CAL-EDA Membership Information
If you are a Public Safety Dispatcher with any Fire Department, Police Department or Sheriff's Department, it is recommended that you join the California Emergency Dispatcher Association, CAL-EDA, in order to take advantage of our Members Only benefits, such as:
- Discounted admission to CAL-EDA sponsored regional training statewide. Non-members are charged regular prices.
- Timely notification of CAL-EDA sponsored special events.
- A great way to meet and network with other Public Safety Dispatchers, from throughout the state.
- Meet equipment vendors and evaluate the latest tools suitable for your department or agency.
- Discounts on CAL-EDA Training Conference Registration pricing
- Discounts from select sponsors
Types of Membership
There shall be three categories of membership. Application for membership and annual dues payment shall be submitted to the Membership Director for review and approval. Each membership category shall have the following requirements, and the membership term will be annually from the original date of membership. The amount of annual membership dues shall be set by the Executive Board and be equal for both Active and Associate members.
1. ACTIVE members shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of membership in the Association, including the right to vote. Active members are:
a. Full-time or part-time Public Safety Civilian Dispatchers and supervisors (up to and including the rank of Manager or equivalent).
2. ASSOCIATE members are:
a. Those individuals who are employees of firms that provide equipment and services to Public Safety Dispatchers, telephone company liaison to law enforcement and/or fire departments, or other technical specialists that directly deal in an aspect of Public Safety Dispatch..
b. Individuals who have a professional interest in Public Safety Dispatch (retirees, reserve dispatchers, sworn law enforcement, fire/EMS services), and their membership will benefit the Association as well as themselves. Examples include retirees who qualified for membership prior to their retirement.
Associate members may participate in Association meetings and functions, but shall not have the right to vote or hold office, and may not attend or participate in meetings and functions in which confidential matters (as determined by the Executive Board) are discussed or presented.
3. HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS are granted by the Executive Board to those persons, who, in their opinion, have rendered outstanding service to the Association or to the field of Public Safety Dispatch, or who, by virtue of their contributions to the discipline of Public Safety Dispatch, have been deemed worthy of life membership. Honorary Life Memberships shall be granted only after a thorough evaluation of the prospective member reveals that such service has been rendered voluntarily, altruistically or without consideration of personal gain.
a. Life members shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of membership in this Association, except that they may not hold office.
b. Honorary Life members are not required to pay annual dues.
All memberships are the sole and exclusive property of CAL-EDA and may be suspended and/or revoked "for cause" by the Board of Directors.
