The Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation is excited to offer this FREE training discussion about kick-starting legislation in your state. Not only is this great for anyone serving on a Board, but anyone in the profession would enjoy this informational discussion on building relationships with other groups and professions to gain support for your future legislation. Join us on May 18th for a presentation and Q&A with two very experienced individuals.

JOHN LOVELL

John Lovell has been a Legislative Advocate in California since 1984. He has participated in the enactment of Landmark Legislation during his tenure in Sacramento. These include an amendment to the California Constitution that gave the Governor the authority to review, modify and/or overturn Parole Board grants of parole to persons convicted of first degree murder; first of its kind RICO Legislation aimed at criminal street gangs; in collaboration with Tim Cromartie, Legislation creating Certified Code Enforcement Officers where an organization representing code officers served as the licensing agency – a concept that only exists in California; enactment of Senate Bill 296, which is first of its kind code enforcement safety Legislation. Lovell took the leadership in securing enactment of this unprecedented Legislation. In 2021 the public safety community selected Lovell for the BUD HAWKINS MEMORIAL AWARD – described as the Heisman Trophy of public safety advocacy since only one such award is given in any year. Lovell was a Dean’s List graduate from Cornell University in 1966, and received his Juris Doctor degree from UCLA School of Law in 1969 where he graduated in the top 10% of his class.

TIM CROMARTIE

Tim Cromartie brings nearly 30 years’ experience of working in the legislative and public policy arenas, including four years as Legislative Director to former Senator Gloria Romero, one-time chair of the Senate Public Safety Committee. He served as a Housing Policy Analyst in the Department of Housing and Community Development for two years, evaluating local housing elements that included affordable housing plans, proposed redevelopment projects, in addition to working on an environmental justice initiative. He was a legislative representative for the League of California Cities for 5 years, assisting local governments on legal and local regulatory issues ranging from drones to cannabis laws, and fought to preserve provisions in law protecting the environment against harmful cultivation practices. Tim left the League in early 2018 to become Senior Policy Advisor with HdL Companies, crafting over 35 local ordinances on cannabis regulation, which included providing guidance on CEQA compliance. In 2021 he opened his own consulting firm, Cromartie Public Affairs.