The CSU Board of Trustees is meeting now.
You can listen to the CSU Board of Trustees meeting live via the link on their homepage:
Live CSU Board of Trustees Meeting
Yesterday Governor Brown attended the meeting.
The CSU ended yesterday's meeting early, and withdrew the proposal to increase student fees on top of current levels.
The CSU Board of Trustees agenda page has been changed to list the Joint Meeting of the Committee on Educational Policy and the Committee on Finance
, which contained a proposal to further raise student fees, has recently been marked "Not meeting."
[This is a change since last week, after the required public notice.]
Attendees to yesterday's Board of Trustees meetings reported seeing outside catering food being brought in as yesterday's meeting was ending early.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Listen to CSU Board of Trustees Live
Friday, November 9, 2012
Board of Trustees Meets Next Week, Nov. 13-14
The CSU Board of Trustees meets next Tuesday and Wednesday, November 13 and 14, 2012. A closed session begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday for unspecified Executive Personnel Matters
and collective bargaining issues. The open session begins around 10:00 a.m., starting with the Committee on Collective Bargaining. Meetings continue all day, and resume at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, with the Plenary session estimated to begin at 10:30.
There is also a Special Committee on Pension Reform
meeting listed for 11:30 a.m., after the Board of Trustees adjourns. No agenda seems to be published for it, but it is not listed as a closed meeting.
Selected Agenda Items
- Salary and benefits for the incoming Chancellor, Timothy P. White:
- Salary of $421,500
- An
annual salary supplement of $30,000 from the CSU Board of Governors Foundation
- A house:
the official university residence for the chancellor
- Vehicle allowance of $1,000 per month
- Reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses
- Unspecified "executive classification" benefits, which at this writing are not listed with other employees' benefits
- Eligibility
to hold the academic rank of full professor with tenure
at CSU Long Beach.
- Title 5 amendment requiring managers and executives to disclose outside employment
for the identification of and to preclude any conflict of commitment.
This is in response to a 2007 audit of CSU compensation practices by the Bureau of State Audits (BSA). For this meeting, it is an information item, with proposed language to be voted on at the January 2013 meeting.- That's not a typo. Next year, the CSU may do something to address a problem identified in an audit 5 years ago.
- The title of the 2007 audit was
California State University: It Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Establish Stricter Policies for Compensating Current and Former Employees
- Report on legislation of interest to the CSU. A few highlights:
- AB 1434 adds CSU employees to the list of mandated reporters of
child abuse or neglect occurring on campuses.
- AB 1723 requires public meetings of the Trustees to be available by live video stream over the internet. CSU took no position on this, and it was signed into law.
- There were a number of attempts to reign in CSU's extravagant approach to executive and manager salaries. The CSU opposed all of them. None succeeded.
- AB 1561 would have prohibited the CSU from raising administrator salaries when state funding is reduced or tuition fees increased.
- AB 1787 would have frozen CSU salaries until June 2015 for employees making over $100,000.
- SB 952 would have prohibited raises for CSU employees making over $200,000 from General Fund sources through June 2014.
- SB 967 would have prohibited salary augmentation for executive officers within 2 years of a mandatory systemwide fee increase.
- SB 1368 would have prevented unelected state employees from earning more than the governor or $174,000.
- SB 1515 would have reduced the number of governor appointees to the Board of Trustees from 16 to 14, and required that the appointments include 1 faculty, 1 represented staff, and 4 students. The CSU opposed this bill, and it failed.
- AB 1434 adds CSU employees to the list of mandated reporters of
- CSU Seismic Safety Program's annual report. Some highlights:
- Warren Hall at CSU East Bay, described as
long our most pressing seismic concern,
is mostly vacated and is scheduled to be demolished in July 2013. Still in the building are the campus telephone switch in the basement, servers on the third floor, and telecom antennas on the roof, all of which sometimes require in-person staff visits. - CLA building at Cal Poly Pomona is
a priority List 1 concern
, but no funds have been budgeted.
- Warren Hall at CSU East Bay, described as
- Update on current audits and follow-up on past audits including IT Disaster Recovery, ADA Compliance, and Sensitive Data Security.
