Carbondale Reporter

The Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Civil Service Council met Aug. 3 to announce a female employee mixer.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the council:

CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL

2016-2017 Meeting Minutes

August 3, 2016

The August meeting of the Civil Service was called to order at 1:08 pm by Carolin Harvey,

President, Civil Service Council.

Roll call of the members was taken by Tara Moore.

Members Present: Elizabeth Cheek, William Dozier, Tina Gerecke, Cyndy Green, Carolin

Harvey, Ann Little, Randy Lowe, Jane Meuth, Tara Moore, Shannon Newman, Jason Phillips,

Marianne Shields, Barb Shiplett, Michele Tourville, Karin Wece

Members Absent with proxy:

Members Absent: Anthony Travelstead

Others Present: Dawn Legier, Arianne Smith, Jo Turley (Springfield SoM via internet

conference)

Minutes:

Minutes from the meetings on July 6, 2016 were presented. A motion was made by R. Lowe to

approve the minutes with corrections; seconded by C. Green. Minutes approved by voice vote.

Announcements:

C. Harvey announced that an invitation was circulated via emailed to female SIU employees to

meet at Tres Hombres today, August 3, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. for an opportunity to meet

and connect with other female SIU coworkers. Harvey also announced that the AP Staff Council

is hosting a Happy Hour for all AP and Civil Service employees on Tuesday, August 9 starting at

4:30 p.m. at Pinch Penny Pub in Carbondale; the Happy Hour information was also sent on

Listserv. Harvey added that they are in need of volunteers to help on move in day and week of

welcome.

Reports:

Council President: C. Harvey reported that Constituency Heads has not met.

Board of Trustees Meeting: C. Harvey reported that the board met on July 14, 2016. The Civil

Service Council did not have representation at this meeting. The link to review the agenda items

for this meeting is http://siusystem.edu/board-of-trustees/meetings/2016/0716meeting.shtml.

The article in SIU Today has more details about the meeting.

http://news.siu.edu/2016/07/071416tew16012.php. The next meeting is September 8 at SIU

Edwardsville.

School of Medicine: No report

Annuitants Association: No report

Human Resources: No report

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Council Committees:

Executive: Did not meet. The agenda was discussed via email.

Budget: E. Cheek provided a copy of the most recent Funds Available report for Budget

Purpose 272247 and 290119 and noted that there is a 10% permanent reduction (total of $372)

for the state account.

Bylaws: Has not met.

Civil Service Benefits: Has not met.

Education Assistance: M. Tourville reported that the committee met last week and reviewed

applicants for the education assistance award; the committee is going to sell tumblers this fall;

this time there is a SIU option for the tumblers; there was a total of 18 applicants for the

assistance award; 17 of those applicants were approved; one was not because that person did

not meet one criteria for GPA; Tourville made a recommendation to award 17 applicants with

$275 each and made a separate recommendation to transfer $1320 back to the endowment;

unanimous approval for both motions by voice vote. C. Harvey asked what the balance is in the

endowment and added that it was discussed many years ago that once the endowment reached

$100,000, they would not do fundraising or perhaps give a larger award. E. Cheek is going to

have more information about the endowment at next month’s meeting. M. Tourville stated that

the committee also discussed having a dine-in fundraiser at Lone Star in addition to Quatro’s.

(Attachment A)

Public Information: No report

Range: No report

Staff Excellence: No report

Election: K. Wece reported that the committee has not met; information is being compiled about

options for electronic voting procedures.

Constituency Committees:

Advisory Committee, Director of Public Safety: No report

Affirmative Action Advisory: No report

Executive Planning and Budget Committee: C. Harvey reported that the EPBC is being divided

back in to two committees; prior to 2014, this committee was two separate committees; the

planning committee and the budget committee; it is possible that this change will happen before

the next meeting and there will be something to report.

Computing Advisory: No report

Honorary Degrees: No report

Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory: No report

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Naming University Facilities: No report

Parking and Traffic Appeals: No report.

Recreational Sports and Services Advisory: Next meeting in August 2016.

Student Center Advisory: No report

Traffic and Parking: Next meeting November 2016.

University Joint Benefits: No report

UWPA: No report

Academic Calendar Committee: Arianne Smith submitted the following report (Attachment B)

Special/Other:

Employee Advisory Committee to the Merit Board: No report

Legislative Advisory: No report

Non-Academic Program Review Committee: No report

Old Business:

New Business:

Non-Agenda Items:

C. Harvey asked if anyone has heard anything about a date for Council of Councils; C. Green

volunteered to find out more information.

C. Harvey asked noted that the Springfield Council had asked if there could be a discussion

about fundraising ideas; cookie dough, children’s photos, tumblers, dine and donate, yard sale,

trivia night, pecans and poinsettias were all suggestions.

Adjournment:

Meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.