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Strategy and Resources Committee 1-2009

Meeting 1/2009 of the Strategy and Resources Committee will commence at 4.30 pm on Thursday 5 February 2009 in the STRIP Ground Floor Meeting Room, Building 75, Clayton campus.

Rhonda Hinds
Secretary

AGENDA

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

Members are reminded that afternoon tea will be served from 4.00 pm.

* 1. Attendance and apologies

No apologies have been received.

In attendance
Mr Reynold Dias, Divisional Director Financial and Resources Management Division Ms Loren Miller, Director, Business Strategy VP(Finance).

* 2. Formal Items

Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not are unstarred.

The Chair will move that the items remaining unstarred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted by the Committee as appropriate.

* 3. Minutes of Meeting 11/2008                pp 1-4

The Minutes of SRC Meeting 11/2008, held on 9 December 2008, are attached for confirmation.
SRC 01/09

Recommendation

That the Committee confirm the Minutes of SRC Meeting 11/2008.

4. Matters arising from the Minutes of Meeting 11/2008

* 4.1 Senior Management Summit (SMS) 2009                p 5

Professor Merran Evans will introduce the attached final program for the SMS 2009.
SRC 02/09

Recommendation

That the Committee receive the SMS 2009 program and note Professor Evans’ advice.

* 5. Vice-Chancellor’s Business

Professor Richard Larkins will report.

Recommendation

That the Committee receive and note the Vice-Chancellor’s report.

* 6. Planning and Monitoring

* 6.1 Workforce Movements and Redundancy Status (Confidential)

* 7. Budget and Financial Performance

* 7.1 Financial Reports                pp 7-30

Mr Pitt will report on the University’s estimated financial outcome for 2008.
SRC 03/09,  SRC 04/09
Mr Reynold Dias will be in attendance for this item.               SRC 05/09

Recommendation

That the Committee receive the attached reports and note Mr Pitt’s advice.

* 7.2 Monash Support Experience Questionnaire 2008                pp 31-34

Professor Evans will introduce the attached report.                SRC 06/09

Recommendation

That the Committee receive and note the Monash Support Experience Questionnaire 2008.

* 7.3 Finance Shared Services Review Proposal (Confidential)

8. Policies

No Policies received to date.

9. Standing Committees

9.1 Publications Committee

9.1.1 Receipt of Report                pp 49-54

Attached is the report of the meeting of the Publications Committee held on 3 December 2008.
SRC 08/09

Recommendations

That the Committee:

  • Receive and note the Report of the Publications Committee meeting of 3 December 2008.
  • Approve that the following be removed from all faculty/school/department etc web sites and be replaced with links to the relevant university-approved entry or entries in Course Finder or other approved central unit web sites such as the Monash Research Graduate School, Fees and Admissions units of Student Administration and Systems, and University policy bank:
    • information on fee rates
    • information on university and course admission requirements, including minimum entry scores.
  • Approve that, with regard to approved fee rates, these will only be published on Course Finder for prospective students and on the Fees unit website for continuing students in order to meet DEEWR obligations.
  • Approve that, with regard to the timing of implementation this process is to be commenced at the beginning of 2009 for completion not later than 1 August 2009, to coincide with the rollover of Course Finder information for the 2010 academic year.

10. Matters raised by members

11. Other Business

11.1 Committee Evaluation

The summary of evaluations will be submitted to Meeting 2/2009.

11.2 Summary of Activities 2008                pp 41-47

The Summary of the Committee’s activities in 2008 is attached for information. SRC 08/09

12. Next meeting

SRC Meeting 2/2009 is scheduled for Thursday 5 March 2009, commencing at 4.00 pm. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.