National Fraternal Order of Police 2023 Spring National Board of Trustees Meeting March 31 – April 1, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts
Table of Contents National Executive Board Page(s) Patrick Yoes, President............................................................................................................................. 1-50 Joe Gamaldi, Vice President ................................................................................................................... 51-52 Jimmy Holderfield, Secretary ................................................................................................................. 53-68 James Smallwood, Treasurer ............................................................................................................... 69-104 Steve Weiler, Second Vice President ........................................................................................................ 105 Keith Turney, Sergeant at Arms ......................................................................................................... 106-109 Rob Pride, Chairman of the Trustees ................................................................................................. 110-112 National Associates Page(s) Bernard Martin, President ........................................................................................................................ 113 National Legal Counsel Page(s) Larry James ........................................................................................................................................ 114-146 Executive Director Page(s) James O. Pasco, Jr .............................................................................................................................. 147-158 Labor Services Report Page(s) Roger Mayberry, Director .................................................................................................................. 159-170 Officer Wellness Report Page(s) Sherri Martin, Director ....................................................................................................................... 171-172 National Trustees Page(s) Alabama – Jay King .................................................................................................................................... 173 Arizona – Paul Sheldon ............................................................................................................................. 174 Arkansas – Allen Hamby..................................................................................................................... 175-176 California - Steve James ............................................................................................................................ 177 Colorado – Rob Pride ................................................................................................................................ 178 Connecticut – Daniel DePinto ................................................................................................................... 179 Delaware - Joe Fitzgerald .......................................................................................................................... 180 Florida – David Stevens ............................................................................................................................. 181 Georgia – Jamy Steinberg ......................................................................................................................... 182 Idaho – Greg Austin ........................................................................................................................... 183-184 Illinois - Robert Nowaczyk ......................................................................................................................... 185 Iowa – Donald Strong ......................................................................................................................... 186-189 Kentucky – Shawn Helbig .......................................................................................................................... 190 Louisiana – Kelly Gibson ............................................................................................................................ 191 Michigan – Joe Adams .............................................................................................................................. 192 Minnesota – Ruben Marichalar ......................................................................................................... 193-194 Missouri – Kevin Ahlbrand ........................................................................................................................ 195 Nebraska- John Francavilla ................................................................................................................ 196-197 Nevada - David Moody .............................................................................................................................. 198 New Jersey – Kevin Vernon ................................................................................................................ 199-200 New York - Michael Nied ................................................................................................................... 201-202 North Carolina - Dennis McCrary ....................................................................................................... 203-204 North Dakota – Joe Johnson .............................................................................................................. 205-206
Ohio - Shaun Laird .............................................................................................................................. 207-208 Oklahoma – Phil Wise ............................................................................................................................... 209 Oregon – Todd Hargrove .......................................................................................................................... 210 Pennsylvania – John Fiorill ................................................................................................................. 211-212 Rhode Island - Peter Johnston .................................................................................................................. 213 South Carolina - Jerry Wright .................................................................................................................... 214 South Dakota - Tony Harrison ................................................................................................................... 215 Tennessee – Johnny Crumby .................................................................................................................... 216 Texas – Frank Plowick ............................................................................................................................... 217 West Virginia – Stephen Walker ........................................................................................................ 218-219 Wisconsin - Jerry Johnson ................................................................................................................ 220-2022 Wyoming – Tina Trimble ........................................................................................................................... 223 Committees Page(s) Awards & Recognition Committee, Chairman Ed Brannigan ............................................................. 224-225 CBS Cold Case Files Committee, Chairman Tina Trimble .......................................................................... 226 Conference Safety & Security Committee, Chairman Carlton Stallings .................................................... 227 Constitution & By-Laws Committee, Chairman Terry Mangum ........................................................ 228-232 Correctional Officers Committee, Chairman Ken Hawkins ....................................................................... 233 Credentials Committee, Chairman Colette Smith ..................................................................................... 234 Disaster Relief Committee, Chairman Dennis McCrary ............................................................................ 235 DART Committee, Chairman Jason Smith ................................................................................................. 236 Diversity Committee, Chairman Robert Gaddy ................................................................................. 237-239 Easterseals Committee, Chairman Robert Nowaczyk ........................................................................ 240-241 Education Services Committee, Chairman Ron Bartmier .................................................................. 242-243 Grievance Committee, Chairman Mark Donahue ..................................................................................... 244 History Committee, Chairman David Stevens .................................................................................... 245-246 Labor Services Committee, Chairman Mike Powell .................................................................................. 247 Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee, Chairman Larry Crosman ........................................................ 248 Legal Defense Plan Committee, Chairman Steve James .................................................................... 249-250 Legislative Committee, Chairman Mark Nelson ....................................................................................... 251 Memorial Honor Guard Committee, Chairman Ken Roske....................................................................... 252 Recruitment Committee, Chairman Brad Landes .............................................................................. 253-254 Safety & Technology Committee, Chairman John Ortolano ..................................................................... 255 Site Committee, Chairman Todd Bramwell ....................................................................................... 256-257 Succession Planning/Mentoring Committee, Chairman Adam Crawford ................................................ 258
Report of the National President Patrick Yoes pyoes@fop.net Brothers and Sisters, It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to the 2023 Spring Board of Trustees Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts for the 2023 National Board of Trustees Meeting. Brother President Todd Bramwell, National Trustee Rich Shailor and the Massachusetts State Lodge have worked tirelessly to bring this meeting and all of us to their beautiful city. I hope you take some time while in Boston to enjoy the city, its rich history and great hospitality. Together, let us commit ourselves to meeting the needs of this great Order, explore and chart new courses, and enjoy the friendship and fellowship with our brothers and sisters. Memphis Tragedy sets us back years I feel confident that we are appalled by the brutal assault on Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. This was not legitimate police work, or a traffic stop gone wrong, this was a criminal assault under the 1
pretext of law. The Memphis Police Department terminated the five officers who participated in this heinous attack. The district attorney and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have completed the investigation, arrested the former officers, and charged them with second degree murder.” Tyre Nichols allegedly fled from officers following a traffic stop. After a brief foot pursuit, five Memphis police officers caught up him and beat him so badly he had to be hospitalized. A few days later, he died of those injuries. Video of body cameras and a pole camera recorded the incident. The officers—NONE of them—acted to stop this vicious attack, only compounds my horror—it is sickening. The men arrested and charged for this crime have rights, the presumption of innocence, and the due process protections of anyone accused of a crime. But the bottom line here is that Tyre Nichols, his family, and our entire country need to see justice done—swiftly and surely.” This criminal encounter should not and does not define the brave men and women of the Memphis Police Department or the more than 800,000 officers who keep our country and communities safe from the kind of violence that occurred in this incident. The video was so shocking that virtually every police organization issues statements expressing disgust. During the days leading up to the video release, I spoke with individuals who saw the video and leasers of other organizations wishing to coordinate our responses. I advised that any FOP action would be timed with the video release and only after having confidence that the statements of extreme brutality were confirmed. The National FOP issues a statement shown above. While other organizations received media coverage, the NFOP statement dominated the news cycle. During just a three-day period following the release, our statement was mentioned in 2,042 print media sources around the world for a combined reach 4,184 billion readers. National Television and Radio mentions reached a Viewership of 6,574,523. 2
One of the Most Dangerous Years for Law Enforcement Enough is enough." That's the message from the Fraternal Order of Police as 2022 comes to a close as one of the most dangerous years for law enforcement officers across the country due to a "beyond unacceptable" increase in the number of officers shot or killed in the line of duty. That reality is a "stain on our society." This past year has been one of the most dangerous years for law enforcement in recent history due to the increase of violence directed towards law enforcement officers as well as the nationwide crime crisis, which has seen criminals emboldened by the failed policies of pandering prosecutors and cynical politicians. Last year we saw more officers shot in the line of duty than any other since the National Fraternal Order of Police began recording this data in late 2015, and this year is not far behind. We’ve seen 331 officers shot in the line of duty; up 13% from 2020 year to date. Of those officers who were shot, 61 were killed by gunfire; up 22% from 2019 year to date. There were 89 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers this year, which resulted in 126 officers being shot; 31 of those officers were killed. Many will often look at this data and just see numbers. We MUST remember that they represent heroes—fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. Thankfully, because of dramatic improvements in medical trauma science and anti-ballistic technology, the lethality of these attacks would be much greater. It is our sincere hope, as we begin a new year, that the new Congress will act swiftly and pass the 'Protect and Serve Act' to address the national problem of ambushes and unprovoked attacks on our nation's law enforcement officers. "If these violent criminals are willing to commit brazen acts of violence against the men and women of law enforcement, we can't begin to fathom what heinous acts they are willing to commit against law-abiding citizens. As crime rates continue to rise, more citizens in this country are justifiably living in fear, constantly wondering if they too will become a victim. Law-abiding citizens saw the real-life consequences of what happens when elected officials embrace pro-criminal, revolving-door policies and make decisions that put the interests of violent offenders ahead of public safety. These decisions—failures to prosecute violent offenders for their crimes or, even worse, releasing repeat offenders arrested for crimes who show a propensity for escalation of violence—make our communities less safe. These rogue prosecutors are putting innocent lives at risk. When there are no consequences for breaking the law, more people will break the law and crime will increase. I call on Americans in every community across the country to join us in taking a stand—to say, ‘Enough is Enough!’ Truthfully, the violence against those sworn to serve and protect is beyond unacceptable; it’s a stain on our society, and it must end. It is incumbent upon our elected officials and community leaders to stand up, support our heroes, and speak out against the violence against law enforcement officers. 3
Broken out at the state level, Texas and Arizona saw the most officers shot in the line of duty with 27 and 21, respectively. Georgia saw 18 officers shot on the job, 16 officers were shot in Kentucky, and California saw 15 officers shot on the job. 4
Membership Growth We are experiencing significant growth since our last conference. While several Lodge were charted at the start of 2023, I would like to in welcome Riverside California Sheriffs to the Fraternal Order of Police with their 3000+ new members and the 1000 new members that have been reported by the Michigan State Lodge. There are many other states that are also growing, and this is a testament to the reputation and leadership in those states and each of you as National Board Members. It is difficult to have consistency in our membership numbers unless we use totals at the start of a National Conference. However, I am comfortable in stating that our membership will exceed the mid 370,000 mark at conference time. Previously there was a penalty for late payments of per capita and thus the motivation to pay per capita timely. Several years ago, this was eliminated. We are on track to experience our fourth record year of membership growth and look forward to sharing these totals with our membership at the start of the National Conference. The Voice of Law Enforcement Our world is changing, and your FOP is actively engaged in improving public perception for the law enforcement profession. From our voice in the Halls of Power in Washington, DC to fact-based dialog with businesses like the NFL and Starbucks, we speak with ONE VOICE building partnerships by issuing challenges to end the rhetoric. We are engaged in constructive discussions and taking on hard issues while building unlikely allies towards common goals. 5
Print Media Engagement Our concentrated efforts in improving our community and media relations efforts allows the FOP to have the strongest voice for our noble profession, be a more transparent, and provide an accurate depiction of who we are as an organization. That strategy has allowed our influence to flourish. In fact, simply look at the top 11 national police organizations and it is very clear that the Fraternal Order of Police leads the way in speaking for America’s law enforcement profession. Since 2019 through 2022, not only does the FOP set the pace, the other ten organization’s total media mentions combined are 40% less than total media mentions attributed to the Fraternal Order of Police. Never has it been as important as now to have our voices heard. This not only ensures the safety and betterment of our law enforcement officers, but most importantly of the communities we serve. Television and Radio Coverage For the past couple years I reported on the doninace of the FOP’s voice in the print and electrong media. Although I gave the television and radio mentions as the the pulivity value of our coverage as reported by Tveyes media service. We are contrasting this past years mentions compared to the same ten organizations identified with the print mentions. For the calendar year 2022, the NFOP had nearly 1,000 segments aired on television and radio networks. This is a testiment to the collective efforts. The publicity value of these mentions is estimated is $31.6 million. The FOP had 12,073 television and radio mentions. When compared to the other ten organizations, during 2022 alone their combined totals were just 2,414 mentions. Their combined total only makes up 20% of the television and radio mentioned by the FOP. 6
I wish to thank our media team for their tireless efforts. More importantly, I want to recognize Vice President Joe Gamaldi. His unrelenting advocacy gives voice to our member’s frustrations caused by activist prosecutors and judges. This allows myself and our legislative staff to focus on the Halls of power advocating for our union rights and safety concerns. 7
Dominating Social Media Law Enforcement Coverage Social media is a powerful tool in building support around our mission. We have leveraged this powerful tool to help build a better organization by creating a sense of community. Our social media team has developed innovative social media platform that fosters collaboration among FOP lodges and our members across the country that appeals to existing FOP members of all ages and attracts new younger members who are the future of the NFOP. In doing so, we have become the largest rank and file police presence in the world. The marketing committee has worked diligently at growing our following through a more aggressive stance on issues that directly affect our members and having a strong voice on topics when it is appropriate. Each post is discussed and researched among the social media committee and refined prior to posting on our platforms. Special thanks to our social media team: Chairman Darrell Basco, Vice President Joe Gamaldi, Treasurer James Smallwood, as well as Tim Richardson and Mark McDonald of the DC Staff. New additions to this committee are Florida State President Steve Zona and Indianapolis Lodge President/National Chaplain Rick Snyder. Together, they are part of a talk group tasked with developing best language to use in framing each post. WELL DONE! 8
Blue View Podcast Each week, I sit down with guests from Capitol Hill, within the FOP, as well as law enforcement experts and leaders from around the country to gain better insight into the issues and current events in the law enforcement community. With more than 52 episodes of the FOP’s weekly Blue View podcast, we are pleased to share that we are growing our audience! So far, we’ve already achieved nearly 350,000 views and listens on YouTube and social media. Be sure to check it out! The “Blue View” podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube. 9
