The May 2009 meeting was called to order at 0900 hours by Executive Vice President Bob Gilbert at the Phoenix Mountain Preserve & Conference center located at 1431 East Dunlap, Phoenix, Arizona. Executive Vice President Gilbert began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
President (Proxy)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bob Gilbert
Executive Officer                Pat Eagan
D-2 & Northern Vice
President                         Mark Haughey
D-3 & Recording Secretary         Jim Bee
D-4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ed Simpson
D-5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tim Kvochick
D-7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Raul Garcia Jr
D-11 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bert Cheney
D-12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nathan Teel
D-13 (Metro East)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bill Rogers
D-15 (Proxy)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jim Bee
D-16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â John P. Smith
Northern & Western Air Rescue    Mike Strohmeyer
Executive Vice President
& OCI Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bob Gilbert
OCN IÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â James Oien
Civilian Northern Zone (Proxy)Â Â Â Mark Haughey
Civilian Central Zone I
& Crime Lab                      Mike Sloneker
Civilian Zone II (Proxy)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Betty Gallery
Civilian Southern Zone &
Southern Vice President (Proxy)Â Â Jim Bee
Retired Central Zone (Proxy)Â Â Â Â Â J.R. Ham
Retired Southern Zone            J.R. Ham
Retired Civilian                 Betty Gallery
Treasurer                         Dave Schroder
Asst. Treasurer &
Ring Coordinator                 Beverly Fuller
AHPA STAFF PRESENT:
Executive Secretary              Colleen Girard
Legal Counsel                    Greg Robinson
Lobbyist                         Kelsey Lundy
Carli Brooks
Legal Services                   Jan Feltz
Jim Abdo
Financial Advisor                Thomas Jonovich
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Greg Girard
Fritz Renter
Tom Hasit
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GUESTS:
Stacey Dillon
FLOWERS / THANK YOU LETTERS:
Flowers – Becky Smith
Thank You Letters – Susan Mendez
Becky Smith
Dave Stopke
NEW SWORN MEMBERS:
Kevin Claridge #5694
Stuart R. McGuffin #6922
Casey J. Yartym #7050
NEW CIVILIAN MEMBERS:
None
MEMBERS WHO HAVE RETIRED:
Larry L. Kenyon #2068
MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT DPS:
Sworn: William F. Morris #6681
Civilian: None
NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
James A. Guthrie
SICK & DISTRESSED:
Allan Erickson has been diagnosed with advanced incurable cancer.
Dennis Flatt Badge #531, is undergoing triple bypass surgery.
DEATHS – FAMILY:
Retire Anne Tanis, #1907 passed away on April 2nd.
Retired Lt. Bill Hanger #23, retired passed away on April 26th.
Operational OpComm Senior Police Dispatcher Julie Platt mother & mother-in-law of Officer David Platt passed away on May 4th.
Northern OpComm Dispatcher Becky Smith’s mom passed away.
