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8/10/2017 BOARD MEETING

Meeting Information
Meeting Time: 
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 1:30pm
Meeting Location: 
Jessie Parker Building
510 East 12th Street Suite 1B
Des Moines, IA 50319
Agenda
Meeting Agenda: 

STATE OF IOWA
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD (PERB)
AGENDA
Thursday, August 10, 2017 1:30 p.m.
Jessie Parker Building
Iowa Department of Corrections
Board Room


I. Approval of agenda

II. Approval of August 3, 2017 minutes

III. Public Comment (Citizens are allowed to speak on any agenda item or general  operation of the agency with the exception of item (VI.) and any other pending cases.  Members of the public are allowed a 2 minute limit per speaker)

IV. Office status
     * Final board approval for filing of emergency rules as passed by ARRC Friday August 4th.
     * Approval of transcript for consolidated PPCs 100797/100817 (Sarajlija)
     * Discuss check deposit scanning machine (desktop deposit) and possible purchase $500.00.
     * Review contracts and other documents for recertification.
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 is Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Jessie Parker Building.
VIII. Adjourn

Minutes
Meeting Minutes: 

STATE OF IOWA
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD (PERB)
MINUTES
Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:00 p.m.
Jessie Parker Building
Iowa Department of Corrections Board Room

Present at meeting: Cormack, Gannon, Van Fossen, Bolte, DeSmet, Sarajlija Lawrence, Luttrell
Public at meeting:  Jeff Edgar, Matthew Fischer, David George, Rob Pitcher, Charlie Wishman, Melissa Peterson, Chad Carter, Mary Blakelock, and Rich Kurtenbach by phone

I. Gannon moved to approve the agenda, Van Fossen seconded; unanimously approved.

II. Gannon moved to approve the July 24, 2017 minutes, Van Fossen seconded; unanimously approved.

III. Public Comment: No one commented on any other topic at this time.

IV. Office status
     * Cormack explained contract with Everyone Counts, for a voter system for retention, certification, recertification, and decertification elections. Van Fossen moved to authorize the Board Chair to sign the contract with Everyone Counts, contingent upon the approval of the emergency rules by the ARRC, Gannon seconded, unanimously approved.
     * DeSmet explained the fee schedule for retention, certification, recertification, and decertification elections. Cormack moved to approve the fee schedule as previously provided with modification regarding challenges, Van Fossen seconded, unanimously approved.  Gannon moved to authorize the Rules Coordinator to appear before the Administrative Rules Committee on August 4, 2017, with the Addendum to the proposed rules regarding 621-5.1(2)”d”, which includes the fee schedule in rule format, Van Fossen seconded, unanimously approved.
     * Bolte gave a summary on recertification numbers.  There was discussion of collective bargaining contracts received to date and other documents for recertification.

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 is Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 1:30 p.m., in the Jessie Parker Building, Department of Corrections Board Room.

VIII. Adjourned at 1:57 p.m.

__________/s/______________________________
       Jamie Van Fossen, Board Member

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