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FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE THE DELEGATES, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, I MOVE THE ADOPTION OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A “YES” VOTE.
Proposal 4
The following Constitution and By-Laws proposal was submitted by: Kathy Yeldon of Local 615, Diane Burton of Local 013, Don Page of Local 414, Tom Hingher of Local 605, Kathy Moran of Local 846, Mike Garfolo of Local 676, Lynne Mattison of Local 864, Bill Loya of Local 407, and Carmela ‘Millie’ Lucas of Local 920:
CONSTITUTION ARTICLE X – Delegates
Sections 1 – 2. Text Remains the Same.
Section 3. RETIRED MEMBERS. The Chairperson,
the Vice Chairperson and the Secretary of the Retiree Executive Committee shall be non-voting delegates to [any] the annual delegate meeting of CSEA, provided however that on issues and motions relative to the Retiree Division, the Retiree Delegates shall have both the right to speak before the Delegates and one vote for each Retiree Local of the Retiree Division.
Section 4. RETIREE DIVISION MEETINGS.
(a) Delegates to the [Biennial] Annual Meeting
of the Retiree Division shall consist of one delegate from each Local for each one hundred (100) members or fraction thereof. The officers of the statewide Association shall be delegates.
(b) Text Remains the Same.
(c) A report from the Retiree Division, including
any motions passed by the delegates to the [Biennial] Annual Meeting of the Retiree Division with regard to items affecting solely the Division, shall be presented to the [next scheduled] CSEA Annual Delegates Meeting by the Chairperson of the Retiree Executive Committee for informational purposes only.
Rest of Article Remains the Same.
BY-LAWS ARTICLE II - Meetings
Section 1. [REGULAR DELEGATES’] ANNUAL MEETING.
(a) ASSOCIATION. The Regular Delegates’ Meeting of the Association shall be held on call of the President between the 1st day of September and the 30th day
of November [at least once every two years] in each year. The President shall give notice of the date of such meeting to the President of each Local, Region and members of the Board of Directors before April 15 in each year [a meeting will be held. When held, the Regular Delegates’]. Each year, the Annual Meeting shall last for five (5) days. Prior to the convening of the general session, meetings shall be conducted which shall be consistent with the internal makeup of CSEA with direction toward bargaining unit seminars and State Department meetings for the State Division delegates and appropriate workshops for the various components of the Local Government and Private Sector Divisions. Standing Committees, which are submitting reports to the delegate body, shall conduct an open forum during the first two (2) days of the meeting. Separate sessions of the State Division, Local Government Division and Private Sector Division
shall be held prior to the general meetings. Necessary business appropriate to the separate divisions shall
be conducted at these separate sessions, while
business pertaining to the Association as a whole
shall be conducted at the General Business meetings. Subsequent dates shall be devoted to an agenda
fully prepared, described and distributed to Local Presidents, Region Presidents and delegates, thirty (30) days prior to the [Regular Delegates’] Annual Meeting. The President may call a meeting of the Board of Directors for the day prior to the first day of [a Regular Delegates’] the Annual Meeting.
Any resolutions which are to be submitted for
action by the delegate body concerning any subject matter must be submitted to the Secretary of the Association by May 15 of the year of [a Regular Delegates’] the Annual Meeting at which the resolution will be considered. The Secretary will forward the resolution to the Resolutions Committee for study and recommendation to the delegate body. The Resolutions Committee will publish the resolutions together with
its recommendations in the official newspaper of CSEA at least fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of [a Regular Delegates’] the Annual Meeting at which
the resolutions will be considered. Any resolution which does not comply with this provision can be presented for action to the delegate body only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the delegates present at the delegate meeting. The Resolutions Committee will be appointed on or before July 15 in each year [of a Regular Delegates’ Meeting] as follows:
One delegate to the convention from each Region to be appointed by the President of CSEA, and one delegate to the convention from each Region to be appointed by the respective Region Presidents. The Committee will review all resolutions submitted in accordance with the procedure described herein and will make the necessary recommendations to the delegate body regarding action to be taken on the proposed resolutions. The Committee should use appropriate resources within CSEA so that it is fully knowledgeable of the issues regarding each proposed resolution and can make an informed decision and recommendation to the delegate body.
