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T E AT i m e sAugust 6, 2003August Meeting Schedule
Nomination of TEA Board Officers
In accordance with the TEA Bylaws, elections for two Board positions will be conducted at the Annual Meeting on
September 17, 2003. Nominations are now being accepted for two Board positions (Second Vice-President and
Treasurer) for a two-year term and need to be turned in to Ken Madden, President, by August 26. A list of all
nominees will appear in the TEA Times at the end of this month, for election and voting by the membership at the
Annual TEA Meeting.
Following is a description of the duties of those two positions:
Second Vice-President: chairs the Bargaining Committee and reports to the Board and TEA body on bargaining issues and activities; assists the President as necessary; presides at TEA meetings in the absence of the President and First Vice-President;. Treasurer: shall receive all money and receipts due TEA and place them in the TEA bank account; keep TEA funds in an account at a federally insured bank; maintain and keep current and accurate records of members' dues, levies, payments and all other financial transactions; notifies members within 15 days of their financial delinquency; be prepared to exhibit receipts and vouchers upon request for the audit of TEA records; presents to the membership at each Regular meeting an accounting of the past month's financial transactions to provide accountability and justification of any disbursements of the TEA funds. County Offers Training for Mediations
An annual training opportunity is available next month to prospective mediators.
King County's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, which is administered by trained volunteers from the
Interlocal Conflict Resolution Group (ILCRG), will be offering Basic Mediator Training twice next month: 9/16,
17 & 18, and 9/22, 24 & 25.
The ADR Program relies heavily on trained volunteers from member organizations to fulfill its mission of conflict
resolution. TEA has benefited from the program in the past; the program was instrumental as TEA gained
recognition in 2001. Due to our diverse training and experience, our association membership is uniquely
qualified to give back to the ADR Program by volunteering to become trained mediators.
For more information on the ADR Program, browse to www.metrokc.gov/adr/,
or check with other TEA members who have attended prior training: Sue Hennig, Gary Ikeda, Mika Kaplan, and Marc
Dallas.
Informational Materials being developed
Some TEA members are working on developing informational materials to distribute to current and new TEA members,
management, King County Council, to name a few. Some of the categories identified thus far include: history of
TEA, member benefits, collective bargaining process, contract proposal evaluation guidelines. If you are
interested in helping to develop this information, contact Pete LeTourneau (684-1364).
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