HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.f. Approve Board Member attendance at CALPELRA conferenceCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District 3-f
' BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: November 17, 2011
Subject: APPROVE ATTENDANCE FOR BOARD PRESIDENT HOCKETT AND
BOARD MEMBER MCGILL AT CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYERS LABOR
RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (CALPELRA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Submitted By
Elaine R. Boehme
Secretary of the District
Initiating Dept /Div.:
Administrative Department
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
Elaine R. Boehme &rnes M. K411y,
Secretary of the General Manager
District
ISSUE: The Board must approve the attendance of Board Members at conferences
that have not already been approved for this fiscal year.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve attendance of Board President Hockett and Board
Member McGill at the CALPELRA Annual Conference from Wednesday, November 30
through Friday, December 2, 2011.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The amount of $2,000 per person has been included in the
budget for each conference attendance.
ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The Board may deny approval of the
conference attendance. However, given the upcoming labor negotiations, it is deemed
beneficial for Board Members to attend the conference. Some of the highlighted topics
that will be discussed are the future of California pensions and retiree medical benefits,
labor relations and negotiations, and strategic planning.
BACKGROUND: The District has been active for several years in CALPELRA and has
found it to provide the best conference on labor negotiations and other labor and
human resources issues. The District will be entering into labor negotiations early next
year; pensions have been a topic of public and political scrutiny, and labor negotiations
issues are different from previous negotiations due to the current economy.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Approve attendance of Board President Hockett
and Board Member McGill at 2011 CALPELRA Annual Conference in Monterey from
November 29 through December 2, 2011.
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