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Wednesday, March 13, 1985
XVm, , No, —
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Clackamas Community College
ASG committee re-examines constitution
By Amy LaBare
Of The Print
Associated Student Govern­
ment (ASG) has formed a
committee to revise the stu­
dent
constitution
of
Clackamas Community Col­
lege.
This committee was formed
when ASG members were left
with no guidelines for selecting
new officers after the resigna­
tion of former ASG President
Jenny Metzker last January.
When Metzker resigned
Shawnee Christensen moved
up from her vice presidential
post to head ASG, and in do­
ing so left the vice president
position open. When ASG
members went to consult the
constitution in regards to fill­
ing the vacant seat, they found
no help, Debbie Cayton, assis­
tant to the president and head
of the Constitutional Revision
Committee said.
Cayton explained many
areas of the constitution are
vague and need to be clarified.
She also emphasized that the
committee is working on rais­
ing ASG qualifications.
The committee wants to
raise the GPA requirement for
ASG members from the cur­
rent cumulative 2.0 to a term
GPA of 2.5.
Another change the com­
mittee wishes to make is in
raising the number of credit
hours required for officers.
Currently, officers must be
carrying six credit hours. The
committee is proposing to
raise the minimum to eight
credit hours, Cayton said.
The last area the committee
is working on involves the
senate selection process.
Cayton said this was “very
vague” in the constitution
now and the committee wants
Faculty contract negotiations
focus on health benefit survey
By Shelley Ball
last negotiating meeting on
March 6, at which time Durrer
said the faculty presented “a
Negotiations between revised proposal as far as
Clackamas Community Col­ salary and benefits” to the ad­
lege’s Board of Directors and ministration.
faculty members for a 1985-86
Durrer explained that in ad­
faculty contract have been put
dition to the health benefits
on hold temporarily until the issue, the faculty is asking for
results of a joint survey con­ a revised increase to their
cerning health care benefits salary base, which is actually
are presented at their next lower than their previous pro­
meeting.
posal, as well as asking for a
The survey has been put out four percent increment.
by Michael Durr er, chairper­
In an earlier meeting Feb.
son of the faculty negotiating 27, the administration gave its
committee and Jim Painter, response to the first faculty
chairperson of the ad­ proposal, which was originally
ministrative negotiating com­ presented Jan. 30. Painter ex­
mittee in order for both sides plained that at the February
to come to an agreement on meeting the Board announced
the amount of a monetary cap it had no new articles to open
to be placed on health benefits for a proposal of their own.
to faculty members as part of Instead the Board will be
a proposed health benefit negotiating with the faculty
package. •
over the articles they have
“Both teams are trying to brought up.
find out from the faculty what
As for the negotiating pro­
their eligibility is,” Durrer
said, in order to determine cess itself, both Painter and
what the cost factor will be for Durrer are encouraged by it.
“Negotiations seem to be go­
the package.
The issue of benefits was the ing quite well. I think we’re
major topic discussed at the getting closer all the time to a
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demonstrates power of mind over body by smashing bricks in
half during presentation at Community Center.
Photo by Joel Miller
the process clearly stated.
Students will vote on these
constitutional revisions when
they vote for new officers at
the end of April. Voting takes
place at the Student Activities
Office in the Community
Center. Students will need
their student body cards in
order to vote.
settlement,” Durrer said.
“We’re moving along very
well,” Painter said. He added
that the joint survey is a good
sign of cooperation between
the faultyy and the administra­
tion. Both sides will meet
again on March 21 to review
the results of the survey.
The faculty negotiating
committee is composed of five
members: Durrer, chairperson
of drafting technology and
building construction; John
Or relie, psychology instructor;
Annette Unwin, English in­
structor; Jeff Buser-Molatore,
metals and welding instructor;
and Bob Dahlman, an Oregon
Education Association (OEA)
representative who will serve
as the committee’s official
negotiator.
Members of the ad­
ministrative negotiating com­
mittee include: Painter, per­
sonnel officer; Bill Hargadine,
dean of instructional support
services; John Hooley, assis­
tant dean of humanities and
social sciences; and Don
Schafer, a negotiator from
Cascade Employers Associa­
tion, Inc.
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on campus
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