National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
Monday, August 7, 1995
Business Meeting at the Radisson Hotel, Asheville, North
Carolina
The business meeting of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
was called to order at 5:18 p.m. by President, K.C. Blodgett.
Appointed Sergeant At Arms, John Chase
Roll was taken by Secretary, Harry J. Delgado. 23 members were present.
A motion was made by Ron Catanese and seconded by Randall Listrom to waive
the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Refer to report of Treasurer, Randall K. Listrom.
The audit this year was completed by the firm of Braunsdorf, Carlson and
Clinkinbeard, Certified Public Accountants, 990 SW Fairlawn, Topeka, Kansas
66606, (913) 272 3176. See audit report for details.
Prior to the conference we had a balance in our checking account of $6,940.27;
in our savings account $10,244.94 and in a CD $15,000.00 for a total of $32,185.21
cash assets. So far at this conference we have taken in $9,000.00 in cash,
$4,240.00 in checks and $3,350.00 from vendors and sponsors for a total of
$16,590.00 for total cash assets of $48,425.21.
A motion was made to accept the Treasurer's report by Joseph Signorile and
seconded by Hugh Miller.
President, K.C. Blodgett appoints a finance committee to audit the Treasurer's
books. Appointed to the committee are Hugh Miller, Chairperson, John Myers
and Scott Parker.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: There are no committee reports.
OLD BUSINESS: There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS:
ELECTIONS President, K.C. Blodgett appoints an election committee.
Appointed to the committee are Randy Hopkins, Chairperson, Charles Jones
and Robert Ward. Elections will be held at the business meeting on Tuesday,
August 8, 1995. President, K.C. Blodgett explains the criteria for further
nominations and states that the nominations will close by 12:00 noon on Tuesday,
August 8, 1995.
President, K.C. Blodgett turns over Chair to Randy Hopkins who began accepting
nominations off the floor for the Executive Board 1995 1996.
Secretary Paul Stevens nominates John Tyndall. Motion to close
nominations for secretary made by Paul Stevens, seconded by Hugh Miller.
Treasurer Barry Lea nominates John Chase. K.C. Blodgett nominates
Randall Listrom. Motion to close nominations for Treasurer made by Bob Ward
and seconded by Beth Listrom.
2nd Vice President Bob Kennedy nominates Tony Keller. Jimmy Carroll
nominates George Garrison. Motion to close nominations for 2nd Vice President
made by Beth Listrom and seconded by Bob Ward.
1st Vice President John Myers nominates Harry J. Delgado. Motion
to close nominations for 1st Vice President made by Bob Ward and seconded
by Joseph Signorile.
President John Chase nominates Charles Reavis. Motion to close
nominations for President made by Paul Stevens and seconded by Bob Ward.
GOOD AND WELFARE President, K.C. Blodgett stated that he spoke
to the widow of former NDEOA member, George McLaughlin of Camden, New Jersey
who was killed in the line of duty while executing a search warrant. He offered
condolences and support. Charles Reavis reiterates the importance of one's
personal safety while engaged in law enforcement.
A motion was made by Harry J. Delgado and seconded by Bob Ward for an adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
All motions referred to above were duly made, seconded and approved by the
majority of the members present.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY J. DELGADO, SECRETARY
National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
Tuesday, August 8, 1995
Business Meeting at the Radisson Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina
The business meeting of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
was called to order at 5:20 p.m. by President, K.C. Blodgett.
Appointed Sergeant At Arms, John Myers and Hugh Miller.
Roll was taken by Secretary, Harry J. Delgado. 73 members were present.
A motion was made by Hugh Miller and seconded by Ron Catanese to waive the
reading of the minutes of the previous meeting.
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Randy Listrom states that he met with the finance committee and they will
be ready to report on the status of the records by tomorrow. There are no
other changes to report.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: No committee reports.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business.
NEW BUSINESS:
ELECTIONS A motion was made and seconded to turn over the Chair
to the election committee. Chairman, Randy Hopkins states that all backgrounds
for those nominated were completed and determined all to be in good standing.
