C-NOTES: October 12, 2023

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT

As we approach the final months of 2023, we are gearing up for a robust legislative agenda in 2024. We understand that your input and ideas are invaluable to shaping our priorities for the upcoming Legislative Session in St. Paul.

We are excited to kick off our legislative efforts, but we need your help to make them as effective as possible. If you have suggestions, concerns, or specific issues you'd like us to address during the upcoming session, we invite you to propose legislation. Your participation in this process is crucial to ensure that we represent the best interests of our member communities.

How to Propose Legislation
Please complete this form and send it back to me at [email protected]. Our Legislative Committee will review your ideas and consider them for inclusion in our 2024 legislative agenda.

Legislative Committee Meetings
The Legislative Committee is scheduled to meet on the following dates:

• October 26
• November 2
• November 9

All meetings will take place from 9-10 a.m. This is your chance to join the discussions, voice your concerns, and help us shape our legislative priorities. We value your active participation and look forward to productive conversations that will drive the direction of our advocacy efforts.

Your input is the key to our success. Don't miss the opportunity to shape our legislative priorities.

Thank you,

Thank you,
Jeff Potts, Executive Director
[email protected]

CRITICAL ISSUES TRAINING SERIES

Save the date for this year's Hybrid Critical Issues Training Series!

This year's series will be held both in-person and virtually (hybrid) on November 15 and November 29 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Plymouth Community Center and dually broadcast via Zoom.

Topics include:

• Recruitment 
• New gun laws (background checks and ERPO)
• Panel discussion with legislators to preview the 2024 legislative session
• New cannabis law
• Recent court decisions related to Use of Force. 

We'll be launching the registration link very soon and will post that in upcoming C-Notes and in Tradewings.

MCPA STILL SELLING PERMITS TO PURCHASE CARDS

The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association still sells Permits to Purchase cards!

Historically, the Chiefs Association and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association were the two providers of Permit to Purchase cards to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. We recently found out that the Sheriff's Association is no longer providing them, and many of our members were contacted by a private vendor. 

This is a steady revenue stream for the MCPA that goes directly back to supporting our members. Please keep ordering from us!

To order Permit to Purchase cards, please visit our homepage, MN Chiefs (memberclicks.net), or this direct link: Permit to Purchase Order Form.

Questions can be directed to [email protected].

BOOK YOUR ETI 2024 HOTEL ROOM + MARRIOT LINK UPDATE

Hotel rooms can now be booked for ETI 2024 in St. Cloud. A list of hotels and the links to book can be found at https://mcpa.memberclicks.net/executive-training-institute-conference-and-expo.

If you have previously booked your hotel room with Marriot, please note they had the wrong dates in their room block for ETI. Marriot's link generated April 14-17 as the dates instead of April 15-18. Please cancel your reservation and use this updated link to book with Marriot: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1695160729052&key=GRP&app=resvlink

CLEO & COMMAND ACADEMY

MINNESOTA WILD LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION NIGHT

The Minnesota Wild invite you to the Law Enforcement night on Thursday, November 2, when the Wild take on the New Jersey Devils at 7 pm.

Their exclusively-priced ticket pack includes a Minnesota Wild-Law Enforcement branded hat & donation back to the law enforcement community. Use this link to purchase the ticket pack below for you and anyone else in your department or community who would be interested.

LETAC CODE 4 FAMILY WORKSHOP

LETAC is proud to announce Code 4 Family. A 3-day Mid-Winter Law Enforcement Couples Retreat/workshop at the beautiful oceanfront Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater, Florida. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/tpasi-sheraton-sand-key-resort/overview/

This 3-day workshop will focus on developing a mutual understanding & identifying common mental health factors affecting Police officers and their spouse/partner because of their continued exposure to trauma and how trauma and stress can trigger certain emotions and behaviors. This workshop will provide the officer and their spouse/partner with practical tools that, when used successfully, will help identify, build, and strengthen an officer’s resiliency at work and, more importantly, at home.

The Sheraton Sand Key resort are strong supporters of Law Enforcement and hosts many L.E. events annually. Normal hotel rate for January is 370-490 per night. As a show of their support, they have offered a “Back the Blue” discount for this important workshop -40% off the prime season with a rate of $209.00 per night. This rate will also be extended for the entire week for those officers who would like to extend their stay for a mini vacation with their loved ones.

This course is MN POST approved for 16 hours of state-mandated training in Crisis Intervention Mental Illness Crisis (CIMIC).

CODE 4 Family will be an annual workshop in MN starting in the Fall of 2024. Tuition is for BOTH! https://letacusa.com/events/code4/

CITY OF JANESVILLE HIRING FOR POLICE CHIEF

The City of Janesville is recruiting for a full-time Chief of Police. The Police Department consists of the Chief, one Sergeant, two full-time officers, and several part-time officers. This position is responsible for overseeing and directing the operations of the police department and its staff.