KCDOA Board of
Directors Meeting
Wednesday
November 19, 2008
MINUTES…
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 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,
Stancliff, and Quiroz. Treasurer Santillan was not
present due to an excused
absence and Director Pfeifle informed the board that he
would be arriving late.
HEROCARE Presentation:
Originally Herocare was scheduled to give a brief presentation at 8 pm.
The four Herocare reps present were all from out of town, and as a result
the board decided to adjust the meeting schedule providing them an earlier
time slot so they could depart sooner.
Member J. Ashley asked a related question.
The Herocare section of the meeting concluded at 8:14 pm.
[ Director Pfeifle arrived at approximately 8:15 pm]
OFFICERS REPORT:
Secretary:
Secretary Leal submitted the minutes from the August 2008 Board
Meeting and made them available to anyone
wanting to view them.
Vice Pres: Due to the absence of Treasurer Santillan,
Vice President Morley
submitted the Treasurers 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 Vice President
Morley. Vice President Morley seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
4850 ‘carve out’:
President
Dees, Secretary Leal, and Director Quiroz all spoke about
the current proposals for County safety service employees to opt-in to
a modified 4850/workers comp system. All other safety associations
appear to be participating. There are multiple plan variations, and all
are geared at getting injured employees healthy and back to work as
soon as possible. The current consensus of the board is to take a
wait and see approach at this time and to reevaluate the idea later.
REPORT FROM THE BOARD:
Preparation for Contract Talks:
President Dees, Secretary Leal, and Director
Quiroz spoke about the
MOU and revisions that may be sought.
[ At this time (2041 hours) Vice President Morley left the Board meeting early. ]
President Dees, Secretary Leal, and Director
Pfeifle spoke about the move
by the County to use an outside paid negotiator on their behalf.
Members M. Dickerson, T. Rodriguez, and J. Ashley asked related questions.
Members M. Dickerson and J. Ashley asked a
question about hospital
guard overtime. President Dees, Secretary Leal, and Director Pfeifle responded.
COPS Convention:
President Dees and Directors Stancliff and Pfeifle spoke about the recent
COPS convention. They detailed the event, including the attendance of 5
KCDOA Directors, and the election of Santillan to the COPS Board of
Directors. It was noted that Santillan will cast 4 votes on behalf of KCDOA
due to KCDOA’s membership size.
Election
Update: President
Dees and Director Pfeifle spoke about the current KCDOA election
and indicated the who’s running for the available Board positions. They briefly
spoke about the ballot and the PAC questions on it.
Members A. Van Allen and Mark Dickerson made related comments.
KCSO Admin
Update:
Secretary Leal
and President Dees detailed the recent communications
between KCDOA and the Sheriff’s Administration. Subjects discussed
included the full reopening of the Max-Med facility, the upcoming core
classes, and the ongoing promotions etc.
Members M. Dickerson and K. Clarke asked related questions.
KCDOA Office
Update:
President Dees and Director Pfeifle spoke about the ongoing process of
securing a KCDOA office space and detailed the remodeling that might be
needed to best suit the needs of KCDOA.
Member M. Dickerson asked a related question.
KCDOA Shirts:
President Dees and Secretary Leal spoke about the new KCDOA T-shirts
and described how the KCDOA Directors attempted to get one to every
KCDOA member.
Member J. Ashley and A. Van Allen made related comments.
INPUT FROM MEMBERS AND OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION:
Community Involvement:
Member K. Clarke spoke about the possibility of reaching out to the churches.
Recap of Recent Board Votes:
President Dees,
Secretary Leal, and Director Stancliff detailed recent
votes by the KCDOA Board of Directors.
Election:
Member A. Van Allen requested and audit of the KCDOA finances if she
is wins the current election for the KCDOA Treasurer position.
LATE NEW BUSINESS:
Relay For Life: Director
Quiroz spoke about the upcoming 2009 Relay for Life (American
Cancer Society) and the desire to once again have a team sponsored by KCDOA.
President Dees
made a motion to sponsor a 2009 KCDOA Relay for Life
team (cost $1200). Director Pfeifle seconded the motion.
Ayes: Dees, Morley, Leal, Pfeifle, Stancliff, and Quiroz.
Nays: 0 Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
Being no further business to come before the board, the meeting adjourned at
9:15 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Anthony Leal
KCDOA Secretary