MPPA Convention: A Success
July 19 – 22, 2000
Trustee Andy Schlenker
and the legal administrator Larry Friedman recently attended the Montana
Police Protective Association (MPPA) Convention in Missoula, Montana.
Trustee Schlenker addressed the delegates. He discussed the progress of
the Legal Defense Fund over the last year, as well as recounting our
successes in a variety of cases.
The MPPA Executive Board met with Schlenker and Friedman regarding
extending the MPPA’s coverage to include administrative disciplinary
matters. Since the convention, the LDF Board of Trustees has voted to
research this matter and report back to the MPPA by mid-September. If
you are an MPPA member and would like to provide input on this issue,
please do not hesitate to do so. You may contact the Legal Defense Fund
at ldf@delapro.com, or call (800) 255-5610.
The MPPA held elections for officers; with Ken Dove of the Billings
Police Department, elected President. The other officers are: First Vice
President: Dave Jeseritz, Helena Police Department; Second Vice
President: Dan Nelson, Great Falls Police Department; Treasurer: Jerry
Williams, Butte – Silver Bow Law Enforcement Agency; and Secretary:
George Tate, Havre Police Department.
The convention body vigorously debated whether the MPPA should endorse
candidates for political office. The association will do research on
this issue and reconsider it at next years’ convention in Helena.
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