Arizona Highway Patrol Association
Board of Directors
AHPA Charities Meeting
August 17, 2011
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Page 2
AHPA STAFF PRESENT Page 2
MEMBERS PRESENT Page 2
GUESTS Page 2
THANK YOU NOTES / FLOWERS Page 2
NEW SWORN MEMBERS Page 3
NEW CIVILIAN MEMBERS Page 3
REJOINED RETIRED MEMBERS Page 3
MEMBERS WHO HAVE RETIRED Page 3
MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT DPS Page 3
NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER Page 3
SICK & DISTRESSED Page 3
DEATHS – FAMILY Page 3
DEATHS - LINE OF DUTY Page 3
CONSENT AGENDA Page 6
EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT – President Chavez Page 6
TREASURER REPORT Page 7
LEGAL REPORT Page 8
EXECUTIVE STAFF – Lt. Col. Jack Hegarty Page 8
FINANCIAL REPORT Page 9
PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT Page 9
LEGAL SERVICES REPORT Page 10
REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS Page 10
OLD BUSINESS Page 11
NEW BUSINESS Page 11
REQUEST FOR FUNDING Page 12
NEXT MEETING Page 12
The August 2011 Board of Directors & AHPA Charities Meeting was called to order at 0900 hours by President Jimmy Chavez at the Phoenix Mountain Preserve & Conference Center located at 1431 East Dunlap, Phoenix, Arizona. President Chavez began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
President Jimmy Chavez
Executive Officer Pat Eagan
District One David Stopke
District Two & Northern
Vice President Mark Haughey
District Three & Recording
Secretary Jim Bee
District Four Eddie Simpson
District Five (Metro Central) Tim Kvochick
District Seven Raul Garcia Jr
District Nine B. Summerfield
Southern Vice President Kevin McNichols
District Eleven Bert Cheney
District Twelve (Proxy) Mark Haughey
District Thirteen (Metro East) Bill Rogers
District Fourteen
(Metro West) Herb Groll
District Fifteen Jim Stanton
Executive Vice President
& OCI (Proxy) Dave Schroder
OCN II Jim Oien
Civilian Northern Zone (Proxy) Jim Bee
Civilian Zone I Mike Sloneker
Civilian Zone II Vicki Toll
Civilian Zone III Patty Simpson
Civilian Southern Zone Lisa Campoy
Retired Northern Zone Brian Kolb
Retired Southern Zone J.R. Ham
Treasurer Dave Schroder
Special Projects Benefits/
Charities Liaison Beverly Fuller
AHPA STAFF PRESENT:
Executive Secretary Colleen Girard
Legal Counsel Greg Robinson
Public Relations Stacey Dillon
Legal Services Dale Norris
Financial Advisor Jeff Munster
Insurance Advisor Robert Jagus
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Gregg Girard George Slipcott
Ernie Severson Lt. Col. Jack Hegarty
Bruce Flickinger Stephen Powles
GUESTS: None
FLOWERS / THANK YOU LETTERS:
Flowers – None
Thank You Letters – District Twelve employees for the repair of the flagpole at the Prescott Headquarters.
Cards – None
NEW SWORN MEMBERS: None
NEW CIVILIAN MEMBERS:
Cheryl K. Oathout, Badge #3358
Gloria A. Sparling, Badge #5161
Joey A. Fimbres, Badge #5835
Seth Ruskin, Badge #6037
REJOINED RETIRED MEMBERS: None
MEMBERS WHO HAVE RETIRED:
Patrick D. Smith, Badge #4197
Lewis G. Irvine, Badge #4445
John W. Ellington, Badge #4458
MEMBERS WHO HAVE LEFT DPS:
Sworn: None
Civilian: None
SICK & DISTRESSED:
Retiree Mike McArthur, Badge #299, had heart surgery.
Retired Lt. Ballard Bullion, Badge #350, had knee surgery.
Retiree Dennis Dierking, Badge #429, was admitted to Tucson Medical Center for low sodium level.
Retiree Charlie Cleveland, Badge #465, had emergency appendectomy.
Retiree Ken Talakte, badge #1270, fell and fractured bones in his wrist.
DEATHS - FAMILY:
Mrs. Melva R. Walker, Mother-in-Law of Nate Moore, Badge #4985, passed away on August 8th.
Mr. Dana Yount, brother of Emily Ryan, Badge #2634, passed away on July 19th.
Mr. Paul Leroy Nelson, father of Ken Nelson, Badge #2078, and grandfather of Doug Jennings, Badge #6090, passed away on July 20th.
Retiree Bob Stocksdale, his wife Roberta, grandson Zak were killed in a motorcycle collision.
DEATHS - LINE OF DUTY:
This year one hundred fifteen Police Officers have died in the line of duty. This is ten more than this time last year. Fourteen have died since the last meeting:
Five were killed by gunfire.
