<p> Executive Board Minutes 10-26-2012</p><p>Convened at 9:35 am</p><p>Present: Bruce Clark, Lance Coles, Dan Skemp, Jon Arnold, Jeff Kyle, Kim Karol, Sheryl Stagg, John Oldham, Mike Hansen, Peg O’Gara-Stone, Bryon Preminger.</p><p>MMS Karol/Skemp: To send a live plant not to exceed $50 in memory of Don O’Hearn’s brother in law.</p><p>Trustee’s reported on Audit. People need to get all receipts turned in and cash checks. Otherwise everything is in order.</p><p>Discussion on the repercussions of the early out and the effect on the Iowa Postal Worker’s finances.</p><p>Discussion on what to do with small locals that are not active. Mergering with larger locals or becoming Members at large (MALs) are some options.</p><p>Discussion on Post Plan and small offices. Some offices are being raised to level 18 and do not currently have a clerk where some offices that are downsizing have a clerk that could be excessed. There has been positive discussions with the district manager on giving clerks retreat rights if there offices goes back to level 18.</p><p>Discussion on PSE’s in small offices and PSE caps in Function 1 and 4.</p><p>Discussion on APWU members being detailed into to offices as OIC’s.</p><p>Mms Coles/Karol: To send the editor to the 2013 PPA convention with necessary expenses. Passed unanimously</p><p>MMS Coles/O’Gara-Stone: To send the E-Board and Area Reps to the 2013 State Convention with necessary LWOP and expenses. That the trustees and treasurer can be there a day earlier for the audit if necessary. Passed unanimously.</p><p>MMS Coles/Oldham: To send the President or their designee to the 2013 National Presidents Conferences with necessary LWOP and expenses. Passed Unanimously.</p><p>MMS Coles/Skemp: To send the President, Editor, Craft Directors, and Area Representatives, to the 2013 Tri-State Conference with necessary LWOP and expenses.</p><p>MMS Arnold/Preminger to amend the previous motion: To replace President, Editor, Craft Directors, and Area Reps with up to six people. Passed Unanimously</p><p>Motion passed Unanimously as amended. MMS Coles/Skemp: To send the President and up to 3 others to the 2013 CLC Class (the day before) and Iowa Federation of Labor Convention with necessary LWOP and expenses. Passed unanimously.</p><p>MMS Coles/Preminger: To send their President and Legislative Director to the 2013 IFL Legislative Conference with necessary LWOP and expenses. Passed unanimously.</p><p>MMS Coles/O’Gara-Stone: To send the President to two University of Iowa Advisory meetings in 2013. Passed unanimously.</p><p>MMS Coles/Skemp: To give Iowa Policy Project $200. Passed unanimously.</p><p>Discussion on elections, Get out the vote campaigns, labor walks. The Republican platform includes privatizing the Post Office on Page 25, Art. 3. A Postal Union Labor Walk is scheduled for Sunday, November 4th at 1pm. It will take place at the Iowa Federation of Labor 2000 Walker street in Des Moines. </p><p>Discussion on classes at Fall Conference.</p><p>Rallies will be planned in Cedar Rapids, Ames, and Des Moines on November 8th at 4:00 PM out side social security offices to get congress to address tax breaks and Medicaid/Medicare during the lame duck session.</p><p>Discussion on State Auxiliary with President Viola Seger and the Auxiliary’s role at the state level. Need to notify auxiliary members of meeting at next state convention.</p><p>State Convention will be held in Cedar Rapids May 4-5. Audit and Executive Board on Friday. A full day of classes on Saturday and ½ day Sunday.</p><p>Mail Contractors of America (MCA) is now Salmon Companies.</p><p>MMS O’Gara-Stone/Karol. To give Bruce Clark till the end of year to turn in receipts for expenses. Passed unanimously</p><p>MMS Coles/Karol to adjourn.</p><p>Adjourned at 11:25am</p>