BCCFA General Membership Meeting
Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday, April 26, 2005
12:30-1:30 PM
BCC Main Theatre
Quorum Present
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1. The meeting was called to order at 12:30 PM by BCCFA Secretary George Cronk.
2. The minutes of the meeting of January 18, 2005 were approved without objection.
3. Old Business (if any). George Cronk reported on a recent Contract modification with regard to Department Head elections – elimination of coin toss procedure in the event of a tie vote; replaced with alternative procedure.
4. Election of BCCFA officers for 2005-2006 (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer). The election was conducted by members of the Nominations and Elections Committee, Dr. Susan Klarreich presiding.
Peter Helff, Denise Jerman, Alan Kaufman, and Laurie Hodge were the sole nominees for the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively, and the BCCFA Secretary was directed by Elections Committee representative, Dr. Susan Klarreich, to enter one vote for each of them for each office.
5. New Business:
a. Dr. Roanne Angelo reported on the current status of Distance Learning/Hybrid Course negotiations.
b. Alan Kaufman reported on the following matters:
· Meetings of leaders of BCC bargaining groups have begun to be held periodically for the purpose of coordinating the efforts of the said groups.
· A call for BCCFA members attendance at the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting on May 4, at which time the BCCFA will be supporting BCC's recognition and implementation of NJ's Domestic Partnership legislation.
· The BCC has organized a new Faculty Development Committee to render assistance to faculty with conditional reappointments, to faculty applying for promotion or sabbaticals, etc.
c. Alan Kaufman reported on the dues reform proposal adopted by the BCCFA Representative Assembly at its meeting of April 5, 2005. Following vigorous discussion by members of the body, the proposal (in two parts) was put to a vote by closed ballot (the results to be reported subsequently by the Nominations & Elections Committee.)
6. The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 PM.