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T h e retirem en t program w as 50% o f the
w o rk in th e G en eral C ou n cil and it could
not b e han dled in a n y tw o or th ree hours
b y th e b oard o f directors. M r. C hidsey con
tin u ed th a t if it w e re agreeab le w ith the
board, h e w ou ld call an oth er m eetin g in
F eb ru a ry. M r. C h id sey said th ere still w as
con siderab le business to b e attended to at
th e p resen t m eetin g and since th ere a p
p eared to be no objection, a m eetin g w ill
be called fo r F e b ru a ry , th e e x a c t date to be
set later.
M r. C h id sey said one problem th at m ust
be decided on at th e presen t m eetin g of
the board w as th e question o f a legal
counsel. He opened th e m eetin g fo r discus
sion o f th e problem p rior to form al action.
A fte r a fu ll discussion th e fo llo w in g action
w as ta k e n :
Mr. W ilson m oved th at a com m ittee be
appointed to m eet w ith L eo Sm ith to ad
vise him th a t the b oard of directors in
o ffic ia l m eetin g h av e adopted th e p o licy
o f not con tractin g w ith a leg a l counsel, b ut
to secure th e services o f an attorn ey or
leg a l counsel on a p er diem basis and th e y
w ould lik e to h a v e his services a va ila b le on
a jo b basis, n o t on a con tract basis; th a t the
board also adopted th e p o licy th a t th e
e x e c u tiv e s e cre ta ry n ow has been in th e
gam e long enough and h as his fe e t on the
ground so th a t he can b e th e le gisla tive
agen t du rin g th e forth com in g session of the
legislatu re; and th at th e com m ittee rep ort
at the F e b ru a ry m eetin g o f the board. M o
tion carried.
M r. C h id sey appointed Mr. Q u ery c h a ir
m an o f th e com m ittee and said he could
appoint th e oth er tw o m em bers of his com
m ittee.
M A T T E R O F T A K IN G V A C A T IO N B Y
C E R T A IN D A T E OR L O S IN G IT.
Mr. W ilson said it w as th e p o licy in th eir
departm en t th a t th e y on ly tra n sfer eigh t
d ays o v e r th e end o f th e year. It is le ft to
the head of th e dep artm en t w h e th e r it can
be a ccu m u lated or not.
M r. S h attu ck stated th a t he did not b e
lie v e it w as th e in ten t of U .C.C. to take
a n yo n e’s vacation . It is th e p o licy th at
em ployees are asked to ta k e an y o f th eir
va ca tio n leave, w h ich is in excess o f eigh t
days, b egin n in g J a n u a ry 1st ea ch year. This
is done so th a t e v e ry b o d y has a tw e lv e
d ay v a ca tio n in th e period in w h ich th e y
are supposed to ta k e vacation s. It is not
th e in ten t th a t a n y em p lo yee shall lose
th at tim e. T h ere has been a m isunderstand
in g am ong th e em ployees, ap p aren tly. T h e y
tr y to h a v e th e vacatio n s taken at th e
em ployees co n ven ien ce and th e su p ervisor’s
convenience.
M r. W h ite said in his opinion an e m
p lo yee does a b e tte r jo b if he h as a v a c a
tion and does not go th rough a y e a r w ith
out one. T h e re should be a p o licy and it is
allow ed u n d er c iv il service th at the em
p loyee can accu m u late up to tw e n ty -s ix
days.
Mr. V a u g h n said th e trou b le is th ere is
no u n ifo rm ity in th e departm ents.
Mr. C h id sey said th e ch air w ould e n te r
tain a m otion th at this m atter b e ta k e n up
b y m em bers of th e variou s departm ents
Vulcanizing and Recapping
w ith th eir e x e c u tiv e s ta ff and contacts to
the departm ents in th e h an d lin g o f v a c a
tion tim e.
M otion to th is e ffe c t w as m ade and
m otion carried.
A L L O W IN G TIM E O F F T O A T T E N D
G E N E R A L C O U N C IL (tim e o ff w ith
p ay).
M r. W ilson m oved th e m atter b e re fe rre d
to the e x e c u tiv e secreta ry to ta k e up w ith
th e variou s departm ents, and m otion c a r
ried.
P R O V ID E Y E A R L Y M E R IT S T E P IN
C R E A S E S ON A N N IV E R S A R Y D A T E
O F E A SH P E R SO N N E L A C T IO N R A T H
ER T H A N J A N U A R Y 1st A N D J U L Y
1st.
(To be continued)
The im portant looking man usually
spends so much time looking im portant
he doesn’t have time to be it.
Davis Transfer & Storage
Company
Moving - Storing - Packing - Shipping
L ocal and L on g D istance H auling
40 South Fir Street
Telephone 2888
MEDFORD, OREGON
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Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock
Office Phone 1276
P. O. Box 375
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Nagle Lum ber Co.
1845 Franklin Boulevard
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Use Your State Employee Credit Card - Complete Automotive Service
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