FOP Member Named Director of COPS Office Last month, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland named Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr., Chief of the Providence, Rhode Island Police Department, to lead the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) as its next Director. I could not be prouder to see a former FOP National Trustee and terrific leader be recruited to serve in this critical role, We urged the President to consider him and we are deeply grateful to him and General Garland for bringing Hugh aboard to lead the COPS Office. Chief Clements was a long-time member of the FOP’s National Board of Trustees and served on the FOP-Rhode Island Future Planning Task Force Committee in 2012. He is a decorated officer and is a nationally recognized expert and speaker on law enforcement trends. He has been a Visiting Fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs since June 2018. Hugh has extensive experience in virtually every aspect of policing and law enforcement, a career which began in 1985 with the Providence Police Department as a patrol officer and culminated with him becoming the agency’s chief in 2012. Hugh has continued to demonstrate outstanding leadership in his department and in the community of Providence. For those who know him, it was no surprise that GoLocal Providence News named him Man of the Year in 2021. In recognizing him as Rhode Island’s Man of the Year, they wrote: He met with neighborhood groups and residents, listening -- and responding. At a time when there is much criticism of policing, Clements listened 10
and treated critics with respect…. In 2021, the Chief was everywhere -- a boundless ball of energy that provided a sense of hope, decency, and normalcy to a city that needed leadership. I think that this speaks volumes about Hugh’s leadership, integrity, and commitment to effective policing. At a time when too many agencies struggle to build trust with their communities, he has strengthened those bonds and earned the trust of many in his years as chief. Hugh Clements is the kind of law enforcement leader we want others to learn from and emulate, and the kind we need to head the COPS Office. The work of the COPS Office is vital to State and local law enforcement agencies and, by extension, to the safety of our communities. The COPS Office is the cornerstone of our national policing strategy—community-oriented policing. The hiring program, its work on collaborative reform, and efforts to improve officer safety and wellness is critical, especially at this time. Hugh Clements is an outstanding choice to lead this dynamic office and I have no doubt that he will be a tremendous asset to our national effort to fight our current crime wave. We can’t wait to start working with him. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Virtual Briefing Last year, the National Fraternal Order of Police facilitated an in-person briefing with leadership for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at their headquarters in Washington, DC. I think all who attended will agree that it was beneficial in understanding the challenges and dynamics on our Southern border. This past December the FOP facilitated a virtual US Customs and Border Protection briefing with FOP leadership: State Presidents and National Trustees from the southern border states, Border Safety Committee members, NFOP Executive Board and Jim Pasco. Participants received an overview of current updates on migration trends, drug interdictions, cartels & counterintelligence, the nine southwest border sectors, encounters, and apprehensions. DHS presenters were: • Tim Quinn, Executive Director, IPL CBP • Mary Hyland, Deputy Executive Director, IPL, CBP • Marcos Moreno, Division Director, Office of Intelligence, CBP • David Bemiller, Chief Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, CBP • Ashton Washington, Chief of Law Enforcement Affairs, IPL, CBP • Heather Fong, Assistant Secretary for State and Local Law Enforcement, DHS • Lori Sims, Director of Integrated Resources, OSLLE, DHS • Chrishonna Scott, Associate Director of Engagement, OSLLE, DHS • John Iorio, Executive Director, OSLLE, DHS • Sterling Keys, OSLLE, DHS • Kathryn Dapkins, OSLLE, DHS After the briefings and presentations, each were allowed to ask questions. We had hoped to host an in-person meeting, but due to conflicting schedules on both sides, we asked for a virtual option to prevent further delays. 11
Recruiting, Hiring & Retaining Officers The profession of law enforcement is facing an existential crisis—retirements and resignations are rising, and agencies are struggling to find top-notch candidates to become police officers. According to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), law enforcement officer retirements increased 31% from 2019 to 2020. In 2021, retirements were 23% higher than in 2019 and non-discipline resignations were over 40% higher as compared to the previous year. Policing no longer an attractive profession due to dangers, a feeling they are not supported, attacks in media and social media with hateful, anti-police rhetoric that is leading to violence. Loss of rights as employees in terms of having a voice in the workplace, Legislative actions changing use of force policies, threats to qualified immunity, our problems are all the same—at the local, State, and Federal levels, so it only makes sense that we should be working together. The NFOP took the initiative—we reached out and made connections with the Administration—officials in the White House and at the U.S. Departments of Justice, Labor, and Homeland Security. We also reached out to IACP and will be reaching out to other organizations to increase the number of applicants and maintain the very highest standards for our future officers. Our goal is to develop partnerships with government, associations, educational institutions, and our communities to collect and develop a database of best practices and model guidelines on: recruitment and retention models, background checks and evaluations, partnering with higher education, identifying the right “soft skills”, expediting the application process. 12
We suggest addressing the recruitment/retention crisis by: o Reauthorizing the COPS program and fully funding the Universal Hiring Program; o Expanding or customizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Plan to benefit those who decide to become law enforcement officers; o Providing incentives like loan forgiveness, access to childcare, or educational opportunities; o Focus on hiring from within the community and strengthening law enforcement’s ties to the communities through Police Explorer programs, Youth Ride Alongs, and other programs engaging with young people and underserved communities; and o Partnering with schools and/or institutions of higher learning to develop recruitment strategies. • One thing we must absolutely not do is lower our standards. In fact, we must ensure that rigorous recruitment efforts are met with equally rigorous standards—including thorough background checks. Our profession needs and expect the best and the brightest. • The FOP also supports strengthening law enforcement unions by enacting legislation like the “Public Employer-Employee Cooperation Act.” Public safety unions have played a vital role in driving support for police professionalization, standards, workplace safety, and benefits that make policing attractive to potential recruits. • During the work of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, we learned that the role unions play in recruiting is pivotal. Agencies with robust labor organizations, which work to protect the interests of their officers, are more attractive to potential recruits. Examples of the benefits of partnering with Federal entities: • Justice: COPS Hiring Program (CHP) supports recruitment with an eye on diversity and “community-based hires” • Safer America Plan: Initiative to hire 100,000 additional law enforcement officers, also $750 million plan to years to fund bonuses for retention; provide student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and higher education grant programs to incentivize service-minded candidates, including women and individuals from underrepresented communities, to become officers; support pilot programs to explore more flexibility in scheduling and work arrangement. • Build on the work on BJA’s Smart Policing Initiative • Preliminary discussions with DOL are on-track to develop an apprentice-type program similar to the Job Corps program. We are also actively exploring: • Consider establishing a ROTC scholarship model for those who commit to becoming police officers. • Customize and expand the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Plans and tailor it specifically for law enforcement. 13
• Mix of loan forgiveness and scholarships incentives to those who commit to a career in law enforcement. • Recruitment and retention incentives like free training tuition reimbursement, health and wellness support, childcare assistance for working officers. • Partner with local labor and representative organization—these are key factors in recruitment. • Expanding collective bargaining and the role of these organizations to make policing attractive to new recruits. Safeguarding Freedom – The Story of the Fraternal Order of Police In previous meetings I mentioned that the Executive Board set a goal of commissioning a book that would show over a century of advancements in policing and how the FOP influenced the process. While we experienced delays in this goal when we were unable to reach contract terms with the initial author. However, we have identified and contracted with an award-winning author recommended to us by a major publishing house. We anticipate that this book will be available in advance of the National Conference in Las Vegas. The following description is the outline of the history project by the author: Safeguarding Freedom: The Story of the Fraternal Order of Police (working title) will tell this organization’s remarkable tale in full, for the very first time. The book will recount the FOP’s beginning as a fledgling group of Pittsburgh patrolmen, who were inspired to adapt the tactics of America’s budding labor movement to try to better their own profession. It will sketch the FOP’s early struggles to define itself, fund itself, and win over its initial critics, as well as its expansion in the years that followed and the growing pains that came with it. The book will highlight the many laws, lawsuits, and initiatives the FOP has both supported and challenged over the past century which have greatly improved police officers’ safety, compensation, effectiveness, and satisfaction—in ways many today might take for granted. It will explore how the FOP has adapted and responded to an array of complex political, societal, and legal challenges throughout its (and America’s) history, and how it continues to do so today, while maintaining a pragmatic and optimistic vision for the future. Last but certainly not least, the book will bring to life the personal stories of some of the many individuals who made it all happen, not just visionary FOP leaders, but notable rank-and-file members as well. Because—and this is critical—it is at today’s members that this book is primarily aimed. While Safeguarding Freedom will draw on interviews, documents, articles, and painstakingly exhaustive historical works like the 1977 Walsh publication and the unfinished 2003 volume two, this new book will not be another dry, academic tome itself. Quite the opposite. To state it simply, the goal of this project is to pare down the FOP’s vast and complicated history into a clear and compelling narrative, thus making it appealing and accessible to contemporary readers, the majority of whom will be FOP members or affiliates themselves. Accuracy will never be sacrificed, and nuance will never be glossed over. But this book will not be a work of exacting professional scholarship, nor a detailed historical record. Rather, as its title suggests, it will be “the story” of the Fraternal Order of Police, broadly speaking. It will be written in a conversational tone and an engaging, straightforward style. The book’s “plot” will never slow, nor will it be bogged down by convoluted tangents or extraneous details. (To call the work a page-turner would be an overstatement. Then again, it’s being written not by a professional journalist or trained historian, but the author of multiple best-selling thrillers!) The scope of 14
Safeguarding Freedom will be wide but weighted heavily towards the FOP’s greatest achievements and historical highpoints. Discussion of some of the organization’s most notable struggles and controversies will not be avoided but will be kept to a minimum. There will be even less mention of past FOP “palace intrigue” issues—such as arcane internal politics, contested leadership elections, and bureaucratic scandals and infighting, which dominated so much of the two previous volumes—except where it serves the greater narrative. Granular history of specific state and local FOP lodges will also be limited, since the book’s primary focus will be the broad strokes of the Order’s history on a national level. The final product will be a lean, lively, highly readable volume chock full of interesting stories, memorable feats, inspiring figures, and hopefully a good number of photographs, all of which will provide an overview of the FOP that is both comprehensive and comprehensible. Most importantly, upon finishing the book, readers should feel a newfound sense of pride in the organization, deep gratitude for all it has accomplished, and excitement for what lies ahead. DHS Intelligence Subcommittee As a member of the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council, I was asked to serve on a subcommittee reviewing the effectiveness of intelligence sharing between DHS and law enforcement agencies. I see my role as representing the end users of the intelligence reports and products. We often talk about “actionable intelligence” but in order to be truly actionable, there has to be a system and mechanism to provide this intelligence to the officers on the street. When this intelligence does not go beyond the confines of headquarters, you will see results like we witnessed on 6 January 2021. The officers on duty that day were unprepared, underequipped, and understaffed at key points throughout the Capitol complex. The men and women that day were not made aware of the potential threat posed by the large group of would-be insurrectionists and disaster ensued. Our job—the job of the rank-and-file officer on the street—is to prevent and deter crime and violence in the communities they serve. But as we all know, sometimes that’s just not possible. In cases where there is an imminent threat, it becomes the officers’ responsibility to end or mitigate the threat and to keep themselves and the public at large safe. When these officers, the “end users” of actionable intelligence are fully briefed and know the nature and scope of a potential threat, they are better prepared to meet and overcome it. Having accurate intelligence increases an officer’s personal safety and the safety of the public as well. Following meetings with a number of federal, state, and local agencies, we are nearing completion of our findings and will be forwarding a report to the Secretary for consideration. FOP Free College As you are aware the US Department of Education ordered a cease enrollment order to Student Resource Center, SRC for attendance of FOP Free College and challenged the use of Pell grants for this program. In sort, where students were not eligible for Pell Grants, the program still allowed their enrollment by pooling federal funds. A federal court issued an injunction that allows our members to enroll until further notice. This legal action is between SRC and the US Department of Education. The NFOP is not party to these proceedings. Eastern Gateway Community College, EGCC is still accepting existing and new students for the Spring semester, there are classes that start in March. 15
SRC is working with William Woods University in Missouri for offering no or low-cost education to our members and families. They are continually working with other colleges that will be able to do the same. It is highly likely this model will be the end result of the litigation. Totally free college will probably be a thing of the past. The new model will be “free or reduced” depending on Pell grant eligibility. Where members do not qualify for full tuition, the fees will be discounted by 50%. The Education Committee will explain more during their report. Of most importance, at this moment is that EGCC is still offering free college for the spring semester and maybe summer, at least until the Department of Education is completed with their investigation. Things are always subject to change at a moment’s notice. The forces of nature remind us just how little control we have in the bigger scheme of things. Perhaps no one knows this better than America's law enforcement officers. It is our job to provide safety and security as well hold our communities together in their times of need. When that need is at the hands of catastrophic devastation from natural disasters, we are often victims as well. In the past few years, lives have forever changed as Hurricanes Ian left historic devastation in along Florida’s central gulf coast. 16
Just like so many in the communities they serve and protect, law enforcement officers have also been left homeless. The magnitude of the destruction from this event makes it impossible for local agencies to manage the recovery alone. In this time of uncertainty and at a time when they need it most, the Fraternal Order of Police Foundation and its members continue to show their compassion and support for their fellow officers. 17
When Hurricane Ian devastated Fort Myers, Florida and surrounding areas, our team sprang into action and deployed. Before the dust had time to settle, a small army of dedicated members delivered quick essential services to our brothers and sisters in Florida. In this one-week deployment, the NFOP DART team served over 24,000 meals and did remediation work on nearly 100 homes of first responders. A hot meal, a smile and word of encouragement from a brother or sister LEO, cleaning up property, stabilizing a damaged home, or salvaging a few family mementos from the piles of rubble…in the midst of unbelievable destruction, these small acts of love and support from fellow law enforcement helps lighten the heavy burden carried by local first responders. There are many to thank, too many to list here, but I want to give our DART Committee Chairman Jason Smith well deserved praise. He led an army of selfless volunteers who shined light on the darkness caused by Hurricane Ian. A HUGE THANK YOU to the volunteers from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington DC. Thank you to Florida state president Steve Zona, National Trustee David Stevens, and National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield for their leadership. As president of the NFOP, watching this well-oiled machine making a profound difference in the lives of those struggling could not make me prouder of the FOP. Humbled to work alongside all of you. Safe travels home and best of luck to our brothers and sisters in Florida as they rebuild their lives. The FOP Foundation has come to the aid of officers following tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. During all of these disasters, the FOP strives to help members get back on their feet and their lives back in order. Cops helping Cops - It's who we are. Magnet/Kirkwood Direct Contract Cancelled After much research, analyzing the current data and comparing the revenue vs cost of the our label and sweepstakes program, the Executive Board made the decision to cancel our contract for future mailings with Magnet/Kirkwood Direct. The cost of printing, mailing, service fees and data management was growing at a rate that our revenue was not keeping up with, so it made financial sense not to continue the program. NFOP HealthTrust It seems like it has been a long time coming but we have crossed all the i’s and dotted all the t’s to have successfully negotiated the contract to establish the NFOP HealthTrust. This is going to be a gamechanger for our organization and open the door for greater benefits in bargained healthcare benefits and growth of our organization. In accordance with the NFOP C&B, Vice President Joe Gamaldi and I have appointed the Trust Fund Board. They are: Seven Member Board Appointed: Rob Pride (CO), Chairman Clyde Boatwright (MD) Danielle Dickinson (OH) James A. Holderfield IV (FL) Steve James (CA) Brad Lemon (MO) Joe Wyka (DE) 18
Their initial meeting is being planned and will have occurred in advance of the Spring Board Meeting. Chairman Pride will give an update during the Trust Fund’s report. Aetna Medicare Our Aetna marketing team was able to use our membership data for an “aging-in pilot program” to determine ages of members becoming eligible for Medicare this coming year. By using a filter service, they were able to apply overlapping data from other sources to glean unidentified data, such as age, in our membership system. This has identified several thousand members that will become with the FOP Member Contact Data file to be used for the NFOP Aging In Pilot program. Six months before their eligibility into Medicare, we will mail information about this FOP benefit. This will follow up closer to their eligibility date. This effort should help increase our annual enrollment numbers. With every member enrolled into Aetna Medicare, we inch closer to our agreement with Aetna to create a pre-65 healthcare plan once we reach 25,000 Medicare participants. Special Olympics Torch Run For several years there has been active discussion regarding our interest of having a FOP representative on the Special Olympics Torch Run Board. Following discussions with two representatives with their board where we discussed the expectations of the FOP and the role of a FOP position, The two person committee has recommended a bylaw change that will create a board position for the National Fraternal Order of Police at their April 2023 meeting. This only solidifies our compassion as an organization and our long-term support for the mission of Special Olympics. 19
