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General Council
Meeting
cil regarding the League’s proposed
state wide retirement plan. He stated
that the cities had long felt the need
for such a plan inasmuch as no city
in Oregon except Portland had suffi
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cient employees to permit the establish
The Council meeting was called to
ment of individual systems. The pro
order at 3 p.m. The President intro
posed plan would permit any city or
duced Leo Smith, the Association’s le
county to include its employees under
gal counsel, who introduced Mrs. W . H .
the systems coverage. All state em
Copeland, Vice President of the Oregon
ployees
would be covered and each city
League of Women Voters. Mrs. Cope
or county would have the option of
land discussed the merit system and the
accepting or rejecting coverage. Mr.
benefits it would accomplish in the way
of an improved state government. The Inkster advised that the League of Ore
necessity for the education of the em gon Cities regional meetings were be
ployees, the people and the legislators ing held and that the proposed retire
ment plan was high on their agenda.
was pointed out. Employees employed
,
prior to September 14, 1940, the day He commended the Leagues plan - for
the National Guard was called out, endorsement and support by the Ore
should be granted permanent appoint gon State Employees Association.
Mr. Tom Edwards, Chairman of the
ments subject to six months probation
ary service after the merit system went Ways and Means Committee, presented
into effect, while employees employed two resolutions which were considered
after September 14, 1940 should be and adopted as follows:
considered temporary appointees and
Resolution No. 1
should have to qualify for permanent
Whereas ; The Oregon State Employ
appointment after the plan went into ees Association has no official emblem,
effect, six months after the end of the button or pin;
war. Mrs. Copeland explained that
Therefore, Be it resolved that a com
veterans preference provisions were mittee be appointed to conduct a con
customary throughout the country and test open to the entire membership,
should be included in the proposed mer and to be publicized through the offi
it system for Oregon.
cial magazine for originating suitable
Mr. DeFrance introduced Mr. F. C. designs, the best designs to be submit
Inkster, President of the League of ted to the general council for the final
Oregon Cities, who addressed the Coun- selection of an official emblem.
Eugene Concrete Pipe
& Products Co.
P. O. BOX 947 - EUGENE, OREGON