The Commission celebrated its 25th
Anniversary at the Austin, Texas CALEA Conference on December 1-4, 2004. The
hosts for this historic occasion were the Austin Police Department, the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE), and the
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico (TALON) Police Accreditation
Coalition.
The Commission would like to personally thank them for their wonderful
hospitality to all in attendance. Kudos on a job well done!
The members of the Executive Host Committee
were Austin Police Department personnel Lieutenant Sean Mannix, Senior
Police Officer Larry Roberson, Sergeant Donald Baker, Ms. Yolanda
Buchman, Mr. Kevin Buchman, Detective Tracy Evenson,
Sergeant John Jones, Senior Police Officer Joe Munoz, and Ms.
Sonia Carrion. They were fully prepared for the 1100 plus registrants
and showed everyone in attendance a Texas brand of hospitality. On Thursday
night they provided attendees an event that was truly “one for the books.” The
night began with a buffet style “Taste of Texas” meal at the Austin Convention
Center. Next was the highly entertaining interactive contest called the “Leopard
Challenge” - as seen on ESPN. The challenge
is a spirited and friendly
competition based on physical and policing skills routinely encountered in law
enforcement.
The night was not over after the meal
and competitions had concluded. Everyone was then shuttled over to the Bob
Bullock Texas State History Museum for another reception! The museum is best
known for its impressive state of the arts features, including an interactive
exhibit called “Story of Texas” and the “Star of Destiny” special effects show.
It was a tremendously pleasant and dynamically educational experience for all
participants.
The conference officially
began on Wednesday morning with the Opening Session. The Austin Police Fife &
Drum Band performed the posting of the colors. Texas Country Recording Artist,
Pauline Reese sang the Star Spangled Banner. Commission Chair
James M. O’Dell provided welcoming remarks to the attendees. Austin Mayor
Will Wynn, Austin Police Chief Stanley Knee, and TCLEOSE
Executive Director D. C. Jim Dozier, J.D., Ph.D., followed with
remarks. Next, Lieutenant Sean Mannix provided the host announcements. The
session concluded with Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr.’s
remarks, which included details of the 25th Anniversary Reception
being held on Saturday afternoon. The
training schedule started immediately afterwards with a full slate of workshops
that extended through Friday afternoon. Commission staff made a number of
presentations, with the remainder of the workshops complemented by visiting
presenters. They included: Understanding Generational Gaps (Susan
K. Gregory Brundage, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education, Austin, TX); Introduction
to CALEA Accreditation Compliance Express (CACE) (Master
Sergeant Al Manint, Illinois State Police);
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (Richard
L. Dickson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic
Preparedness); In-Depth Review of
the Staff Inspection Process (Lieutenant
John Romoser
and Sergeant John Jones, Austin (TX) Police Department);
Are You Firearms Training or Just Qualifying (Richard
Winstanley, Assistant Chief, Hurst (TX) Police Department);
Survival Course for Developing a Combined Communications Center (Linda
French, Assistant Manager, Emergency Communications
and Russell Evans, Communications Supervisor, Austin (TX) Police Department); International Criminal Investigative
Resources INTERPOL (Mike Muth,
Assistant Director, Interpol, USNCB);
Auxiliary Police Search and Rescue (Senior
Officer Jim Minton, Austin (TX) Police Department);
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Law Enforcement Protective Measures (Rick
D. Schlegel, CEP/PI, Center for Domestic
 Preparedness,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security); Civil Defense
Battalion - Providing Security for Public Facilities (Lolita
Slagle and Sonia Carrion, Austin (TX) Police Department);
Task Analysis (Frank Woodall, Special
Agent/Investigator, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education, Austin, TX); The Texas
Railroad Killer and Multi-Jurisdictional Cooperation (Sergeant
Andrew F. Carter, Texas Rangers, Company A, Houston, TX);
and CACE Users Group (Master Sergeant
Al Manint, Illinois State Police).
