Resolutions
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Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
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11 | Promoting Staff Participation in Cornell Campus Climate Change Literacy Goals | Accepted by the President | This resolution supports the University’s efforts to promote climate change literacy and recommends that staff be a central component of furthering Cornell climate literacy goals. | 05/10/2018 6:30pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
10 | Improving Consistency in Retirement Benefit Accrual Policies | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution seeks to eliminate the distinction between non-exempt staff and exempt staff under the Cornell University Retirement Program (CURP) in order that all benefits-eligible endowed employees should become eligible to receive University contributions to their retirement plans upon employment, without any waiting period as now required only for non-exempt staff. | 05/14/2018 11:45am | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
9 | Recommending Revisions to Leave Accrual | Rejected by the Assembly | This resolution accepts a recommendation from the EA Personnel Policy Committee for the Office of Human Resources to revise the policy on leave accrual with an effective date of January 1, 2018. | 12/13/2017 2:45pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
8 | Furthering the Institutional Commitment to LGBTQ+ Inclusion | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution recommends specific actions and strategies to advance workplace protections and to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion. | 01/02/2018 12:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
7 | Advancing a Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the Ithaca Campus | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution calls upon Transportation Services to advance a Comprehensive Transportation Planning Study. | 01/02/2018 12:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
6 | Reducing Community Violence and Hate through Staff Involvement and Support | Acknowledged by the President | In response to recent cases of violence and discrimination on campus, the EA makes this statement in opposition and calls on the administration to take specific actions to challenge institutional inequity. | 09/18/2017 4:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
5 | Clarification of Section 1.9 in the Bylaws | Accepted by the President | This resolution clarifies how abstention votes are counted in the EA Bylaws. | 11/21/2017 5:15pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
4 | Approval of the 2017-2018 Operating Budget | Acknowledged by the President | This is the Operating Budget for the EA 2017-2018 legislative session. | 11/21/2017 5:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
3 | In Support of the CARE Fund | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution allocates funds from the EA budget to support the fundraising efforts of the CARE Fund. | 09/18/2017 12:15pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
2 | Fostering Meaningful Employee Engagement | Returned by the President | This resolution recommends that the Board of Trustees Committee on Composition and Governance establish a committee on the workforce and add an additional Employee-elected Trustee. | 06/07/2017 7:00am | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |
1 | Adopting the 2017-2018 Standing Rules | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution adopts the Standing Rules of the Employee Assembly for the 2017-2018 legislative term. | 07/03/2017 8:30pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2017-2018 |