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Maricopa County Community College District 
MAT Executive Council Meeting 
May 12, 1999, 9:30 AM
District Office - Maricopa Room

Guests - none

II. Approval of April 14, 1999 Minutes - approved as presented

III. Officer Reports

1. President - Sharon Blanton - none
2. President-Elect - Rick Sheets - none
3. Past President - Shirley Green - absent
4. Treasurer - Janet Langley - As a result of the diligent efforts of Mike Murphy, Emma Walters, and Mary Lou Mosley, it appears the current balance in our professional growth account is $36,200. Taking a prospective approach for future years, the Professional Growth Committee should contain at least one individual knowledgeable of OGF such that a reconciliation of the PGC records to OGF can be provided each month. It is also recommended that the PG account be budgeted to allow for all anticipated costs and that an increase in the individual PG limit be discussed. The PG account needs to be given a large amount of time at the retreat.
5. Secretary - Sharon Blanton - none
6. Cluster I Representative - Chrystle Hall - absent
7. Cluster II Representative - Emily Weinacker - none
8. Cluster III Representative - Mary Lou Mosley - absent
9. Cluster IV Representative - Patti Johnson - absent

1. Grievance/Collaborative Resolution - Sharon Blanton - none
2. Nominating/Awards - Rick Sheets -
3. Professional Growth - Emma Walters - new sabbatical forms are available from Mary Lou. Deadline for applications is June 1, 1999. It was moved and seconded that the Spring Sabbatical awards be postponed until after the 1999-2000 Professional Growth Budget and procedures have been established at the MAT Executive Council Retreat. Recommendations from the Professional Growth committee will be reviewed at the July Council meeting. Applicants will be notified by July 31st. Discussion continued regarding needed written published procedures approved by the Council to deal with additional Professional Growth funds for next year.
4. Resources/By-Laws - Emma Walters - none

1. Chancellor's Financial Advisory Council - Ann Barrett, Patti Johnson -
2. Common Policies - Shirley Green - absent
3. Employee Benefits Advisory Committee - Janet Langley, Sue Tavakoli -

   Leave language to be changed as follows:

   Current language using FMLA as an example:

   Family and Medical Leave will be provided to regular full-time and regular
   part-time eligible employees not to exceed 12 weeks within a 12 month
   period for adoption or childbirth, to care for an ill child, parent, or
   spouse, or for the employee's own illness. the leave may be a paid or
   unpaid leave based upon the employee's accrued time available.
   Accumulation of accrued time will continue while the employee remains in a
   paid status. Accumulation of accrued leave will cease when the employee
   goes into an unpaid status but previously earned benefits will be held in
   suspense for the employee. An employee who is granted a Leave of Absence
   under FMLA will return to the position which he/she left or an equivalent
   position. The District will continue to pay the flexible benefits for the
   insurance coverage selected by the employee during the Family and Medical
   Leave.

   Proposed Change to be taken to Board
   
   Upon return from FMLA leave, an employee is entitled to be returned to the
   position the employee held when leave commenced, or to an equivalent
   position. If the employee is not returned to the position he/she held, the
   college or unit where the employee was assigned when the leave commenced
   shall be responsible for securing and funding the equivalent position.

   An EBAC proposal is on the table to discontinue flex benefits for OYOs
   beginning July 1, 2000.
   
   This proposal is based on the $1.5m it now costs to fund flex benefits for
   OYOs. Additionally, COBRA costs are increased as well as premiums as
   result of OYO's heavy usage of the benefits as they don't anticipate
   having such benefits after one year.
   
   This is still in the infant stages of discussion as the real issue is why
   does MCCCD have so many OYOs. More to come at a latter date.

   -Question raised: Could campuses choose to fund flex benefits for OYO's should they choose to?

   -Is there an underlying issue of the increase in the number of OYO's?

4. Human Resources Commission - Cheryl Crutcher - none - haven't met all year
5. Women's Leadership Group - Jule Kuhn - by Cheryl - over 200 women attended the conference at PC 4/26. June 10 there will be a summer social at Ms. Rosenthal's house.

VI. Old Business:

1. Meet and Confer-Rodney

   Name is being changed to Collaborative Policy Development. Dr. Waechter feels problems should be brought forward on a continuing basis rather than simply in the Spring. This should be a discussion item at our retreat in June. Discussion of whether changes should be the same across all policy groups.

   MAT 1-7 should receive a two week (consecutive weeks should be added) administrative leave every four years. Proposals should be presented to our new Chancellor, Dr. Cardenas.

   MAT EXEC moved that the word consecutive be added to section 18.1 and month be changed to months. Approved.

   MAT EXEC moved that the language for MAT 1-7 should replace months with weeks and otherwise parallel the amended change in 18.1. Approved

   Reassigned for President of MAT EXEC:

   Issues discussed in Council meeting-
   -full release
   -partial release
   -secretarial support
   -backfill funding
   -replacement dollars at step 1 to be used as part time release

   Vacation Dump: Based on discussion today, there will be no recommendation forwarded. Purge will happen 1/1/2000. As of 12/31/99, your vacation hours should not exceed 232.

   Reclassification: It is being recommended that the reclass apps do not need to be approved by supers and presidents.

2. Conference

   Pictures will be scanned in and put up on the web page

VII. New Business:

1. Retreat - June 9 and 10, 8:00 - 4:30, agenda items will be Budget, Professional Growth, Membership drive/kit, Activities for 1999 - 2000. Year end reports including expenditures, activities, suggestions for next year.

VIII. Unit Reports: none

1. CGCC
2. Dist
3. EMCC
4. GCC
5. GWCC
6. MCC
7. PC
8. PVCC
9. RSCC
10. SCC
11. SMCC

IX. Adjournment 11:50

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