2016 February

ARIZONA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AZTROOPERS CHARITIES MEETING

02-18-16

THE FEBRUARY 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & AHPA CHARITIES MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 0900 HOURS BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CHAVEZ AT THE VALLEY GARDEN CENTER

1809 N 15^TH AVE PHOENIX, AZ

PRESIDENT CHAVEZ BEGAN THE MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS	MEMBERS PRESENT
PRESIDENT	JIMMY CHAVEZ
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	BOB GILBERT
SOUTHERN VICE PRESIDENT	KEVIN MCNICHOLS
EXECUTIVE OFFICER & ASSISTANT TREASURER	ED SHARPENSTEEN
EXECUTIVE OFFICER CIVILIAN Shadena Colter	BOB GILBERT (PROXY)
DISTRICT 1	DAVE STOPKE
DISTRICT 2/NORTHERN VP	MARK HAUGHEY
DISTRICT 3 – Ken Bays	JIM STANTON (PROXY)
DISTRICT 4	BRIAN TURNER
DISTRICT 5/METRO CENTRAL	TIM KVOCHICK
DISTRICT 6 – Josh Howerton
DISTRICT 7 – Neal Peden
DISTRICT 8 – Angel Rael
DISTRICT 9	TIM WIEDEMANN
DISTRICT 11 – Bert Cheney
DISTRICT 12 – Nathan Teel	MARK HAUGHEY (PROXY)
DISTRICT 13/METRO EAST – Doug Jennings
DISTRICT 14/METRO WEST	MICHAEL TARANGO
DISTRICT 15	JIM STANTON
DISTRICT 16 – Craig Bowles
HEADQUARTERS/TREASURER – Rob Renner	MARK HAUGHEY (PROXY)
AVIATION – Dan Millon	JACKIE ALLEN (PROXY)
CI CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (VACANT)
CI CENTRAL II/GITTEM ASST TREASURER – Berrnie Stefaniak
CI SOUTH – Jim Oien
RETIRED CENTRAL ZONE	KEN NELSON
RETIRED SOUTHERN ZONE – Mario Duran
RETIRED NORTHERN ZONE – Brian Kolb	GREGG GIRARD (PROXY)
RETIRED CIVILIAN – Betty Gallery	GREGG GIRARD (PROXY)
CIVILIAN CENTRAL ZONE I	VICKI TOLL
CIVILIAN CENTRAL ZONE II	JUDY BARE
CIVILIAN CENTRAL ZONE III (VACANT)
CIVILIAN CENTRAL ZONE IV & RECORDING SEC.	VIAN GORGIS
CIVILIAN SOUTHERN ZONE & ASST  REC. SEC.	LISA CAMPOY
CIVILIAN NORTHERN ZONE (VACANT)
CAPITOL PD (VACANT)
SPECIAL PROJECTS/BENEFITS CHARITIES –Bev Fuller
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY – Colleen Girard	GREGG GIRARD (PROXY)
LABOR COUNSEL	DALE NORRIS
LEGAL COUNSEL	GREG ROBINSON
LOBBYIST – Kelsey Lundy
INSURANCE ADVISOR – Robert Jaguas & Pat Madden	ROBERT JAGUAS

 

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

 

MEMBERS PRESENT 

 

• Pat Eagan
• Gregg Girard
• Stephen Powles
• Harold Hawes

 

GUESTS PRESENT

 

• Kepra Jack
• Martha Hawes

 

CARDS/FLOWERS

• A card was sent to Kenneth and Angelique Nix

 

NEW PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS

• Veronica Luna #6526
• Pamela Jones #6615

 

NEW SWORN MEMBERS

• Cesar Fimbres #7784
• Michael Valdez #7625
• Manuel Arias #10131
• Joathan Cadona #10059
• David Diaz #10070
• Casey Geilefeld #10072
• Brian Krumm #10134
• Leo Becenti III #10132
• Mikel Morano #10073

 

REJOINED RETIRED

• Robert Fedrick # 3571

 

 

RETIRED WHO CANCELED

• Doug Henderson #360

 

