| Governing Council Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College March 7th 2009 I. President Littler called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. II. Roll Call Staff conducted Roll Call Members Present President Littler VP Littler PRC Cooley Treasurer Bianconi Rep Pitkanen Rep Johnson Rep Bray Rep Hanson Rep Ross Rep Horst Rep Humphrey Rep Sommerdorf Rep Askew Rep Lamareux Members Not Present Rep Doege Rep Smith Quorum
Established III. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Agenda b. Approval of Minutes c. Acceptance of Leadership Reports d. Acceptance of presidential appointments to
system-wide committees. The Consent Agenda was approved by general consent IV. Verbal Reports Pres. Littler: Is sitting on a new rule making committee and
has asked Treasurer Bianconi to handle cabinet prep for GA. ED Klander: Looking into the opportunity of moving into a
new building with MSUSA. A unique
opportunity has potentially come up to purchase some property near the
capital. It is still in the very
preliminary stages and students and the boards will be notified before any
action is taken. EA Christner: Application due
dates March 20 Award Applications due, March 27 GA Registration, April 3 Reports.
Thank You Fond du Lac Chair Littler recognized Rep Smith 9:23 Rep Lamreux: Did not
make the Immigrant Student Briefing due to weather. V. Unfinished Businesses a. None VI. New Business a. TIAA-CREE ED
Klander: Standard Policy shift to change
vesting period to 2 years. Motion: Rep Hanson moved Effective
March 15, 2009, the vesting period for all employees
participating in the defined contribution plan shall be two years. This vesting period applies to all
contributions made on behalf of the employee trough salary deductions. Motion seconded by Rep Johnson. Point of Information 9:28 Bruce Humphrey, Ridgewater-Hutchinson: Do we have a high turnover rate? Justin Klander: People have the intention of staying. This is just a precautionary measure. Motion Passed, General consent b. Calendar of Events EA Cristner: Calendar of events is usually discussed in advance of GA. There are some proposals to change the
structure of the calendar. Point of Information 9:38 Lillian Lamareux,
SCC-North Mankato: What is the august
conference attendance compared to other conferences? Patrick Christner: About fifty
fewer people attend the august conference. Point of Information 9:39 James Askew, MCTC: Do any dates on the proposed calendar
conflict with USSA? Patrick Christner: No, we were
sure to check on that. Point of Information 9:40 Thomas Berg, Anoka Tech: Would eliminating the
August Conference allow for greater recruitment efforts? Patrick Christner: It will free up
time over the summer. Motion: Rep Smith Moved that the leadership be charged with
investigating other venue options for fall GA 2010 and report back to the
Governing Council before contracts are entered into. Further, I move to approve the2009-10 calendar
as presented in the packet Motion seconded by Rep Johnson. Motion Passed c. USSA Goals Pres Littler: We were charged with
looking at the goals for our relationship with USSA. Motion: Rep Johnson moved to form an ad hoc committee consisting of two Governing
Council Representatives, one MSCSA student members serving on the USSA Board,
and two students at large, to be charged by the MSCSA President with its duties
which shall be focused on the MSCSA’s relationship with USSA. Motion seconded
by Representative Smith. Discussion Motion
Passed d. Presidential charges i. Charges still apply e. Future Agenda Items f. Good of the order g. Announcements Rep Johnson: It is Justin Klander’s 30th Birthday! Tyler Burgess: We will be doing video game night at GA,
please contact me with questions. We
will make a facebook group President Littler adjourned the
meeting at 9:55. | 
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