Minutes 2021-02

10:00am, Friday, February 19, 2021 – Zoom

Present

APA Statewide:

Sherry Horeanopoulos, President and Fitchburg State President
Charlie Cianfarini, Vice President
Mark Powers, Secretary
Aaron Childs, Membership Coordinator
Liz Novak, Web Manager
Roberta James, MTA Field Representative

APA Chapter Presidents:

Brian Cahillane, Westfield State University
Jane Decatur, Framingham State University
Susan McNeil, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Mike Pelletier, Salem State University (Joined at 11:05am)
Mike Storey, Bridgewater State University
Edward Vacha, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Peter Fenuccio, Worcester State University

Absent

APA Statewide:

Maria Brunelle, Treasurer
Catherine Santiago, MTA Field Representative

APA Chapter Presidents:

Seth Bean, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Call to Order

10:05AM

Approval of Minutes

Friday, January 15, 2021

Amendments: None
Motion to approve membership report as presented/amended made: by J. Decatur
2nd by: E. Vacha
Vote: Unanimous
Action: Motion Carries

Public Comments

None

President’s Report – Sherry Horeanopoulos

Contract updates – Should we be negotiating a 3-year contract or extend a 1-year contract
again. MSCA and MCCC must be in agreement either way.
Attended MTA ByLaws Committee Meeting on Tuesday February 16th regarding
proposed ByLaw change to Dues Enrollment. Committee approved (6-1-0) to move the
proposal forward to the MTA Board Meeting.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts House Docket, No. 1794. Filed on 02/11/2021.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate Docket, No. 1686. Filed on 02/18/2021. An Act relative to providing a COVID-19 retirement credit to essential public-sector workers.
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Early Retirement – Minimums per campus as of February 18, 2021:
- Framingham – 4 APA Members (2/11/2021)
- Fitchburg – 4 APA Members (2/12/2021)
- Salem – 15 APA Members (2/12/2021)
- MCLA – 3 APA Members (2/16/2021)
- Bridgewater – 8 APA Members (2/16/2021)
- Worcester – 5 APA Members (2/17/2021)
- Westfield – Number of APA not determined yet (2/18/2021)
- No word yet from Mass Art or Maritime
Governor Baker’s State of the Commonwealth address – Not bad.
Vaccinations for Higher Education personnel
MTA sponsored Bargaining Summit, February 27, 2021 from 9:00am to Noon.

Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle

Payroll due on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 by 12:00

Approval of November report

Amendments: None
Motion to approve membership report
- presented/amended made by J. Decatur
- 2nd by: E. Vacha
- Vote: Unanimous
- Action: Motion Carries

Membership and Data – Aaron Childs

1360 Overall Membership since October 2020. A decrease of 1.
120 Non-Dues Paying Member. An increase of 0 since November 2020

Website – Liz Novak

Published the approved January minutes
Usage of website – stats 601 sessions with 919 page views over January

Health and Welfare Report – Mike Storey

Next virtual meeting on Feb 26.

Committee Reports

Budget Committee – Mike Storey

No updates.

Employee Relations Working Group – Mark Powers

No updates.

Professional Development – Edward Vacha

No updates.

Negotiations – Sherry Horeanopoulos

No updates.

Old/New Business

FAQ of the Month for the Website for January
- Vaccinations
NEA Conferences Motion – Via email 04 Feb 2021
Motion 2021.02.14-1
- Motion: Move that a maximum of three (3) Dues-Paying members per campus chapter be allowed to register for the NEA Higher Ed Conferences. The APA will reimburse the cost for these registrations using Statewide funds. The local chapter may allow up to two (2) additional Dues-paying members to attend using their local chapter funds. Attendance for the conference(s) will be required for reimbursement.
- Motion by C. Cianfarini
- 2nd by J. Decatur
- Vote: 7-0-4
- Action: Motion Carries

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