Present: J.Lowell (chair), L.Braunschweiger, J.Dost, C.Faulhaber,
K.Frohmberg, J.Han, B.Hurley, B.Kornstein, B.Krell (recorder), L.Leighton,
E.Meltzer, R.Moon, M.Rancer, J.Spohrer, F.Yasaki.
Absent: B.Morgan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--On July 12, J.Lowell met with J.Dost, B.Hill, and D.Kessler to discuss
issues surrounding the library staff lounge. A staff lounge committee will
be formed to work with library administration to identify a location and
oversee the lounge set up. The committee will be comprised of
representatives from LHRD, Library Space Planning, LAUC, SDC, and CUE.
--LHRD is implementing a new leave accrual system and units will no longer
receive the MIPS monthly leave reports. The goal is to send the monthly
leave accrual reports by e-mail beginning in September.
--Interviews are beginning for the Library Business Services Manager.
M.Rancer will include a librarian representative on the interview panel.
--The AUL Screening Committee met on July 14. Dates have been selected
during August and September to accommodate 2-day interview schedules for
each of the nine candidates, three for each of the three positions.
Resumes will be posted on the Library Web prior to the interviews.
A G E N D A
1. Budgeting for Permanent Salaries --J.Lowell
In January, Cabinet decided to move toward a librarywide control system in
budgeting for permanent staff salaries. Proactive budget planning would
allow the Library to assess programmatic needs and decide among competing
projects. The topic will be discussed further at Roundtable on July 22.
2. GA Budget Higher Student Wage Rates --J.Lowell
The Library has agreed to allocate funds to units to support the higher
student wage rates. Since some units regularly accrue large surpluses in
their GA budgets, a need exists to equalize the disparities. Cabinet
decided that a small committee (a units head group) should be formed to
review the existing GA accruals and make recommendations for
reapportionment to Admin. Admin will review the recommendations and
forward to Cabinet for approval. The topic will be discussed further at
Roundtable on July 22.
3. Underspent Endowments --J.Lowell
Cabinet received copies of the current list of Library Endowment Funds with
5 years of unspent income. M.Rancer will make a presentation to selectors
regarding spending the earnings on these funds, and J.Spohrer will solicit
big-ticket items that selectors would not commit to purchase from their own
budgets. M.Rancer will make a presentation regarding the significant
amount of unspent collections money at the next Roundtable meeting on July
22. The Collections Council is the appropriate forum for future
discussions on spending endowment funds for collections.
4. Copier Contract --M.Rancer
M.Rancer will make a general announcement when the copier contract
negotiations have been completed.
5. Conversion of Bancroft Temporary Positions to Career Status --C.Faulhaber
C.Faulhaber presented a proposal to create five permanent positions, for
which Bancroft would guarantee funding for the next five years from its
budget of 19900 and non-19900 funds. Cabinet approved in principle the
creation of five career positions with Bancroft assuming the financial
responsibility for funding. C.Faulhaber, J.Dost, and M.Rancer will prepare
a briefing paper on the implications of converting temporary positions to
career status.
6. AIDS Memorial --L.Leighton
A.Warren chairs a campus committee formed to submit a proposal for an AIDS
Memorial. Discussion will continue at the next Cabinet meeting.
7. Staff/Manager Informational Lunches --C.Faulhaber
Topic was deferred to the next Cabinet meeting.