Minutes of the Meeting
Eleventh Annual Training Conference
Cocoa Beach, Florida
July 27 – 30, 1981
The annual meeting was held at the Cape Colony Motor Inn from July 26 – 30,
1981. The business meeting was held on July 27, 1081, at 3:05 p.m.,
called to order by President Barry Lea.
Neil Curran was appointed Sergeant-At-Arms for the business meeting.
Secretary Harris called roll and 28 members were present.
Secretary Harris went over last years minutes of the last day at Virginia
Beach, Virginia. The minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer Pembleton gave the Treasury Report which shows a balance of $5754.65.
Old Business
President Lea discussed whether of not to allow officers that had attended
the 3 week commanders school be allowed to join the Association.
After discussion on this issue, a motion was made by Pat Olvey that the issue
be dropped again until next year. Motion passed.
New Business
President Lea brought up for Discussion the changing of the start of office
to begin from Conference to Conference as opposed to the present term running
from year to year.
After discussion of this subject, motion was made by Henry Camacho to change
term office to run from Conference to Conference. Motion was seconded
by Ronald Wilks. Motion carried unanimously.
President Lea brought up for discussion the changing of the Articles of the
Association in relation to any officer serving more than the present 2 year
limit.
After discussion on this subject, a motion was made by Lynn Rudolph to change
this Article to an unlimited term of office. The motion was seconded
by Gene Mendenhall, and upon vote of membership, passed with 1 member opposed.
President Lea advised the membership that those parties representing a Conference
site selection would be heard from on July 28, 1981, and that their presentation
should be ready to address the membership.
President Lea appointed a nominating committee for persons seeking election
to new terms of office. This committee consisted of President Lea.
Bill Williams, and Fred Warner, with Fred Warner serving as the Chairman.
President Lea further advised that anyone wishing to run for office should
furnish to this committee their name, department, class number, and the office
they desire to run for. He advised elections would be held during the
business session on Wednesday, July 29, 1981.
Motion was made to adjourn the business meeting by Pat Olvey and was seconded
by Mike Currie.
The meeting adjourned at 3:52 p.m.
President Lea reconvened the meeting at 3:20 p.m., July 28, 1981. The
chair appointed Henry Camacho as Sergeant-At-Arms. Roll call was taken
by Secretary Harris. 28 members were present.
President Lea advised that if there was no objection the minutes would stand
as read from the previous day. No Objection.
Old Business
President Lea requested that action on support of the Drug Enforcement Administration
be tabled one more day.
New Business
President Lea read a latter from Jerry Carey of Drug Enforcement Training
advising the resolution from the U.S. Attorney General in regards to Parquat
Spraying and the repeal of the Percy Amendment. President Lea read
a letter he had sent out from the Association voicing our support on the
repeal of the Percy Amendment International Security Act of 1978, Public
Las 95-385. President Lea advised he had received a letter on March
4, 1981 from Mr. Patrick Carpenter, Chief Council of the Select Committee
on Narcotic Abuse and of the repeal of this Amendment. President Lea,
at this time, read the letter from Mr. Carpenter to the members. The
letter was then turned over to Secretary Harris as a permanent record.
President Lea turned the floor over to 1st Vice President Jim Wallace who
gave a status report on the State Representative Program. Jim Wallace
advised he had sent out a letter in January of 1981 to all 22 State Representatives
asking for their help on increased membership participation at our Training
Conferences and on any new ideas and new programs which the Association could
adopt. Jim Wallace advised he had only received 3 replies back.
He asked for more support on these matters and promised a review of the State
Representative Program.
President Lea advised the membership that all letters of correspondence concerning
the Association President for the past year would be turned over to Secretary
Harris for open inspection by the members.
President Lea brought up for discussion that a Executive Board Member be
sent to the future Conference site to check on the condition of the site
and report back to the Executive Board and anticipated problems which might
exist. After discussion from the membership, a motion was made by Pat
Olvey to stick with the site selected by the membership. This motion
was seconded by Jim Pierce, and upon vote by members, resulted in 28 votes
for the motion and none against.
Neal Curran brought up a motion that in the future anyone desiring to have
the Training Conference site in their particular city, bring a letter of
support for the Conference site from the Mayor or Chief of Police of that
respective city. Fred Warner seconded this motion. Motion passed
with 27 members for and 1 opposed.
Neal Curran gave a presentation on the possibility of the next Conference
site for 1982 being at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jim Wallace gave a presentation along with Sammy Owens in regards to possible
Conference site being in Biloxi, Mississippi.
President Lea asked for a vote by show of hands in regards to which Conference
site the members preferred for 1982. Upon a show of hands, Biloxi,
Mississippi was selected as the 1982 Conference Site over Albuquerque, New
Mexico by a vote of 13-10.
Ray Betterton made a motion to hold the Conference before school starts for
the member’s children in late August. Motion was seconded by Brent
Wilcox. Motion carried 17 members for and 2 opposed.
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Ray Betterton and seconded by Lynn
Rudolph.
Meeting was adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
President Lea reconvened the meeting at 3:05 p.m., July 29, 1981. The
Chair appointed Neil Curran to act as Sergeant-At-Arms for this business
meeting.
Roll call was taken by Secretary Harris and there were 28 members present.
President Lea waived the reading of the previous day’s minutes.
Old Business
President Lea brought up for discussion the idea of the Association drafting
a letter in support of the Drug Enforcement Administration. After discussion,
motion was made by Neal Curran to table the letter of support at this time.
This motion also included that the Executive Board draft a letter of support
after October 1, 1981 by which time more information would have been made
available concerning the merger of the Drug Enforcement Administration with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Motion was seconded by Henry Camacho
and was carried unanimously by the membership.
