| Action on Resolutions |
| Number |
Title |
Provisions |
Action |
| Unfinished Business 5 |
Honorary Membership |
To remove the requirement of Conference delegate approval to bestow an honorary membership on those individuals who have provided a valuable benefit for, or service to, the Association on a statewide basis. To require the Board of Directors to determine whether individuals meet the criteria. |
Adopted (as amended) |
| Amendment |
On line 52 and 53 change to read “Upon recommendation of the Board of Directors and by a two-thirds vote of the delegates present at any Annual Conference.” |
Adopted |
| 1 |
New State Officer Position – Treasurer |
To create the new state officer position of treasurer to provide additional, ongoing and focused fiscal oversight over Association finances. |
Adopted |
| 2 |
Standing Committees Compositions |
To create the same number of positions on state committees as there are zones, with the exception of the Conference Committee which has 15 positions. To require that all zones be represented on the Scholarship Committee, as well as the Government Relations Committee. To ensure that at least three zones are represented on all other committees. |
Adopted (as amended) |
| Amendment |
Insert “Civil and Human Rights Committee” to the list requiring all zone representation. |
Adopted |
| 3 |
Membership Incentive Program (MIP) Threshold and Support |
To reduce the membership percentage threshold to qualify for Membership Incentive Program (MIP) monies to 50 percent. Directs more resources be provided to lower membership chapters to show positive support from the Association. |
Withdrawn by submitter |
| 4 |
Remote Electronic Balloting for Elections and Secret Ballot Votes at Conference |
To change the primary voting method used for elections and secret ballot votes at Conference from paper balloting to remote electronic balloting. Provides the ability to revert to paper balloting in the event of technology issues that would prohibit remote electronic balloting. |
Adopted (as amended) |
| Amendment |
Change Section 7 to 9 and at the end of part “a.” add “The Association shall provide paper ballots to members if necessary.” |
Adopted |
| 5 |
Conference Attendance |
To continue to actively promote the availability of the Conference Scholarship Assistance Program to chapters. To require OSEA to subsidize the program to allow for one scholarship per chapter for those chapters who have not attended Conference. To study the reason(s) for chapters’ non-participation in Conference. |
Withdrawn by submitter |
| 6 |
Conference Resolutions Presumed Read |
To dispense with the reading of resolutions, pro/con/fiscal impact statements and amending language in their entirety at Conference. To allow the delegate body by two-thirds vote to order a full reading. |
Defeated |
| 7 |
Member Assistance Fund Event |
To require the Association to conduct a fundraising event that benefits the Member Assistance Fund at every Annual Conference, removing the requirement for bingo. |
Adopted |
| 8 |
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for Conference Elections |
To change the voting process for the election of state officers and zone directors at Conference to ranked choice voting (RCV), eliminating the traditional run-off election. |
Defeated |
| 9 |
Recall of State Officers and Board Members |
To eliminate obsolete language providing for the option of a “special election” to be held outside of the regular election cycle for state-level officer positions. To create the authority and procedures for conducting a recall election for state officers and zone directors. |
Adopted (as amended) |
| Amended |
On line 81 add “Treasurer” to the list of state officers as a result of Resolution 1 passing. |
Adopted |
| 10 |
Refocusing OSEA Purchasing Priorities |
To ensure OSEA makes every attempt to purchase union-made products in the United States that could be manufactured by U.S. companies or by foreign companies employing U.S. workers. |
Adopted (as amended) |
| Amended |
On lines 41-42, remove “giving priority to goods manufactured in the United States.” |
Adopted |
| 11 |
State Officer Terms |
To change the election cycle for state officer positions on the Board of Directors from three- to two-year terms. To stagger the election of state officer positions to provide overlapping terms. |
Withdrawn by submitter |
| 12 |
Term Limits for State Officers and Zone Directors |
To impose term limits for state officers and zone directors to two consecutive terms. To allow an incumbent officer to run for a third term in the event no new candidate runs. To allow “termed out” officers to again run for office after a break in service of one term. |
Withdrawn – in violation of LMRDA |
| 13 |
Treasurer Duties Added to State Secretary |
To re-name and modify the required duties of the state secretary to include those of treasurer to provide additional fiscal oversight over Association finances. |
Out of order (due to passage of Resolution 1) |
| 14 |
Zone Reapportionment |
To change the maximum number of chapters per zone from 30 to 18. To remove the current five-year cycle to review membership or chapter increases/decreases that would trigger the convening of the Zone Reapportionment Committee, making that solely a decision of the Board of Directors. |
Defeated |
| 15 |
State of the Union Address During Presidential Years |
To require another member of the Board of Directors who is not a candidate to deliver the State of the Union address at Conference, rather than an incumbent president who is running for re-election. |
Withdrawn by submitter |
| 16 |
Member Training Options and Priorities |
To require the Association to develop an asynchronous (self-paced online) Basic Steward Training that would be available to all members. To require the Association to make attempts to prioritize that member trainings be available in a variety of formats. |
Adopted |
| 17 |
Membership Dues Stability to Strengthen the Association Against Anti-Union Attacks |
To establish an annual dues revocation window which would be the only time dues deduction authorizations can be revoked, while maintaining a member’s right to resign from membership at any time. |
Defeated |
