They will develop preliminary reports and plans for addressing market deficiencies. These plans will be shared and discussed with the staff councils and with supervisors in various areas to get reactions before being finalized. Some work has already been done and some additional analysis will be completed in time to set the FY02 increases. Other studies will take longer and will affect the distribution of the FY03 and FY04 market equity pools. The councils serve the president as advisory bodies on staff issues such as compensation and benefits, working conditions and policies.
Universities have a style of governance that is a little different from other organizations.
Shared governance works only when people invest themselves. Your contributions make the university a better place to work. Leitzel presented certificates to outgoing councilors Kaye Jaus, Dutch Crabbendam, Debra Clark, George Clark, Cecil Charles Maxfield and Barbara Sirois Doyle. After the president's visit, the OS Council grappled with the problem of electing officers. Council membership has declined and some districts remain vacant, although district elections were held in October.