A regular meeting of the MAT Executive Council was held on January 23, 2001. The meeting was called to order by Ann Barrett at 2:07 pm.

Those attending: Johnice Wilkins, Sandra Mares, Suzanne Martin, Marina E. Gorton, Ann Barrett, Bill Coppola, Anne Williams, Sharon Blanton, Rick Kemp, Chrystle Hall, JoAnn Caufield (for David Gerkin), Barbara Yancy, Emily Weinacker, Tim Keefe, Michael Springer.

GROUND RULES

• Meetings will start on time.
• Meetings will end on time.
• Everybody must be respectful of the opinions of others.
• A topic must be "finished" before moving on.
• What is said remains in the room.
• Have fun.

  APPROVAL OF MINUTES 11/28/00

  ACTION ITEM: The minutes were approved as edited by consensus.

  BOARD REPORTS

  President's Report

  • The timeline for current work on the MAT web page was distributed and discussed.
  • The MAT web page is ADA compliant and ready to be moved to the District Office server.
  • Comments were made on the following:
    • The bylaws cannot be printed in their entirety.
    • The archives are not accessible.

  Treasurer's Report

  • Treasurer's Quarterly Report and Professional Growth Expenditures were distributed.

  MEC COMMITTEE REPORTS

  Conference Report

  • A set of guidelines was distributed and presented.

    ACTION: The guidelines were approved by consensus.

  • The marketing strategy for the conference was then presented.
    • Three emails will be sent out:
      • Initial email in February.
      • Second email in early March will provide more detailed information on conference.
      • Third email in late March will be a "last chance" reminder.
    • The conference will be promoted through the web site.
      • A banner will be on the home page
      • Copy of MEC Minutes 1-23-01add linking to online registration will be added.
      • Maps and links to the conference center may also be added.
    • Changing the program format to include an issue forum was discussed.
      • The issue forum would take place immediately after lunch. It would involve topic presentations, with facilitated discussions at each of the tables.
      • There was a sheet at the meeting for people to sign up to help with certain areas of the conference.
  • The Conference Committee will report to the MEC electronically in mid-February regarding topics selected.
  • Recommendation: Unit Presidents talk to their members and send the suggested topics to the Conference Committee.

  Membership Ad Hoc Committee

  • The concepts for promotional materials (brochure, pin, receipt) were presented.
  • The brochure was not approved.
  • The pin and membership card/submission form was approved by consensus.

  Professional Growth

  • $130,894.00 has been spent on professional growth to date, whereas there is $270,000.00 available for this purpose.
  • Since Emma Walters is away on sabbatical, questions are being referred to Marylou Mosley.
  • The amount of money available to those seeking degree stipends is close to the limit.
  • A video going over how to apply for Professional Growth money will be available to MEC members at the next meeting.

  Resources and Bylaws

  • Job descriptions for the MEC positions are being developed. The President and Past President as well as several unit presidents will be polled on the responsibilities.

  DISTRICT COMMITTEE REPORTS

  EBAC

  • Health Benefits
    • Data created by EBAC on flex credit benefits options and costs were distributed to MEC.
    • The Benefits Survey (Feb. 2001) sent to MAT employees was discussed. It was decided by consensus that the report would not be distributed to the Gov. Bd.
    • The report will be revised as suggested by MEC and made available to MAT employees who requested a summary of the report.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  MAT Strategic Planning --Tabled due to time limitation.

  Action Items

  ACTION ITEM (EBAC 12-12-00) It is recommended that workshops for MAT Employees (similar to Professional Growth workshops) be provided to MAT employees with information on health insurance policies.

  RECOMMENDATION:

  • A session on current and future health care trends at the April Conference was suggested.
  • Employee workshops on health insurance information inviting both Internal and external speakers should be provided. No specific recommendation was determined.

  ACTION ITEM (EBAC 12-12-00) It is recommended that EBAC Representatives visit the campuses to answer questions about health insurance policies from the MAT members. -Tabled due to time limitation.

  ACTION ITEM (Unit Pres. SCC 12-12-00) It is requested that a speaker be scheduled to inform MEC regarding the practice of allocating benefits to non-faculty staff hired for less than 6 months and the discrepancy between the staff policy and faculty policy. -Table due to time limitation.

  PLUS-DELTA

  Plus

  • Got everything done.

  Delta

  • Important items should be discussed first.
  • Less should be covered each meeting.

  The meeting was adjourned at 4:10pm.

  Posted 02/06/01.