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

Absent: Jane Kovach,

1. MOVED (Milner/Gore) that the agenda be approved as distributed. CARRIED

2. MOVED (Gore/Thornton) that the minutes of July 22, 1998, be approved as amended. CARRIED

MOVED (Thornton/Milner) that the minutes of August 12, 1998, be approved as amended. CARRIED

3. Urgent Business. None.

4. Chair's Remarks and Correspondence.

4.1 Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal letter sent to Director of Human Recources.

4.2 Faculty Club Survey

The Faculty Club will be holding a focus group of members September 16. A survey of PEA Faculty Club members will be conducted on the A&AP listserv.

4.3 Breast Cancer Walk

A group of PEA members will take part in the Breast Cancer Walk October 4. Thornton will obtain a registration kit and coordinate involvement.

4.4 Chapter By-Election

Balloting for the Chapter Executive By-election will close on September 16. There are two candidates. A candidates meeting will be held September 11 from noon - 1:30 pm, CLE D125.

4.5 Provincial PEA Executive election

Candidates are still being sought for the Provincial PEA Executive election. Another call for nominations will be posted on the A&AP listserv. 4.6 MOVED (Milner/Thornton) that Bill Gorman be appointed as Local Representative for the Engineering Lab Wing on an interim basis; that a search be conducted for candidates to fill this position.

5. Reports

5.1 Bargaining Committee (Darling)

A tentative agreement has been reached. Ratification meetings will be held September 10 and 15, noon -1:30 pm, and voting closes at 4:30 pm on September 17, 1998.

5.2 Staff Officer (Forde)

Forde has been working on five issues involving members: - a grievance arising out of department reorganization; - a jurisdictional issue; - a concern over job reclassification; - a concern regarding a student survey; - the deletion of a term position.

5.3 Provincial Executive (Gore)

The August 17, 1998, meeting included discussion on: - the need for additional candidates from UVic for the Provincial Executive Election; - request from the UVic Chapter for permission to send an observer to Provincial Executive meetings (in addition to the Chapter representative). This was denied. - The Annual General Meeting will be held Monday October 26, 1998, at 7 pm. All Chapter Executive and Local Representatives attending the meeting will be reimbursed expenses.

6. Business Arising. None.

7. Other Business. None.

8. MOVED (Chappell) that the meeting be adjourned. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 pm.

Next meeting Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at noon, Clearihue B446.