Current year audits include:- Data Center Operations (Chico, Channel Islands, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Long Beach, Northridge, and Pomona)
- Identity Management and Common Systems Access (Humboldt, Monterey Bay, San Diego, and San Marcos)
- Information Systems
- Ratification of a new contract with Academic Professionals of California (APC). APC represents Unit 4, composed of about 3,000 academic support professionals such as Credential Analysts and Student Services Professionals. CSU and APC reached a tentative agreement in July, and APC members voted overwhelmingly to ratify the contract. Most portions of this contract maintain the status quo.
- Additional fees for students doing things like earning lots of units before graduating, taking a higher course load, and repeating classes.
About Trustees Meetings
For the most part, the discussion happens in the Committee meetings, and then the full Board meets in plenary session and approves whatever is before it.Meetings are open to the public. Anyone can attend. Anyone can address the Board of Trustees in person, or write to them. See the main agenda for specific instructions.
Minutes of the previous meeting(s) — not yet approved, sometimes containing mistakes — are in the various agendas for the current meetings.
Links
- November 2012 Board of Trustees agendas
- Agenda — This is a mainly a rough schedule of sub-meetings, with action and information items listed. See the individual Committee agendas, and the separate Plenary Session agenda, for actual meeting content and drafts of the minutes from previous meetings. Page 5 of the PDF has information on addressing the Trustees.
- Committee on University and Faculty Personnel agenda [PDF] — The action item for the incoming chancellor's salary begins on page 5 of the PDF. The information item on proposed outside employment disclosure requirements for CSU executives begins on page 7 of the PDF.
- Committee on Governmental Relations agenda [PDF] — The report on legislation begins on page 9 of the PDF.
- (PDF) Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds agenda — The Seismic Safety Program report begins on page 15 of the PDF.
- Committee on Audit agenda [PDF]
- Joint Meeting of the Committee on Educational Policy and the Committee on Finance [PDF] — The increased student fees begin on page 4 of the PDF.
- Legislation
- CSU Executive Compensation Summary [PDF] — only includes salary, housing provided or housing allowance, and supplements. Does not include other benefits such as car allowances and executive health care packages.
- November 6, 2007 report from the Bureau of State Audits: California State University: It Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Establish Stricter Policies for Compensating Current and Former Employees
- Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Highlights
- Summary
- Full Report [PDF]
- CSU-related audits from the Bureau of State Audits
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Ballot Measure Results Align With CSUEU Recommendations
Ballot counting continues, but with nearly all counties having reported their final election night update to California's Secretary of State, the outcome is evident for statewide ballot measures. Huzzah!
| Ballot Proposition | CSUEU's Position | Election Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Temporary Taxes to Fund Education | Yes | Yes |
| 31 State Budget, State and Local Government | No | No |
| 32 Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction | No | No |
| 38 Tax for Education. Early Childhood Programs | No | No |
| 39 Business Tax for Energy Funding | Yes | Yes |
| 40 Redistricting State Senate | Yes | Yes |
Links
- Election results: California ballot measures (California Secretary of State)
- CSUEU recommendations for ballot measures (CSUEU)
Monday, November 5, 2012
CSUEU recommends: Yes on 30, No on 32 and 38
CSUEU has taken positions on several statewide initiatives and candidates. Here are three to remember as you vote tomorrow:
- Yes on 30:
- Temporary taxes to support education and safety. Helps stabilize California's budget, prevents deeper cuts to education including the CSU. If this fails, or passes with fewer votes than 38, the CSU faces $250 million in budget cuts for the 2012-13 budget year.
- No on 32:
- The "Special Exemptions Act" pretends to be aimed at keeping special interests out of politics, but really it's aimed at weakening union members' voices while leaving corporate political funding essentially untouched.
- No on 38:
- Raises taxes for most Californians to fund K-12, preschool, child care programs, and to make debt payments. Higher education and other services are left out. Trigger cuts would take effect. If this passes with more votes than 30, the CSU faces $250 million in budget cuts for the 2012-13 budget year.
