INFORMATION and TRAINING CONFERENCE
April 30 – May 1, 2008
Ramkota Hotel
Pierre, SD


Wednesday, April 30- Theater II

11 - 1:00
Registration

1:00 - 1:15
Welcome

1:15 - 2:45
Dealing with Difficult People
Charlie Wharton- Basic Training Coordinator, SD Law Enforcement Training Academy

2:45 - 3:00
Break

3:00 - 5:00
Dealing with Difficult People (cont’d)

5:00 pm
Hors d’oeurves Reception in the Courtyard

Thursday, May 1- Theater II

8:00 - 8:30
Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:30
Rental Registrations and Rental Properties Enforcement
Rob Pickens and Jim Belleweg- Code Enforcement Officers, City of Vermillion
Brad Hartmann- Code Enforcement Officer, City of Sioux Falls

10:30 - 10:45
Break

10:45 - 11:30
Open Forum Discussion

11:30 - 11:45
Closing Comments
Mary Masten, SoDACE President

Adjournment to the SoDACE Business Meeting. Members are invited to attend.
 

COST: Advance Registration fee is: $50.00 for members and $90.00 for non-members.
On-site Registration fee is: $60.00 for members and $100.00 for non-members.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: Ramkota (host) 224-6877. Be sure to mention you are with the Municipal League Code Enforcement Association. Make reservations by March 29 to guarantee the $77 conference rate.
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REGISTRATION
 

2008 Code Enforcement Meeting • April 30 – May 1, 2008

REPRESENTING__________________________________________________________________________________

Name ________________________ Title__________________________________

Address _____________________________City ___________________State/Zip______________________________


_______ person(s) @ $____________ each = $__________ Office use: Check # __________ Amount $__________

Return registration with payment by April 21, 2008 to:                 South Dakota Association of Code Enforcement
*no refunds will be given after April 14, 2008                                 214 East Capitol Avenue • Pierre, South Dakota 57501
 

CHARLIE WHARTON:

Charlie Wharton is the Basic Training Coordinator for the South Dakota Law Enforcement Training (LET) Academy in Pierre. Before to going to work for LET in the summer of 2004 he served for five years as a Police Officer for the Pierre Police Department and was assigned to the Pierre School District as a School Resource Officer.

Prior to working full-time with the Police Department, Charlie served as a minister in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota. Charlie and his family; wife, Jeane, daughter Mandi and son A. J. moved to Pierre in 1992 to work with the Madison Avenue Church of Christ. In 1995 he became involved with the Police Department after being appointed their Chaplain. In 1998 he was trained to become a Certified Reserve Police Officer; then in the autumn of 1999 he was hired full-time with the Police Department.

Following the development of a Suicide Prevention Committee in 1998, Charlie worked with that committee in general; however, was specifically active with the Crisis Response Team which meets to assess the needs of the community following a crisis. He is also a member of the local Critical Incident Stress Management Team which works with Emergency Personnel who respond to disasters and crises and is certified to instruct in the Group Crisis Intervention. Charlie worked with Law Enforcement personnel following the Grand Forks, North Dakota floods in 1997 and spent a week in New York City with the NYPD in January 2002 following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Charlie was able to assist with organizing the Central South Dakota Teen Court and is still active in the proceedings.

Charlie has been a presenter at the International Conference of Police Chaplains Annual Training Seminar and the National Sheriff’s Conference. He is also a past president of the Pierre Kiwanis Club and is on the Board of Directors of Capital Area Counseling Services.

 

South Dakota Association of Code Enforcement
Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 • Aberdeen, South Dakota

President John Irvine called the meeting to order at 2:54 p.m. Board members in attendance: John Irvine, Mary Masten, Brad Hartmann and Brittany Smith

Motion was made Mary Masten, seconded by Vic Waters to approve the minutes of the semi-annual meeting held May 3, 2007. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Mary Masten, seconded by Jim Belleweg to approve the year to date financial statement, as of August 31, 2007. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Mary Masten, seconded by Roger Bell to approve and authorize payment for the 2007 SDML annual dues in the amount of $2913.00. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Roger Bell, seconded by Jim Belleweg to approve the agreement with the SDML – Provision of Services to Affiliate Organizations, SoDACE. Motion carried.

Election of Officers was held. Per the association by-laws, the current board members will move up a position, vacating the secretary position.

Mary Masten nominated Jim Belleweg as secretary, seconded by Brad Hartmann that nominations cease and Jim Belleweg be voted in as the association secretary. All voted aye.

The 2007 – 2009 SoDACE officers are as follows:

            President – Mary Masten
            1^st Vice President – Brad Hartmann
            2^nd Vice President – Brittany Smith
            Secretary – Jim Belleweg
            Immediate Past President – John Irvine.

The association recognized Mike Roth for his dedication to SoDACE and wished him well with his retirement.

Those in attendance also thanked John Irvine for a job well done on the board.

With no further business, motion was made by Mary Masten, seconded by Brad Hartmann to adjourn the meeting at 3:10 p.m.

Speakers at this session were Paul Merriman on What Fire Hazards to Look for During Inspections and John Irvine on Procedures for Adopting and Enforcing the 2003 International Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings.

Notes by Brittany Smith, Secretary