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nothing about 'cost of living; in asking
for increase in pay. The statement is
all “on parity'w ith people in industry
and other offices doing comparable
work.’H
Mr. Cameron said he believed the
sense of this meeting 'w hs';that the
I• Ass W ^rron appro^eal the emergency
fundi;a Q w K use best efforts to se
cure adoption o f g l B | Serviced pay
plan January 1, 1949 and would carry
through and keep before Legislature
the R^lnty pay plan. In other words
H are to ask for three things: 1. Emer
gency fund
to meet any
emergency; 2. adopt the pay plan as
of January 1, 1949; and 3. continue to
hwork for parity pay.
Mr. White said he wished only to
know whether -all -.wff|| | in agreement^
thatW h e ;\Legislative/s Committee was
on the right track.
Mr. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ a d the material under
IpNew Fay.
Approved by the
Civil Sn-ij^^^ Cummi^ io n u ^etc.”
/•Mr. Camerofl m o v |f| ado.^ti^n of the
program as outlined in the three steps
of>hl || statement. Motion carried.
SW 1, 2, 4, 10repealing w ith 'E x
change Time ,and Overtime. Mr. Query
said this*:-£'ouid be legislative or it
might not be. Most of the people both
ered with it are em ployes in the
! Highway Department. There was a
questions i'h his mind as to just how
the 48 hour law worked. In the High-
people are excluded from
receiving overtime for 48 hours. The
Tax Commission paid overtime and
not exchange time, paid Straight time.
The Industrial Accident Commission
does the same thing. Mr. Ericksen said
his office does the same thing. Some
departments ignore time in excess of
40 h'pjurs. Mr: Query said he hoped
this thing could be pushed by making
an appeal to the departments before
the legislature meets. I
Mr. O’Neil moved that the Board of
Directors go on record as considering
this subject as a policy-m atter and
^ ^ ^ S b e g e ^ e ^ j^ B ;^ the present. Mo
tion carried.
Retirement Resolutions (Legislative)
Mr. Cameron^ moved that the Leg-
islative Committee be- empowered to
present the retirem ent program with
full.authority to handle
they see
R 5. Retirement on a*Biving wage.
M r.M ^ n erp i^ ai< jg n view of the ap-
pa rent indecision as, to the -nwaning of
R 5, and the fact that part • will be
discussed under R 12 fb ) Mfthatvpart
pertaining to the attitude of different
b p a rd S h é moved that R 5 be tabled.
Motion carried.
R 12 (b). “That the problem of ar-
bitrary retirement of'academ ic mem-
bers of the State Board of Higher. Ed
ucation at age of 65 be referred'^© the
Board of Directors Tor study and that
the Bgafficotrs be authorized to seek
such corrective amendments to the
-•■•Public Employees Retirement Act as
seem appropriate , after such consider-
ation but hot raise the minimum re-
tirement age above 68.”
Mr. O’Neil moved the Board con-
^ jB |r R 12, (b). Motion carried.
Mr. Ericksen asked jflth e Board of
Directorsioourdg commend the policy , of
the . Retirement Board in administer
ing the retirem ent act by 1. granting to
capable state employees who reach
retirement ;àèeì the privilege of vcqn-.
tinuing in servide/and at the same time
^deplore the, arbitrary action taken by
• the Board of Higher Education in fail--
to exercisqi its responsibilities in
the matter, viewed on the basis of the
public u-nterest^M
Mr. White asked if it would be sat-
isfactory at this time if the Board went
on record and attempted administra
tively to do something about the situ-
ation.
It was moved that a resolution along
the .lines indicated by Mr. Ericksen’s
^à;tenfent be adopted. Motion carried.
Mr. Ericksen, Mr. Brandt and Mr.
Query were appointed by th a/P resi-
as a committee
draft this res-
olujS’on.
Civil Service Resolutions (Legislative)
CS t8. Changing method ojfS appoint
ment "of Civil Service Commission. Mr.
Query recommended that the Board
table this. I
Mr. Ericksen moved that the resolu
tion be referred to the Laws and Leg-
islajipn Committee for sucE/action as
they deem appropriate during the Ses
sion. Motion carried.