DEATHS – LINE OF DUTY:
This year 48 Police Officers have died in the line of duty. Eleven more than last year”s total at this time. Thirteen Officers have died since the last meeting:
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Five were killed in vehicle collisions
Three were killed by gunfire
Two were killed in motorcycle collisions
One were killed by vehicle assault
One was killed in an assault
One died due to a duty illness
Five were from Municipal Agencies
Six were from County Agencies
One was from a State Agency (Ohio Department of Youth Services)
One was from a Federal Agency (United States Department of Homeland Security, Border patrol)
All thirteen were male
1)Â Police Officer Terry Adams
Tifton P.D., Georgia
Age 38Â Â Â Â Years of Service 7
Killed Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Motorcycle Collision
2)Â Police Officer Dexter Hammond
Headland P.D., Alabama
Age 38Â Â Years of Service 16
Killed Friday, April 24, 2009
Gunfire
3)Â Deputy Sheriff Burton (Burt) Lopez
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Age 44Â Â Â Â Years of Service 6
Killed Saturday, April 25, 2009
Gunfire
4) Deputy Sheriff Warren (Skip) York
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Age 44Â Â Â Years of Service 2
Killed Saturday, April 25, 2009
Gunfire
5) Deputy Sheriff Brandon Scott Coker
Vance County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina
Age 27Â Â Years of Service 2 years, 11 months
Killed Saturday, April 25, 2009
Automobile Collision
6) Deputy Sheriff D. Robert Harvey
Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department, Texas
Age 29Â Â Years of Service 7 years, 7 months
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Killed Sunday, April 26, 2009
Automobile Collision
7)Â Police Detective Justin Mullis
French Lick P.D., Indiana
Age 48Â Â Years of Service N/A
Killed Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Motorcycle Collision
8) Juvenile Corrections Officer William Hesson
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Age 39 Â Â Â Â Years of Service 1
Killed Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Assault
9)Â Border Patrol Agent Intern Nathaniel A. Afolayan
United States Department of Homeland Security
Customs & Border Protection – Border Patrol
Age 29Â Â Â Â Years of Service 2 months, 2 weeks
Killed Friday, May 1, 2009
Duty Related Illness
10) Detective Robert Eugene Beane
Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana
Age 34Â Â Â Â Years of Service 24
Killed Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Automobile Collision
11) Police Officer James Manor
Las Vegas Metropolitan P.D., Nevada
Age 28Â Â Â Years of Service 2
Killed Thursday, May 7, 2009
Vehicular Assault
12) Sergeant Dulan Earl Murray Jr
Nags Head P.D., North Carolina
Age 48Â Â Â Â Years of Service 26
Killed Friday, May 15, 2009
Automobile Collision
13) Deputy Sheriff Tom Wilson
Warren County Sheriff’s Department, Mississippi
Age 39Â Â Â Â Years of Service 17
Killed Sunday, May 17, 2009
Automobile Collision
For more information on these officers, refer to www.odmp
[Officer Down Memorial Page])
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS HELD.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Correction to last month’s minutes: In Deaths-Family, Gary Baker was given as Officer. Mr. Baker works in ITB in the computer room.
Motion was made by Dave Schroder, seconded by Mark Haughey to accept the consent agenda. Motion carried
TREASURER REPORT: Dave Schroder
General Checking:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â 211,280.49
Savings:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 56,811.68
Merchandise:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 10,129.36
Bass:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â 1,479.46
Rodeo:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 15,283.62
Golf:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 32,961.09
Raffle:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 20,514.16
Charities:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â 9,736.60
PACÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â 18,934.60
Heber – AHPA Cabin              $   2,532.53
Merrill Lynch                   $  353,030.00
Monument Account                $  13,796.00
Snedaker Account (Originally)Â Â Â $Â Â 40,084.00
(Remaining)Â Â Â Â $Â Â 16,467.24
Funding Requests (Budgeted)Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â 5,000.00
Expenditures
July 2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00
August                                 713.44
September                                0.00
October                                  0.00
November                                 0.00
December                               200.00
January                                250.00
February                             2,985.00
March                                    0.00
April                                    0.00
Balance                              $ 851.56
Sick & Distressed (Budgeted)Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â 4,000.00
Expenditures
July 2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.00
August                                 250.00
September                                0.00
October                                  0.00
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November                                 0.00
December                                 0.00
January                              1,000.00
February                                 0.00
March                                1,000.00
April                                    0.00
Balance                            $ 1,750.00
LEGISLATIVE REPORT: Kelsey Lundy & Carli Brooks
There are two amendments to Senate Bill 1028 and Senate Bill 1035, both which are budget bills which would greatly affects our members.
Senate Bill 1028 amendment alters the definition of compensation within A.R.S. 38-842, which pertains to the Public Safety Retirement System. It would not allow any PSPRS member to use overtime compensation from secondary employment to be used in calculating his/her retirement. Should the Department and ADOT reach an agreement to put our officers back to work at work zones as before, that money earned could not be used in calculating their retirement.
Also language has been added allowing Department dispatchers to transfer into CORP from ASRS with a deadline for this transfer of October 1st, 2009. Any dispatcher hired after that date would not be eligible to enter CORP.
