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LOCAL 243 FORUM MEETING
April 28, 2005
Room 141D Truax; ITV: DTEC

Present: Joe Lowndes, President; Gary Johnson, Luke Matthews, At-Large; Barb Anderegg and Rosanne Glick, 1 st Floor Truax; Brenda Thomas and Jon Pollack, 2 nd Floor Truax; Bill Colby, 3 rd Floor Truax; Steve Medall, DTEC. Not present: Blair McMillan, Vice President; Janice Mettauer, Secretary/Treasurer; Bev Klein and David Stokes, At-Large; Wayne Sigelko, 3 rd Floor Truax; Vickie Boeder, Regional Campuses. Guests: Tim Twohill, Grievance Chair and Eugene Fugimoto, Affirmative Action Officer and Diversity Coordinator.

Call to Order: The president called the meeting to order at 3:47 p.m.

Secretary/Treasurer’s Report: Pollack moved to accept and approve the minutes of the April 14, 2005 forum meeting. Glick seconded, and the motion carried. Glick moved to accept and approve the March 30, 2005 financial report. Anderegg seconded, and the motion carried.

Affirmation Action/Diversity Report: Eugene Fujimoto, MATC Affirmative Action Officer and Diversity Coordinator, described his efforts to ensure that underrepresented groups are recruited for college job openings and treated fairly through the hiring process. He described efforts to use current census data and to reform the hiring process to accurately show the depth and breadth of candidates. He expressed his willingness to work closely with Local 243 throughout this process.

Old Business: Lowndes asked the Forum members about attendance at the Forum dinner. Glick, Klein, Mettauer, Colby, Thomas responded affirmatively, and Medall, Johnson, Twohill responded negatively.

Grievance Officer Report: Twohill reported that the grievance committee has resolved 28 grievance issues throughout this academic year. He also updated the Forum on the status of the DoETS grievance.

Local 243 District Reports: Glick moved to contribute $100.00 to the MATC Foundation Scholarship Fund in honor of Carl Brice. Colby seconded, and the motion carried.

President’s Report: Lowndes reported on the efforts of the State Board/AAS reconfiguration working group and on the MATC public hearing on the budget.

Move to Adjourn: Colby moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:32 p.m. Pollack seconded, and the motion carried.

Janice L. Mettauer, Secretary