In attendance:
Maria Rase, Kayla Spencer, Kristen Salsbury, Angela Schmitt, Michelle Médal, Mika Puseman, Monica Estudillo, Kalena Peirce, Miriam Venzor
Absent: Aman Tewolde, James Salmen, Maya Thieme.
Bylaws Revisions
Main proposed revisions:
- Make timelines more flexible
- Edit committee flexibility
- Update process for notifying supervisors about staff serving on council
- Edit service terms
- Remove unnecessary meetings
- Add meeting with the Dean
- Add Outstanding Staff Awards Committee
Digital Files/Teams
Aman and Kristen will lead the cleaning up/organizing of the digital files and SharePoint
2024-2025 Budget Planning
The Council received $5,000 from CLAS and outlined generally how this will be allocated. Vote on the budget will be held during the next meeting.
Committee Assignments
Council members signed up for committees they are interested in, including Professional Development Funding, Communications and Newsletter, Events Planning, and various project committees.
University Bylaws
- Michelle and Kristen went to the last CU Denver Staff Council meeting, Roxy New from CAP presented on Bylaws. Revise bylaws to have more staff voice, possibly came from the outgrowth of issues from the previous Dean (staff would like to be a part of the conversation). Trying to be an advocate for the staff standpoint.
- Focusing on College level bylaws and CLAS overall bylaws. Put forth an effort to review, and revise to include more staff in these bylaws and staff in decisions. Department level bylaws are also similar, staff not included in bylaws, therefore they have no say. This is a huge undertaking, staff are also not mentioned in board of regent’s bylaws, which can be seen as the end all be all.
- Decisions that get made where staff need to have a say (budget, chair decisions, etc.) are critical because they impact staff workload and working environment.
- This is on the council's radar! Use CLAS EDI Liaison meetings to help with bylaws (Kayla).
Other Comments/Updates
Kalena Involved in Union, effort to get city officials to get collective bargaining for city workers, Stronger Denver - will keep us posted on this front. There is a focus on better working conditions for all CU Staff and employees.