POPAI Board Meeting Minutes for 09/05/2024
Troy called the annual board meeting to order at 12pm at the fall conference.
Attending:
- Troy Hatfield, President
- Lindsey Villalpando, Vice-President
- Andria Geigle, Treasurer
- Cherie Wood, Secretary
- Robert Schuster, District 1 Rep
- Jack Odle, District 2 Rep
- Stephanie Cole, District 3 Rep
- Mike Small, District 4 Rep
- Angela Morris, District 5 Rep
- Albert Arnold, District 6 Rep
- Rupert Strawbridge, District 7 Rep
- Mignon Ware, District 8 Rep
- Heather Malone, At-Large
- Jennifer Lampert, At-Large
- Adam McQueen, Past President
- Greg Werich, Chief Exec Committee
- Shannon Chambers, PO Advisory Board Rep
- Anthony Williams, Training Coordinator
- Karen Oeding, Membership and Website Administrator
Also In Attendance:
Fall conference attendees.
Secretary's Report
The 2023 annual board meeting minutes were approved.
Treasurer's Report
As of August 31, 22024 the balance in checking was $128,545.88 and savings $17,709.52. Troy stated the bills from the conference have not been paid.
Technology
Karen discussed the new branding project and the top three pages for 2024. She expressed her gratitude for the evolution of the Department Invoice production. She thanked the following Administrators for their contribution to the workflow:
Melissa Wallace Monroe Circuit Court Probation
Kathy Ransford Hamilton County Probation
Mischell Settles Clark County Probation
Karen Angermeier and Laura Tomes Vanderburgh County
Membership
We have 1195 Total Current POPAI Members.1037 Probation Officers; 35 Corporate Sponsors; 135 Other
Education
The committee planned this conference and will start planning the management institute. POPAI will continue to offer a scholarship every year.
Chief's Executive Committee
The round table will meet this afternoon, and the breakfast will be on Friday.
Election
We did not have any contested elections this year. We congratulation our new board members and recognize our outgoing members.
President – Angela Morris
Secretary – Anthony Williams
District 2 – Jack Odle
District 6 – Albert Arnold
District 8 – Jenny Lampert
At Large #2 – Chad Boruff
District #2, #5 and At Large #1 are all open
Outgoing:
Troy Hatfield – President, Cherie Epley – Secretary, Mike Small – District #4, Mignon Ware – District #8 and Heather Malone – At Large #2
Awards and Recognition
Bob announced the award recipients:
Rookie of the Year – Michelle Murfin, Hamilton County
Line Officer of the Year – Stephanie Eddy, Wells County
Founders Award – Deborah Kesler – Vigo County and Cherie Epley – Vanderburgh County
The 10 and 25 year membership awards were presented.
Legislation
Troy stated the board will continue to work on legislation with funding as the top priority.
New Business
POPAI did hire a consulting group, NFP, to evaluate the probation officer salaries. They created a starting salary of $49,899 for a 35-hour work week. From that initial salary, we calculated a 35-40 hour work week with a salary range. We hope this published document can be used to advance higher salaries. The new board will continue this mission.