September Meeting Minutes

FOP​ ​Lodge​ ​4​ ​Meeting​ ​Minutes​ ​September​ ​14,​ ​2017
Member​ ​Sign​ ​in:​ ​​See​ ​member​ ​sign​ ​in​ ​book
Call​ ​to​ ​Order:​ ​​1829​ ​hours Pledge​ ​of​ ​Allegiance​ ​and​ ​Invocation:​ ​​Prayer​ ​by​ ​Chaplain​ ​Christopherson
Roll​ ​Call​ ​of​ ​Officers:​ ​​See​ ​below
Introduction​ ​of​ ​Resolutions:​ ​​See​ ​below
Adoption​ ​of​ ​Minutes​ ​from​ ​Previous​ ​Meeting:​ ​​Motion​ ​to​ ​adopt​ ​minutes​ ​from​ ​previous meeting​ ​made​ ​by​ ​2nd​ ​VP​ ​Wicker,​ ​seconded​ ​by​ ​Delegate​ ​Fleming,​ ​passed​ ​unanimously. Committee​ ​Reports:  -​ ​​Social​ ​Committee​-  Christmas​ ​Party-​ ​Tentative​ ​date​ ​set​ ​for​ ​Dec​ ​2,​ ​2017.​ ​​ ​The​ ​budget,​ ​child care,​ ​and​ ​drink​ ​options​ ​were​ ​discussed.​ ​​ ​Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​will​ ​continue​ ​the planning​ ​process​ ​with​ ​Lodge​ ​52​ ​and​ ​Lodge​ ​3.​ ​​ ​Discussion​ ​was​ ​tabled​ ​until​ ​after Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​and​ ​other​ ​Lodges​ ​discuss​ ​these​ ​options​ ​further.  BBQ-​ ​Sheriff’s​ ​BBQ​ ​date​ ​is​ ​set​ ​for​ ​​ ​September​ ​26,​ ​2017​ ​from​ ​1100-1300. This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​joint​ ​event​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Sheriff’s​ ​office​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Lodge,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​expecting approximately​ ​200​ ​people.​ ​Will​ ​be​ ​serving​ ​hamburgers​ ​and​ ​hot​ ​dogs​ ​with​ ​chips, side​ ​dishes​ ​and​ ​​ ​drinks.​ ​​ ​President​ ​Vanhook​ ​asks​ ​Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​to​ ​purchase FOP​ ​stickers​ ​for​ ​the​ ​event.  Turkey​ ​Dinner-​ ​Set​ ​a​ ​date​ ​of​ ​December​ ​15,​ ​2017,​ ​Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​and Trustee​ ​Badberg​ ​will​ ​meet​ ​with​ ​the​ ​jail​ ​staff​ ​and​ ​start​ ​the​ ​planning​ ​process. 
Executive​ ​Board​ ​and​ ​Trustee​ ​Reports: President​ ​Jeff​ ​Vanhook​ ​–​ ​​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report VP​ ​Robert​ ​Hendrie​ ​–​ ​​ ​​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report
2​nd​​ ​VP​ ​Steve​ ​Wicker-​ ​​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report
Treasurer​ ​Mark​ ​Hovey​ ​–​ ​​books​ ​are​ ​balanced,​ ​submitted​ ​account​ ​balances​ ​to Secretary​ ​Wicker​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Board.​ ​​ ​Has​ ​been​ ​looking​ ​into​ ​switching​ ​into​ ​First​ ​Bank due​ ​to​ ​issues​ ​with​ ​the​ ​current​ ​bank.​ ​​ ​President​ ​Vanhook​ ​made​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​change
from​ ​Guarantee​ ​Bank​ ​to​ ​First​ ​Bank,​ ​seconded​ ​by​ ​Past​ ​President​ ​Atwood,​ ​motion passed.  Secretary​ ​Shannon​ ​Wicker​ ​–​ ​​We​ ​have​ ​176​ ​active​ ​members.​ ​Learned​ ​at Nationals​ ​the​ ​retired​ ​members​ ​are​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​active​ ​roster. 
State​ ​Trustee​ ​Troy​ ​Badberg-​ ​​ ​​State​ ​is​ ​closing​ ​on​ ​their​ ​new​ ​building​ ​so​ ​there​ ​are no​ ​State​ ​meeting​ ​scheduled. 
Sgt.​ ​at​ ​Arms​ ​–​ ​​Open​ ​position
Chaplain​ ​Rick​ ​Christopherson–​ ​​None
Delegate​ ​Chris​ ​Fleming-​ ​​ ​​Compensation​ ​for​ ​rangers​ ​was​ ​successful​ ​and​ ​went through,​ ​now​ ​second​ ​highest​ ​paid​ ​ranger​ ​group​ ​in​ ​the​ ​state.​ ​​ ​This​ ​was​ ​due​ ​to​ ​a​ ​lot of​ ​hard​ ​work​ ​and​ ​collaboration​ ​with​ ​the​ ​parks​ ​staff,​ ​the​ ​commissioners,​ ​and​ ​the FOP.
