Key Information:

Dates: 9/18/24 – 9/20/24

Location: Emerald Resort, 35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA 02601

**You must be pre-registered to attend the event.**

There are two ticket options:

Premium Full Access – ($175.00) – includes unlimited access to all, including MassCOP gift, Convention Hall access, raffles Hospitality room.
Hospitality Room Plus Access – *($95.00) – includes access to the Hospitality Room for Wednesday and Thursday, Thursday luncheon, and Friday full breakfast only.

*This ticket does NOT include admission to the Convention Hall. Members are not eligible to vote, receive gifts, or enter the raffle prize drawing with a Partial.

Hotel Information:

The Emerald Resort and Cape Cod Irish Village (**formerly known as Hyannis Resort and Conference Center**)

35 Scudder Avenue | Hyannis, MA 02601

P: 508-394-9300 | stay@theemeraldresort.com

To obtain the group rate visit: www.theemeraldresort.com

Group Code: MAC24

Important Notes About Registration:

Registration deadline for this event is September 12, 2024*
After this date, a late registration fee of $25 will be added for a total of $200 per ticket.*
The Reservation Office is available – Monday through Friday – 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Convention Agenda:

Thursday, September 19, 2024

(Pre-registration is absolutely required before the commencement of this Convention.)

8:15 a.m. (Doors Open)

Meeting Hall Opens – Grand 1 and Grand 2 (Coffee, juice, assorted breakfast muffins, fruit etc. available.)
Voting Credentials Certified (Pre-registration absolutely required.)
Call to Order: Opening Formalities
Presentation of Colors: Honor Guard, Column & Pipe Band Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem – Scituate Select High School Choir, Led by William Richter
Opening Prayer: Father Paul Clifford
Opening Remarks: Scott Hovsepian, President
State of the Union and Annual Report: Scott Hovsepian, President
Awards: Andrea Warpula, Area 6 Vice President and Shelly Hughes, Framingham Area Vice President
PEER Support Update: Mr. Thomas Famolare
Secretary/Treasurer’s Report: Robert W. Murphy
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Nomination of Union Officers: Executive Officers: President, First Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer (4-year Terms)
Nominations of Area Vice Presidents: Areas 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 12, 14 (Two-Year Terms)
Update from Washington: William J. Johnson, Executive Director and General Counsel – NAPO
MassCOP’s New POST (Massachusett’s new Police Reform Commission or “Peace Officers Standards and Training” ) Internal Process & Representation of our Members before the Commission to Date. Sandulli Grace Attorney’s Casey Berkowitz, John Becker, and MassCOP’s In-House Counsel Timothy King.
Your Pension, Beneficiaries & Social Security Presentation: Frank Zecha and Tim Smyth, Executive Directors, Brookline and Boston Retirement Boards
Legislative Report John Nelson, First Vice-President
Sandulli Grace’s Legal Tie Award: Attorney Daniel Fogarty and Attorney Jennifer Smith
Luncheon Buffet – Bass River Room (Second floor off of Hotel lobby)
**Sign-up: Annual MassCOP’s Bocce & Cornhole Tournament. (Cornhole Commissioner Chris Lima, TCI America)

Friday: September 20, 2024

9:30 a.m. (Doors Open)

Full Breakfast Buffet Served: Bass River Room
Meeting Hall Opens: Grand 1 and Grand 2
Sandulli Grace Presentation: FY25 Bargaining Strategies and Trending Issues in our Locals
Election of Officers
Budget FY204
Update from Cosmo Macero, Seven Letter. MassCOP’s Public Relations Consulting Firm: Working for our Locals, working for our Members!
Good of the Union: Open Forum
Presentation of Trophies: Bocce & Corn Hole Winners Announced
Raffles, 50/50 Raffle: *Must be Present to Win
Closing: Scott Hovsepian, President
Closing Prayer: Cantor Richard Wolberg
Adjourn

(Agenda is subject to change.)

********** MassCOP Local and Members MUST be in Good Standing to participate in this event.

MassCOP’s 2024 Annual Convention