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Mr. 1 Chidsey ^said’’ it would depend: expenses of $6.75 per diem had beeri
on .whether we have an "organization or discussed with Mr. Smith by Mr. White$
whether we haven’t. If wê can’t afford inasmuch as it was brought out at the
itf we are going -into a legislative pro last directors’ meeting th at Mr. Smith
gram- w ithout ¿Anything but a puny wished a larger allowance.
effort.
Mr. W hite Said he did not talk about
| It was suggested that Mr. O’Neil the per diem as he had it definitely in
might give some information oi wheth mind to'.approach.M r. Smith on t-hJ
e r thé Association /could afford it and
$4,000 contract including everything!
Mt. O ’Neil stated that in considering
Mr. Morelock said . the chair would
the budget he knew the Association entertain a motion. The present cori^
was probably s h o r t ’o f/fu n d s on the tract expired October 31 and Mr. Smith
basis that f t w as'in 1947 and that in wanted the new óííé ;to begin No verify
riiaking' the budget he had 'estimated ber 1.
disbursements as reasonable as possible.
Mr. Chidsey stated he was opposed,
The receipts have to be that much. He
to the $6.757as everyone had found it
hadn’t allowed anything for legal' ex irisufficient, but Mr. O’Neil' stated he
pense"' 'directly except $100,' made on believed the Association should keep
the basis that it wouldn’t^be necessary Mr. Smith on the state policy; that if
to have "a great deal ,yof legal, -work, the state-employees had to take it, Mr.
during the'year. Thé theory was that Smith could take it. He felt that any
it would start in 1949 and we/would employees hired, by the Association
have^ few expenses /in 1948. In the should receive the same treatment, as
budget there is à reserve fund of n tlje state employees aré ^receiving.
per cent of the dues" received during
Mr. W hite made a motion to the ef-;
kthe year/'estimated at?|^t70 or $&00, if feet-that* Mr. Leo,.Smith be offered a
the dues.-Come in. I f we have a lot of contract based ^on the figure as indi
members .'and the dues'are paid, we will cated at the last ineeting, $35001 fór
have a lo t of’ money. If we I don’t, wé two years, $ 5 ^a m onth during the first-
won’t. 11
year and balance during the second year
Mr. M&’r elock s.aid in that I case, we in accordance with figures paid under
hàyè actually made no provision in our the last contract, while the legislature-
budget for this, for w hat we -are to was-'in sqssidriy and cost per diem the-
consider; ¿hat if ¿we did en ter'in to a same as state' employees" receive. In
contract the payment we could make addition thereto such other expenses
this year w ould'be small enough So the as-'he may -have in connection^ w ith
budget could handle it; j
representation at the legislature.
Mr. O ’Neil said the budgët -had à
It was suggested he might have ex
possible ,:Cp^hioft of about $T300 with penses before the legislature, so Mt.
the 5 per cent reserve fund, the $100 W hite amerfded his motion to say such
legal expanse item, the entertainment expenses as he ih a y incur during the
item and balances not used in other life of the* coiifracfb '
funds which might be appropriated.
The above motion was seconded and
Mr. Query said he believed the As carried.
sociation should consider what the As-,
It was suggested-that the motion be
sdciation would need in ythë’uw fyl of amended to use the wording "reason
service as am organization and then .go' able, entertainment, expense” to be al
ahead and meet that need. Make the lowed, and Mt- Chidsey stated that a
contract if necessary arid the matxéri motion which had been passed could
of pay would have to come after. He not be amended arid’ that -such wording
suggested the problem be discussed on would not be worth the paper it was
the basis of Mr. Smith’s contract for printed on; that the Association was
the m atter Of the minutes.
dealing with an individual and not a
„'.Mr. Morelpck asked.if the personal corporation. He said it- was just á