Randy Hopkins explains the election process. Barry Lea questions the President
as to the eligibility to all of those that will be casting ballots. He further
asks if some check could be made to ascertain that all present are members
according to our By Laws and Constitution. President relinquishes question
to Secretary, Harry J. Delgado. Delgado states that that function was performed
by the election committee. Barry Lea clarifies that he is talking about the
members that would be casting ballots and states "Do they meet the qualifications
as stated in our By Laws. According to our By Laws all new members must submit
their qualifications to the Executive Board for their approval before full
membership is granted and if that is the case has everyone in this room been
approved by the Board?" Randy Listrom states that his job is to accept money
and he makes no determination as to eligibility of members. Bobby Pascual
states that that would be very difficult to do. One way would be to take
a tally of those that have not attended a previous conference and have those
offer proof of eligibility and then it would be up to the Board to decide.
If they cannot provide proof then they would have to leave the room. Secretary,
Delgado states "the process of approval by the Executive Board is always
adhered to. Applications are closely reviewed for eligibility. In what relates
to Mr. Lea's questions he is addressing new prospective members at this conference
and sheer numbers have made it impossible to conduct such a close review
without the benefit of time". Further discussion ensued as to the appropriateness
of holding an election before further reviewing all new applications.
A motion was made off the floor that the application review process be waived
for this conference since it is impractical and somewhat unreasonable to
conduct such a review at this point in time. Clarification is made by Secretary,
Delgado that issues affecting By Laws and Constitution cannot be waived.
President, Blodgett reads the Article in the By Laws concerning membership
eligibility for everyone's benefit. After further discussion, Secretary,
Delgado suggests that an extension be given until tomorrow's business meeting
to review all new applications. Prospective members are to make every effort
to obtain documentation to prove eligibility by the end of the business day
tomorrow. The Secretary would in turn be available from this point forward
day and night to accept this documentation and review each and every application.
Secretary will be assisted by other members of the Executive Board. Further
clarification is made by Charles Reavis and Randy Listrom that at issue here
are only the members that are not graduates of a DEA school. Motion made
by Tony Keller to table elections until tomorrow following the Secretary's
recommendation to review the applications, seconded by Randy Listrom. Elections
tabled until Wednesday, August 9, 1995. Meeting resumed.
No more New Business.
GOOD AND WELFARE None.
A motion was made and seconded for an adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 6:03
p.m.
All motions referred to above were duly made, seconded and approved by the
majority of the members present.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY J. DELGADO, SECRETARY
National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
Wednesday, August 9, 1995
Business Meeting at the Radisson Hotel, Asheville, North
Carolina
The business meeting of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by President, K.C. Blodgett.
Appointed Sergeant At Arms, John Myers and Hugh Miller.
Roll was taken by Secretary, Harry J. Delgado. 79 members were present. Secretary
states that as promised yesterday we began to work last night and worked
until early this morning and were able to qualify the majority of those awaiting
their credentials. He further states that all are to be commended for putting
forth such an effort in assisting us through this review process by submitting
their credentials. All have earned the right to be present and have empowered
themselves with the ability to vote and he personally welcomes them.
A motion was made and seconded to waive the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business.
NEW BUSINESS:
ELECTIONS A motion was made by Hugh Miller and seconded by Sam
Owens to turn over the Chair to the election committee. Chairperson, Randy
Hopkins opens the elections for the office of Treasurer. John Chase addresses
membership and then Randall Listrom addresses membership. Ballots are cast.
Chairperson opens elections for the office of 2nd Vice President. Tim Wilkinson
addresses membership and then Tony Keller addresses membership. Ballots are
cast. Chairperson, Randy Hopkins opens the elections for the office of President.
Charles Reavis addresses membership and then K.C. Blodgett addresses membership.
Ballots are cast.
President, K.C. Blodgett resumes the Chair.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance/Audit Committee Chairman, Hugh Miller reports that the
books were reviewed. Two recommendations were made. (1.) Those with the ability
to sign checks are imposed a limit, and, (2.) That the association budgets
for year ahead and not year past. Joe Signorile makes a motion to accept
the report which is seconded by Ron Catanese.