Delegate​ ​​ ​Eric​ ​James-​ ​​Absent
Delegate​ ​Daniel​ ​Romero​ ​-​ ​​Will​ ​work​ ​on​ ​recruitment​ ​at​ ​the​ ​jail Delegate​ ​-​ ​​Open​ ​position Immediate​ ​Past​ ​President​ ​Justin​ ​Atwood​​ ​-​ ​Nothing​ ​to​ ​report
Unfinished​ ​Business:  -501(3)c:​ ​​Still​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​State​ ​to​ ​process​ ​our​ ​paperwork. -​Constitution​ ​and​ ​By​ ​Laws:​ ​​ ​​Submitted​ ​to​ ​State​ ​and​ ​approved​ ​after​ ​a​ ​minor word​ ​change​ ​that​ ​didn’t​ ​change​ ​the​ ​meaning.  -Retreat-​ ​​still​ ​looking​ ​into​ ​the​ ​cost​ ​and​ ​location.​ ​​ ​Due​ ​to​ ​homecoming​ ​at​ ​CSU that​ ​weekend​ ​availability​ ​is​ ​low​ ​and​ ​cost​ ​is​ ​high.​ ​Will​ ​solidify​ ​plans​ ​next​ ​week. New​ ​Business: -EBF​ ​fund​ ​was​ ​liquidated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Sheriff,​ ​he​ ​donated​ ​2​ ​checks​ ​to​ ​the​ ​FOP​ ​Lodge in​ ​the​ ​amounts​ ​of​ ​​$3,728.28​ ​&​ ​$4,810.98​.​ ​​ ​The​ ​intent​ ​of​ ​this​ ​donation​ ​is​ ​to​ ​still have​ ​the​ ​money​ ​benefit​ ​all​ ​the​ ​employees​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Sheriff’s​ ​office.​ ​​ ​President Vanhook​ ​asked​ ​Treasurer​ ​Hovey​ ​to​ ​please​ ​track​ ​how​ ​this​ ​money​ ​is​ ​spent​ ​and,​ ​as best​ ​we​ ​can,​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​it​ ​goes​ ​to​ ​events​ ​that​ ​include​ ​all​ ​sheriff's​ ​office​ ​and​ ​DNR employees.  -Nationals​:​ ​​ ​​ ​Nationals​ ​was​ ​a​ ​success,​ ​Board​ ​members​ ​that​ ​attended​ ​went​ ​to several​ ​classes​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​the​ ​political​ ​meetings.​ ​​ ​We​ ​learned​ ​many​ ​things​ ​to include​ ​retired​ ​members​ ​in​ ​good​ ​standing​ ​are​ ​eligible​ ​for​ ​concealed​ ​carry​ ​legal coverage​ ​that​ ​costs​ ​approximately​ ​$50/year.​ ​​ ​The​ ​board​ ​will​ ​be​ ​reevaluating​ ​the
retired​ ​member​ ​costs​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​planning​ ​meeting.​ ​​ ​​ ​President​ ​Vanhook​ ​will​ ​be researching​ ​the​ ​new​ ​Bill​ ​that​ ​addresses​ ​the​ ​concealed​ ​carry​ ​issue.  -​ ​Adding​ ​retired​ ​members-​ ​After​ ​clarification​ ​through​ ​the​ ​State,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​learned​ ​we are​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​let​ ​retired​ ​members​ ​from​ ​other​ ​areas​ ​to​ ​join​ ​our​ ​Lodge.​ ​​ ​President Vanhook​ ​made​ ​a​ ​motion​ ​to​ ​allow​ ​retired​ ​members​ ​to​ ​join​ ​our​ ​Lodge​ ​as​ ​long​ ​as there​ ​is​ ​some​ ​sort​ ​of​ ​connection​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Lodge,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​family​ ​of​ ​a​ ​Lodge​ ​member. Seconded​ ​by​ ​Trustee​ ​Badberg,​ ​motion​ ​passed.
Open​ ​Discussion:  Report​ ​of​ ​Births,​ ​Injured,​ ​Sick,​ ​and​ ​Distressed:  - Discussed​ ​members​ ​in​ ​need Good​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Order:​ ​​None
Next​ ​Meeting:​ ​​October​ ​14,​ ​2017​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Executive​ ​Board  Adjournment:​ ​​1954​ ​hours