NAVIGATION

As requested by the EB, I have made copies of both the OCDSA and County's Last Best Offers here.  Click the links below to read them.

OCDSA LBO
County LBO

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The OCDSA Website will be moving to a new server within the next few days.  Until this move is completed, users may experience site downtimes on occasion.  We apologize for any inconveniences this causes our members, but the move is necessary to eliminate some recurring problems we have had with our current host.  The new website server will offer increased response times and decreased load times for all content herein, and an updated forum for the Discussion Groups.  During this switchover, the site may fail to respond for 24 to 48 hours while the DNS across the globe are updated.  Again, we apologize for these down times, but the end result will be a smoother and faster site.  Thanks for your patience.

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The EB has asked that I post a copy of the ULP filed in opposition to the Sheriff's Office use of PTNE's for Hospital Watches.
Read it HERE.

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The County has asked for and has been granted another extension for the filing of Last Best Offers. LBO's are now due on December 17. The date of the General Membership meeting has been moved up to accommodate both the holidays and the issuance of LBO's. The General Membership meeting will be held on December 22, at 1700 hours at the OCDSA union hall. Agenda items are due by December 15th.

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President:
Ken Hiller with 284 votes
Gary McClure with 212 votes

VP of Patrol Services:
Arnie Terrell with 265 votes
Jon Peters with 219 votes

VP of Corrective/Court Services:
Chris Cadotte with 260 votes
Chris Kyriakides with 228 votes

Treasurer:
Dave Curtis with 303 votes
Angie Morrone with 189 votes

Secretary:
Jim Boomer with 326 votes
John Kress with 164 votes

Chief Steward:
Bill Christensen with 212 votes
Tom Mance with 104 votes
Tim Rowbotham with 177 votes

Alternate Chief Steward:
Brian Partogian with 200 votes
Dave Bach with 180 votes
Randy Maloney with 56 votes
Charlie Rash with 53 votes

A total of 518 ballots were cast, with 21 of those declared “spoiled” for different reasons, including failure to follow ballot instructions and failure to pay dues.

A special thanks to all goes out to those who served on the election committee. Their hard work and dedication to this Association guaranteed a smooth-running and fair election. Tom Cavalier, Sherry Locher, Craig Hanselman, Jr., Rod Denmark, Maureen Iman, and Brad Rachwal spent 6 hours at the hall last night counting and re-counting ballots while a handful on candidates looked on. This does not even take into account the amount of required to assemble the ballots and get them in the mail. Again, thanks for volunteering!

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The County has asked for and has been granted an extension of the deadline for the submission of last best offers.  The OCDSA strenuously objected, but Arbitrator Sugerman has extended the filing date to December 11, 2008.

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It is with great regret that I announce that the annual OCDSA Lunch with Santa has been cancelled for this year. Dave Curtis and his family always work very hard to provide our members and their families with a great holiday get-together, and many people have come to look forward to the event. 

With our current financial obligations and the accompanying shortfall in dues collections, it would not be responsible for us to expend the funds necessary to put on the event. 

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Two errors on the ballots have been discovered and have been brought to the attention of the Election Committee.

The names of candidate for Treasurer Angie Morrone and candidate for Chief Steward Tim Rowbotham were inadvertently misspelled.  If you have any questions regarding the ballot, please contact a member of the Election Committee ASAP. 

Additionally, if you have not received a ballot by Friday, November 21 please let a member of the committee know so they can get one to you. 

Tom Cavalier   248 431 1912

Sherry Locher   248 821 9466

Craig Hanselman, Jr  248 867 9828

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We have reached an agreement with the County on Arbitrator Barry Brown for the Corrections Fact Finding Hearings. Our Attorney, James Moore and the County’s Attorney Malcolm Brown had a conference call with Arb. Brown today. A pre-hearing conference was set for December to finalize the issues to be presented and procedures to be utilized at the hearing, i.e. incorporating and supplementing the record from the 312 arbitration.

READ ABOUT IT HERE

Chris Kyriakides

Check VP Blog

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From Gary McClure:

On 11/12/08 there was a hearing at MERC on a ULPC regarding submission of alleged non-mandatory subjects to compulsory interest arbitration. Attorney James Moore represented the OCDSA. Also present for the Association were Gary McClure, Jon Peters, Tim Rowbotham and Chad Engelhardt. Briefs are to be submitted 30 days after transcripts are due, however there is also a hearing date set for Dec. 8, 2008 to continue the hearing to enter additional evidence and testimony if necessary. 

On 11/13/08 the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in our appeal of MERC's decision to split the OCDSA into two bargaining unit, declare corrections not 312 eligible, and change the law for all corrections officers (creating a brightline rule that NO corrections officers are 312 eligible.) Rodger Webb presented a compelling case on behalf the OCDSA to the three judge panel. Judges O'Connell requested that supplemental legal authorities be filed, and if no other briefs  are ordered, a decision should be rendered  in short order.  Also present for the OCDSA were Gary McClure, Tim Rowbotham, Chris Kyraikedes, Stacey Grandision, Brian Partogian and Chad Engelhardt.

The Negotiations team continues to meet with our legal counsel to develop last best offers and review exhibits and transcripts from the 312 hearing in preparation to write the lengthy (several hundred pages) briefs and documents that must be filed supporting our positions in the arbitration.

Pres. McClure is in the process of scheduling additional negotiations dates over the OCDSA's objection to the Sheriff's Office using part time officers to staff hospital watches. We are awaiting certain information that has been requested from the County that relates to their claim that this staffing change is required to avoid lay offs. The Association feels that other areas can be cut before our bargaining unit work, overtime, and livelihoods are infringed upon.

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