Links
- Ballot Measures Information (California Secretary of State)
- Propositions 30 and 38 — clashing visions for state funding and priorities
- Comparison of Propositions 30 and 38 [PDF] (California Budget Project)
- Proposition 30: Governor Brown's Revenues Initiative (CSUEU)
- Proposition 32 (a.k.a. "The Special Exemptions Act") — targets unions
- No on 32 — The California Teachers Association's informative web site about Proposition 32
- No on 32: Stop Special Exemptions
- CSUEU 2012 Elections page
- Video
- Proposition 30 Would Stabilize the State Budget While Boosting School Funding (California Budget Project)
- Alisandra Brewer addresses a Get Out the Vote rally at Sonoma State University — Focus on Propositions 30, 32, and 38
- CSUEU's YouTube channel
- Handy Voting Information — Know your options and your rights (Unit 9 News)
Handy Voting Information
A few bits of handy information for folks who didn't already vote:
Voting In Person
Check your polling location if you don't have your sample ballot handy. Polling locations change, so "I always go to X" might not cut it.Problem? Cast A Provisional Ballot
If the poll workers can't find you on their list, you can cast a provisional ballot anyway.If your vote-by-mail ballot never arrived, you can cast a provisional ballot at your polling place.
Your provisional ballot will be counted after local elections officials verifies your registration and that you didn't already vote.
Did the Machine Record Your Vote Accurately? Check It.
Voting machines are required to display your ballot choices on a printed paper record, before you finalize your ballot. Check that carefully.You can review your county's voting machine instructions online before you go to the polls, so that you aren't trying to learn unfamiliar machinery while voting.
Voter ID: Not Required, Rarely Requested
Most people won't be asked to show identification at the polls.You may be asked for identification
if you are voting for the first time after registering by mail and did not provide your driver license number, California identification number or the last four digits of your social security number on your registration form.
You have the right to cast a provisional ballot even if you don't have your identification.
Time Off to Vote
The good news: If you can't vote otherwise, the contract provides for up to 2 hours paid time to vote.The bad news: You needed to request that 2 working days in advance. But if you're stuck and won't be able to vote if you work your regular hours, it can't hurt to ask your manager anyway.
15.22 An employee who would otherwise be unable to vote outside of his/her regular working hours may be granted up to two (2) hours of work time without loss of pay to vote at a general, direct primary, special, or presidential primary election.
An employee shall be required to request such leave time in writing from the appropriate administrator at least two (2) working days prior to the election.
Voting By Mail
It's a bit late to count on the mail, so turn in your vote-by-mail ballot directly to elections officials:- Today, you can return it in person to your county elections office.
- On Election Day you can take the sealed envelope to any polling place in your county (it doesn't have to be your own precinct), or to your county elections office, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
If you requested a vote-by-mail ballot, and haven't returned it for any reason (never got it, lost track of it, the dog chewed it up), you can cast a provisional ballot at your local polling place.If, because of illness or physical disability, you are unable to return the ballot yourself, you may designate a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or a person residing in the same household to return the ballot to the elections official or the precinct board at any polling place within the jurisdiction.
Links
Voting
- Election Information (California Secretary of State)
- California Voter Bill of Rights [PDF]
- Find your polling place
- Frequently Asked Questions — Elections and Voter Information
- County Elections Offices
- Check your ballot status — Check on your vote-by-mail ballot (did it get there?) or your provisional ballot (was it counted?)
- New Voter Guide — for people new to voting in California
- Vote by mail information
- Voting Assistance Hotlines
- 2012 General Election Voter Information Guide — This is the statewide information and will not include local candidates and measures
- Time off to vote
Issues
- Ballot Measures Information (California Secretary of State)
- Propositions 30 and 38 — clashing visions for state funding and priorities
- Comparison of Propositions 30 and 38 [PDF] (California Budget Project)
- Proposition 30: Governor Brown's Revenues Initiative (CSUEU)
- Proposition 32 (a.k.a. "The Special Exemptions Act") — targets unions
- No on 32 — The California Teachers Association's informative web site about Proposition 32
- No on 32: Stop Special Exemptions
- CSUEU 2012 Elections page
- Video
- Proposition 30 Would Stabilize the State Budget While Boosting School Funding (California Budget Project)
- Alisandra Brewer addresses a Get Out the Vote rally at Sonoma State University — Focus on Propositions 30, 32, and 38
