POAG EXECUTIVE MINUTES - June 2008: 

The Executive Committee of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia, Inc. held a meeting at 10 A.M., June 23, 2008, at the Jekyll Oceanfront Resort, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Committee members attending included President Jimmy Jones, Vice President Keith Glass, Board Members Mike Jones and Thomas Alley, Legislative Chairman Homer Bryson, Secretary-Treasurer John Conley, and Executive Director Marion Conley. Attorney Frank Childs and Chaplain Rick Lanford were unable to attend. Visitors were Past President Mickey Pearce and Stephen B. Adams.

President Jimmy Jones called the meeting to order.

Board Member Mike Jones gave the invocation. The President led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

A motion was made by Homer Bryson, seconded by Mike Jones and passed to approve the minutes of the May, 2008 meeting. The financial statement from June was approved upon a motion from Mike Jones and a second from Thomas Alley.

The Committee met with Holly and Erika from the Jekyll Oceanfront Resort to “fine tune” the agenda of the convention. The Committee decided to feed 50 at each of the ladies auxiliary functions. The Committee also decided to feed 60 at the Old Timers breakfast at a cost of $8.45 per person. The menu will basically be the same as last year with the addition of biscuits and gravy. The balance of the program was gone over with a few minor changes.

After a discussion on how difficult it has been to find a convention site that our members could afford the room rates, we could cook in the parking lot etc., Homer Bryon made a motion which was seconded by Thomas Alley to ask our Attorney to prepare a resolution to introduce at the convention changing the Constitution so that we may go anywhere anytime for a convention. This motion passed.

A proposal by Mike Hoffman and Debra Russell representing Prudential on long term care will be introduced at the convention. The proposal will include a discount for POAG members.

An e-mail had been received and sent each Committee person from T-Mobile. Keith Glass made a motion which was seconded by Thomas Alley and passed to table this proposal to offer T-Mobile to our membership.

Alliance Technologies had contacted the office with a proposal to update an antiquated computer membership record. However, the record would be on the web site and each member would have access to their own record, could change their own record, and would pay on-line. The program would cost between $3,500 and $7,000. The Committee decided to table making a decision on this program. Many of our members would not have computer capability and many of our members would not know how to operate the computer.

The choosing of Life members was the next topic of discussion. After a brief discussion, Keith Glass made a motion to nominate Hugh McCullough, State Court Judge of Tattnall County, Roy Fickling of Fickling and Company in Macon, Devin Strickland who has furnished us shrimp for years and Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham for Honorary Life Memberships. This motion was seconded by Thomas Alley and passed.

After a brief discussion on Active Life Memberships John Conley made a motion that Active Life Memberships be awarded to Gordon Lowe with Georgia Emergency Management (Homeland Security), Metter, Tommy Smoak, Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Savannah, Retired POST Council Employee Daniel (Danny) S. Ray, Perry, and President Jimmy Jones, Investigator with Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Fort Valley. This motion was seconded by Mike Jones and passed.

A discussion ensued on completing the open POAG position on the Academy Advisory Boards. Keith Glass made a motion, seconded by John Conley and passed to appoint Andy Fields and Patricia Champion to the Augusta Regional Academy. Homer Bryson made a motion which was seconded by John Conley and passed to appoint Mitchell N. Oliver, Jr. to the Columbus Advisory Board.

The bid sheet for motels to complete to offer to host a convention was reviewed by the Committee and updated.

A childs’information program that is sponsored by Masonic Lodges throughout Georgia was discussed by Keith Glass. This information, in turn, is given to the parents. It was thought that perhaps at some point in the future POAG could partner with the Masonic Lodges in sponsoring one of these events.

Jimmy Jones reminded all of the cell phones for soldiers that will be collected at the convention. These cell phones will be collected for calling cards for the soldiers. Also, the chargers need to accompany the phones.

Stephen B. Adams, Captain with the Department of Natural Resources announced he will be running for the position of Board Member.

President Jones called the July meeting for July 25, 2008, 10 A. M. in Reidsville, Georgia All will be notified of the location. The office will be completely cluttered with packed boxes getting ready for the convention so it cannot be held at the office.

A motion was made by Homer Bryson to adjourn. Mike Jones seconded the motion and accordingly the meeting was adjourned.