Discussion ensued. Randy Listrom makes a recommendation that President appoints
committee to make specific recommendation to the Board. George Garrison asks
about possibility of going to a line item budget. Randy Listrom says that
he cannot project earnings and we currently have an informal budget. He,
however, concurs with both recommendations. Mike Swidwinski states concerns
about instituting a cap and still be able to conduct business. Approved by
voice vote.
No further committee reports.
Chairman, Randy Hopkins provides results of the election after the counting
of all ballots. The results are as follows:
Treasurer Randall K. Listrom Secretary John Tyndall
2nd Vice President Tony Keller 1st Vice President
Harry J. Delgado President Charles Reavis
Joe Signorile makes a motion to accept the slate of officers which is seconded
by Robert Pascual. Harry J. Delgado makes a motion to destroy the ballots
which is seconded by Barry Lea.
NEW BUSINESS:
Joe Signorile states that he has not received a copy of the By Laws and suggests
that in the coming year everyone gets a copy of the By Laws. Gil Mora asks
what it takes to change the By Laws. Both inquiries are then referred to
the By Laws Committee.
CONFERENCE SITES FOR 1996 CONFERENCE:
Michael Stokes and Pamela Brown DTCs from Florida states that
they have explored sites in Florida and would like to know what the consensus
is about the Orlando area versus Ft. Lauderdale area. Please see either one
of them at your leisure and convenience. Kelly Anders would like to consider
July as opposed to August for future conferences. Brief discussion ensued
and it was stated by the Board that as a rule of thumb conference would be
scheduled whenever possible for the third week in July. K.C. Blodgett states
that he has information on a proposal from Virginia Beach and would make
that available to the Board.
GOOD AND WELFARE None.
A motion was made by Harry J. Delgado and seconded by Bobby Pascual for an
adjournment. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
All motions referred to above were duly made, seconded and approved by the
majority of the members present.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY J. DELGADO, SECRETARY
National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
Thursday, August 10, 1995
Business Meeting at the Radisson Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina
The business meeting of the National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by President, K.C. Blodgett.
Appointed Sergeant At Arms, Barry Lea and John Chase.
Roll was taken by Secretary, Harry J. Delgado. 34 members were present.
A motion was made and seconded to waive the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Treasurer reports that so far we have taken a little
of $20,000.00. So far as well as we are able to calculate this conference
should cost us about $13,000.00 bringing in a revenue of about $7,000.00
as compared to last year when we only brought in $18,000.00. We are yet to
consider some shipping expenses and some sundry expenses. See Treasurer's
report for further details.
OLD BUSINESS:
Ron Catanese speaks on behalf of Michael Stokes about hosting conference
in Florida. The issue is whether the membership wants to be on the beach
or go to Orlando. Spoke to a property in Ft. Lauderdale, right across from
the beach, and was given a room rate of no more than $70.00. Some people
in interested in St. Augustine so Michael Stokes was looking into that. He
will be inquiring further and forwarding the information to the Executive
Board in the very near future. K.C. Blodgett shares some information about
a property in Virginia Beach that he obtained while attending the FOP conference
there. Properties room rate is competitive, however, it is a few blocks away
from the beach. Mike Swidwinski expressed an interest in going to Las Vegas.
Randy Listrom states that he called Las Vegas and obtained a room rate of
$80.00 at MGM. The Executive Board will reserve decision after receipt and
review of all pertinent information. Some members expressed some concerns
to Randy Listrom about holding a conference in Las Vegas. A motion was made
by Marion R. Taylor and seconded by Sam Owens charging the Board with making
a selection out of those three choices.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
GOOD AND WELFARE None.
A motion was made by Joe Signorile and seconded by Barry Lea for an adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 5:18 p.m.
All motions referred to above were duly made, seconded and approved by the
majority of the members present.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY J. DELGADO, SECRETARY