KCDOA Board of Directors Meeting
May 14, 2008
MINUTES…
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm.
The meeting took place at Papa O’s Pizza at the corner of Coffee and Hageman Road.
ROLL CALL:
President Dees called roll. All Directors were present: Dees, Morley,
Leal, Santillan, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
OFFICERS REPORT:
Secretary: Secretary Leal submitted the minutes from the March
2008 Board
Meeting and made them available to anyone wanting to
view them.
Treasurer:
Treasurer Santillan detailed the current financials of the association
and made available a report of receivables and
expenditures.
President Dees
made a motion to accept the Minutes submitted by
Secretary Leal and the report submitted by Treasurer Santillan.
Director Pfeifle seconded the motion. Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal,
Santillan, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz. Nays: 0 Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Bylaw Change
Authorization:
President Dees and Secretary Leal spoke about the current
bylaw sections related to Director access of the KCDOA financial
account(s). Currently the bylaws state that the President, Secretary,
and Treasurer will have account access and signing authority.
Secretary Leal made a motion to change the bylaws by removing the
specific reference to the President in those sections related to financial
access of KCDOA accounts, and instead, providing for any third Director
as selected by the KCDOA Board of Directors, pending formal ratification
at the next KCDOA Board Meeting. Director Stancliff seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Santillan, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 Motion carried.
REPORT FROM THE BOARD:
Relay For Life:
Director Quiroz and President Dees briefed the members in attendance about
the American Cancer Society’s ‘Relay For Life’ and KCDOA’s participation in it.
All of the members who helped in any of the related events were thanked for
their assistance.
Physical Fitness Pay:
Board Members Leal, Dees, and Santillan explained the progress and outlook
of the ongoing physical fitness incentive pay negotiations.
Chief Shop Steward D. Walters asked a
question about the recent departure of
COPS Executive Director Monty Holden and his new job as Deputy Employee
Relations Officer with Kern County.
President Dees and Secretary Leal offered
their input about the situation.
Office Space:
Treasurer Santillan and President Dees spoke about the status of KCDOA’s
efforts to obtain an office space.
Member A. Chow asked a related question.
Calendar Books:
Vice
President Morley spoke about the newly printed KCDOA 2008 calendar
books and handed them out to everyone in attendance.
New T-Shirts:
Treasurer Santillan described the problems with the latest batch of KCDOA
shirts.
Update From KCSO Admin:
Treasurer Santillan and Secretary Leal briefed the members in attendance
with the latest information provided by the Undersheriff and Chief at the last
monthly meeting.
Members M. Salgado and C. Garrett asked questions about AB900.
Medical Plan
Administrator Change:
Secretary Leal and President Dees spoke about the County’s move to possibly
hire a new medical plan administrator and explained that KCDOA is scheduled
to attend the meetings hosted by the County with the companies bidding for the
job.
Fall ’08 KCDOA
Election:
President Dees explained that the upcoming Fall ’08 KCDOA election was
approaching.
All members were encouraged participate by running for one of the available
Executive
Officer positions (President, Secretary, and Treasurer)
INPUT FROM
MEMBERS AND OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION:
Contract Talk Planning:
Directors, Dees,
Santillan, Stancliff, and Morley spoke about the need to prepare
for the upcoming contract talks with the County in Spring of ’09.
Chief Shop Steward D. Walters and member P. Guerrero asked related questions.
COPS Board Seat:
Treasurer
Santillan spoke about his intention to run for a COPS board seat and
explained how it could benefit KCDOA.
Member P. Miller Guerrero and Chief Shop Steward D. Walters asked related
questions.
Negotiation Training:
Director Stancliff and President Dees spoke
about upcoming out of town training for
contract negotiations and the benefits it could provide. Secretary Leal voiced
concern
about the ramifications of potentially excessive out of town training.
President Dees
made a motion to send up to 6 Officers/members to the training
(cost not to exceed $1200 per and $7200 total). Director Quiroz seconded the
motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Santillan, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz. Nays: Leal
Motion carried.
No further discussion or member input took place.
ADJOURNMENT: Being no further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anthony Leal
KCDOA Secretary