Chapter Minutes 8 April 2022

by | Apr 18, 2022 | Chapter Meetings, meeting minutes, Minutes


Time and place. This meeting was conducted at 12 noon in CGS 203, although it was accessible through Zoom.


Attendance.
Sixteen members, including six members of the Council, and two guests.


Minutes. Minutes for the March 25 meeting were approved.


President’s Report & Essential Issues.

  • Chapter Election Results. The following were the final tally from the election:
    • For President: Steve Lang (73 votes).
    • For Vice President: Arthur Shapiro (72 votes).
    • For Treasurer: Sonia Wohlmuth (73 votes)
    • For Secretary: Greg McColm (72 votes)
    • For the Senate (21 seats, and the President serves ex officio): Katherine Alfredo (55 votes), Hossam Ashour (59 votes), Karin Braunsberger (63 votes), Joy D’Andrea (59 votes), Steve Lang (64 votes), John Lennon (62 votes), Richard Manning (59 votes), Greg McColm (61 votes), Matthew Knight (55 votes), Cynthia Patterson (59 votes), Vic Peppard (61 votes), Steve Permuth (56 votes), Frank Pyrtle III (52 votes), Steve Reader (52 votes), Debra Sinclair (58 votes), Brian Thompson (50 votes), Robert Welker (55 votes), and Sonia Wohlmuth (65 votes). As there were only 18 candidates, all are elected, and the remaining three seats shall be filled by the Chapter Council.
    • For the Delegate Assembly (11 seats): Katherine Alfredo (57 votes), Hossam Ashour (50 votes), Karin Braunsberger (60 votes), Steve Lang (59 votes), John Lennon (53 votes), Richard Manning (55 votes), Greg McColm (53 votes), LaSonya Moore (59 votes), Cynthia Patterson (59 votes), Steve Permuth (47 votes), Frank Pyrtle III (39 votes), and Arthur Shapiro (49 votes). Alfredo, Ashour, Braunsberger, Lang, Lennon, Manning, McColm, Moore, Patterson, Permuth, and Shapiro are elected and Pyrtle is an alternate.

    Officers and representatives take their new positions immediately.

  • The Legislative Session. The Legislature allocated USF a 34% increase in E&G funding. Discussion of several anti-higher education bills passed.
  • Report on USF’s finances. The report states that USF has resources.

New Business

  • Future Elections. The Chapter Secretary and previous Election chairs will study the chapter election process and make recommendations to the chapter.
  • Situation in Sarasota and St. Petersburg. There have been problems with scheduling, assignments, and payment for mileage.
  • Reception for President Law. Discussion.
  • Grievances. Discussion.
  • Bargaining. The bargaining sessions are livestreamed at the request of the USF Faculty Senate. The first bargaining session started with an audience of approximately seventy viewers, although after four and a half hours of bargaining, just over ten were left.
  • Membership. We are working on rebates for new members.
  • Biweekly. The Biweekly format and mailing system will be reviewed.
  • Treasury. We are solvent.


    These minutes were respectfully submitted on 18 April 2022.