Financial Corporation & NFOP Royalty Revenue With a buying power of 365,000 members, we are an appealing organization for service providers. We have changed our model to grow licensing agreements to service providers and take advantage of commission revenue not permitted for nonprofits. While our goal has always to use our buying leverage to get the best possible pricing on everyday services our members normally utilize, our efforts we limited to the revenue sharing that is normally paid to brokers. These fees are part of the fee structure paid to others. That is, until now. The NFOP created a for profit corporation to share in the administrative fees paid to others. Under this new model, we are able to raise revenue to offset the cost of expanded services offered to our members. In our first year, the FOP Financial Corp has received over $140,000 in previously unrealized revenue, a number that is expected to grow in each year that follows. Adding royalties collected from licensing agreements, that first year realized $340,109.70 in revenue. During FY 2021-2022, our revenue grew to $878,222.90. Legislative Efforts As the oldest and largest law enforcement labor organization in the country, the Fraternal Order of Police continues to be fully engaged in national discussions on the topic of police reform and is in virtually daily contact with Congressional negotiators, the White House, the Department of Justice, and other major law enforcement groups. We have made clear time and time again our willingness to engage with anyone interested in having fact-based discussions about how to improve policing in our country. 20
While conversations on police reform continue to happen on Capitol Hill, the FOP remains committed to ensure that the rights of our fellow brothers and sisters in uniform are protected. We reject any extreme provisions that would end qualified immunity. Qualified immunity is critical to our profession because it protects our ability to make split-second decisions when responding to incidents. There is very little dispute that the current doctrine is working. We believe that there are broad areas of agreement and have built consensus on issues. The FOP will continue to work in a collaborative way with the Administration, Congress, affected Cabinet agencies, and others to craft criminal justice reform legislation which will make this country a safer and fairer place for all its citizens, and for the law enforcement officers sworn to protect them. Day on the Hill 2023 FOP in action! FOP leaders from across the country have traveled to Washington DC February 6-8, 2023, to inform and educate law makers on the issues impacting officers, while also highlighting bills that are of the utmost importance to the future of our profession. Over 100 leaders from 18 states participated in this year’s event. The past two years, our Day on the Hill were forced to be held virtually. It just isn’t the same nor is it as effective. Our new normal is anything but normal…. Rather it is a never-ending, ever-changing challenges. This is especially true in our grassroots legislative efforts. The FOP Day on the Hill was designed with the express purpose of putting our members in front of Members of Congress and their staff to talk face-to-face about our issues and what's important on the streets and neighborhoods of their districts and State. 21
Day on the Hill allows the FOP to demonstrate the strength of our grassroots to Members of Congress. All through the week, our members were in face-to-face meeting with Representatives, Senators, and their staff to build relationships and support for our top priorities. Day on the Hill participants visited Capitol Hill seeking to build support for the “Social Security Fairness Act,” the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act,” the “Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act,” as well as other legislation important to our members. Our Day on the Hill is an important part of the FOP’s legislative strategy, but its real value is in the relationships it can create. Thanks to the state’s that participated. Victory For Federal DoD Civilian Law Enforcement Officers The National FOP is proud to share that Congress has sent H.R. 7776, the legislative vehicle for the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,” to the President, who is expected to sign it into law. The bill includes a provision developed by the FOP to require all civilian law enforcement officers employed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to be issued an appropriate law enforcement credential. When this issue was brought to us by the First Federal Fraternal Order of Police Lodge President Daniel Henkel, and echoed by many of our Federal DoD officers, we took it to Representative Donald J. Bacon (R-NE), who’s been a very strong supporter of our nation’s law enforcement officers. He immediately realized how important this was for the safety of our officers and made the issue a priority. At the request of the FOP, Representative Bacon and a bipartisan group of House Members wrote to Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of the Defense Department, stating in part: For law enforcement officers not to have the proper credentials clearly identifying them as law enforcement raises numerous issues, but the lack of this identification is a critical threat to the safety of these officers. He sent that letter a year ago and when the DoD did not address the issue, Representative Bacon introduced H.R. 8142, a bill requiring the Department to provide these credentials. Because of his leadership, a similar provision was included in the Defense Reauthorization Act and will soon be signed into law. We couldn’t be more grateful to him. 22
New Congress, new strategy to repeal WEP/GPO I think all of us here today know just how close we came to forcing H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” to a vote of the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. We reached 305 cosponsors and met all the other requirements of the House rule. It should have happened, and I am still angry today that we did not get the opportunity to have a recorded vote on this vital issue. The truth is that House leadership and then the leaders of the Committee on Ways and Means took steps to ensure that we would not get this vote. It was a bipartisan betrayal of sorts and incredibly disappointing. I want to thank former Representative Rodney Davis of Illinois and Representative Abigail Spanberger for their leadership and incredibly hard work last Congress. They were the lynchpin of our success last year. Representative Garrett Graves, my Representative from Louisiana, was a key supporter and leader on this bill in the 117th Congress. I am proud to say that he is now leading our effort along with Representative Spanberger. The bill has been re-introduced and we have kept the same bill number, H.R. 82. In just over one month the legislation already has more than 130 cosponsors. As you know, the legislation would repeal both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) in current Social Security law. Law enforcement officers and other public employees who file for the Social Security benefit they paid for often find themselves facing a significant reduction of that benefit because of the WEP. Many retired law enforcement officers, especially those whose work history includes a mix of jobs inside and outside the Social Security system, are hit particularly hard. This is a loss of benefits to which they are unequivocally entitled, not an adjustment for a “windfall.” 23
And the Government Pension Offset (GPO) was adopted to shore up the finances of the Social Security trust fund. It offsets the Social Security benefit to which a surviving spouse is entitled by two-thirds of the monthly amount of any government pension that they might receive. It is estimated that, 90% of the time, this so-called “offset” completely eliminates the spousal benefit even though the covered spouse paid Social Security taxes for many years, thereby earning the right to these benefits. While the House took steps to stop the bill once we trigger the floor vote rule, the 117th Congressed ended without further action, just as the House leadership wished. We are well on our way to reaching the 290 mark to once again force action to the floor in the House. Our goal is to reach the 290 mark as quick as possible an allow us more time to force House action. On the Senate side, we have a lot of work to do on advancing this bill. For us, this is an issue of fairness. No one on Capitol Hill believes this is fair—even those who don’t support the legislation. We need to end this unfairness against retired public employees. We will be continuing our advocacy efforts in Washington D.C. this Congress and the next one, and the one after that if necessary. This issue is too important to our members to give up. 24
Complaints and Grievances Update The following complaints and grievance were carried over from our Fall Board Meeting in Dallas, Texas. DC Lodge #1 Grievance As directed by the board of trustees, the grievance committee and trustee’s oversight committee will report on the unresolved DC Grievances. Working with our General Counsel, a memo listed the process was developed to hear the outstanding grievances filed within the DC Lodge but were not considered. The grievance committee and trustee oversight committee will hold hearings on March 17, 2023 at the NFOP legislative Office in Washington, DC. The grievance committee with hear testimony and examine evidence offered by all parties. They will report their findings to the Trustees committee who will be responsible for making recommendations on discipline and/or corrective actions. Chairman of the oversight committee will present their findings and recommendations for consideration to the full board of trustees. I think we will all agree that it is time to resolve these issues and move forward for the greater good of the order. Illinois State Lodge Complaint As reported during our Fall 2022 Board Meeting in Dallas, The ILFOP State Lodge filed a complaint expressing concerns with the use of FOP trademarks by the Illinois FOP Labor Council focused on a conflicting political endorsement for governor and membership requirements defined in the Councils licensing agreement with the NFOP. It was my hope that we could meet with the state lodge and labor council in person to discuss the complaints with a goal of reaching a mutual consensus. After six months, and multiple attempts to arrange this meeting, it became necessary to complete my review, issue findings, and implement corrective actions that restricts political endorsements and requires more detailed membership data to track and encourage FOP membership totals. Attached, you will find my report as well as an addendum to the NFOP/ILFOPLC contract. As stated in my findings, the cohesive relationship between the State lodge and Labor Council has served both organizations and the NFOP well over the past 28 years. In fact, the Labor Council’s representation exceeds 500 units in Illinois. As with any relationship, a commitment to open communications and compromise are paramount to maintaining that relationship. While I feel that the amendments to the labor council licensing agreement have addressed the political endorsements and membership issues, I also list severa recommendations both parties that encourage a more cohesive relations that is mutually beneficial. My hope is that they reach a consensus and these issues. Ultimately, the mutual respect for each organization starts with looking within. Ultimately, addressing personal and political conflicts are within each groups best interest and starts with both parties’ willingness to grow. 25
National Peace Officers Memorial Service A POWERFUL ARMY OF HONOR – Over the Leadership Matters weekend members of the NFOP Memorial Committee, NFOP Auxiliary and volunteers meet in Nashville to plan out all the moving parts of the National Peace Officers Memorial Service to be held on May 15, 2023, on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. Attended each year by tens of thousands for more than four decades and televised on C-Span, this year’s Memorial Service will honor over 450 officers who gave their last full measure in service of others. I could not be prouder of the commitment of the FOP and our hard-working members for honoring our fallen. Join us for the National FOP's 42nd Annual Peace Officers' Memorial Service. On May 15, thousands of police officers and police families will gather at the U.S. Capitol to honor our fallen brothers and sisters. We vow to never forget the brave men and women of law enforcement who lost their lives in the line of duty. We will not let their families walk alone on this journey. More details will be provided when available. For more information, please visit www.policeweek.org 26
GiveBack 5-5-5 The Giveback Program supports the National FOP Foundation, the National FOP PAC Fund and your state FOP Foundations. It is a powerful tool for the FOP to promote our charities internally to members, friends, and family and to the general public. TASC, they providers of GiveBack has also specially developed a unique platform for promoting and receiving NFOP PAC Funds from members. The site empowers officers and their families to give more and allows a convenient way to promote our memorial services and other programs to the tens of millions of potential supporters nationwide. Members and non-members can set up recurring donations to their favorite charities and/or set money aside throughout the year for charitable giving. At year-end, the GiveBack platform provides a consolidated tax receipt, itemizing the tax deductions for each donor. There is no cost to the FOP for the GiveBack program. Users will assess only a service fee of $1.00 per monthly transaction. When a member sets up their account and goes through the allocation process, they may choose any amount to donate to the FOP Foundation, the NFOP PAC, their state or local foundation, or any other charitable cause they desire. In addition, the member may set money aside into their giving account to be donated at a later date. Please encourage your members to sign up today at fop.giveback.org 27
NFOP Seminar Updates The National Fraternal Order of Police in conjunction with the Education, Diversity, Wellness, and Labor Services Committees have completed the following seminars: Wellness Summit I am extremely proud that the National FOP continues to lead the conversation on wellness and light a path for those struggling with the demands placed on everyone brave enough to pin on a badge. Earlier this week we concluded powerful training for amazing FOP members in Nashville, Tennessee just blocks from the FOP National Headquarters. It is impossible to not be energized spending time with so many dedicated leaders. A heartfelt thank you to FOP Director of Wellness Sherri Martin and the entire FOP Wellness Committee for their hard work and dedication that lead to a successful Wellness Professional Forum followed by the 3rd annual Officers Wellness Summit. Attended by 200 members, they participated in training, seminars, and breakout sessions focused on addressing crucial mental health and wellness issues facing the entire law enforcement community. Leadership Matters Powerful training for amazing FOP members in Nashville, Tennessee just blocks from the FOP National Headquarters. The 2023 FOP Leadership Matters training conference is in the books and was attended by 423 FOP leaders from across the country who gathered for valuable training, share ideas, and fellowship. A huge thank you to Chairman Ron Bartmier, the Education Committee, speakers, instructors, and the FOP Staff for their tireless work in making it all possible. Amazing to see over 200 first time attendees. It was an honor to shake hands and visit with so many in attendance, speak about being a successful leader, and provide updates on the goals and strategies that make the Fraternal Order of Police the voice of Law Enforcement. It is impossible to not be energized spending time with so many dedicated leaders. Collective Bargaining was held November 29-December 2, 2022, at the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas (NV). There were 71 Attendees. 2022 National Diversity Summit held October 17-18, 2022, at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte (NC) Uptown. There were 62 Attendees. The NFOP hosted our 1st Annual FOP Diversity Conference in charlotte, NC. Great topics and instruction about inclusiveness on policing. Thank you to Chairman Robert Gaddy and the NFOP Diversity Committee for their hard work in developing this two-day line up of presentations and workshops focused on building trust to the noble profession of policing. Law Enforcement Labor Summit Honored to participate in the NFOP Labor Summit held February 21-22, 2023, at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, NV. The training event was attended by 100 leaders from across the country. Special Thanks to director of NFOP Labor Services Roger Mayberry and his staff for coordinating this event and offering timely topics facing police labor. Additionally, special thanks 28
to TMPA, National Troopers Association and the Riverside Police Officers Association for cohosting this event. Legal Counselors Honored to participate in the NFOP Legal Counselors Seminar held February 23-24, 2023, at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, NV. The training event was attended by 80 police leaders and attorneys from across the country who represent police officers. Special Thanks to NFOP General Counsel Larry James and his staff for coordinating this event and offering timely topics facing police officers and policing in America. National Committee Changes There have been several changes to the NFOP Committees since the Fall Board Meeting: Diversity Add: Brandon Walker (MO) Legislative Committee Removed: Frederick Frazier (TX) Added: Kevin Lawrence (TX) Federal Officers Removed: Don Snow as Chairman (DC) Added: Rachel Patnode as Chairman (KY) Officer Safety & Technology Removed: Terry Hess (VA) Added: Heather Redden (AZ) Officer Wellness Removed: Kyle Seger (IL) & Gary Oliveras (FL) Added: Randi Glossman (FL) Urban Policing Removed: Tommy Reyes (Miami, FL) Added: Felix Del Rosanio (Miami, FL) 2023 Calendar of Events In January, during our montlhy BOT teleconference I asked that all states send their board meeting or conference meeting information to the NFOP HQ to be added to the Calendar of Events. Many of you have done this, however we are missing many states. If you have not don this please email the info to lapp@fop.net. The information needed is: State Date(s) of Event Name of Event Hotel/Meeting Venue Name City/State Contact Name Contact email address Contact Phone Number 29
2023 Board of Trustees Monthly Teleconference Schedule Day Month Date Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Tuesday January 17 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 4:00pm Wednesday February 15 11:00am 10:00am 9:00am 8:00am Wednesday March 15 CANCELED April Spring Board Meeting Wednesday May 17 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 4:00pm Thursday June 15 11:00am 10:00am 9:00am 8:00am Monday July 17 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 4:00pm August National Conference Thursday September 14 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 4:00pm Monday October 16 11:00am 10:00am 9:00am 8:00am Wednesday November 15 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 4:00pm Thursday December 14 11:00am 10:00am 9:00am 8:00am The Rush and Kathryn Limbaugh Foundation The Rush and Kathryn Limbaugh Foundation recently made a monetary donation and sent 500 books to Leadership Matters ’23. They would like to offer additional books to any lodge that is interested. We have a copy here for all the Trustees. If you are interested, please email glfop@fop.net the following information: Your full name Lodge name & number Shipping address Email address Phone We will forward your information to them to contact you. Conclusion Much has changed these past three years and much still needs to be done. We as a profession, we as an organization are fighting the good fight each and every day. Our voice give perspective and experience to our ever-changing profession. We are lighting a path forward and others have followed. We positioned ourselves as the reasonable voice in a sea of partisan political banter. We have formed unlikely partnerships and are redirecting the police reform movement towards reasonable improvements that include the rank-and-file officers’ perspective. 30
Not only have we taken on the unprecedented challenges and issues of the day, but we have also developed a business model that keeps us at the front of the pack. We have expanded our services, our reach, and our stability and did so by realigning our expenditures and growing our income through non-dues methods. I remain steadfast in leading the Order in these changing times as we find solutions to the real issues facing our profession and our members. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as your National President, and I am humbled beyond words by your confidence and support. THANK YOU! Respectfully Submitted, Patrick Yoes National President 31
National President Yoes’ Activities August 2022– February 2023 Week of August 12, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • National President Patrick Yoes attended numerous meetings with FOP State leaders regarding H.R. 82/S. 1302, the “Social Security Fairness Act,” which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), in current law. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Rafael Mangual, a Senior Fellow and Head of Research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss rogue prosecutors and activist judges who have replaced the “public safety first” mindset with a very different and harmful agenda of reforming the system under the guise of social justice. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Virginia State FOP Conference in Norfolk, Virginia. • President Patrick Yoes participated in the 2022 National Faith & Blue Weekend National Press Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes joined Fox and Friends to discuss National Faith & Blue Weekend 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of August 19, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Solomons Island, Maryland to attend the Maryland State FOP Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica to attend the New Jersey State FOP Conference. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Mark McDonald from the National FOP’s Government and Media Affairs Center to discuss the recently published 2021 Year-End Summary Law Enforcement Officers Shot in the Line of Duty and dive into how this data is collected and the trends we are seeing across the country. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to attend the Oklahoma State FOP Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of August 26, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to attend the Oklahoma State FOP Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Reno, Nevada to attend the California State FOP Conference. 32
