Present
Tom Moran, Jim Arrowsmith, Bill Blackburn, Rajan Cheriel, Anna Clemenger, Steve Coffing, Gunnar Goerlitz, Marcia Kamin, Ref Lindmark, Jan O’Hara, Matt Pope, John Shively, Rey Sugui, Jacob Metzger (Local 17)
Agenda
• Introductions
• Install new members
• Update subcommittees
• Review snow policies
• Road Services contract
• Review/approve transit seniority
• Health care update
• I.T. reorganization update
• Schedule 2011 meetings
New Members
Tom Moran distributed a list of members that applied for Policy Committee positions including several openings and proposed members. He called for a motion to accept the membership as listed (with a spelling correction) for the next three years. Moved, seconded, and passed.
Representing |
Name |
Operations |
Cliff Chase |
Information Technology |
Open |
Paratransit/Rideshare |
Julie Paone/Jerry Hunnicut (shared) |
Paratransit/Rideshare |
Chris Arnbrister/AnneMarie Jehle (shared) |
Power & Facilities |
Peggy Harris |
Service Development |
Ref Lindmark |
Service Development |
Jim Arrowsmith |
Vehicle Maintenance |
Mark Dalton |
General Manager's Office |
Rajan Cheriel |
Sales & Customer Services |
Jan O'Hara |
Sales & Customer Services |
Lois Watt |
ST Link |
Open |
Transit At Large |
Tom Moran |
Transit At Large |
Lynn Matteoni |
Planners/At Large |
John Shively |
Planners/At Large |
David Mark |
Planners/At Large |
Anna Clemenger |
Professional/At Large |
Mark Foote/Bill Blackburn (shared) |
Professional/At Large |
Rey Sugui |
Professional/At Large |
Marc Walsh |
Information Technology |
Matt Pope |
Information Technology |
Steve Coffing/Marcia Kamin (shared) |
Information Technology |
Gunnar Goerlitz |
Subcommittees
The following policy members volunteered for these assignments.
Health care—Rajan Cheriel, Anna Clemenger, Marcia Kamin, Rey Sugui
Seniority—Tom Moran, Matt Pope, Rajan Cheriel, Lois Watt
Stewards—Jerry Hunnicutt, Tom Moran, John Shively, Rey Sugui, Lois Watt
Note takers—Anna Clemenger, Ref Lindmark (backup)
Seniority Update
Tom Moran provided an update of the Transit seniority list. There was some discussion about how quickly the information changes. The Policy Committee approved the current list as it conforms to the current contract, with a disclaimer about the effective date and that it is subject to new information.
Review snow policies
Update from Jacob Metzger: The Transit Division has new snow policies, including staffing a new Division Operations Center around the clock with employees during emergencies. Local 17 is looking into whether this requires any bargaining. Feedback from transit employees indicates that most are willing to be part of this response, but there are problems with the timing of shifts and with the granting of executive leave or overtime for this work.
Road Services contract
The Road Services contract ends this December. The committee discussed the issue of whether to ask to roll over the current contract again. No action taken.
Health care update
Whitney Hupf is planning to reactivate the health care subcommittee this summer. Jacob Metzger said he thinks the county will make an effort to incentivize switching to Group Health. There has been some talk of cafeteria plans, which the union opposes. One concept will come up that might be worth discussing: should increased costs be absorbed as higher co-pays or as premiums? Last time, the county opted for point-of-sale (higher co-pays), and the result was that employees got slammed in the press for not paying premiums. No action taken.
I.T. reorganization
Seven supervisor/manager positions were filled recently. They are represented by Teamsters Local 117. The county is planning to create a service center with one manager and 16 positions to act as “one big help desk” for the county. Talk is underway about classifications for those positions and how they will be filled.
Schedule for 2011 meetings
Next meeting: Thursday, April 28, at the King Street Center, Room 3E/3D 12p.m.-1p.m.
Adjourned 6:55 pm.
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