SKYLINE COLLEGE CLASSIFIED COUNCIL

MINUTES

February 5, 2004

Present:  Anyta Archer, Barbara Daley, Donna Elliott, Linda Herda, Phyllis Porcar, Julene Rhoan, Kathy Z-Taylor



Minutes from January 8, 2004 meeting were approved.



OfficerÕs Search Committee

Barbara Daley and Felix Perez have put together a flyer advertising ÔClassified Staff OpportunityÕ seeking new officers for 2004-2005 school year. Officers are currently being sought for the following positions: President, Vice President, and Secretary. Theresa Tentes will stay on as Treasurer and will Barbara Daley will continue in the Historian position.



Skyline Classified Staff Retreat-March 26, 2004

The retreat will be held at the Best Western Lighthouse Hotel/Ristorante Portofino (formerly MoonrackerÕs) in Pacifica. A deposit has been made to reserve a conference room. Speakers have been arranged for both morning and afternoon workshops on ÒCommunication in the Work PlaceÓ: Brian Shapiro and Phyllis Taylor, both Skyline faculty from the Language Arts Department. Theresa Tentes will e-mail the sign-up flyer to all Classified Staff sometime next week.

Committee Reports

College Council

In March 2004, there will be an accreditation visit to Skyline College.

Facilities update: The asbestos abatement in Building 1, 2nd and 3rd floors, adversely affected the floor tiles and they were removed. New acoustical panels have been glued into place in the Student Services Center. Athletic field improvements are underway. An Open Forum is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26, 1:30-3:30 pm, room 2306, on the Campus Construction in Progress.  

According to Jim Keller, Executive Vice Chancellor, if the bond issue passes in the March election, then the deficit for the entire District will be approximately $¸ million. This is less than the monetary cutbacks made just by Skyline College for current fiscal year. Last year the District wide cut was approximately $10 million. We have a healthy reserve. We are required to maintain 4%, and we have that. If the bond issue does not pass we may be looking at a 25% cut across the board.

In order to decrease the number of automatically dropped students who are registered for class but have not yet paid their fees, the cashierÕs office has mailed letters to students reminding them that fees are due. There have been signs posted around campus, and the Academic Senate has asked teachers to make classroom announcements regarding fee payment.

There was discussion about Staff Parking Permits. Only people working in Board approved staff positions will be issued staff parking permits. Student workers are not issued staff parking permits.

Upcoming student activities: Mardi Gras in March, Rally in Sacramento on March 15, sexually transmitted disease education info on bulletin boards.



EEOAC (Museum of Tolerance)

Sandy Kirkpatrick and Felix Perez are the Classified reps who will go to the March session. Chris Weidman and Caryn Goldman are the Classified reps who will attend the May session.



Upcoming Events

We plan to do Easter/Spring baskets for a fundraising raffle in April. Further plans for this will be discussed at the March meeting.

A potluck luncheon is planned for the April 1st meeting. Voting for the Classified Council officers will also take place at this meeting.

Next Meeting: Thursday, March 4, 2004, 2PM, Room 5131

Respectfully submitted,

Linda Herda

Secretary