{"id":605,"date":"2020-11-06T13:46:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T19:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=605"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:21:05","slug":"10-1-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/2020\/11\/06\/10-1-20\/","title":{"rendered":"10.1.20 Meeting Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACU Staff Senate Agenda, T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hursday, October 1, 2020,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9-10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samantha Adkins, Tyson Alexander, Sheila Barton, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren Boyles<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Arthur Brandt, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amber Bunton<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Caddie Coupe, Crystal Cox, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott Delony, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cara Flanders, Karen Gililland, Susan Hardcastle, Krista Heath,\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Randy Motz, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deborah Niccum, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sherita Nickerson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, David Scott, James Scudder, Tamaria Tuttle, Titus Vesel\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call to Order 9:05am<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome new member Krista Heath (replaced Cory Driskill)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prayer \u2013 Titus Vesel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approval of Minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titus Vesel and Tyson Alexander moved to approve<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Business<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Committee \u2013 \u00a0 Beginning in October, a new procedure will be in place for the Secretary to send the minutes to Sam Adkins and\/or the Exec. Comm. to review before they are posted by Amber Bunton for the blog.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee Updates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nominations and Elections \u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deborah Niccum,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nothing new to report.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication \u2013 Krista Heath, new Senator, will join the communications committee to replace Sam Adkins, who will step out to be available as needed on other committees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits and Advocacy \u00a0 &#8211; Karen Gililland asked if there are any suggestions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New tuition benefit for ACU Dallas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retirement \u2013 Kevin Campbell sent an email explaining how the\u00a0 \u00a0 University will be withholding employee\u2019s retirement until Spring.\u00a0 (see the excerpt below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comp &amp; Class raises vs bonuses (see excerpt below from Kevin Campbell\u2019s email)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still some confusion as to the requirements for the wellness credits despite the frequent communication in the MyACU newsletter.\u00a0 Crystal and Karen will meet to discuss any changes to benefits for the next meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service \u2013 Crystal Cox, nothing new to report.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development and Recognition &#8211; Arthur Brant, will be sending out an email today detailing the John C. Stevens award ceremony.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goals for the year \u2013 Sam Adkins; as a committee, please be thinking about your goals for your committee this year.\u00a0 Are there areas\/items that we could improve for your committee? \u00a0 Have this information ready to discuss at the next meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guest speakers\/groups for the year \u2013 Stephanie Hamm spoke last month and did a superb job.\u00a0 What are some other topics\/ideas that you would like to hear about?<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelly Young, updates and timetable on the Allen Ridge project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cory Ruff or Scott Duncan, updates on Campus construction and new projects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda Bonnin and IT, to discuss the new ACU website being released in January 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for cleaners- Thank you to HR for sending a gift (neck gaiter) to the cleaners across campus to say thank you for your time. Are there additional ways we could say thank you at the end of this semester?\u00a0 Or the end of next semester?\u00a0 Several ideas:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing bundt cakes (small)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small seasonal items? Food? Cost-effective?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What about the Christmas lunch at the Bean?\u00a0 No decision has been made at this time if we are going to be able to have it this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff Senate has available funds to assist with HR in a project for the campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>New Business\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty\/Staff Meeting \u2013 Most of the questions were answered well at both meetings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was some confusion concerning the staff returning to campus following the Thanksgiving break.\u00a0 Staff will be expected to return to campus with business as usual following the break.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raises and bonuses \u2013 see information above<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>SLT Updates\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final decisions are being made for the spring study abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retirement &#8211; see information above and email below from Kevin Campbell<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are reviewing the policy in place for campaigning on campus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcements<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care Coordinators \u2013 They are still needing more people who are willing. For the most part, it is an easy process on this side of things.