POAG EXECUTIVE MINUTES - June 2007: 

The Executive Committee of the Peace Officers’ Association of Georgia, Inc. held a meeting at 10 A. M., June 14, 2007, in the Fairview Room, Reeves Arena, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Georgia. Committee members attending included President Gary Hill, Vice President Jimmy Jones, Board Members Mike Jones and Thomas Alley, Secretary-Treasurer John Conley, and Executive Director Marion Conley. Legislative Chairman Homer Bryson, Attorney Frank Childs and Chaplain Rick Lanford were unable to attend. Visitors included Guy Fussell, Dottie Harden, Morgan and Joyce Key, Gene Hodge, Charles Byrd and Dr. Rick Lanford.

President Gary Hill called the meeting to order.

Dr. Rick Lanford gave a scripture reading from Isaiah and also gave the invocation.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Hill.

President Hill thanked Dottie Harden and Guy Fussell for hosting our meeting.

A motion was made by Jimmy Jones, seconded by Thomas Alley and passed to approve the minutes from May, 2007. A motion was made by Mike Jones, seconded by Thomas Alley and passed to approve the financial report for May, 2007.

The Committee was reminded of the 20th Anniversary celebration at the Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth June 29, 2007. POAG will have a booth. Webster University and Excelsior University will join with POAG in the booth.

The convention program was thoroughly gone over. It was decided to give $100.00 for each training class. A motion was made by John Conley, seconded by Jimmy Jones and passed to award $100.00 for each training class and make a rule that you could only win once per convention. The Committee decided to have Big Bad Wolf Barbeque serve pulled pork, ribs and chicken for 400 people at a cost of $7.00 per plate for dinner Monday night and a menu of grilled ribs and chicken by Big Bad Wolf for 400 people at a cost of $7.00 per plate for lunch Tuesday.

President Gary Hill reported he had delivered the certificates of appreciation.

President Hill announced some of the representatives for the Regional Academies:  L. Andrew Cook from Hephzibah Police Department, Sgt. Chuck Kimbell, Jonesboro Police Department, Major Susan Miller, Fulton County Public Safety Training Center, Major Mickey Pearce, Bibb County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne Avery, Macon Police Department, Major James Thomas Wheeler, Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, Billy Ray Blocker, Cobb County Police Department, Warden Willie C. Bolton with Athens-Clarke County Corrections and Chief Jessie Irene Pennington with Thunderbolt Police Department.

Life memberships were discussed. John Conley made a motion which was seconded by Jimmy Jones and passed to award active life membership awards to Retired GBI Deputy Director James Byron Dawson, Retired Ga. State Patrol Lieutenant Claud Paul Denney, Retired GBI Deputy Director Roy James Harris, III, Retired Walton County Sheriff Robert Lamar Palmer, Retired Director of S. D. M. Security John Charles Thompson and POAG Chaplain Dr. Rick Lanford.

The subject of honorary life memberships was then discussed. Jimmy Jones made a motion which was seconded by Thomas Alley and passed to award an honorary life membership to WTOC Television News anchor Sonny Dixon, AB Beverage Company, and Canoochee Electric Membership Foundation.

A discussion ensued on a member running for office who does not belong to the Peace Officers Annuity & Benefit Fund. Since POAG no longer has any say in who gets these positions, it was decided to ask Frank Childs to prepare a resolution to be introduced at the convention whereby any member of the Association could run for office as long as their dues have been kept current.

Arrangements will attempt to be made for a reception for our nominees and winners of the “Officers of the Year” at 1 P. M. for the convention. This would give the Committee an opportunity to meet these officers and also know who is in attendance.

The July meeting will be held July 26, 2007 at the Jekyll Oceanfront Resort. The meeting will convene at 10 A. M.

A motion was made by Mike Jones, seconded by Jimmy Jones and passed to adjourn.