Meeting Minutes:
STATE OF IOWA
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD (PERB)
MINUTES
Thursday, December 7, 2017 3:03 p.m.
Jessie Parker Building
PERB Law Library
Present at meeting: Cormack, Van Fossen, Gannon, Berry, Bolte, DeSmet, Machir, Sarajlija
I. Van Fossen moved to approve the agenda, Gannon seconded; unanimously approved.
II. Gannon moved to approve the November 8, 2017 minutes, Van Fossen seconded; unanimously approved.
III. Public Comment: None
IV. Office status
. A request for repayment of election fees was received by the Board recently by a group that paid the fee for the election but ultimately did not have one. The Board discussed this matter and decided to take the following action: The Board shall provide refunds to any party that paid an election fee to the agency but subsequently did not participate in an election after that payment was made. This shall apply to any bargaining unit that meets both criteria for the period from June 1, 2017 to December 7, 2017. Motion was made by Van Fossen to approve that action with Cormack seconding. The motion was approved 3-0.
. Van Fossen moved to approve the purchase of Bloomberg BNA new supplement of Discipline and Discharge in Arbitration, Third Edition for the law library, up to $300.00; Gannon seconded, unanimously approved.
V. Consider new and pending Cases (Board may go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Sec. 21.5(1)(d),(f) if applicable)
. None
VI. New Business ( Board may go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(a),(i) if applicable)
. None
VII. Next tentative meeting date will be held on January 3, 2018 in the Jessie Parker Building, Suite 1B, PERB Law Library, Des Moines, Iowa.
VIII. Adjourned at 3:33 p.m.
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Jamie Van Fossen, Board Member