A question was raised regarding how different departments handle release time for Wellness. Employees in the Physical Plant are required to sign a contract each year. They are also restricted from taking Wellness time during the summer because of the workload. According to some of the employees this summer was one of the slowest they ve had and employees were able to use vacation time, but were not allowed release time for Wellness. This is becoming a moral problem among employees.
Release time is a departmental decision based on operational needs of the department.
Another question was raised from the current contract with physical plant that by restricting time allowed for Wellness to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday only, that there would be no variation in the times when employees would be gone creating more of a hardship on the department. The Council agreed that the document on Shared Governance sounded good with the exception of the recommendation for the number of Civil Service representatives. We feel that we need more representation. There is still time to contact one of your council members if you have any concerns you would like to share. Reports Secretary Sharon Foiles Minutes for the August 1 st meeting were approved.