Meeting & Agendas

Copies of 2007 minutes were distributed to all members and reviewed. No comments were offered. No discussion. Judge Smith made a motion to adopt the minutes as written. Chief Pearson seconded the motion. The Motion was passed.

Approval of future schedules, curricula, courses, training, attendance, class size, admission standards: (action) All items listed in item number 2 were distributed to each member. No discussion. Mr. Steen made a motion to adopt the future schedules, curricula, and training, and attendance, class size and admission standards. Judge Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed.

A draft firearms policy was provided to each member. The policy was reviewed and discussed. Several members suggested providing and allowing the ACC firearms instructor to seek assistance to help with the CJLE-2522 course. The members recommended that an 8 to 1 student to instructor ration be obtained during firearms training at the range. The discussed the need for a safety officer and to provide discretion to have more than two instructors if needed. Dr. Hampton was quizzed regarding funding to pay additional assisting firearms trainers. He advised it would be no problem to secure the funding to pay for these other personnel. A motion was made was made by Mr. Steen and seconded by Chief person to approve a safety officer in a combination of at least 8 to 1 during firearms training on the range. Motion Passed. A second motion was made by Judge Smith to adopt the firearms policy with the amendment to add the safety officer in the training process. The motion was seconded by Sheriff Wilson. The motion passed.

Diversity/Demographics/enrollments Graduates Operating Efficiency Certificate program TCLEOSE Review Professor Hildebrand was called upon to discuss the state of the program. He provided documentation regarding statistical data in each of the listed categories. Also, Dr. Hampton discussed the future campus to be constructed in Round Rock. No action.

Professor Toler gave a status report on the ACC integrated program involving Austin Police Department, Travis County Sheriff’s Department and the Jays County Sheriff’s Department. No action.

Moving forward with Billboards, Ads, & Posters discussed last year; Targeting under-graduate students for Texas Peace Officer program. Professor Hildebrand sought ideals how to better advertise the certificate program. No Action.

Professor Toler gave an update on the very successful progress made with the implementation of the criminal justice club. Over 100 members and several activities were discussed for school year 2008/09. No Action.

CJC founder and former President discussed the plans to develop and facilitate a recruiting fair which would involved various law enforcement agencies in the Central Texas Region. The proposed date will be in April of 2009. No Action.

Mr. Leathers advised all members to contact the Program Coordinator (Professor Hildebrand) prior to the next scheduled meeting if they wish to place any topic on the agenda. No Action. Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Mr. Steen and seconded by Chief Pearson. Motion passed.