Present: Shannon Cary, Sheryl Cullina, Michael Holland, Corrie Hutchinson, Pat Jones, Kathy Peters, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Ernest Shaw, Deb Ward
Budget Discussion with Regards to FLSA
INFORMATION: Sheryl updated the members of LMT on how the new overtime rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affects the Libraries’ budget. This new rule sets the minimum salary level for exempt employees at $46,476 annually for a full-year worker. The rule will be effective on Dec. 1, 2016. We have a meeting scheduled with HRS on September 23 to discuss the FLSA changes.
Compression and Filling Some Positions
INFORMATION: FLSA changes will cause additional salary compression issues for the librarians and archivists. Ann has asked Sheryl to gather salary data for LMT to review. LMT will also be reviewing staffing priorities.
MERLIN Change Report
INFORMATION: Ann discussed staffing changes due to our changing relationship with MOBIUS.
Discuss options for SCARaB Next Semester
INFORMATION: The members of LMT congratulated Mike Holland on his upcoming retirement. They discussed various options for re-organizing the department.
ACTION: Ann will be meeting with librarians in SCARaB to gather their opinions and come up with a temporary organizational structure.
Strategic Analysis of the Libraries by Public Affairs Students
INFORMATION: Shannon informed LMT members that a group of graduate students from the Truman School of Public Affairs was interested in doing an in-depth semester-long strategic organizational analysis of the Libraries. The Libraries would agree to provide some internal planning documents and have some of the management team interviewed. At the end of the project, the students will provide a report with their finding to the Libraries.
ACTION: LMT agreed to participate in this project.
Other News
INFORMATION: Jeannette and Grace Atkins will be meeting with the University Libraries Student Advisory Committee (ULSAC) on Tuesday, September 13.
Todd Rupar, from Nursing, will be the new chair of the Library Committee.