Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees November 8, 2004 Table of Contents
Two Hundred and Fifty-First Session of the Board of Trustees........................................51 Attendance ................................................................................................................... 51-52 Board-Administration Committee Recommendations................................................. 53-54 Collective Bargaining Agreement between UC and the AAUP (Final Contract Language) ......................................................53 2004-2005 Pay Plan (Supplement) ........................................................................54 Finance Committee Recommendation...............................................................................54 Subcontract between Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and UC – Establishment of Center for Computational Medicine ..................................................................54 Roll Call Vote on Recommendations ................................................................................55 Discussion and Signing of Document.......................................................................... 55-56 Adjournment ......................................................................................................................56
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Official Proceedings of the Two Hundred and Fifty-First Meeting of the Board of Trustees (A Special Meeting) November 8, 2004
The Two Hundred and Fifty-First Session of the Board of Trustees of the University of Cincinnati was convened at 2:38 p.m. on Monday, November 8, 2004, in Alumni Hall at the Myers Alumni Center on the West Campus of the University of Cincinnati. Notice of this meeting was given in accordance with Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. The proceedings of the Board, when not otherwise provided for by its bylaws, are governed by Robert’s Rules of Order. Jeffrey L. Wyler, Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, presided in the absence of Phillip R. Cox, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Wyler asked that roll be called.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Candace Kendle, George A. Schaefer, Jr., Anant R. Bhati, Jeffrey L. Wyler, H. C. Buck Niehoff, Sandra W. Heimann, and Gary Heiman Phillip R. Cox, Chairman Nancy L. Zimpher, President; Anthony J. Perzigian, Senior Vice President and Provost for Baccalaureate and Graduate Education; Dale L. McGirr, Senior Vice President for Planning, Finance, and Community Development;
BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: ALSO PRESENT:
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Sandra J. Degen, Acting Vice President for Research; Frederick H. Siff, Vice President and Chief Information Officer; James R. Tucker, Vice President for Administrative and Business Services; Gregory J. Vehr, Vice President for Governmental Relations and University Communications; James E. Wesner, General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs; Greg Hand, University of Cincinnati Spokesperson; Karen Faaborg, Vice Provost for Faculty Administrative Services; William T. Johnson, Director, Employee Labor Relations; Sally C. Dunn, President, UC Chapter, AAUP; James Thompson, Executive Director, UC Chapter, AAUP; James Masterson, Graduate Student Trustee; Robert Dobbs, Alumni Representative; Stephen Thompson, Alumni Representative; John Cuppoletti, Faculty Representative; Lynn Davis, Faculty Representative; Randy Morris, Faculty Representative; Justin Shafer, Student Representative; Virginia L. Steiner, Executive Secretary and Clerk, Board of Trustees; and the public
(Vice Chairperson Jeffrey L. Wyler began the proceedings at approximately 2:32 p.m.)
Mr. Wyler: Good afternoon. Welcome everyone. I will conduct the meeting today in Mr. Cox’s absence.
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We have a number of matters to cover today in a very brief period of time. We will begin with the Committee Meetings; the first meeting is the Board-Administration Committee. Dr. Bhati is the Chairman. THE BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS (Proceedings of the Board Committee Meetings are contained in the respective Committee Meeting minutes, which are on file in the Office of the Board of Trustees.) The Committee Meetings began at 2:33 p.m.; the Meetings concluded at 2:37 p.m.
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees was convened at 2:38 p.m. and, as noted on the first page (page 51) of these minutes, roll call was taken.
Approval of the Items Recommended by the Board Committees Listed below are the items recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval by the Board-Administration Committee and the Finance Committee at their respective meetings held on November 8, 2004, prior to the Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees. Board-Administration Committee Recommendations
04.11.08.01 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS (AAUP) [FINAL CONTRACT LANGUAGE]
It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Cincinnati and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). A summary of the Ratified Agreement is attached.*
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04.11.08.02 Synopsis:
2004-2005 PAY PLAN [SUPPLEMENT] Supplement to the July 1, 2004, Pay Plan for Unrepresented Classified and Unclassified Staff
It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the following additional provisions to supplement the July 1, 2004, pay plan for unrepresented classified and unclassified staff previously approved on June 22, 2004. 1. A 1% additional adjustment to the minima and the maxima of all ranges on the unrepresented, classified and unclassified salary schedules, effective July 1, 2004. A 1% additional across-the-board adjustment for all unrepresented classified and unclassified employees, effective July 1, 2004. A 1% additional across-the-board adjustment for all Executive Officers of the University, Vice Presidents and Deans. The establishment of a 1.5% merit pool for Executive Officers of the University, Vice Presidents and Deans, effective July 1, 2004, as they were excluded from the initial July 1, 2004, pay plan increase.
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Finance Committee Recommendation
04.11.08.03 SUBCONTRACT BETWEEN CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (CCHMC) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL MEDICINE
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Development under the Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer and Wright Centers of Innovation programs administered by the State of Ohio’s Third Frontier Commission. Under the award, Cincinnati Children’s and the University of Cincinnati will establish a Center for Computational Medicine. A subcontract from Cincinnati Children’s to the University of Cincinnati, attached hereto, governs the collaboration of the two entities. It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the subcontract.*
Action Items Mr. Wyler: The full Board has been present at the Committee Meetings held today, and has received the recommendations of the Board-Administration and Finance Committees.
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The items reviewed and recommended by the Committees are named in an Action Items list distributed to you last week. May I have one motion to approve the three items reviewed and recommended today by the Board-Administration Committee and the Finance Committee? Upon motion of Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mrs. Heimann, the Board approved the items recommended by the Committees by the following roll call vote: Recommendation Nos. 04.11.08.01 through 04.11.08.03 AYE: NAY: ABSENT: Dr. Kendle, Mr. Schaefer, Dr. Bhati, Mr. Wyler, Mr. Niehoff, Mrs. Heimann, Mr. Heiman None Mr. Cox
Mr. Wyler: Thank you. All items are approved. On behalf of the Board, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone that was involved with the UC/AAUP negotiations. President Zimpher, the entire group from the faculty, Ms. Faaborg—all of you; it was an incredible job. As members of the Board, we are grateful; you obviously did a good job for the members, as indicated by the 337 to 17 vote—that is huge. And it is the first time in recent memory that we were able to do this without a lot of inflammatory press and so forth, and my hat is off to all of you from both sides of the table. It was a tremendous job, and we owe you a round of thanks. I was going to ask all the members to stand up and be introduced, but Karen did an excellent job recognizing everyone a few moments ago, so I do not need to name everyone again.
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President Zimpher, please move to the end of the table with me to sign the document. Sally Dunn, will you please come forward and join us. President Zimpher: Thank you. Seeing that Mr. Cox’s signature is already on this document, I will now sign. And, Sally, please sign here. The document is complete. For the record, we have done it. Thank you all. Mr. Wyler: I believe I am accurate in saying that this is the first time two women have signed that contract. That concludes our business today. May I have a motion to adjourn?
Adjournment There being no further business before the Board, upon motion of Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Niehoff, the meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
JEFFREY L. WYLER, VICE CHAIRPERSON
ANANT R. BHATI, SECRETARY