MINUTES OF - Michigan Corrections Organization

State Executive Board Minutes
May 31 and June 1, 2005
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Roll call was taken and the following were present: Tom Tylutki, Mel Grieshaber, John Ost,
Scott Fischer, Andy Potter, Adam Douglas, Mike Taylor and Ray Sholtz. Jim Johnson was
excused.
Phil Thompson addressed the board about endorsing a candidate for the Detroit mayoral race.
He asked for MCO's support to endorse Kwame Kilpatrick.
Bill Henderson reported on the following topics:
Request from Glen Jacobson at Alger Max for a donation from the Crisis Fund. Motion by
John Ost to donate $500.00. Supported by Ray Sholtz and MOTION CARRIED.
Advised that MCO is negotiating with Boyne Mountain and Frankenmuth Bavarian Village
packages at discount prices.
Mel Grieshaber reported on the following topics:
Offered clarification on the increase in the annual leave cap. Jan Miller, OSE, has advised
that the increase in the cap does not automatically apply to MCO, but the cap will include
personal leave add-ins on October 1st each year.
Advised that the web site for the Great Lake Shooting Association now has a MCO
affiliation. We have a discount, but we do not endorse and are not specifically affiliating
with the association.
Tom Tylutki reported on the following topics:
Reported on a telephone poll in which the board voted to cancel the picket in Ionia, with
Ray Sholtz voting no.
Advised that Stennis George has requested funds for the southeast employee picnic.
Motion by Adam Douglas to match last year's contribution. Supported by Ray Sholtz and
MOTION CARRIED. The picnic will be held on July 30, 2005.
Advised that the next board meeting will be held on July 7, 2005 – and possibly the 6th if
business requires additional time.
Noted that the Union's grievance policy needs to be amended to provide that, if the
grievance committee votes to send a grievance to arbitration, the grievance must go to the
board for final authorization. Tom will draft language and bring it back to the board.
Offered a special thank you to Mike Taylor and his daughter for their efforts on the recent
Marquette Branch Prison Picket.
Advised that scholarship applications are coming in, and the scholarship committee's
review of the applications should be completed within a few weeks.
Advised that the new members of the bylaws committee are Mike Taylor (chair), Scott
Fischer, and Bill Henderson, with Mel Grieshaber as staff. The committee is to develop a
focus on the bylaws before the next Central Committee meeting.