Deputy Sheriffs Association of San Diego County Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors held at the association headquarters

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1 held at the association headquarters President Jim Duffy called the Executive Meeting of the Board of Directors to order on March, 00 at 0:0 am. ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS PRESENT: Duffy, Armand, Carrillo, Perone, Bennetts, Mercer, Gilmore, Guerin (arrived at 0:0 am) ABSENT: Morse department business (excused) MEMBERS IN ATTEDANCE: VISTA DETENTION Chris York ) TIME CERTAIN: a) 0: am - Dave Myers and Brian White from San Diego County Employee Retirement Association i) Brian White spoke of the need to establish SDCERA as a special district independent of the county. The association is hindered in implementation of Board of Retirement mandates because of the additional layer of approval required by the county in personnel salaries and other matters. The move would remove civil service protection from the staff employees but the employees would have the choice of switching to the new plan or remaining where they are. ) CONSENT CALENDAR: a) Approval of the Minutes i) March, 00 b) Approval of the Retirements i) Robert Apostolos years membership - $,00 ii) Victor Caloca years membership - $,00 iii) John Marlow years membership $,00 iv) Mark Parmley years membership - $,00 v) Richard Rains years membership - $,00 vi) William Phillips years membership - $,00 vii) Henry Ramos years membership - $,00 c) Phone Poll i) To authorize the president to sign the letter of understanding regarding authorizing deputies to wear the black baseball cap as approved by EMT. ii) To approve $,00 PAC contribution to the following DSA endorsed candidates Steve Westly Governor, Marie Waldron th State Assembly, Jack Dale th State Assembly, Mary Salas th State Assembly, Mark Wyland th State Senate. MOTION/Armand, SECOND/Perone to approve the consent calendar. Motion unanimously carries. MOTION/Armand, SECOND/Perone to go into closed session at 0: am to include Cindy Olson, Fern Steiner, Steve Danon, Chris York and Adah Mathias. Motion unanimously carries. Items Discussed: Government Relations, Negotiations, Relief cases and Legal MOTION/Perone, SECOND/Bennetts to come out of closed session at : am. Motion unanimously carries. ) GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: Danon DSA- /0

2 a) Discussion regarding Danon setting up meetings in Sacramento with legislators. Consensus was that the day is PORAC s lobbying day and if the DSA felt they needed to meet with any legislators it would be more beneficial to meet on a separate day. b) Danon reminded the directors that if anyone needed him to set up tours or meetings while they are in Washington D.C. to contact him as soon as possible. ) PRESIDENT S REPORT: Duffy a) SCALE meeting /0/0 i) LA County Sheriff contract with significant salary increases. ii) No position on state races b) Executive Board meeting i) Discussion on format of meetings. Board will meet at :00 pm to have roundtable discussions and closed session meeting. General membership meeting will begin at :0 pm. Discussion on having a time for open comments from members to address the board at the general meeting. Speaker cards would be used with time limits enforced. Armand to draft a standing rule. c) Meetings with Contract Cities i) Imperial Beach () Meeting with Mayor Diane Rose and City Manager Lauraine Brekke-Esparza. Imperial Beach will be celebrating their 0 th Anniversary in July. They are interested in possibly doing an article and cover in July Silver Star. ii) San Marcos () Meeting with Mayor Corky Smith and Asst. City manager Paul Malone. City very pleased with services of deputies. ) VICE PRESIDENT REPORT: Carrillo a) Office Manager i) Files for member folders () Member files need to be updated. Previously manila envelopes were used and are no longer effective in containing all of the information. Cost will be approximately $,00 to update all of the files and will come from existing office supply budget. ii) Mailing amusement tickets () Discussion regarding mailing tickets with priority mail and confirmation of delivery if requested by member. Cost would be $.0 which the member would pay and will better serve members working odd hours. Consensus to change the mailing procedure and charge the customer the cost of mailing. Direction to research if tickets can be cancelled if lost or stolen. ) SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORT: Armand a) Audit review meeting i) 00 Financial Statement was reviewed. MOTION/Armand, SECOND/Mercer to accept the 00 financial statement. Motion unanimously carries. ) COMMITTEE REPORTS: a) AWARDS COMMITTEE (DEPARTMENT): Bennetts i) Approved life saving citizen awards for two Santee deputies. b) BUDGET: Duffy i) Committee will be meeting to conduct a quarterly review of the budget in April. c) BYLAWS/STANDING RULES: Armand i) Meeting to review the standing rules and formatting has been scheduled. d) CHARITABLE AND MEMBER DONATIONS: Perone i) Southern California Jail Managers Association/Chapman - $0 DSA store merchandise MOTION/Perone, SECOND/Mercer - $0 of DSA store merchandise. Motion unanimously carries DSA- /0 - -

