Montgomery County FOP Lodge #104
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Minutes from the FOP meeting held May 6, 2008 Chaplain Gary Ridgeway held a memorial ceremony honoring the fallen members of Lodge #104 prior to the meeting being called to order. In attendance were members of the Kalaman and Richter families. (Dinner Break) Meeting Called to order by Brother Bergman Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance included in the memorial ceremony
President Rick Bergman……………………………..Present Installation of Sister Shutts as Secretary and Brother Sakal as Trustee
Secretary’s Report Motion by Sister Shutts to accept the April minutes as posted on the
website
Treasurer’s Report Motion by Brother Poulton to accept Treasurer’s Report as read
Legal/Labor Issues Brother Bergman wanted to address any rumors that may be going around in regard to the screening committee. The screening committee will not start screening potential candidates for Sheriff or any other local office that may be seeking endorsement of the FOP until the respective parties have made their final decision on which candidate to endorse. The committee has started compiling questions for a questionnaire and for oral interviews. If any member has any questions that they would like the committee to bring to the candidates, please forward them to Brother Bergman. Brother Bergman advised that there is continued discussion of a proposed tattoo policy that would restrict members on where they would be able to have a tattoo placed on their body. Discussion will continue.
New Business Brother Bergman made a motion to send 8 delegates to the 2009 National
FOP Conference and pay for airfare and lodging. The State FOP Conference will be held July 12-15 in Boardman, OH. Brother Bergman made a motion to send 4 delegates to the State FOP Conference
and pay for lodging.
Old Business The Law Enforcement Memorial in Dayton is May 9, 2008. Meet in front of HQ at 1100-1115, in long sleeve uniform if you plan on attending. There will be a cookout at Dayton’s Lodge 44 after the ceremony and provide dinner and entertainment in the evening. There will be coins for sale to commemorate the event. The cost is $10 per coin and there will be around 500 coins available after the service. After the initial 500 coins are gone members may contact Brother Bergman if they are interested in ordering additional coins.
Chaplain’s Report Thank you cards were received from The Gardiner’s, Roland and Patty Cox, and The Epstein’s. Bibles were presented to all at the respective funerals. A thank you card was also received from OLC Rep. Mark Drum in regards to the passing of his step-father. A planter was sent on behalf of the Lodge. Brother Ridgeway advised that Brother Harvey’s grandmother recently passed away and a planter was sent on the Lodge’s behalf. A Get Well balloon bouquet was sent to Brother Woods who was recently
hospitalized for congestive heart failure. He is reported to be doing
better after being discharged from the hospital.
Charitable Contributions Committee Brother Ridgeway received a memo from Brother Matt Snyder, on behalf of the Montgomery County Regional SWAT Team, requesting the Lodge donate $500 for the Torch Run. Motion by Brother Ridgeway to donate $500 for the Torch Run
Social Committee NONE PAC Committee NONE Grievance Committee NONE Fundraiser Committee NONE
Membership Committee Applications received by: Motion by Sister Shutts to accept applicants as members of the Lodge Second by Brother Pete Snyder
Building Committee Brother Zurn reported that he would like to organize a day for some spring cleaning around the lodge. He advised that the garage needs to be cleaned out and reorganized. Brother Zurn also reported that the parking lot needs to be repaired and resurfaced. Brother Statzer advised that the flag pole has been fixed.
For the Good of the Order Brother Bergman advised that the FOP Spring Conference and the OLC Conference were recently held and there was a lot of discussion about bills that are being lobbied in the State House and Senate by the FOP. Brother Bergman wanted to point out that the FOP is the only labor union that is actively fighting for its members. Some members still talk about switching to the OPBA without knowing how diligently the FOP fights for its members. Brother Statzer mentioned two Senate Bills that have been successful. Senate Bill 6, which deals with personal information on county internet websites, was signed into law on May 6. Employees would be allowed to request that their address be redacted from any county internet site for a filing fee. The only exception would be the county auditor’s office. Instead of having the employees address redacted, the employee would have to pay $0.50 and sign an affidavit and only their initials would be listed on the internet and not their full name. The other bill mentioned was Senate Bill 267 which deals with the PERS LE conversion. The bill would allow members to purchase up to 5 yrs of their PERS and convert it to PERS LE prior to retirement. The bill has passed the Senate. Brother Gardiner advised that he was re-elected to the Member at Large position on the OLC board at the OLC Conference. Brother Gardiner will hold that position until the year 2012. The OLC would like to hold training, which would be provided by OLC representatives, at the lodge. Further information will be forthcoming.
50/50 Raffle NONE
Motion to adjourn by Brother Gardiner Second by many
Linda Shutts, Secretary
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