Five were killed in automobile collisions.
Two were killed in drownings.
One succumbed to a duty related illness.
One was killed by vehicular assault.
Seven were from Municipal Agencies.
Four were from County Agencies.
Three were from State Agencies (Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety Police, North Carolina Dept. of Corrections, & Missouri State Highway Patrol).
Thirteen were male.
One was female.
1) Deputy Sheriff Richard “Rick” Joseph Daly
Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia
Age 55 Years of Service – 25
End of Watch – Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Gunfire
2) Deputy Sheriff Bryan P. Gross
Converse County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming
Age 29 Years of Service – N/A
End of Watch – Thursday, July 28, 2011
Drowning
3) Police Officer Daniel Ackerman
Buena Park P.D., California
Age 31 Years of Service – 10 years, 3 months
End of Watch – Saturday, July 30, 2011
Duty Related Illness
4) Police Officer Russell M. Willingham Jr
Winston-Salem P.D., North Carolina
Age 28 Years of Service – 2
End of Watch – Saturday, July 30, 2011
Automobile Collision
5) Detective Tina Rambo
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey
Age 35 Years of Service – 12
End of Watch – Monday, August 1, 2011
Automobile Collision
6) Trooper Frederick “Fred” F. Guthrie
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Age 46 Years of Service – 17 years, 7 months
End of Watch – Monday, August 1, 2011
Drowning
7) Deputy Sheriff David Jennings Dawson III
Greene County Sheriff’s Office, North Carolina
Age 21 Years of Service – 2 months
End of Watch – Monday, August 1, 2011
Automobile Collision
8) Police Officer James Ryan McCandless
Rapid City P.D., South Dakota
Age 28 Years of Service – 6
End of Watch – Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Gunfire
9) Probation – Parole Officer II Jeffrey “Jeff” Settle
North Carolina Dept. of Corrections-
Division of Community Corrections
Age 41 Years of Service – 18
End of Watch – Thursday, August 4, 2011
Automobile Collision
10) Police Officer Jeremy Henwood
San Diego P.D., California
Age 36 Years of Service – 4
End of Watch – Sunday, August 7, 2011
Gunfire
11) Police Officer Nick Armstrong
Rapid City P.D., South Dakota
Age 27 Years of Service – 4
End of Watch – Sunday, August 7, 2011
Gunfire
12) Corporal John Kendall
Louisiana Department of Public Safety Police
Age 63 Years of Service – 28
End of Watch – Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Automobile Collision
13) Police Officer Robert A. Lasso
Freemansburg Borough P.D., Pennsylvania
Age 31 Years of Service – 7
End of Watch – Thursday, August 11, 2011
Gunfire
14) Police Officer Evan Burns
Caruthersville P.D., Missouri
Age 28 Years of Service – 2
End of Watch – Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Vehicular Assault
For more information on these officers, refer to www.odmp
[Officer Down Memorial Page])
A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS HELD.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Correction to last month minutes:
Debbie U. Luevano, Badge #4147, was listed as a rejoined member which was incorrect.
1. Approval of July 2011 meeting minutes
2. Seat Proxies
3. Approval to destroy July 2011 meeting audio tape.
Motion made by Dave Schroder, seconded by David Stopke, to accept the consent agenda. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT: President Jimmy Chavez
· Attended emergency meeting with Arizona Police Association discussion on litigation vs. legislative action on personnel reforms.
· Failed litigation could result in the plaintiffs’ being responsible for the States legal fees.
· Support from the Legislative leadership is changing on possible changes to the reforms.
· Looking at all Pros and Cons on any and all litigations.
· Biggest issue is the legislation for PSPRS employees:
o A.R.S. 38-844.01 Vested Rights to benefits
A member of the system does not have vested rights to benefits under the system, except as provided in section 38-854, until he/she files an application for benefits and is found eligible for those benefits as provided in this article. An eligible claimant’s rights to benefits vest on the date of his/her application for those benefits or his/her last day of employment under the system, whichever occurs first.
· Three issues the Association would like to have fixed:
o De escalator clause back into legislation. This would allow our employee contributions to decline once the fund is healthy again.
o Fix the new overtime/sick leave bill adding civilians.
o The new DROP system needs to be fixed for those who enter after January 1, 2012. Employees will be making contributions into a system that they will not get back.
§ This will be a negative hiring incentive issue for new employees.
· President Chavez was meeting with Senate President Russell Pearce tonight on issues.
· Meeting with House President Andy Tobin has been on hold due to his being out-of-town.
