Montgomery County FOP Lodge #104
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Minutes from the FOP meeting held October 6, 2009 Meeting Called to order by Brother Bergman Pledge of Allegiance led by Brother Ridgeway Roll Call of Lodge #104 Officers:
President Rick Bergman……………………………..Present Trustee Laura Gardiner ……………………………..Absent Vice President Steve Gardiner…………………...Present Trustee Robert Sakal…………………………………..Present Second Vice President Bryan Statzer………….Present Trustee Johnny Campbell…………………………...Working Secretary Linda Shutts……………………………..…Present Trustee Mark Zurn…..……………………………….…Absent Treasurer Matt Poulton…………………………….….Absent Trustee Matt Snyder.………………………………....Present Sergeant at Arms Tim Brady…..………………...Working Chaplain Gary Ridgeway…………………………..…Present
Secretary’s Report: Motion by Sister Shutts to accept the July minutes as posted on the website Second by Brother Snyder No discussion Motion passed
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report is tabled until the November meeting when the Treasurer can be present.
Legal/Labor Issues: Brother Bergman reported Brother Burghart was terminated and did not wish to fight his termination. Brother Bergman stated Brother Burghart was represented by the FOP/OLC during his investigation. Brother Burghart was contacted by the OLC after his termination and declined any further action be taken on his behalf. Brother Bergman reported there has been some conflict with Judge Heck who is a current judge at the Vandalia Municipal Court. Brother Bergman stated she has been taking no contest pleas at arraignments and then entering not guilty verdicts for defendants. Brother Bergman advised Major Landis and other members of management are going to sit down with the court personnel to discuss the issue. Brother Bergman also advised there has been talk with Greg Brush, the Clerk of Courts, about the possibility of Harrison Twp. sending all cases to Area Two Court. Brother Bergman stated it may not be possible due to the geographically boundaries being set. Brother Bergman advised if nothing is resolved then we may contact the OLC. Brother Bergman stated there are still concerns over the promotional process. Brother Bergman advised he has put out in several meetings the need for someone to chair a committee to look at the promotional process in order for anything to be done about the process. Brother Bergman stated the main issue is still the books that have been chosen to gather test questions from. Many of the test questions do not pertain to how the Sheriff’s Office works. Brother Bergman advised if anyone wants to chair the committee to look at the promotional process, let him know. Brother Bergman advised there have been GPS systems installed in many cruisers and they are active. The system only shows the current location of the cruiser. They are not capable of looking back to see where a cruiser was at a particular time. Brother Bergman reported he was told by Management and Tiburon there would be no recording and the GPS system is not web-based. The system is associated with CAD and cannot be accessed from home. Brother Bergman reported there was an issue about Brother Achtermann not being brought back sooner. Brother Bergman stated the Sheriff was concerned about the upcoming budget for 2010 and he was uncertain about any proposed layoffs. Brother Bergman advised the Sheriff did not want to bring back any deputies only to lay them off at the first of the year. Brother Bergman advised Management should know by November how 2010 will start because the budget is due very soon. The Chief Deputy advised that the Commissioners will not be cutting across the board this year like it has been done in the past.
New Business: Nominations for the Executive Board for 2010-2011
President: Bryan Statzer
Vice President: NONE
Treasurer: Rod Brown
Secretary: Bob Sakal
Sergeant at Arms: Steve Gardiner
2nd Vice President: Tom Feehan & Linda Shutts
Chaplain: Gary Ridgeway
Trustee: Mike Mullenix, Matt Snyder, Mark Zurn, J. C. Fannin, & Kyle Baranyi
Motion by Brother Gardiner to have President Bergman cast one vote for all uncontested spots. Second by Brother Statzer Discussion Motion passed There will be an election for the 2nd Vice President spot.
Old Business: NONE
Chaplain’s Report: Brother Ridgeway reported Sister Romaker recently gave birth to a baby boy. Brother Crowe also had a baby. A balloon bouquet was sent to both. Brother Ridgeway reported Brother Zurn’s wife, Sue, has had some recent health issues. She recently had surgery in Cincinnati to remove a growth which was deemed cancerous. She will be undergoing chemo therapy. Brother Ridgeway advised a Thank You card was received from Danielle Snyder for the donation given to her for the performing arts camp. She also sent a program from the concert and pictures of her playing with members of the country band Nickel Creek. Brother Ridgeway reported Brother Baab’s stepdaughter, Courtney Carmichael also sent a Thank You card for the college scholarship she received from the Lodge. Brother Ridgeway advised Brother Burke’s mother-in-law passed away. Also, Brother Henson also had a family member pass away recently, but Brother Ridgeway did not have the information.
Motion by Brother Bergman to accept as read Second by many Discussion Motion Passed
Charitable Contributions Committee: NONE
Social Committee: NONE
PAC Committee: NONE
Grievance Committee: NONE Fundraiser Committee:NONE
Membership Committee: NONE
Building Committee:NONE
For the Good of the Order: Brother Ridgeway advised the Children’s Christmas party is tentatively scheduled for December 12.
50/50 Raffle: NONE
Motion to adjourn by Brother Bemis Second by many No Discussion Meeting adjourned.
Fraternally, Linda Shutts, SecretaryMontgomery County Fraternal Order of Police #104
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