WACLEA President Allan Laird called the meeting to order at approximately 10:08 PM. Minutes were approved with corrections.

Treasurers’ Report was presented by Steve Rittereiser.

WACLEA Brochure – Discussion concerning a Web Site brochure that will explain who we are and what we do with access to all members so they can print copies when needed. If master is maintained on the web site changes could be easily made to customize for specific occasions. Before anything is published, the board would have to review. Rough drafts will be forwarded for discussion and review

We are currently considering a proposal from Clover Island Inn, Kennewick. Room rates of $65.00, free meeting rooms, and the promise of a varied menu with good prices.

Steve Charvat, Director of Emergency Management, University of Washington. He will be speaking on “Are you Ready”? Todd Renwick, Associate Director of Public Safety, University of Nevada, Reno, will be speaking on Officer Health program. Ken Willett, IACLEA President, has not yet been confirmed, and will depend on his travel schedule.
Conference will start each day at 8 AM so we can hold to an eight hour day.

We will invite Pamela Lassiter – Stacy, to the Spring Conference to meet with the board and discuss Fall Conference topics around Peer Advocacy, which is her expertise, Student Health and other student affairs topics

Academy---The December 2004 academy did not take place as previously planned. It was agreed that it is important for the academy to be offered consistently; otherwise the credibility will be damaged. Lengthy discussion on how the academy can be presented in the most economical way and still meet the training needs of the association was held. Thoughts included a one week academy (40 hr.) at first and then an additional week (40 hr.) at a later date. This could possibly make scheduling easier for the smaller departments. It was also suggested that maybe the second week could be on line. Regional based training was discussed to eliminate travel costs. It was determined that we will have an 80 hour basic academy in August 2005 at Seattle University, hosted by Michael Sletten.

Web Based Training--- The possibility of a web based academy was considered. This would require a lot of work to develop the material into a format that could be used. Eliminating the need to travel would be a big advantage. It was suggested that web based training is probably better suited for single topic training rather than a basic academy. It was agreed that additional discussion will be required at a later date. Annette will review the current curriculum and make recommendations as to what could be used in a web based program. Pat will review curriculum to see if any material needs to be updated before the next academy. Steve would like to see us have a web based academy by fall 2005.

Training tapes for loan --- WACLEA purchased 12 training tapes that can be checked out and used by individual schools. The tapes are complete with a lesson plan and tests. These tapes can be checked out by contacting Steve

Annette presented a proposed survey sheet to be used by potential instructors at future training. “WACLEA Survey – Speakers List”. List could be maintained on the web site. Several suggestions were made to modify the survey and change some wording. Annette will make the corrections.

Has been changed some and Joann is continuing to work on it. We can have selected areas password protected. Harold asked if we would want to include regional employment opportunities on our site. The web site could also have a place for forms, archive frequently asked questions, etc. Steve will forward calendar of events to JoAnn.

A review and lengthy discussion was held concerning WACLEA by-laws concerning the area of responsibilities given the elected board member positions and the Business Manager. Steve made recommendations for member responsibilities. Board members will review the suggested changes and a second draft based on board member suggestions will be discussed at the Spring Conference board meeting.

This topic will be added as a permanent board meeting agenda item. Harold asked if we plan to implement any of the recommendations made by Dale at our planning session and presented at the Fall Conference. He also emphasized that we should stay focused on the recommendations so that we can continue to make progress. There was discussion about the WACLEA “image” and “image” improvement. The use of shirts, pins, hats, etc. was suggested.

Pat did not have any new information. Annette said there’s a lot of legislation pending that could affect campus safety and security. Several pending bills: work related disability; DNA; smoking within 35 feet of a state building; etc. Nothing specific was presented.

The Mountain States Association is very active and competitive. Most of the southern area belongs to Mountain States and it is next to impossible to generate interest in WACLEA. North Idaho is our primary market. Darrell is planning a WMD class in their area.

SB 61 – Bridges the gap between law enforcement and campus security. There is another bill trying to make campus security sworn law enforcement. It is being sponsored by the police union and there is no additional support. It is anticipated that the bill will fail.

There is another bill pending that would allow private schools access to the Law Enforcement Data Base. Steve said this is a problem that is also a concern to IACLEA. They are also working on the private college problem. Steve asked Harold to summarize the private college problem and he will forward to IACLEA legislative people. Maybe he could also get some letters of support. Harold thinks this bill will pass and can be a beginning to improving campus security in Oregon.

Pat wanted to know how we are handling diversity complaints. St Martins has hired a woman to look at their hate crimes and was very critical because they had reported zero. Steve said Central has added another step to their hate crime investigation and classification. The Chief and Diversity Chair will review and have the final say as to how it is classified. They also have a sexual assault review board.

Summer Board of Directors meeting is tentatively planned for July 11-15. Pat has volunteered to host the one day meeting at St. Martins.

Respectfully Submitted, LeRoy Fantasia, WACLEA Secretary