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| j(vould have been ruined, the following
Resolution was proposed:
atc BE IT RESOLVED T H A T the
sej -' State Association -initiate a peti-
I i
tion to provide for the incorpora-
3oii
tion
tbe Clvfig Service A ct as
fou
an amendment fp the Oregon Con-
stitution.
aj It was brought out that through an
j aciniciative petition the 'State ^employees
1 t f l ■ e Statejof California were success-
in incorporating; the Civil Service'
Act into the . Constitution of Calofor-
ousniaJ This m atter was before the Coun-
^ c il a year' ago and itw'afi; decided riot
“~to undertake '.the project at that time
due to the fact th a t the A ct had but
recently become effective,, It was sug-
gested that the? n a tte r be considered
ny seriously to
'•accomplished either by
iijmiative petition or I by putting it
through the next session of the Legis-
^ la tu re . The suggestion also was made
that it might be a little premature,
but that -it should be on the agenda
aria that possibly a resolution should
be introduced that the General Council
could Act upon, making it a regular
order o f , business I between Council
.«meetings. A fter considerable discus-
sion itVwas moved that the foregoing
resolution be submitted. Motion car
ried. The resolution was submitted' to
the Civil Service Committee for con-
sideration.
Announcement was made as I to
w herevarious committee would meet.
Mr. Forrest Stewart, Éixecutive Sec
retary for the Association, presented
his report in mimeographed form. He
stated that he had been, well received by
Governor H all and* Secretary of State
Newbry, and that on some issues the
new officials were in sympathy w ith
the1Association. He said that he anti
cipated, amicable relationships w ith
those Officials. Mr. Stewart feels th at
the Association should be a little more
forcefùl in its presentation of requests
to, the. State of Oregon than in the past,
allowing more people to; take; ah active
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