Budgets and...

Hi Everyone,

At the 1/5/10 Full Council meeting, our guest speaker was Richard Cate, VP of Finance and Admin., on the topic of the FY10 and FY11 Budgets.

There is an excellent overview of his talk under "Presentations" from the UVM Budget Planning website. Links to these are also available on the Staff Council homepage.

A summary of his actual presentation, with brief Q&A, should be up on the SC homepage soon, contained within the January meeting summary. Please do look over the numbers, consider the calls for input, and send any comments or suggestions to the Staff Council Office [656-4493 or Staff.Council@uvm.edu]. (Details also aesthetically presented in the Staffline)


..And More

Instead of paraphrasing here, I'd like to refer you all to the President's Update section of the December 1 Staff Council meeting minutes--it's a concise overview of the many current issues we've been addressing with the Administration and President Fogel. Many of these are still in early stages, and hopefully if we keep ourselves informed we can have some input and effect on the outcomes. Please keep checking the websites--both the Staff Council's and the various involved UVM taskforces' and departments'-- for further developments.

The Staff Council President and Vice President meet with Administration representatives and President Fogel monthly to discuss staff interests and concerns, so don't forget to communicate any ideas you think should be considered to the Council Office. Next month's is scheduled for 2/2/10 (yes, Groundhog Day), so please send any communications by one week in advance: 1/26/10. There should soon be a section of the website dedicated to this activity, so keep checking!

Well the dark clouds coming across the lake are nearly here, but it looks like clear sky behind them--stay ready for anything, and keep warm,

Joanne