Members Present: Charles Pfeifer, Cathy Thomas (Chairperson), Jim Anthony,
Gretchen Van Doren, and Cherri Lambeth

Members Absent: Ethel Lynch, Richard Waugh, Kari Bachman

Ex-Officio Members: Janet May

Ex-Officio Members Absent: Dianna Quintana, Tammy Anthony, Tina Byford

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OPENING

The regular meeting of the Fringe Benefits Committee was convened on
Tuesday, Janaury 25, 2005, at 2:05 p.m..

OLD BUSINESS

A. A Motion was made, seconded, and passed unanimously to approve the
minutes of the December 20, 2004 meeting, as submitted.

B. The Sick Leave Bank (SLB) Sub-committee met with Human Resources to
clarify the 30-day policy and the responsibilities of the individual
employee. The committee presented some of the responses provided during
their discussions:

* The SLB Committee had not received requests for exception to the 30-day
policy
* The SLB Committee has not approved extensions of SLB benefits to past or
current users
* Long Term Disability (LTD) can extend 5 - 10 years
* Existing SLB recommendations and procedures as presented in the NMSU
Policy Manual are adequate to cover the employee and were created to treat
all the employees fairly.
* Leave Without Pay (LWOP) has been successfully applied for by employees
and can be administered at any increment.

Follow-up discussions by the Committee were held. Topics included but were
not restricted to: NMSU policy description of the SLB; Section A.7 of the
general program requirements; and Section B.3 and B.8 of the Application
Procedures.

A Motion was made and seconded that the Committee advise ACAP we have
reviewed the scenario as presented and that no changes to the SLB policies
or procedures be made at this time. The Committee will also respond
directly to the supervisor on their decision of no recommendation.

OLD BUSINESS

C. Information on retiree benefits as it pertains to tickets for the
Woman's Basketball events will be given at the next meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

A. The election of new officers was conducted. Motions were made and
seconded placing Jim Anthony in nomination for President and Gretchen Van
Doren for Secretary. Both were unanimously passed.

NEXT MEETING

The Committee briefly discussed altering the day and place of the meetings.
Recommendations were made to the new president to consider Wednesdays as
the day for meetings, and whether an alternate site should be considered to
accommodate teleconferencing. Jim will poll the committee on these
considerations.

Tentatively the next meeting is scheduled for February 16, 2005, at 1:30pm
in Breland Hall.

ADJOURNMENT