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MEMBERSHIP
Membership Update
It’s that time again! Time to renew your Cal
Chiefs membership dues, and as you know,
membership in the California Police Chiefs
Association is of great benefit not only to
you, but to your city as well.
Highlights of Cal Chiefs’ accomplishments this past year on behalf of our members include:
• Procured $20 million in the 2016/2017 state budget
for city police departments for use in helping agencies
with homeless, mentally ill and at-risk youth in their
communities.
• Passed legislation to prevent distracted driving,
prohibited medical parole for cop killers, and stopped
civilian drone use in emergency settings.
• Lead a hard fight against the passage of Prop. 64 by
leading the opposition campaign and have continued
to push for reconciliation between the enacted medical
marijuana regulations and those that were contained in
the Proposition to ensure protections for public safety.
• Joined our public safety partners in opposition to
Propositions 57, 62, and 63 on the state ballot.
• Worked closely with Attorney General Becerra on
the RIPA regulations that will implement the racial
profiling bill, SB 953, to ensure the final regulations are
not too burdensome on law enforcement.
• Joined in a record number of amicus briefs that were
successful in protecting the interests of police chiefs as
well as maintaining local control in key issues.
• Covered the good works and successful programs
of our members through the California Police Chief
magazine which is mailed to members twice a year.
• Expanded our training offerings with three new
training programs including Succeeding as a Police
Chief: Beyond the Basics, an Advanced Role of
the Chief’s Executive Assistant, and a Seconds in
Command course.
• Continued to provide 30 minutes of free legal counsel
to all chiefs, now with Jim Touchstone at Jones &
Mayer, and continued to provide chiefs with free
access to crisis consulting with Bill Rams, our media
consultant.
In 2017/2018, Cal Chiefs plans to continue building our
public policy advocacy and professional development
programming and we look forward to the continued
support of our members who make it all happen.
Since the last membership update we have had the
pleasure of welcoming 32 new chiefs and 38 new associate
members. The names and agencies are listed next page.  ■
SPRING 2017 | California Police Chief
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