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26 Mr. Morelock also Suggested' the president appoint?» special .gommittee, to assist the legal counsel and the ex ecutivesecretary and the publicity di rector to coordinate these matters of publicity and program preparation for presentation to the legislature and pre program preparation in »connection with each board’s budget, hie .said that what Mr. Leo Smith pointed out was directly related to what was taking place in the publicity campaign and laws and 'leg islation committee. | Mr. Chidsey made a motion1, to refer the matter to the’ Committee 'on laws and legislation and let it be a part of their program. Motion carried. AFTERNOON SESSION President White called - the /meeting to Order and asked Vice-President More- lock" tri take the chair. Mr? Vaughan, from the fish com mission office, a t Roseburg, was a vis itor at the afternoon sessions I - | Legal Counsel Contract Negotiated | President White | stated j he had j told Leo Smith that he wppld not be needed until two o’clock and suggested that thè subject of Mr. Smiths contract as legal counsel fbr-the association during the coming.yeRfRbe considered at' this 'time. As had been decided at the No-, vember meeting’ of-uthe board of direc tors, Mr. White-'’said he had gone to Portland last Wednesday and had called Retirement Act Pamphlet Requested Mr. Smith to approach him with the Resolution from Round-Up Chapter; idea of entering into a contract on a No. 2’4f for preparation and distribution total lump sum, including expenses. Mr. of pamphlet on retirement laws,l^ules f^ iith ’s reaction was unfavorable arid and regulations. hé had explained ft-was riot because of I NEr. Stewart said the? retirement board personal interest, butfffom an all-over had put out a mimeographed copy of picture that in dealing with a person the laws, but that Mr. Saylgr was try doing h s type of work a most important ing' to avoid having copies printed. thing 'Wa,s..,to not tie any „s trin g ;to Mr. Query moved th at the board of expenses, . because it would create a directors request the retireni^nt board personal «incèritive to hold them down to prepate such a pamphlet for distri if they carnè out of the contract price. bution among state employees. Motion Instead of inviting two or three sena tors out to dinner, realizing that he carried. would save money, he. might take Increased Disability Benefits ©T^t^b? Resolution from The Dalles Chapter one, Mr. Chidsey said ¡he? did not brilà y No. 9 regarding increase in disability it was the intention I @f the directors .benefits under retirement law. to hook up the expense item with the Mr. Chidsey moved that the resolu contract,. that he- thought <it was „in tio n be referred to the retirement com tended to pay his regular expenses and mittee and the laws andylegislatioh toni- not ask him- to take' those out of his mittee for joint consideration. He also pocket. He strongly objected to taking stated that Mr. Herman Kehrli, of the entertainment expenses out of a man’s League of Oregon Cities, advised they expenses as there just wouldn’t be >any had appointed a committee to work on entertainment. the retirement law and wanted to meet Mr. R. M. Smith asked how much w ith the O.S.E.A. committee, and with Mr. Smith wanted and how close the the teachers? Motion was amended to association could come, to payjrig him include all resolutions on Retirement 'that much. I law. Motion »carried. It wàs stated that Leo Smith stipu President White appointed , J. ,R, lated $3500 for a two year contract. Morelock chairman of the -retirement Add to that expense of $700 for brie committee and Mr. Morelock accepted. session, it .makes $4200, and a couple ¡1 Meeting adjourned a t ’ 11-: 50 for of hundred for personal travel makes $4400. Can the Association pay it? luncheon and reconvened at* 1<:PO. p.m.