- CSUEU's YouTube channel
Friday, September 28, 2012
Agenda for Unit 9 BUC, October 7th 2012
Unit 9 BUC Agenda
October 7, 2012
Welcome
1. Introductions - Everyone
2. Chair’s remarks – Rich McGee
3. Vice-Chair’s remarks – Susan Smith
4. Staff assigned/ Officer assigned remarks – Teven Laxer and CSUEU Executive Officer
5. Overview and purpose of the Unit 9 Council – Rich McGee
Topics for Discussion
6. What is a meet and confer, and when are they necessary?
7. The CSU Data Center Initiative
8. E-Mail and network monitoring
9. Outsourcing
10. Consolidated HR – What do we know?
11. Cell Phones
12. Uniforms for IT
13. Managers and student assistants performing our work
14. Classification and CQS Issues
15. Proposition 30 and Layoff Discussion
16. New Business – Group
Adjourn
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
AB-340 Signed into Law
· Post-retirement employment- requires a 180-day “sit-out” period before a retiree could return to work unless the appointment is:
· Retroactive pension increases--prohibit retroactive pension benefit changes that apply to service performed prior to the enhancement
Impact to employees newly hired on or after 1-1-13:
Retirement Plans
|
Hired prior to 1-15-11
|
Hired on or after 1-15-11
|
Hired on or after 1-1-13
|
State Misc. Tier 1
(all eligible employees
except public safety)
|
2% at 55 (one year
highest compensation)
|
2% at 60 (36 month
average compensation)
|
2% at 62 (consecutive 36
month subject to cap)
|
Public Safety
|
|||
Retirement Plans
|
Hired prior to 1-15-11
|
Hired on or after 1-15-11
|
Hired on or after 1-1-13
|
PO/FF (MPP Public
Safety)
|
3% at 50 (one year highest
compensation)
|
2.5% at 55 (36
month average compensation)
|
2.5% at 57 (consecutive
36 month subject to cap)
|
State Safety (limited to
Intermittent Peace Officer)
|
2.5% at 55 (one year of
highest compensation
|
2% at 55 (36 month
average compensation
|
2% at 57 (consecutive 36
month subject to cap)
|
Hired prior to 7-1-11
|
Hired on or after 7-1-11
|
Hired on or after 1-1-13
|
|
PO/FF (Unit 8)
|
3% @ 50 (one year
highest compensation)
|
2.5% at 55 (36 month
average compensation)
|
2.5% at 57 (consecutive
36 month subject to cap)
|
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
CFA and CSU Reach Agreement
The California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents CSU Bargaining Unit 3, described as instructional faculty, coaches, librarians, and counselors
in the CSU, has announced a contract agreement with the CSU.
If ratified by both CFA members and the CSU Board of Trustees, the contract will be in effect through June 30, 2014.
Links
Live Streaming Now: San Bernardino Budget Meeting
CSU San Bernardino is about to start its live WebCast of its University Budget Advisory Council:
http://acm.csusb.edu/videoproduction/livevideo_special.html
Outgoing CSUSB President Albert K. Karnig is expected to head this last budget discussion before retiring and being replaced by someone the CSU Board of Trustees evidently decided was 10% more valuable.
Links
- CSU San Bernardino University Budget Advisory Council (CSU San Bernardino)
- New Cal State San Bernardino president could make 10 percent more than Al Karnig (San Bernardino Sun)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Trustees Meeting News Coverage Roundup
Yesterday's decision by the CSU Board of Trustees to raise campus presidents' pay — while simultaneously contemplating tuition increases, enrollment cuts, staff and faculty pay cuts, and layoffs — garnered plenty of media attention. Here's a roundup of some of the coverage we found.
A Few Excerpts
(Read these if you've time for nothing else.)
From KQED:
Pushing against the limits they set a few months ago, California State University trustees have given the maximum allowable salaries to two new campus presidents, and nearly the maximum for one more.
Big salaries offered to presidents have drawn criticism at a time when the university system has cut back on course offerings and hiked tuition. So in May, the trustees approved a policy limiting the salaries of new presidents to 10 percent more than their predecessors' salaries. The extra 10 percent has to come from private foundations.
On Tuesday, the trustees immediately zoomed to that maximum.
From LA Weekly:
…And that's just base pay. To get a better idea of their total salary package, all benefits included, consider this: IRS records showed that the CSU Los Angeles president, who had a university-reported salary of $325,000 last year, actually made $515,612.
From the Associated Press via the Monterey County Herald:
[Assistant Vice Chancellor Robert] Turnage outlined a series of options to close the deficits, including tuition increases, layoffs, enrollment cuts and employee pay reductions.
The President of CSUEU's Fresno Chapter captured a key problem with the Trustees' actions for KGPE, CBS 47 Fresno:
Nancy Kobata, president of the staff union at Fresno State said, "Staff have been cut, we've had layoffs, we've had two rounds of layoffs here in Fresno and we're down to the bone."
