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Attendance.
There were ten people in attendance, including eight of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum of the Council.

Agenda.
This meeting is to consist of a discussion of the legislative situation.

The Legislative Session.
In addition to the budget, there are two items of great concern now before the legislature:

• HB 1543 and SB 1902 would increase employee liabilities and reduce employee benefits as participants in the Florida Retirement System. It would also affect Optional Retirement Plan participants.
• SB 6 would impose terms and conditions of employment upon school districts across the state, these being to make teachers more subject to administrative caprice and background noise of student assessments. It would also impose considerable burdens on the colleges of education.

Discussion of efforts to show legislators the dangers of these bills, including virtual Rally in Tally on Thursday, March 25.

Reports.

• Communications: There will be an Extra on March 24 on Rally in Tally; discussion of upcoming Uncommon Sense.
• Grievances: Discussion of a recently resolved grievance.
• Treasury: We are solvent.
• Services: Preparing for fall.
• President’s Report: Instructor track MOU ratified by faculty but not yet by BOT.

Good of Order.
Problems with the tenure process.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on March 20, 2010.

Attendance.
There were twelve people in attendance, including eight of the Chapter Council, insufficient for a quorum of the Council.

Agenda & Minutes.
The Agenda and the minutes for February 19 were approved.

Next Meeting.
The meeting schedule was adjusted:

• Motion made and seconded: That the March 19 meeting be at Tampa, to be announced in a Biweekly Extra, and that the March 26 meeting be canceled, and that the Election meeting be on March 26 from 1 pm to 2 pm in SOC 384 to count ballots. Motion approved.

Membership.
One new member, and one left for financial reasons.

Workload as a Legal Issue.
Last October, Senior Vice Provost issued a directive stating that no class assignment can be made with over 8.33 % FTE per credit hour. Disscussion.

Reports.

• President’s report: Current draft of House budget has a 3.5 % cut for SUS.
• Grievances: Discussion of outstanding grievances.
• Bargaining: Discussion of bargainng.
• Treasury: We are solvent.
• Communications Discussion of reports that administrators are telling faculty that the CBA is foisted on university by UFF.

Good of Order.
Two issues:

• Some faculty are not receiving central administration broadcasts.
• Motion made and seconded: That the president of the chapter request in consultation for a seminar or presentation regarding the use of accumulated sick leave, in reference to FMLA, from Human Relations. Motion approved unanimously.

These minutes respectfully submitted by G. McColm on March 13, 2010.

March 5: Below are an e-mail circulated by HR Friday and a Word version of the application attached to the e-mail:

• HR e-mail March 5, 2010
• Retirement Incentive Application (March 5 distribution, Word version)

February 17: Below are the documents for the Early Retirement Incentive program, downloaded for the USF St. Pete HR website:

• ERI description and guidelines
• Early Retirement application (PDF version)
  
• Early Retirement Settlement Agreement
• FAQs: ERI FAQ 1 and ERI FAQ 2

Interested employees in the faculty pay plan should contact Donna Pepper for more information (813-974-9357, dpepper@admin.usf.edu).