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King County Police Officers Guild Board of Directors Meeting January 9, 2008 MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Eggert – President Pat Bowen – Vice President Ron Kierce – Sec/Treasurer Thad Frampton – Board Member # 1 Don Dougherty – Board Member # 2 Mark Lemoine – Board Member # 3 Marcus Williams – Board Member # 4 Mark Rorvik – Board Member # 5 JK Pewitt – Board Member # 6 Alan Kelley – CID – SAU Bob Lurry – Pct 4 Kirk Wills – ARFF CALLED TO ORDER: The Board of Directors Meeting was called to order at 1600 hrs by President Steve Eggert. KCPOG BOARD POSITION #7: Board of Directors Position Seven has been vacant for quite sometime. Various members through out the Department have expressed an interest. Steve Eggert has reviewed the options and appointed Alan Kelley to the Board. Al is also one of the original Executive Board members of KCPOG when the decertification process took place from Local 519. Al also runs King County Security Inc. and has been with the Sheriff’s Office for 20 years. Al is currently assigned to CID at the RJC. The Board discussed the appointment and a motion was made by Pat Bowen to confirm the appointment of Alan Kelley to Board Member Position 7. The motion was seconded by Thad Frampton. Motion passed. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: The minutes from the combined December 12, 2008 Board of Directors/General Membership meeting were distributed and have been posted at the worksites and website. A motion was made by Mark Lemoine to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by JK Pewitt. Motion passed. APPROVAL OF INCOME AND EXPENSE REPORT: Ron Kierce presented the Board with the Year End Income and Expense report. After review and discussion, a motion was made by Don Dougherty to approve the report as submitted. A motion was seconded by Marcus Williams. Motion passed. KCPOG 2008 ELECTIONS: In a stunning win for the oppressed everywhere, the results are in! All positions for election went unopposed, thus no ballots will be sent out due to the fact that no write in candidates are allowed as per the By-Laws. By not sending out ballots will save a considerable amount of money. For better or for worse, the current Board of Directors remain. Congrats everyone! DONATION TO THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL: KCPOG has received a contribution request from the NLEM. The NLEM is obviously valued and appreciated by KCPOG as well as all Law Enforcement. The Board discussed a contribution and it was decided that $500 minimum would be an acceptable contribution. A motion to contribute $500.00 to the NLEM was made by Ron Kierce. The motion was seconded by JK Pewitt. Motion approved by all. YEAR END RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION FOR KCPOG EMPLOYEE: Ron Kierce presented the Board with a request to approve the year end financial contribution to Kim’s retirement plan. The retirement contributions accrue on a monthly basis as a liability and are paid in one lump sum at year’s end. Fidelity Investments is the current Administrator for the Retirement Plan. A motion to approve the year end contribution was made by Alan Kelley and seconded by Thad Frampton. Motion passed by all. MEDINA CONTRACTING WITH KSCO: Medina has expressed interest in contracting with KCSO for police services. Medina PD currently consists of a Chief, Lieutenant, Corporal and six officers. RCW Title 41 spells out most of the conditions of absorbing an existing municipality’s police officers and what Civil Service Rules KCSO is obligated to follow. KCPOG can determine how the members of Medina PD get absorbed into the KCPOG. After discussing many factors, the KCPOG Board has recommended all the Commissioned Medina Law Enforcement Officers be absorbed as Deputies with the KCSO and be afforded the same benefits that our current lateral officer program dictates. ARFF UNIT WORKING CONDITIONS and MOU BETWEEN KCSO AND KCIA: Deputy Kirk Wills stated that two Deputies at the ARFF station have some concern over a new management policy that limits their use of a fully marked police vehicle off the airport premises. The Deputies state they are fully commissioned deputies and that they should be able to use their assigned police pool cars to go to lunch, attend training and conduct department business during their shift. They also feel this policy could affect their ability to respond back to the airport in case of an emergency. Deputy Wills also stated that members of the ARFF unit have an issue with the new MOU that was recently signed by the Sheriff and the Airport Administration. The MOU states existing and new personnel assigned to KCIA by the KCSO will be required to complete Washington State Fire Fighter 1 certification and complete and maintain EMT certification. Several ARFF members feel this change in working conditions are issues that need to be negotiated through the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Steve will be sending a demand to bargain letter. UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE: The meeting was moved into closed session to discuss the current Unfair Labor Practice over the Sergeant’s Exam. Progress is moving forward. More details will follow. PROPERTY ISSUES AND MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS: Marcus Williams informed the Board on a recent decision by KCSO to conduct a “Major Investigation” after a third party complained that a Deputy threw away a moldy, near worthless backpack full of nearly worthless property. KCSO policy allows Deputies to dispose of property that is worth less than 25 dollars without completing a found property form. Bottom Line: When in doubt – log everything into evidence. ADJOURNED: The Board of Directors Meeting adjourned at 1930 hours. |