Employee Assembly Meeting
April 20, 2005
12:15–1:30 PM
Boardroom Day Hall

Attendance

Present: William Bryant, Joseph DeMarco, Pamela Dusseau, Meredith Graham, Nathaniel Guest, Hazel Hall, Leon Lawrence, Patricia Mahoney, Janice Miles

Excused: Beth Burlew, Donna Goss, Cindy Williams

Unexcused:

Others present: T. Bishop, P. Korolov, M. Esposito, D. Stein, I. Mahler, D. Smith, P. Beach, D. Walters

I. Call to order:

P. Dusseau, Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:15 PM.

II. Guest Speakers

A. Micheal Esposito
M. Esposito gave an overview of the Trustee meetings.

B. Dale Walters
D. Walters gave an update on the Ethical Purchasing Work Group and told the EA that he may come to them in the fall to host a forum.

C. Peggy Beach
P. Beach introduced herself to the EA and gave an OA update.

III. Call for late additions to the agenda

There were no late additions to the agenda.

IV. Approval of minutes

Minutes from February 16 and March 16 were both approved.

V. Report from the Chair

� There was a leadership breakfast this morning and Peggy Beach, Tommy Bruce, and Van McMurtry were in attendance. The shared information from each assembly and V. McMurtry gave an over view of his background, current role and the Solomon Act. He made mention that if there are any initiatives that need community involvement, let him know.

� The Cook Awards are next Tuesday and Deb Billups will be receiving and award..

VI. Unfinished Business

A. Resolution 1: Vacation Time
P. Mahoney re-introduced resolution 1.

J. DeMarco motioned to accept.

J. Miles seconded.

There was a discussion and members asked P. Mahoney to re-write and bring to the next EA meeting.

J. DeMarco withdrew his motion.

VII. Committee Reports

A. Education Committee
M. Graham said that since her article in PawPrint, she had received 3 responses. She has spoken with current Education Committee members and they are considering disbanding the committee. M. Graham would like EA members to email her with reasons why the EA wants to keep this committee. They will discuss at the next EA meeting.

VIII. New Business

There was none.

IX. Open Forum

X. Adjournment

P. Dusseau adjourned the meeting at 1:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted,
T. Bishop
Office of the Assemblies