Steering Committee Meeting
November 5, 2019
3:30pm
206 Samford Hall

Present: Nedret Billor-Chair; Emmet Winn, Bob Norton, Greg Schmidt-Secretary Elect, Don Mulvaney-Chair Elect, Michael Tillson, Mike Baginski, Bill Hardgrave, Adrienne Wilson-Secretary, Jung Won Hur

Absent: Jared Russell

Minutes from the Steering Committee Meeting of October 8, 2019-Approved.

Strategic Budget Initiative
Presenter: Kelli Shomaker, VP for Business and Finance, CFO

• Power Point Presentation
• FY21 Budget/5th year under initiative
• History of the Model: Guiding Principles, Timeline from 2013 through 2020
• Explanation of revenues and expenses
• Committee requested the creation of an additional slide for the presentation describing impact of the Strategic Plan and Budget

Changes in Health Insurance Plan
Presenter: Ann Shore

• Power Point Presentation
• 2020 Benefits
• Open Enrollment: November 1-December 2
• Online Enrollment-select 2020 benefits via AU Access
• Health Plan Design Changes
• Committee requested the addition of information on WageWorks to track Flexible Spending Accounts
• Additional Insurance Products
• Retirement Plans
• AU Benefits Fair: November 14 at the Coliseum
• Healthy Tigers

Selling Alcohol in the Stadium
Presenter: Evin Beck

• Discussion on selling alcohol in the stadium beginning with the 2020 season.
• For Senate discussion and feedback
• Committee requested a Power Point Presentation to include a timeline, rules, preliminary research on other SEC institutions that have implemented this, explanation of the revenus going back into the stadium
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Discovery Tool
Presenters: Nadine Ellero and Toni Carter, Libraries

• Power Point Presentation
• Discovery Tool=”Single Search for Almost Everything”
• EBSCO Discovery service is AU Libraries choice
• Compare and contrast with library catalogue
• Benefits to students
• Discovery webpage-explanation of features

Other Business:

• Agenda for Senate Meeting on 11/12/19 approved.
• Nomination Committee comments-send information via email
• Meeting with BOT pro tempore Wayne Smith and Nedret Billor being planned.
• January meeting agenda is set
• Request for ideas for February meeting
• Ask Provost about service recognition
• Bob Norton-concern about use of golf carts on the city’s streets.

Adjourned: 4:50pm

Respectfully submitted,

Adrienne Wilson
Senate Secretary