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Executive
Board Minutes Greg
McBride was appointed by President Benson to serve as the Sergeant at Arms. Ron
Goldstein agreed to have his member items removed as they were going to be
addressed under the President’s report. President
Benson also stated he would be addressing the AFL-CIO reorganization and the
SEIU proposal.
a)
Priorities Update b)
Approval of USWA
Contract/MC Benefits Synopsis c)
Quality Service Award d)
OSC Pension Fund
Presentation
a)
Budget Amendment b)
Fiscal Update c)
Approval of
Hearing Ethics Panel d)
Privatization Contingency
Fund Appropriation e)
Contingency Fund Approval
for
Field Offices for voice-mail
a)
Division 190 Appeal – Carusone
vs. Besser b)
Delegate Apportionment c)
Delegate Election Rules
a)
Dealing with Convention
Resolutions b)
Anti Outsourcing
Resolution A
motion was presented, seconded and carried to approve the A
motion to approve the Transit Chek
President Benson reported a
contract had been negotiated with an outside provider that was to administer
this benefit to the five boroughs, and it had cleared the Attorney General’s
Office and was now being reviewed by the State Comptroller’s Office.
He continued stating it would be signed in the very near future and was
expected to be implemented in the next several months. Job Security President Benson reported that the administration was very proud that there had not been one state PEF member laid off against their will for the last seven and a half years and it was his intention that this remain in tact. He did report there were several agencies that would be under attack during the next several months, Corrections; OMH; and the Department of Labor and spoke on the issues regarding these agencies. Reported on highlights of the contract, and stated he would be getting a team together to present to the Executive Board within six to nine months for the next round of negotiations.. President Benson stated the administration would continue to focus on mobilization and that it would continue to be an administration priority. He also reported that he along with the Secretary-Treasurer would strongly protect the contract war chest that was established as a result of the dues increase at the 2000 Convention. Reported on retirement defaults and the seriousness of the retirement benefits that everyone is facing. Spoke on national election and state elections and problems we will be facing on the national level and thanked the heroes who committed themselves in the swing states in the national election. Also commented on State elections. Gave background on the
fragmentation and updated
and stated there would be three basic issues at the
hearing scheduled and he would give
updates as they occur. AFL-CIO Restructuring Referred to handout “Unite to Win” produced by SEIU and spoke on concerns with AFL-CIO and other union officials regarding the restructuring proposed plan. OSC Pension Fund President Benson answered questions on his report and introduced Tom Sanzillo, First Deputy Commission from the State Comptroller’s Office. Mr. Sanzillo gave an overview of the pension fund status Donald Morgenstern, Chair of the Ethics Committee provided a summary of the case and a motion carried to hear the appeal. A motion was made, seconded and carried to go into Executive Session to discuss the contract. Secretary-Treasurer Hallum
began her report clarifying the roll of the Secretary-Treasurer, stating she
served as a Comptroller and reported that the President did not have authority
over her. She read from the
Constitution other duties directed to her office.
Ms. Hallum also
spoke on prior notification for use of EOL and also reported that PEF was now in
the process of helping to define division membership. Budget Amendments Secretary-Treasurer Hallum
referred to the attached
proposed budget amendments. She
explained the
rationale for the amendments. A
motion was made, seconded and the budget amendments were adopted.
(see attachment A) Fiscal Update Ms. Hallum gave an explanation of the “Executive Board Meeting Year to Date September 2004 Financial Statements”. She went over each section and answered questions from the Board members. Ms. Hallum presented the following names to the Ethics Hearing Panel: Jim Blake, Rich Ensminger, Bill Holthausen, Susan Stepp and Mary Willis. She further stated there would be a new hearing panel for each case. The names presented were seconded and carried. Regarding the issue of the contingency appropriation to extend the first year’s dues to retirees, Ms. Hallum reported on what had transpired. President Benson referred to
the Accountability Campaign that had been mailed to the Executive Board and gave
background on the issue. The
proposal was moved and seconded. Charlie Kelefant moved to amend the proposal to have it implemented immediately; to add $50,000 to the $150,000 which would provide for grants from agencies or divisions to the job security committee. The grants to be funded at a maximum of $50,000 and the total appropriation would be $200,000. This amendment received a second. Meeting recessed at Secretary-Treasurer Hallum
referred to the document
regarding addition of Voicemail to The Secretary-Treasurer’s report was concluded. Quality Service Award President Benson introduced
Senator Mary Lou Rath, recipient of the Quality
Service Award. Senator Rath
addressed the Board and thanked them for this award. COMMITTEE
REPORTS Division 190 Appeal
– Carusone vs. Bessser Frank Besser, Chair of the Divisions Committee gave the background for this case and the issue of timeliness of the appeal. The committee had ruled that the appeal had not been received with a thirty day time limit. At this time Bernie Kahn moved that it be the policy of PEF that appeal notices be mailed certified and the thirty day time frame start upon receipt of the signatures of such documents being received, There was a second to this motion. Gail Stallone, Chair of the
Delegate Elections Committee referred to the document that had been previously
mailed out. A motion was made to
adopt the delegate apportionment and it received a second. Tom Donahue moved that 173 be Gabriels,
Moriah and Chateaugay
and Bill Crotty moved that OASAS be removed from 367 to 323. This was seconded and carried. Don Morgenstern moved that to combine 311 and 309. This was seconded and it failed. Reconsideration was made to constituency 110. Neila Cardus moved that 110 be separated, one seat for Region 8 and one for Region 9. This was seconded and carried Gail Stallone, Chair of the Delegate Elections Committee presented the Delegate Rules for the 2005 Convention that had been previously mailed to the Executive Board. to include in the last line, “only members submitting a petition have a right to appeal the election of the delegates.” This amendment to the amendment was seconded and carried as were as the amendment to post on the PEF’s web site in adobe format. Don Morgernstern, Chair of the Ethics Committee provided background on the case as to the denial of the charges. A motion carried to allow both parties to respond. Dealing with Convention
Resolutions Gary Coopersmith brought up the procedure of voting on convention resolutions and some confusion on the issue. President Benson reported that Convention Delegates would be voting on the text of the resolution, not the committee recommendations, and the body could also choose to accept the resolution committee’s resolution. Secretary Treasurer THE
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