(b) RETIREE DIVISION. The [biennial] annual meeting of the Retiree Division shall be held within
the State of New York on call of the Retiree Executive Committee between the 15th day of August and the
1st day of November [once every two years] in each year, provided that the [Biennial] Annual Meeting
of the Division shall take place at least two (2) weeks prior to [any Delegates’] the Annual Meeting of the Civil Service Employees Association. The Chairperson of the Retiree Executive Committee shall give notice of the date of such meeting to the President of each Local before April 15 [in the year of the Biennial Meeting] each year. Necessary business appropriate to the Retiree Division shall be conducted at the [Biennial] Annual Meeting which shall not exceed three (3) nights and four (4) days.
[(c) In a year when no Regular Delegates’ Meeting is scheduled, there shall be a non-mandatory delegates’ meeting for the purpose of union training. This delegates’ meeting shall consist of appropriate workshops, training, presentations, and the dissemination of information, but no official business of the Association shall take place. Further, no resolutions shall be considered. The meeting shall be held on call of the President between the 1st day of September and the 30th day of November in the year
it is called. The President shall give notice of the date of such meeting to the President of each Local, Region and members of the Board of Directors before April 15 in each year a meeting will be held. When held, the meeting shall last for five (5) days.]
Rest of Article Remains the Same.
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ARTICLE IV - Finance
Sections 1 – 2. Text Remains the Same.
Section 3. REFUND AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) – (d) Text Remains the Same.
(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF DELEGATE EXPENSES. [(1) REGULAR DELEGATE MEETINGS. All Locals
shall receive reimbursement for the expenses of one delegate for attendance at any Regular Delegates’ Meeting described in Article II, Section 1(a) herein and any special meeting called pursuant to Article II, Section 8 herein, and Locals having more than 1,000 members shall receive reimbursement for
the expense of one additional delegate for each additional 1,000 members or major fraction thereof. The maximum reimbursement for such delegate shall be for full group rate quotations if appropriate, or full lodging and meal expense which shall not exceed the rate paid to State Board of Directors Committees for the duration of the meeting. Transportation expense shall also be reimbursed.
(2) RETIREE DIVISION BIENNIAL MEETING. All Locals shall receive reimbursement for the expense of one delegate to the Retiree Division Biennial Meeting and Locals having more than 1,000 members shall receive reimbursement for the expense of
one additional delegate for each additional 1,000 members or major fraction thereof. The maximum reimbursement for such delegate shall be for full group rate quotation if appropriate, or full lodging and meal expenses which shall not exceed the rate approved by the State Board of Directors.]
(1) ANNUAL DELEGATE MEETING. All Locals
shall receive reimbursement for the expense of
one delegate to the annual meeting and Locals having more than 1,000 members shall receive reimbursement for the expense of one additional delegate for each additional 1,000 members or major fraction thereof. The maximum reimbursement for such delegate shall be for full group rate quotation
if appropriate, or full lodging and meal expenses which shall not exceed the rate paid to State Board of Directors Committees for the duration of the meeting. Transportation shall also be reimbursed.
(2) SPECIAL DELEGATE MEETINGS. All Locals
shall receive reimbursement for the expenses of
one delegate for attendance at any special delegate meeting and Locals having more than 1,000 members shall receive reimbursement for the expense of
one additional delegate for each additional 1,000 members or major fraction thereof. The maximum reimbursement for such delegate shall be for full group rate quotations if appropriate, or full lodging and meal expense which shall not exceed the rate paid to State Board of Directors Committees for the duration of the meeting. Transportation expense shall also be reimbursed.
(3) RETIREE DIVISION ANNUAL MEETING. All Locals shall receive reimbursement for the expense of one delegate to the Retiree Division Annual
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10 The Work Force
October 2020