TREASURER REPORT: Dave Schroder
General Checking: $ 207,921.87
Merchandise: $ 5,233.47
Bass: $ 2,622.75
Golf: $ 27,591.40
Raffle: $ 54,443.24
Charities: $ 21,547.41
PAC $ 8,612.26
Heber – AHPA Cabin $ 2,159.93
Merrill Lynch $ 463,363.54 (07-19-2011)
439,048.05
Monument Account $ 9,571.40 (07-19-2011)
9,572.16
Snedaker Account (Originally) $ 40,084.00
(Remaining) $ 16,467.24
Funding Requests (Budgeted) $ 5,000.00
Expenditures
July 2011 500.00
August 0.00
September 0.00
October 0.00
November 0.00
December 0.00
January 2012 0.00
February 0.00
March 0.00
April 0.00
May 0.00
June 0.00
Balance $ 4,500.00
Sick & Distressed (Budgeted) $ 4,000.00
Expenditures
July 2011 0.00
August 0.00
September 0.00
October 0.00
November 0.00
December 0.00
January 2012 0.00
February 0.00
March 0.00
April 0.00
May 0.00
June 0.00
Balance $ 4,000.00
Donations: None
LEGAL REPORT: Greg Robinson
· New Shoulder patch
o Contacted Trademark office for copyright protection.
o $425.00 for application, government mandated fee is incorporated.
o Copyright would allow the Association to use shoulder patch without Department’s permission for promotions.
Motion made by Jim Stanton to copyright new shoulder patch. Seconded by Brian Kolb. Motion carried.
Motion was amended to copyright the patch with the approval from the Executive Staff. Amended motion was voted and passed.
EXECUTIVE STAFF: Lt. Col. Jack Hegarty
· Department had a meeting with ADOT on two issues:
o Construction work zones:
§ Starting October 1, 2011, all new work zones on State highway will have DPS Officers working.
§ If jobs can not be filled by DPS Officers, other agencies will be asked to fill positions.
§ These will be off duty broker projects, where Officers will be paid by the broker.
§ Officers will not be covered by Workman’s Comp.
§ Old work zones will still have outside agencies until work is completed.
§ Department will be trying to work with ADOT in getting Officers covered the same as wide loads.
§ Hope to have these issues completed by October 1st.
o ADOT Compliance Units:
§ Sworn officers were hired to fill attrition on their specialty positions.
§ Hope to have several Port of Entries open 24/7.
§ Enforcement will be centered on permits, weight violations, and fees.
· Uniforms
o Transition date is October 1, 2011. Wearing of new uniforms with new shoulder patches is not authorized until that date. New uniforms with old patches are OK.
o Sleeve hash marks are authorized for new uniforms.
o Lt. Col. would like to go to black and silver lettering for baseball hats.
o Old jackets are OK with new shoulder patch.
o Uniform committee looking at changing the Class C uniforms to black polo shirts and black cargo pants. Load carrying vests would be used.
o MFF went to green uniforms, with arrest teams and other support teams being in black.
· Taser X-3
o District 9 and other squads will wear test the new tasers from Sept 1 to November 1. Survey will be done and sent to training.
o Training will look at survey results and make decision for entire state.
o X-3 have already been purchased from funds from last year.
· Hiring
o Internal agency budget decision.
§ Director would like to bring our employees up to market value first.
§ Executive Staff will be working with Legislators on upcoming session on this issue.
· TRACS 10
o Yesterday marking the end of the settlement period regarding the 5-year contact data.
o Department received an award for criminal interdiction.
o Problems with the old TRACS 7.3 system still need to be fixed.
Discussion was held on MDC’s,CAD program, and other electronic equipment.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Jeff Munister
· Market has been going up and down due to other countries’ markets.
· Short term rates will not be changed by the Feds for 2 year period.
· Corporation earnings are up.
PUBLIC RELEATIONS REPORT: Stacey Dillion
· Would like to see the Association go ahead with copyright of patch.
· Hacking
o no information on our members were leaked from her files.
o Public perception is that the hackers were caught and it is over.
o Several groups are still out there trying to obtain information.
o Redact your information if you have not done so.
· Law Enforcement deaths are up 20% across the nation. Clint Eastwood is the new spokesman for the national Law Enforcement Monument.
· Pension issues, public will see it as being greedy.
· Feds just moved all employees into 401K system. If they can why can the state not do it?
· Regarding the Russell Pearce recall, stay out of this issue.
· Regarding the 962a this morning, received several hits on the move-over-law.
· Will be working on civilian personnel reforms this year at for the legislative session.
· PSAs will highlight the role of our civilians and the effect on the agency as a whole. Will be sent to legislators.
· Have starting working on a KID HERO award for the public who contacted a dispatcher when they reported a critical incident.
· AHPA Twitter account received an email from Lenoran Nicolays on how DPS Major Larry Scarber saved her life 24 years ago in a traffic collision in Provo Utah, and was looking at reconnecting with him.
· Comfort Bear Program
o Ford dealerships will not be able to be the drop off points this year.
o Two new businesses have stepped up for this: