BCCFA General Membership Meeting
Minutes of Meeting of Tuesday, January 13, 2004
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
BCC Main Theatre
Quorum Present
1. Call to Order, 11:30 AM.
2. Approval of Minutes of Meeting of 9/2/03 - without objection.
3. Old Business:
a. Motion to approve the Representative Assembly resolution of 4/8/03 awarding a stipend of one contact hour per year [money or release time] for the BCCFA Newsletter Editor, effective as of 2003-2004 academic year. Approved by voice vote, without objection.
b. President Peter Helff presented an update on the Hackensack Hospital – Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield situation.
4. New Business
a. President Peter Helff reported on the current status of the contract negotiation process, including the BCCFA Executive Committee's continuing efforts to obtain an agreement with the College that will extend the present contract for the period from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007. Said efforts were overwhelmingly endorsed by the membership by a showing of hands. There were approximately five members opposed.
b. President Helff continued with a report on recent conflicts with the BCC Office of Human Resources concerning a BCCFA member who had not received his contractually-guaranteed medical benefits for the past two years. Through the vigorous action of the BCCFA Executive Committee, that problem has been solved.
5. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
George Cronk
Secretary, BCCFA
1/13/04