1-02-07 local minutes


Present:   
             Eric Langworthy
             Bill Stanley
             Blake Nelson
             Paul Gammel

Absent:
           Trevor Brewer
            Erik Rasmussen

Meeting started at 12:45pm
Recess at 1:05pm
2nd meeting started at 2:15pm
Meeting adjourned at  3:05pm


Presidents report:    Discussed talking with Senator Rick Olseen.    Senator Olseen would like to have a tour of the prison and talk with the staff that do the front line work here.     We are excited to work with Olseen and Representative Jermey Kalin.

Discussed the policy for Bereavement leave and sick leave.     We do not approve of mgts. interpretation of both policies.    Staff that have questions should contract a Steward.

HR has asked our local if we would be ok with going to a electronic bidding system.   This is the same system that Mooselake uses and it works well for them.    Our local would support trying this system.

We discussed the upcoming negotiations.    We would like the delegates to bring back information so we can get that out to staff.    There was much discussion regarding CO vs. State time.    We have had a lot of feed back that does not support the current purposel.    Eric has relayed all of the E-mails and feed back to the delegates for their Jan 20th meeting.

VP report:    We won two grievances:
1.   One regarding a staff returning to work from a leave and was told they had to go home because the proper paper work did not get to the watch commanders.
2.   One regarding the wrong information on smart staff, so the employee  came to work was told they were here at the wrong time. ( Monetary time will be paid to the staff )

We lost two grievances:
1.  One was a sick leave timing issue ( Being put on doctors slips)
2.  One was for a Lt not calling a staff into work for a overtime shift from the watch center call in list.  
We had one officer Non-certified.   ( We will appeal this)
One officer was granted a resignation.

We have $23,740.32 in our account
Our $15,00.00 in CD's have earned $793.99 in interest.     Our accounts are up to date.

Old business:   Last month the motion was made to have our treasure, and Three trustees attend financial training.   They will be paid the Per-Deum rate, registration, and millage.    This motion passed

New business:    The motion was made at the 2nd meeting that reads "For negotiations after Jan 20th 07, approved members attending the negotiations will receive $150.00 per diem for each day attended.   This would replace lost wages.  If you do not attend you receive no pay from the union.   This pay would come through council 5."    This motion will be voted on at the first meeting on Feb. 6th.   Millage would still be paid to the delegates that attend the meetings.