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Summary of July Board of Directors Meeting
Editor’s Note:
The Work Force publishes a summary of actions taken by CSEA’s Board of Directors. The summary
is prepared by CSEA Statewide Secretary Richard Bebo for union members.
three years at an expected monthly cost of $295.20. As this lease term runs past
the Local Officers’ current term, the Board’s approval is necessary for the lease.
• Approved the Investment Committee Report of July 18, 2024, as presented to the Board of Directors.
• Approved dissolving CSEA Local 704, Inframark (Region 3).
• Approved dissolving CSEA Local 711, Croton Free Library (Region 3).
• Approved the transfer of a member from NYSDOT Local 505 (Utica) to Black River Valley Employees Local 015 (Region 5).
• Approved dissolving CSEA Audit & Control Local 651 and transferring the members to CSEA Employees’ Retirement System Local 652 (Region 4).
• Approved changing the name of SU College at Buffalo Local 640 to SUNY Buffalo State University Local 640
(Region 6).
• Approved the transfer of
two members from Alden Correctional Facility Local
175 (Region 6) to Collins Correctional Facility Local 174 (Region 6).
• Approved the appointments
of Barbara Homburger, (Local 852), Barbara Truglio and Patricia Davila (Local 865) and Abraham Johnson (Local 430) to the Region 1 Political Action Committee.
• Approved the appointments
of Shaun Francis (Local 447), Angela Vasquez (Local 762), Benita Smith (Local 351), Letitia Williams (Local 762) and George Roberts (Local 443) to the Region 2 Political Action Committee.
• Approved the appointments of Jennifer Regg (Local 635), Dylan Freyer (Local 449) and Ali Cottrell (Local 615) to
the Region 5 Political Action
Committee.
• Approved the appointment
of Jim Brand (Local 922) to the Region 6 Political Action Committee.
• Approved the Director’s Personnel Committee Report of
July 18, 2024, as presented to
the Board of Directors.
Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Richard Bebo, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210. (800) 342-4146 or (518) 257-1253.
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ALBANY — CSEA’s statewide Board of Directors met on July 18, 2024. In official business, the board:
• Approved permitting Locals to choose the GSA rate for meals at $79 per day or remain at the regular CSEA daily rate of $55 for the 2024 ADM in New York City.
• Approved Local 412, Hudson Valley DDSO, located at 3 Wilbur Road, Suite #64, Thiells, NY 10994 to enter into a
copier agreement with Atlantic Tomorrows Office. The term
of the lease is 36 months at a cost of $355 per month plus tax. As this lease term runs past the Local Officers’ current term, the Board’s approval is necessary for the lease.
• Local 823, Jefferson County, located at 215 Washington Street, Suite 108, Watertown, NY 13601-3343 to enter into
a copier agreement with Advanced Business Systems, Inc. The term of the lease is for 60 months at a cost of $118.29 per month plus tax. As this lease term runs past the Local Officers’ current term, the Board’s approval is necessary for the lease.
• Local 880, Town of Hempstead, located at 1580 Merrick Road, Suite 212, Merrick, NY 11566 is requesting approval to enter into a phone system contract with VoIPX International, Inc. The term of the lease is for
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16 The Work Force
September 2024