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14 Oregon State Employees Association General Council Meeting Multnomah Hotel - Portland, Oregon - November 18-19-20, 1949 The seventh annual general council meet ing was called to order by President Loren R . White, in the Marine Room of the M ult nomah Hotel at 1:30 P . M „ November 18, 1949. Dr. Ralph Walker of the First Baptist church of Portland gave the invocation. President White introduced the members of the headquarters staff: Forrest Stewart, executive secretary; Eugene Schmidt, as sistant executive secretary, and Jean Brimacombe, administrative secretary. Robert Ashby, chairman of the creden tials committee, reported that the creden tials of all delegates present had been ex amined and found to be in order. Also, that E. A . Bamford was acting as proxy for Lois R. Manning. It was moved that the report of the credentials committee be approved and the motion carried. E. F . Chidsey, chairman of the rules committee, reported that matters to come before the council would be matters of policy; details of execution are to be re ferred to the board of directors and stand ing committees; a quorum shall consist of one-third of the chapters or sixteen chap ters; by-laws may be revoked or suspended by a two-thirds vote; delegates shall speak three minutes only on any one question; twice only during any one question; m a jority vote of the delegates present will be final, subject to the presence of the quorum; if on the first ballot no candidate receives a m ajority another vote shall be taken; point of order shall be referred to the rules committee; no delegate while holding the floor shall be subject to a question raised unless he shall be w illin g to answer. The committee’s regulations were taken from Robert’s Rules of Order. It was moved that the committee’s report be adopted and the motion carried. Paul Gemmell, chairman of the audit committee, read the report from January 1, 1949, to October 1, 1949. The committee recommended that the report be accepted and I placed on file. It was so moved and carried. President White next asked for a roll call of chapter delegates, a roll call of board of directors and introduction of guests. He stated that the last meeting of the general council was held in Portland on November 19, 20 and 21, 1948, and asked that I the reading of the minutes of the previous council meeting be dispensed with and that they be adopted. A motion was made apd it carried. I The next order of business was postponed to accommodate the guest speaker, Lawson M cCall, administrative secretary to G ov ernor Douglas M cKay. He was introduced by Forrest Stewart. , Mr. M cCall appeared for the governor who could not be present. He stated that the governor’s attitude toward state em ployees was most favorable. He feels, said Mr. M cCall, that good pay stands for a higher type of public servant and hence is , money well spent. He likes the spirit of service that has brought many into pub lic employment and said it is an ideal with e solidly behind civil service although he feels there are many problems to be worked out. He asked continued sup- P °rt civil service and its strengthening through legislative changes. Edward Chidsey, chairman of the rules committee, was asked to report to the gen eral council upon subject of delegate’s rights. He stated the retiring director can not vote in the council, however, there is nothing in the constitution preventing him to serve on committees and take an active part in the council, with exception of the right to vote. He moved that the council adopt the ruling of the committee and the motion carried. I H was moved that the resolution setting the deadline, which was previously tabled be taken up for consideration and the mo tion carried. It was moved that the resolu tion be amended to read until noon to morrow (Saturday). It was moved that an amendment to the resolution be made so that resolutions to the body of the general council be acceptable to the committee until such time as they were passed on. There was considerable discussion and the ques tion was called for on the original motion which required all resolutions to be in bv 5:00 p. m. The motioh carried. The report of the nominating committee was as follows: Clitf Atkins .................................. District No. 1 Gordon Shattuck ................. District No. 2 m w - Vaughn .......................... District No. 3 Tom Edwards .......................... District No. 4 Wagner ......................District No. 5 R. M. Sm ith .............................District No. 6 A motion was made and carried that the nominations be closed and the committee proceed with the election. President Loren White in m aking his re- the council stated he was charged with making his report 15 days in advance of the general council meeting and that copies of his report had previously been sent to chapter delegates. He did, however Particularly stress membership to the coun cil. He was not in favor of raising the dues out telt that if the membership was in- creased to 6,000, which would be 50 per cent increase of the present membership, there would be sufficient income to carry the financial responsibility of the organiza tion. He thought that the chapters should assume more of the responsibility for mem bership and recommended that they remit in advance one year’s dues for each mem ber. This would reduce work at headquar ters and the chapters would benefit mate rially if members were allowed to pay monthly. Jean Brimacombe read the report of Lois R. Manning, acting secretary-treasurer, as n°t be present. It was moved the report be adopted and placed on file. The motion carried. I O Floyd Query, director of law and legislation, gave his report and moved that it be adopted. The motion carried and it was placed on file. I Mr. R . M. Sm ith, director of civil serv ice, gave his report and moved that it be adopted. The motion carried and it was placed on file. I V' O ’Neil, director of public relations, reP9rt and moved that it be adopt- J v 16 mo^i°n carried and it was placed on file. F . Leo Sm ith, legal counsel, renorted. (Continued on page 20)