\u00a0 Trying to keep people from getting burned out, but keep the students in touch with people on campus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steven\u2019s Award presentation &#8211; Monday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. (Hunter Welcome Center Patio)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open forum for questions and comments: <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Krista Heath \u2013 read through the bylaws, and had questions on when\/how often are they updated.\u00a0 What is our current process?Response: \u00a0Cara Flanders, Chair-elect will form an Ad Hoc committee that consists of herself, Krista Heath, and Titus Vesel to review the bylaws more thoroughly and recommend changes and updates.<\/li>\n<li>(One suggestion was made earlier this year; that we look into the nomination process so that we can have more of an accurate cross section of staff across campus, with no more than 1 person from an area, building or department so that we can have a broad representation of staff by the elected Senators)<\/li>\n<li>Sam advised that all reviews, changes, and updates be added to the current staff senate google drive so that it can be tracked and saved for future senates.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamaria Tuttle has taken the duty of sending the monthly cards.\u00a0 As far as the Lipford family, it was noted to please send a sympathy card to Suzanne Allmon and the theater department.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Be watching the MyACU newsletter for updates and family activities for Homecoming<\/li>\n<li>The homecoming musical will be Cinderella and will be a movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting adjourned at 10:03am \u00a0 #DOYOURPART<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 22<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> email from Kevin Campbell<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><i>Retirement match<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier this year, ACU made the decision to cease employer retirement contributions for June &#8211; September 2020. The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) has decided that ACU will continue to withhold employer contributions through May. However, our desire and plan is to retroactively contribute the employer contribution for October 2020 &#8211; May 2021 at the end of the fiscal year, provided classes do not move online either later this fall or next spring. Moving online would require ACU to refund student room and board charges, impacting our ability to provide employer-matching retirement contributions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we are able to retroactively contribute to the plan, the employer contribution will be made based on the employee\u2019s contributions during the same time period. Therefore, to be eligible for the retroactive match, you must have contributed to the employee portion of the retirement plan during the period October 2020 to May 2021. Should you need to adjust your contribution, please complete <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/emclick.imodules.com\/ls\/click?upn=K2YL8al75nwBFKs9TefXIyMvM5OP-2F254Ewle6a9tmHB19sUDFlPNNoQSg5LW0vHldj6Vt-2Bs-2F3grRCSFzLYHfLtV4Xq3fBqaSfUIbT4aTCFTWF8RZB3xyM2xBkJuTU9h183xwS1q43QjxqIgRw6p5Vg-3D-3D-PM-_-2FuqsYZtlrqQG7pFcTAui-2BZd8UUC7-2FQvypOjmXbxAWUFgdzjhzTCUPfcbmRM-2FOaAplYGKYg1Vv4DE0CfEo40DaFjE9CXozO-2F-2FXQZVwNQ4IAx9H-2FCLn1Jil03m8Mct5U3btnDUCZRvZDLfh0bGHP-2BgFz2JknWOMDTxskmv6KWjdgaY1tNR2AdtrsbJly6WKU4yi-2BlWpbdumIbW4ucow1RV7HmZ5Z4OGLq8Clah1Gr64v2p94Fc0X1VDBtMJL2TTSrlKOu8x4iq18f8GQ4prBzo9GhXqiGNGTraynaNqfAsEx18X0mGTNzdw7K1VJWQYMsYRikdq1gT9b7wjU4XC6gDqC23oKsDwNujNGKj4-2FwHvQEMZNPXbvFFcn3BlmZZNWmmxt8kTwR-2FO7AFrVnjs-2BPR4DCxGZ85khRShr0Ldo3y742nt3xPSgNiHfVczTFr5ZSWK3lR8TkbqxM2ucTtPOS8-2FRr1681vk3YLuy8qwT5ku5WVIcJ0tUvXHTAHST8eqhK-2BnwM5pgio-2BfR8dbDoFiZTTg-3D-3D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Pay increases<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All full, reduced and half-time staff who were employed prior to June 1, 2020, and have not received a raise in pay since June 1, 2020, will receive a one-time bonus on their October 30th paycheck.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty who have earned a promotion in rank will see those salary increases on the October 16 payroll. This increase will be retroactive to August 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty who are receiving raise dollars will see that raise on the October 16 payroll, and it will be retroactive to August 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty who are above their CUPA comparison will receive a one-time bonus on the October 16 payroll.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other universities have had to furlough or lay off employees, or reduce their pay; we are blessed not to be in that situation. We are glad enrollment was strong this fall, and we can provide additional pay to our faculty and staff. Without you, ACU could not fulfill its mission, and we would not have been able to open so successfully this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We appreciate your daily contributions and, while we wish we could do more for you this year, we hope these increases will benefit you and your family during this challenging and unexpected season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACU Staff Senate Agenda, Thursday, October 1, 2020,\u00a09-10 a.m. Samantha Adkins, Tyson Alexander, Sheila Barton, Lauren Boyles, Arthur Brandt, Amber Bunton, Caddie Coupe, Crystal Cox, Scott Delony, Cara Flanders, Karen Gililland, Susan Hardcastle, Krista Heath,\u00a0 Randy Motz, Deborah Niccum, Sherita Nickerson, David Scott, James Scudder, Tamaria Tuttle, Titus Vesel\u00a0 Call to Order 9:05am Welcome new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53624,623],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-53624","category-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605\/revisions\/607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}