Welcome! Bienvenue!

McGill University Retiree Association

5th Annual General Meeting

Program & Agenda

10:30 Sign In & Welcome

11:00 Agenda (for Approval)

June 20, 2019 AGM Minutes (for Approval)

President’s Report: Ginette Lamontagne

Vice-President Internal’s Report: Kate Maguire

Treasurer’s Report: Robert StanleyVice-President External’s Report: Katherine Gray-Donald

11:30 Nominating Committee Chair’s Report: Wes Cross

Board of Directors 2020-2021

President Elect: Ante L. Padjen (2020-21)

Staff Benefits Advisory Committee (SBAC) Report: Kathy Mayhew

Workday & Pension Update: Kathy Mayhew

CURAC 2021 Conference Update: Beverlea Tallant

McGill Communities Council (MCC) Update: David Kalant

Working Group on Lifelong Learning (WGL3): Gregg Blachford

Newsletter Editor: Debbie Mercier

12:10 Q & A

12:30 Toast to MURA’s 5th anniversary by Juan Vera!

FIVE YEAR MILESTONE

Genesis of MURA

Role of Staff Associations & Unions

Growing Membership

H.R. & Senior

Administration Collaboration

McGill’s Bicentennial Celebration

for Staff Past & Present

MURA EVENTS 2019-2020

2019

Centaur Theatre – Alice and the World we Live In

Taxation Seminar

Walking Tours of Little Italy

Tribute to Bill Evans – Jazz concert - Salle Bourgie

Benefits Information Session

Holiday Luncheon – La Classe Restaurant – Lasalle College

- School of Hotel Management and Tourism

2020

Imagine Van Gogh Exhibit - Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal

MURA Zoom Happy Hours

McGill Trivia nights - Team name: "MURA Freebirds"

UPCOMING EVENTS - 2020

September 16 How to Find a Financial Planner – Presentation hosted by the

Institut québécois de planification financière

September 23 Update on the McGill Pension Plan Administration

October 1 Happy Hour, 5 à 7- Theme: Asking a retired colleague to join

MURA

October 22 Musical Medley – Strings & Guests of I Medici di McGill

Orchestra

November 4 Henry Mintzberg and Susie Mintzberg – Looking Down,

Reaching Up, a 5 à 7 discussion

December 9 Musical Odyssey, Octoecho Ensemble – Saimaniq, Salle

Bourgie

Activities Initiated & Coordinated by Members

Book Club : Joan Wolforth

Cercle de lecture : Claude Lalande

Cycling Group: Gregg Blachford, Susan Kojima, Debbie Mercier,

Hugh Ray (initiated by Joan Barrett & Joan Wolforth)

Golf Group: Bob Stanley

Knitting Group: Katherine Gray-Donald

Restaurant Group: Joan Wolforth (on pause due to Covid-19)

Kudos & Thanks to all the Volunteers!

MURA COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNIQUÉS

• Sent monthly

• More frequently during the active COVID months

FACEBOOK

• Closed group page only for members

• Excellent way to see postings from activities & events

• Search by: McGill University Retiree Association

• 89 members have joined

WEBSITE

• mura.arum.association@mcgill.ca

• provides complete information about MURA, its events & activities

Resolution with respect to The Financial Review

for Fiscal 2019-2020

September 9, 2020

Be it resolved that:

That Annual General Meeting approve the Annual Financial

Report for the year ending March 31, 2020, as prepared by:

Services Administratifs et Comptables D.G. Inc., dated May 22,

2020.

Resolution with respect to Membership Fees for

2020-2021

September 9, 2020

Be it resolved that:

The annual membership fee for individual memberships in MURA, for

those individuals not subject to an agreement between MURA and a

staff association or union, for the year beginning

September 1, 2020, shall be Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00).

MURA BUDGET

APRIL 1, 2020 – MARCH 31, 2021

2020-09-04 Rev. 5

2020-2021 2019-2020

Revenues

Individual Memberships (40 x $25.00) $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00

Association Membership Agreements

SEU 800 100 x $6.76 $ 676.00 $ 676.00

MUNASA 782 x $6.50 $ 5,083.00 $ 5,083.00

MAUT 65% of $6,409.00 $ 4,165.85 $ 4,165.85

MUNACA $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 3,250.00

Activities and Events $ 500.00 $ 2,000.00 Note 1

CURAC Virtual Event 2021 $ 3,000.00 Note 2

Total $ 18,424.85 $ 16,174.85

Expenses

Travel (meetings and conferences) $ - $ 4,000.00 Note 3

Fees, Bank, Paypal Charges $ 60.00 $ 60.00

Office and Postage expenses $ 1,000.00 $ 1,500.00 Note 4

Audit - Financial Review $ 900.00 $ 900.00

Insurance - Directors and Civil Liability $ 1,150.00 $ 1,150.00

Meeting Expenses $ 500.00 included

Activities & Events $ 3,000.00 $ 6,000.00 Note 1

CURAC Membership $ 300.00 $ 300.00

Contingency $ 1,000.00 $ 500.00 Note 5

CURAC Virtual Event 2021 $ 3,000.00 Note 2

Total $ 10,910.00 $ 14,410.00

Surplus (Deficit) $ 7,514.85 $ 1,764.85

NOTES

Note 1 In the current COVID-19 world it is impossible to know how MURA

activities and events will play out for the coming year. We have shown

here, substantially reduced values considering most if not all activities

will be virtual.

Note 2 The May 2021 CURAC Conference at McGill has been cancelled. A

budget is shown here as a place holder, in the context of a possible

virtual activity.

