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President William B.
Berger Chief of Police North Miami
Beach, FL Immediate Past
President Bruce D.
Glasscock Executive
Director City of Plano Plano, TX First Vice
President Joseph Samuels,
Jr. Chief of Police Richmond, CA Second Vice
President Joseph M.
Polisar Chief of Police Garden Grove, CA |
Third Vice
President Joseph G. Estey Chief of Police Hartford Police
Department White River
Junction, VT Fourth Vice
President Mary Ann
Viverette Chief of Police Gaithersburg,
MD Fifth Vice
President Lonnie J.
Westphal Colonel/Chief Colorado State
Patrol Denver, CO Sixth Vice
President Joseph C.
Carter Chief of Police Oak Bluffs, MA |
International
Vice President Emile Perez Commissaire
Divisionnaire French National
Police Lognes, France Vice
President-Treasurer Donald G.
Pierce Chief of Police Boise, ID Division of
State Associations of General Chair Russell B.
Laine Chief of Police Algonquin, IL |
Division of
State and General Chair James McMahon Superintendent New York State
Police Albany, NY Parliamentarian David G. Walchak Deputy
Assistant Director Federal Bureau
of Investigation Washington, DC Executive
Director Daniel N.
Rosenblatt Alexandria, VA Deputy
Executive Director/ Eugene R.
Cromartie Alexandria, VA |
MEMORANDUM
TO: THE
GOVERNING BODY
FROM: DAN
ROSENBLATT
SUBJECT: RECORD
OF ACTIONS TAKEN
DATE: April
29, 2002
Consistent with the requirements of Rule 2, Section
5, of the IACP Constitution, the paragraphs below present a record of
significant actions taken by the leadership during its meetings in Seattle,
Washington on April 26 and 27, 2002.
The Seattle meetings featured a presentation from
officials at PARC, the Police Assessment Resource Center to the Board of
Officers; remarks from Mr. John McKay, United States Attorney for the Western
District of Washington, Chief Leonard Cooke, President of the National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and U.S. Representative Jay
Inslee; an update on DNA activities from Mr. Tim Schellberg; and, an overview
of the newly created FBI Office of Law Enforcement Coordination from Chief
Louis Quijas its new director. In addition, the IACP’s Civil Rights Committee
also held its mid-year meeting in conjunction with the Governing Body’s
meeting.
Please let me know if you have any questions about
any of the subject presented in this memorandum.
Subject: Change in Los Angeles
Conference Dates
Decision: The Board of
Officers approved a request to change the scheduled dates of the IACP 111th
Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California. Originally scheduled for October
30-November 3, 2004, the Conference is now scheduled for November
13-17, 2004.
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Subject: Rule Changes
Decision: The Executive
Committee approved proposed amendments to four Rules of the IACP Constitution.
The changes serve: to clarify Rule 19 that governs IACP elections; to move
existing language from Rule 16 to Rule 22 that provides the authority to the
President to appoint an International Vice President when there is no Vice
Chair for the International Policing Division; to amend Rule 16 to create a
Transportation Security Committee; and, to adjust Rule 26 that governs the
Legal Officers Section by separating the Secretary/Treasurer position into two,
separate positions.
Subject: IACP 2001 Annual Report
Decision: The
Executive Committee accepted the Past Presidents Committee recommendation and
approved a draft report detailing IACP activities for 2001.
Subject: Seavey Memorandum of
Understanding
Decision: The Executive
Committee approved a staff request to renew the memorandum of understanding
between IACP and Motorola concerning the Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law
Enforcement.
Subject: IACP
Cares
Decision: The
Board of Officers and the Executive Committee approved the concept and provided
support for IACP Cares. The project is a collaborative effort of the Civil
Rights Committee and the Public Information Officers Section that is designed
to develop public service announcements that will work to inform the general
public that IACP cares about them, crime, citizen rights, law and order, the
quality of the environment, and what can be accomplished when citizens and
police work together.
Subject: National
Study of Homeland Security and Private Security
Decision: The
Board of Officers accepted a recommendation from the Private Sector Liaison
Committee and agreed to express IACP’s support for a study of Homeland Security
and Private Security. The research is designed, among other things, to develop
strategies to strengthen public and private partnerships to improve private
security contributions to the overall national effort to prevent, detect and
respond to crime and other national security threats.
