The DCBS IT employees that are "confidential" are the security administrator and her backup. It took me years to get them to be confidential. I would actually like all the system administrators to be excluded from the bargaining unit as well. These positions have unrestricted access to information and are critical to maintain agency functions. Good question! Dorothy Dorothy Oliver CIO/Administrator Information Management Division Department of Consumer and Business Services (503) 947-7312 -----Original Message----- From: oagitm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oagitm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Murray Paolo Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 2:40 PM To: OAGITM (oagitm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) (oagitm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Subject: [oagitm] confidential employees? Are there any organizations (state, county, or city) in the state whose IS employees are considered "confidential" employees for the sake of collective bargaining? I'd be interested in hearing from any of you who have dealt with this issue. Thanks, Murray Paolo Yamhill County ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted to the Oregon Association of Government I.T. Management List (OAGITM) OAGITM ListServ homepage: //www.freelists.org/list/oagitm To post to the list, send email to: oagitm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send email to oagitm-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject To view list archives, visit: //www.freelists.org/archive/oagitm For general ListServ help, visit: //www.freelists.org/help -----------------------------------------------------------------------------