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The Police Department’s Host Committee was chaired by Commander Chris Vicino and consisted of Ms. Wendy Petry, Lieutenant Janet Pope, Lieutenant Paul Gales, Lieutenant John Perez, Lieutenant Mike Korpal, and Ms. Rosemary Jackson. Thank you for a job well done.
The conference began on Wednesday with the Opening Session. Pasadena Police Department’s Honor Guard posted the colors, and Commission Chair James M. O’Dell provided welcoming remarks to the attendees. Pasadena Mayor William Bogaard, Chief Melekian, and Mike McCoy, National Sales Manager, Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau said a few words. The session concluded with Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr.’s general announcements and review of the conference itinerary.
After the Opening Session, the three-day workshop schedule started in earnest
with CALEA staff providing the majority of training curriculum.
On Friday afternoon, the Commission was honored to have Commander John Miller as the guest speaker. Commander Miller is the Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Critical Incident Management Bureau. He was a replacement for Los Angeles Chief William Bratton, who had to cancel at the last moment. Commander Miller discussed global terrorism; how it influences us today and the ways it effects his current position at the police department.
After the Town Hall Meeting, the full Commission reconvened to receive standing committee reports:
Corporate Affairs approved the Colorado Springs Conference minutes; accepted the CALEA 2003 Audit and Annual Reports; received Treasurer’s report on CALEA investments; and accepted amendments to the CALEA Alliance Agreement.
Outreach approved the Colorado Springs Conference minutes and received reports on marketing strategies and the status of 2006 conference sites.
Standards Review and Interpretations approved the Colorado Springs Conference minutes; approved new standard on responding to persons with mental illness; and received status report on SRIC Focus Group.
The agencies reviewed were awarded accreditation or recognition at the Saturday night Celebration Banquet. Seguridad Publica Municipal Ayuntamiento de Chihuahua became the first agency from Mexico to receive CALEA Recognition. The evening ended with the Chair inviting everyone to the next CALEA Conference in Buffalo, New York, July 28-31, 2004.
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March 2004, the Commission experienced one of the world’s greatest pleasures:
springtime in beautiful, sunny southern California. With the grand San Gabriel
Mountains as a backdrop, the conference city, Pasadena, was truly a wonderful
and vibrant location. This is not the first time the Commission has held a
conference in Pasadena. Some of you might remember back in 1996 when CALEA
visited Pasadena for the first time. That conference was a success and our most
recent affair was even better. As in 1996, the Pasadena Police Department
graciously accepted the responsibility of being “Host Agency.” The Commission
would like to extend special heartfelt thanks to Pasadena Police Chief
Bernard K. Melekian and his staff for putting on a tremendous conference and
giving everyone in attendance a time to remember!
The rest of the
schedule was handled by outside presenters; they were as follows: Police Officer
Domestic Violence (Aviva Kurash, MSW
