Professional Employees Association
Chapter Executive Meeting
Minutes for meeting held on April 08, 2005 starting at 11:30 am in room CLE C316
Present: Bill McGhee (chair), Tom Gore (vice-chair), Tony Bute, Vincent Connor, John Foxgord, John Hall, Sheryl Karras, Bert Klatt
Regrets: Inez St Dennis
1. Appointment of minute taker – John Foxgord
2. Approval of the agenda
Motion (Foxgord/Hall)
That the agenda be approved as circulated. Carried
3. Approval of the minutes of February 14 (Gore)
Motion (Hall/Foxgord)
That the minutes of the Virtual Meeting on Mar 23 2005, regarding the appointment of Leslie Kenny as PEA Local Representative. Carried
4. Urgent Business:
41 Review of Chapter Executive Retreat (Bill)
Bill gave a summary of the Chapter Executive Retreat of March 11th 2005. The executive echoed Bill’s conclusion of the retreat being a productive and worthwhile event.
42 Strategic Planning cont. (Tom and Bill)
An outcome of the retreat was the identification of several strategies for dealing with dwindling involvement at the Chapter and Associations levels.
It is thought that this trend may be reversed once the results of the Job Evaluation (JE) process are more apparent to the membership.
5. Chair’s Remarks and Correspondence:
51 Correspondences
511 Vincent – Pension Board
Vincent gave a synopsis of his visit to the Pension Board Annual meeting.
Vincent reported that he posed several “what if” scenarios to the Board.
512 2nd Call for Nominations for the University Employee to the BoG.
The Employee Representative vacancy on the BoG was discussed.
6. Reports
61 Treasurer – Final Budget for 2005 (Vincent)
Vincent presented the final budget for 2005 (included below).
Motion (Gore/Karras)
That the budget be approved as amended. Carried
62 Staff Officer (Tony)
Tony has drafted a letter to recognize CUPE’s cooperation in transferring long-time lab instructors to the PEA.
Tony gave an overview on the status of UVic’s mileage rates. Comparisons were made to UBC and SFU. Tony suggested that the issue be brought to A/U
The annual stipend for project NOVA core team members was discussed.
Tony mentioned the joint meeting between professional staff organizations of UBC, SFU, and UVic.
Tony explained a situation in the management of sick leave which may lead to a dispute.
63 Chapter Committees
642 Local Representatives (Tom)
Tom reported that the next meeting is on Tuesday April 12th.
Leslie Kenny has been appointed as the PEA Local Representative for the Sedgewick Building.
Tom is currently looking to fill a vacancy in CSR.
642 Seminars (Bert A.)
The Seminars Committee needs a new chair. The Appointments Committee will send out a request for those who would like to serve on the Seminars Committee.
64 Joint Committees
641 Association/University Committee (Tony)
Will meet on Tuesday April 12th.
642 Benefits Committee (Bill NTR)
643 Job Evaluation Committee (Tony)
Tony is meeting regularly with Phil to accomplish as much as possible on Job Evaluation.
- Employment Equity & Human Rights Working Group (John Hall)
John explained that the draft Equity Policy is still in an iterative consultation-revision phase.
645 Educational Equity & Human Rights Working Group (Sheryl Karras)
Sheryl reported that the Working Group is working through issues of neutral language and drafting a statement on Education Equity,
646 Campus Planning Committee (Tom)
Tom mentioned a $10M Library expansion, a $50M Science building, and a $30M Social Sciences building.
Tom explained that the proposed buildings have not gained the acceptance of the POLIS Project.
647 Project Nova Steering Committee (John Foxgord)
John reported that work has begun on the Identity Management component of the system, while project planning and budgeting are still under way.
NOVA Project Director Lynda Pattie now on campus.
65 External Committees:
651 Association Executive (Tom/Bill)
Several items from the April 4th Meeting on Monday:
1. The new bursary policy will allow for up to 10 $500 bursaries to be awarded to members who are engaged in part-time studies.
2. Convention issues are being finalized.
7. Business Arising
NIL
8. Other Business
81 UVic Compensation rate for Travel (Bert/Tom)
see 62
9. Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn (Foxgord)
Next meeting: May 13th 2005, CLE C316
DRAFT #1 – May 10, 2005