Note 3 The CURAC 2020 Conference in Vancouver has been cancelled.

Therefore we show no travel expenses for 2020-2021.

Note 4 Office Expenses are reduced to reflect the virtual world of activities in

the context of COVID 19.

Note 5 A temporary increase in Contingency given the uncertainty of the

current COVID 19 world.

Robert Stanley, Treasurer

September 4, 2020

MURA

Resolution with respect to the Budget for

Fiscal Year 2020-2021

September 9, 2020

Be it resolved that:

That Annual General Meeting approve the Budget for the Fiscal

Year beginning April 1, 2020 and ending March 31, 2021, as

dated September 4, 2020, Revision 5.

MURA MEMBERSHIP

MAUT 160 37%

MUNASA 124 29%

MUNACA 91 21%

Faculty (non-MAUT) 28 6%

SEU 11 3%

Other 20 4%

TOTAL 434

MURA Conflict of Interest statement

• Developed by the Executive with input from

the Board

• Statement approved by the Board May 28,

2020

• All current Board members have signed the

COI statement

MURA EXECUTIVE

2020-2021

Ginette Lamontagne

President

(2015-18) (2018-21)

Ante L. Padjen

President-Elect

(2020-21)

Katherine Gray-Donald

VP External

(2018-21)

Kate Maguire

VP Internal

(2016-19) (2019-22)

Bob Stanley

Treasurer

(2016-19) (2019-22)

MURA BOARD

2020-2021

Bob Huot

(Interim 2019-20)

(2020-23)

Eduardo Pereira

(2017-20) (2020-23)

David Kalant

(2018-21)

Judy Pharo

(2015-18) (2018-21)

Kathy Mayhew

(2015-18) (2018-21)

Beverlea Tallant

(2015-18) (2018-21)

Debbie Mercier

(2020-23)Saul Ticktin

(2020-23)

Ante L. PadjenPresident-Elect (2020-21)President (2021-24)

STAFF BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(SBAC)

McGill Supplemental Health Plan 2020 updates:

Coverage for surviving spouses of active members:

Benefits are now extended by University for 3 months, previously 1 month

Emergency Travel Assistance (ETA):

Covid 19 FAQ pdf dated August 19, 2020

https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/insurance/travel

Pay Direct Drug (PDD) process:

Effective November 1, 2020

https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/upcoming-pay-direct-drug-card-mandatory-

generic-substitution

McGill Prescription Drug Coverage for Health Plan members over 65:

Possible option for future retirees in 2021

NB: additional costs to Supplemental Health Plan

MCGILL HR R2R (Recruitment to Retirement)

WORKDAY

Workday is a web-based, cloud-secure platform replacing Banner HRIS, Minerva, POPS, &

other HR apps

- Refer to emails sent to your McGill email account on July 27 and 29 informing you about

R2R, Workday and training modules. You will use Workday, no longer Minerva, to access,

review and update your personal data, beneficiary information, tax documents, etc.

https://www.mcgill.ca/r2r/r2rthe-system

https://www.mcgill.ca/r2r/allstaff

https://mycourses2.mcgill.ca/d2l/home

After you have completed the online self-service training modules, Workday may be accessed

as of August 4, 2020 using your:

- McGill username (first name.last name@mcgill.ca) and Password

PENSION PLANS MOVED TO

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (SLF)

McGill pension plans, MUPP A&B and other group plans

transitioned from Morneau Shepell to SLF in August 2020. No

changes for SEU, as their pension plan already at SLF.

https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/pensions/transition-sun-life-financial

https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/pensions/transition-sun-life-

financial/transition-guides

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RETIREE

ASSOCIATIONS OF CANADA (CURAC)

2021 CONFERENCE AT MCGILL

ORIGINAL PLAN

COVID-19 STRIKES MCGILL TOO!

DECISIONS

HOPE!!!!

McGill Communities Council

• Formed in early 2013 following the campus events of November 2011,

and on the basis of a recommendation in the March 2012 MAUT Report

on Governance, Protest and Security.

• Initially called the McGill Citizens’ Council

• Comprises representatives of all campus employee and student groups,

except higher administration

• Goals

❑ foster open communication among all groups

❑ consider issues that affect some or all in the university community

(E.g. collective bargaining, health and safety, central administration’s

response to COVID-19, racism on and off campus)

• Meets monthly (weekly and virtually during pandemic)

McGill’s Working Group on Lifelong Learning (WGL3)

• What is this Working Group?

• What has the Working Group done?

• What have we learned?

• What does McGill still need to do regarding L3?

• Links for further information:

o Relevant programs and courses can be found at https://mcgill.ca/lifelong-learning/

o Intergenerational McGill https://intergenerationalmcgill.wordpress.com/

o “Building 21” exists at McGill specifically to bring different generations of

different types of learners together https://building21.ca/

MURA NEWSLETTER

Current Editor: Debbie Mercier 2020- debbie.mercier@mcgill.ca.

Previous Editor: Joan Wolforth, 2016-2020

Timing: Annual (spring)

Content: Submissions from Editor and President

Representative: MURA members may submit announcements,

short stories, and other items or topics that may interest their

fellow-retirees

• Experiences and thoughts about retiring from McGill

• MURA and non-MURA activities in retirement

• Travels (pre-during-post COVID)

• Volunteer activities and opportunities

• Reflections on this very special phase of life

Q & A

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5th Anniversary Celebration

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Thank you for attending MURA’s 5th

Annual AGM & Anniversary

Celebration!!!