Minutes of the meeting
Nineteenth Annual Training Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 29 – August 2, 1989
Monday, July 10, 1989
NDEOA Business Sessions Minutes, The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Meeting called to order by President Ron Dixon at 4:37 pm.
President Dixon appointed Sergeant-At-Arms Bob Dintino and John Monalovits.
President Dixon asked Secretary Miller to call Roll with 42 members present.
Secretary Miller made a motion to suspend the reading of the minutes of the
last Conference, seconded by Joe Grills.
President Dixon asked Treasurer Bill Williams for a Treasurer’s Report, at
which time, Bill Williams state that going into the Conference, the Association
had in excess of $20,000.00 and expected to be in the black at the end of
this Conference. A motion was made by Henry Camacho to accept the Treasurer’s
report, seconded by Jon Hall.
President Dixon states that we now have approximately 700 members on the
Roll. A computer was purchased for the Association for $1000.00.
Treasurer Williams states that by having this computer, registration will
be more efficient at the Conferences.
Secretary Miller asked that members at the Conference to give an update for
any member who doesn’t have a current mailing address according to our computer
print-out.
Old Business
Secretary Miller States that he has received written requests from member
Joe Forrar and Jim Wallace, who have paid their dues for the previous 5 years
and are now retired from law enforcement, thus entitling them to lifetime
membership. Motion to accept lifetime membership was made by Jerome
Estavillo, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Secretary Miller advised that he had received the resignation of Cindy Graff,
First Vice President, due to her no longer being in law enforcement and maintaining
her commission.
President Dixon then appointed Sam Owens to be first Vice President for the
remainder of the term.
New Business
President Dixon appointed the Election Committee with members being Jim Harris,
Harry Delgado, and Jerome Estavillo.
President Dixon then asked Joe Grills, Barry Lea, and Jim Alexander for a
Treasurer’s audit.
Secretary Miller states that he has received a proposed By-Laws change in
writing from 5 members. By-Laws change suggested requires that the
Executive Board has its future Presidents coming from the ranks of other
Board members. Henry Camacho then gave his position on his proposed
By-Laws change, that being that the only position open for elections would
be the First and Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Bob
Dintino then stated his viewpoints on the proposed change.
President Dixon then appointed a By-Laws Committee chaired by Charlie
Reavis with members Sam Owens, Joe Grills, and Jim Wallace.
A motion was made by Jim Alexander to adjourn, seconded by Jon Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m.
Tuesday, July 11, 1989
Meeting called to order by President Dixon at 4:58 p.m.
President Dixon appointed Ron Catanese and Bob Dintino Sergeant-At-Arms.
President Dixon asked Secretary Miller to call roll with 70 members present.
Secretary Miller made a motion to waive the reading of the last business
meeting minutes, seconded by Jim Alexander.
President Dixon asked Treasurer Williams for an update on the Treasurer’s
report. Treasurer Williams advised no change from the previous meeting.
Old Business
Jim Harris made a motion that Joe Forrar and Jim Wallace and any other lifetime
member be given plaques form our Association upon their retirement from law
enforcement, seconded by Jon Hall.
President Dixon then asked for a report on the audit from the Treasurer’s
Audit Committee. Barry Lea responded by saying that the journals were
up to date and accurate. Barry Lea also recommended that the financial
records be computerized and that the Association books be audited one time
per year by a Certified Accountant report his findings to the President and
the Executive Board.
President Dixon then asked for a report from the By-Laws Committee.
Sam Owens responded by advising that they were updating the By-Laws and these
By-Laws were written when the Association was restricted in membership to
alumni of the department of Justice Training Academy. He also reports
that a rough draft of the By-Laws change will be completed during this conference
and the Committee is open for suggestions for a month and a half.
John Hall made a motion to table the By-Laws proposal until a later date,
seconded by Jim Alexander.
New Business
President Dixon then asked for the 1990 proposal for the Conference Site
of next year’s Conference. Jorey Krawczyn, of Panama City, Florida,
then gave a Conference presentation for the Sheraton Miracle Mile Resort
Inn. President Dixon asked for any other Conference Site proposals
and there were none. Melvin Bibbs made a motion to accept the Panama
City, Florida proposal, seconded by Pechone Chambers.
President Dixon states that any member interested in submitting their name
for election to the Executive Board should give their name to Jim Harris
no later than July 12, 1989.
Jim Harris then asked Bob Bryden about the availability of another 8-Week
Academy. Bob Bryden stated that due to space limitations and required
training of DEA personnel, that the 8-Week Academy would be put on hold;
however, 200 acres of land that had been obtained should be sufficient for
a new training facility. Secretary Miller discussed whether State and
Local training had been obtained should be sufficient for a new training
facility. Secretary Miller discussed whether State and Local training
had been suspended due to the In-Service Training of DEA personnel.
Bob Bryden state that he did not see a conflict with that. Jim Harris
asked for a cost for officers attending the new academy, and Bryden replied
that there would be no charge.
Motion was made by Harry Delgado to adjourn, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
Wednesday, July 12, 1989
Meeting called to order by President Dixon at 4:48 p.m.
President Dixon appointed Ron Catanese and Bob Dintino Sergeant-At-Arms.
President Dixon asked Secretary Miller to call Roll with 61 members present.
Secretary Miller made a motion to suspend the reading of the previous business
meeting minutes, seconded by Jerome Estavillo.
President Dixon then asked for an update from Treasurer Bill Williams.