Kobata says the raises send mixed messages to voters who will vote in November on a proposed tax hike critical to Governor Brown's plan for state funding. "It really sends the wrong message to the public in general that we have all this extra money lying around that we can pay these people these kinds of salaries," said Kobata.
From the San Jose Mercury News, quoting one of yesterday's most devastating student speakers:
"I held onto that dream that college would get me out of poverty," said Cal State Northridge student Raiza Arias, who said she picks grapes to afford school. "It's a false dream you're giving us. I'm essentially homeless, living out of a sleeping bag."
From the Los Angeles Times:
…Nakia Brazier, who will be a graduate student in sociology at Cal State Los Angeles in the fall, wasn't swayed and called on the presidents to reject the extra compensation.
"If you believe in the promise of public higher education, do not take the pay raises," she said, as several campus presidents and trustees looked on.
Links mentioned above:
- Cal State Sets High Salaries for New Presidents (KQUED)
- Awkward: CSU Presidents Receive Pay Raises at Apocalyptic Meeting on Budget Cuts (LA Weekly)
- Cal State mulls fiscal woes, but OKs president pay hikes (Associated Press via Monterey County Herald)
- Heated reaction to news of CSU raises (KGPE, CBS 47 Fresno)
- California State University budget looks grim (San Jose Mercury News)
- Cal State students, faculty decry pay hikes for campus presidents (Los Angeles Times)
Even more links:
- While potential budget cuts loom CSU board OKs presidents' raises (Whittier Daily News)
- CSU presidents get pay raises (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Some CSU Presidents to Get Higher Salaries (Cerritos-Artesia Patch)
- CSU weighs 5 percent tuition increase (Orange County Register)
- Cal State trustees OK 10% pay hikes for 2 leaders (Modesto Bee)
- CSU trustees boost new presidents' pay (Oroville Mercury-Register)
- Chico State University President Zingg backs executive-pay policy (Chico Enterprise-Record)
- CSU trustees approve executive pay raises (The Bay Citizen)
- CSU must choose tuition hike or enrollment cut (Associated Press via CBS News)
- New Cal State San Bernardino president could make 10 percent more than Al Karnig (San Bernardino Sun)
- Cal State trustees OK pay hikes for 2 leaders (Associated Press via KTVN, CBS 2, Reno)
- CSU looks to limit enrollment or increase cost to bridge potential budget gaps (San Francisco Examiner)
- California State University Considers Budget Alternatives (CSU press release)
Accounting Classifications Bargaining Today and Tomorrow
Today and tomorrow, CSUEU is at the Chancellor's Office to continue bargaining over much-needed updates to the accounting classifications. Accounting classifications occur in both Units 7 and 9: the Accountant series is in Unit 9, and the Accounting Technician series and Accounting Clerk classifications are in Unit 7.
Yesterday John Orr, Chair of Bargaining Unit 7, addressed the Board of Trustees regarding the impact of the outdated Accounting Clerk classification. As he described it:
It's a classification that exists from the time we used cash registers, and that financial transactions were done on paper. Today that's not the way things are done.
He pointed out there are only 14 Accounting Clerks in the entire CSU system, clustered at just 6 campuses plus the Chancellor's Office. As he put it:
The reason they only exist on those campuses is not because the other campuses don't have that work. It's that at the other campuses, that work's being done by Account Tech I, which is a higher classification.
Addressing the presidents of those 6 campuses directly, he implored them to talk to their HR departments and reclassify the few staff still in Accounting Clerk positions so as to eliminate the classification.
Links
Trustees Raise President Pay While Contemplating Employee Pay Cuts, Layoffs
The CSU Board of Trustees met yesterday, approving more pay raises for campus presidents while contemplating tuition increases, employee pay cuts, and eliminating more staff and faculty.
Presidential Pay Increases
Trustees approved higher pay for three campus presidents. In addition to high base salaries and various augementations, campus presidents all receive either free housing or $50,000-60,000 annual housing supplements, $12,000 annual car allowances, and "executive" health care.
In an interview with CBS 5 (San Francisco), San Francisco State University Vice President Robert Nava called the incoming campus president's $26,251 augmentation (to a $298,749 base salary) a very small amount.
