Minutes
January 5, 2010
OPOA Board Minutes
Call to Order
Arotzarena called the meeting to order at 0800hrs.
Directors in Attendance
Dominique Arotzarena, Bryan Hubbard, Bill Pappas, Barry Donelan, Dwayne Sue, Devin Underwood, Sean Hall, Jake Bassett, Marcell Patterson, Nancy Cerecedes, Roy Flecklin, Dave Downing, Wendy Rae, and Anthony Banks Sr. were present
Todd Bergeron was absent.
Approval of Minutes
Flecklin made a motion, seconded by Sue, to approve the December 2009 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
Election of Officers
Arotzarena was nominated by Donelan for the position of President. Arotzarena was elected by acclamation.
Donelan was nominated by Arotzarena for the position of Vice President. Donelan was elected by acclamation.
Rae was nominated by Hall for the position of Treasurer. Rae was elected by acclamation.
Hubbard was nominated by Bassett for the position of Secretary. Hubbard was elected by acclamation.
Open Forum
Assistant Chief Jordan addressed the Board and answered questions.
RPOA representative Bob Muszar addressed the Board.
Donelan made a motion at 0838 hours to move into executive session. At 0845 hours, the Board moved out of executive session.
President’s Report
Arotzarena discussed the release of the March 21st report set for Wednesday, January 6, 2010.
Arotzarena discussed the status of the FLSA lawsuit and the success of obtaining signatures from 92% of the involved consenters.
Arotzarena discussed the status of the Patrol shift committee and the meeting with Chief Batts on January 5, 2010 to propose a plan.
Arotzarena advised that a grievance has been filed for members to have the option of taking holiday pay if a holiday falls on a vacation day.
Arotzarena announced the crab feed event to be held on January 23, 2010.
Vice-President’s Report
Donelan made a motion, seconding by Hall to make a $5,000 fund raiser contribution hosted by the OPOA for California Governor Nominee, Jerry Brown. The motion passed unanimously.
Donelan discussed the OPOA’s ambitions of hosting a vendor seminar at the OPOA in which members can come and inquire further of various benefits.
Treasurer’s Report
Rae discussed the need for a new security gate at the OPOA parking lot and priced it at $6,000. Donelan made a motion, seconded by Hall to approve $6,000 towards the purchase of a new security gate. The motion passed unanimously.
Secretary’s Report
Hubbard discussed the status of the new OPOA website.
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Donelan made a motion, seconded by Flecklin to donate $500 towards the Oakland Tech High School Hockey Team. This is a joint sponsorship with Local 55 (OFD). The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 0932 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Bryan Hubbard
Secretary
OPOA
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December 2, 2009
OPOA Board Minutes
Call to Order
Arotzarena called the meeting to order at 0800hrs.
Directors in Attendance
Dominique Arotzarena, Bryan Hubbard, Bill Pappas, Barry Donelan, Dwayne Sue, Devin Underwood, Sean Hall, Jake Bassett, Todd Bergeron, Marcell Patterson, Roy Flecklin, and Mike Healy were present.
Dave Downing, Wendy Rae, and Anthony Banks Sr. were absent.
Other Members Present
John Koster, Ryan Goodfellow, Dave Carman, Howard Jordan, Jennifer Krump, and Ray Backman were present.
Approval of Minutes
Healy made a motion, seconded by Sue, to approve the November 2009 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
Open Forum
Chief Batts addressed the Board and answered questions.
Alberto Torrico addressed the Board seeking endorsement for California Attorney General. Donelan made a motion, seconded by Healy to endorse Torrico. The motion passed unanimously.
RPOA representative Bernie Mathews addressed the Board.
President’s Report
Arotzarena officially closed the 2010 Board of Director nominations.
Arotzarena discussed the allegations made by a city employee that Arotzarena spoke disparately against the Negotiated Settlement Agreement at an OPOA hosted function. Arotzarena reminded the Board that as leaders of the OPOA, they must support the Negotiated Settlement Agreement.
Arotzarena discussed the status of the Patrol shift committee and the continuing efforts to generate a cohesive and equitable plan.
Arotzarena discussed the meet and confer session regarding the PAC team being moved under CID.
Arotzarena reminded the Board that the department cannot arbitrarily change one’s days off unless they fall under the exemptions outlined in the MOU’s.
Arotzarena discussed the City’s 20 % reduction in the Police Department’s budget.
Arotzarena discussed the status of the FSLA lawsuit.
Arotzarena discussed Oakland Police Retiree and former Board member Tony Morgan’s granddaughter who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Sue made a motion, seconded by Hall to donate $500 to the family of Tony Morgan. The motion passed unanimously.
Arotzarena announced an Oakland Police Cadet Appreciation luncheon to be held at the OPOA on December 9, 2009 at 1130 hrs.
Arotzarena announced that $500 is allotted each Patrol Area to host a holiday party.
Arotzarena discussed the delayed TLO pay promised to qualified members. Chief Jordan advised that he will make the appropriate notifications.
Arotzarena discussed the Lakewood funeral arrangements. Donelan made a motion, seconded by Healy to donate $4,000 to the Lakewood Police Department. The motion passed unanimously.
Vice-President’s Report
Donelan discussed LDF’s intent of raising their rates and how it could possibly affect our members.
Donelan discussed the OPOA Christmas Basket Program to be held on December 24, 2009.
Donelan reminded the Board to encourage its members to enroll in direct deposit.
Secretary’s Report
Hubbard discussed the final production phase of the newly designed OPOA website. Hubbard requested the Board to review the beta-testing site and make recommendations on any modifications.
Hubbard discussed the concerns of the ICR process and the potential exclusions of officer’s due process rights.
Hubbard made a motion, seconding by Donelan to donate $500 to Children’s Hospital. The motion passed unanimously.
Arotzarena made a motion to move into executive session. At 1116 hours, Arotzarena moved out of executive session.
The meeting was adjourned at 1116 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Bryan Hubbard
Secretary
OPOA
