LFSA General Assembly - Minutes - April 5, 2021

LIBRARY FACULTY-STAFF ASSEMBLY (LFSA)

GENERAL MEETING NOTES

April 5, 2021

 

Executive Board

  • Brian Rosenblum- LFA Chair
  • Chris Bohling-LSA Chair
  • Angie Rathmel-LFA Vice-Chair
  • Mary Raple-LSA Vice-Chair
  • Karna Younger-LFA Secretary
  • Rebecca Schroeder-LSA Secretary

 

Call to order:

10:34am-Call to order by Brian Rosenblum-quorum met with 74 attendees

 

Approval of Minutes

  • Minutes to be distributed at a later date for approval

 

Introduction of new colleagues

  • Eric Bader - publishing specialist
  • Kali Deck - Annex inventory
  • Charissa Pincock -manuscript processor

 

Approval of spring LFSA general assembly minutes

  • Brian Rosenblum motion to approve by unanimous consent-approved

 

Reports from Governance committees

  • Committee on the Code
  • No update
  • Nominating and ballot
  • Sunita Gandhi gave update
  • Ballots will go out the first week of May

 

  • Salaries and Benefits
  • Angie Rathmel gave report as LFSA liaison to the committee
  • S & B will assist LFSA with charge to address budgetary concerns and communication
  • S & B will continue ongoing study of pay equity within the libraries

 

  • CRSA
  • Information about Library Research Fund
  • Committee has reviewed and approved four applications this fiscal year
  • There is $6000 in the LRF for FY21
  • There is a remaining balance of $3478
  • Information about General Research Fund
  • There is a $14, 562 GRF allocation to KU Libraries for FY22
  • A virtual Q & A was hosted by Lars Leon and Sarah Morris
  • Committee has reviewed three applications

 

Dean Smith’s remarks

  • Will give similar update to all staff meeting held the previous week
  • Budget update
  • Budget proposal submitted
  • Met with new CFO to discuss budget options
  • Returning to Work
  • Waiting on central administration to give guidance on work and classroom density
  • Expect mask mandate to remain through fall
  • Unlikely the libraries will have fully remote workers

 

LFSA Website Migration Team

  • Brian Rosenblum, Chris Bohling, Michelle Curttright, Scott Cossel and Sharon Riley
  • LFSA is responsible for migrating past LFA governance pages to new CMS
  • Opportunity to redesign some of the web content
  • Looking at deadline of late October/early November for migration completion

 

 

Governance Elections 2021

  • Discussion of open positions for this election cycle

New Business

  • LSA holding a session titled “Introduction to Governance” on 4/7/21
  • Ad Hoc Committee forming on Budget and Planning
  • Update on status by Angie Rathmel

Adjourn

11:21am-motion to adjourn