February 14, 2005

The Illinois Campus Law Enforcement Administrators met at Bradley University on Friday January 28th 2005. We had a good turn-out and a very successful meeting. A copy of the minutes will be sent for your review.

One of the main topics discussed at the meeting was the Associations current financial status. The cost of running our organization has increased over the last few years due to the Web Page and expenses for attending various meetings for State Committees that our Association is represented. The members present discussed the need for a dues increase. The dues for our Association have not been increased in at least 12 years. Since we had a quorum of paid members, a motion was made to increase the yearly dues from $35.00 to $55.00. The motion was seconded and passed.

To go along with a dues increase, we also identified how our money is spent for our Association to be represented at the various State Committees. We have determined that this is a good expenditure of our Associations resources, but there does need to be a limit on these expenses. A limit of $750.00 was agreed as a realistic amount to spend for this initiative.

We would also like to investigate the idea of a “Supporting Members” category. This would be Businesses that would pay an annual fee and be given a copy of our mailing list, not e-mail or phone numbers, and be allowed one 15 minute presentation per year to our Association. We will discuss this idea at our next meeting.

In the past, once a school paid for membership, they have always been included in mailings, e-mails, and given information. Our Association has had as many as 56 members, but dues were paid by only 28 schools last year. The Executive Committee is forming a group to initiate a Membership Campaign. Only paying members will be included in mailings and be allowed access to the Members Only section of our Web Page. A brochure highlighting our Association is also being created to increase our name recognition and draw new members. We feel that with the dues increase, a Membership Campaign, and exploring the idea of supporting members our Association can continue to move forward.