KCDOA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday May 19, 2009
MINUTES…
The meeting was called to order at 7:33 pm.
The meeting took place at the KCDOA Association Office located on Pegasus Drive.
President Dees called roll. Directors presentROLL CALL:
OFFICERS REPORT:
Secretary: Secretary Leal
submitted the minutes from the
March 2009 Board
Meeting and made them available to
anyone wanting to view them.
President Dees made a motion to accept the minutes
submitted by
Secretary Leal. Vice President Morley
seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, and Van Allen.
Nays: 0
Motion carried.
Treasurer: No Treasurers report
was provided. Treasurer
Van Allen verbally disclosed the current financial
status of the Association.
NEW BUSINESS:
Aflac:
Insurance Salesman
Jim Kasper from Pacific Financial
Designs, Inc.
gave a 20 minute presentation on the
products he sells. He primarily
spoke about Aflac and
provided handout materials to everyone in
attendance.
No action was taken at this time.
Sponsorships: Vice President
Morley spoke about the need for an
association policy
on sponsorships and donations.
He explained that the association has
drafted a policy
and that it is nearing completion. He indicated that it
should be ready for submission to the Board for the
July Board meeting.
No action was taken at this time.
[ At this time Director Quiroz arrived – Approximately 2000 hours ]
Admin Cap:
President Dees
and Secretary spoke about issue of
KCDOA possibly
seeking to cap all administrative
positions including classification
(previously
tabled at the March 2009 board meeting) during
negotiations.
Members S. Fernandez, M. Kruse, E. Ramirez,
D. Walters, B. Johnson,
P. McMasters, C. Ashley,
and A. Gordon made related comments or
asked related
questions.
An informal vote was taken of the membership in
attendance which
indicated that the issue should not
be prioritized at this time.
Secretary Leal indicated
that, if possible, a poll of the membership
should be
taken sometime prior to the end of the current contract
talks to better gather the majority sentiment on the issue.
REPORT FROM THE BOARD:
Office: Vice President
Morley and Secretary Leal spoke about
the recent
purchases for the office, and detailed some
of the remaining
items
yet to be purchased.
Contract/Budget:
President
Dees and Secretary Leal spoke about the
current
state
of the contract talks with the County,
the Sheriff’s Office budget,
and the affects that both
could have on KCDOA members.
Members T. Kreesha, P. McMasters, M. Kruse,
and D. Wedeking
made related comments or asked
related questions.
INPUT FROM MEMBERS AND OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION:
Softball sponsorship: Member D. Solis approached the Board and requested KCDOA
sponsorship of a (second, first was approved Jan 09)
softball team
comprised partially of Detention Deputies
which will be attending
the Western States Police and
Fire Games. He indicated that the team
entry fee and
$40 for uniform).
Secretary Leal questioned whether all Detention Deputies
had been
approved for their time off to attend the event
(in light of the current
time off restrictions related
to budgetary issues). Member D. Solis
indicated that he
believed they had already received approval.
Vice President Morley made a motion to sponsor the
Detention
Deputies on the team for a total not to exceed
$1100 total (or $110
for each of the 10 Detention Deputies).
Treasurer Van Allen
seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Van Allen, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0
Motion carried.
Aflac:
Vice President
Morley made a motion to offer Aflac
insurance
to the
KCDOA membership. As part of the
motion, Vice President Morley
stated that he would
handle the logistics, administration,
and any
record
keeping needed from the association. Secretary Leal
raised
concern about utilizing the County payroll
deduction system
and
mentioned that the County charges
handling fees to process payroll
deductions and was
concerned who would absorb those costs.
Treasurer Van Allen seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Van Allen, Quiroz, and Leal.
Nays: 0
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
Being no further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at approximately 2045 hours.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anthony Leal
KCDOA Secretary