• On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Reverend Markel Hutchins, a long-time activist, human and civil rights leader, professional speaker, and a friend to the FOP. National President Yoes and Reverend Hutchins discuss the importance of developing strong ties between communities and law enforcement as well as some of the projects that the Faith & Blue initiative has been working on with the FOP. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of September 2, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes was appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to serve on the Federal Salary Council. The FOP has had a seat on the Federal Salary Council over the course of four Administrations—beginning in 2002. The Federal Salary Council meets with the President's Pay Agent to provide views and recommendations on the establishment or modification of pay localities and the level of comparability payments that should be paid to eliminate or reduce pay disparities. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Robert Gaddy to discuss how law enforcement agencies can leverage diversity to overcome adversity as well as the upcoming National FOP Diversity Summit. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in multiple Zoom meetings in preparation of the National FOP 2023 Biennial Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a planning meeting with FOP leaders to discuss legislation pertaining to the Windfall Elimination Provision(WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of September 9, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. • National President Patrick Yoes met with the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven M. Dettelbach, and ATF Deputy Director Marvin G. Richardson. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Mike Essig, President of the New York State Fraternal Order of Police, to discuss the 21 years since terrorist attacks on September 11 and the profound impact it had on America and our law enforcement officers. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Lexington, Kentucky to attend the Kentucky State FOP Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of September 16, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Fall Meeting of the National Board of Trustees in Dallas, Texas. 33
• National President Patrick Yoes attended the FOP State Lodge President's Meeting. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sits down with retired Long Beach Police Department Sergeant Jason Lehman. Sergeant Lehman's mission is to reduce violence between peace officers and the community, through the training provided by his organization Why'd You Stop Me? (WYSM). In part 1 of their conversation, National President Patrick Yoes and Jason Lehman discuss Lehman's background and the eye-opening encounter that he had in a classroom that led him to found the organization. Later, they discuss the new ways in which policing relationships are formed and Lehman's thoughts on the future of law enforcement. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a media call and then a Facebook Live interview with Senator Sherrod C. Brown regarding draft legislation for the "Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act." This bill would provide funding for law enforcement training of an immersive, real-life, scenario-based training curriculum that addresses topics such as de-escalation and use of deadly force. • National President Patrick Yoes attended a meeting with the FOP Legal Defense Board of Trustees. • National President Patrick Yoes attended a closed briefing from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) entitled "Systemic Risk, Critical Infrastructure & Resiliency. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of September 23, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Durham, North Carolina to attend the North Carolina State FOP Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in planning meetings with FOP leaders to discuss legislation pertaining to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes resumes his discussion with retired Long Beach Police Department Sergeant Jason Lehman. Sergeant Lehman's mission is to reduce violence between peace officers and the community through the training provided by his organization Why'd You Stop Me? (WYSM). In part 2 of their conversation, National President Patrick Yoes and Jason Lehman discuss the future of law enforcement, and Jason gives some advice to both current law enforcement officers and the communities in which they serve. • National President Patrick Yoes visited Las Vegas, Nevada in advance of the upcoming 2023 Biennial National Conference and Expo, which will be held August 14 - 17 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Convention Center. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of September 30, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes, National Sergeant-at-Arms Keith Turney, and Executive Director Jim Pasco represented the FOP at the quarterly meeting of major law enforcement organizations and gave a presentation of ideas to address the recruitment and retention crisis in law enforcement. The meeting was hosted by U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. 34
• National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco met with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to discuss immigration issues and drug trafficking. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sits down for part 1 of his conversation with John Cohen, who most recently served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is the top counterterrorism official in the country. • National President Patrick Yoes had numerous calls with FOP leaders in the path of Hurricane Ian in preparation for the Disaster Area Response Team deployment. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Washington State FOP Conference in Richland, WA. • National President Patrick Yoes virtually attended the Delaware State FOP Conference • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of October 7, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes assisted the National FOP's Disaster Area Response Team (DART) in Fort Myers, FL. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting of the U.S. Federal Salary Council working group. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Advisory Council. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down for part 1 of his conversation with John Cohen, who previously served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding the FOP's response to Hurricane Ian, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of October 14, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Alabama State FOP Lodge meeting in Foley, Alabama • National President Patrick Yoes attended the New York State FOP conference meeting in Albany, New York. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Philadelphia FOP Lodge #5 membership meeting at which the executive board was installed. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down for part 2 of his conversation with John Cohen, who previously served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). • National President Patrick Yoes participated in the National Board of Trustees October teleconference. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding the FOP's response to Hurricane Ian, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. 35
Week of October 21, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the National Diversity Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. • National President Patrick Yoes and others conducted an after action review of the FOP's DART Response to Hurricane Ian. • On last week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down for part 2 of his conversation with John Cohen, who previously served as the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). • National President Patrick Yoes, National Sergeant-at-Arms Keith Turney and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson represented the FOP at the Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) Partner Meeting which was held at the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Dallas, Texas. Former IACP President Dwight Henninger welcomed the partners to the meeting and Robert Chapman, Acting Director for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), also participated. • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco met with Ed Kelly, the new president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF),and IAFF Executive Director Kevin O'Connor to discuss areas of mutual interest and strategies for moving forward together. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding the FOP's response to Hurricane Ian, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of October 28, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • Having been appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., National President Patrick Yoes was sworn in as a member of the Federal Salary Council. Following the swearing in, the Council conducted its first meeting. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding the FOP's response to Hurricane Ian, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of November 4, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Cedar City, Utah to attend the Utah State Fraternal Order of Police Conference. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding the FOP's response to Hurricane Ian, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of November 10, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sits down with retired Long Beach Police Department Sergeant Jason Lehman. Sergeant Lehman's mission is to reduce 36
violence between peace officers and the community, through the training provided by his organization Why'd You Stop Me? (WYSM). National President Patrick Yoes and Jason Lehman discuss the ways in which officer wellness has changed in years since Lehman first joined the force and talk about a particular incident that led him to develop the twelve tools. They then discuss the twelve tools and the numerous other programs and initiatives that WYSM offers. Later, Lehman opens up about one of his proudest accomplishments. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of November 18, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the National Headquarters in Nashville, TN this week. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a virtual meeting of the National FOP's Board of Trustees. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a briefing from Kenneth L. Wainstein, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, regarding information sharing with local and State law enforcement agencies. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of November 23, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Florence, South Dakota to attend the South Dakota State FOP Conference. Also in attendance were National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield, National Treasurer James Smallwood, National 2nd Vice President Steve Weiler and National Trustees Chairman Rob Pride. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of December 2, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. as well as the National Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee this week. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Representative Garret N. Graves (R-LA) to discuss the fight for fairness. Since he was first elected in 2014, Representative Graves has been a leader on the issue of fairness. Today, he continues to be an outspoken advocate for repealing the WEP and GPO in current Social Security law. • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco attended the U.S. Department of Justice's annual holiday reception. While there, National President Yoes and Executive Director Pasco were able to have substantive conversations with U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco as well as U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. 37
Week of December 9, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. as well as the National Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee this week. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to participate in a Celebration of Life, hosted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg FOP Lodge #9, for Past President of the North Carolina State Fraternal Order of Police, Don Penix. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Charlotte-Mecklenburg FOP Lodge #9 graduation dinner for law enforcement recruits in Charlotte, North Carolina. • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. as well as the National Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee this week. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in an Executive Session meeting of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's Board of Directors. • On last week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Representative Garret N. Graves (R-LA) to discuss the fight for fairness. Since he was first elected in 2014, Representative Graves has been a leader on the issue of fairness. Today, he continues to be an outspoken advocate for repealing the WEP and GPO in current Social Security law. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of December 16, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco attended a holiday reception at the White House for labor organizations, hosted by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as well as Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, and Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Matt Klapper, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General, on separate calls to discuss the revised prosecutorial guidelines on crack and powder cocaine. • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Marty Walsh, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, regarding the law enforcement apprenticeship program the FOP is developing. • National President Patrick Yoes and Executive Director Jim Pasco met with Mike Shalton, Fraternal Order of Police United States Park Police Labor Committee Board Member, to discuss various ways in which the National FOP can positively impact the search for a new U.S. Park Police Chief. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to participate in a meeting with the National FOP's Labor Services staff and the National FOP Labor Committee. • National President Patrick Yoes and the National Executive Board, along with the State Presidents and Trustees of border states as well as members of the Border Safety Committee, were briefed by officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 38
• On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Indianapolis FOP President Rick Snyder to discuss the rise in violence against law enforcement and what is fueling the crime crisis we’re seeing in cities across America. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, law enforcement line-of-duty deaths, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of December 22, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. National President Yoes joined Fox & Friends to discuss the FOP's recent report on officers shot and killed in the line of duty. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting with representatives from the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. • National President Patrick Yoes and Legislative Liaison Mark McDonald participated in a Zoom meeting with the FOP's Federal Officers' Coalition. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting with TASC regarding the GiveBack 555 program. • On last week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Indianapolis FOP President Rick Snyder to discuss the rise in violence against law enforcement and what is fueling the crime crisis we’re seeing in cities across America. Week of December 29, 2022 • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of January 6, 2023 • On Friday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. marked the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by welcoming a group of law enforcement officers, including National President Patrick Yoes, Executive Director Jim Pasco, and eight other FOP members who helped to defend Members of Congress and their staff on that day, to the East Room of the White House. These FOP members attended to represent and support the thousands of FOP members from the U.S. Capitol Police, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Park Police, and other law enforcement agencies from around the metropolitan area who responded to the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting of the National FOP's Executive Board. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Florida for a Labor Coalition meeting. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country as well as the recruitment and retention crisis. 39
Week of January 13, 2023 • President Patrick Yoes joined the California State FOP, virtually, for the installation of the State's newest Lodge, the Riverside Sheriffs' Association Lodge #951.We’re excited to welcome the more than 4,000 men and women of the Riverside Sheriffs' Association Lodge #951 to our nation’s oldest and largest law enforcement labor organization—the National Fraternal Order of Police! • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, and the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of January 20, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the Government and Media Affairs Center in Washington, D.C. this week. • National President Patrick Yoes, National Treasurer James Smallwood and National Sergeant at Arms Keith Turney participated in a law enforcement roundtable, hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), to discuss and assess current law enforcement intelligence delivery methods. • National President Patrick Yoes, National Treasurer James Smallwood, National Sergeant-at-Arms Keith Turney, Executive Director Jim Pasco and Senior Liaison Tim Richardson hosted a video call with the family of the late U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood. Dr. Serena Liebengood was the first survivor to receive the death benefit from the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (PSOB) program under the new Public Safety Officer Support Act (PSOSA). They discussed ways that the family could be part of raising awareness about mental health and wellness for police officers and to prevent officer suicides. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Director of Wellness Services Sherri Martin. The National FOP's Division of Wellness Services provides a variety of resources to FOP members, including education, connections to culturally competent wellness practitioners, and guidance in all matters related to staying healthy and productive. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, and the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of January 27, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to visit a possible site for the 2027 Biennial National Conference & Expo. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the swearing in of Sheriff Greg Champagne as President of National Sheriff’s Association. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the St. Charles Lodge #15 general membership meeting in Luling, Louisiana. • On this week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with a remarkable young man, Zechariah Cartledge, the founder of Running4 Heroes, and his father, Chad Cartledge. A fan favorite throughout the law enforcement community, Zechariah started Running 4 Heroes in 2019 when he was 10 years old. The organization supports injured First Responders, K9’s, and families of fallen first responders and also honors them with a 1-mile run. Since 2019, Running 4 Heroes has awarded more than $600,000 in funding to families of fallen heroes and has conducted more than 1,300 mile runs in their honor. 40
• National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, and the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of February 3, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes and Members of the Executive Board traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in the National FOP's Wellness Summit, an annual training event hosted by the National Officer Wellness Committee. The Summit featured powerful and informative seminars and presentations, nationally renowned speakers as well as panel discussions with experts working in the field. • National President Patrick Yoes and Members of the Executive Board traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in the National FOP's Leadership Matters training, which offers FOP leaders the opportunity to learn the skills to become aa more successful leader and acquire the tools needed to represent their members. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in Police Week planning meeting. • On last week's episode of the Blue View, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with a remarkable young man, Zechariah Cartledge, the founder of Running4 Heroes, and his father, Chad Cartledge. A fan favorite throughout the law enforcement community, Zechariah started Running 4 Heroes in 2019 when he was 10 years old. The organization supports injured First Responders, K9’s, and families of fallen first responders and also honors them with a 1-mile run. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the increase of violence toward law enforcement officers across the country, and the recruitment and retention crisis. Week of February 10, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes and Legislation Liaisons Mark McDonald and Asa Render attended a meeting with the Federal Officers' Coalition • National President Patrick Yoes attended a Subcommittee briefing of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council. • National President Patrick Yoes and Members of the Executive Board traveled to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in the National FOP's Leadership Matters training, which offers FOP leaders the opportunity to learn the skills to become a more successful leader and acquire the tools needed to represent their members. • On this week's episode of the Blue View Podcast, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Jim Bugel, President of FirstNet by AT&T, to discuss the life-saving connectivity for public safety during the most intense situations. • National President Patrick Yoes recorded numerous podcast episodes, including one with Representative James "Jim" E. Banks (R-IN), which focused on his recently introduced legislation that would codify qualified immunity. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting with Connecticut State FOP Board Members to discuss potential lodge expansion. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the Florida State FOP's Board of Trustees Meeting in Atlantic Beach, Florida. 41
