President's message to

ACMEA members 

Donald Mattison,

President, ACMEA Board of Directors

The contract ratification process for ACMEA General and ACMEA Confidential has concluded.  A one year agreement was ratified by the members.  The contract will run through December 2012. 

The General membership ratified the agreement with 91.4% of the members voting to adopt the contract.  The Confidential membership ratified their contract with 88.2% of the members voting to adopt the contract.

The next step is for the contract to be accepted by the Board of Supervisors and be read twice.  The readings are tentatively scheduled to be completed by the end of May.

It is with a heavy heart I inform the membership that Board of Director First Vice President John Keene has announced he is stepping down from his position.  John served the Board of Directors and membership admirably during his tenure. John's intelect and knowledge of the County will be sorely missed. 

The by-laws direct the Second Vice President, Jane Manzo, to become the First Vice President.  The by-laws then allow me to appoint someone to fill the vacated position with concurrence of the Board of Directors.  With this process in place, Tom Madigan moved from Secretary to Second Vice President.  Board Member David Sides was elevated to Secretary and Ramona Wilkins was appointed to be a Board of Directors member to replace the retired Betty Fong. I would like to congratulate Jane, Tom, David and Ramona on accepting their new positions. 

This still leaves one position on the Board of Directors open.  If you are interested, please send me an e-mail stating your interest, where you work and what you can offer to the members.

If any ACMEA member has any questions or suggestions, please e-mail me at acmeapresident@gmail.com.  Note this is a new e-mail address for me and don't forget to update your contacts with this information.

Thank you again for your membership and dedication to your job and the association.  We are all striving to make our County the best it can be by providing excellent leadership as county managers.

Court of Appeals rules in ACMEA's favor

March 2011--Earlier this month, the First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that nine Alameda County court employees laid off  in 2009 should have instead been offered other jobs.  

The Court's ruling included an order that the nine employees be reinstated and receive back pay for the time they were unemployed. 

The Court's action was in response to a lawsuit brought by the Alameda County Management Employees Association (ACMEA) after the county court system, which is mostly state funded, laid off in excess of 70 employees to help close a $5.9 million budget deficit.      

To learn more, read Oakland Tribune Reporter Paul T. Rosynsky's article.   

Does ACMEA have your correct mailing address and contact information?

The Alameda County Management Employees Association (ACMEA) Executive Board wants to ensure ACMEA members receive the most up-to-date ACMEA information in a timely manner. 

ACMEA is developing an e-mail distribution list for use in quickly alerting ACMEA membes of important ACMEA news and information.

The ACMEA e-mail notices will serve as a supplement to information mailed to ACMEA members' homes.  

Click here to access the ACMEA "Feedback Form" to submit your home or personal (not work) e-mail address and preferred contact phone number.   If you are an ACMEA member and have not been receiving ACMEA mail via the U.S. Postal Service,  please also use the form to submit your correct mailing address. 

Going to school?

An ACMEA scholarship just might have your name on it

The Alameda County Management Employees Association (ACMEA) offers scholarships to ACMEA members and their sons, daughters and other dependents. Seven scholarships are offered annually between January and December. ACMEA members are invited and encouraged to apply and compete for the two scholarships reserved for members only. The other five scholarships are earmarked for dependents of ACMEA members.

Visit the ACMEA Scholarships' Page for more information on the ACMEA Scholarship Program and recent scholarship recipients.

ACMEA NEWS

Are you familiar with your ACMEA MOU? 

Visit the ACMEA Memoranda  of Understanding (MOU) Info page to review your MOU. 

ACMEA, OE3  health,  welfare trust fund benefits 

If you're a member of the Alameda County Management Employees Association (ACMEA) and recently switched benefit plans to Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (OE3) during the Alameda County 2011 Annual  Benefits Open Enrollment, you should have received a copy of the OE3 Health and Welfare Trust Fund Handbook  (see picture above) in the mail once your enrollment forms were processed.  Benefits are provided through the trust fund.  Click here to access the handbook online.    

OE3 contracts with Associated Third Party Administrators 
(ATPA) to administer the fund and benefit plans.  If you have  
specific questions about your new ACMEA OE3 benefits, direct them to ATPA's Peter Young at (510) 337-3374.  For answers to general benefits-related questions, the toll-free phone number is: 1-800-251-5014.