Speakers addressing the Board repeatedly urged them to stop raising already-high executive salaries, stating this gives the impression the CSU must have plenty of money and undermines the governor's November ballot initiative.
CSU Finances
After praising and approving the latest round of presidential pay raises, Trustees heard a presentation about various budget scenarios and options for handling them, including tuition increases, layoffs, enrollment cuts and employee pay reductions.
CSUEU Unit 9 Chair Rich McGee addressed the Board, relating the very real harm to employees from past pay cuts during furloughs. He described getting phone calls asking Rich, what do I do when I can't afford to pay my bills this month?
(This is the context of the partial quote in the San Francisco Chronicle article.)
Two CSUEU speakers addressing the Trustees were shown in ABC7's evening news video, CSU board approves pay hikes despite protest. Rich McGee appears at 2:15 in the clip, describing the hardships faced by employees under previous pay cuts, including some who lost their homes. Mike Chavez, Chair of Bargaining Unit 5, also appears at 0:43, pointing out "We're all taking a hit."
Faculty Protest
Faculty protested outside the meeting, and urged transparency and prioritization of education during the public comment period.
Endorsement of Governor's Funding Initiative
The Board voted to support Governor Brown's Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, which will appear on the November ballot. The failure of this initiative would trigger another $250 million cut to the CSU.
Some speakers addressing the board asked what specifically the CSU would do to support the initiative and get the word out about its importance, expressing their readiness to pound the pavement
and work with the CSU to get the initiative passed. Their query was not answered.
Plenary Session Outtakes
Chancellor Reed, stating This is maybe dangerous but I want to do this,
called critics of extravagent executive pay totally wrong
and again mentioned that presidents raise money as part of the job.
Board of Trustees Chair Linscheid took time out to share a sports report about CSU Chico. As CSUEU Vice President for Representation Alisandra Brewer put it, Rome burns but at least his team won.
Linscheid also introduced and welcomed the two new Trustees attending their first meeting. Lupe Garcia stated she was taking everything in and looked forward to serving. Hugo Morales taught in the 70's in La Raza Studies at CSU Fresno and cited his history of working with campus president Welty.
Links:
- CSU presidents get pay raises (San Francisco Chronicle) [CBS 5 video embedded here]
- Cal State students, faculty decry pay hikes for campus presidents (Los Angeles Times)
- CSU mulls fiscal woes, but OKs president pay hikes (Sacramento Bee)
- Video: CSU board approves pay hikes despite protest (ABC7 evening news, 2:44 total)
- Trustee appointments:
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Trustees Plenary Session Starts Early at 3
The Plenary session of today's Board of Trustees meeting was set to begin at 4:00 p.m., according to the published agenda. The Board has concluded its various committee meetings and will begin the Plenary session early at 3:00 p.m.
Listen to the live audio here:
http://www.calstate.edu/bot/opensessions/captioning.shtml
Links:
Listen to the Board of Trustees Now
As a reminder, the CSU Board of Trustees is meeting today. The meeting continues, and you can listen to live audio here:
http://www.calstate.edu/bot/opensessions/captioning.shtml
The current emphasis is on the fiscal situation and related continency planning. This is worth listening to, and the relevant documents are worth reviewing.
Links:
Saturday, July 7, 2012
CSEA Member Benefits Meeting Agenda
The CSEA Member Benefits Committee meets today. Here is the agenda:
Second 2012 Member Benfits Committee Meeting
Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
300 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 446-0100
July 7, 2012
[Hotel room and parking rates, and airport shuttle information deleted for this post]
- Call to Order at 9 a.m. by Chair Rosmaire M. Duffy.
- Pledge of Allegiance.