3 ii) Discussion regarding RACES requesting a donation to assist with the expense related to Baker to Vegas. RACES does the radio contact for the runners and volunteers at the Baker to Vegas Run. MOTION/Perone, SECOND/Armand for up to $00 for reimbursement of expenses related to Baker to Vegas upon receipts being turned in. Motion unanimously carries. iii) SART Golf Tournament Manriquez requested that the board reconsider his request for a donation to the SART golf Tournament. The San Diego POA donated $00 and he would like to see the DSA make a contribution also. Discussion regarding the event and the contributions made to peace officer memorials wherein San Diego POA has not. Priorities of donations may differ. No further action taken. e) INSURANCE: Perone i) Upcoming insurance meetings () Quarterly meeting on March th at the DSA office ii) Source Selection Committee for county medical benefits () DSA and SEIU representatives reviewing proposals for county medical provider (out of sequence). f) INVESTMENTS/FINANCE: Armand i) Researching possible funds to purchase LAEROC investment. DSA will either purchase April LAEROC from Retirement or Relief but fund not known until first week of April.. Discussion to phone poll for selection of fund. g) LEGAL DEFENSE: Mercer i) Issue at Los Colinas regarding interviewing deputy without representation. Pinckard to write letter to Assistant Sheriff regarding this issue in hopes of informal resolution and further training for detentions supervisors in this area. h) LEGISLATION: Armand i) AB () Allows parole board to extend parole hearings up to years depending on circumstance. ii) SB () to amend Sections 0 and 0 of the Penal Code, relating to firearms. MOTION/Armand, SECOND/Bennetts to support AB and SB and send letter of support. Motion unanimously carries. i) MEET & DISCUSS/CONFER: Duffy i) Meeting was cancelled due to lack of agenda items. j) MEMBER EVENTS: Perone i) No report k) MEMBERSHIP: Carrillo i) Upcoming academies () April th Detentions () April 0 th Law Enforcement l) NEGOTIATIONS 00: Gilmore i) Researching premium pay issues. m) PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL: Duffy i) California Memorial magazine is completed and going to print. n) POLITICAL ACTION: Carrillo i) Contributions/independent expenditures () Contributions to State races have been made. Contributions were only made to candidates who were running for the first time or in a new district. () Discussion regarding establishing a budget for independent expenditures for the June Primary as discussed in executive session. DSA- /0 - -

4 MOTION/Carrillo, SECOND/Gilmore up to $,000 for independent expenditures as discussed in closed session. Motion unanimously carries. o) RETIREMENT: Perone i) SDCERA pension forum () Wednesday April th from pm at SDCERA. Duffy encouraged the directors to attend. ii) Retirement benefit for Lawrence Carlisle was not on agenda and requires action. MOTION/Perone, SECOND/Gilmore to approve Carlisle retirement. Motion unanimously carries. p) RETIREMENT MEDICAL TRUST NEGOTIATIONS ADHOC: Duffy i) Medical trust fund meeting with Aruz and Brazeau rescheduled to April 0 th. q) SCHOLARSHIP: Perone i) Deadline on March st r) SICKNESS AND DISTRESS: Perone i) No report s) UNIFORM COMMITTEE: Duffy i) No meeting to report on. t) WORKERS COMP: Kick i) Interviewing possible attorney to handle disability retirement issues as a referral. This would allow members to choose from attorneys. ) UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Survey comments Perone i) Survey comments will be on the website under members only after Duffy completes review. b) Action items i) Mandatory overtime issue () Overtime memo was sent out at SDCJ and copies given to the Board. Perone provided comments from deputies to Steiner to address with department where applicable on calling in before shift. ii) Research cost of slate mailer for June Election () Danon is researching this and will also be inquiring about the cost of bill boards, street signs and adding question to phone survey. iii) Meetings with contract cities () All meetings have been set up except Solana Beach iv) Event planner () Lunch meeting set up with Debbie Dorsee to discuss coordinating the installation luncheon in Feburary 0 v) DSA store merchandise display case for Ridgehaven () sent to Chuck Gaines with no response. Gilmore will contact Gaines again. vi) Bids for brakes on Dodge () Unanimous donor contributed $00 towards the cost of the brakes. Board direction to have the brakes completed. vii) Meeting room for May th board meeting () Cost of room at Hotel Del was too expensive. Mathias researching other possible locations. viii) Research AB for possible support position () Board voted to support ix) Order Myers, Millais, Brown Act books () books were ordered and should be available by March th. x) PAC Budget () Tentative budget established and contributions made. xi) Change member applications (Affiliate and Retired) () Applications have been changed and are being reviewed. xii) Review standing rules DSA- /0 - -

5 0 () Meeting has been scheduled to review the standing rules. xiii) Research options for challenge coin () Guerin to research ) NEW BUSINESS: a) DSA Water Bottles i) Discussion regarding the DSA water bottles that are in the garage and a possible use for them. Direction to donate them to Vista station for an youth academy they are holding. 0) GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION a) Department retirement party to be held on March th at the Sheraton Four Points. Duffy encouraged all directors to attend. b) Law Enforcement Gulls game i) April st. Tickets will be available at DSA store and POA store. ADJOURNED :00 pm Signed: DSA- /0 - -