 On Friday afternoon, the
Commission reconvened for the Town Hall and Full Commission Meetings.
At the Commission Meeting,
the Commission received standing committee reports:
Corporate Affairs
Committee
approved the Buffalo, New York meeting minutes; adopted the 2005 Financial Budget; established the CALEA Special Projects
fund; accepted the Mississippi
Department of Public Safety Planning, Standards & Training into the CALEA
Alliance Program; and renewed the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement
Accreditation Alliance status.
Outreach Committee
approved the minutes from
Buffalo, New York and selected CALEA
Conference sites for 2007. The cities chosen were: March–Greensboro,
North Carolina, July–Montreal,
Quebec, and November–Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
Standards Review and
Interpretation Committee
approved the minutes from Buffalo, New York and the modification to standard
46.1.2, Unusual Occurrence.
Awards Committee
approved the minutes from Buffalo, New York and recommended the development of a
CALEA Assessor appreciation lapel pin.
Nominating Committee
announced the 2005 CALEA Executive Board: President/Chair–James M. O’Dell, Vice
President–Mary Ann Viverette, Treasurer–Patrick Oliver, and Secretary–Stanley
Glanz.
Agency review hearings
were held on Saturday morning, with five committees of Commissioners reviewing a
total of 92 agencies: 12 for initial law enforcement
accreditation, 67 for law enforcement reaccreditation, 3 for
initial public safety communications accreditation, 3 for public safety
communications reaccreditation, 1 for initial training academy
accreditation, 1 for initial recognition, and 5 for initial
recognition thru alliance.
 At the Saturday afternoon 25th Anniversary
Awards Program and Reception, Chair O’Dell recognized the past Commissioners who
were in attendance. They were: John
Bittick (served on the Commission
from 1993 to 2001), Sheriff of Monroe County, GA; Doris Certain (1995 to
2002), Accreditation Manager for University Park (TX) Police Department;
Keith Chadwell (1992 to 2000), Deputy County Manager for Health and Human
Services in Fulton County, GA; Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. (1990 to 1998),
CALEA Executive Director; Richard Germond (1990 to 1992), former Sheriff
of Lenawee County, MI; Ira Harris (1984 to 1986), former President and
Executive Director for NOBLE; Steven Harris (1986 to 1991), Chief of
Police for the city of Redmond, WA; Kenneth Joseph (1979 to 1983), former
Director of Corporate Security with Cooper Industries; Edward Laine (1991
to 1996), Chief of Professional Standards for the Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement Standards and Education; Gary Leonard (1994 to 1997), former
Deputy Chief of Police for the city of Santa Clara, CA; William Miller
(1992 to 2003), Chief of Police for the city of Elgin, IL; Michael Muth
(1986 to 1991), currently on loan to Interpol, serving as Assistant Chief, State
Liaison Division; Ronald Nelson (1988 to 1998) Corporate Director for the
Tri-J Consulting Group; Ruben Ortega (1984 to 1986), former Chief of
Police for the city of Phoenix, AZ; Charles Plummer (1984 to 1993),
Sheriff of Alameda County, CA; Dwight
Radcliff (1984 to 1989), Sheriff of Pickaway County, OH; Edward Reilly
(1983 to 1985), Chairman/Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission; Patrick
Sullivan (1993 to 2003), Director of Safety and Security for the Cherry
Creek (CO) School District; and Ronald Wood (1993 to 1998), former
Chief of Police for the city of Federal Way, WA. Also in attendance was
Richard Kitterman, former CALEA Executive Director; William Matthews,
Executive Director of the Community Policing Consortium; and Susan Kyzer,
Executive Director for the Commission
for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.
Representatives from
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Sheriffs’
Associations (NSA), National
 Organization
of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), and
Association of
Public-Safety
Communications Officials-International (APCO®)
were recognized by the Commission.
For more details on the 25th
Anniversary Awards Program see the article “25th Anniversary
Awards Recipients.”
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