Call to Order: 12:10

Board Members Present:
  Wyatt Wood
  Johnnie Butler
  Dave Crippen
  Ken Madden

Treasurer's Report:

       6/1 balance:  $6502.80
     contributions:   1499.47
                      1687.51
      expenditures:  <3000.00>
      5/31 balance:  $6689.78

Negotiation Status:

• Transit:
• TEA and KC have agreed to jointly research comparable salaries for Class/Comp.

• Wastewater:
• Tentative Agreement has been signed for grievance and discipline procedures and conflict resolution.

Proposed KC Benefits Plan:

• The membership discussed the County's proposed changes to the medical benefit plan. The changes have been negotiated by a joint KC labor committee, however at this point these benefits are a mandatory subject of bargaining. The negotiating committee discussed our position in these negotiations.

Report on WTD Productivity Initiative Incentive Fund Committee:

• Committee has been operating for 2 years.
• Goal was to accumulate 2% in savings every year for 10 years.
• Committee is to determine what constitutes savings.
• 25% must go to Union members that have Initiative contained within their Agreements.
• Committee has identified $2.8 million in savings at this time.
• 50% must go back to Public in Capitol improvement or other programs.
• $560k will be distributed to employees (aprox. $950 per person).
• Committee wants all employees involved in distribution.
• A flexible investment fund has been established.
• Usage of above fund has not been established (training a possibility).
• Guidelines established by the Committee are that employees must have worked on CIP for a minimum of 520 hours that year.
• Employee will not receive funds if they have been fired.
• Committee would like to distribute funds by the end of the summer.
• TEA members may not receive funds until an agreement has been reached with KC.

Motions/Bylaw changes introduced:

• The modification to Article IV, Section C.2 (Eligibility For Office) was raised, seconded, discussed, and passed. The modification is as follows: "Any Full Member within TEA shall be eligible to be a candidate for any office in TEA."
• The modification to Article IX (add Section E, Voting by Proxy) was raised, seconded, and tabled.

Motion to end meeting: 13:00