Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda for December 7, 2017

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday December 7, 2017 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes (Kathryn?) – 1 minute Approval of Minutes from 11/30 – 2 minutes Meeting Schedule for Spring 2018 – 5 minutes For approval: Art acquisition – 5 minutes Review of December 6 Faculty Meeting – 30 minutes For discussion (If time): Faculty service proposals – 30 …

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes from November 30, 2017

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Proposed Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday November 30, 2017 8:30 am Present: Darryl Samsell (Recording), Kathryn Shields, Dave Dobson (Clerk), Donald Smith, Jill Peterfeso, Alfonso Abad Mancheño, Frank Boyd (AD) Minutes from 11/16 were approved                                                                                          Announced the SACS report is available to faculty in the ADO Discussed ways to fill the QEP Director position …

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Regressive impact of the parking fee

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I did a little more work on the regressive nature of Guilford’s proposed new parking fee, following up on my previous post. A flat fee will have a bigger impact on low-salary employees because it’s a larger percentage of their pay. Because some of our other costs (e.g. healthcare, capped social security) are also regressive, …

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Flat fees and fair compensation

by Dave DobsonCollege Finances, College Policies, Guilford Values, Not sucking, Salary and compensationPosted on 8 Comments

Flat fees, such as our healthcare costs or the recently proposed parking fee, provide a much more significant burden on low-wage employees than on high-wage employees. This is just basic math. When a cost or fee is constant, then it represents a higher percentage of income for a low-wage employee than for a high-wage employee. …

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes from November 16, 2017

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday November 16, 2017 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence 2 minutes Present: Darryl Samsell, Kathryn Shields, Dave Dobson (Clerk), Donald Smith, Jill Peterfeso, Eva Lawrence, Alfonso Abad Mancheño (recording) Figuring out who’s doing the minutes: Alfonso 1 minute Approval of Minutes from 11/9: Approved 2 minutes Items for follow-up: …

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda, December 7, 2017

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Clerk’s Committee Meeting Agenda Thursday December 7, 2017 8:30 am Gathering and Moment of Silence – 2 minutes Figuring out who’s doing the minutes (Kathryn?) – 1 minute Approval of Minutes from 11/30 – 2 minutes Meeting Schedule for Spring 2018 – 5 minutes Review of December 6 Faculty Meeting – 30 minutes For discussion …

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