TEXAS CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ASSOCIATION REGION ONE

HOST SANTA FE

MINUTES FROM MAY 12, 2009 MEETING

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1. CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT CALVIN WALKER AT 10:08

 

2. PRAYER = NORMA DeWEESE                3. PLEDGES = MEMBERSHIP

 

4. WELCOME TO SANTA FE BY DEBORAH OCONNOR

 

5. INTRODUCED SPEAKERS== OFFICER WAYNE KESLER, AFTER EXPRESSING THANKS TO THE ALUMNI FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, THE FIRST SPEAKER WAS INTRODUCED

OFFICER BRUSS SPOKE TO US ABOUT THE K9 PATROL HIS DOG’S NAME WAS “BOGIERE”.THE NAME HE GOES BY IS BOU.

OFFICER POWERS SPOKE TO US NEXT AND HE EXPLAINED THE DANGERS OF CHILD ABUSE USING THE INTERNET. HE WENT INTO DETAILS JUST HOW THE ABUSER WORKS THE CRIME.

OFFICER WOMACK EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENT AREAS HE HAD WORKED IN. DEBORAH HAD TO CLOSE THE LAST SPEAKER DOWN BEFORE HE WAS THROUGH; HIS MAIN SUBJECT WAS CAR THEIF.

 

ALL OF THE OFFICERS THAT SPOKE TO US WERE VERY INTERESTING AND HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THEIR AREA OF POLICE WORK.

 

6. ALUMNI ROLL CALL 28 PEOPLE CAME AND 10 DIFFERENT ALUMNI WERE PRESENT.

 

7. MINUTES FROM APRIL MEETING WAS APPROVED AS READ

 

8. TREASURER’S REPORT: APPROVED AS PRESENTED

 

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

EVALYN PHILLIPS REPORTED SHE HAD PATCHES, PENS, HATS, AND A FEW SHIRTS ONLY LARGE SIZES. SHE SOLD $20.00 DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE AND TURNED IT IN TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

 

10. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARYS  (4) BIRTHDAYS  (2) ANNIVERSARYS

 

11. OLD BUSINESS:

  A. GUN RAFFLE, WE NEED TO GET INFORMATION ON MODEL AND EVERTHING ELSE NEEDED TO GET THE SALE OF TICKETS STARTED.

 

  B. CONVENTION UPDATE.CHARLES SUDERMAN GAVE UP DATES ON THE WICHITA FALLS CONVENTION; HE REPORTED THAT WE STILL OWE THEM $2500.00. CHARLES SAID THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR THE 2011 CONVENTION IN GALVESTON. HE HANDED OUT COPIES OF THE CONTRACT. HE ASLO REPORTED THAT MOST ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THE 2009 CONVENTION WAS ON THE WEB SITE. CHARLES SAID THE STATE WAS WORKING ON THE 501C (3) NOW AND IT WOULD BE SUBMITTED SOON. WE HAVE THREE OFFICES UP FOR RE-ELECTION; THEY ARE TREASURER, 2^ND VICE PRESIDENT AND 3^RD VICE PRESIDENT. THEY WILL BE ELECTED AND THE CONVENTION DURING THE DELEGATES MEETING.

 

THE FLOOR WAS OPENED FOR COMMENTS ON HOW THE STATE BOARD WAS DOING.

EVALYN PHILLIPS – STATED WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ITEMS COVERED IN THE MEETING, BEFORE THE MEETING DAY.

JEANNE CANALES- THINKS THE STATE IS TRYING TO SORT OUT THE PROBLEMS. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THE AGENDA BEFORE THE STATE MEETINGS.

LEO WALTZ STATED THAT THE STATE BOARD IMPROVED OVER LAST BOARD MEETING. HE ALSO THINKS WE NEED THE AGENDA BEFORE THE STATE MEETING. THE SCHEDULE FOR THE 3 DAYS OF CONVENTIONIS IS ON THE WEB PAGE.

 

GALVESTON ASKED TO RESCHEDULE THE JULY REGION ONE MEETING TO JULY THE 18, SO THE ONES THAT GO TO THE STATE MEETING CAN BE AT THE REGION ONE MEETING ALSO.  THE JULY REGION ONE MEETING WAS RE-SCHEDULED FOR JULY 18, 2009 @ 10:00 AM

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 J.J. LANDRY HAS GRADUATED !!!!!!!

 

ADJOURNED 11:30 AM

IS IS JUST THE MINUTES, NOT ANY ACTIVITIES REPORT.