Montgomery County FOP Lodge #104
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Minutes from the FOP meeting held March 07, 2006 Meeting Called to order at 1930 hrs by President Concannon. Brother Snyder gave the opening Prayer. Pledge of Allegiance by all members; led by Brother Baab.
Roll Call of Lodge #104 Officers: President Dave Concannon Present Trustee Tim Brady Present Vice President Steve Gardiner Present Trustee Tom Feehan Absent Second Vice President Matt Snyder Present Trustee B. Statzer Working Secretary Molly Haas Present Trustee Mike Mullinex Present Treasurer Matt Poulton Present Trustee Gerald Bemis Ex-absence Sergeant at Arms Rick Bergman Ex-Absence Chaplain Gary Ridgeway Absent
Secretary’s Report Motion made by Sister Haas to accept the February minutes as printed on the webpage. Second by many No discussion Motion passed
Treasurer’s Report Motion made by Brother Poulton to accept as read. Second by Brother Miller No discussion Motion passed
Legal/Labor Issues
Brother Thornton’s arbitration was held in January and we are still waiting to hear the findings. Sister Hewitt’s Arbitration date is March 14, 2006 (pending). Brother Suman’s Arbitration was held February 7, 2006. The arbitration went well with very little cross-testimony. Brother Meyer has returned to the Sheriff’s Office as a Corrections Officer. The amount of his reimbursement is pending and there are still other issues being addressed. Brothers Dugan and Blackwell are currently on hold pending the outcome of the criminal aspects of the case. A date has been set in September. Only Brother Dugan’s criminal investigation has been completed.
New Business Due to the Lodge’s 501(c)8 Classification we have discovered that we are unable to hold our Scholarship Fish Fry at Hara Arena and we are not allowed to have gambling. The event has to be held at a Government, Fraternal, or Veteran’s owned facility. Motion made by Brother Zurn to postpone the Fish Fry indefinitely. Motion amended by Brother Gardiner and Sister Haas to postpone the Fish Fry for a few days while we look around for a possible new location. Second by many Motion passed. Brother Baab will make a note on the dispatch Daily about the postponement pending location change.
Old Business: Brother Keechle reported that it will cost $248 to fix the oven. Motion made by Brother Snyder to spend the money to fix the oven. Second by Brother Bartlett No Discussion Motion passed Brother Grismer for Dayton’s Lodge is assisting in the planning of the 2006 State Conference that is being hosted by Dayton’s Lodge this year. Brother Poulton reported that before we can purchase the tickets to the Dayton Dragon’s Game we must register for the conference. Brother Gardiner made a motion to send 8 delegates to the State Conference. Second by Brother Snyder Discussion Motion passed Brother Baab will put on the Dispatch Daily that any member interested in attending should contact Brother Snyder.
Chaplin’s Report No Report
Charitable Contributions Committee Motion made by Brother Baab to donate $350 to Crime Stoppers for money for informants. Second by Brother Poulton Discussion – as previously decided, all donation requests need to go through the committee for review Motion tabled for Committee review
Social Committee No Report
PAC Committee Nothing to report.
Membership CommitteeApplication received from: Thomas O’Connell, MCSO Sister Haas made a motion to accept the applicant as a member of this Lodge. Second by many No discussion Motion passed
Building CommitteeNo Report
For the Good of the Order Brother Concannon, Brother Poulton, Brother Gardiner, and Sister Haas attended the Leadership Matters Seminar in Nashville on Feb. 9, 10, 11. Some outstanding information was received from the Seminar as a whole and especially in the individual seminars. There was info about PAC Funds, making donations, and the new Membership System that will allow Lodge’s to update their membership gains, losses, address changes, etc…all on line! The System is still in the works, but will hopefully make the Membership process a lot easier in the future. Sister Gardiner reported that she has no new info on the cost of transportation for the D.C. Memorial Week. Brother Gardiner reported that there were only two Sergeants in attendance at the meeting to discuss efforts to get the Sgt’s back into the F.O.P. There is currently some discussion about the possibility to having a second meeting scheduled in the future.
50/50 Raffle: Won by Sister Haas
Motion to adjourn by Brother Concannon Second by many Meeting adjourned
Fraternally, Molly Haas, SecretaryMontgomery County Fraternal Order of Police #104
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