M r. C hidsey said h e believed if th e B oard
of co n tro l could be convinced th a t th e em
ployees w ere b ein g done a w rong, th e civil
service com m ission m ig h t change.
M r. W ilsonm oved th a t WC 4-5-6-12, 7 and
19 be tu rn e d o v e r to th e e x e cu tiv e se cre
ta r y w ith in stru c tio n s to con tact th e p ro p e r
officials e n d e a v o rin g to get th e policies o u t
lin ed in th e se resolutions. M otion passed.
Ite m G. W ORKING CONDITIONS—WC 14.
RESOLVED, th a t th e sta te hig h w ay of
ficials a n d th e civil service com m ission
p u t th e d is tric t m ain te n a n c e office
c le rk s (IV a n d II) back on th e 44 h o u r
w eek, w ith a co rresp o n d in g raise in
pay.
M r. C hidsey sta te d th is w as le ft to th e
b o a rd of d ire c to rs to follow out th e in te n t
of law a n d c o n stitu tio n w h ich is to im prove
w o rk in g conditions fo r em ployees and to
im p ro v e s ta te service. T hese p a rtic u la r m en
a re th e tim ek e e p e rs fo r a g ro u p of m en
w ho w o rk 44 hours. T he m en w hom th ey
k e e p I tra c k of a re on th e jo b S a tu rd a y
m o rn in g an d w h en th e tim ek e e p e rs a re not
th e re , th e re a re a lot of business rep o rts
a n d req u isitio n s to b e signed an d all th a t
c a n n o t be h a n d le d . A bout fifty p e r c en t
of th e se m en a re w o rk in g S a tu rd a y m o rn
ings anyw ay.
M r. W ilson m oved th e b o ard ta b le an y
a c tio n on WC 14. M otion carried .
Ite m G. W ORKING CONDITIONS—WC
15. TO ALLOW TWO HOURS TIM E
W HEN EM PLOYEES REPORT FOR
W ORK AND A RE SEN T HOME.
M r. C hidsey sta te d th e se em ployees still
d ra w $3.00 p e r diem a n d th e y can w o rk on
o th e r w o rk if th e y w ish. To allow th is a d
d itio n a l tim e w ould b e a p rivilege w hich
w ould b e open to abuse. H e said h e w ould
n o t ta k e a n y sta n d on it.
M r. A shby m oved th is m a tte r b e tabled.
M otion c arried .
Ite m G. W ORKING CONDITIONS—WC
20. ESTA BLISH IN G REGULAR PAY
DAY.
M r. W ilson asked if ru le s and reg u latio n s
did n o t a lre a d y sta te th a t th e S tate has a
p a y day.
M r. S te w a rt a n sw ered th a t th e p ay days
a re n o t un ifo rm .
M r. C hidsey said th e tro u b le lies chiefly
w ith th e crew s in th e h in te rla n d of th e
v a rio u s d e p a rtm e n ts. N ot only th e highw ay,
b u t fo re stry , a g ric u ltu re d e p a rtm e n ts, etc.,
w h e re th e p ay days v a ry fro m th e 5th to
th e 15th.
M r. M oser said it h ad b e e n suggested th a t
th e p a y ro ll go in on th e 25th of th e m onth.
T h ey w ould be five days b e h in d th e firs t
m o n th a n d estab lish a p ay day on th e
10th. H e said h e h a d ta k e n th a t up w ith
th e shop em ployees an d th e y w ere v e ry
mu,ch a g ain st it, saying th e y w ere doing
th a t w ell now as th e y g e t p aid by th e 10th.
Som etim es th e checks a re m ade ou t on th e
4th and th e y a re received on th e 8th.
M r. S h a ttu c k said it a p p eared th a t a lot
of th e d elay is w ith th e in d iv id u al d e p a rt
m en t, a fiscal division problem . He th o u g h t
th e m a tte r should be ta k e n up on an in
d iv id u a l basis w ith each d e p a rtm e n t.
M r. W ilson m oved th is be tu rn e d over to
th e e x e c u tiv e se c re ta ry fo r action. M otion
c a rrie d .
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Item H. SALARIES & W AGES—SW 2-2-
4-5 and WC 3-16 (com bined). COM PEN
SATORY TIM E O FF B E TA K EN OR
PA ID FOR IN CASH, AT TH E DISCRE
TIO N OF TH E EMPLOYEE.
M r. C hidsey sta te d th e y w ould like to
h av e it so th e em ployee could ta k e e ith e r
tim e off or th e m oney. Som e resu ltio n s
call fo r s tra ig h t tim e, som e tim e an d a h a lf
and som e double tim e, and som e called fo r
exchange tim e on th e basis of tim e a n d a
h a lf and double tim e. A ll p lan s a re th a t
th e y w a n t th e bo ard to get som e actio n
ta k e n to c u t o u t ex ch an g e tim e o r m odify
it.
M r. S te w a rt answ ered th a t so f a r as th e
paying of overtim e is co n cern ed th e re a re
th re e controls fo r th e su p e rv iso r: firs t, th e
d e p a rtm e n t head, n e x t th e b u d g e t d ire c to r,
and th ird , th e civil service d ire c to r.
l i t w as m oved th a t th e m a tte r b e re fe rre d
to th e e x e cu tiv e s e c re ta ry to discuss and
w o rk ou t w ith th e b o a rd of co n tro l or as h e
sees fit. M otion carried.
A t th is itm e M r. S te w a rt called a tte n tio n
to th e fa c t th a t th e re w ere n o reso lu tio n s
reg a rd in g re tire m e n t on th e agenda. T h e re
w ill be a su b seq u e n t m ee tin g a n d n o th in g
can be done b e fo re th e n e x t g e n e ra l c o u n
cil or a su b seq u e n t m eetin g of th e b o a rd
w h en th ese m a tte rs w ill be b ro u g h t up.
M r. B ra n d t req u e sted th a t a n official
su m m ary be p re p a re d a t a n e a rly d ate. H e
said th e y w ould hav e to k now ab o u t th is
offiically to sell m em b ersh ip to th e e m
ployees. He also said he w a n te d to k now
abou,t th e reso lu tio n s w hich w ere passed
so th ey could be in te rp re te d .
M r. Q uery added th a t th e d ire c to r of law s
and legislation cannot w ait u n til N ovem
b e r to s ta r t fo rm u la tin g leg isla tu re p ro
gram s. T h ere w ere q u ite a n u m b e r of a c
tions ta k e n by th e council in b la n k e t fo rm
w hich should be re fe rre d so h e can get out
and s ta rt w orking w ith th e legislators and
so fo rth .
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