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Administrative Council
January 20, 1999
Members Present
Karen Adams Regina Lee
Sue Bailey Jeffrey Marquis
Paul Bonner Leo McGee
Ed Boucher Allan Mills
Evans Brown Marilyn Musacchio
Whewon Cho William Schrader
Penny Douglas Paul Semmes
Dennis George Jonathan Sprinkle
Charles Hickman Angelo Volpe
Mancil Johnson Jason Wilds
Dale Wilson
Members Absent
S. K. Ballal Homer Kemp
Marc Burnett David Larimore
Mark Creter Linda Maxwell
L. K. Crouch David Narrie
Jann Cupp Mike Nivens
Gregory Danner Mary Beth Odom
Dan Fesler Terry Rector
Paul Isbell Noel Tolbert
Others Present
Glenn Binkley Monique Moffett
Evelyn Chambers Brian O'Connor
Charlie Ferrill Rubye Torrey
Susan Goss
Pat King, Resource Person
Summary of Proceedings
Approved the Agenda as Distributed with Revision.
Approved the Minutes of November 4, 1998 as Distributed.
Approved SGA Bill 2 - An Act to Improve the Communication System
in the Dorm with
Administrative Council - Minutes
January 20, 1999 - Page 2
Friendly Amendment.
Approved Revision to the Progressive Discipline Policy.
Approved Change in Committee Procedures of the Institutional
Committee for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in
Experimentation.
Approved SGA Bill 11 - A Resolution to Allow for Vote by Proxy in
Student Government Association Governed Elections.
Proceedings
Approval of Agenda
The Chairman requested substituting agenda item number 6 for item
number 3 because the presenter of item 6 must leave the meeting
early. He said the other agenda items will be moved down as
appropriate. Dr. George MOVED approval of the revised agenda
with Dr. Schrader SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
Approval of Minutes of November 4, 1998
Dr. Schrader MOVED approval of the minutes of November 4, 1998 as
distributed
with Dr. George SECONDING. MOTION CARRIED.
SGA Bill 2 - An Act to Improve the Communication System in the
Dorms - Mr. Jonathan Sprinkle and Mr. Charlie Ferrill
Mr. Sprinkle said this bill would improve the telecommunications
system in that it would allow students call waiting and caller
ID to be put in place no later than the year 2000. Mr. Sprinkle
MOVED approval of the bill with Dr. Schrader SECONDING. A
question was asked about the cost and Mr. Sprinkle answered that
he has been told by Mr. Ferrill, Director of Telecommunications,
the system we now have is outdated and they are looking into
replacing it,. so this recommendation would go along with what
they already plan to spend. Dr. Volpe suggested a friendly
amendment to Section 3 to read as follows: This bill will be
enacted no later than the year 2000 provided sufficient funding
is available. Mr. Sprinkle accepted the friendly amendment. Mr.
Ferrill said the phone system is very expensive and would require
bids, so he does not know what the expense would be and exactly
how each feature would work. He said when the current system was
installed in 1985 they were told by GTE that the life expectancy
would be seven or eight years for the system. The Motion Carried
with the friendly amendment.
Revision to the Progressive Discipline Policy - Ms. Evelyn
Chambers
The change in the progressive discipline procedure is required
due to verdicts in several TBR lawsuits.The TBR General Counsel
has informed all campuses that employees given any suspension
without pay are entitled to a formal hearing under the Tennessee
Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. As this requires an
administrative law judge and is quite costly to the institution,
the process has been modified, on an interim basis pending
Administrative Council approval, to replace a three-day
suspension with a "second and final written warning." Dr. Cho
MOVED approval, with Dean Adams SECONDING, to modify Section
21.2.2, Number 4 of the Progressive Discipline Policy as follows:
4. Second and final written warning.
Such warning must have the prior approval of the
Director, Human Resource Services. The Motion Carried.
Change in Committee Procedures of the Institutional Committee for
the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in Experimentation - Dr.
Susan Goss
Dr. Goss said due to a decrease in research activity involving
laboratory animals, the Institutional Committee for the Care and
Use of Laboratory Animals in Experimentation is recommending they
have meetings once each semester. The revised change would be as
follows:
V. Meetings and Attendance
A. There shall be a minimum of one meeting of the
Committee each semester. Meetings shall be held in
September and in March. Special meetings may be
called by the Chairperson as deemed necessary for
the performance of committee responsibilities.
Dr. Schrader MOVED approval of the motion with Dr. Cho SECONDING.
MOTION CARRIED.
Bill 11 - A Resolution to Allow for Vote by Proxy in Student
Government Association Governed Elections - Mr. Jonathan Sprinkle
Mr. Sprinkle said the bill would allow students who are student
teaching or on cooperative education assignments to vote by proxy
in Student Government Association governed elections. Mr.
Sprinkle MOVED approval of the MOTION with Mr. Boucher SECONDING.
MOTION CARRIED.
Such Other Matters
Dr. Volpe commended Patricia King on receiving a Love Community
Service Award by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Mr. Sprinkle informed the Council that the SGA Bill #16 - A
Resolution Concerning an Amendment of the SGA Constitution
Pertaining to the Formation of House of Representatives, which
passed at the November, 1998 Council Meeting will be voted on by
students in the fall of 1999.
The Chairman said there are two more Administrative Council
meetings this semester--February 24 and March 31. He asked that
everyone be thinking about a Chair to be nominated for the 1999-2000 year. He also reminded everyone that some additional
members will be joining the Council in the fall from the clerical
and support staff and encouraged suggestions concerning
Administrative Council Procedures.
Mr. Wilds asked if there has been any discussion concerning debit
cards on campus to replace the ID card for meal tickets, etc.
Mr. Binkley said debit cards have been looked at for Food
Services and are not cost effective for Food Services alone.
Debit cards would need to be a collaborative effort with other
campus units such as vending, copying, housing and library
security, etc. Student Affairs is pursuing the possibility of a
debit card to replace the student ID card at some future time.
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
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Patricia King, Resource Person
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