• National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting with the Memorial Committee and the National FOP Auxiliary to plan out all the moving parts of the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service to be held on 15 May 2023 on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon and the recruitment and retention crisis. National President Yoes sat down with Fox News to discuss the National FOP's data which shows a surge in the number of officers shot in the line of duty. Week of February 17, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a meeting of the National Board of Trustees. • National President Patrick Yoes participated in a planning meeting with Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and the National FOP Auxiliary to discuss the 42ndAnnual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Chicago, Illinois to attend a membership meeting at Chicago FOP Lodge #7. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Chicago, Illinois for a site visit for the 2027 National Biennial Conference bid. • On this week's episode of the Blue View Podcast, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with Josh Crawford to discuss what's fueling America's crime crisis. Josh is the Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives with the Georgia Center for Opportunity where he leads their public safety and re-entry work. He has testified before local and state legislative committees as well as Federal agencies and a Presidential Commission. Josh's work has been featured in the places like the National Review, the Washington Examiner, and Chicago Sun-Times, among other publications around the country. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and the National FOP's data which shows a surge in the number of officers shot in the line of duty. Week of February 24, 2023 • National President Patrick Yoes, National Treasurer James Smallwood and numerous other FOP leaders traveled to Kansas City, Missouri to attend a Night in Blue Policeman's Ball, hosted by West Central Missouri Regional FOP Lodge #50. • National President Patrick Yoes traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the National FOP's Law Enforcement Labor Summit. • National President Patrick Yoes attended the National FOP's Legal Counsel's Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada. • National President Patrick Yoes joined an Executive Council meeting of the International Council of Police Representative Associations. • This week, National President Patrick Yoes sat down with National FOP Vice President Joe Gamaldi to discuss the crime crisis, the rising number of attacks on officers, the recruitment and retention problem that's crippling agencies across the country, and more. Check out the latest episode of the Blue View Podcast. • National President Patrick Yoes gave numerous media interviews regarding law enforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and the National FOP's data showing a rise in the number of officers shot in the line of duty. 42
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ® 800-451-2711 • 615-399-0900 • FAX 615-399-0400 701 Marriott Drive • Nashville TN 37214 www.fop.net Analysis and Corrective Actions regarding Complaint filed by the Illinois FOP State Lodge regarding the Illinois FOP Labor Council Licensing Agreement Background On July 14, 2022, Illinois State President Chris Southwood emailed a complaint titled “Complaint for Misuse of the Mark and Name” to National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield alleging a political endorsement by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council (ILFOPLC) was issued contrary to an endorsement process adopted by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge (ILFOP). In this case, the ILFOP followed their process and decided not to issue an endorsement in the primary election for governor. After the state lodge decision, two lodges and the ILFOPLC, endorsed a candidate. As for the local lodges who endorsed, the state lodge has an avenue of recourse outlined by the National and Illinois Constitution and By-Laws. However, the ILFOPLC exists through a licensing agreement with the NFOP making the ILFOPLC subordinate only to the NFOP. As such, the NFOP Constitution and By-Laws offers no authority for recourse by the ILFOP. The ILFOP asserts that the use of the FOP name in both the ILFOPLC and the ILFOP causes confusion and hardship to the FOP trademarks in Illinois. Additionally, the complaint questioned compliance of the NFOP, and ILFOPLC trademark licensing agreement dated August 31, 1994. As noted by an email sent to NFOP Secretary Jimmy Holderfield on September 19, 2022, from IL State Secretary Ike Hackett questioning membership compliance noted in the license agreement between the NFOP and ILFOPLC. The aforementioned complaints are attached. Upon reading these complaints, and conversing with NFOP General Counsel Larry James, I spoke with ILFOPLC Executive Director Roselieb and instructed the ILFOPLC to cease all political endorsements until a resolution could be reached. Executive Director Roselieb agreed to do so. In an email to both parties, I advised of the cease-and-desist order. I also informed the interested parties that once I had gathered the information needed, I intended to have an in-person meeting with the ILFOP, ILFOPLC, and NFOP to discuss this matter with the purpose of coming to a mutual resolution. JIMMY HOLDERFIELD NATIONAL SECRETARY PATRICK J. YOES NATIONAL PRESIDENT 43
Over several months, I have offered potential dates to meet. In the interim, I asked both groups to work together to reach a consensus, as that would be the most efficient way to resolve this matter. Unfortunately, it appears that a meeting is unachievable, so I offer the following analysis and remedies. To distinguish between points in the complaint and my analysis, allegations listed in in the complaint are underlined. Analysis A review of the complaint against the ILFOPLC titled: “Complaint for Misuse of the Mark and Name” reveals that the focus of the complaint surrounds Misuse of the Mark and Name as it relates to the ILFOPLC’s involvement in the political process in Illinois; generally, in endorsements and, specifically, the race for Governor of Illinois. The endorsement concerns outlined in the complaint are listed in points 5 through 11 and 13 through 19. Point 12 raises the suggestion that a majority of Labor Council’s membership “are not also individual members of subordinate lodges in Illinois”. The 19 points presented in the complaint center around 5 main issues. Those 5 issues are listed as underlined below (noted generally here and not verbatim). Complaint: The issuance of a cease-and-desist letter by the National FOP. This request was met on July 19, 2022. (Notice Attached) Complaint: Require the ILFOPLC to provide an accounting of its membership to determine if those members are also members of the ILFOP State Lodge. a. This request is very complex, and one could question the validity of this request as it is based solely upon point 12 of the complaint which states that the ILFOP State Lodge has based the allegation “upon information and belief”. However, the ILFOP has provided no evidence to substantiate this accusation. b. If an analysis was warranted there are Illinois legal Issues that will necessitate review. Under the Illinois Labor Relations Act - (5 ILCS 315/6) (from Ch. 48, par. 1606) Section 6 (c) there are limitations on information the ILFOPLC can reveal as excerpted here: “The exclusive bargaining representative shall use the list exclusively for bargaining representation purposes and shall not disclose any information contained in the list for any other purpose.” Of course, there are no limitations upon the Labor Council to compare its internal lists with that of the State Lodge if they were to be provided a membership list from the ILFOP State Lodge. c. If the challenges of a. and b. listed above were to be overcome, the voluminous records that would require comparison would be 44
extremely burdensome as data sets are maintained differently between the two organizations. The ILFOPLC agreed to allow the NFOP IT staff to undertake a limited confidential exercise to explore the feasibility of comparing the ILFOPLC and NFOP data. This revealed that the collection of uniform data points is necessary to achieve reliable results. The NFOP IT staff reviewed these fields and recommends additional datapoints be recorded by the ILFOPLC in their database to improve FOP membership accuracy. d. The ILFOP State Lodge has the express authority to charter Lodges and recruit membership. The NFOP Constitution and By-Laws grants this authority solely to the state lodge. While the ILFOPLC has the authority to recruit labor units, the process of chartering FOP Lodges among ILFOPLC units should be better defined. There appears to be gaps in the process of chartering lodges and the ILFOPLC units that should be addressed by both parties. Complaint: If the membership of the ILFOPLC falls short of a majority of ILFOP State Lodge Members, the FOP Grand Lodge should terminate the License Agreement. a. The current License Agreement under Section 10(a) provides the right of the Grand Lodge to terminate the agreement, however such action is not an absolute as it gives the right, but not a mandate. b. If in fact the National FOP finds grounds for termination of the agreement, the current License Agreement provides a mechanism to rectify any grounds for termination allowing for a 90-day period to “cure or provide reasonable assurances”. Complaint: If it is determined that a majority of the ILFOPLC membership are not also FOP members, the ILFOPLC will cease and desist any unauthorized use of the name and marks not specified in paragraph 1 of the License Agreement. a. Although it is yet to be determined if a majority of the ILFOPLC membership are also FOP members, the ILFOPLC has enacted new policy on 12/1/22 which is excerpted below. As points 5 through 13 and 12 through 19 concern themselves with the political endorsement process it seems logical that this matter is at the root of contention and has been addressed in policy by the ILFOPLC. This policy states, in part: 45
The ILFOPLC shall only consider requests for endorsement in the following races: U.S. Congress; Governor; Attorney General; State Senate and State Representative; Illinois Appellate Judges; Illinois Supreme Court Justices; and other state offices. Before making an endorsement for one of the above listed offices, the ILFOPLC shall determine whether the ILFOP State Lodge has made an endorsement in the same race. If the ILFOP State Lodge has made an endorsement in a race, the ILFOPLC will not make an endorsement that is inconsistent with the ILFOP State Lodge endorsement. Where the ILFOP State Lodge has made no endorsement, the ILFOPLC can make an endorsement only by mutual agreement between the ILFOPLC and the ILFOP State Lodge. b. As a follow-up to the policy change, ILFOPLC Membership was notified of the change as excerpted from their 12/01/2022 letter shown here: Dear Labor Council Member: In order to clarify any confusion that has arisen regarding ILFOPLC and ILFOP State Lodge political endorsements, I recommended, and your ILFOPLC Executive Board approved, the attached Amended Endorsement Policy 1.06. As a Labor Council Bargaining Unit, you are bound by the terms of this policy. Please review and familiarize yourself with its terms. (ILFOPLC Policy and Letter Attached) Complaint: If the ILFOPLC is deemed to not be in violation of the License Agreement in the use of the marks and name, and fails meets the majority requirements, the License Agreement should be amended to remove the name “Illinois Fraternal Order of Police” and Illinois anywhere as an identifier of the ILFOPLC. a. Currently the use of the marks and name are no longer associated with political endorsements that conflict with the interests of the ILFOP State Lodge. 46
Remedies and Recommendations The current License Agreement under Section 10(a) authorizes the NFOP to terminate the agreement should certain circumstances exist. If such action were pursued the ILFOPLC has a 90-day period to cure and provide reasonable assurances that it has corrected the circumstance for which termination was being considered. As identified, there are two issues surrounding this complaint. The ILFOPLC’s involvement in the political endorsement process in Illinois and whether a majority of ILFOPLC members are also FOP members in subordinate ILFOP lodges. As termination of the agreement is the most severe recourse available to the NFOP, it should only be considered as a last-resort remedy. The NFOP prefers to amend the License Agreement to address the following two issues: Issue One- Political Endorsements Corrective Action by the NFOP The NFOP is requiring an addendum to the licensing agreement to address political endorsements and the authority of the ILFOP State Lodge, as well as approval of ILFOPLC political endorsements. Before making an endorsement, the ILFOPLC shall determine whether the ILFOP State Lodge has made an endorsement in the same race. If the ILFOP State Lodge has made an endorsement in a race, the ILFOPLC will not make an endorsement that is inconsistent with the ILFOP State Lodge endorsement. Where the ILFOP State Lodge has made no endorsement, the ILFOPLC is authorized to make an endorsement only by mutual agreement between the ILFOPLC and the Illinois FOP State Lodge. Additionally, the ILFOPLC maintains subordinate units in a similar fashion as the ILFOP State Lodge maintains subordinate lodges. The ILFOPLC will deconflict any political endorsements made by subordinate units who make such endorsement using the marks of the FOP that may be in conflict with a local lodge endorsement. Rationale: I agree that we cannot have vying interest taking separate political positions using the FOP name. This is counterproductive and could cause irreparable harm. I also can recognize where, when these endorsements are aligned, it adds value to the endorsement process. In this case, the National Constitution and By-Laws grants this authority to state lodges to make political endorsements. The ILFOPLC has addressed the matter in their policy enacted on 12/1/22. Given the parameters that requires the ILFOP State Lodge to approve conflicting endorsements, this issue is moot. 47
Issue Two- Membership Requirements Corrective Action by the NFOP The NFOP is requiring an amendment to the License Agreement to place a prospective requirement upon the ILFOPLC to collect information as to FOP membership and other fields identified by NFOP upon the organizing of new Labor Council bargaining units. As new units are organized the ILFOPLC will start collecting information as to the eligibility of new members to be members of the ILFOP State Lodge and if the new member is a FOP member. This information will be relayed to the ILFOP State Lodge in accordance with Illinois State Law. Where legal limits prohibit the ILFOPLC from releasing individual membership information, it will relay generic information related to FOP membership to the Illinois State Lodge. Upon enrolling new members, in accordance with state law and with the permission of the potential applicants, this information should be conveyed to the ILFOP State Lodge for their use in organizing and/or maintaining membership. As routine interactions occur between ILFOPLC staff and membership where it is learned members are either active, or not active, members of an Illinois FOP lodge, this information, in accordance with state law and with the permission of the potential applicants, should be conveyed to the ILFOP State Lodge for their use in organizing and/or maintaining membership. As long as it can be shown that the ILFOPLC is making a good faith effort to meet or exceed the membership requirements of paragraph 10 (b) (iv) the National FOP will not invoke the termination provisions of this agreement. There is currently no mechanism in place to compare FOP membership amongst ILFOPLC members with any sense of validity. A sample review performed by the NFOP IT staff proved unreliable. NFOP staff is recommending mandatory membership fields be recorded by the ILFOPLC moving forward and that they backfill information where feasible. While this will not give immediate confirmation of compliance, it will in time. This reasonable corrective action addresses several portions of the license agreement regarding corrective action and compliance as well as reasonable fixes and reassurances, as outlined in the licensing agreement. Nothing in the Illinois Labor Relations Act prohibits the ILFOPLC to identify to the ILFOP State Lodge a locale where recruitment is ripe to occur. Expanding the FOP influence through Illinois is a common goal that both groups share. 48
Additional Recommendation To help facilitate these discussions, and in hopes finding common ground that both groups can mutually agree upon, I offer the following as recommendations to help define your future successes: Recommend both parties develop a MOU that: • Outlines referrals to state lodge with information shared by both parties so the data can be recorded in each database and recorded for compliance issues. • Defines processes outside of the License Agreement that expresses cooperation and expectations of each party towards our common goals. As the complaint illustrates, the Licensing Agreement in question was issued on or about August 31,1994 and has served the parties well for over 28 years. During that time, policing in America has changed, as too, the collective bargaining parameters of public employees. There has been a long-standing tradition between the ILFOP State Lodge and the ILFOPLC to encourage membership into the respective organizations. However, such membership cannot be forced. It is extremely appropriate that the ILFOPLC assist the ILFOP State Lodge in determining recruiting opportunities by providing such opportunities to the State Lodge and to further assist in any legal fashion appropriate to recruit, not only ILFOPLC members, but any potential applicants, regardless of their current affiliation, into the FOP. Conversely, the ILFOP State Lodge should make every effort to encourage non-members of the ILFOPLC to become members, regardless of their affiliation. Of utmost importance to the livelihood of the FOP is a solid working relationship between the ILFOP State Lodge and the ILFOPLC. Doing so requires each group to define their cooperation and expectations towards our common goals. While the NFOP is mandating additional data points be recorded by the ILFOPLC, the ILFOPLC should strive to align membership data collection with the ILFOP State Lodge as a best practice. It is recommended that the ILFOP State Lodge and ILFOPLC identify and align any additional future data sets that the state may need to allow a consistent and easy comparison of membership and organizing opportunities with one another. 49
Recommend that the ILFOPLC be authorized by the ILFOP State Lodge to form a Labor Council Lodge that can encompass eligible Labor Council Members not currently affiliated with a subordinate Illinois Lodge. As the ultimate goal should be a unified FOP membership within Illinois, every effort should be taken to simplify membership recruitment. By allowing the ILFOPLC to form a subordinate lodge within the ILFOP State Lodge structure it can be better prepared to attract membership that would otherwise not be realized. Recommend both parties explore the creation of an ILFOPLC Associate Lodge, allowing membership for non-law enforcement classified members within bargaining units, but eligible for associate membership as defined in the National Constitution and By-Laws. The ILFOPLC should request of the ILFOP State Lodge, direction towards the formation of a ILFOPLC Associate Lodge, so that members of this Associate Lodge may have the opportunity to take advantage of and participate in the benefits provided to this class of FOP membership. Membership of this associate lodge should consist of non-law enforcement classified members within ILFOPLC bargaining units. Conclusion The cohesive relationship between the ILFOP State Lodge and ILFOPLC has served both organizations and the NFOP well over the past 28 years. As recognized through email correspondence attached from President Southwood dated November 8, 2022, “I have said before the ILFOP Labor Council is the best law enforcement related labor group in the state, if not the best in the nation.” The ILFOPLC has flourished, representing over 500 bargaining units, but, as with any relationship, a commitment to open communications and compromise are paramount to maintaining that relationship. While I feel that the amendments to the ILFOPLC licensing agreement have addressed the political endorsements and membership issues, the mutual respect for each organization starts with looking within. I have offered several times to help mediate the differences between the two groups, to address each group’s concerns, and I will continue to make that offer. Ultimately, addressing personal and political conflicts are within each groups best interest and starts with both parties’ willingness to grow. 50
