\n\tPresent: Shannon Cary, Sheryl Cullina, Michael Holland, Corrie Hutchinson, Pat Jones, Kathy Peters, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Ernest Shaw, Deb Ward\n<\/p>\n
\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\tACTION: Ann will be meeting with librarians in SCARaB to gather their opinions and come up with a temporary organizational structure.\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n\tACTION: LMT agreed to participate in this project. \tOther News<\/strong> \n\tTodd Rupar, from Nursing, will be the new chair of the Library Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tBudget Discussion with Regards to FLSA<\/strong>
\n\tINFORMATION: 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.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tCompression and Filling Some Positions<\/strong>
\n\tINFORMATION: 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.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tMERLIN Change Report<\/strong>
\n\tINFORMATION: Ann discussed staffing changes due to our changing relationship with MOBIUS.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tDiscuss options for SCARaB Next Semester<\/strong>
\n\tINFORMATION: The members of LMT congratulated Mike Holland on his upcoming retirement. They discussed various options for re-organizing the department.\n<\/p>\n
\n\tStrategic Analysis of the Libraries by Public Affairs Students<\/strong>
\n\tINFORMATION: 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.\n<\/p>\n
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\n\tINFORMATION: Jeannette and Grace Atkins will be meeting with the University Libraries Student Advisory Committee (ULSAC) on Tuesday, September 13.\n<\/p>\n