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Nominations for executive board positions will be accepted from the floor on the day of the meeting. Members interested in running for an open position must be present at this meeting to accept nominations and participate in the voting. Each position is for a two-year term with the member agreeing to commit to attending all meetings of the executive and full boards. If any member has questions about an executive board position, they can the contact the MAP Office at 767-2558. Position descriptions are listed below.

Annual Financial Report 2009: Offered by the executive director and secretary treasurer.

Legislative Update: The executive director will report on the status of the parity and portability bill as well as other bills followed by MAP.

Academy Board De-certifications: Discussion on recent meetings with MCJA representatives in regards to Board of Trustees processes.

Shop Steward/Labor 101 Training: Discussion on 2010 dates/places for this important MAP sponsored training.

Map Member Window Decals: Discussion and board approval of purchase of new MAP member stickers.

Any New Business Brought forth by the Board. Lunch Follows Meeting

DUTIES OF PRESIDENT

The President shall preside over the Board of Directors and in his absence a Vice

President appointed by the President. The President will be authorized to spend up to

The President may appoint or designate one or more Committees, each of which shall consist of two or more members of the Association. Such Committees shall be established to perform certain tasks as designated by the President. The Committees shall report their findings to the President at any meeting. The President may remove any member of said Committees whenever in his or her judgment the best interest of the Association shall be served by such removal.

DUTIES OF VICE-PRESIDENTS

The appointed Vice-President shall preside at meetings in the absence of the President.

All the Vice-Presidents shall perform their duties concerned with the Executive Board.

DUTIES OF SECRETARY/TREASURER

The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping minutes of the meetings of

the Board of Directors and for any correspondence to and from the Association. The

Secretary/Treasurer (or MAP designee) will be responsible for collection of dues from

the local benefit associations and shall report to the Board of Directors monthly the

As there will be many pressing issues discussed at this meeting, we will begin PROMPTLY at 10:00 AM with the first agenda item.

The Maine Association of Police has endorsed Democratic candidate John Richardson in his run for the Blaine House. Many of MAP's members know and remember John as a trusted and ardent supporter of public safety, both as an attorney, and as a legislator. John's work and dedication has made it possible for those who serve to have a voice in their jobs and working conditions. As one who has served in public safety, John knows well the sacrifices our members and their loved ones make every day. Johns efforts have always included the men and women of Maine law enforcement in making our jobs safer and recognizable as the profession it is. Now, we have the opportunity to support John in his efforts to become Maine's next governor. Regardless of your party, we should remember John's dedication to our service and support his candidacy. To learn more about John visit his campaign website;

John is running as a clean election candidate to be free from corporate interests and lobbyists. For that reason, he needs the help of 3,250 Maine Registered Voters who are willing to donate on $5 his behalf to the Maine Clean Election Fund. We need $5 contributions from ALL of MAP's members, families and friends who are Maine registered voters! It does not matter if you are democrat, republican or independent. Your donation of $5 to the Maine clean election fund in John's name makes no commitment other than ensuring that John qualifies to run as a candidate. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO SUPPORT JOHN AND HIS CLEAN ELECTION CANDIDACY. REACH OUT TO FAMILY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO SUPPORT JOHN WITH THEIR $5 QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAINE CLEAN ELECTIONS FUN. PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATIONS NO LATER THAN MARCH 15th.

A qualifying contribution is a contribution of $5 or more made in support of a candidate who wants to run for office as a Maine Clean Election Act candidate.

The Maine Clean Elections Act requires candidates seeking public financing to collect 3,250 qualifying $5 contributions from individuals. Your $5 contribution will help John achieve this goal. Any registered Maine voter can contribute.

For those of you who don't know, in the spring of 2009, Maine State Trooper Tom Gonneville's wife Lisa was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Tom has been a Trooper for about 13 years. He has been out of work for quite some time to take care of Lisa and their four children (ages 2,4,6 & 18). Please join your fellow Troopers and Police Officers in supporting their family by attending the event below and generously contributing to the silent auction. Please purchase tickets BEFORE March 12th to help in planning for space needs!

Portland Police Sergeant and artist Bruce Coffin is announcing the production of a limited edition print in memory of Portland Police Sergeant Rick Betters. Sgt. Betters died unexpectedly in his home in January of this year, and leaves behind a wife and two young daughters’ ages 12 and 2. Limited to 120 prints of an original oil painting, Bruce Coffin will be donating half the proceeds from the sale of the prints to the Betters family at their annual awards banquet in January.

