Kingston Branch Executive Meeting #1 - 2024-04-17
Attendance: Gary Desbiens, Cindy Gagnon, Dan Guthrie, Troy Saunders-Cartier, Leasha Fuller, Sam Bilton, Janet Roloson, Dan St. Aubin, Jennifer van de Ven, & Robert Hammer
Regrets: Ryan Devlin
Minutes:
- Meeting called to Order at 1713 by Gary Desbiens (President).
1. Reviewed Finances.
2. Who is up for election at AGM:
- Treasurer (Leasha Fuller), Vice President (Cindy Gagnon), Member at Large (Dan Guthrie)
3. List of tasks for AGM:
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- Arrive 30 minutes ahead of time (4:30 pm): Rob, Troy, Sam, Leasha, Dan
- Need a projector: Leasha will look into with the venue.
- Someone will need to bring their laptop: Cindy Gagnon
- Sign in sheet: Gary Desbiens
- Swag sign off sheet: Gary Desbiens
- Pens from PIPSC: Gary Desbiens
- Presenter: President of PIPSC (Jennifer Carr) was supposed to be a guest speaker. Replacement speaker Eva Henshaw (Interim President of PIPSC; was Vice President of PIPSC); President of SH Group (Lynn Ohlson) – Eric Massée (Bargaining President & VP of SH Group) will come in Lynn’s place if she cannot make it
- AGM date: Wednesday May 15, 2024, 5:30 pm.
- Venue: The Renaissance, 285 Queen Street, Kingston, ON
- Deadline for registration is May 10, 2024
- Updates from Ontario Regional Council
- On IT side, CA was ratified
- Training budget ($X.XX per year) starts April 1st, 2024
- There is a council for who decides how they are going to spend the money for the first year.
- 3,000 grievances were squashed in order to sign the CA
- Bylaw or policy changes, just minor changes to wording
- Discussed holiday for life insurance premiums to be discussed further
- SH negotiations are still ongoing
- Meeting adjourned at 1743 hrs.