April 4, 2006 local 1539 meeting minutes

Board officer in attendance:

Eric Langworthy

Bill Stanley

Amy Langworthy

Pete Davis

President’s report: Bill Stanley will be going to the capital on the week of April 10^th – 13^th to work on Corrections issues. One of the main issues is to support a bill that would prohibit state contracting with private prisons. This bill would also authorize the state to purchase Appleton. Call and ask your reps to support Senate file 2615 and House file 3004.

Officer Nominations are open as of the April 4^th union meeting and closing on May 2^nd at the end of the local meeting. The Vote will be at the June 6^th union meeting with the new officers taking office on July 1^st. The Vice president, Secretary and One E-Board position are for one year terms.

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This gets us on the staggered years for terms, so that the whole board is not new at one time.

The council would like us to have a picnic again in June or July. If any one is interested in organizing this contact Eric Langworthy or Bill Stanley.

Vice Presidents report: We have (2) 2^nd step grievance filed for wrongfully distributing overtime in Canteen.

Treasures report: Feb 1, 2006- Feb 28, 2006 the balance is $26,856.54. An audit was completed on the account. The account was balanced. Matt is attending training in the cites and upon returning will meet with the trustees to get account information, He will need to start the taxes and have them filed by next month. He will also be researching our banking options.

Secretary report: Last months meeting minute passed.

Business agents report: John talked about the state buying Appleton prison and the house and senate bills on this. The senate’s bill says that the state wouldn’t have any inmates in private prisons as of 2015 but the houses bill is no inmates in private prisons as of 2007. So ask your reps the support the houses bill.

The vote took place for the Reading regarding changing our local’s constitution on dues. This motion passed

New Business:

First meeting started at 12:45.

Meeting recess at 1:00pm

2^nd meeting started at 2:13pm

Meeting ended at 2:30pm