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MAT Executive Council Meeting
April 10, 1996, 9:30 AM
District Office, Maricopa Room

Members Present        
	Henrietta Harris, SMCC		                Bruce Dickson, MCC
	Maridel Chase, GWCC		                Carol Wilson, RSCC
	Ofelia Marin, SMCC		                    Ruth Romano, CGCC
	Renee Rodgers-Barstack, DSSC	        Jim Moore, PC
	Cookie Horne, GCC		                    Sharon Blanton, SCC
	Sue Starrfield, SMCC		


Guests
	Dianne Johns, MCCCD Compensation



Call To Order
President Harris called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

Time Keeping and Absence Reporting
Dianne Johns reviewed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements and what 
district employees need to do to be in compliance.  The FLSA has guidelines 
established to determine which employees are paid overtime after working 40 
hours in a work week.  PSA, M&O, Crafts and temporary employees are not exempt 
from the FLSA and must be paid comp time or overtime.

Per FLSA, employers must account for daily and weekly hours worked for 
non-exempt employees.  Until the automated Time/Attendance system is available, 
it will be necessary to start documenting daily and weekly hours worked for 
PSA, M&O, and Crafts employees.  Examples of documents (Non-Exempt Employee 
Daily Work Schedule and Non-Exempt Employee Fixed Schedule Verification) which 
meet the FLSA reporting requirements are available through the district office.  
MAT members may use one of those forms or design their own documents to use in 
their department.  It is not necessary to mail the forms into the district 
office.  If we are audited by the Department of Labor, the auditors would be 
directed to the individual departments to review the record-keeping 
documentation.  This record-keeping should have been effective starting January 
1996.

Each work week stands alone; can't average work weeks (35 one week and 45 the
next).  The law does not require a lunch period.  If a non-exempt employee 
works during lunch, it is considered work time.  We are required to give 15 
minute breaks every four hours; lunch breaks are not required.   
     
It was suggested that the MCCCD Compensation department re-send the message 
regarding MCCCD's time/attendance system, letting employees know that 
compliance is not an option; it is a requirement for all non-exempt employees.  
Exempt employees at MCCCD include faculty and MAT.   Dianne will call the 
Department of Labor to get FLSA brochures and send them to President Harris for 
disribution.
 
Approval of March 6, 1996 Minutes
Approval of the March 6 Executive Council Meeting Minutes was moved (MChase) 
and seconded (CWilson).  Motion passed.

MAT District Committee Reports
Chancellor's Financial Advisory Council (CFAC), Henrietta Harris
It was determined that there would be no increase in tuition.  The
preliminary budget went to the Governing Board in March for approval in June.

LCS Steering Committee, Renee Rodgers-Barstack
See attached report.

MAT Standing Committee Reports
The Meet and Confer Team has been meeting monthly with Dr. Waechter and 
Dr. Bleed. MAT's final salary/economic issues were presented to the board in 
executive session last night.  Hopefully, this will be finalized in the May 
CFAC meeting.  The five issues MAT submitted are:
1.  A 5% cost of living effective July 1, 1996.
2.  A Step effective July 1, 1996.
3.  Support for MAT Employee Group - Monetary request of $15,000 to be
    used for support of MAT President and office space and equipment at
    the District Office for the MAT Association.
4.  An additional $25,000 for MAT Professional Growth/Sabbatical Leave.
5.  Stipends for educational development (Sec. 11 of the MAT Policy Manual).

Nominating/Awards, Sue Starrfield
MAT membership will be asked to submit nominations for Cluster Representatives 
and President-Elect by April 19, 1996.  Sue will then send out a ballot. 

The MAT Treasurer has been asked to give a scholarship donation of $20 to each 
campus/unit of each MAT Award Recipient.  Names of honorees will be available 
in May.  

Professional Growth
June 1, 1996 is the deadline for Sabbatical requests covering the January 1 - 
June 30, 1997 period.   All copies should be sent to Mary Lou Mosley at PVCC by 
June 1.  There still are funds available for professional growth activities 
through June 30, 1996.  Gail Mee is compiling a report on campus usage of 
professional growth funds.

Dialogue with the Chancellor
The following dialogue dates have been set:  April 24, May 22, and June 26.  
All dialogues are at 3 p.m. in the Chancellor's Conference Room at the District 
Office.  All MAT members are invited to attend.

Old Business
Ad Hoc Finance Committee, Bruce Dickson
See attached report.  Formal approval of the Ad Hoc Committee recommendations 
will take place at the May Executive Council meeting.

Issue Bin Items

  *  Begin earlier (June) with meet and confer issues and start strategizing
     at the "transition meeting". 
  *  The "transition meeting" should be a retreat with old and new board 
     members - before June 30 - and include updating Who's Who, year end      
     reports, audit, etc.  The new Board should be ready to go by June 15 
     so they can officially take over July 1.  Members need to commit to this 
     transition meeting for board development, roles/responsibilities of board
     members, and electing the Board President and President-Elect.
  *  Select MAT representatives to the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee
     at the May meeting so they may attend a June orientation.

New Business

In order to arrange for a smooth transition, Sue Starrfield nominated Bruce 
Dickson for MAT Treasurer for the 1996-97 Executive Council.  The motion was 
seconded (MChase) and passed.  Bruce will be asked to meet with the current 
Treasurer, Raul Monreal, and complete the following:  audit and membership
update in May; end of year report (up to the June meeting date) in June.

Things To Accomplish Prior To Next Council Meeting on May 8
President Harris will speak with Louise Gacioch regarding a MAT Communications 
Committee.

The current MAT Treasurer and the newly elected 1996-97 Treasurer will meet and  
begin audit proceedings, update membership information, start year end report.

Gail Mee will complete professional growth campus report.

Cluster Representatives and President-Elect will be selected.

Agenda item for May 8:  select MAT representatives for Employee Benefits 
Advisory Committee. 

College Liaison Reports
CGCC   -   MAT shifted to 7:30 a.m. breakast meetings; John Schroeder gave an 
           Apollo update at their last meeting.  They are currently planning an 
           end of the year luncheon. 
EMCCC  -   Work on NCA Accreditation continues. 
GWCC   -   MAT represntatives served on the campus capital request committee.
GCC    -   MAT representative serves on the technical request committee;
           and the President's Advisory Committee which meets every Monday 
           for three hours plus some Fridays.  The emphasis of GCC's new 
	   president is to be more community oriented.
MCC    -   The MCC planning and budget committee has been looking at the 
           whole strategic planning process (vision, mission) and identifying 
           common goals. 
SCC    -   MAT is hosting an annual picnic on April 19 for the staff employee
           groups. The SCC Women Managers Leadership Group tries to meet
           on a monthly basis for breakfast.

Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:42 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Renee Rodgers-Barstack
MAT Executive Council Secretary

Next Meeting:  May 8, 1996