Bill Williams responded by projecting that the Association would benefit
by approximately $2000.00 from this year’s Conference. A motion was
made to suspend the reading of the Treasurer’s Report until a later date
by Henry Camacho, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Old Business
President Dixon stated that the Executive Board had met during this week
and had discussed the idea of hosting 2 or 3 3-Day Mini-Conferences that
would be assisted for DEA. Also discussed was a proposed letter on
alternating months containing legal decisions and information pertinent to
the membership. A printed brochure was discussed to be given out at
the 2-Week schools to coincide with this year’s membership drive.
The Panama City Conference will end this year’s membership drive and the
member (One for State/Local and One for Federal Officers) will win a full
paid fishing trip during the 1990 Conference to whoever enlists the most
new members.
President Dixon wants to double our membership which is not a 752 but will
be deleted down to 500 due to those who fall in the inactive category.
Also suggested was that the Association apply for Bulk Mail Rate to be handled
by Secretary Miller.
President Dixon expressed his gratitude to Dixie Boyles, Paul Trahan, and
John Chase for the excellent job they have done at this year’s Conference.
President Dixon asked that the membership discussed to the problems they
have with the Executive Board at the business meetings and not in the hallways
of the hotel.
Barry Lea made the recommendation that the Association spend $500.00 to upgrade
the computer system.
New Business
President Dixon announced that the election would be held at this time and
President Dixon turned the chair over to Jim Harris for the election of officers.
Jim Harris advised that he had received only one name for office of Treasurer,
that name being Bill Williams. The Election Committee would now entertain
a motion for anyone else from the floor. No Motion. Jim Harris
would now entertain a motion for acclamation. Motion made by Jon Hall,
seconded by Joe Wells.
Jim Harris advised that he had received only one name for the office of Secretary,
that name being Hugh Miller. The Election Committee would now entertain
a motion for anyone else from the floor. No Motion. Jim Harris
would not entertain a motion for acclamation. Motion made by Joe Wells,
seconded by Bobby Rust.
Jim Harris advised that he had received two names for the Office of Seconded
Vice President, those being Jim Alexander and John Tyndall. The Election
Committee would now entertain a motion from anyone else from the floor.
No Motion. After a short speech by both candidates, they were asked
to leave the room where a secret ballot was taken and votes were counted
by Jim Harris, Jerome Estavillo, and Harry Delgado with John Tyndall being
elected to the office of Seconded Vice President. Motion to destroy
the ballots was made by Ron Dixon, seconded by Joe Grills.
Jim Harris advised that had received only one name for the office of First
Vice President, that name being Sam Owens. The Election Committee would
now entertain a motion for anyone else from the floor. No Motion.
Jim Harris would now entertain a motion for acclamation. Motion made
by K.C. Blodgett, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Jim Harris advised that he had received only one name for the office of President,
that name being Ron Dixon. The Election Committee would now entertain
a motion for anyone else from the floor. No motion. Jim Harris
would not entertain a motion for acclamation. Motion made by K.C. Blodgett,
seconded by Jim Alexander.
Jim Harris then turned the chair back to President Dixon and President Dixon
advised that this concluded the elections.
Jerome Estivillo stated that the conference started out as an Advanced Re-Training
Conference but are now attended by graduates of the 2-Week DEA school.
He states that the training needs to be advanced training and not basic courses.
He praised the portion of the Conference that pertained to clandestine labs
and stated that portion of the training was very good. Bob Bryden responded
and stated that training at these conferences posed a problem due to the
different levels of experience from officers attending. Bob Bryden
then commented that DEA will strive to furnish the best training possible
considering the wide range of narcotic experience in attendance. He
then suggested that members make the Executive Board aware of what type training
they require. Bob Bryden advised that he will strive to provide a training
schedule as early as possible for the membership.
Tony Keller suggested that the membership initiate a resolution to express
our viewpoints and prevent a reoccurrence similar to that of the Anti-Drug
Law of 1988 in North Carolina.
Henry Camacho made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Joe Grills.
Meeting adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
Thursday, July 13, 1989
Meeting called to order by President Dixon at 4:35 p.m.
President Dixon appointed Sammy Smith and Bob Dintino Sergeant-At-Arms.
President Dixon asked Secretary Miller to call Roll with 41 members present.
Secretary Miller asked to suspend the reading of the previous business meeting
minutes, seconded by Bill Golden.
President Dixon then asked for a Treasurer’s Report from Bill Williams.
Bill Williams responded by saying he was unable to give a confirmed report
but would give a report at a later mail-out. The Association, after
this year’s Conference, should be in the black by approximately $3000.00.
Motion was made by Jim Alexander to accept this report, seconded by Joe Wells.
Old Business
Tony Keller asked for a resolution on the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and
for the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association to submit the resolution
to the Senate. There was a unanimous yes vote.
Secretary Miller then asked for assistance in printing of a brochure and
Melvin Biggs stated that he could recommend a qualified printer for the brochures.
New Business
Bob Dintino brought up for discussion a proposal that those attending the
business meeting should be the ones running for office and not those who
attend the Conference and not the business meetings. Bob Dintino was
asked to get with the By-Laws Committee on this. Jerome Estaville,
member of the Election Committee, stated this should be done and a check
of nominees’ attendance at business meetings should be done.
Jim Harris made a motion that the Association adopt a form letter to send
to Kepartment Chiefs thanking them for allowing officer attending at the
Conference, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Jim Harris amended the motion to be contingent upon receiving proper name
and address of Chiefs from members in attendance at Conference, seconded
by Jim Alexander.
President Dixon advised that two DEA Agents were not aware that they were
eligible for election to the Executive Board. President Dixon advised
that DEA personnel meeting the standards of the By-Laws were eligible for
election to office in the Association.
Motion to adjourn made by Henry Camacho, seconded by Jim Alexander.
Meeting adjourned at 5:18 p.m.