Senate Bill 1035 amendment contains the same language as House Bill 2636. Both bills would increase the amount of employee contribution into PSPRS & CORP. This would cause an increase in the contribution rate we pay, creating in a decrease in take-home pay. The increase would amount to 1.93%.
The Association is asking all Department employees’ to contact their State Senator’s & House Representatives to voice your opposition to these bills.
Kelsey also advised of a change in the State Driving Program, which would allow someone to pay a fee of $280.00 and not having to attend a school.
FINANCIAL ADVISOR: Thomas Jonvich
Mr. Jonvich stated that the Association’s investment account is doing fine. As of April, the primary account is up 8.62%. The DROP rate right now is 8.5%, which might change starting July 1st.
LEGAL SERVICES REPORT:
Jan Feltz addressed the Board on several issues:
a)Â Â Â There are several pending investigations
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b)Â Â Â 1 Brady issue
c)Â Â Â 1 settlement
DISTRICT REPORTS:
District 12 – Nathan Teel reported that outside agencies are
working the ADOT work sites. They have a new
District Commander taking over in July.
Northern & Western Air Rescue – Mike Strohmeyer reported that Air rescue had 3 pilots leave, for a total of having 7 pilots down in the unit. Flights are down.
GUEST SPEAKER: Stacey Dillion, PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORITY (PSA)
Media
Stacey addressed the Board on a proposal to be hired to handle the Association’s media.
BUCKLE PRESENTATION: Dave Schroder
Dave Schroder on behalf of the Association presented to Mike Lehar a belt buckle for his years of service as Chairman of the Jimmy Walker Rodeo.
LEGAL COUNSEL REPORT: Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson reported to the Board on two issues:
1) Prepared the draft for the lease agreement for the Department’s Museum.
2) Advised he had researched a legal action which would protect employee’s personnel files from defense attorneys.
Motion was made by Dave Schroder, seconded by Tim Kvochick, to draft a policy to be given to the Department which would protect employee files from defense attorneys. Motion Carried
3) Greg advised he had given to the Board to review IRS form
990 from the Association’s accountant Helen Campbell.
GUEST SPEAKER: Dale Norris
Mr. Norris presented to the Board a proposal to be the new Association’s legal services attorney.
BILL ROGERS DISTRICT 13 HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING & NATHAN TEEL TOOK OVER AS HIS PROXY.
MIKE SLONEKER HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING & DAVE SCHRODER TOOK OVER AS HIS PROXY.
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NEW BUSINESS:
Jim Bee made a motion to have Stacey Dillion from PSA Media to prepare a contract in writing to represent the Association. 2nd by Mark Haughey. Motion Carried
Dave Schroder briefed the Board on a pending program from Papa John’s Pizza. Program would provide a 20% discount if you ordered online. Money would go towards the Association. More information pending.
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS:
Nominations for the upcoming executive officer positions were held:
President – Jimmy Chavez
Executive Officer – Pat Eagan
Recording Secretary – Jim Bee
Assistant Treasurer – Pat Eagan
UNIVERSITY SCHARLORSHIPS: Dave Schroder
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Alorie Fink & Sarah Zumbo
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA – Deanna Molina & Joseph Grodias
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY – Scott Ryan
Each student will receive a $750.00 scholarship
OLD BUSINESS:
Dave Schroder advised the Board that the jeweler has received the molds for all the rings. The vendor is now attempting to find matrix turquoise to be inlayed by him. We should be able to start placing orders sometime in June. Anyone who would like to upgrade their ring to 14K or white gold would be contacted by Dave due to the price of gold at the time of the order.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Golf Tournament in Prescott June 13th
MOTION TO ADJOURN BY DAVE SCHRODER, SECONDED BY MARK HAUGHEY, MOTION PASSED.
NEXT MEETING:
Next meeting will be held on June 12th, 2009 at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center located in Prescott, Arizona. Meeting will start at 1000 hours.
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