MEMBERSHIP
Membership Update
By Craig Steckler, Chair, Membership and Communications Committee
t’s been a busy 6 months here at Cal Chiefs. Since my last membership update we have seen an increase in turnover with a total
of 24 new chiefs. Their names are listed below for your reference.
Please help me in congratulating them all!
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• Increased our staffing levels by hiring a Legislative Analyst to
enhance our public policy efforts and successes, and a Member Services Coordinator to enhance our responsiveness and
customer service
As you may or may not recall, Cal Chiefs President Chief Christopher Boyd sent an email out in early March regarding a change in
the dues structure for our association. At the Board of Directors’
meeting in February, the Board voted to increase the association’s
dues by 5%. The last time we saw a dues increase was in 2009.
The dues increase only applies to active members. Associate and
retiree dues will remain the same. Here is a short list of just some
of the accomplishments the association has been able to do in the
past 5 years.
• Moved our headquarters into a larger and more professional
office with a conference room for meetings
• Procured $24 million in 2012-2013 and $27.5 million for 20132014 in the state budget for city police departments and is
working to increase that amount for 2014-2015
• Helped defeat Prop. 19 to legalize marijuana in 2010 and are
currently working on a reasonable marijuana regulation bill
• Protected public safety by successfully sponsoring legislation,
including the banning of open carry, as well as prevented legislation from becoming law that would have negatively affected
our profession
• Joined in several amicus briefs that were successful in protecting the interests of police chiefs as well as maintaining local
control in key issues like the ability to ban dispensaries in cities
• Launched the publication of the California Police Chief magazine which is mailed to members twice a year
• Provided free access to crisis consulting with Bill Rams, a media
consultant
• Added several new training courses including Role of the
Police Chiefs Executive Assistant, Strategic and Succession
Planning, the Leadership Challenge, and Peer Counseling
Below is a breakdown of the new dues structure.
CPCA Membership Dues
2014/2015 Active Members
Number of
Employees
Level
Previous
Amount
2014/2015
Amount
1 – 25
1
$300
$315
26 – 50
2
$380
$399
51 – 75
3
$600
$630
76 – 100
4
$1,400
$1,470
101 – 150
5
$1,600
$1,680
151 – 200
6
$1,800
$1,890
Over 200
7
$2,000
$2,100
Please keep your eyes out for an email from Cal Chiefs staff this
month regarding your 2014/2015 dues! Thank you again for the
continued support for our association. ■
CONGRATULATIONS NEW CHIEFS!
11/4/2013
Andrew Mills, Eureka
Police Department
12/10/2013 Larry Esquivel, San Jose
Police Department
12/16/2013 Marty Rivera, Orange
Cove Police Department
12/4/2013
Michael Crankshaw,
Brawley Police
Department
12/10/2013 Michael Taylor, Baldwin
Park Police Department
12/16/2013 Tim Staab, Glendora
Police Department
12/9/2013
Tracy Busby, Ione Police
Department
12/12/2013 Anthony Miranda,
Irwindale Police
Department
12/20/2013 Raul Quezada, Anaheim
Police Department
SPRING 2014 | California Police Chief
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