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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.

ROLL CALL:    President Dees called roll. Directors present
              were: Dees, Morley, and Van Allen.

              Directors Pfeifle and Stancliff were not present due
              to excused absences.  Director Quiroz advised that he
              would be arriving late.

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

 

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