Subject: Pre-award
Approval for Volunteers in Policing Grant
Decision: The
Financial Review Committee, the Board of Officers and the Executive Committee
approved a staff request authorizing pre-award acceptance of a grant from the
U.S. Department of Justice that promotes the use of volunteers in policing.
Subject: Changes
in Investment Account Managers
Decision: The
FRC, the Board of Officers and the Executive Committee expressed support for
dropping two investment account managers (Regent Investor Services and
Heartland Capital Management) and transferring funds in these accounts to the
firms of Furman, Selz and Kayne, Anderson, Rudnick, respectively.
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Subject: Absconders/Illegal
Aliens
Decision: The
Board of Officers identified action steps and approved a list of critical
elements to be included in recommendations for the Justice Department in its
efforts to enlist state and local law enforcement in apprehending absconders
from justice and illegal aliens present in the United States.
Subject: PSLC
Documents on IACP’s Website/A PSLC "URL"
Decision: Staff
provided the Board of Officers with a detailed explanation for the removal of
PSLC documents from the IACP website; the documents have been restored to the
website in a new format. The Board of Officers approved a request from the PSLC
for the purchase of a web address, or "URL," for PSLC that will
easily point interested individuals on the internet to PSLC materials on the
IACP website. The "URL" will be purchased and maintained by IACP.
Subject: Facilities
Expansion Efforts
Decision: The
Executive Committee received a report from the Facilities Expansion Committee
indicating that IACP was outbid in its attempts to purchase property across the
street from IACP headquarters in Alexandria. The Committee is scheduled to meet
early next month to map out the steps that need to be taken to address the
IACP’s space and facility needs.
Subject: IACP
Illicit Drug Initiative
Decision: The
Executive Committee was briefed on the work of a subcommittee of the Narcotics
and Dangerous Drugs Committee on its efforts to develop materials and resources
that support the efforts of police chiefs to provide leadership on drug issues
in their communities. The full committee will meet in early May to review
proposal made and to plan the next steps to take with the initiative.
Subject: Transportation
in Minneapolis
Decision: Under
the self-funded annual conference concept that will be employed for the first
time this year in Minneapolis, IACP will be responsible for providing
transportation services. The Board of Officers reviewed plans and options for
meeting transportation needs of the membership, leadership and staff during the
Minneapolis conference. Plans will be refined and brought back to the Board for
final review at the June Board meeting.
Subject: IACP
Travel Office
Decision: The
Board of Officers reviewed operations of the IACP travel office and discussed
potential ways in which greater efficiencies and economies might be achieved.
Recommendations made will be examined and brought back to the June Board
meeting.
Subject: IACP’s International
Program
Decision: The Board of
Officers reviewed the history of the
IACP’s international conferences and the world of its World Regional Offices.
Time will be set aside at the Board’s June meeting to consider strategic
options for IACP action in these areas as well as the international program
overall.
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Subject: Protective
Equipment for Law Enforcement
Decision: The
Board of Officers discussed the police response to recent activities regarding
potential weapons of mass destruction incidents along with the new availability
of federal funds for the purchase of first responder personal protection,
decontamination, communication and detection equipment. It also discussed the
challenges facing police chiefs in having to make financial and operational
decisions regarding the best ways to acquire and deploy this highly specialized
equipment. Chairs of S&P an SACOP were asked to work with staff to develop
a means for responding to these challenges.
Subject: Minutes
of Executive Committee/Board of Officers Meetings/IACP Contributions
Decision: Minutes
of the February 2, 2002 Executive Committee meeting were approved as submitted.
Minutes of the February 1, 2002 and March 2, 2002 Board of Officers meetings
were approved as submitted. Contributions made to IACP listed on the consent
agenda of the Board’s April 26 meeting also were approved.
Subject: IACP
Financial Reports for January, February and March 2002
Decision: The
FRC, Board of Officers and Executive Committee accepted and approved IACP
financial reports for the first 3 months of 2002.