Report of the National Vice President Joe Gamaldi jgamaldi@hpou.org Brothers and Sisters, Let me start with a huge thank you to our brothers and sisters from the Massachusetts State Lodge, Boston Superiors Lodge, and Boston Detectives Lodge for putting in the work to plan, and host, the Spring Board meeting. We all appreciate the time and effort that goes into hosting an event of this magnitude, you have our deepest gratitude. Obviously a lot has transpired since our last meeting, it is always the case in our profession, but the Fraternal Order of Police continues to be wildly successful. All thanks to the team work we exhibit as an organization. By every metric to which you would measure the success of the FOP we are dominating! Our membership numbers are growing, our legal services numbers are growing, our labor services is growing, and you know our media mentions/free airtime we generate leaves everyone else in the dust. We are doing incredible work as an organization. Free Airtime We often talk about our media mentions and how the other major law enforcement groups combined don’t even make up 60% of our mentions. Well another interesting statistic which backs up just how powerful our voice has become, and just how valuable our media work is…last year we created over 31 million dollars in free advertising for the FOP for our countless media appearances. Obviously, that is an enormous sum of money with massive reach. When you drill down even deeper, you realize all the other groups combined don’t even make up 20% of that! Truly outstanding numbers of how we are dominating the media marketplace when talking about our profession. We have become this powerhouse, because we make passionate, fact-based arguments that resonate with the people. We have become this powerhouse, because we are standing up for the hardworking men and women of law enforcement, providing that strong opposing voice to the anti-police rhetoric and false narratives. We have become and stayed the #1 voice of law enforcement over the last 3 and half years because we tell the truth, unfiltered, and let the people know exactly what our members are feeling. I continue to keep a busy schedule averaging approx. 2 national interviews a week across several different national news channels (Fox, Fox Business, Newsmax, News Nation). In addition, I have been appearing much more frequently on a number of different podcasts. We are then cutting the clips from those podcasts, turning them into short videos/reels and posting them to our social media. Those videos are then picked up by the networks, who run stories on them, and ultimately we are creating even more news cycles. News cycles centered around our narrative and message. We are using every media platform available to voice our concerns and to keep the public informed of the issues impacting our profession. Clearly the formula is working, as the statistics above are great feedback for all of us. 51
Violence Awareness As you are no doubt aware we had over 330 police officers shot in 2022, with nearly 90 ambush attacks. That comes on the heels of 2021, where we saw over 340 officers shot and was the deadliest year for law enforcement, in intentional homicides, in over 20 years. 2023 isn’t starting out much better, we are outpacing those numbers, as the war on cops in this country continues unabated. Its absolutely sickening, it’s a stain on our society, and we will not let a single American forget about it. That is why we track and publicize these numbers monthly to make sure the public is aware of what is going on. In addition, we insure the numbers get national attention, as outlets now look for our monthly report to run their stories. But for our yearly numbers for 2022, we took it a step further. We weren’t just content with national news outlets running the stories, we wanted local outlets to run the story as well. We were ensuring the greatest reach, to touch as many homes as possible. We devised a strategy to inform all State Presidents and Trustees of when the numbers were coming out and provided them our press release in advance. We then asked them to share widely with their local outlets. It was very successful, not only did we get the national coverage we are accustomed to, but in addition dozens of local outlets picked up the story as well. All told we reached millions of Americans, continuing to raise awareness about the dangers we are facing. This was just another innovative way to make sure our message is heard by the masses. We will continue to raise the alarm, that our members are going to work with targets on their backs and continue to keep this issue front and center for the American people, because that is exactly where it belongs! Mobile App A friendly reminder, the National FOP mobile app is available for download by all of our 370,000 plus members on the App store and Google Play, search “NFOP”. We have over 20,000 members who have download the FREE app and we continue to receive rave reviews from the individuals who have downloaded it. The resources come in handy and are all populated in one place. We share breaking news, statements, interviews, legislative updates and a host of other information. This is all done to engage the members in spreading our message across the country. It is a wonderful tool to educate and inform members of every important issue impacting our profession. Please continue to advertise the National FOP app with your states/locals and encourage them to ask members to download it. I will remind you it is FREE and this tool will greatly assist all of us in communicating with our members across the country. In addition, if you are interested in creating an app for your individual state or local lodge, we were able to negotiate a lower price of only $1000 a year for any state or local to have their own app. If you are interested in developing one, please reach out and I can connect you with our app company, Clowder. I look forward to seeing you all in Boston to share in some amazing fellowship and continue to reach, and achieve, even greater heights for the Fraternal Order of Police. Until then, be safe out there and if you need anything, I am only a phone call, text, email, messenger on Facebook/Instagram, DM on twitter (@JoeGamaldi) away. 52
Report of the National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield jholderfield@fop.net Introduction Brothers and Sisters, welcome to Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State President Todd Bramwell, State Secretary James Franco, National Trustee Rich Shailor, along with the 25 local lodges consisting of 2852 members, have rolled out the red carpet. We will have some great fellowship, hospitality, and a dynamic meeting. Please join me in thanking them for hosting us. It goes without saying, I have been extremely busy since we met last September, in Dallas, at our Fall Board Meeting. Not only have I had the pleasure of meeting with so many of our Sisters and Brothers at the various State Board meetings and conferences, I had the honor of attending the inaugural National Diversity Summit in Charlotte. Chair Robert Gaddy and the committee did an outstanding job in educating all that attended. I also had the opportunity to attend the annual Labor Coalition conference in Deerfield Beach Florida. Chair Mike Essig, along with the other Coalition Officers, once again improved on an already stelar training program. There was lots of information sharing and everyone was exposed to the best practices being used by the various labor states. The Membership Department has been overly busy processing the first half per capita for 2023. Several unintended consequences have contributed to a few hic ups and I will give you some explanations, but not excuses. We currently have two new employees still training in Membership. This was their first time dealing with per capita processing, membership card printing, and mailings. Next, we had two of our four card printers go down. These two machines are at the end of life and the manufacturer is reluctant to even try to fix them. The machines cost approximately $12,000.00 each. I don’t want to buy new ones, unless we absolutely must, since we are working on our new membership program that will ultimately allow for electronic cards on your phone. There are a lot of new local secretaries, and several states have had changes in their office staff that normally handle membership and per capita submissions. This has created some slow downs as we get these folks trained up on the proper processes. We continue to have 53
issues with the US Mail, another reason why electronic membership cards are so needed. We still have some lodges that are submitting paper updates which means National Staff has to enter the information into the system manually. And the best problem of all, we have new lodges being created and increases in membership. I commend the various local and state lodges that have kept their membership rosters up to date, the lodge officer information current, their mailing addresses correct, and their attention to detail on vetting their membership rosters to per capita owed. As previously stated, I am not issuing excuses since it my responsibility to make per capita and membership card distribution run as smooth as possible. I have used this year’s per capita season as a learning event so that we can better serve our members in the future. I appreciate the National Board of Trustees for approving our recommendation for a new Association Management Software (AMS) that will replace our current VUE membership data system. This project is long overdue. The vendor chosen is Association Anywhere. We reviewed over 30 different venders to find the one that best suits our needs and will have the capabilities to expand with us as we continue to grow. Currently, we are conducting weekly interviews with various departments within the National FOP and with individual subject matter experts in our staff. This AMS will make the day-to-day business of the FOP much more efficient. Just a few of the features include: Automated notifications to lodges regarding per capita, officer terms expiring, etc. Improved and streamlined process for registering for events, including the National Conference. Duplicate checking and address validation when new members are added. Portal where members can update their personal profiles. State and local lodges will be able to run membership reports that they currently do not have access to. Robust help tools throughout to assist users with using the AMS. We anticipate a launch date near the end of the year, and we will be reporting on our progress at the National Conference. A special thanks goes to National Treasurer James Smallwood, IT Director Andrew Bittner, and our entire staff for helping put this project together. Biennial Conference Update Nevada State President and National Trustee David Moody and his 2023 conference team have done a great job at planning and preparing for a great 66th Biennial National Conference and Expo. By now, you should have received the conference room and event link but just in case you didn’t, its www.foplasvegas2023.org. The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino will be the venue for our housing and conference. This is great since we will not be in different hotels and our conference and Expo will take place in the onsite convention center. Our host has asked that you not over book your rooms for delegates since doing so will create housing issues and potential liability back on the overbooking lodge. A featured highlight event will be on Monday evening with the “Cirque Du Soleil”. Nevada has arraigned for this special show for FOP members and their families only. The MGM has given us the Policy and Procedure Manuals for events at that location and here are some of the most important rules that our members and lodges must be aware of: 54
1) Anyone selling anything within the confines of the MGM venue space must have a business license from the Clarke County Business License & Tax ID Number. 2) Anyone selling anything must have a permit and registration from the State of Nevada Department of Treasury. 3) No banners, signs, or stickers can be affixed to any area of the MGM (candidate banners must have prior approval and are hung by the MGM staff). 4) All food and beverage must be purchased from their in-house caterer – no outside food allowed in building. 5) The NFOP will have to pay additional costs for all trash and debris left in hallways – so please clean up after yourselves. If we can determine whose trash (boxes, papers, flyers, etc) are the cause(s) of these fees, they will be passed on to that entity or person. Please take this information back to your state and local lodges. Nobody will be allowed to put up tables or use chairs or benches to sell or raise money in the MGM hallways for any purpose. This includes tee-shirts, pins, coins, etc. State Voting Order 1) National Executive Board 2) PA #01F 3) Massachusetts 4) North Dakota 5) Maine 6) Arkansas 7) Maryland 8) Montana 9) Alaska 10) Colorado 11) Alabama 12) New Jersey 13) New Hampshire 14) Nebraska 15) Texas 16) DC 17) Arizona 18) North Carolina 19) Missouri 20) Vermont 21) Utah 22) Hawaii 23) Pennsylvania 24) Mississippi 25) Connecticut 26) West Virginia 27) Tennessee 28) Georgia 29) Idaho 30) Oklahoma 31) Iowa 32) Wisconsin 33) New Mexico 34) Oregon 35) Kentucky 36) Washington 37) New York 38) Rhode Island 39) California 40) Louisiana 41) Michigan 42) Illinois 43) South Dakota 44) Ohio 45) Kansas 46) Nevada 47) Florida 48) Virginia 49) Delaware 50) South Carolina 51) Wyoming 52) Minnesota 53) Indiana EXPO 2023 President Yoes reported on Kimberly Wagner, Director of Corporate Relations, and her duties to gain sponsors for the NFOPO and conference. We have realigned some of the duties of Roxie Hollis (Membership) to assist in the clerical support of the EXPO. She will be assisting Kimberly by keeping the vendor files current, booth information, the company representative name and nametags and payments for this conference. We currently have approximately 60 both available and if you know of a potential vendor, please have them contact Roxie ASAP at rhollis@fop.net or 1-800-451-2711. 55
Caucus Meetings at Biennial Conference The National Trustee or State President should have already made arrangements with our Office Manager, Leigh Ann Pemberton, to arrange your caucus room needs. If you have not, please contact her immediately. Once everyone’s needs are known, she will place each state in a meeting room and notify each state’s National Trustee, President, and Secretary of their caucus room number/days/time. Her email address is lapp@fop.net. Credentials As a reminder, the number of delegate and alternate credentials each lodge will receive is determined by the number of paid members on April 1, 2023. Each lodge will receive 1 delegate for every 50 members, or greater portion thereof. Elesha McCluskey, Katie Rutty and Noah Cornett will be handling credentials for this conference. In addition, all monies due the National FOP, including per capita, must be received or postmarked by July 1, 2023. Other Conference Information The lodge credential pick-up at Registration was very successful in 2021 so we intend to have that process available again in Las Vegas. The Lodge Secretary should email their intent to pick-up all delegate nametags and information to credentials@fop.net. Upon arrival in Las Vegas, the lodge secretary, or their designee, will come to Registration counters with all credential copies, sign a pick-up form and they will be given nametags for all their delegates, alternates, and pre-registered guests. After the delegates have their nametags, they can register for seminars at the Seminar counters. We strongly encourage lodges to participate in this process since it makes the Registration process faster and lines shorter! Also, the MGM does not allow any sales of any kind in their hallways. Please let all local lodges in your state know this information. Many lodges bring t-shirts, raffle tickets, baskets, pins, coins, and hats to conference to sell. Any lodge wishing to sell items must do so from an EXPO booth. Lodges can purchase an EXPO booth by contacting Roxie Hollis at expo@fop.net. Proposed Amendment to the National Constitution & By-Laws I will be proposing several amendments to the National Constitution and By-Laws and The Ritual. I will make these presentations for your consideration under a different presentation. Proposed changes must be received in my office by April 16th, 2023. I will except the proposed amendments via e-mail or regular mail (post marked by that date). Remember that only a local lodge, state lodge, or the National Board of Trustees can make proposed amendments to the National Constitution and By-laws and The Ritual. Leadership Matters Leadership Matters 2023 was held February 2-4, 2023, at the Sheraton Music City in Nashville, TN. This seminar continues to be one of the most popular seminars the National Fraternal Order of Police conducts, focusing on teaching State and Local lodge leaders how to efficiently run their lodge. This year we had 423 attendees, 17 vendors, and HALO on site selling FOP merchandise to help make this year’s Leadership Matters a success. We are looking forward to Leadership Matters 2024, with dates and location to come. Wellness Summit and Professionals Forum The 2023 Professionals Forum was held January 29, 2023, at the Sheraton Music City in Nashville, TN. This was the third year the Professionals Forum has been held, with 21 clinicians/professionals in attendance. This was the largest attendance to date and continues to grow every year. 56
The 2023 Wellness Summit was held January 30-31, 2023, following the Forum, at the Sheraton Music City. This was the fourth year for the Summit with its largest attendance of 200 attendees and 21 vendors. This seminar continues to grow every year and offers such valuable and needed information to members and leaders alike. We look for the Professionals Forum and Wellness Summit to continue to grow and be bigger and better in 2024. Diversity Summit The 2023 Diversity Summit dates have been set for October 9-11, 2023, at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Charlotte Uptown in Charlotte, NC. The group rate for rooms at the hotel will be $139 plus tax per night and a $10 per day parking fee. The deadline for booking rooms at the group rate is September 17, 2023. FOP Journal The Journal continues to be delivered to members digitally, via email each month. We are always looking for State and Local lodge news stories and events to include in the issue. Please send any writeups and any photos, to Stephanie Simpson at ssimspon@fop.net. Let members know what your State or Local lodge has been doing. Upcoming Deadlines 66th Biennial Conference - Proposed Amendment Deadline – April 16, 2023 66th Biennial Conference Report Deadline – June 5, 2023 Member of the Year and Canterbury Award Nomination Deadline – July 3, 2023 Congratulations to our Sweepstakes Winners: Sweepstakes drawn January 31, 2023: Grand $10,000 Shannon Stiess PA#5 2nd $2,500 John Demay NY#9 3rd $1,500 Frederick Avery PA#66 4th $1,000 John E. Whalen NJ#10 5th $500 Johnnie L. Mott NY#188 6th $100 Joseph P. Dorsey MD#24 7th $100 Calvin Weatherby NJ#9 8th $100 Vaun Brannock KY#614 9th $100 Robert J. Dugan NJ#124 10th $100 John Wisegarver PA#75 (Due to insufficient donations to cover expenses, we have terminated this program.) Membership and Cards I am excited to announce that we are 364,500 members strong (as of this reporting). Right now, we have 128 lodges consisting of 5754 members that are suspended for nonpayment of per capita. Additionally, the Michigan Labor Council added over 1,000 new members and another increase of over 3,000 members from Riverside California. The key to our success is our member base. 57
The current system of issuing plastic membership cards is costly and outdated. Over the past 4 years, we have spent approximately $140,000.00 on just the blank card stock. Add to that the cost of the printers, about $12,000.00 each x 4, which all need to be replaced, packaging, postage, printing ribbons, printer cleaner, storage, and labor to print the cards, it all adds up toa huge expense. I did a rough analysis several years ago and my estimated cost for doing cards was over $150,000.00 dollars for that year. That is money that could be better spent for member benefits and services. I realize that some members will want a hard card and we will do our best to accommodate them but there is so much more we do with an electronic card. A special thanks goes to Stephanie Simpson for her hard work in keeping the costs down on our current card system. We are working diligently on making a digital card available. Here is the proof for the 2023 card. Accounts Receivable -The daily amount of Accounts Receivable fluctuates as we process incoming mail from all departments (Administrative, Merchandise, Membership, Seminars, Labor Services, etc.). As of February 23, 2023, the total for invoiced assets is $269,735.04. Of that amount, $189,745.59 is current (billed for March). Outstanding balances for invoiced receivables are: Administrative NFOPU Labor Services DC Rent CURRENT 0.00 $6,500.00 $180,245.59 $3,000.00 30 DAYS 20.00 $6,500.00 $46,797.69 $3,000.00 60 DAYS $80.05 $0.00 $16,718.58 $3,000.00 90 DAYS $310.66 $0.00 $3,562.47 $0.00 TOTAL BY DEPT. $410.71 $13,000.00 $247,324.33 $9,000.00 I recommend charging off the $310.66 ninety days past due Administrative charge . 58
