INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION CANADIAN SECTION REGION 2 E-mail: [email protected]

MINUTES of the BUSINESS MEETING Wednesday 03 May 2017 York Regional Police @ 2 District – Richmond Hill, ON

PRESENT: Chris BARRATT, Lino MURAROTTO, Bob CLEMENTS, Les BODROGI, Jim DALLIMORE, Farhan KEVER, Francesco MANCHISI, Frank KAY, Michael BOOTHE, Vito ANCONA, Joe RIZZUTI, Dave CAREY, Debbie CAREY, Colin HAWKES, John DOMONKOS and Malina NICOARA.

1907 The meeting was called to order. Chris BARRATT in the chair.

Confirmation of the agenda and minutes.

NATIONAL AGM AGENDA ITEMS

 Michael BOOTHE will be representing us at the AGM this year;  Constitution changes were occurring every 3 years when open to vote; now, they will take place yearly; unless there’s an extraordinary meeting, nothing can be done this year; the international level has this, but we don’t. We will attempt to invoke an extraordinary meeting this year.  Distinction of positions within IPA Canada National Executive will be discussed and a change voted upon.  At any AGM, we should be able to change the constitution, with sufficient support.  Hierarchy of IPA documents will be discussed.  New structure of the National Executive Bureau: new positions will be added with responsibilities and VPs eliminated.  Email voting procedure at National Level will be discussed.  Chris informs that we have a years’ worth of membership cards in stock;  There is a motion towards providing membership cards for free; need to have a cost 1 associated with Motion.  French translations of AGM minutes are getting problematic; due to the length of the documents, volunteers have been experiencing burnout; we might have to outsource it, which will cost money;  Jim suggested we pay a member to translate said documents;  Chris stated that he’d rather pay a professional service, which can guarantee their work;  We are obligated to be bilingual at the AGM; we are ok with having Michael suggest it at the AGM;  Difference between honourary members, honourary life members and life members was discussed; this has created some confusion; the Quebec region wants to change some of the titles; we are on board for the change, but have no suggestions currently; to be discussed at the AGM for clarification;  Region 3 will put a motion that they want to host the 2023 AGM and International Friendship Week;  There are 3 motions from different regions about honourary members;  Lino mentioned that some of the executive titles might be changing on the NEB;

TRAVEL

Harry’s Travel Report was accepted as submitted.

MEMBERSHIP

 Dave informs that 5 more people paid up: we now have 314 paid.  One new extraordinary member added: Gabby CONRADS;  We currently have 8 extraordinary members.  Total number of members in good standing is 326; on roll: 380.  225 new members this year;  94 paid until 2018, and 18 paid until 2019;  Total of 3 deceased members this year;  One new member application received tonight; in the last week, there were several new applications, but they are awaiting further info or payment;  Dave stated that he and Debbie try to answer their emails ASAP; some people complain that 48 hours are not fast enough; Dave suggested that people who complain can feel free to apply for his position next year;  Chris stated that we will compose a letter to send to unpaid members, informing they will have their membership revoked if they do not pay soon; they will be offered the option to pay;  Farhan discussed the spreadsheet he sent to Dave and Debbie and how easy it is to print out on envelopes;

NEWSLETTER

2  No updates.

SUPPLIES

 Colin informs that the service medals are arriving by the end of the month; he will get an update soon;  He stated that other presenters at the BlueLine had giveaways, and we didn’t; he suggested that we order some IPA pens to give away;  Dave and Debbie informed that they still have some Canada maple leaf and flag pins, but their supply might only last another year;  Chris stated that the pamphlets we gave out were very popular, but that we are out; he asked Farhan to order/print another 1000;  We ordered a total of 500 challenge coins and we sold about 300;

SPECIAL EVENTS

BlueLine

 Joe attended a BlueLine law enforcement show yesterday;  The show went very well; full IPA display in the lobby made an impact;  Jim will provide the pictures he took at the show to be posted on our website;  Joe thinks that the show will generate interest and new applicants;  Les stated that there was no backdrop and that the look needs polishing up;  John has 3 backdrops he can provide;

Police Memorial Parade

 On Police Memorial Day, Joe informs that Region 6 will send some people down, as well as Region 1;  Due to wet snow being announced for the Police Memorial Day, it was debated on whether we will still attend and how many out-of-towners will show up; a total of 25-26 people are expected to attend;  Debbie informs that on the same day, the GoodLife run will also take place downtown;  Jim mentioned that we can get free transportation by TTC that day, if we provide proper I.D.

BBQ

 Joe announces that the BBQ is on track; Les informs that he sold 28 tickets so far;

Christmas Party

 Christmas party is still on track, and Joe is on top of things; we have a contract with the venue and it still stands; he showed a letter received from the new owner, stating that everything is still on track; 3  Ticket concerns from last year will be fixed by sending e-tickets this year;

Other Business

 Chris informs that we should go to a patch collector show in Bradford, to advertise for the IPA;

TREASURER’s REPORT

Available to members on request.

MOTION to pay bills made by Lino, seconded by Bob. PASSES

NEW BUSINESS

 Chris informs that he posted the 2016 minutes and agendas on our website;  From now on, they will be posted monthly, excluding our financial information, as well as members’ personal information;  Discussion regarding membership eligibility of a Region 2 member, who will appear here as Member. Chris met with Member, who provided his service record. On the question of eligibility, he qualifies. He has some mental wellness issues, which were a contributing factor to his wearing uniforms/medals which he did not earn/have authority to wear. We have not voted one way or another regarding his membership eligibility. He is a member in good standing of the Region 2 IPA.  Part of the criticism received by Chris, is that Member was at IPA functions wearing said uniforms/medals. Chris suggested that Member does not attend this Sunday’s parade, as people might wait for him and cause issues. Chris suggested that he will contact Member and ask him not to participate in this Sunday’s festivities.  Les expressed concerns about associating with Member, as part of the same organization.  John disagrees with Les, as Member still meets criteria and is a member in good standing.  Member can no longer be a liaison for IPA, or be involved in high profile scenarios/events.  If charged criminally, his membership would be reviewed.  Farhan suggested that if any of the members are asked about him by non-members, they should be directed to Chris.  Les has concerns about Member’s mental wellness and how to deal with the lack of trust his behaviour has caused. He is not comfortable with interacting with Member.

Boyd’s Passing

 Lino informs that Boyd’s funeral took place last week and it had a good turnout. His sister found an IPA framed poster, which she donated to Lino for IPA. Lino brought the poster to the meeting, which Joe will take to use at the next recruitment show.

4  Boyd has a lot of plaques, which his son will sort out; he might donate some to the IPA.

New Firing Range

 Jim informs that he found out about a virtual firing range (laser) on Trafalgar Rd. in Georgetown. He will forward the information to members.

MOTION to adjourn made by Lino, seconded by Joe. CARRIES.

2117 Meeting adjourned.

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