August Meeting Minutes

FOP​ ​Lodge​ ​4​ ​Meeting​ ​Minutes​ ​August​ ​10,​ ​2017

Member​ ​Sign​ ​in:​ ​​See​ ​member​ ​sign​ ​in​ ​book
Call​ ​to​ ​Order:​ ​​1838​ ​hrs
Pledge​ ​of​ ​Allegiance​ ​and​ ​Invocation:​ ​​N/A
Roll​ ​Call​ ​of​ ​Officers:​ ​​See​ ​below
Introduction​ ​of​ ​Resolutions:​​ ​N/A Adoption​ ​of​ ​Minutes​ ​from​ ​Previous​ ​Meeting:​ ​​​ ​A​ ​motion​ ​was​ ​made​ ​by​ ​President​ ​Vanhook​ ​to adopt​ ​the​ ​minutes​ ​from​ ​the​ ​previous​ ​meeting,​ ​seconded​ ​by​ ​Delegate​ ​Fleming,​ ​motion​ ​passed unanimously. 
Committee​ ​Reports: 
​Benevolence​ ​Committee​:  -​ ​501(3)​ ​c-​ ​Paperwork​ ​is​ ​turned​ ​in,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​still​ ​waiting​ ​on​ ​State​ ​to​ ​approve​ ​it. -​ ​​Social​ ​Committee​-  -Contacted​ ​Lodge​ ​3​ ​and​ ​Lodge​ ​52,​ ​Lodge​ ​52​ ​has​ ​to​ ​vote​ ​on​ ​if​ ​they​ ​want​ ​a​ ​joint party​ ​or​ ​not​ ​and​ ​then​ ​they​ ​will​ ​contact​ ​Secretary​ ​Wicker.. -Pool​ ​party-​ ​Freezer​ ​was​ ​purchased,​ ​will​ ​get​ ​a​ ​few​ ​water​ ​toys​ ​for​ ​the​ ​kids,​ ​and will​ ​purchase​ ​ice​ ​cream​ ​on​ ​Saturday.​ ​​ ​One​ ​of​ ​our​ ​members​ ​has​ ​offered​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​for the​ ​ice​ ​cream​ ​again​ ​this​ ​year.  -Sheriff’s​ ​Office​ ​BBQ-​ ​Still​ ​waiting​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​from​ ​committee​ ​as​ ​far​ ​as​ ​date​ ​and cost.
Executive​ ​Board​ ​and​ ​Trustee​ ​Reports: President​ ​Jeff​ ​Vanhook​ ​​ ​–​ ​​ ​​Met​ ​with​ ​commissioners​ ​just​ ​to​ ​check​ ​in​ ​and​ ​address​ ​​ ​2 agenda​ ​item.​ ​​ ​One​ ​agenda​ ​item​ ​that​ ​was​ ​brought​ ​up​ ​was​ ​compensation​ ​for​ ​rangers,​ ​this​ ​is one still​ ​under​ ​consideration.​ ​The​ ​other​ ​was​ ​the​ ​commissioners​ ​on​ ​going​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​add 4​ ​more​ ​deputy​ ​positions​ ​for​ ​next​ ​year. 
VP​ ​Robert​ ​Hendrie​ ​-​
​​Absent 2nd​ ​VP​ ​-​ ​​Vacant
Treasurer​ ​Mark​ ​Hovey​ ​-​ ​​Will​ ​be​ ​renewing​ ​mailbox​ ​contract.​ ​The​ ​issue​ ​of​ ​paying​ ​for the​ ​hotels​ ​in​ ​Nashville​ ​came​ ​up.​ ​​ ​Our​ ​debit​ ​cards​ ​have​ ​a​ ​limit​ ​that​ ​will​ ​restrict​ ​our​ ​ability to​ ​pay​ ​in​ ​full​ ​for​ ​the​ ​hotel​ ​rooms.​ ​President​ ​Vanhook​ ​made​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​the​ ​limit​ ​to $5,000​ ​so​ ​we​ ​can​ ​make​ ​the​ ​payment,​ ​Trustee​ ​Badberg​ ​seconded​ ​the​ ​motion,​ ​motion passed​ ​unanimously.​ ​​ ​Still​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​refund​ ​from​ ​Highland​ ​Insurance​ ​for​ ​the​ ​bonding.  Secretary​ ​Shannon​ ​Wicker​ ​–​​ ​​ ​Suggested​ ​we​ ​start​ ​a​ ​Facebook​ ​page​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​more​ ​people for​ ​our​ ​social​ ​events,​ ​Trustee​ ​Badberg​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on​ ​this.​ ​​ ​Also​ ​suggested​ ​reaching​ ​out​ ​to members​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​secondary​ ​email​ ​for​ ​spouses​ ​and​ ​significant​ ​others​ ​for​ ​the​ ​sole​ ​purpose of​ ​inviting​ ​them​ ​to​ ​our​ ​family​ ​event.​ ​​ ​Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on​ ​this.​ ​​ ​Lodge​ ​has​ ​180 members. 