National Fraternal Order of Police, NFOP Foundation and NFOP Financial Corp. Revenue As outlined in Article 12 Section 5 of the NFOP Constitution & By-Laws, the National Secretary is responsible for receiving and recording all revenues of the National Fraternal Order of Police. Below are the amounts deposited this fiscal year from July 1, 2022, through February 23, 2023. National Fraternal Order of Police Account Merchandise $23,565.00 Per Capita $2,722,889.35 Per Capita Overpayments Returned $0.00 Admin Fee $55,845.25 Returned Check Fee Collected $0.00 Labor Services (invoices collected) $1,938,844.65 Labor Services Reimbursements Received $3,535.10 Credit Card Bank Fees Collected $7,100.78 Royalties $345,613.88 DC Rent $14,450.00 Reimbursements (includes $25,000 loan repaid) $37,974.73 CRI-TAC $0.00 NEP Online Donations $26,999.92 Donations via Mail $140.00 Miscellaneous $475.00 Licensing Fee $75.00 Legal Defense Plan Salary & Reimbursements $40,697.04 EXPO 2023 Booth Sales $32,350.00 Conference Book Ads 2023 $5,000.00 Leadership Matters Seminar $167,000.00 Leadership Matters Vendor Tables $15,500.00 Leadership Matters Grant $25,000.00 Labor Summit $37,825.00 Collective Bargaining Seminar $42,245.00 Diversity Summit $9,750.00 Legal Counselors Seminar $42,245.00 Refunds/Rebates $17,429.79 $5,617,550.49 NFOP Foundation Account Memorial $0.00 NFOP Partnership Program (Wagner) $150,000.00 NEP Online Donations $7,437.27 Memorial Replica Challenge Coin Sales $3,500.00 General Fund $67,184.59 DART Mini Trucks Sold-DART $100.00 DART Team/Trailer $32,705.00 Disaster Relief $8,300.00 NFOPU $38,000.00 Amazon Smiles $106.00 555 Give Back Program $380.00 PC $ to Foundation $183,860.24 59
Royalties/Licensing Fees Received From 7/1/22-2/23/2023: Entity Amount Active & Fit $300.70 Brodin Studios $25.00 Brookdale Senior Living $1,000.00 Chicago Patrolmen’s FCU $2,070.00 Cipolla $1,500.00 Commerce Bank CC Program $18,868.06 Cross Country Mortgage $90,000.00 Embroid Me $150.75 G-Man Emblem LLC $168.13 HALO $31,434.82 Hearing Network $80.00 Hylant $3,000.00 Liberty Art Works $0.00 Liberty Mutual $59,530.74 Resort Condominiums INT LLC/Travel $358.38 Torsaf Printers DBA Minute Man Press $25.00 Trust & Will $247.00 Silveria Consulting DBA Custom Covers $0.00 Solar Advertising Specialists $0.00 SF&C Insurance Associates $3,876.84 Union Lifestyle Benefits LLC $48,881.14 Unions of America.Com INC $84.50 911-Media/The Journal $84,097.22 APB Media/911 to Foundation $5,000.00 TOTAL $350,698.28 Easterseals $0.00 Special Olympics $0.00 Credit Card Bank Fees Collected $1,906.01 Reimbursements $3.38 Officer Wellness Seminar $52,312.50 Officer Wellness Professional Forum $1,437.50 Officer Wellness Sponsors/Grants $110.716.26 Officer Wellness Vendor Tables $17,500.00 $675,448.75 Financial Corporation Account Aetna $0.00 $0.00 60
FOP Merchandise Sales Royalties received from HALO, based on quarterly sales, are listed for all four quarters of calendar year 2021 and 2022: 1st Quarter 2021 $19,032.28 2nd Quarter 2021 $12,212.18 3rd Quarter 2021 $34,949.50 4th Quarter 2021 $12,250.70 Total $78,444.66 1st Quarter 2022 $11,889.36 2nd Quarter 2022 $10,243.56 3rd Quarter 2022 $10,625.12 4th Quarter 2022 $10,566.14 Total $43,324.18 ATNIP-ORMS BUILDING AND NATIONAL STAFF (in Nashville) Administrative Staff Noah Cornet (2022) Membership Representative ncornett@fop.net Teri Crone (2012) Accounting Clerical tcrone@fop.net Lori Harris (2015) Receptionist lharris@fop.net Roxanne Hollis (2001) Expo Clerical & Membership rhollis@fop.net Angie Hoover (2001) Executive Secretary ahoover@fop.net Elesha McCluskey (2016) Membership Representative emccluskey@fop.net Leigh Ann Pemberton (1995) Office Manager & Executive Assistant lapp@fop.net Katie Rutty (2022) Membership Representative krutty@fop.net Stephanie Simpson (2013) Editor/Seminar Coordinator ssimpson@fop.net IT Staff Andrew Bittner (1997) IT Director and Webmaster abittner@fop.net Matthew Phillips (2017) IT Assistant mphillips@fop.net Treasurer’s Office Christina Karn (2018) Executive Assistant ckarn@fop.net Labor Services Staff Emma Binkley (2020) Clerical/Researcher ebinkley@fop.net Toni Dixon (2015) Executive Secretary tdixon@fop.net Jim Gray (2013) Data Entry jgray@fop.net Robyn Lane (2016) Clerical rlane@fop.net CONCULSION In conclusion, I am honored to serve as your National Secretary and to be a part of this National Executive Board and the Board of Trustees. We have faced many challenges over the past few years, yet we have 61
become stronger. We continue to grow our membership because we are the voice of our Nation’s Law Enforcement. We have not gone unnoticed. This is due to our strong leadership in Washington DC by President Yoes, Legislative Director Jim Pasco, our legislative staff, our National Trustees, and State leaderships. Our various State Lodges are engaged with the political process and legislative action like never in our history. It is refreshing to hear the various states legislative reports on what they are doing to strengthen job protections for our members and increasing wages and benefits. And I am very proud that we have created a National Health Trust that will provide increased benefits to our active (on the job) members and ultimately our active (retired) Brothers and Sisters. As reported previously, my focus this year is on the development of our new and improved AMS membership data system. My vision is to have a program that is user friendly, allows state and local lodges to have more flexibility for their membership management, and to streamline the processes required by the national office. This includes electronic membership cards with individual QR codes or bar codes to expedite and validate membership check in at local, state meetings, and the national conference. We continue to look for ways to eliminate or reduce costs, and please join me in recognizing several key staff members that have made outstanding contributions in this area. Our Office Manager, Leigh Ann Pemberton recently negotiated a major cost savings with the post office allowing us to get the same lowest rate, no matter the volume or zip code vs our old plan that was tiered and higher rates for higher volume and zip codes. Our Accounts Receivable Coordinator, Teri Crone for negotiating a better deal with Comcast. Comcast was in the process of raising rates on our connections to the National Office for telephone, fax, alarm, internet, tv, etc. on a shared coax line. Teri negotiated a dedicated fiber optic line that is being installed directly to our office for just a few dollars more a month but will be faster and more secured. Stephani Simpson, Editor/Seminar Coordinator, has managed to make our monthly Journal cost neutral and we may even generate some revenue from advertising. And lastly my Administrative Assistant, Angie Hoover, always does a stellar job but especially when she negotiates our A/V services and coffee breaks for our board meetings. Enjoy another cup of coffee and thank all of our staff when you speak to them. We will be selecting our 2027 conference site in August. There are two sites being proposed, Salt Lake City and Chicago. Please keep our many leaders and their families in your prayers. National Past Presidents John Dineen and Dewey Stokes are not able to be with us due to illness. Brothers Johnny Crumby and Rob Noceda in their loss. Brothers Tommy Stiles, Joe Hamer, and Bob Fox in their recovery. Keep also our Brother and Sisters everywhere in prayer and thought as they carry out their duties to their communities and to us all. I also am saddened by the retirement from the National Board of Trustees my dear Brother and more especially, friend, the National Trustee from Florida, David Stevens. Brother David and I started with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office back in 1978. We started in corrections and played football for the Blue Knights JSO Corrections team. David was my best man when Pam and I were married in 1979. We ultimately went to patrol, and both were motorcycle officers in our traffic unit. David and I have been active leaders in the FOP since 1980. We have both served in various offices in Jacksonville Lodge 5-30 and we were both President of the lodge. We both attended the FBI National Academy and we were both a part of several Jacksonville Sheriff’s administrative staffs. And of course, we have both served on this awesome National Board of Trustees. David is not going anywhere. He will continue on as our National History Committee 62
Chair and he serves on the National Site Committee. Join me in congratulating our Brother, David Stevens, on his distinguished service to our Order. As always, please let me know how I may serve you here, at this Board meeting and when you get back home. I and my staff stand ready to assist anyway we can. Be safe and let’s have a productive meeting and some great Boston fellowship. Fraternally, Jimmy Holderfield National Secretary MEMBERSHIP REPORTSNew Lodges Since Fall Board Meeting (24 New Lodges totaling 1,649 members ) State Lodge # Lodge name Members AL 55 ELMORE COUNTY LDGE#55 92 AR 84 BELLA VISTA FOP LDGE #84 25 AZ 82 QUENN CREEK FOP LDGE#82 19 CO 71 HEAD WATERS FOP LDGE #71 20 CO 72 RTD FOP LODGE #72 14 CO 73 GREELEY FOP LODGE #73 23 CT 051 WOODBRIDGE POLICE LODGE #51 20 CT 118 MIDDLESEX COUNTY LODGE #118 27 FL 187 GATEWAY LODGE #187 37 FL 190 CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS LDG #190 16 IL 603 CLAY COUNTY FOP #603 39 IN 206 ROSE ISLAND LODGE #206 14 LA 62 ATCHAFALAYA LDGE #62 18 LA 63 LA WILDLIFE LODGE #63 92 MI 1 AUTOMOTIVE CAPITAL LDG #1 1039 MO 104 MIDWEST MO REGIONAL #104 12 NE 95 BURT COUNTY FOP LODGE #95 13 NV 11 CLARK CITY LE ASSOC FOP #11 16 OK 232 MCLOUD FOP #232 10 OK 233 CLINTON FOP LODGE #233 11 PA 60 NORTHERN TIER LODGE #13 19 WA 13 PACIFIC-LONG BEACH LODGE #13 26 WI 30 WEST MILWAUKEE PPA FOP#30 14 WY 19 FOP COWBOY LODGE #19 33 63
Suspended Lodges for Non-Payment of Per Capita (152 Lodges, totaling 7,724 members, suspended for non-payment of per capita) AL 70 AR 2 AR 8 AR 16 AR 25 AR 27 AR 37 AR 48 AR 69 AR 85 AR 86 AZ 47 AZ 50 AZ 73 CA 55 CT 35 CT 36 CT 02F FL 69 FL 165 HI 2 ID 41 IL 2 IL 21 IL 24 IL 31 IL 38 IL 39 IL 40 IL 43 IL 44 IL 50 IL 52 IL 87 IL 97 IL 101 IL 126 IL 127 IL 143 IL 196 IL 212 IL 238 IL 247 IL 253 IL 264 IL 265 IL 300 IL 302 IL 333 IL 404 IL 556 IL 629 IL 13F IN 94 IN 120 IN 129 IN 137 IN 138 IN 174 IN 189 IN 192 KS 7 KS 22 KS 38 KS 44 KS 47 KS 65 KS 69 KY 43 KY 49 LA 13 LA 18 MA 9 MD 149 ME 7 ME 353 ME 511 MI 127 MN 21 MO 45 MS 1 MS 4 MS 55 MS 228 MT 9 NC 87 NE 12 NE 41 NE 93 NH 4 NJ 16 NJ 223 NM 3 NM 14 NM 20 NY 31 NY 235 NY 920 OH 6 OH 10 OH 62 OH 66 OH 77 OH 85 OH 93 OH 96 OH 102 OH 108 OH 111 OH 115 OH 119 OH 128 OH 130 OH 136 OH 162 OH 175 OH 179 OH 185 OH 186 OH 187 OH 197 OK 104 OK 114 OK 116 OK 153 OK 203 OK 208 OK 213 OK 225 PA 3 PA 9 PA 36 PA 66 PA 105 RI 14 RI 35 TN 96 TX 51 TX 79 TX 114 TX 121 TX 123 TX 150 TX 182 TX 911 TX 913 TX 956 VT 5 VT 10 WA 33 WV 39 WY 11 64
Lodge Name Changes Since Fall Board MeetingGA#7 From: FRANK W MOBLEY LDGE#7 To: MOBLEY/GILES LDG#7 ME#18 From: PHILBRICK BONNEY LDGE#18 To: PHILBRICK BONNEY LODGE #18 Proposed to be dropped (Not paid prior to LH 2021 - 4 lodges totaling 86 members) State Lodge # Lodge name members AR 46 Harrison FOP Lodge #46 13 AR 91 East AR Regional FOP #91 12 TN 60 State Trooper Lodge #60 62 WV 116 Memorial Lodge #116 10 Dropped Lodges Since Fall Board Meeting State Lodge number Lodge name Member count IL 280 MCDONOUGH CO LODGE #280 1 65
STATE LODGE COUNT MEMBER COUNTAlabama 65 8411Arkansas 40 3104Arizona 35 9341California 30 16724Canada 1 120Colorado 57 8249Connecticut 29 2228District of Columbia 2 8568Delaware 14 2772Florida 107 23363Georgia 34 6705Hawaii 2 76Iowa 13 1058Idaho 30 2481Illinois 219 33437Indiana 109 12965Ireland 2 197Kansas 36 4306Kentucky 67 10032Louisiana 39 5596Massachusetts 25 2890Maryland 76 20906Maine 28 717Michigan 53 7864Minnesota 19 1875Missouri 31 7616Mississippi 6 159Montana 6 182North Carolina 48 5003North Dakota 9 1362Nebraska 56 4989New Hampshire 3 72New Jersey 140 12338New Mexico 11 1825Nevada 10 1108New York 63 13850Ohio 167 23209Oklahoma 86 6313Oregon 4 1692Pennsylvania 103 38837Rhode Island 29 2975South Carolina 18 4319South Dakota 12 1347Tennessee 59 7592Texas 48 16743Utah 44 4883Virginia 46 5786Vermont 7 309Washington 27 3167Wisconsin 26 2848West Virginia 26 2236Wyoming 8 503TOTALS 2225 365,248Membership Totals by State 66
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTIONS SINCE THE NBOT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 16-17,2022 On September 26, 2022, at 8:30AM (EST), There was a request for National President Yoes and National Auxiliary President Glenda Lehmann to have a contribution of $3000.00 each, made on their behalf, to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund (this is an annual request since both Presidents serve on the foundation board). Motion by Treasurer Smallwood, 2nd by 2VP Weiler. Motion passed. Treasurer Smallwood gave a report on IL Lodge #10 issue with the IRS on their 501c8 filing status. He recommended that if the issue could not be resolved, that the NFOP pay the $600.00 filing fee. 2nd by 2nd VP Weiler. Motion Passed On October 3rd, 2022, at 9:00AM (EST) President Yoes made a presentation for establishing a National FOP Health Trust. Motion by 2nd VP Weiler to proceed. 2nd by VP Gamaldi. Motion unanimously passed. On October 13th, 2022, at 9:00AM (EST), National General Counsel, Larry James, addressed the E-Board on the DC #1 issue of addressing outstanding grievances. The recommendation is to have the General Counsel re-draft a letter detailing how the process should convene and what steps will be taken based on the orders of the National Board of Trustees. Motion by Sgt at Arms Turney, 2nd by VP Gamaldi. Motion passed. On October 24th, 2022, at 9:00AM (EST), President Yoes presented the names of members David Hiller and Reginald Peterson to serve as FOP appointees to the Congressional Medal of Honor Committee. Motion by Treasurer Smallwood to approve, 2nd by Sgt at Arms Turney. Motion Passed. On November 7th, 2022, at 9:00AM (EST), President Yoes advised that all staff would be off on the Friday after Thanksgiving if there were no objections. Approved On November 28th, 2022, at 9:00AM (EST), Treasurer Smallwood presented a recommendation for staff member Christmas bonuses based on years of service to the NFOP. Motion by Secretary Holderfield to approve, 2nd by Chairman Pride. Passed On January 5th, 2022 at 2:45PM (EST) in Deerfield Beach FL, the NFOP E-Board held its annual strategy workshop. Discussion on educational expenses for members. In the past, the NFOP has distributed out up to $10,000.00 per year to members to off set cost of higher degree education. Currently, there is no funding source. Philadelphia and Jacksonville committed to requesting their respective foundation to assist with $5000.00 contributions. The E-Board unanimously agreed the NFOP should continue with this program with guidelines established. It was recommended that the NFOP BOT consider funding. President Yoes made a presentation on the need for a Director of Education and Training to be compensated at the comparable salary and benefits as the other NFOP Directors. The E-Board unanimously agreed. Secretary Holderfield moved that the National President should be allocated a discretionary expense budget of $15,000.00 per year. 2nd by Chairman Pride. Passed On February 22, 2023, at 1:00PM (PST), a presentation was made to the E-Board by the Director of Wellness, Sheri Martin, on the vetting residential treatment and training programs. The proposal is to charge a fee of $1500.00 for any vendor seeking the NFOP endorsement of their services and to pay for 2 members of the Wellness Committee to do an onsite visit. Motion by Treasurer Smallwood, 2nd by VP Gamaldi. Approved. 67
President Yoes requested startup funding for the NFOP Health Trust in the amount of $20,000.00. Motion by Treasurer Smallwood, 2nd by 2nd VP Weiler. Approved. Wellness Director Martin requested that the following vendors be approved by the NFOP: Struggle Well -training program, Path to Wellness, mental health training program, and Forge VFR-clinic. Motion by Sgt at Arms Turney to approve all three. 2nd by Secretary Holderfield. Approved. On March 6th, 2023, at 9:00AM (EST), President Yoes made a presentation on adopting retired Greyhound dogs from Australia by first responders in the U.S. Motion by Secretary Holderfield to approve and direct the NFOP general counsel to draft a MOU. 2nd by Sgt at Arms Turney. Approved. President Yoes requested purchasing tables for the upcoming COPS banquet during Police Week for the Auxiliary and the FOP at a cost of $2000.00. Motion to approve by Secretary Holderfield. 2nd by 2nd VP Weiler. Approved. Submitted by Jimmy Holderfield National Secretary 68
2022-2023 Fiscal Year Report July 1, 2022 – February 27, 2023 National FOP: US Bank: $3,406,802.71 MCS Direct Account: $353,466.72 Chicago Patrolmen’s FCU: $51,240.01 Total Bank Balances: $3,811,509.44 Market Value of Investments: $7,495,789.91 Total: $11,307,299.35 NFOP Foundation: $2,051,204.29 FOP Financial Corp, Inc: $295,611.58 National PAC Balance: $62,135.31 National Lodge: Income: 7/1/2023-2/27/2023: $5,571,771.52 Expenses: 7/1/2023-2/27/2023: $5,437,623.02 Difference: $134,148.50 Foundation: Income: 7/1/2023-2/27/2023: $702,099.14 Expenses: 7/1/2023-2/27/2023: $204,109.75 Difference: $497,989.39 Outstanding Loans: Chicago Patrolmen’s FCU: $1,269,177.07 (Mortgage 328 Mass Ave DC Office) US Bank: $1,024,666.46 (Mortgage 326 Mass Ave DC Office) Report of the National TreasurerJames Smallwoodfopsmallwood@gmail.com 69
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 1/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGETIncome0500 Budgeted Income0502 Per Capita Total34,639.000503 Per Capita2,706,322.554,055,000.0066.74 %0505 Admin. Fees57,545.2555,000.00104.63 %0506 ACH Per Capita Payment62,428.00Total 0502 Per Capita Total2,798,506.804,172,428.0067.07 %0510 Merchandise Total0.01120,000.000.00 %0511 Office Sales31,434.820512 Conference Sales5,000.00Total 0510 Merchandise Total36,434.83120,000.0030.36 %0521 Journal Ad Sales50,000.000530 Miscellaneous Total75.001,000.007.50 %0531 Critac reimbursement140,000.000531A Wellness Reimbursement7,500.0095,000.007.89 %0534 Other Misc.13,500.000537 FOPLegal PlanReimbursement40,697.0445,000.0090.44 %Total 0530 Miscellaneous Total48,272.04294,500.0016.39 %0540 Royalties295,311.01350,000.0084.37 %0556 Commerce Bank CC Program17,011.0522,000.0077.32 %0560 Seminars302,000.000564 Leadership207,184.000568 Diversity8,849.130570 Collective Bargaining41,716.220575 LE Summit80,070.000576 Wellness-7,500.00Total 0560 Seminars330,319.35302,000.00109.38 %0590 DLS Labor Income1,946,282.612,540,000.0076.63 %0620 Interest593.912,000.0029.70 %0622 Rental Income DC Building14,450.0040,000.0036.13 %0625 Loan Payments25,000.000702 General Donations27,239.9230,000.0090.80 %0710 EXPO32,350.0080,000.0040.44 %0730 Contingency Fund Capitol Impro80,000.000742 Contingency / Conference Costs150,000.000746 Contingency Trustee Scholarship10,000.000748 Contingency Carryover EBd Trave60,000.000755 Contingency Fund for New AMS400,000.00Total 0500 Budgeted Income5,571,771.528,702,928.0064.02 %0950 Sweepstakes Income168,512.21160,000.00105.32 %Total Income$5,740,283.73$8,862,928.0064.77 %70
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 2/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGETGROSS PROFIT$5,740,283.73$8,862,928.0064.77 %Expenses1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses4,128.371002 Wages Admin. - Officers296,115.96430,500.0068.78 %1002a Awards & Recognition Comm500.001,000.0050.00 %1002b Constitution & ByLaws Comm375.003,000.0012.50 %1002c Compliance Comm3,250.001002d Legal Defense Comm34,000.0050,000.0068.00 %1002e Memorial Committee3,700.21Total 1002 Wages Admin. - Officers334,691.17487,750.0068.62 %1003 Wages Admin. Staff405,003.65575,000.0070.44 %1005 401k Match277.0055,000.000.50 %1030 FICA Administrative53,651.6075,000.0071.54 %1036 President Travel36,003.5547,000.0076.60 %1037 Vice President Travel6,106.0620,000.0030.53 %1038 Secretary Travel15,512.7225,000.0062.05 %1038A Secretary Travel Nashville3,194.8818,000.0017.75 %Total 1038 Secretary Travel18,707.6043,000.0043.51 %1039 Treasurer Travel12,590.2625,000.0050.36 %1040 2nd Vice Pres. Travel6,989.6420,000.0034.95 %1041 Sgt. At Arms Travel18,348.9925,000.0073.40 %1041A CRI-TAC Reimbursable from Grant75,093.22140,000.0053.64 %1042 Chairman Travel10,788.6125,000.0043.15 %1043 Past Presidents Travel1,429.815,000.0028.60 %1044 Trustees Travel21,156.8440,000.0052.89 %1044A Trustee Scholarships10,000.00Total 1044 Trustees Travel21,156.8450,000.0042.31 %1045 AdminStaff Travel & Development31.463,000.001.05 %1046 Legal Defense Travel500.001047 Const&ByLaws Comm Travel1,148.295,500.0020.88 %1048 EX-Board Meetings Misc.117.151,500.007.81 %1049 Awards Committee Expenses1,172.042,500.0046.88 %1050 Compliance Committee Travel5,500.001051 Admin. Health Ins.63,327.1982,500.0076.76 %1052 Admin. Maint/Repairs14,436.1822,500.0064.16 %1053 Admin. Utilities12,262.9315,000.0081.75 %1054 Admin. Phone9,698.4822,000.0044.08 %1055A Real estate & personal prop tax17,025.3821,000.0081.07 %1056 Admin. Printing888.005,000.0017.76 %1057 Admin. Supplies36,838.7050,000.0073.68 %1057A Document scanning1,000.0071
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 3/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET1058 Admin. Postage8,494.7514,000.0060.68 %1059 Admin. Equip. Leases5,405.0815,000.0036.03 %1060 Capital Improvements1,519.84100,000.001.52 %1071 President Office Exp.4,931.668,000.0061.65 %1072 Treasurer Office Exp.1,023.727,000.0014.62 %1073 Board Office Exp.8,757.0910,000.0087.57 %1080 Accounting Services74,225.00120,000.0061.85 %1080a Krone Expenses2,808.814,000.0070.22 %Total 1080 Accounting Services77,033.81124,000.0062.12 %1081 Admin. Insurance54,700.8550,000.00109.40 %1082 Misc. Taxes7,000.001083 Bank Fees25,446.0925,000.00101.78 %1084 Returned Checks10,000.001085 D&O Insurance72,550.0068,000.00106.69 %1086 Unemployment taxes8,894.3711,000.0080.86 %1090 Legal Services224,394.65340,000.0066.00 %1091 Secretary's Ofifice220.001095 Healthcare Trust16,125.00Total 1090 Legal Services240,739.65340,000.0070.81 %Total 1001 Administrative Expenses1,671,409.082,619,250.0063.81 %1035 Chaplain Travel10,000.002500 Merchandise2509 Refunds-22.682515 Merchandise Postage750.00Total 2500 Merchandise727.324000 Membership Development4002 Wages Membership4002a Recruitment & Retention Comm2,125.002,500.0085.00 %4002b Federal Officers Comm2,000.00Total 4002 Wages Membership2,125.004,500.0047.22 %4003 Wages Membership Staff112,352.29137,000.0082.01 %4010 FICA Membership11,917.3713,000.0091.67 %4011 Mem Health20,267.5925,000.0081.07 %4021 Recruitment Comm. Travel5,645.835,000.00112.92 %4023 Federal Officers Travel2,500.004031 Mem Utilities4,008.934032 Mem Printing43,581.4240,000.00108.95 %4033 Mem Postage17,000.0026,000.0065.38 %4034 Mem Phone336.764050 Recruitment Comm. Expenses54.0010,000.000.54 %4051 Mem Supplies5,059.766,000.0084.33 %Total 4000 Membership Development222,348.95269,000.0082.66 %72
