Present
Clayton State
University: Dana Brown, Cheryl Garvin
Columbus State
University: Wanda Campbell, Randy
Duncan, Linda Elder, Jay Knape
Darton: Erica Jackson, Wanda Proctor, John Shalack
Gainesville State
College: Cheryl Harris, David Johnston,
Leora Myers
Georgia College & State
University: Rose Murner
Georgia State
University: Sheila Kathryn Bradley
Medical College of
Georgia: Libby Poteet
Southern Polytechnic State
University: Ann Lay, Donna McPherson
University of Georgia: Brenda Keen, Margot Peter, Shannon Scott,
Tony Angley
University of West
Georgia: Delores Moore, Emma Shooks
Valdosta State
University: Bobby Flowers
The meeting was called to
order by Rose Murner at 10:25AM and she called for approval of the minutes from
October 2005. Corrections were made to
attendance and address. Motion was made
and seconded to accept the minutes with changes.
USGSC Budget Report: Dues from units have been
received. Current balance is $1944.35 –
there were no requests for scholarship for the October conference.
USGSC Scholarship
Recommendation: A recommendation was made at the October meeting to
fund a scholarship to be used for staff to go back to school. It could pay for books or fees for
professional development. After
discussion of several options, it was suggested that the fund be used to send
representatives to the Board of Regents meeting. A motion was made and seconded for the USGSC to financially
support sending two representatives to each open Board of Regents Meeting.
Peach Kids: Peachcare
is a federally funded program and State employees are not eligible for it. Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, a candidate for
Governor has proposed a new program to make affordable insurance available for everyone. Questions were asked about the whether State
employees would be eligible for this program.
Members recommended letting constituents know about the proposal. It was also recommended that USGSC ask Board
of Regents for graduated costs to insurance benefits so that lower incomes
could better afford expense. A
suggestion was made to invite a BOR representative to attend the June meeting
to answer questions.
Shared Leave: A
few units already have Shared Leave programs in place. In January Clayton State
started their Shared Leave program.
Columbus State reported they were going to start their program in April
or May. Valdosta reported that their
initiative was turned down.
Letter concerning Flu Shots: Rose
send a letter concerning flu shots to Bill Wallace. So far there has been no response. The letter is attached.
USGSC Appreciation: Rose recognized Margot Peter and Sheila
Bradley for their role in USGSC. Both
are retiring.
Campus Report:
Gainesville State College: Worked on and
presented their Shared Leave Program.
It is good to go
West GA: Recently changed mascot. They sponsored a program to gather donated clothes for needy
families. They had 300 acres donated
for new stadium.
Columbus State University: We recently reviewed
the Shared Leave program and expect to launch it by May. Staff Council hosted a new employee welcome
for 24 new staff members. Recently
broke ground on a new parking garage for students.
Clayton State:
They have their sick leave
program in place. Their community
outreach project items for a shelter.
They sponsored a quarterly staff appreciation with a speaker.
Medical College of Georgia: They are new
to staff council and held elections in October. Their first issues are shared leave, parking and campus smoking
policy.
Southern Polytechnic:
They are working on a paper to
get time off to exercise. They are looking
forward to hosting the 2007 Conference.
Georgia State University: They are working on
Shared Leave policy and an initiative to work at home.
University of Georgia: They are drafting a
proposal to standardize flex time policy and to have supervisors who don’t
recommend raises write a letter to explain why employees with good evaluations
did not get raise.
Darton College: They are working on a sick leave policy to
include grandparents. They are getting
ready for their online auction. This is
a major fundraiser in its third year.
There being no further
business, Rose adjourned the meeting at 12:05PM. The next meeting will be in Macon in June.
Submitted by
Wanda Campbell
USGSC Secretary
Contact information provided at the meeting
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Rose Murner |
GA College & State University |
rose.murner@gcsu.edu |
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Wanda Proctor |
Darton College |
wanda.proctor@darton.edu |
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Erica Jackson |
Darton College |
erica.jackson@darton.edu |
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John Shalack |
Darton College |
john.shalack@darton.edu |
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Erma Shooks |
University of West GA |
eshooks@westga.edu |
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Delores Moore |
University of West GA |
dmoore@westga.edu |
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Donna McPherson |
Southern Polytechnic State University |
dmcphers@spsu.edu |
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Ann Lay |
Southern Polytechnic State University |
alay@spsu.edu |
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Leora Myers Donald Johnson Cheryl Harris |
Gainesville State College Gainesville State College Gainesville State College |
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Cheryl Garvin Dana Brown |
Clayton State University Clayton State University |
cherylgarvin@clayton.edu danabrown@clayton.edu |
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Brenda Keen Shannon Scott Tony Angley |
University of GA University of GA University of GA |
bkeen@uga.edu sscott@uga.edu tangley@uga.edu |
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Margot Peter |
129 E. Washington Ave, Deland, FL 32724 |
386-734-2032 mpeter44@bellsouth.net |
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Randy Duncan |
Columbus State University |
duncan_randy@colstate.edu |
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Linda Elder |
Columbus State University |
elder_linda@colstate.edu |
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Jay Knape |
Columbus State University |
knape_jay@colstate.edu |
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Wanda Campbell |
Columbus State University |
campbell_wanda@colstate.edu |
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Bobby Flowers |
Valdosta State University |
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Libby Poteet |
Medical College of GA |
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January 6, 2006
Bill Wallace
Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Mr. Wallace:
Now that flu season is upon us again many University System employees will be visiting their doctor’s office for the dreaded flu shot. In doing this, they will be exposed to a variety of illnesses other than the flu.
At its October conference in Athens,
the USG Staff Council decided to pursue changes to health benefits plans that
would allow USG employees to obtain a flu shot at other locations besides a
doctor’s office. In PPO/PPO Choice
Health Benefits Plan document, it state “Wellness care/preventative healthcare
services provided by a Campus Health Center, County Health Department, or a
Wellness Fair, are not covered by the wellness benefit.”
Based on the amount of time it normally takes to visit a doctor’s office, could it not take less time away from work to get this done at other facilities such as County Health Department or Campus Health Center and it still be covered by insurance? Or if we could get this done at a drug store and still be covered by our insurances, this could be done over a weekend.
We appreciate your looking into this matter for us. Please feel free to call or email me if I can assist you in any way.
With respect,
Rose Murner
Chair, University System of Georgia Staff Council
Georgia College & State University
CBX 52
Milledgeville, GA 31061