Montgomery County FOP Lodge #104
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Minutes from the FOP meeting held April 5, 2005
Meeting Called to order at 1930 hrs by Vice President Gardiner. Brother Ridgeway gave the Police Officer’s Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance by all members led by Sister Gieger. Roll Call of Lodge #104 Officers by Brother Bemis President Shawn Baab Unexcused absence Vice President Steve Gardner present Second Vice President Matt Snyder Unexcused Absence Secretary Gerald Bemis present Treasurer Matt Poulton present Trustee Tim Brady Unexcused Absence Trustee Tom Feehan present Trustee Molly Geiger present Trustee Brad Daugherty Unexcused Absence Sergeant at Arms Rick Bergman present Chaplain Shively Excused Absence Chaplain Ridgeway present Secretary’s Report Motion by Brother Bemis to accept the March meeting minutes as posted on the website. Second by Brother Feehan No discussion. Motion passed. Treasurer’s Report Motion by Brother Poulton to accept the report as read. Second by Brother Bergman. No discussion. Motion passed. Legal/Labor Issues Special Order 05-006-Effective May 2, 2005 Pursuant to the General Orders Manual 3.2.3 Conditions of Work (D), the Sheriff reserves the right to review and revoke permission for any employee to engage in off-duty work at any time. Due to liability and workers compensation issues, effective May 2, 2005, employees will no longer be permitted to engage in off-duty security or loss prevention employment. Lateral Hires The Lateral hires will be field trained prior to senior Deputies currently assigned to Jail Division. The reasoning behind this is that their training will take considerable less time and will ease the burden of the Deputies assigned to Road Patrol. However, they will receive no seniority over those promoted to the classification of Deputy Sheriff prior to their Lateral to the Sheriff’s Office. Additional information on Laterals Two of the three Laterals are trained as Evidence Technicians and are to be temporarily assigned to the Evidence Program for 45 days, pursuant to the temporary assignment covered in the contract. The FOP will not hamper this decision as long as the current list for Evidence Technicians is completed prior to them being placed into the EV Program on a permanent basis as it has been in past practice. ALL members of the Sheriff’s Office are encouraged to take an FOP representative with them to ALL Special Investigations interview whether you are the focus or a witness. New Business Motion by Brother Giesel to pay for a rental vehicle and fuel for the Police Officer’s Memorial in Washington D.C. Second by Brother Bergman. No Discussion. Motion Passed. Old Business: Scholarship Fund Fish Fry ONLY those active members who have children in or registered for college may submit their children’s name once. Deadline for the entry is April 30, 2005. Chaplain’s Report Read by Brother Snyder in Brother Ridgeway. Charitable Contributions Committee Motion made to donate $300 to Miami Valley 911Dispatchers Association Second by Brother Fox. No Discussion. Motion passed.
Personnel Order 05-038 Civilian Dispatcher Michael Spitler, PSN 678, has been diagnosed with a serious health condition. This condition will require extensive treatment for the next four to six months. Dispatcher Spitler will be unable to work during these months of treatment. Any full-time, non-probationary employee who wishes to contribute leave (vacation or PA) to assist Dispatcher Spitler during this time, is asked to follow the Employee Leave Donation Program in the G.O.M. 3.2.6.C.6. 3.2.6 EMPLOYEE LEAVE DONATION PROGRAM The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has an Employee Leave Donation Program that exists to assist full-time non-probationary employees who are terminally ill with a non-occupational illness or injury, or who have a terminally ill spouse or child. C. Program Application CALEA 22.2.5 6. Full-time non-probationary employees who want to contribute leave must fill out an Employee Leave Request form, checking the type leave they wish to donate, (Vacation or P. A. Day) and the number of hours they wish to donate. Employees must donate a minimum of eight (8) hours. Sick leave and compensatory time donations are not allowable. Employees who donate leave must have a minimum combined vacation and P.A. balance of at least eighty (80) hours. Employees must write, "Employee Leave Donation" on the top of the form along with the employee's name that they want to receive the leave donation. Employees submit this form to the Sheriff through the chain-of-command. Contributions are irrevocable. Motion by Brother Althouse for the FOP to sponsor a co-ed softball team in the amount of $335. Second by Brother Feehan. No discussion. Motion passed. Membership NONE Social Committee Fish Fry totals will be forthcoming at the May meeting FOPA Charter packet should be completed by the first week in May. Texas Hold Em Tournament will be scheduled sometime in the fall of 2005. Formal Ball/Awards Ceremony scheduled for September 17, 2005. (Pending interest) Halloween Party scheduled for October 29, 2005. Children’s Christmas Party discussed for December 10, 2005. PAC Committee A letter has been drafted and sent to the local Legislators regarding the FOP’s position on the proposed budget cuts in the Local Government Funding. (See website) Building Committee NONE For the Good of the Order Brother Poulton advised that an Attendance Raffle has started for Lodge #104. Rules and explanation are posted in the Lodge on the bulletin board. If you have any questions, please contact Brother Poulton. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN! (See rules) This weeks attendance raffle winner is Jeffrey Eckhart. Since Jeff was not in attendance, he does not win and the $140 will roll over to the May 2nd meeting. Should’ve been at the meeting Jeff! Motion made by many to adjourn. Second by many. Motion passed. 50/50 Raffle Won by Brother Britton.
Gerald Bemis, Secretary
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #104 Dear Legislator, I am writing, as a representative of law enforcement officers in your district, regarding the State of Ohio’s budget that will take effect this year. It has been reported in the media that the General Assembly may consider drastic reductions of the state’s Local Government Fund (LGF) in this year’s budget. This greatly concerns our members, which are nearly 600 members strong. We would like to urge you to oppose such a drastic measure. While we understand that the State of Ohio will be facing a challenging budget process ahead – similar to that faced by other levels of government – it is profoundly unfair for legislators to balance the state’s budget on the backs of local governments by eliminating Local Government Funds. Money from the LGF directly affects the daily lives of Ohio citizens. Our local governments are dependent on these funds to provide basic services including public safety, roadway maintenance and other general fund-supported functions. These ESSENTIAL services on the local level are vital to maintaining a strong quality of life for Ohio families. If recent media accounts are accurate, cities, counties, townships and libraries in the Montgomery County region alone would lose over $100 million in revenues per year if the LGF is eliminated. This loss of funds would be in addition to the $673 million in state aid reductions that local governments and libraries have suffered over the past four years through cuts and freezes in Local Government Funds. This type of revenue reduction will have adverse health and safety affects, and that is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE. With a challenging economy in recent years, city, and county governments in this area have already tightened their operations and many have trimmed staffing levels. To date, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has 29 positions that will go unfilled due to budget restraints. That number will nearly double to include layoffs if the drastic reduction is put into place. These deep and significant cuts will be a detriment to the health and safety of each community in Montgomery County. We ask that you and your colleagues please be determined, innovative and vigilant in seeking out solutions to possible budget difficulties in this year’s budget. Elimination of the Local Government Fund would be a shortsighted solution with harmful consequences reaching directly into Ohio neighborhoods.
Sincerely, Shawn Baab President Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #104
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