Gina Camel — Introduced herself as the Labor Relations and Compensation Policy Director for OFM and said she would brief the committee on supplemental bargaining.
June Robinson — Thanked for opening the meeting; referred to as Senator Robinson.
June Robinson — Senator Robinson was identified as one of the new co-chairs, then moved to keep the current co-chairs in place until 2026 and also proposed that the committee meet twice in 2025, all as part of the same discussion about committee leadership and meeting schedule.
Jenny Sheehan — Jenny Sheehan is introduced as an Office of Financial Management staff member who will present the slides and provide a briefing on the relevant RCW and bargaining obligations. She then introduces herself as the labor and policy strategy officer in OFM’s state HR division and begins an educational briefing on collective bargaining.
Gina — Referenced as having just discussed the topic before this section.
Curtis King — Asked under what circumstances bargaining occurs for employees who are not state employees.
Curtis King — Called on to ask a question about the chair/co-chair structure.
Curtis King — Asked what the practical role of co-chairs is if the committee also has a chair.
Curtis King — Senator King asks a question and then says it has been answered.
Travis Couture — Representative Couture is discussed as the incoming or continuing co-chair in the committee leadership transition, first as the replacement for Representative Corey and anticipated co-chair, then as the person who will become co-chair when the committee reconvenes, and finally as part of the motion to continue the existing co-chairs.
Marcus Riccelli — Asked whether the co-chair arrangement applies only through the remainder of 2026.
Jenny — Jenny was referenced as having just said that bargaining has actually started.
Timm Ormsby — Representative Ormsby is asked to second the motion and does so.