WLEOA FALL MEETING
10-27-07
COMFORT
Meeting called to order at 10:10 AM by President Jim Kirk
Prayer- Sherree Carr
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
District #1 Vacant
District #2
District #3 Craig Olsen
District #4 Michael Hartert
District #5 Kurt Drezek
District #6 Winn Collins
District #7 Excused
District #8 Excused
District #9 Excused
District #10 Sheree Carr
District #11 Dennis Kluge
President Jim Kirk
V.P. LaMont Strandberg
Treasurer Allen Kraeger
Secretary Randy Albert
Past Presidents Bob Wuerl
Fred Rasmussen
Campground William Appleton
President Kirk distributed the agenda. Strandberg made the motion to accept the agenda. Olsen 2nd. Motion passed.
Motion made by Wuerl to accept the meeting minutes from the Spring 2007 Meeting. 2nd Strandberg. Motion passed
Motion made by Strandberg to set the per diem at $25.00. 2nd Hartert. Motion passed.
Federal mileage rate as of 04/30/07 was .485 cents per mile.
President Kirk advised he received letter from Tony Duff resigning his position as District 6 Director. Motion made to accept resignation by Kraeger. 2nd Strandberg. Motion passed.
President Kirk introduced Green Lake District Attorney Winn Collins who resides in District 6. Motion made by Kraeger to fill Tony Duff’s Director Position with Collins. 2nd by Strandberg. Motion carried.
Allen Kraeger gave treasurer’s report. As of October 25th, 2007 the WLEOA had $162,718.09 in current assets. Fixed assets totaled $49,327.62. Total assets equaled $212,045.71. This is an increase of $4,526.20 when compared to March 23, 2007. Motion by Strandberg to accept report. 2nd by Drezek. Motion carried.
Secretary Albert distributed secretary report. Membership is at 2,352 as of 10-27-07. We have gained 50 new members since 01-01-07. We deleted 79 members for failure to pay dues within the past 5 years among other reasons. We received $388.00 in donations in 2007. Directors received the results of the American Income Life survey results which were mostly positive. Motion made to accept the secretary’s report by Drezek. 2nd Strandberg. Motion carried.
President Kirk read District #1 Director Todd Neuman’s letter of resignation. Motion made by Wuerl to accept the resignation. 2nd by Carr. Motion carried.
OLD/UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
The voice vote for a new gang motor at the campground took place and a majority voted in favor of the motor and one was purchased.
A new laptop computer purchase took place for the treasurer and a majority voted in favor of the purchase.
Both of the prior business items took place via phone vote since the previous meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Audit/Finance Kraeger gave the report and advised Auditor Tammy Allen
conducted a poll of Board of Director members to determine fixed
assets retained and dismissed and this list is used to calculate
depreciations.
Awards Challenge coins were distributed from V.P. Strandberg to Directors
for sale in the future. All members can now purchase coins from
their District Director or V.P. Strandberg. The Board discussed the
possibility of resurrecting officer and citizen awards in the future.
Campground
All wood has been cut and stacked for the next campground season. The campground committee came in under budget this
year. The health inspector gave the campground a spotless rating.
Delegate/Rules No report
Chaplain No report
Historian Dennis Kluge reported the member Secretary Albert asked him to
research is deceased.
Magazine No report
Membership New members total 50 in 2007 per Sec. Albert
Resolutions/Bylaws No report
Raffle Report Albert distributed 2007 raffle report. Net raffle proceeds were
$12,408.80. Member participation was 24.6% compared to 28.7%
In 2006. Raffle report was mailed to Callan Publishing for
publication in Fall/Winter issue. Prizes for 2008 will remain nearly
the same due to retired members scattered throughout the country.
The
raffle funded 84.5% of the Youth Trip to
Ins./Welfare No report
Retired Members Kluge advised retirees are requesting more information on
pending legislation on the website.
Trials/Suspensions No report
Youth/Public Carr reports the D.C. Trip went smoothly with no major incidents.
Changes are anticipated for 2008.
Golf Kirk reports the profit from the golf outing in 2007 was $2,868.87.
The event was fully booked and negotiations are ongoing with the Glacier Hills in Iola for next years event.
Lobby/Leg. No report
Scholarship No report
Pres. Advisory No report
Web Site Kirk reports he will post items/information related to Law
Enforcement if he receives a request from members.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE
Secretary Albert shared a letter received from Ron McIntyre,
retired member from
Secretary Albert shared a letter received from Jim Burke, Fox Valley Metro P.D. on behalf of the Blue Knights thanking us for the use of campground on Father’s Day weekend.
Secretary Albert shared a letter from the Marathon City Post Prom committee thanking us for our donation to their alcohol free event for high school youth on their Prom Night event.
DISTRICT REPORTS
District #1 No report
District #2 O’Neil reports he is working on recruiting new members. In the aftermath
of the Crandon shooting incident involving a young officer, he was
contacted by an area media outlet to discuss mandatory psychological
testing in the future statewide. It was suggested he steer this source to
training and standards.
