ALC-Executive Subcommittee

Good morning members of call the executive committee of Arkansas Legislative Council to order. owned business day we had discussion of personnel matters of your legislative research. welcome each one here is there anything from the committee members that questions you have before we go into executive session. Not seeing any I'm going to call us into executive session on the gavel everyone except Mr Medidata June will be leaving the room Except the committee members in hill you will be he will invite those and at the appropriate time at this time we will go into executive session. After meeting Senator Hester you're recognized. For motion. Thank you chairman members I have a few comments and I'm going to finish with the with the motion of. The Committee is returned from executive session after hearing from both the employee grievance and separately from director Garrity on behalf of your of Legislative Research the committee has reviewed voluminous records provided by both parties having comprehensively reviewed the facts and evidence I believe the investigation's findings should be upheld before I make a motion I want to reiterate that the executive subcommittees scope is narrow section three point one three C. of the policy manual makes clear that the violations of the manual other than those involving harassment discrimination or not subject to the grievance policy procedure and therefore questions involving disciplinary action or not properly before us our only comment is the bill or should continue to enforce its policy and performance expectations consistent with the handbook. Accordingly I move to affirm the findings made by Karen with this rooms March thirty first twenty twenty three investigation report relative to miss brown's complaint on February sixth twenty twenty three pursuant to section three point one three B. of the a large employee policy manual we direct added to write letters confirming to this decision. Proper motion any discussion on the motion. And has the Mr president person has a second all in favor hi hi opposed. The information passes any other discussion. Until the afternoon session. Members could run a little bit over gonna say our session so afternoon to start at one fifteen rather than one we are. What those jurors we are recessed until one fifteen.