President Linda Duncan called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M.

Eighteen senators were present. Senators Richard Balderas, Sandy Johnson, and Les Waymack were absent; Harold Rathburn attended in place of Senator Phil Sudman.

Agenda Items:

1. Approval of Minutes and Treasurer's Report.
Upon motion by Gene Atkinson, the minutes of the May meeting were approved as distributed. The Treasurer reported a balance of $4,241.36.

2. Introduction of New Senator.
The Senate welcomed Dr. David Weissenburger as the new representative from the Central Texas Center.

3. Election of Parliamentarian.
Responding to a call from President Duncan, Teresa Davidian volunteered to fill the office of Parliamentarian for the 1999-2000 academic year. Upon motion from Marilyn Robitaille, the senate appointed Dr. Davidian to this office.

4. Report on Meeting with Provost Regarding Faculty Raises.

Holly Lamb reported the state allocated $15,000,000 for Tarleton's budget for a two-year period. Faculty raises were budgeted as follows: average of 4 percent for merit, $3,000 floor adjustments, and variable-rate in-creases for compression raises.

5. Report on Calendar Committee.
Holly Lamb distributed copies of the proposed university calendar for the 2000-2001 academic year and solic-ited input from senate members and the faculty at large. The proposed calendar will be voted on in the October meeting.

6. Report on University Committee Assignments.
Holly Lamb distributed a document that noted the relationship between the number of appointees to university committees and the number recommended by the senate. Both Drs. Lamb and Duncan observed the percentage of recommended persons actually appointed was higher than in previous years. David Weissenburger expressed a desire to see Central Texas Center faculty represented on university committees. Dr. Lamb promised future committee solicitations would certainly include faculty members from this center. Dr. Duncan promised to study the feasibility of appointments for the 1999-2000 academic year.

7. Report on Librarian Representation Question.
In response to a request on clarification on the question of whether Dick Smith Library personnel would be rep-resented by the Faculty Senate of the Staff Council, Karen Defranchi indicated the majority of professional li-brarians preferred senate representation. She requested that the Faculty Senate continue to represent these indi-viduals while the Staff Council represents other library personnel. Following motion by Gene Atkinson, the senate approved this request.

8. Report on October Senate Luncheon.
Following discussion on possible speakers for the October Senate Luncheon, the senate passed Bill Beaty's motion to appoint a committee to solicit speakers for the fall and spring luncheons. President Duncan appointed herself, Holly Lamb, Gene Atkinson, and Karen Defranchi to this committee.

9. Texas Council of Faculty Senates Meeting, Austin, October 22-23, 1999.
Upon motion by Rusty Freed, the senate passed a motion authorizing the reimbursement of expenses incurred by Linda Duncan and Holly Lamb while attending this meeting. The motion also authorized the payment of senate membership dues to this body.

10. Nominations for Faculty Advisory Committee (alternates).
The senate nominated the following tenured faculty members to serve as alternates to the Faculty Advisory Committee: College of Arts and Sciences - Dr. Randy Popken
College of Business Administration - Dr. Sam Hazen
At Large - Dr. Sandy Johnson

11. Reorganization of Senate Committees.
President Duncan reorganized existing Faculty Senate committees as follows:
Faculty Evaluation Committee: Chair - Holly Lamb
Members - Richard Winton
Richard Sale
Teresa Davidian
Developmental Leave Committee: Chair - Linda Duncan
Members - Marilyn Robitaille
Steve Simpson

12. Distribution of Agenda and Minutes.
The senate instructed Secretary Bill Beaty to email copies of future meeting agendas to all faculty members but to continue mailing hard copies of agendas (with attachments) to senate members. Following their approval, all minutes will be posted to the senate Web site.

13. Report on Faculty Survey.
Following a lengthy discussion, President Duncan appointed a committee consisting of herself, Gene Atkinson, and Charles Walker to prepare a summary statement based on last spring's faculty survey as a guide to future senate action.

14. New Business.

a. David Weissenburger was asked to propose changes to the Faculty Senate bylaws to ensure the representa-tion of the Central Texas Center's faculty by this body.

b. Based on general consensus of senators, President Duncan will acquire copies of the Texas A&M Faculty Survey, the 1999-2000 Faculty Handbook, and the 1999-2000 University Budget for the Faculty Senate Of-fice.

c. President Duncan announced the proposed administrative reorganization chart has been distributed to de-partment heads. Senators were encouraged to see these individuals for more information.

d. Members were informed the Faculty Senate could acquire an organizational membership to Sam's Whole-sale Clubs for an annual fee of $50. This membership would then allow faculty members to obtain individ-ual memberships at reduced rates. Rusty Freed volunteered to check on the feasibility of this proposal with the Tarleton administration and report back at the next meeting.

e. Richard Winton proposed the senate pass a resolution encouraging the Texas A&M University System move the insurance enrollment date back from July to April for the benefit of faculty members who do not teach in the second summer session. After some discussion, Dr. Winton volunteered to check with Ralinda Stone in the Human Resources Department and report back to the senate at the October meeting.

President Duncan adjourned the meeting at 4:59 P.M.