Bethel Chapter PSE SEIU 1948
Board of Trustees Minutes
April 21, 2015
Transportation
5:00 – 6:30
Guests:
Called to order 5:01 Shawn Sandvig
Present:
Shawn Sandvig – Vice President
Shawna Cleveland – Vice President
Ed Siemsen
Richard King
(Effective
September 1, 2015)
Charity Utterback – Secretary
Rosemarie Vitale – Treasurer
Eileen Dahn – Treasurer (Effective September 1, 2015)
Andy Wiesenfeld – PSE Field Rep
Terri McLean – Bus Assistant Rep
– Bus Assistant Rep
Christine Caskey – Child Nutrition Rep
Stefanie Murphy – Child Nutrition Rep
Patricia Baker – Custodial Rep
– Custodial Rep
Shawna Cleveland – Maintenance/Tech Rep
Absent excused:
Carl Hillis – President
Angela Ward
–Para/Special Services Rep
Treasurer’s Report:
Checking: $ 10,262.13
Savings:
$ 16,153.31
Agenda Item:
- Maintenance/Tech Rep
– Mechanics Rep
– Mechanics Rep
Lorena Doleski – Para/Special Service Rep
Janie Thiel
– Para/Special Services Rep
Doris Hominda – Secretary/Clerk Rep
Darlene Houk – Secretary/ Clerk Rep
Christi Wilshaw - Secretary/Clerk Rep
Shannon Cheek-Johnson –
Secretary/Clerk Rep (Effective September 1, 2015)
Cathy Larsen – Transportation Rep
Jim Gunderson - Transportation Rep
Christopher Bardsley – Transportation Rep
(Effective September 1, 2015)
Absent unexcused:
Lorena motion to accept treasurer’s report
Christine 2nd
All in favor – motion carries
Decision or Action Required?
Correspondence:
Minutes:
Meeting minutes will be posted on the
chapter website: www.bethelpse.org
Approval of minutes from March 17th
Richard motion to accept minutes
Lorena 2nd
All in favor – motion carries
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mission Statement
“Our mission is to promote the welfare of the
membership by insuring communication between
membership and leadership and to inform, educate
and involve members in their union to better
represent their voices”
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-Charity emailed building contacts to find out
best days and times to come and out and see
them
- Have received responses from:
BMS, CNO, FE, GKHS, NT, RE, Lab, PV
Spring Luncheon – Carl
Hold Harmless agreement
Vison update – Shawna & Rosemarie
New Business:
Confidentiality Review – Rosemarie
Convention shirts - Rosemarie
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Pod 1 – EPSOC, BHS, BMS, SME, BLC (Lorena,
Janie, and Patricia)
Pod 2 – GKHS, FMS, NE (Rosemarie and
Christine)
Pod 3 – RR, CMMS, CE (Janie and Christi)
Pod 4 – CHS, SLHS, SMS, CHT (Ed)
Pod 5 – SE, EE, CP, CMS (Doris and Darlene)
Pod 6 – ESC, RE, KE, GE (Doris and Darlene)
Pod 7 – PV, FE, LMS, NS (Charity and Richard)
Pod 8 – NT, CC, BSA (Richard and Charity)
Pod 9 – Transportation/CNO (Carl, Cathy and
Terri)
Pod 10 – Night crew (Shawn and Shawna)
Carl has not yet been able to meet with
Todd
Richard motion to accept HHA and adopt as
Apendix B to bylaws
Shawna 2nd
All in favor – motion carries
Superior came back with another option we
need to present to general membership to vote
again
Just a reminder that whatever is talked about
with BOT needs to stay with BOT,
confidentiality needs to be upheld.
Bylaws state we can spend up to $500 a year on
shirts, buttons, etc.
Janelle Kempfer could get us shirts for $10 each
for convention, she would work on design and
take care of ordering
Richard motion - to get tshirts for convention
Darlene 2nd
All in favor – motion carries
Bylaw change –
unit rep elections - Christine
Convention delegate wording - Rosemarie
We will work on as BOT and present all changes
at January 2016 GM meeting
Quorum at unit meetings for elections -Shawn
Conflict of interest
Add HHA as Appendix B
Scholarships - 8 applicants (6 students, 1
employee)
Committee: Charity Utterback, Eileen Dahn,
Brenda Sherill, Dorian Scott, Shawn Sandvig
Committee will meet May 5, 2015 5:30 pm
location TBD
TEAM training – Shawna Cleveland
State office will start having this class annually,
community involvement, suggestion to adopt a
road
Grievance Committee
All units have a person on the panel, only 5
people at a time serve on the committee
Central Kitchen – Bargaining update
All meetings have come to a stop for a reason
unknown to the union
Sec/Clerk – Bargaining update
Waiting on district to set up dates and times
BOT members on L&I
If you are on L&I that does not negate you from
being on the BOT, if you are hearing otherwise
please let Andy and Carl know
Broker will not have options for us on medical until
June
We will use Survey Monkey to send out to
members to get their input
Unit Updates:
Bus Assistants
No new updates
Child Nutrition
No new updates
Custodial
Holding unit meeting following May 2nd general
membership meeting – one person in
attendance at April 11th meeting
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Maintenance/Technology
Steve Story has taken a new position in Tacoma
Mechanics
No new updates
Para/Special Services
Secretary/Clerks
Transportation
Possibly some grievances upcoming, at PD
meeting with Staci the question was asked why
the classes are not of efficient substance for
what paras need – no definite answer was
given
Two administrators leaving, met with Staci
Maine about PD
Working cohesively with HR and a member with
a medical condition that makes work difficult
Announcements & Good of the order:
Upcoming meeting dates & times:
-General membership meeting May 2nd 9:00 BLC
-Diversity Committee May 5th 4:00 – 5:00
-School Board Meeting May 12th 7:00 ESC (Lorena)
-Safety Committee May 14th 2:00
-The next BOT Meeting will be May 19th (4:30
dinner) 5:00 – 6:30 @ Trans.
- Conference Committee May 21st 2:00 – 3:00 ESC
- School Board Meeting May 26th 7:00 PVE (Cathy)
Adjournment
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