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SOLVED, that the second sentence of
Section 5, Article 6, be suspended until
the next general council meeting.”
lation presented Resolutions No. 11, 12
and 13, which were considered and
adopted.
Resolution No. 7, “BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that Section 4, Article 4,
of the Constitution be amended to per­
mit the conferring of Honorary Mem­
bership upon persons elected by the
people, or appointed directly by the
Governor, 'or the Board of Control’.”
Resolution No. 11, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that the Association insti­
tute a program of study, investigation,
and education of our membership as
to the principles and factors involved
in Pension or Retirement Plan, to the
end that we determine the type of re­
tirement plan the membership of the
Association may wish to sponsor.”
Resolution No. 8, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that th at portion of Article
7, Section 4, of the Constitution and
By-Laws pertaining to the election of
three Special Directors be suspended
until the next regular meeting of Grand
Council, and that a Special Director of
Laws and Legislation be elected to per­
form the duties which ordinarily would
be performed by the Special Director
of Laws and Legislation and the Special
Director of Civil Service; and that no
Special Director of Civil Service be
elected before the next regular meet­
ing.”
Resolution No. 9, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that Section 8 of Article 6
of the Constitution be suspended until
the next annuäl meeting of the Gen­
eral Council; and that the next annual
meeting of the General Council be held
in the month of December, 1944, on
a date set by the Board of Directors.”
Resolution No. 10, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that Section 1, Article 6, of
the Constitution be suspended until our
next regular general council and that
elections held for the purpose of elect­
ing delegates be held between Septem­
ber 1 and October 15.”
The Council adjourned at 5:30 p. m.
to reconvene at 8:00 p. m. after a
pleasant banquet at the Marion Hotel.
The Council reconvened at 9:15 p. m.
The Committee on Laws and Legis­
Resolution No. 12, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED,, that the Association con-
tine its active support of legislation,
establishing a state-wide merit system
of civil service for State employees and
that further action be taken to edu­
cate our membership, the public and
the legislators concerning the benefits
of a merit system of civil service, and
that it continue a program of coopera­
tion with the Interim Committee, the
legislators and other groups or associa­
tions supporting this program.”
Resolution No. 13, "BE IT RE­
SOLVED, that the General Council of
the Oregon State Employees Associa­
tion in annual session do extend a vote
of thanks to the members of the In­
terim Committee of the Legislature,
appointed to investigate a state-wide
merit system of civil service for state
employees, for their earnest interest and
activity in behalf of civil service.”
Mr. Cooper, Chairman of the Com­
mittee on General Welfare, briefly sum­
marized 9 resolutions relative to wages
and working conditions, etc., and the
recommendations of the committee.
Their substitute resolution relative to
wage schedules had not been prepared.
No action was taken pending receipt
of the Committee’s complete report.
The Council adjourned at 10:30 p. m.