MEMBERS WHO RETIRED

• Jaime Escobedo # 3773
• Teresa Fuentes # 4024
• Tom Gamboa # 4185
• David Good #4289
• William Kennedy #2877
• Mary Retzler #4611
• Steve Tritz #4300
• Rene Valencia #3707
• Christopher Vargas #4735

DEATHS – MEMBERS/FAMILY

• Retiree Leo Smith #413 passed away on 1/31/2016
• Rene Valencia’s sister passed away

 

DEATHS – LINE OF DUTY

Ten (10) police officers have died in the line of duty thus far in 2016. That’s four (4) less police officer deaths than this time last year. Line of duty deaths are down 33% overall, auto related deaths are down 88%, and gunfire deaths are up 800%.

 

Eight (8) have died since the last meeting. Six (6) were killed by gunfire, one (1) was killed in a vehicle collision, and one (1) was killed in an aircraft collision.

 

During the past month, four (4) K-9s were killed in the line of duty.

• Eight year old “JAG” Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department, California, was struck and killed during a training exercise
• Nine year old “KOBUS” Omaha Police Department, was shot to death while attempting to apprehend a barricaded suspect
• Two year old “BETCHA” Rutland County Sheriff’s Office, Vermont, was accidentally struck and killed by his handler’s vehicle
• Five year old “AREN” Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania, was stabbed to death during the apprehension of a suspect

 

1. Officer Jason Moszer

Fargo Police Department, North Dakota

Age – 22         Tour of Duty – 6 years

End of Watch – Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

2. Major Gregory E. “Lem” Barney

Riverdale Police Department, Georgia

Age – 51         Tour of Duty – 27 years

End of Watch – Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

3. Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey

Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland

Age – 52         Tour of Duty – 30 years

End of Watch – Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

4. Senior Deputy Mark Logsdon

Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland

Age – 43         Tour of Duty – 16 years

End of Watch – Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

5. Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer

Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado

Age -40           Tour of Duty – 15 years

End of Watch – Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

6. Deputy Sheriff Scott Ballantyne

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, California

Age – 52         Tour of Duty – 27 years

End of Watch – Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Cause of Death – Aircraft accident

 

7. Sergeant Jason Goodding

Seaside Police Department, Oregon

Age – 39         Tour of Duty – 13 years

End of Watch – Friday, February 5, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

8. Correctional Officer Adam Conrad

Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois

Age – 22         Tour of Duty – 1 year, 5 months

End of Watch – Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Cause of Death – Automobile accident

 

9. K9 Jag

Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department, California

Age – 8           Tour of Duty – 5 years

End of Watch – Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Cause of Death – Struck by vehicle

 

10. K9 Kobus

Omaha Police Department, Nebraska

Age – 9           Tour of Duty – NA

End of Watch – Saturday, January 23, 2016

Cause of Death – Gunfire

 

11. K9 Betcha

Rutland County Sheriff’s Office, Vermont

Age – 2           Tour of Duty – NA

End of Watch – Friday, January 29, 2016

Cause of Death – Struck by Vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

12. K9 Aren

Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania

Age – 5           Tour of Duty – 4 years

End of Watch – Sunday, January 31, 2016

Cause of Death – Stabbed

 

1. SEAT PROXIES/DIRECTORS

• A motion to seat the proxies was made by Jim Stanton, 2^nd by Lisa Campoy. Motion passes.

 

2. MEETING MINUTES

• The meeting minutes for January 2016 were posted on the Association website by President Chavez
• A motion to approve the January minutes by Bob Gilbert, 2^nd by Mark Haughey. Motion passes

 

3. HEART FIT FOR DUTY, KEPRA JACK

• Heart fit is a medical practice
• All their patients are law enforcement, public safety and their spouses
• 50% of all heart attacks happen to people with normal cholesterol
• Nearly 50% of police officers will die from heart disease within 5 years of retirement
• Our priorities are:
  • Metabolic Disease
  • Cardio Vascular Risk Factors
  • Obesity
  • Tobacco Cessation
  • Advanced Lipids (Cholesterol Screening and Management)
  • Provide mental health evaluations to decrease suicide rates
  • Decrease line of duty deaths related to Cardio Disease
• Heart Fit for Duty has two locations, one in Gilbert and one in Glendale
• Office number 480-999-7911
• HeartFitForDuty.org