District #3 No report
District #4 No report
District #5 No report
District #6 No report
District #7 No report
District #8 No report
District #9 No report
District #10 No report
District #11 No report
Adjourned 11:34AM for lunch
Re-convened at 12:47PM
Prayer Dennis Kluge
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call-same as morning session with the exception of Bill Appleton has left
Motion to accept agenda by Strandberg. 2nd Albert
Secretary Report by Albert. Directors received information on how the secretary will keep future records. Per Director Drezek’s request, Auditor Tammy Allen approved this method which reduced paper hardcopy to disk or CD’s which will be kept in 3 separate locations so records can always be reproduced. Records of renewal cards will be kept for 20 years. Rosters will be kept indefinitely on CD-R. American Income Life has upped the accidental death benefit to $2,000.00. Directors were given a sample enrollment card and letter the secretary will be mailing to all new members. All old active, associate and Life members should have received the new enrollment paperwork as our mailing list was furnished to American Income Life. Motion made to accept report by Strandbert. 2nd by Hartert. Motion carried.
ANNUAL ELECTION
The annual election took place and the following persons were elected to the respective positions.
President Jim Kirk
Secretary Randy Albert
D#1 Director Vacant-no nomination received
D#3 Director Craig Olsen
D#5 Director Kurt Drezek
D#7 Director Tony Nardi
D#9 Director Jeff Schmidt
D#11 Director Dennis Kluge
OLD/UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
American Income Life increase in benefits cards are available from Sec. Randy Albert
A discussion took place on payments to the families of Officers killed in the line of duty. After an extensive discussion, a motion was made by Kraeger that only WLEOA members killed in the line of duty will be eligible to receive financial support from the WLEOA. 2nd Strandberg. Motion carried.
MAGAZINE/SOLICITATION
REPORT
Robert Callan explained to the membership what Callan Publishing does and how the WLEOA and Callan have worked together in the past. How revenues are generated from solicitations and how much effort they have taken to continue their strong partnership with the WLEOA while generating profits for both organizations. All Directors and members present were reminded to submit their articles for publication and were given the deadline.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE
No one present had any other correspondence to share.
STANDING COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Audit/Finance No report
Awards Strandberg proposed ordering crew neck sweatshirts for board
members so they have the option of wearing warmer attire for
future meetings in cold places. 2nd Albert. Motion carried.
Campground Kraeger stated Bill Appleton has done a commendable job this
past year running the campground and has always complied with
requests to get at least 3 quotes before any major purchase. We are
truly fortunate to have a dedicated member like Bill to take care of
the campground.
Delegates/Rules No report
Chaplain No report
Historian No report
Magazine Kraeger commended Robert Callan andCallan Publishing for their
dedication and service to the WLEOA these past 40 years.
Membership No report
Resolution/ByLaws Fred Haas suggested it is not a bylaw limiting the cap a President
can spend at $200.00. He suggested it was a suggestion from a
prior meeting.
Raffle Sec. Albert requested assistance from other Directors in obtaining
discount prices/accommodations for future raffles.
Ins./Welfare No report
Retired Members No report
Trials/Suspensions No report
Youth/P.R. D.C. Trip will be 4-24 to 4-28-08. AAA will be changing Hotels
due to the distance to sights and the past location which was
difficult for bus travel. New arrangements will be made for a
vendor for some meals due to the closing of McGills. AAA
advised they are going to larger buses that seat 56 for
financial reasons. Carr distributed letters to everyone that invite
children on the trip that are safety minded youth.
Kluge made the motion to fill the buses in the future with 46 kids
and 10 chaperones. 2nd Strandberg. Motion carried.
RECESS: 2:44
RECONVENE 3:01
Golf Kirk reports the golf outing will be going back to Glacier Wood if negotiations continue as expected.
Lobbyist/Leg. Assembly Bill 498 has been introduced which would authorize
agencies to recoup costs for legal blood draws. After extensive
discussion Winn agreed to contact the authors of the bill to
determine their motives and relay our concerns regarding it.
Scholarship 5 scholarships were awarded. See WLEOA Fall/Winter issue for
the winners names. Past presidents, whom decide winners,
explained the selection criteria w/ board members. Past presidents
will also be discussing future changes in the time frames for
submission as winners are awarded these scholarships later than
some board members desire.
Pres. Advisory No report
Web Site No report
DIRECTORS REPORTS
There were no new reports that were not contained in the earlier business meeting this date.
NEW BUSINESS
Allen Kraeger presented the new “Conflict of Interest Policy” which prohibits any Board Member or Officer from engaging in any activity that personally benefits them, their organization, friends or family members from profiting from future business transactions on behalf of the WLEOA. All Directors and Board members signed the policy.
Fred Haas requested $500.00 from the WLEOA for the Annual Arson Investigators Conference. Kluge made the motion to make the donation. Hartert 2nd. Motion carried.
Kirk brought several pen style examples to the conference. Gold trimmed blue pens were preferred by the board members present. The pens are meant to be given away at various events or upon request. Motion made by Strandberg to order 1,500 medium point pens with our WLEOA logo. 2nd by Olsen. Motion carried.
Sec. Albert suggested everyone do some research on Mission Statements and bring their best ideas to the Spring 2008 Meeting.
The Spring Meeting shall be held at the Howard Johnson’s Antiqua Bay Resort on April 5th , 2008. Dennis Kluge and Craig Olsen will be making the necessary arrangements for the meeting.
Motion made by Kraeger at 4:44PM to conclude the meeting. 2nd by Strandberg. Motion carried.