Staff Association Council Meeting Minutes: September 2018

Staff Association Council Meeting 

Minutes 

September 27, 2018 

Attendees: 

Jessica Morris – DN 

Lawana Morgan – RE 

Chad Allen – SO 

Jammie Kizzar – VI 

Kelley Riha – OUT 

Kevin Colwell – CA 

Warm fuzzies 

Staff Association will be making holiday-themed warm fuzzies this year. Watch the Intranet for updates. 

Staff event 

There will be an event early next year for staff to show off their art and talents. If you want to show off your talents and/or see what other MLS employees can do, keep the 19th of January in mind. 

Recognition of members of the military and veterans at Staff Day 

The schedule for this year’s Staff Day is too full to add this for this year. There are plans to include it in future Staff Days. 

Staff Association elections 

Further work on elections has been suspended pending the appointment of more representatives to the Staff Association council. 

Staffing issues 

Agreement was reached to work with all relevant parties to reverse the long-term trend of slow hiring at MLS and formulate a plan to counteract staffing shock when departments and locations expand their services.