The prints will be based upon the photo shown below. Each signed and numbered print measures 13”X13” (unframed) and once all prints are sold there will be no other chance to purchase copies. Bruce Coffin has set up the Betters Memorial Portrait Account at the Portland Police Department Credit Union in order to take direct payments for these prints. The price per print is $60.00 plus tax bringing the total cost to $63.00. For those MAP Units in the Greater Portland area you can arrange to pick up your prints from Bruce Coffin at PPD or at the MAP June Full Board Meeting. For MAP departments that are outside the area, you can add $10.00 for shipping and Bruce will get the print to you. Orders and payments can be sent to the Portland Police Department Federal Credit Union, 109 Middle Street, Portland, Maine 04101. The account at the Credit Union is the Betters Memorial Portrait Account #1091-62.

If you are not familiar with Bruce Coffin’s work, it is outstanding. You can visit his website at:

Please consider purchasing a print for your office, home or squad room. Once you see the photo in which the print will be based on, you will understand the importance of remembering our brothers and sisters who have gone on before us. Your help will make sure that Rick Betters family receives some support, and that we have a tangible reminder of the honor involved with being in this profession. Stay Safe and thanks for your help.

The old engineering building located in Mill Creek Park in the City of South Portland is now the home of military artifacts and uniforms honoring Maine veterans from all wars and of peacetime service. The centerpiece will be the largest display of Vietnam POW items ever seen in the United States, comprised of actual POW uniforms and artifacts made in prison which were smuggled out at release, such as a small Christian Cross, a bamboo rosary, the Chinese lock & chain used to hold a prisoner in his cage, secret writing on toilet paper and cigarette wrappers, art work done after Homecoming and much, much more.

I currently have two major displays at the Smithsonian Museum, (American Museum of History and the Air & Space Museum) in Washington, DC., one at the Richard M. Nixon Library in California, one at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, NJ, with a major upcoming exhibit on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, as well as items at the Wright-Paterson AFB Museum.

MAP's members are invited to participate in this great effort to honor our veterans. If you have uniforms, patches, insignia, medals, war souvenirs, books, paperwork, truly anything military, which are currently gathering dust in attics and closets, please consider donating them to the museum. Here in this museum your artifacts will be displayed with your name and thus your service will be forever honored.

The items being requested are not limited to Maine veterans only, but to anyone who served this nation, making this a special place for future generations to learn your story and that of your families, not Hollywood’s version.

Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted and are 501 (3)(c) tax deductible. Donations should be made out to:

“I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the fact of eternal loneliness should I fall. I have seen the face of terror and felt the stinging cold of fear. I have loved, cried, suffered, and hoped, but most of all, I have lived times others would say were “best forgotten”. At least some day I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was - A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER!” (Source; Unknown Author)

William B. Troubh , John Chapman, Daniel Felkel, William K. McKinley, Michael Rair

Auburn ~ Auburn Command ~ Bangor ~ Bangor Command ~ Bath ~ Belfast ~ Berwick ~ Brewer ~ Brewer Command ~ Brunswick ~ Buxton

Camden ~ Cape Elizabeth ~ Cumberland ~ Ellsworth ~ Falmouth ~ Farmington ~ Freeport ~ Gardiner ~ Gorham ~ Houlton

Jay ~ Kennebunk ~ Lewiston ~ Lewiston Command ~ Lisbon ~ Lewiston / Auburn 911 ~ Madison ~ M.A.P. Retiree's

Old Orchard Beach ~ Old Town ~ Orono ~ Pittsfield ~ Portland ~ Rumford ~ Saco Command ~ Saco Patrol ~ Sanford

Sanford Regional Dispatch ~ Scarborough ~ Skowhegan ~ South Berwick ~ South Portland

South Portland Command ~ Topsham ~ Waterville ~ Waterville Command ~ Wells ~ Westbrook ~ Windham ~ Yarmouth ~ York

MAP Full Board Meeting Announcement

MAP Full Board Meeting

Tuesday March 16^th, 2010

Annual Financial Report 2009: Offered by the executive director and secretary treasurer.

Legislative Update: The executive director will report on the status of the parity and portability bill as well as other bills followed by MAP.

Any New Business Brought forth by the Board. Lunch Follows Meeting

DUTIES OF PRESIDENT

The President shall preside over the Board of Directors and in his absence a Vice

DUTIES OF VICE-PRESIDENTS

DUTIES OF SECRETARY/TREASURER

The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping minutes of the meetings of

MAP Full Board Meeting Announcement

MAP Full Board Meeting

Tuesday March 16th, 2010

Annual Financial Report 2009: Offered by the executive director and secretary treasurer.

Legislative Update: The executive director will report on the status of the parity and portability bill as well as other bills followed by MAP.

Any New Business Brought forth by the Board. Lunch Follows Meeting

DUTIES OF PRESIDENT

The President shall preside over the Board of Directors and in his absence a Vice

DUTIES OF VICE-PRESIDENTS

DUTIES OF SECRETARY/TREASURER

The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping minutes of the meetings of

Tuesday March 16^th, 2010