Present: Glen Darling (chair), Tom Gore, Maggie Cooper Little, Martin Milner, Jane Kovach, Ian Thornton and Dick Chappell.

1. MOVED (Milner Chappell) approval of the agenda as amended. CARRIED

2. MOVED (Milner/Kovach) that the minutes of June 24, 1998, be approved as
     amended.
 
3. Urgent Business: 

3.1 Performance Review
 
It has been suggested through the Local Representatives Committee that there be wider consultation with Chapter members on the current draft of the Performance Review. To provide an opportunity for greater consultation, the following procedure will take place:
the draft will be posted on the PEA website;
a notice will be sent to the A&AP listserv inviting members' comments by August 10;
Local Reps will also be asked to circulate the notice;
the notice will also be placed in "The Professional";
the Executive will summarize and review feedback at a meeting on August 12;
a follow-up meeting of members will be scheduled if required.
The August 12 meeting will take the place of the regular August 5 executive  meeting. Thornton will request the Performance Review Committee meeting to revise the timeline to allow time for wider PEA consultation.
 
3.2 Executive By-election
 
The Chair of the Nominations Committee has been informed of the need for a by-election to fill the term vacated by Rosalie Phillips. It will be recommended to the Nominations Committee that nominations close by August 20, 1998 and that the by-election be held on September 15, 1998.

5.1     Bargaining:   (Darling)
  The committee is satisfied with the progress to date and agreement has now been reached on several items.
  5.2     Appointments Committee (Kovach)
  There have been no further nominations for the Seminars Committee. A recent nomination for the Local Representatives Committee has been forwarded to Milner.   MOVED (Milner/Gore) that Carolyn Schneider be appointed as Local Representative for the University Centre; that Yvonne Lawson be appointed as Local Representative for Begbie/Cornett; and that Monica Reimer be appointed  as Local Representative for Continuing Specialist Instructional Staff. CARRIED
  5.3  Seminars Committee (Cooper Little)
  The following speakers have now been confirmed: Dr. A.R. Elangovan - Conflict in the Workplace, July 23;
Wes Geitz - Personal Style, July 30;
Ann Nightingale - How to Get There From Here, date to be confirmed. The committee will also buy two professional development videos and arrange for showings in August. Later, these will be donated to the McPherson Library.

5.4  Provincial Executive (Gore)
 

Policy Review Committee has rewritten the PEA Plicy Manual and all revisions to the existing policy manual were approved. After much discussion, the $3,000 cap on accumulated funds from Provincial per chapter was removed. The minimum will be $1,000 for all chapters, regardless of membership.  Accumulated funds may total the equivalent of three years funding. This arrangement was seen as being more equitable to smaller chapters. Funding for the Annual General Meeting was increased to include chapter exectutive as well as local reprsentatives.
Elaine Doyle's resignation as staff officer was announced effective August 15, 1998. The position will be filled by John Forde, with a re-allocation of territory reducing Forde's responsibility to UVic and Vancouver Island.
Concerns were raised re implications of the Public Service Labour Relations Act. This legislation has frozen the number of Government Licensed Professional categories in the PEA at the current number.
An organizer will be hired on a two-year contract to increase the
number of  bargaining units.
A program to educate members re benefits of PEA membership is needed.
Ontario Federation of Labour issue was discussed.

MOVED (Chappell/Cooper Little) that Tom Gore be appointed the representative of the Chapter at Provincial PEA Executive meetings; and that a second Chapter member be funded by the UVic Chapter to attend as an observer, subject to any restrictions of the Provincial PEA constitution. CARRIED

6.1 Ontario Federation of Labour  Tabled to next meeting.

6.2 Reassignment of Responsibilities

Following the resignation of Rosalie Phillips, various duties were re-assigned.

MOVED (Chappell/Kovach)that Martin Milner be appointed as Chair of the Local Representatives Committee; that Ian Thornton be appointed as Chapter representative to the Performance Review Committee.  CARRIED

Jane Kovach has assumed responsibility for the A&AP Listserv.

7.1 Contact with Other University Professional Groups

Gore and Thornton have conducted research to locate other professional unions at Canadian universities. Gore has researched from Ontario to the East, Thornton from Manitoba to the West. Few other organized groups have been found to date.  The Chapter website will be linked to the Professional Staff websites at SFU, UBC and Waterloo.

7.2 Chapter Buttons

Gore is inviting feedback from directors on several designs for a Chapter button.  He will circulate the URL so these may be viewed.