KCDOA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday January 20, 2009
MINUTES…
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 pm.
The meeting took place at Papa O’s Pizza at the corner of Coffee and Hageman Road.
ROLL CALL: President Dees called
roll. Directors present were: Dees, Morley, Leal,
Van Allen, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
BOARD MEMBER CHANGE:
President Dees welcomed in
newly elected Treasurer Van Allen and thanked
outgoing Treasurer Santillan for his service to KCDOA.
OFFICERS REPORT:
Secretary: Secretary Leal submitted the minutes from the November
2008 Board
Meeting and made them available to anyone wanting to
view them.
Treasurer:
Treasurer Van Allen submitted the current financial report (detailing recent
receivables and expenditures) and made it available to anyone wanting to view
it.
Director Pfeifle made a
motion to accept the minutes submitted by Secretary
Leal and the financial report submitted by Treasurer Van Allen. Vice President
Morley seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Van Allen, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 - Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
4850 ADR Carve Out:
Secretary Leal spoke about
the current status of a possible 4850 carve out for
KCDOA and detailed many possible pros and cons.
Members B. Germanetti, R. Turnbaugh, S. Miller, S. Robinson, and T. Parker Jr.
made comments and asked related questions.
Vice President Morley
made a motion to opt in to a 4850 carve out agreement
with the County on a 1 year trial basis. Director Pfeifle seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Van Allen, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 - Motion carried.
’09 Meeting Calendar:
Vice President Morley
spoke the need for a detailed yearly calendar of KCDOA
events. Vice President Morley submitted a draft calendar for year 2009.
Vice President Morley made a motion to accept the calendar. Director
Stancliff
seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Van Allen, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 - Motion carried.
Softball Sponsorship:
President Dees and
Director Pfeifle spoke about the upcoming Western States
Police and Fire Games in the Summer of 2009 and the possibility of KCDOA
sponsoring a team of it’s members to participate in the slow pitch softball
tournament.
Member A. Gillespie provided additional details and presented an official
request
to the board for asking for compensation of related expenses.
Director Stancliff
made a motion to sponsor the team in an amount of $2000, intended
to cover entry fees, camping fees, and partial coverage of uniform fees etc.
Treasurer
Van Allen seconded the motion. President Dees and Director Pfeifle
abstained from
the vote as they are members of the softball team.
Ayes: Morley, Leal, Van Allen, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 - Motion carried.
REPORT FROM THE BOARD:
KCSO Admin Update:
President Dees spoke about
the department’s ability to and consideration of eliminating
the 12 hour shifts currently in use in the Detentions Bureau. He detailed that
the
administration is considering other shift alternatives (8’s, 10’s, etc), as well
as
renegotiation of the 12 hour shifts seeking cost savings modifications to hours
in
excess of 80 per pay period.
Members M. Dickerson, B. Germanetti, K. Clarke, M. Ashley,
R. Turnbaugh, S. McDannel, and G. Benevides made related comments and/or
asked questions.
An informal vote of the membership in attendance was taken to provide the KCDOA
Board of Directors an indication of how to proceed on this issue.
Secretary Leal briefly spoke about the recent changes and administration
directives
about timesheets.
Director Quiroz briefly spoke about KCDOA requested exemptions to the Physical
Fitness Incentive deadline (and retro pay) for members currently pregnant or on
4850.
Office Update:
Vice President Morley spoke about the current status of the KCDOA office,
related
lease, and construction bids.
Vice President Morley made
a motion to authorize the signing of a contract to begin
construction work on the office (not to exceed $2000 over the property owners
remodeling allowance). President Dees seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal,
Van Allen, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 - Motion carried.
INPUT FROM MEMBERS AND OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION:
Contract Talks:
Member T. Gillespie made several suggestions
for MOU revisions in the upcoming
contract talks.
Multiple Sergeants in attendance commented about “minimum staffing levels” in
their facilities and expressed concern about Officer Safety and their
liability. They
requested a related special meeting with administration be scheduled if
possible.
ADJOURNMENT:
Being no further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at
approximately 9:00 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anthony Leal
KCDOA Secretary