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Board Meeting

Bismarck Airport - Bismarck, ND

February 26, 2013

Chair Bill Butcher, called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Board members present: John Shorey, Rick Schuh, Darcy Fossum, Mike Stensrud, and Jerald Kemmet. Arland Rasmussen was absent. Others present: Francine Johnson, Cheryl Kruger, Edward Erickson, Katrina Cordes representing G4S, Lara Christianson, and Jackie Brecht, representing Advance Security, Nancy Miller, of Evans Investigations, and Monte Rogneby, representing Advance Security.
The minutes from the November 2012 meeting were reviewed. Mike Stensrud made the motion to accept the minutes and Darcy Fossum seconded it. M/S/C.
The financial report was presented by John Shorey. John reported that as of January 31, 2013 total current assets $138,806.05. Expenses were $4,283.03, income was $3,520.00, and net income was $-763.03. There is currently $40,000.00 in a CD account. There was discussion by the board regarding placing funds in anther CD account. It was determined that the Executive Director, Francine Johnson, should place $40,000.00 in two separate CD accounts. Darcy Fossum made the motion to place the monies in a CD account and to accept the treasurer’s report and Mike Stensrud seconded it. M/S/C.
The board discussed and reviewed the garnishment status of Richard Anderson. The board learned that Anderson had paid the initial payment of $500.00 with the remaining funds to be paid in $100.00 payments beginning March 1, 2013. This monthly payment is to be paid on time until the total balance of $1631.41 is paid in full. It was noted that the board had not received a copy of this agreement from the AG office. The director will contact them to gain a copy. The board was also informed of the expenses incurred from the AG office in efforts to collect the balance.
Edward Erickson reviewed the Hagemeyer Safety issue. It was noted that Mr. Erickson had sent the information to the Bismarck Police Department on February 20, 2013 for their review. Detective Haas has the information and may be contacting the board for further information if deemed necessary.
Bill Butcher provided a legislative update regarding House Bill 1388. The bill essentially outlined a waiver for military personnel that included a provision for staff sergeant or higher to gain equivalency standards. Representative Koppleman submitted the bill. Currently, the administrative rules already provide waivers and equivalencies for these former military personnel. The language concerning the staff sergeant waiver has been removed. The bill now outlines that the board can waive and determine equivalency standards and will be in statute. There is no change to the board’s current policy, rule, structure, or practice. The only change is it is now in the statute as is similarly outlined in rule.
Francine Johnson gave an update on the Bristol Companies. Edward Erickson, as directed at the last meeting, sent a letter to Daniel Richmond outlining the grievance process and the standards for becoming licensed. To date, Daniels has not submitted an application, nor has there been any correspondence relating to any grievances or other companies in the oil field that are allegedly in violation. The matter is closed unless new information or requests develop.
The board reviewed the need to revise the current provider, investigator and weapons exams. A committee to review these exams is Darcy Fossum, Arland Rasmussen, and Mike Stensrud. They will review and make suggestions and revisions for the May meeting.
The board reviewed the Advance Security-Sanford Health-Compass Rose issue. Lara Christianson showed the board the t-shirts security and staff was wearing. She indicated that Nick Clarey was a staff member directing parking and not security personnel. Lara Christianson indicated she was not the person who negotiated the contract; Kirby Sandvik was the responsible party. Mike Stensrud made the motion to take no action and close the complaint. Rick Schuh seconded it. M/S/C. It should be noted that John Shorey abstained from discussion of this matter. It was mentioned that there is another complaint received by the board on February 25, 2013 concerning a member of Advance Security staff at Essencia Hospital. There is no action to be taken at this time due to the short notice on the complaint. The complaint and correspondence will be sent to Advance for their reply in the next few days.
The board discussed placing information on the website that may be of interest to industry members. It was determined that the content of information and articles shall be reviewed by the executive committee to determine relevance and appropriateness. The information will be in the nature of legislation that may have impact upon the industry or upcoming newsworthy events. The board will not be endorsing any of these types of articles or soliciting any responses, it will be for information only purposes.
The Board elected to go into executive session to discuss the Pro-Dog/Phillips Security matter with their attorney. The Board directed their attorney to proceed with negotiations and work toward settling this matter by the end of March. The Board reconvened in regular session at 12:55 p.m.
Darcy Fossum made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Mike Stensrud seconded it. The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. The next board meeting will be held, May 28, 2013 at the Bismarck Airport second floor conference room.

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