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Current WACLEA Board Meeting Minutes

January 18, 2008
Lambert Lodge
Lacey, Washington

Board Members Present:

1. Steve Hansen
2. Bob Thomson
3. Pat Sturgill
4. Marsha Stril
5. Jo Ann Gilpin

Others Present:

1. Allan Laird (Basic Academy Committee)

Meeting called to order by Steve Hansen at 11:30 A.M.

The board reviewed the minutes from the Fall Conference board meeting. Pat made a motion to approve the minutes. Marsha seconded it. The motion was carried.


Financial Report

Marsha Stril gave the financial report. Fall conference took a loss of about $3,000 and we paid $600 to IACLEA for the list-serve. This leaves a current balance of $15,537.84.

Bob moved to accept the Financial Report. Pat seconded it. The motion was carried.

Conferences

Fall 2007 Conference Update

The conference and expense of brining Delores Stafford as the keynote speaker was pretty significant, but all agreed that it was a great conference.  There was some discussion of the Clery training and the Clery Act.  Marsha stated that future Clery training should take place before the Clery Statistics are due (i.e. Spring Conference). 

Spring 2008 Conference

The dates for the conference will be April 9 – 11, 2008.

There was some discussion on where to hold Spring Conference, and Steve suggested that it should be held in Spokane.  Bob stated that he and Al Pignataro will look into location options in Spokane. 

The topic for Spring Conference was discussed and it was decided that it will be titled Emergency Preparedness and Response.  Steve is going to inquire about possible speakers for the conference.  Thursday’s topic will be Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans and Wednesday’s will be Media and Crisis.

Sponsors for Spring Conference were discussed.  Allan stated that John Hancock (vests and body armor) is planning on sponsoring a meal.  Pat stated he will follow up with Rydan Decal, Phillips (AEDs), and Tom Reyes from Fast Alert (Incident Alert Systems LLC).  Steve said he will follow up with John Sheheen from Northwest Parking Association.

Fall 2008 Conference

The possibility of having a College or University host Fall conference was discussed. The Request for Proposal (RFP) for Fall Conference was presented to the board. Jo Ann said that she will make a few editing changes to the form, post it to the website, and send it to Steve. Steve stated he will write a letter to member institutions informing them that we are looking for a host for 2008 Fall Conference and will refer members to the link for the RFP on the website.

IACLEA and State Reports

IACLEA Update

Marsha stated that the hosting fees for the listserve has been paid to IACLEA for the year.

Steve discussed federal legislation on timely warning and fire statistics. Both are still pending but look like they will pass through the congress. Steve also discussed Washington State House Bill 2648 concerning Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR).  This legislation mainly applies to state employees.

The IACLEA conference that will be held in Hartford, Connecticut during the last week of June was discussed.  There was some discussion about attendance there.

Idaho Report

Bob Thomson discussed the process of having a Regional Police Academy in Northern Idaho.  The Idaho State POST Academy is going forward with this and North Idaho College is working towards obtaining sworn status for his security officers.There was some discussion on this.

Oregon Report

Mike Dressel was not present to give the report.

Washington Report

Marsha gave the Washington report in Jeri Jacobsen’s absence.  Marsha told the board about WACEMA, a Washington based emergency management association.  Jeri will discuss this further at the Spring Conference.

Training

Regional Training Update

Steve talked about NWC3 holding a National Computer Crimes course at WSU – Pullman in the near future.

There was some discussion about cosponsoring IACLEA Incident Command Training at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.  It was decided that WACLEA should endorse the training rather than sponsor it.  Mike Dressel will follow up on this and then Steve will send a letter and endorsement out on the WACLEA list serve.

