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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.
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