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11 sen ted as Committee Resolution No. 1 whicn^read as follow s: Committee substitution, to-w it; T h a || the proposed pay plan to be subm itted for approval be increased by such am oiK M over present base pay as ne cessary to w ith indusV; try; the raise on this basis would be $39.00 over the presenV^average base pay of $213.00.” (Adopted by G eneral Council). I M i^'W hite stated th at the Council wished to hear from delegates re p re sen tin g th e chapters which had B B m itted -resolutions, w hether or not the proposed actions m et I w ith th eir a p proval. SW 1, Rose City C hapter No. 5; SW 2, K lam ath Falls C hapter No. 12; SW 4, Bend C hapter , N o .-3; SW 10, Eugene C hapter No. 6; all dealing w ith ex change time. Mr. Q uery stated this was a problem which has been before the Council every m eeting and, th a t every practice u n der t h e g s ^ ^ v a s prevalent in Or'e- M S among the different D epartm ents. The H ighway gives exchange tim e to some and double tim e to others. -G w | departm ents pay straight tim e; others ignorg it a l t o ^ e t ^ ^ T h e 48 hour law is involved too. There is u tter disre gard in some departm ents of the 48 hour law! ('Com m ittee substitution, to-w it: “T hat all exchange tim e b e ^ M ^ B pd p W i all employees who a re required by em ergency or ‘other circum stances to .. a t'1 o t h e r ^ t^ n w ork hours be p | « | overtim e K r « h ex tra time at rates iai?coiff^ ^ B e w ith State Laws, and th at the present 48- hour Law be revised to provide tim e and one-half for overtim e for all time w orked in excess of 8 hours per* Hay or 40 “ h o u r B p e r week.” (Adopted B Gene ral Council). SW 3, Rose City C hapter B B re g a rd in g per diem allowance W / e S H pay ^ . r a ^ ^ g d SW 9, Eugene C hapter No. 6,? concerning., only p er H e m . Due toSBMe ‘ f a c ^ t h a t there s|Si a question of policy in t h e ^ e ^ hition subm itted by Rose City C hapter No. 5, the committee figur&dx it should be presented before the Council, although it was a highw ay problem. Committee B B tif u tio n . to-w it: “That rates for like service be es tablished at the same basic ratejgarid th a t the O.S.E.A. place a formal, re quest w ith th ^ n e a W m f the State De- partm ents and I Board of Control to allowance from $3 per day to a minipaum of $5 per day.” (Council instructed Board of Direem ^W p w orkB ffi»ugh thè Ex< ecutive Secretary w ith D epartm ent B ncerw B jB Eh& aBpc to increase p e r; m s m ^ ^ S ^ w a n B w h e B i t .B i n the in- terest of the employees). SW 8, W illam ette C hapter No. 21, regardin^W study and comparison of state salaries With adjoining states, etc. M r' Query stated no exhaustive su r vey or individual rates had been con- ducted. It has been impossible to do . i t ‘With present set up. However^~.thB commi fl% E m'Ught the resolution had m erit and not w ishing to kill it handed it to the Council w ithout recom m end- ation. SW 8, C onm w B salarytstudv of ad joining states, F ederal service and commercial organizations, com pare to ^s ta ^ B alaW ^ain Oregon and issue data- B a l l m eniq l|||jf (R eferred to B oard of Directors by vote of C o u n cil). SW 14, Public W elfare C hapter .No, 31, and SW, 15, Item 4, from Salem C h a ^ ^ B J B l , regarding em ergency fund. 11 C om m itte ^ ^ l^ sjtitute, to-w it : “To present to tnrjpregflslature a-pro- posal th at the State Em ergency Fund carry an am ount for the adjusting of wage schedules as necessary to m eet increasing living costs and to m eet p arity wage schedules during the next biennium .” <(AdOpted. "!: by G eneral C ouncil). SW 16, La G rande C hapter No. 4, (not reecived in tim e to be placed on the m im eographed-'agenda) regarding hourly rate employees. The committee recom m ended it do not - pass an<^*i| was so moved. It^ ^ P 'Seated the Com mittee tfook no action on this resolution as it would be elim inated by resolution placing^àìl regularyem pl^ ^ ^ ^ m a m onthly basis. It was m oved that-. read be tabled. Standing vote gwasCtak- en. In^fàvor of tabling the motion, 29. Opposed 18. Motion carried. I B M if|tirig£adjournedfat 1:30 P.M.
