Time and place. The meeting was conducted at 12 noon on on Zoom.

Attendance. Eleven members, and two guests.

Minutes. July 24 minutes approved.

President’s report.

  • Summer Update. SB 1296 has come into effect, and in certification elections, PERC will not certify elections with less than 50% turnout, by their computation using unit lists provided by the Administration. We have been advised to collect more SOI cards. Meanwhile, the Administration refuses to honor UFF course release assignments.
  • UFF Senate Meeting. It will be in fall to save money. There is a committee exploring UFF’s continued relationship with FEA.
  • Labor Day. Some UFF USF officers will attend the WCFFOL annual picnic at IBEW 915.
  • BOT meeting. Discussion.

Reports.

  • Membership. We have liaisons.
  • Treasury. The Treasurer presented the following modification in the Proposed Budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
    2025-2026 proposal 2026-2027 proposal
    Printing/photocopies 20,000 18,000
    Recruitment 17,000 16,000
    Meetings 7,500 7,500
    Travel 6,000 5,000
    Communication & web site 7,500 6,000
    Postal services 300 300
    USF public records/data requests/legal 14,000 12,000
    Clerical support (paycheck audit)* 5,000 2,000
    Misc 2,500 5,000
    Bank fees 30 30
    TOTAL 79,830 71,830

    Motion made and seconded to accept the modified budget Motion passes.

  • Publicity The Publicity Committee will meet shortly.
  • Contract Enforcement. We need more grievance officers.
  • Government Relations. Discussion.

The rest of the meeting was devoted to alphabetizing SOI cards.

These minutes were respectfully submitted on 28 August 2026.