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ter up at a couple of meetings with the
Civil Service Director and asked that it be
given further study. The other day the
Civil Service sent a man out to review the
wages of this particular group, but as yet
Mr. Smith has not heard the outcome.
Mr. Stewart asked whether Mr. Smith
thought it might be feasible to offer an
amendment to the Civil Service Rules and
Regulations whereby a conditional employee
would be dismissed at the end of the trial
service period, if unsatisfactory, or if not
dismissed, he would automatically receive
the six months salary step. To change the
rules from “may” to “must” and either let
him out or keep him and give him the in
crease.
Meeting adjourned on motion for luncheon
at 11:45 A.M. to reconvene not later than 1
o’clock.
Report of Virgil O’Neil,
Director of Public Relations
The only report was that he was en
deavoring to improve public relations and
would be glad to receive any suggestions
or criticisms.
Report of Floyd Query,
Directors of Laws and Legislation:
Mr. Query said the assembling of legisla
tive program was deferred until this Board
meeting, but that they had not been en
tirely inactive, having assembled some in
formation from the U. C. C. on rates of
pay. The data . is reliable from 1939 to the
present time showing rates of pay for in
dustry and for state employees and will be
of assistance later on.
Report of J. E. Morelock,
Director of Retirement:
Mr. Morelock reported that he had taken
up the retirement programs with the teach
ers and the League of Oregon Cities. So
far the program hasn’t been too clear but
they generally agree with it on five points:
First, to increase disability benefits to low
est retirement age; second, increase base
of $2.50 a month to a larger figure; third,
increase from 20 years to all prior service;
fourth, pay the full amount of prior service
to individual regardless of retirement age;
and fifth, matching state funds in excess of
$2400. Both the $2.50 and whether to go
beyond the $2400 was sidestepped and left
with the Board of Directors. The only con
structive point about raising the $2.50 was
the $5.00 proposed by Mr. White. Point
humber four was criticized chiefly by Mr.
Kehrli on the grounds that the State was
under no obligation to those who fail to
complete the period of usefulness. Mr.
Kehrli and the teachers have gone on rec
ord as favoring removal of the $2400 limit
entirely as they want it matched up to
whatever amount is received. Mr. Kehrli
said he did not have the endorsement of
the League, but the teachers say they want
it. They further raised the point— although
they are aware that it was voted down at
our General Council— of thirty years ser
vice or an alternate of 55 years of age. The
school teachers have a much sounder basis
for consideration than we do inasmuch as
the older school teacher may find it very
difficult to obtain employment. The Asso
ciation has defeated that point and we can
not give them support on that point.
Mr. Morelock further stated that an
amendment has been proposed by the
teachers and he has a copy, but as yet he
has not had time to read it all and doesn’t
know exactly the entire contents. He said
be would study it and communicate with
Mr. Stewart. He said if it would be of any
benefit to the Laws and Legislation Com
mittee, two or three items might be de
cided at this meeting of the Board.
Mr. White recommended that when the
subject of retirement was considered that
the prior service allowance of $5.00 instead
of $2.50 be considered.
Report of D. H. Cameron,
Chairman of Insurance Committee:
About the insurance proposition, Mr.
Cameron reported that total premiums from
April checks for May insurance amounted
to $800.13 covering 475 employees. Since
that time two additional chapters have qual
ified and 568 persons now are covered by
life insurance. This is not enough for the
company to write the contract and make a
profit and the profit coming to the Associa
tion was one factor which had been dis
cussed.
Mr. Cameron continued that the time was
rapidly approaching when the Company
would close the contract and then would
take only the new employees, taking the
old employees only after passage of phys
ical examination. There also is the matter
of throwing the contract open. A number
of discussions have been had on this point
and the Company was quite anxious to
throw the contract open. Now, however,
they have changed their minds, partly
probably because Mr. Carperon raised the
question of the 100, 200 or 300 applicants
they would immediately get after the con
tract was thrown open, being about 20%
not good insurance risks. They < would be
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