Month: December 2023

Election 2023: Candidates

We are about to elect our first Board of Directors and a Bargaining Team! The Election Committee (Stephen Conlow, Katie Robb, Anna Shook, Connor Anderson and Kimberly Cambell-Groen) will be supervising the election.

The Board consists of nine members, six named officers and three at-large members. The Bargaining Team has room for 12 members. The candidates for each office are listed below with links to their candidate bios (if one was provided).

The follwing link goes to the Schedule and Rules of the election. There will be a candidate forum at Noon, January 9 and ballots will be e-mailed out at 1:00 p.m. following the forum. The forums are open to all represented employees but only members in good standing may vote.

Ballots are due by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, just before the (remote) Monthly General Meeting at 5:30. Event information including the video conference links will be available through the CPPW Calendar.

Candidates

Links in the candidates’ names opens their bio in a new browser tab.

President:
Kari Koch, Coordinator II, BDS (Build Strong Slate)
Jeff Winkler, Analyst III, OMF Facilities

Vice-President:
David James, Coordinator I, Parks (Build Strong Slate)

Secretary:
Jessica Irvine, Coordinator I, PPB (Build Strong Slate)

Treasurer:
Christopher Gustafson, Financial Analyst III, Housing (Build Strong Slate)

Chief Steward:
Kevin Block, Coordinator II, BPS (Build Strong Slate)

Chief Organizer:
Annette Wood, Administrative Specialist II, Water (Build Strong Slate)

At-Large Members: (Three positions, one must be based in The Portland Building)
Lee Dudley, Analyst III, OMF-BTS (Build Strong Slate)*
Grace Fenton, Analyst II, BDS
Jay Richmond, Coordinator II, BPS (Build Strong Slate)

*Works in The Portland Building

Bargaining Team: (Twelve Positions, can be a board member or any other member in good standing.)
Ashly Hoffman, Analyst II, PBOT
Jamey Duhamel, Analyst III, OMF-CAO
Annette Wood,  Administrative Specialist II, Water
Jay Richmond, Coordinator II, BPS
Kristin Johnson, Financial Analyst III, OMF-CAO
Anna DiBenedetto, Administrative Specialist III, OMF-CAO
Kari Koch, Coordinator II, BDS
Kimberléa Ruffu, Coordinator II, Parks

 

Election 2023: Schedule and Rules

This is the union’s first election and the Election Committee is planning as we go, consulting with the Constitution and Bylaws.

Election Committee:
Steven Conlow, Coordinator I, OMF-BTS
Katie Robb, Analyst II, Water
Anna Shook, Analyst II, Housing
Connor Anderson, Technology Business Representative, OMF-BTS
Kimberly Campbell-Groen, Analyst III, BES

The list of Candidates.

Schedule

December 1, 2023 5:00 p.m. All nominations whether verbal or via email due.
December 15, 2023 5:00 p.m. Candidate bios due to the Election Committee.
January 8, 2024 5:00 p.m. Deadline to sign membership cards to be eligible to vote in the election.
January 9, 2024 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Candidate forum (zoom or teams)
January 9, 2024 1:00 p.m. Electronic ballots emailed to members in good standing.
January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m. Electronic voting ends.
January 18, 2024 5:30 p.m. Election results announced at Monthly Membership Meeting.

Election Rules

  1. Candidates are free to campaign as they see fit using both electronic and in-person methods. All candidates and members are bound in their electoral conduct by the Constitution and Bylaws of CPPW, especially by Article II: Vision and Values; Purpose and Objectives and by Bylaw 5: Code of Conduct for All Meetings.
  2. Candidates who are serving officers of the union must use either their personal or work email/Team or personal mobile devices if they want to communicate via email, Teams or SMS with members.
  3. When communicating with members either electronically or in person, serving officers of the union may not mix official union business with campaigning.
  4. The CPPW official list of personal and work email addresses, work and personal cell phone numbers of CPPW represented employees will not be provided to candidates. Candidates who are serving officers with access to those lists are prohibited from accessing or using them for campaign-related communications.
  5. Candidates are free to post flyers and posters anywhere in City buildings where it is already permitted to post union-related documents. This includes personal cubicles and break room labor boards.

If a member wishes to report a violation of one of the above rules OR identifies candidate behavior that they find unethical or in violation of the Constitution and Bylaws, they should contact a member of the Election Committee. The Committee will rule on the matter and if it results in a new rule, will post it above with a notation.

After the election, The Election Committee will prepare a report for the new board that will include lessons learned and proposed permanent standing election rules.