State​ ​Trustee​ ​Troy​ ​Badberg​ ​-​​ ​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report
Sgt.​ ​at​ ​Arms​ ​Aaron​ ​Horwitz​ ​–​ ​​Absent,​ ​spoke​ ​to​ ​Trustee​ ​Badberg​ ​and​ ​resigned​ ​his position.
Chaplain​ ​Rick​ ​Christopherson​ ​–​ ​​Working​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Sheriff’s​ ​office​ ​to​ ​be​ ​notified​ ​in event​ ​of​ ​injury​ ​or​ ​major​ ​event.​ ​​ ​Will​ ​be​ ​representing​ ​the​ ​FOP​ ​to​ ​take​ ​care​ ​of​ ​the​ ​members as​ ​well​ ​during​ ​these​ ​events.
Delegate​ ​Steve​ ​Wicker​ ​-​ ​​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report
Delegate​ ​Chris​ ​Fleming​ ​-​ ​​Will​ ​be​ ​reaching​ ​out​ ​to​ ​new​ ​rangers​ ​for​ ​membership. Delegate​ ​Eric​ ​James-​ ​​Absent
Delegate​ ​Daniel​ ​Romero-​ ​​Absent
Past​ ​President​ ​Atwood​ ​-​​ ​Absent
 Unfinished​ ​Business:  -Nationals:​ ​The​ ​State​ ​did​ ​request​ ​all​ ​Lodges​ ​from​ ​Colorado​ ​order​ ​and​ ​wear​ ​the​ ​Colorado FOP​ ​shirts​ ​at​ ​the​ ​National​ ​conference.​ ​​ ​The​ ​cost​ ​for​ ​3​ ​shirts​ ​per​ ​person​ ​was​ ​$100.​ ​​ ​The State​ ​will​ ​automatically​ ​deduct​ ​this​ ​cost​ ​from​ ​our​ ​account. 
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-There​ ​was​ ​also​ ​a​ ​change​ ​in​ ​the​ ​flights​ ​to​ ​Nationals.​ ​​ ​Frontier​ ​cancelled​ ​the​ ​return​ ​flight on​ ​Friday​ ​September​ ​1,​ ​we​ ​had​ ​to​ ​get​ ​another​ ​flight​ ​booked​ ​through​ ​Southwest.​ ​This flight​ ​did​ ​add​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​the​ ​trip.​ ​The​ ​additional​ ​cost​ ​was​ ​$348.90.
New​ ​Business:  ​ ​​-President​ ​Vanhook​ ​appointed​ ​Delegate​ ​Steve​ ​Wicker​ ​to​ ​the​ ​vacant​ ​position​ ​of​ ​2nd​ ​Vice President,​ ​Delegate​ ​Wicker​ ​accepted​ ​the​ ​position,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​supported​ ​the​ ​decision.
Open​ ​Discussion:​ ​​-None
Report​ ​of​ ​Births,​ ​Injured,​ ​Sick,​ ​and​ ​Distressed:​ ​​​ ​-Discussed,​ ​Chaplain​ ​Christopherson​ ​will​ ​be reaching​ ​out​ ​to​ ​those​ ​in​ ​need.
Good​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Order:​ ​​ ​​-None
Next​ ​Meeting:​ ​​ ​​Sept​ ​14,​ ​2017,​ ​1830​ ​hrs,​ ​at​ ​the​ ​FOP​ ​Office Adjournment:​ ​​
Motion​ ​to​ ​adjourn​ ​was​ ​made​ ​by​ ​Delegate​ ​Wicker,​ ​seconded​ ​by​ ​Badberg,​ ​motion passed​ ​at​ ​2025​ ​hrs.