 

4. REPORTS

PRESIDENT, JIMMY CHAVEZ

• AZ Troopers Association President, Vice President, Lobbyist and Recording Secretary met with governor Ducey on February 9, 2016, to present to him a challenge coin and discuss budget and pay increase
• Dave Stopke was appointed as the District one Representative by President Chavez

 

1. LEGAL, GREGG ROBINSON: None

 

1. LABOR, DALE NORRIS

• We have one case pending
• We settled the case with the Tucson dispatcher
• PSPRS discussion
• New legislation discussion, current retirees and people who were hired after 1994 will be affected
• The current law has a fixed cap of $110,000

 

1. INSURANCE, ROBERT JAGUS: None

 

1. TREASURE, ROBERT RENNER

• Our operational account is at $222,285.36
• Merchandise account is at $7,117.70
  • Organizational total of $2203.06
• Charities account is at $149,794.20
• Raffle account is at $143,899.12
• Golf account is at $32,072.25
• Bass account is at $5,479.63
  • Organizational total of $331,245.20
• Wells Fargo investment is at $400,042.34
• Cash Assets is at $960,690.60

 

1. LOBBYIST, KELSEY LUNDY: None

 

5. OLD BUSINESS

• The executive board discussed the UTS services and Ed Sharpensteen will be conducting the 6 months evaluation of the services to be reviewed by the Board at the upcoming April’s meeting
• When we voted to take UTS it was for a trial period
• We will do a cost analysis and review how many members have been using this new service
• The Association will also evaluate the DPS EAP program, compare it to the UTS services and look for ways to improve the DPS EAP for members and employees.

 

6. RING PRESENTATION

• To be able to present rings is the highlight of being the president of the association
  • A 20 year ring was presented to Executive Vice President Bob Gilbert
  • A 20 year ring was presented to retired member Harold Hawes

 

1. NTC CONFERENCE

• The conference will be on March 20 – 23, if you have not yet registered please register online
• Tim Kvochick ordered new shirts and a new association challenge coin

 

1. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

• The association has been offering a 12 month membership for everyone at the department, the executive board decided to terminate the 12 months membership drive with the exception of the academy recruitment
• The website is still being worked on and the booklets not completed yet.

 

7. NEW BUSINESS
8. REQUEST FOR FUNDING

• Motion to fund up to $2,500 to send one of the agency’s honor guard members to Washington DC for the police week by Brian Turner, 2^nd by mike Tarango. Motion carries
• Motion to fund $550 for the annual Telecommunication’s Week by Vian Gorgis, 2^nd by Gregg Girard. Motion carries.
  • Central OpComm – $250
  • Northern OpComm – $150
  • Southern OpComm – $150
• Motion to fund $880 for the 15^th Annual Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Charity Gold Tournament on April 30^th by Jim Staton, 2^nd by Ken Nelson. Motion passes
• Request from the agency to fund the refreshments for the award ceremonies. Motion to fund $200 for the promotional ceremony by Bob Gilbert, 2^nd by Jim Stanton. Motion passes
• Motion to Fund $500 sponsorship for the South West Police Motorcycle Training Competition on April 22^nd and 23^rd by Lisa Campoy, 2^nd by Ken Nelson. Motion passes
• Peace officer memorial committee is requesting a donation of up to $500 to purchase blue lights that are used for the ceremony. Motion to fund up to $500 for blue lights for the peace officer memorial by Vian Gorgis, 2^nd by Jim Staton. motion passes

 

1. MARCH 2016 MEETING DATE

• Our next meeting will be on March 17^th

 

ADJOURNMENT

• A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mike Haughey, 2^nd by Jim Stanton. Motion carries

 

NEXT MEETING

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY, March 17, 2016 AT THE VALLEY GARDEN CENTER

1809 N 15^TH AVE PHOENIX, AZ

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

VIAN GORGIS, RECORDING SECRETARY & CIVILIAN CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE

 

 

If you have any questions or concerns about any information contained within these minutes, please contact any association representative for clarification.