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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.