New Business
President Lea advised that he would, at this time, turn the floor over to
Fred Warner and Bill Williams to conduct the elections of new officers.
Fred Warner advised that Dave Pembleton was the only member running for this
office of the Association.
A motion was made by Joe Forrar to elect Dave Pembleton for President by
acclamation. The motion was seconded by Jim Pierce.
At this time, Pat Olvey nominated Dave Pembleton for the office of President
of the Association. A unanimous voice vote was cast.
President Dave President Pembleton gave a speech of acceptance of office
of president of the Association. He promised all of the member will
know or our next Conference and that the Drug Enforcement Administration
will hear or our support of their organization. He further promised
to bill members for their annual dues and set a goal for the 1982 Conference
to have 100 members present.
Fred Warner advised the membership that James Wallace was the only member
running for the 1st Vice President office for the Association. A motion
was made by Henry Camacho and seconded by Ron Dixon that James Wallace be
elected to the office of 1st Vice President. A unanimous voice acclamation
vote was cast for James Wallace.
Acceptance speech by 1st Vice President James Wallace was made in which he
ask for support for the State Representative Program and he ask for more
involvement by the Association in innovative legislation on Title III, Ricco
Laws.
Fred Warner advised that there were 2 members of the Association running
for the office of 2nd Vice President. Upon motion by Joe Forrar, seconded
by Ray Betterton, it was decided to allow each of these 2 members 5 minutes
to speak on their qualifications.
After speeches by Archie Rose and James Pierce, both candidates left the
room and a secret ballot was taken. Votes were then tabulated by Bill
Williams and Barry Lea.
Archie Rose was elected by ballot to the office of 2nd Vice President.
Upon returning to the room, Archie Rose was informed of hid election, and
at that time, gave his acceptance speech.
Fred Warner advised the membership that Ronnie Wilks was a candidate for
Treasurer of the Association. At this time, Ray Betterton nominated
from the floor Charles Kapps to also run as Treasurer. This nomination
was seconded by Pat Olvey, and a motion to close the nomination was made
by Gene Mendenhall and seconded by Louie Frausto.
Both Ronnie Wilks and Charles Kapps were allowed 5 minutes to speak on their
qualifications for this office, after which each candidate was ask to leave
the room. At this time, a secret ballot was taken by Bill Williams
and Barry Lea, and by Ballot of the membership, Ronnie Wilks was the elected
Treasurer of the Association.
Ronnie Wilks then gave his acceptance speech.
Fred Warner advised the membership that James Harris was the only candidate
for Secretary of the Association. After no other members being nominated
by the floor, Joe Forrar made a motion to close the nominations, seconded
by Henry Camacho.
Motion was made by Garth Locklear for acclamation of James Harris for Secretary
of the Association. A unanimous voice vote was taken of the membership.
Motion for acceptance of the acclamation was made by Gene Mendenhall and
seconded by Tony Cochran. James Harris gave his acceptance speech at
this time.
Upon completion of the elections, the meeting was then turned back over to
President Barry Lea for the discussion of other new business.
Fred Warner discussed with the membership the selection of who might give
a present to Jill Pierce for her help in having made the Conference successful.
This present of $105.00 taken up from the membership would by given at the
banquet.
A motion was made by A. Jones seconded by Dave Pembleton then carried unanimously
by the membership that this present be presented by the out-going President.
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Henry Camacho and seconded by Tony
Cochran.
Meeting adjourned at 3:53 p.m.
President Lea opened the meeting on July 30, 1981, at 12:13 p.m. He
appointed Neal Curran as Sergeant-At-Arms for this business meeting.
President Lea asked that we forego the reading of the minutes and the Treasurer’s
Report.
Secretary Harris took Roll call with 29 members being present at this meeting.
Old Business
Nothing to report
New Business
Henry Camacho discussed with the membership a Crime Report from the state
of Pennsylvania for the last 10 years. He advised he could get a copy
of this report free to any officer wanting it.
President Lea requested that the course title of this session and that the
names of all non-association members be included into the Conference minutes.
Joe Forrar made a motion that this by adopted and it was seconded by Lynn
Rudolph. Motion carried unanimously.
The following non-members of the Association attended the Training Session
of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association. This course
on conspiracy investigations, prosecution of conspiracy cases, and the identification
and development of conspiracy cases was conducted by the Drug Enforcement
Administration Training Division.
Non Members
Richard B. Adams
Palm Bay Police Department
Palm Bay, Florida
Henry M. Alban
Melbourne Police Department
Melbourne, Florida
Tyrell Lee Armstrong
Indian Harbour Beach Police Department
Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
Michael Lee Blubaugh
Coca Police Department
Coca, Florida
David A. Brewer
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department
Little Rock, Arkansas
Sidney L. Ladow
Palm Bay Police Department
Palm Bay, Florida
Rande Matteson
Rockledge Police Department
Rockledge, Florida
Billy M. Carter
Rockledge Police Department
Rockledge, Florida
Jesse M. Carver
Brevard County Sheriff’s Department
Titusville, Florida
Louis Cavallo
N. Lauderdale Police Department
N. Larderdale, Florida
Kristi Douglas
Brevard County Sheriff’s Department
Titusville, Florida
James F. Gibson, Jr.
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department
Little Rock, Arkansas
Robert Dale Swartz, Sr.
Palm Bay Police Department
Palm Bay, Florida
Neal Curran made a motion requesting that a block of discussion on trends
of drigs in different areas of the country be placed in the next years Conference
agenda of subjects. This discussion topic was to not exceed 3 hours
in length. The motion was seconded by Henry Camacho. Motion carried
unanimously.
President Lea spoke, at this time, on this years Conference in general.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at this time by Joe Forrar.
Motion was seconded by Fred Warner.
Meeting was adjourned at 12:42 p.m.