. Jim Kitchen will also attend if possible.
d. Academic Senate
i. The president published the goals for the next year.
7. Reports on ULI (Union Leadership Institute)
A. Suzanne Wakim
I. AFT is suggesting changes to financial procedures.
a. MSP – requests for reimbursement will be sent in a written communication to the president who will approve the request and forward it to the treasurer for payment.
b. Dan Salamone will continue work with Al Colston on the audit.
c. Payroll service will be implemented for tracking those expenditures.
II. There are insurance opportunities for AFT members that are free of charge. Information on this will be passed on to the membership in the next newsletter.
B. Doug Harris
I. Social Security numbers of members are needed so that we can assist the family in filing any claims that are held with AFT (in cases where the family may not be aware of the policy).
II. A history of our Union would be useful for new members to the board so that we may better serve the membership.
C. Dan Salamone
I. Membership recruitment is an issue. The more members we have – the more our voices will be heard. Discussed strategies that were suggested at ULI.
8. Membership Recruitment
A. Dan Salamone has been appointed as the new membership chair. MSP
B. Discussed strategies for attracting new members.
9. District & State Budget Woes
A. Still struggling….
10. Reports of Executive Committee Members
A. Tom Marquette discussed possible reasons for low enrollment at the Lake campus. Enrollment District wide is up, but enrollment at Lake is down by about 30%. Part of the reason for this may be the early start of the school year. This may affect the ability of farm workers and parents with school-age children to attend the first few weeks of class.
B. Doug Harris discussed the issue with program development in programs that do not have any full-time faculty. These programs depend on time donated by part-timers.
11. Adjournment
A. Meeting was adjourned at 3 PM
B. Next Meeting is scheduled for September 20, 2003 in Woodland; and October, 18, 2003 in Williams
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Wakim
YC-AFT Secretary