CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO President’s Office
Administrative Council Minutes March 16, 2009
Present: Aguilar, Arlin, Aylmer, Bisbee, Bowerman, Burns, Caballero, Fernández, Freund , Frost, Gardner, Hatcher, Jandt, Kamusikiri, Karmanova, Karnig, Nick Kendle, Kray, Langford, Lilienthal, Moran, Nassar, Rincon, Robinson, Thompson, West, Yasuhara
Absent: Carlson, Chen-Maynard, Clark, McGowan, Wilson, Zorn
Others Present: John Craig, Jeff Hackel, Roseanna Ruiz, Olivia Rosas,
- Informational Handouts: President Karnig discussed the following:
An article from CSU, Daily News Clips, dated March 9,
entitled “Daniel Weintraub: Right, left united in opposition
toProp 1A.”
An Article from VenturaCountyStar, dated, March 11, entitled
“It’s back to drawing board if budget props fail.
An article from CSU, Daily News Clips, dated, March 12,
entitled “What if voters reject the May 19 props?”
An article from Los Angeles Times, dated, March 11, entitled
“Stimulus money might not be enough for California”
An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, dated,
March 13, entitled “13 Reasons Colleges Are in This Mess”
An article from CSU, Daily News Clips, dated, March 9,
entitled “Great Park kicks out Cal State Fullerton’s Irvine
Campus”
An article from Los Angeles Times, dated, March 5, entitled
“Cutting school? When will the state learn?”
An article from The Sacramento Bee, dated, March 10, entitled
“Bee erases 128 jobs, cuts pay for remaining staff”
- Telecommuting Policy: Spencer Freund commented that the proposed policy would allow exempt staff employees to work from a remote workplace such as home, on an occasional basis. The policy is not intended for employees to work 100% from home. With the approval of the supervisor, employees in jobs suitable for telecommuting may be permitted to work from home in order to produce an agreed upon work product. There was discussion about employee productivity in the workplace vs. telecommuting. Mr. West raised concerns regarding liability for injuries while telecommuting and that telecommuting reduced worker productivity.
President Karnig requested that Mr. West provide him with
information on studies regarding employee productivity and that
the policy be returned for further review after the questions have
been addressed.
- Travel and Equipment Purchase Policy and Forms: Mr. Gardner reviewed the modified forms and commented that some departments are already using them. It was discussed that the process should only apply to state purchases and not foundation grants and contracts. After discussion, President Karnig requested that Mr. Gardner make revisions and return the policy for discussion.
- Campus Fiscal Efficiency Suggestion Program: Mr. Gardener commented that the purpose of the program is to continue to look for ways to improve fiscal efficiency on campus and encourage employees to generate suggestions and proposals that will enhance the use of university resources and produce cost savings.
The Fiscal Efficiency Suggestion Committee will review and
evaluate suggestions submitted under this program. Suggestions
that are approved will receive cash awards. Faculty will
receive professional development funds in lieu of cash awards.
Employees, who are not eligible to receive awards on a
suggested process that would be considered part of his /her
duties, will receive university recognition.
After discussion, President Karnig requested that Mr. Gardner
return the policy for further discussion at the March 23 meeting.