- Roll Call:
- Rosmaire M. Duffy, Chair, Chapter 503
- Caryl Cole, Chapter 12
- Marie K. Harder, DLC 762
- Richard McGee, Chapter 320
- Peggy O'Neil-Rosales, Chapter 315
- Pamela Robison, Chapter 503
- Barbara A. Wilson, Chapter 2
Officer Assigned: Donna Snodgrass
Staff Assigned: Kay Thomas, Director of Member Benefits
Lisa Fong, Program Specialist
- Introductions
- Approval of First 2012 Member Benefits Committee Meeting Minutes
- Remarks of Chair
- Remarks of Officer Assigned
- Remarks of Staff Assigned
- Annual Review of CSEA Sponsored or Endorsed Insurance Plans:
- Group Term Life Insurance Plan — Anthem Life Insurance Company
- Group Ordinary Life Insurance Plan — Anthem Life Insurance Company
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan — New York Life Insurance Company
- Disability Income Insurance Plans (Short Term and Long Term) — New York Life Insurance Company
- Cancer Insurance Plans — Monumental Life Insurance Company
- Family Life Insurance Plan — American United Life Insurance Company
- Legal Plan — Legal Club of America
- Auto and Homeowners Insurance Pland — Unitrin Direct preferred insurance
- Emergency Assistance Plus Plan (EA+) — OnCall International
- 24PetWatch Pet Insurance Plan — Pethealth Incorporated
- Comprehensive Accident Plan (CAP) — Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
- Travel Accident Insurance Plan — New York Like Insurance Company
[Editor's note: we suspect this is really New York Life Insurance Company, but "Like" is what our copy said.]
- Old Business:
- Affirmation of the Auto Insurance Plan — Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Final Expense Life Insurance Plan (Burial Insurance)
- New Business:
- Hearing Aid Benefit
- Information Items:
- Discount Programs and Travel Programs
- Direct Ticket Sales
- Purchasing Power Report
- Marketing and Electronic Communications Annual Report
- Unscheduled Items
- Adjournment
Notes
CSUEU members are eligible for CSEA Member Benefits, because CSUEU is an affiliate of CSEA. Member Benefits is funded by the programs offered, not member dues. Rich McGee (Chapter 320, San Bernardino) and Peggy O'Neil-Rosales (Chapter 315, Long Beach) serve as CSUEU's representatives on the CSEA Member Benefits Committee.
Parking
There is a city parking garage next to the hotel (this is what the hotel uses for "self park"). The easiest way is to pull into the hotel parking lot from 3rd Street, then turn right across a tiny bridge to the city garage (the Downtown Plaza West Garage).
Parking rates:
- $1.25 each half hour for first two hours
- $1.50 each additional half hour
- $15.00 daily maximum charge
Links
Sunday, July 1, 2012
BUC 9 Election Results
A new Bargaining Unit Council (BUC) 9 was elected this afternoon:
| Position | Elected | Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Rich McGee | San Bernardino |
| Vice Chair | Susan Smith | Fullerton |
| At-large member | Matthew Black | Long Beach |
| At-large member | Ken Jones | Fresno |
| At-large member | Gus Leonard | Monterey Bay |
| At-large member | Ricardo Uc | San Luis Obispo |
| At-large member | Christina Valero | San Francisco |
| At-large member | Rocky Waters | Humboldt |
Welcome to all the new BUC 9 members!
Note: this does point to at least one error in the list of chapter Bargaining Unit Representatives (BURs) posted to Unit 9 News on June 27. That list was received from the CSUEU officer in charge of the elections, and posted as received. We will check, and post an updated list later this week.
Statewide Officer Election Results (Unofficial)
Here are the unofficial election results from this morning's elections for statewide officers:
| Office | Winning candidate |
|---|---|
| President | Pat Gantt |
| Vice President for Organizing | Michael Geck |
| Vice President for Finance | Loretta Seva'aetasi |
| Vice President for Representation | Alisandra Brewer |
A one-hour protest period is in effect. If there are no protests during that time, the election results will become final.
Bargaining Unit Council (BUC) elections then begin.
Update
The protest period has ended, and there were no protests filed.
BUC elections are now scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
New Unit 9 Campus Reps
The following list are the official results for the Bargaining Unit 9 representative at each chapter. From this list, a Chair and Vice-Chair will be elected, followed by six at-large representatives. Together, these eight positions will be CSUEU's Bargaining Unit 9 Council for the next three years.
July 2012 Agenda
- Introduction of attendees - Group
- Chair’s Remarks – Rich McGee
- Vice-Chair’s Remarks – Alisandra Brewer
- Update on Meet and Confer sessions over changes to CSU and campus policies – Rich McGee
- Bargaining Update – Alisandra Brewer and Teven Laxer
- MPP’s performing our work – Alisandra Brewer
- Synergy, CENIC and Cloud Computing – Rich and Alisandra
- Brief discussion of state budget crisis (10 minutes, maximum) – Group
- What does running for a BU 9 council member really mean? – Alisandra
- Quick overview and questions regarding tomorrow’s election process – Rich McGee
- Questions/Open Forum – As time permits - Group