KLEC News
Governor Matt Bevin made the following appointments to Kentucky Boards and Commissions, specifically the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Both appointees attended their first Council meeting on August 7th and 8th in Louisville and were sworn in by County Judge Executive and Council Member, Chuck Dills (pictured above).
Jill Stulz, President, Kentucky Women’s Law Enforcement Network (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Detective Jill Stulz graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice as well as from the Department of Criminal Justice Training in 2008 as part of class 396. She worked with the Erlanger Police Department where she served as a patrol officer, then as a Detective and was the Lead Advisor for the Erlanger Police Explorer Program. She was also deputized through the FBI and assisted with Title 9 Investigations in Northern Kentucky.
In 2015, she created the group "Northern Kentucky Women In Blue" which consists of northern Kentucky female officers who participate in fitness-themed calendar fundraisers to help area non-profits such as the Women's Crisis Center and the Welcome House of Northern Kentucky. Through those fundraisers, the NKY Women in Blue were able to assist the NKY Chamber of Commerce's Health and Wellness Initiative, Flying Cross Uniforms, and the Saint Elizabeth Foundations 2016 Style Show Luncheon, which raised money for local schools.
She is a graduate of Leadership Northern Kentucky (2017) which is a nine-month program designed to help a diverse group of potential, emerging, and existing community leaders acquire an understanding of the strengths and challenges of the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati area, and the skills necessary to motivate and engage others in collaborative efforts to address them.
In 2016, she was named the Kentucky Women’s Law Enforcement Network Member of the year while she was the Northern Regional Representative, and since then, she went from First Vice President in 2017, to President for the 2018 and 2019 years.
In 2017, Jill joined the Fort Mitchell Police Department in Northern Kentucky and is assigned to the Detective's Office where she currently serves and is a member of FOP Lodge 20. Jill will serve on the Professional Standards Committee for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
Kate Bennett, Kentucky State Bar Association (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Kate Bennett serves as the State Bar Association representative to the KLEC. She is a graduate of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the Northern Kentucky University Law Review Journal.
After passing the Indiana Bar in 2011, Kate began her legal career as a Deputy Prosecutor in Ripley County, Indiana. In 2012, Kate moved home to Kentucky to become an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Kenton County. It was there that she specialized in child physical abuse, sexual abuse, and child pornography prosecution. In April 2016, Kate accepted a job in Lexington, Kentucky, as an attorney to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. In February 2019, Kate was promoted to Deputy General Counsel of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and serves in this role today. She is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Indiana, and the federal courts in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.
During her four-and-a-half years in Kenton County, Kate served as a leader on Kenton County’s child abuse Multi-Disciplinary Team and served on the Board of Directors for Transitions, Inc. Recovery and Residential Centers. She continues to serve her community as the Secretary of the Frankfort-Franklin County Planning Commission and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sunshine Center, a nonprofit organization which provides resources to at-risk parents and offers transitional housing for victims of domestic violence.
Kate resides in Frankfort with her three-year-old son, Colt. She currently serves on the Professional Standards Committee for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.
Chief Deputy Joseph S. Cline Attends Last Council Meeting as a Council Member
Chief Deputy Joseph Cline will be given the Kentucky Law Enforcement Meritorious Award for serving the Council as the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police representative since 2011.
Joseph S. Cline is currently the Chief Deputy Sheriff at the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department. He started his career with the Olive Hill Police Department in 1985 and during his 26-year career, he worked for the Morehead Police Department and retired as Chief of Police of the Morehead State University Police Department.
Joe served in the Kentucky Army National Guard. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia Southern University and is a graduate of the 217th Session of the FBI National Academy. He serves on the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police Executive Board and is a Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Certified Instructor. He served the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council as chair of the Instructor Certification Committee.
We wish Joe Cline the best of luck in his future endeavors. The Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police will be appointing a replacement for Chief Deputy Joe Cline to serve on the Council.
Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Meetings: What to Expect at a Quarterly Meeting
If you have never attended a Kentucky Law Enforcement Council meeting, we invite you to do so. The meetings are open meetings. The meeting dates are posted on the KLEC web site. The Council begins day one at 1:30 p.m. with a full council meeting. A local Police Chaplain or Council member Joseph S. Cline gives the invocation. All council attendees pledge allegiance to our flag to honor our great nation. The Chair, Spike Jones calls the meeting to order. The Executive Director then calls the roll for a quorum and then guests stand and introduce themselves to the Council. The Chair, Chief Spike Jones facilitates the meetings. Executive Director Phil Crumpton reviews the highlights of the Administrative Report for the previous quarter of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Staff who serve the Council members and the Commonwealth of Kentucky on a daily basis.
Chair Spike Jones opening the KLEC meeting. (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Executive Director Phil Crumpton presenting the Administrative Report. (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Some notable highlights of the Administrative Report are how many miles our staff has traveled over the last quarter to conduct Professional Standards Pre-Employment Testing. For the months of April, May and June, staff traveled a total of 40,963 miles for applicant testing. Director Fran Root retired after serving nearly three years as the KLEC Executive Director and over eighteen years with the Department of Criminal Justice Training. Executive Director Appointed in his place was Phil Crumpton who has worked closely with the KLEC Office in his roles with the Kentucky State Police, Chief of the Wilmore Police Department, Chief of the Taylorsville Police Department and the Department of Criminal Justice Training. The report also lists:
Decertification totals from the National Decertification Database
Certified and waived instructor totals
Commissioned Special Law Enforcement Officers and Special Local Police Officers totals
Career Development certificates total issued and recipients
Reciprocity inquiries and their status
The full Council adjourns for the day to address committee business. The three committees are the Professional Standards Committee chaired by Chief Mike Bosse of the Georgetown Police Department; the Instructor Certification Committee chaired by Judge Executive Chuck Dills of Grant County; and the Curriculum Committee chaired by Sheriff Patrick Boggs of Mason County.
The Professional Standards Committee discussing items on their agenda. (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Each committee reviews the respective order of business on their agenda. Once business is completed for the committees adjourn until the following morning. Day two of the Council meeting covers the reports from the respective chairs of each committee. The Council discusses old and new business at this time. Any person wishing to address the Council formally may do so on day two. After this meeting adjourns, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Staff will notify all interested parties from the individual committee meetings of the status of their business before the Council and then begin immediately preparing for the next quarterly meeting.
Quarterly meetings are in February, May, August and November each year. Watch for upcoming articles on what happens in each committee meeting of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.