Attendees: Ann Riley, Deb Ward, Corrie Hutchinson, Sheryl Cullina, Kathy Peters, Jeannette Pierce, Pat Jones, Shannon Cary, Tom Barnes, Ernest Shaw, Anselm Huelsbergen
Agenda Items:
Dean’s Council: Dean’s Council is very concerned about the cuts
– Final announcement is to be on 6/3, which creates tough timing.
-There is no word from the legislature on its actions, and there will not be until late May.
-All Schools and Colleges are doing program reviews for vertical cuts, but there will likely not be savings from those cuts for 2-3 years.
All Staff Meeting on Budget: Overall, it went well.
-ACTION: Sheryl will create an anonymous box on the staff site for more suggestions.
Near Future Top level travel:
-Ann out 5/1-5/5 for ARL: Deb will be here
-Ann out 5/28-6/10: Deb, Jeanette and Corrie will be here in some combination
-Ann out 6/24-6/28 for ALA: Deb will be here
Staff Award: Sheryl will investigate further
-Celebration of Service: Thursday 5/18 11:30am: as many as possible should attend
-Michaelle is receiving a prize during Staff Apprecitation Week.
-ACTION: We will send out a reminder of this event and ask library employees to attend.
Staff Development Committee:
-Raffle to encourage participation in professional development is approved by LMT.
-LMT sees professional development as part of the job. Training is done on University time, and with University resources. There is an expectation for employees to improve themselves and their ability to do their jobs.
-ACTION: Raffle to be written up as a pilot plan, and to be approved by the provost.
-Prizes should be limited to a total of $100
Nametags: ACTION: Follow up for next LMT Meeting.
AED: ACTION: Pat Jones will order 3 more defribulators. Signs will be arranged stating that they are for use by trained people only.
Logistics:
-Outdoor lighting plans for 24/5 hours this fall are moving forward.
-Furniture moving plans are moving forward.
-Steam Pipe under Lowry Mall: North side of the mall will be pulled up beginning around 6/15 to reroute steam pipes and repair the tunnel. The area will likely be disrupted for the entire ’17-’18 academic year. Facilities would not admit to any estimate of noise levels.
-ACTION: A letter will be sent to facilities asking that the area not be resurfaced with bricks: they are slippery when wet, and water causes uneven and dangerous surfaces.
State Historical Society:
-Ann attended the groundbreaking event, which went well and was well attended.
-MU Libraries was thanked.
Budget FY18:
-Submit budgets with 12% cuts by 5/1. Ann will submit a narrative to Provost Stokes along with the budget.
-LMT needs to set a set of strategic goals (focus, cuts), set plan to meet them, and COMMUNICATE what this is and how decisions that are made should works towards meeting those goals, and why.