The Executive Committee of the Peace Officers’ Association of Georgia, Inc. held a meeting at 10 A. M., December 4, 2001 at the office of the Peace Officers’ Association of Georgia, Inc., Reidsville, Georgia.  Committee members attending included President Wayne Avery, Board Member Keith Moran, Secretary-Treasurer John Conley, Legislative Chairman Bob Brown, Public Relations Director Ken Suddeth and Executive Director Marion Conley.  Vice President Harry Colbert, Board Member Homer Bryson, Attorney Frank Childs and Chaplain Jimmy Waters were unable to attend. Visitors included: Bill Hitchens and Jimmy Sims.

The meeting was called to order and a welcome given to all in attendance by President Wayne Avery. Bob Brown gave the invocation.  The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Avery. 

A motion was made by Bob Brown and seconded by Keith Moran to approve the minutes and financial report from November, 2001.  The motion passed.  A copy of the convention expenditures was affixed to the financial report and approved as well. 

John Conley and Keith Moran gave a report on the ten references furnished the office by Mike Callan.  These references employed Mike and one of his subsidiary companies as a telemarketer.  Keith reported that Mr. Bill Lynn, Executive Director of Idaho Sheriff’s Association reported he had probably six complaints a year but they were always handled beautifully by Mike and to the satisfaction of the caller.  John reported that of the places he contacted reported they had two firms telemarketing.  One company they had nothing but problems with while Mike Callan’s company was no problem.  Some of the called individuals even relayed to John that on occasion Mike has actually fired someone when a complaint was received.  No one in any of the ten had any derogatory remarks about Mike Callan and his telemarketers. 

Board Member Keith Moran stated he would like to know which office of Callan’s would actually be doing the telemarketing. 

The Committee was in complete agreement that all funds received from a telemarketing effort would go to pay death benefits.  

After much discussion Bob Brown made a motion, which was seconded by Keith Moran and passed to proceed with telemarketing with Mike Callan.  The Committee was in agreement with Mike’s suggestion that a letter go out from the office to each Chief and each Sheriff in the state making them aware of this undertaking.  President Avery stated he would prepare an article for the magazine explaining to the membership the decision that was reached by this Committee.  In order to continue the payment of the large number of death payments, some source of additional revenue had to be sought and utilized.   After exploring any and every conceivable avenue of additional revenue, telemarketing was the only source of additional income the Committee thought was a viable source.

            We will ask the Association Attorney Frank Childs to get with Mike Callan and work out the terms of a contract on the telemarketing.  

The convention expenses of the 2001 convention were gone over.  Here again, no one was able to see where we could possibly cut those expenses any more than they were already being cut. 

            Training for the 2002 convention in Macon was discussed.  It was suggested that we actively begin a search for someone to handle the training that will be of interest to our diversified group of people.  Keith Moran thought perhaps he knew of someone and would endeavor to contact that person.

            A motion was made by Bob Brown, seconded by Keith Moran and passed to adjourn to lunch prepared by Marion Conley.

             The January meeting was scheduled for 10 A. M., January 22, 2002 in the Piedmont Room, Holiday Inn, I-75 and Arkwright Road, Macon, Georgia.