QUARTERLY

                                                                        MEMBERSHIP MEETING

                                                                                       04-01-03

                                                                                       B-SHIFT

 

 CALLED TO ORDER:            7:25 P.M.

 

 MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

            Tolley, Vinup, Coulter, Avilla, Peterman, Van-Kramer, Hawkins, Platt, Brown, Atkinson, Batton,

            Geld, Tymann, K. Carroll, Wiley-Waston, Sauerwine, Munch, Andurkaitis, Spencer, Jones, Zink,

            Jay Wilson, Conte, Roberts, Pownall and K. Coleman.

 

 MINUTES:

 

            MOTION by Avilla to accept minutes from Jan. 06, 2003, 2nd Platt, motion carried.

 

            MOTION by Avilla to suspend rules of order, 2nd Tymann, motion carried.

 

MOTION by Avilla to make $1.200.00 available, if needed, to Bob Apel to build an addition on his house, so that his mother-in may care for his severely disabled son, and make available, if needed, $300.00 to Lee Skinner for unforeseen expenses for his son with Spina Bifida, from line 3g of the Benevolent Fund, also to get more information to set up a Trust Fund for Firefighters that have children with birth defects, 2nd Van-Kramer, motion carried.  

 

 PRESIDENTS REPORT:

 

Discussed doing some thing for Jackie Jansen, she is the switchboard operator and receptionist for the City 0f Melbourne.

 

            MOTION by Avilla to support the recommendation from the Executive Board to get Jackie Jansen

            a gift certificate for $114.00, also to see if she needs any help with her thank you party, 2nd Peterman,

            motion carried.

 

            MOTION by Bexfield to support the recommendation from the Executive Board to support Dominick

            Barbera in his re-election for 12th District Vice-President for the IAFF, 2nd Avilla, motion carried.

 

            MOTION by Coulter to support the recommendation from the Executive Board to support Gilbert

            Marsh in his re-election for Secretary/Treasurer for the FPF, 2nd Avilla, motion carried.

 

            Discussed changes to the donation policy, this will be brought back at the Quarterly Meeting on July 1,

            2003. 

            Discussed putting a copy of the Union Contract, Pension Plan and Union By-Laws in the stations.

 

 VICE-PRESIDENT REPORT:

 

Discussed doing a Golf Tournament, on May 17, 2003, to help Bob Apel with the cost of putting an addition on his house, also discussed doing a Golf Tournament, on August 16, 2003, for MDA.

 

Discussed getting a Union Jacket and Golf Shirt for each member.

 

 TREASURER REPORT:

 

            MOTION by Avilla to accept Quarterly Treasurer Report, 2nd Jones, motion carried.

 

COMMITTEE REPORT:

 

NEGOTIATIONS:

 

The Union Contract is done; we will be getting vacation adjustment and a pay raise on the April 18, 2003 check and retro pay on the May 2, 2003 check.

 

 PROMOTIONAL:

 

            The promotional committee will be meeting on the last Monday of each month.

 

 PIO:

 

            The calendar on the Union web site is being redone and the Union will be having a picnic in the future.

 

            Discussed Grievance 2003-01, about putting the fifth firefighter at Station 77.

 

Discussed the way the new overtime and acting list are laid out.

 

MOTION by Jones to go with the new overtime and acting list to see how it works out, 2nd Zink,

motion carried.

                                   

 OLD BUSINESS:

 

            MOTION by Jones to accept the 2003-2004 budget, with the change to add $2,500.00 to line 5a

            of the Benevolent Fund, 2nd Geld, motion carried. 

 

 VOTING RESULTS:

 

            President             Tolley               By Acclamation

            Treasurer            Atkinson

            PIO                    Hargreaves

            1st Trustee          Conte               By Acclamation

            3rd Trustee          Waite               By Acclamation

 

            FPF Convention

            Avilla

            Bexfield

            Vinup

 

 

            MOTION by Jones to adjourn, 2nd Tymann, motion carried. 

 

 

            ADJOURNED:            9:30 P.M.

Respectfully,                                                                                                                                               Terry Vinup,                                                                                                                                                Secretary

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