Standardized Training

Pat made a report about his involvement with the Washington State School Safety Advisory Committee (WSSSAC).  He told the board that he was invited to sit on the WSSSAC by Craig Apperson, from the State Office of Public Instruction. Pat agreed to sit on this committee as a representative of WACLEA.  The Committee is trying to get standardized training for school security officers for K-20, both public and private.  They were looking for help with curriculum and Pat told them about WACLEA’s efforts to have standardized training.  Pat discussed the committee’s interest in WACLEA’s Academy.  Pat stated he report updates at the Spring Board Meeting.

Academy

Current Academy committee members are Allan Laird, Al Pignataro (not present), Pat Sturgill, Mike Dressel (not present), and Jeri Jacobsen (not present).

Allan presented the Academy RFPs and presented the two RFPs we received.  There was one from Chemeketa and one from Saint Martin’s University.  There was lengthy discussion about the proposals.

Jo Ann made a motion to hold the 2008 Basic Academy at Saint Martin’s University from August 4 – 15.  Bob seconded the motion.  There was some further discussion.  The motion was carried.  Pat abstained from the vote and did not take part in the discussion.

Steve stated he will write a letter to Larry Feller from Chemeketa, notifying him of the board’s decision.

Steve directed the Academy Committee to proceed with planning the Academy and to submit a budget proposal to the board by Spring Board meeting.

New Business

Howard Clery Memorial Fund

Pat discussed the fact that Howard Clery passed away recently and that there was some discussion on the list serve about sending a contribution from WACLEA to the memorial fund. There was some discussion about using the money to establish a scholarship fund for the basic academy in the name of the Memorial Fund. The problem with this is that a tuition scholarship for the Academy will probably not make much difference in whether a school will be able to send a student or not.This idea will be discussed further at Spring Conference.

Marsha made a motion to donate $250 to the Jeanne/Howard Clery memorial fund in WACLEA’s name. Pat seconded the motion. The motion was carried.

Steve stated he will write a letter and send a card along with the donation.

Accreditation

Allan presented and discussed IACLEA Accreditation. The cost to become accredited is about $10,000. Allan suggested we encourage our members to move toward complying with IACLEA standards even if they cannot afford to become accredited.

Jo Ann made a motion to put a statement on the website to encourage members to meet IACLEA accreditation standards. Pat seconded the motion. The motion was carried.

Good of the Order

Officer Exchange

Jeff Givani, a Campus Safety Officer from Saint Martin’s University, spoke to the board about an exchange his department participated in with The College of Idaho in December.  Jeff Givani, Chris Blackhurst, and Chris Hoiland participated from Saint Martin’s University and Daryl Flennoy and Michelle Cain participated from The College of Idaho.  The exchange consisted of The College of Idaho officers visiting Saint Martin’s college for three days then the Saint Martin’s officers visiting The College of Idaho for three days.

Jeff said the exchange was very beneficial and gave him the opportunity to make connections and take part in dialogue with the College of Idaho officers, paving the way for relations in the future.  Jeff talked about the differences and similarities between the two colleges.  There was quite a bit of discussion about defensive tools, as The College of Idaho officers are allowed to carry ASPs and Pepper Spray, and the Saint Martin’s University officers aren’t.

Marsha suggested we come up with some sort of a certificate or other recognition for taking part in this program.  There was some discussion about WACLEA officially endorsing this program.  The discussion was tabled until Spring Conference.

Retirement

Allan read an e-mail sent to him from Marisha Hamm announcing Leroy Fantasia’s retirement. Marsha suggested Emeritus status for Leroy.  The problem is that Leroy is not a current member.  Marsha suggested we get a plaque for him.

Marsha made a motion to establish Leroy as a member in good standing and pay for his first year of Emeritus membership. Pat seconded the motion.  The motion was carried.

Lambert Lodge

Marsha moved to purchase a gift for the Abbey in appreciation for letting us use the lodge at no charge. Bob seconded the motion. The motion was carried.

No other business. Pat moved to adjourn.  Jo Ann seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 16:50 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Jo Ann Gilpin

* Note- minutes have been edited for web publication

 

 

 

 

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