UVic PEA Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 12:00-1:30 P.M.
Queenswood/Arbutus Room, Cadboro Commons
MINUTES
Draft minutes prepared by Leslie Kenny. For approval at the 2012 AGM.
Present: 131 members (a list of attendees is available at the PEA Association office)
The meeting was called to order 12:08 pm by Catherine Franz
Review of procedures for meeting by Catherine Franz
Introduction of Executive Members by Catherine Franz
1. Motion to approve agenda – (m) Catherine Franz, (s) Susan Dempsey. Carried
2. Motion to approve minutes of November 15, 2010 AGM – (m) Catherine Franz (s) Jay Bowles. Carried. https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/PEA/2010/11/15/agm-minutes-2010/
3. Chapter Annual Reports
3.1 Chair 2011 – Catherine Franz. Motion to accept the Chair’s report – (m) Catherine Franz, (s) Cliff Haman. Carried
3.2 Treasurer 2011 – Vincent Connor
Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report – (m) Vincent Connor, (s) Daphne Andrews. Carried
3.3 Association Executive 2011 – Lynn McCaughey
Motion to accept – (m) Lynn McCaughey, (s) John Fagan. Carried
3.4 Labour Relations Officer Report – Melissa Moroz
Motion to accept – (m) Melissa Moroz, (s) My Lipton. Carried
3.4.1 AU 2011 Association/University Committee – Melissa Moroz. Motion to accept – (m) Melissa Moroz, (s) John Hall.
Discussion: Several members expressed concerns about the central ProD fund. The $1000 limit is not very high and can only be accessed every two-years. Also the requirement of depleting the personal ProD account can create a disincentive for those who like to maintain a larger personal fund for accessing year to year. Catherine reported that the policies are being reviewed.
There were also questions about the term “work intensification.” How do we define it and measure it? Catherine reports that though not much “hard evidence” is so far available, there is a growing sense that workloads are increasing. This could be from a combination of budget cuts, new technologies, changing student populations and expectations, changing management culture, and other factors. Indicators might be found in the levels of turnover, sick leave, stress leave, and time-off-in-lieu. The chapter will be looking for ways to quantify these factors in more concrete ways. Motion carried.
3.4.2 Local Reps 2011 Local Representatives Committee – Tom Gore. Motion to accept – (m) Tom Gore, (s) Bentley Sly. Carried
Question: Is there a rep for ASB? No, it has not been possible to find reps for all of the buildings. We are always looking for volunteers to fill these vacancies.
3.4.3 Seminars 2011 Seminars Committee report – Catherine Franz
Motion to accept – (m) Catherine Franz, (s) Louise Labonté, carried
3.4.4 Elections 2011 – Nick Clewley. Motion to accept – (m) Nick Clewley, (s) John Fagan. Carried
3.5 Looking Ahead (Foweraker)
4. Election of the 2011/12 Elections Committee (5 members)
Catherine asked for five members to serve on the Elections Committees. The volunteers are Nick Clewley, Emma Carter, Carmen Koning, Sonia More, and TineLathouwers (to be confirmed).
5. Other Business:
- Emma Carter volunteered for the position of PEA rep on the Great Moments in UVic History Committee
- Thank you cards were presented to outgoing executive members
Lance Grant and Catherine Franz.
6. The meeting adjourned at 1:06 p.m.
