Association of Classified Employees Senate
Student Union Gibson Room
February 20, 2007, 2 pm

 MEETING MINUTES

Present: Gay Barzee, Theresa Bow, Carol Bugni, Linda Burnett, Carol Carroll, Shelly Doty, Jaque Johnson, Denise Ooley, Brenda Ross, Gary Tucker, Kenny Wiscombe

ACE Recommendation for use of 5%
Gay sent the ACE recommendation last week to Jane Buser, Human Resources.  This will be included with the faculty and professional staff recommendations.

Write Your Legislator Day
Write Your Legislator Day garnered about 60 letters sent to legislators and representatives.  All in all it was considered a good turnout.  Some people received responses to their letters.

Benefits Fair, May 8
ACE will have a booth at the fair.  Gay has updated the Self-Rescue Resource guide and will have copies available.  A list of the type of issues that ACE deals with will be typed up and handed out for general information.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ACE Luncheon
The annual ACE Luncheon is set for Tuesday, April 3.  Jan Mills will be the speaker.  Main course selections are still being decided.  The cost is $5.00 for classified staff, $10.00 for non-classified staff.

Bookstore Advisory Committee
Leah Barrett has submitted a proposal for a $10.00 increase per student per semester for the SUB operations following the remodel, which is a $30 million dollar project.  Bids for the remodel are due in April, groundbreaking will be in May and construction is scheduled to start in June.

This remodel includes a 66,000 square foot expansion and will take approximately two years to complete.  The entire SUB is planned to be closed from June 28 to July 8 time frame.  The Jordan Ballroom will be off-line for three to four months.  The Game Center is scheduled to be closed spring of 2008.  University Drive from Lincoln to Manitou may be closed to vehicle traffic.  This is still under discussion.

The Bookstore has approximately $1,250,000 to return to the University, and most will go toward scholarships.  Sales for the Bookstore in January exceeded the projected budget by $500,000 with clothing being $342,000 of that total.  Clothing sales in December came to approximately $750,000.  The DVD of the Fiesta Bowl received 912 pre-sale orders.

The Bookstore has initiated a proposal to assist students statewide with the cost of public higher education books by waiving the state sales tax.  Boise State is taking this to the Idaho legislature for consideration.  This has been approved in several other states.

Women’s Center Advisory Board
The Vagina Monologues is scheduled for February 23-25.  Approval was requested and given for protests.  A typed threat was received so there will be increased security.

Women’s History Month is March and there will be many interesting and worthwhile events scheduled.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is April and will include “Take Back the Night” lecture and film, date to be announced.  Risk Reduction Seminars will be held April 14.

A new Administrative Assistant has been hired and there are three finalists for the Violence Awareness and Response Coordinator interview.

Goodwill Fund Committee
The Goodwill Fund has $11,500 of funds.  Aramark is still paying half of the cost of meals which is greatly appreciated.  Donations to the Goodwill Fund can be done through payroll deduction or made directly to a committee member.  Advertising of the Goodwill Fund will be done through occasional releases in the HR Review and the UPDATE.

Human Resource Advisory Committee
General discussions included the holiday schedule, the CEC and the devolvement of the Division of Human Resources and the Department of Administration.  The removal of the sick leave cap and the inclusion of a fee waiver for dependent children are both in the preliminary stage of talks.  Electronic filing of time sheets will begin this August or September.  The electronic submission of Employee Action Forms will begin by December.

Parking Committee
There will be 200+ parking spaces lost in the stadium parking lot due to construction.

Student Recreation Board of Governors
A fee increase was requested for the swimming pool.  Because students who may pay the fee increase cost will have graduated by the time the pool is ready, it has been suggested that those graduates receive a temporary reduction fee to use the pool once it has been completed.

Executive Budget
Just under a 10% increase for student fees was sent to the president for the recommendation on February 20.  The State Board of Education is looking closer to 5%.

Cultural Board
A ‘Hero’ award has been developed.  Eligible are students, faculty, staff and alumni.  The award is given on merit in volunteer work, diversity awareness, school performance and involvement in the University and the community at large.

The Migrant Council made a presentation at the Cultural Board meeting which dealt with trying to find solutions and ideas on immigration issues.

Distinguished Lecture Series
Hans Blix, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Chairman and former Chief U.N. Inspector in Iraq, will be giving a lecture at Boise State on Monday, March 12, 7 pm, at the Morrison Center.  The lecture is free to the public.

Discussion on the next speaker centered on someone in the healthcare field.  This discussion will continue at another meeting.

NEXT MEETING
March 20, 2007
Student Union Building
Gibson Room
Tuesday, 2 pm

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