March 2003
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MINUTES OF THE YC-AFT EXECUTIVE BOARD,
March 15, 2003
1. The meeting of the executive board Yuba College-American Federation of Teachers, Local 4952 was called to order of March 15, 2003 at Pietros in Woodland, California at 11:45 PM.
2. Those present were Jim Kitchen, Charles Johnson, Dan Salamone, Doug Harris, Tom Marquette, and Suzanne Wakim.
3. The minutes of February 15, 2003 were approved as amended.
4. Financials were approved
A. Balance as of 3-14-03: 42,351.99
I. checking: 6,720.73
II. contingency reserve (CD): 5,528.93
III. legal defense fund (CD): 20,149.23
IV. invoice for release time: 9,953.10 (This is still outstanding)
B. Attorney bill of approximately $3,000 due.
C. Computers have been purchased for the president and vice president from Gateway.
D. Payment of release time sent to Academic Vice President to create a requisition. Secretary called to find out what this was for.
5. President’s Report
A. Cutbacks have been started. the cuts for the year have been passed through the legislator. The governors proposed cut for community colleges was 3%, the legislature cut 2%.
I. The cuts for the community college system is still the highest.
II. Hopefully fall will be better for the district and less sections will be cut.
III. The district has developed a golden handshake for retirement.
B. Suzanne Wakim will attend the CFT 2003 State Convention this month.
C. There will be a rally at the state capitol on March 17. Hopefully this and similar rallies will change the image of the community colleges and demonstrate our political voice.
6. Yuba budget council
A. Classified staff is loosing jobs.
B. full timers may begin to loose jobs.
7. Board meeting
A. The board members called for a special meeting after the last meeting at Woodland to revise the list of cuts.
8. District Council
9. Academic Senate
A. resolution being discussed: be it therefore resolved that the academic senate deems the current vice president of instruction (Alan Lowe) not competent to serve as an advocate for district instruction. Discussed changing "not competent" to "not seving"
I. He has been voted an ex-officio member of the senate.
B. resolution being discussed: be it therefore resolved that Dr. Steven Epler, who was the superintendent president, is designated as a person of persona non-grata status, by the faculty of the district.
10. Adjournment
A. Meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM
B. Next Meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2003 in Clearlake.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Wakim
YC-AFT Secretary