Montgomery County FOP Lodge #104
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Minutes from the FOP meeting held April 3, 2007 Meeting Called to order at 1930 by Brother Concannon Opening prayer by Brother Ridgeway Pledge of Allegiance by Brother Gardiner Roll Call of Lodge #104 Officers: President Dave Concannon……………………….. Present
Motion by Sister Haas to accept the March 2007 Minutes as posted on the
web page.
Motion by Brother Poulton to accept Treasurer’s Report as read
Once again, we are reminding members: Members are not asking for representation in a timely manner!! Whether
you are a focus Contract negotiations are still underway. As soon as the fact finder gives us a report, the contract team will bring it to the membership. April 18, 2007 the O.L.C. will be hosting a Leadership Seminar from 10-5p at Lodge 104. You must register by the 16th of April. RSVP to Toya at 1-800-367-6524 if you are interested in attending. Current grievance involving Dep. Aikman is going to Arbitration. New Business: The Fifth District meeting was held and Brother Concannon reported back on several issues that were discussed, one being the upcoming election of the National offices of Vice-President and Sgt. at Arms. The National Conference will be held in Louisville, KY this August. As previously decided, 7 delegates will be attending. Those members are: Brother Concannon, Brother Statzer, Brother Bergman, Brother Gardiner, Sister Gardiner, Sister Haas, and Brother Walters. Spring Board meeting will be held May 5, 2007 in Huron. Motion by Brother Bergman to donate $500 to the SWAT Team for the upcoming
Special Olympics Torch Run.
The Police Memorial Week in Washington, D.C. is coming up. As previously
reported, the Lodge approved the cost of renting a van and gasoline for
those members wishing to attend Police Week. Trotwood Police has paid
for the cost of the van. Brother Miller made a motion for the Lodge to
cover the cost of parking (in addition to the cost of gasoline previously
approved) instead of the cost of the van.
Several Thank You’s were received.
NONE Social Committee Brother Statzer reported that the Lodge will be beginning a raffle that
will start throughout the year. The Lodge has been rekeyed – see Brother Statzer to get a key - $10 deposit required. Brother Statzer reported that the Lodge purchased a Party Deck for the Dayton Dragons game on September 3, 2007. Cost to attend will be $20 a head for the game. See Brother Statzer or another Board Member if you wish to attend.
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A reminder to all: Only full time law enforcement and retired-in-good-standing members of the Lodge are permitted to be Members of the Fraternal Order of Police. Per Lodge #104’s Constitution: Article IV The Grand Lodge passed a Resolution concerning the sale of Active Member merchandise and items bearing the FOP insignia. Despite numerous requests from the Grand Lodge, citing officer safety concerns, eBay continues to allow this merchandise to be sold on their site, insisting on their “right to free enterprise”, and apparently is not concerned for the lives of police officers. More information will be provided as soon as we receive an update from the Grand Lodge on this issue. As a true Member of this Lodge it is your duty to protect the integrity of the Fraternal Order of Police and our jobs. We put our lives on the line every day and, as such, earn the right to display the FOP emblems or plates. Do your part!! Do NOT resell any emblems you have purchased to anyone! Members can only obtain FOP emblems by directly contacting the Secretary now. This may be an inconvenience, but I believe it is the best way to handle this growing concern. Do not forget, all large emblems have serial numbers on them and the name of the person purchasing the emblem is documented. The National Lodge is not only investigating the “wannabes” but also the Members to whom that Emblem was sold!!! The Lodge will keep only a few small emblems in stock (for those with motorcycles). As a result, the Lodge will only be selling/issuing the large emblems with the serial numbers from now on. Building Committee NONE For the Good of the Order There will be a Police Officer Memorial at Courthouse Square on Friday May 11, 2007. The procession will begin at apx. 1130 in front of the jail. Function will go on until at least 1pm. All are encouraged to attend. More details will follow. This is a joint venture with Lodge 104 and Dayton’s Lodge #44. The Lodge will be holding our Annual Memorial Service on Tuesday May
1, 2007 at 1930 hrs. Motion by Brother Bemis to move the July meeting to July 10, 2007 due
to the 4th of July holiday.
NONE
Won by Brother Ridgeway
Molly Haas, Secretary
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