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 4/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET5000 Member Services5002 Wages Member Services5002a Labor Comm3,500.004,000.0087.50 %5002b Legal Aid Comm3,250.005002c Program Development Comm4,750.005002d Grievance Comm1,125.003,625.0031.03 %5002e Safety Comm500.003,250.0015.38 %5002f Pension Comm3,250.005002h Corrections Committee500.003,250.0015.38 %5002i History Comm3,250.005002j Diversity Comm375.009,000.004.17 %5002L National Disaster1,875.005002n Education Committee1,250.004,000.0031.25 %5002p healthcare2,125.005002P2 Healthcare Assessment2,500.005002R Opiod Select Wages2,500.005002T Succession Planning Wages500.005002W Wages Policy Procedure2,125.005002Y Marketing Wages3,500.00Total 5002 Wages Member Services9,125.0054,875.0016.63 %5003 Wages Member Services Staff46,891.1960,000.0078.15 %5025 FICA Member Services3,625.429,500.0038.16 %5030 Marketing Travel and Expenses2,123.159,500.0022.35 %0530B Social Media3,000.005030C Video Production552.5230,000.001.84 %Total 5030 Marketing Travel and Expenses2,675.6742,500.006.30 %5031 Labor Comm. Travel5,184.869,200.0056.36 %5032 Legal Aid Comm. Travel7,500.005033 Program Development Travel9,200.005035 Grievance Comm. Travel2,823.838,350.0033.82 %5036 Safety Comm. Travel2,665.497,500.0035.54 %5037 Pension Comm. Travel5,500.005039 Urban Policing Comm. Travel1,000.005039B Succession Planning Comm Travel5,500.005039C Cold Case Travel2,500.005039D Policy Procedure Travel4,950.005041 Corrections Committee Travel900.487,500.0012.01 %5042 Historical Total5044 Historical Travel7,500.005045 History Book Expenses15,000.00Total 5042 Historical Total22,500.005043 Diversity Travel25,000.0073
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 5/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET5046 Permanent Site Comm Travel357.505048A Journal5048 Journal Printing54,510.00125,000.0043.61 %Total 5048A Journal54,510.00125,000.0043.61 %5050 Director of Labor Services5051 Wages Director LS844,744.28980,000.0086.20 %5052 FICA Director LS64,536.1375,000.0086.05 %5053 Director LS Travel114,691.52180,000.0063.72 %5054 Director LS Office Expenses27,695.5345,000.0061.55 %5055 DLS Health49,357.7290,000.0054.84 %5056 Legal Defense696,505.13820,000.0084.94 %5057 Representation expenses84,593.14150,000.0056.40 %Total 5050 Director of Labor Services1,882,123.452,340,000.0080.43 %5061 MS Vendors9,500.005063 MS Utilities6,500.005070a Hosting Site Computer Project173,074.01700,000.0024.72 %5072 Education Comm Travel9,200.005074 Healthcare Travel4,950.005074A Healthcare Assessment Travel5,800.005076 Opiod Select Travel5,800.005080 Seminar Travel/Misc30,000.005080b Leadership Seminar387.225080d Legal Seminar/ LE Summit820.40Total 5080 Seminar Travel/Misc1,207.6230,000.004.03 %5081 Seminar Expenses250.00220,000.000.11 %5081a Labor Seminar1,963.575081b Leadership Seminar110,958.975081d Legal Seminar/ LE Summit10,527.665081e Collective Bargaining Seminar5,813.785081h Diversity Summit33,882.28Total 5081 Seminar Expenses163,396.26220,000.0074.27 %5085 Web Page1,500.005086 FOP App34,882.0035,000.0099.66 %Total 5000 Member Services2,383,442.783,776,325.0063.12 %6000 Legislative Expenses5,678.946002 Wages Legislative Comm.375.002,875.0013.04 %6003 Wages Leg. Staff408,736.14585,000.0069.87 %6010 FICA Legislative28,087.7742,500.0066.09 %6013 Leg. Health29,616.2056,200.0052.70 %6020 Legislative Travel761.958,500.008.96 %6021 Legislative Staff Travel215.592,500.008.62 %6025 Legislative Related Expenses10,000.0074
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 6/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET6026 Legislative Utilities10,826.3014,000.0077.33 %6027 Legislative Phone4,724.0710,500.0044.99 %6028 Leg. Maint./Repairs15,834.1320,000.0079.17 %6028A Leg Maintenence & Repairs #32620,000.00Total 6028 Leg. Maint./Repairs15,834.1340,000.0039.59 %6029 Legislative Supplies14,345.9830,000.0047.82 %6030 Legislative Postage2,500.006031 Leg. Equip. Leases1,658.886,000.0027.65 %6032 Legislative Meetings120.702,000.006.04 %6033 US Newswire1,000.006034 Legislative Cable1,434.103,400.0042.18 %6035 D.C. Property Tax24,044.3655,000.0043.72 %6035A D C Property tax 326 Mass Ave5,500.00Total 6035 D.C. Property Tax24,044.3660,500.0039.74 %6041 Building Mortgage68,019.70117,850.0057.72 %6041A Mortgage 326 Mass Ave65,240.8097,900.0066.64 %Total 6041 Building Mortgage133,260.50215,750.0061.77 %Total 6000 Legislative Expenses679,720.611,093,225.0062.18 %8000 National Meetings8002 Wages Meetings17,150.0045,000.0038.11 %8002a Election Comm5,000.008002b Resolution Comm3,125.008002c Credentials Comm7,000.008002d Site Comm2,625.002,125.00123.53 %8002e Expo Comm1,250.00Total 8002 Wages Meetings19,775.0063,500.0031.14 %8010 FICA Meetings1,153.246,200.0018.60 %8035h 2023 Pre Conference Expenses2,000.008036 Election Comm. Travel5,500.008037 Resolution Comm. Travel6,500.008038 Credentials Comm. Travel5,500.008041 Site Comm. Travel5,001.034,950.00101.03 %8042 EXPO Comm. Travel2,500.008043 Fall Meeting or Conf. Travel87,784.22150,000.0058.52 %8044 Spring Board Meeting Travel18,526.7380,000.0023.16 %8045 Fall or Conf. Staff Travel3,640.3215,000.0024.27 %8046 Spring Board Staff Travel765.888,500.009.01 %8050 Fall or Conf. Expenses27,064.32350,000.007.73 %8055 Spring Board Expenses875.0020,000.004.38 %8056 Conference Calls2,000.00Total 8000 National Meetings164,585.74722,150.0022.79 %8500 Loans or Grants20,000.0075
National Fraternal Order of PoliceBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:16 PM GMT-06:00 7/7TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET8500a NFOPU Grants2,500.00Total 8500 Loans or Grants2,500.0020,000.0012.50 %Total 1000 Budgeted Expenses5,124,734.488,509,950.0060.22 %6999 Per Capita Overpayment Refund182.009000 Non-Budgeted Expenses1,943.729001 Reimbursed Expenses-4,513.739082 Sweepstakes Expenses155,018.649090 $1.00 per capita to Foundation159,529.16350,000.0045.58 %Total 9000 Non-Budgeted Expenses311,977.79350,000.0089.14 %Uncategorized Expense728.75Total Expenses$5,437,623.02$8,859,950.0061.37 %NET OPERATING INCOME$302,660.71$2,978.0010,163.22 %Other Income10000 PAC Fund Revenue12,028.0610001 PAC Fund Expenses-266.20Total Other Income$11,761.86$0.000.00%NET OTHER INCOME$11,761.86$0.000.00%NET INCOME$314,422.57$2,978.0010,558.18 %76
The National Fraternal Order of Police FoundationBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:14 PM GMT-06:00 1/2TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGETIncome0500 Income0621 Interest99.23500.0019.85 %0700 Memorial Fund3,520.0014,250.0024.70 %0701 National Disaster Relief Fund3,050.0075,000.004.07 %0701B Disaster Relief Trailer100,000.000780 Contingency Disaster Trailer52,400.00Total 0701 National Disaster Relief Fund3,050.00227,400.001.34 %0702 General Foundation88,116.73230,000.0038.31 %0503 Per Capita183,860.24356,000.0051.65 %0702b 555 Program450.00150.00300.00 %0704 Wellness Grant110,716.26155,000.0071.43 %0705 Wellness summit71,250.0055,000.00129.55 %Total 0702 General Foundation454,393.23796,150.0057.07 %0703 Sponsorships175,000.005000 DART Donations32,655.005,000.00653.10 %Total 0500 Income668,717.461,043,300.0064.10 %0905 Fed Labor Grant33,381.68Total Income$702,099.14$1,043,300.0067.30 %GROSS PROFIT$702,099.14$1,043,300.0067.30 %Expenses1000 Expenses0.001056 Admin Printing222.00500.0044.40 %1057 Admin Supplies250.001058 Admin Postage292.69500.0058.54 %1080 Accounting Services6,440.0010,000.0064.40 %1081 Taxes500.001083 Bank Fees524.742,000.0026.24 %1090 Legal Services2,000.005002L Wages National Disaster3,625.005002M Wages Foundation Ways and Means4,750.005002p Wages Health Care2,125.005002R Officer Wellness Wages4,750.00100,000.004.75 %5002S Dart Wages6,500.005025 FICA8,250.005033 Dart Travel4,936.3415,000.0032.91 %5034 Ways & Means Travel10,900.005047 Disaster Travel8,350.005048 Health Care Travel4,950.005049 Officer Wellness Travel6,341.9430,000.0021.14 %5049A Officer Wellness Expenses9,732.5430,000.0032.44 %5051 Wellness Summit7,247.9455,000.0013.18 %77
The National Fraternal Order of Police FoundationBudget vs. Actuals: FY_2022_2023 - FY23 P&LJuly 2022 - June 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:14 PM GMT-06:00 2/2TOTALACTUALBUDGET% OF BUDGET7000A Memorial7050 Memorial Expenses13,579.00400,000.003.39 %7050A Honor Guard Wages2,125.007051 Memorial Wages3,000.0117,500.0017.14 %7052 FICA500.007053 Poilce Week Travel60,000.007054 Police Week Misc51,090.107055 Honor Guard Travel5,000.00Total 7000A Memorial67,669.11485,125.0013.95 %7002A Torch Run Wages3,250.007002B Easter Seals Wages3,250.007010 FICA2575.007021 Torch Run Travel1,060.527,500.0014.14 %7022 Easter Seals Travel7,500.007025 Chaplin Travel2,400.007030 Auxiliary Donation12,000.0048,000.0025.00 %7032 Easter Seals Misc5,000.007036 Torch Run Misc5,000.007037 Disaster Relief Trailer34,616.4965,000.0053.26 %7038 Disaster Relief Response26,871.4375,000.0035.83 %9009 Donations16,813.0010,000.00168.13 %Total 1000 Expenses199,518.741,012,800.0019.70 %Uncategorized Expense4,591.01Total Expenses$204,109.75$1,012,800.0020.15 %NET OPERATING INCOME$497,989.39$30,500.001,632.75 %NET INCOME$497,989.39$30,500.001,632.75 %78
FOP Financial Corp IncBalance SheetAs of February 27, 2023Accrual Basis Monday, February 27, 2023 06:11 PM GMT-06:00 1/1TOTALASSETSCurrent AssetsBank Accounts0101 FOP Financial Corp Inc295,611.58Total Bank Accounts$295,611.58Total Current Assets$295,611.58TOTAL ASSETS$295,611.58LIABILITIES AND EQUITYLiabilitiesTotal LiabilitiesEquity30000 Opening Balance Equity0.0032000 Retained Earnings324,278.02Net Income-28,666.44Total Equity$295,611.58TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$295,611.5879
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 1/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNTAhlbrand, Kevin W.07/01/2022Wages/ State Conference500.00Total for Ahlbrand, Kevin W.$500.00Albertson, William E.07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan550.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan550.00Total for Albertson, William E.$4,400.00Austin, Greg12/01/2022Recruitment/State Board Meeting Wages500.00Total for Austin, Greg$500.00Beal, Lewis09/12/2022ME Outgoing Trustee Wages600.00Total for Beal, Lewis$600.00Blodgett, Kent C.08/01/2022Wages/State Conference375.0012/01/2022State Board Meeting Wages125.00Total for Blodgett, Kent C.$500.00Brannigan, Edward R.09/01/2022Awards Committee Conference Call Wages125.0009/30/20222022 Fall Board Meeting Awards Committee Wages375.00Total for Brannigan, Edward R.$500.00Canterbury, Kenneth C.11/01/2022SC State Conference Wages500.00Total for Canterbury, Kenneth C.$500.00Crosman, Lawrence11/01/20222022 Fall Board Meeting TorchRun Wages375.00Total for Crosman, Lawrence$375.00Crumby, Johnny08/01/2022Wages/State Conference500.00Total for Crumby, Johnny$500.00Flores, James07/01/2022Wages/ State Conference500.0012/30/2022Trustee Wages State Board Meeting125.00Total for Flores, James$625.00Fogarty, Peter J.07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0080
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 2/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT08/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan550.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan550.00Total for Fogarty, Peter J.$4,400.00Francavilla, John J.07/01/2022Wages/ State Conference500.0012/01/2022New Lodge Recruitment Wages125.00Total for Francavilla, John J.$625.00Gamaldi, Joseph P.07/01/20227/1/20223,333.3308/01/20228/1/20223,333.3309/01/20229/1/20223,333.3309/30/202210/1/20223,333.3311/01/202211/1/20223,333.3312/01/202212/1/20223,333.3312/30/202212/30/20223,333.3302/01/20232/1/20233,333.33Total for Gamaldi, Joseph P.$26,666.64George, John D.09/30/2022OK Outgoing Trustee Wages800.0009/30/2022OK State Conference Wages500.00Total for George, John D.$1,300.00Gibson, Kelly08/01/2022Wages/ 2022 Spring Board Meeting500.0011/01/20222022 Fall Board Meeting Wages500.00Total for Gibson, Kelly$1,000.00Hagen, Matthew07/01/2022Wages/Police Week1,125.0011/01/20222022 Fall Board Meeting Memorial Wages125.00Total for Hagen, Matthew$1,250.00Hamby, Kenneth A.08/01/2022Wages/State Conference500.00Total for Hamby, Kenneth A.$500.00Hamer, Joseph08/01/2022Wages/Police Week500.00Total for Hamer, Joseph$500.00Hargrove, Todd C.07/01/2022Wages/Trustee Recruitment125.0081
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 3/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT11/01/2022Recruitment Wages125.00Total for Hargrove, Todd C.$250.00Harrison, Tony07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/2022State Board Meeting Wages375.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan550.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan550.00Total for Harrison, Tony$4,775.00Harrity, James A.09/12/2022Outgoing Trustee Wages800.00Total for Harrity, James A.$800.00Holderfield, Jimmy A.07/01/20227/1/20226,250.0008/01/20228/1/20226,250.0009/01/20229/1/20226,250.0009/30/202210/1/20226,250.0011/01/202211/1/20226,250.0012/01/202212/1/20226,250.0012/30/202212/30/20226,250.0002/01/20232/1/20236,250.00Total for Holderfield, Jimmy A.$50,000.00James, Stephen E.07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0009/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0009/01/2022CA State Conference Wages500.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0012/30/2022Collective Bargaining Instructor Trustee Wages250.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan750.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan750.00Total for James, Stephen E.$6,750.00James, Steve01/05/2023125.00Total for James, Steve$125.00Johnson, Jerry L.11/01/2022Lodge Charter Wages250.0082
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 4/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT12/30/2022Trustee Wages Recruitment Event125.00Total for Johnson, Jerry L.$375.00Laird, Shaun01/28/2023OHIO STATE BOARD MEETING FRIDAY JANUARY 27 TO SATURDAY JANUARY 28 TWO DAYS SALARY0.01Total for Laird, Shaun$0.01Laird, Shaun K.09/01/2022OH State Conference Wages500.00Total for Laird, Shaun K.$500.00Landes, Brad (deleted)09/01/2022State Conference500.0009/12/2022Outgoing Trustee Wages3,600.00Total for Landes, Brad (deleted)$4,100.00Mangum, Joseph T.11/01/20222022 Fall Board Meeting Const. Comm Wages375.00Total for Mangum, Joseph T.$375.00Marichalar, Ruben07/01/2022Wages/Police Week1,000.0011/01/2022MN State Board Meeting Wages250.0001/10/2023WINTER STATE BOARD MEETING125.0001/10/2023WINTER STATE BOARD MEETING0.0102/01/2023MN State Board Meeting Wages125.00Total for Marichalar, Ruben$1,500.01Martin, Robert A.07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0009/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan750.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan750.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan750.00Total for Martin, Robert A.$6,000.00Maybo, Andrew08/01/2022Wages/Memorial Comm Police Week450.2111/01/20222022 Fall Board Meeting Memorial Wages500.00Total for Maybo, Andrew$950.21McCrary, Dennis11/01/2022NC State Conference Wages500.00Total for McCrary, Dennis$500.00Mutchler, David J.07/01/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0083
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 5/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT09/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan550.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan550.00Total for Mutchler, David J.$4,400.00Plowick, Frank G.09/01/2022TX State Conference Wages250.00Total for Plowick, Frank G.$250.00Pride, Robert L.07/01/20227/1/20223,333.3308/01/20228/1/20223,333.3309/01/20229/1/20223,333.3309/30/202210/1/20223,333.3311/01/202211/1/20223,333.3312/01/202212/1/20223,333.3312/30/202212/30/20223,333.3302/01/20232/1/20233,333.33Total for Pride, Robert L.$26,666.64Simington, Jack L.09/01/2022Lodge Charter Wages250.0011/01/2022WA State Conference & various Meetings Wages875.0002/01/2023PRCA Awards Wages250.00Total for Simington, Jack L.$1,375.00Smallwood, James07/01/20227/1/20226,250.0008/01/20228/1/20226,250.0009/01/20229/1/20226,250.0009/30/202210/1/20226,250.0011/01/202211/1/20226,250.0012/01/202212/1/20226,250.0012/30/202212/30/20226,250.0002/01/20232/1/20236,250.00Total for Smallwood, James$50,000.00Stallings, Carlton E.08/01/2022Wages/State Conference750.0009/12/2022Outgoing Trustee Wages1,200.00Total for Stallings, Carlton E.$1,950.00Steinberg, Jamy11/01/2022AL State Board Meeting Wages125.0001/06/2023GA STATE FULL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING125.0001/06/2023GA STATE FULL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING125.0084
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 6/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT02/07/2023ATTENDED GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL SPONSORED BY GA FOP RECRUITING EVENT AS WELL0.01Total for Steinberg, Jamy$375.01Toby Deaton12/29/2022Sept 15-18, 2022 National Fall Board meeting in Dallas in place of Indiana Trustee Hamer who did not attend. Wages500.00Total for Toby Deaton$500.00Turney, Keith D.07/01/20227/1/20223,333.3308/01/20228/1/20223,333.3309/01/20229/1/20223,333.3309/30/202210/1/20223,333.3311/01/202211/1/20223,333.3312/01/202212/1/20223,333.3312/30/202212/30/20223,333.3302/01/20232/1/20233,333.33Total for Turney, Keith D.$26,666.64Vernon, Kevin07/01/2022Wages/ State Board Meeting125.0008/01/2022Wages/ State Board Meeting125.0009/01/2022NJ State Conference Wages875.0011/01/2022NJ State Board Meeting Wages125.0012/01/2022NJ State Board Meeting Wages125.0012/30/2022Trustee Wages NJ Board Meeting125.0002/01/2023Trustee Wages NJ Board Meeting125.00Total for Vernon, Kevin$1,625.00Walker, Stephen07/01/2022Wages/State Conference500.00Total for Walker, Stephen$500.00Weiler, Steven J.07/01/20227/1/20223,333.3308/01/20228/1/20223,333.3309/01/20229/1/20223,333.3309/30/202210/1/20223,333.3311/01/202211/1/20223,333.3312/01/202212/1/20223,333.3312/30/202212/30/20223,333.3302/01/20232/1/20233,333.33Total for Weiler, Steven J.$26,666.64Wright, Jerry W.07/01/2022Wages/ State Board Meeting250.0007/21/20227/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0008/01/20228/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0085
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:09 PM GMT-06:00 7/7DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT09/01/20229/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0009/30/202210/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0011/01/2022SC State Conference Wages500.0011/01/202211/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/01/202212/1/2022 Legal Plan550.0012/30/202212/30/2022 Legal Plan550.0002/01/20232/1/2023 Legal Plan550.00Total for Wright, Jerry W.$5,150.00Yoes, Patrick J07/01/20227/1/20228,333.3308/01/20228/1/20228,333.3309/01/20229/1/20228,333.3309/30/202210/1/20228,333.3311/01/202210/1/20228,333.3312/01/202212/1/20228,333.3312/30/202212/30/20228,333.3302/01/20232/1/20238,333.33Total for Yoes, Patrick J$66,666.64Not Specified07/29/2022ADP wage pay on statement-342.27Total for Not Specified$ -342.27TOTAL$334,691.1786
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:44 PM GMT-06:00 1/5DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1036 President Travel07/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change fee27.0107/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight to DC for meeting342.9807/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | DC Uber5.7507/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber in DC16.9307/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | DC Uber22.0007/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber tip to WH3.0007/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | DC Uber to WH13.9207/06/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber to DCA53.7507/08/2022Patrick Yoes | Pilot Flying J | Fuel for FOP Vehicle80.1807/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | Fuel for FOP Vehicle75.0007/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change fee for Senate Testimony84.9907/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Chevron | Gas for FOP Vehicle99.0007/11/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber to airport for meeting in DC34.7107/11/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber from airport to DC office39.4807/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Tip - Uber to DCA3.0007/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change to attend Gil’s Funeral63.9907/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Meeting with MCS Association Past Pres13.7807/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Meeting with MCS Past President13.6107/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | This charge was in error. Reimbursement deposited into account5.6007/13/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber to DCA airport25.3607/22/2022Flight Change - Texas Conference, adjusted for Gil's Funeral63.9907/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change for California State Conference126.0007/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change from NJ Conference to OK Conference186.0007/26/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | DCA to office40.3607/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Office to airport25.8407/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | Flight change -return from Louisiana state conference. Flight to conference booked with flight credit37.3807/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Amtrak | Train to Virginia state conference from Washington DC62.0007/29/2022Work in DC Office & Meetings on Capitol Hill for WEP Meals237.0007/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | Uber from home to airport33.7307/29/2022Patrick Yoes | New South Parking | Work in DC Office120.0008/01/2022Patrick Yoes | Hampton Inn | E-Board | Gallegos Funeral189.0408/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Westin Riverwalk San Anto | E-Board | Texas State Conference373.9608/06/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to National HQ14.9208/06/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from National HQ to airport14.9908/08/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to DC office45.4908/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Fall board meeting220.9708/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Faith and blue news conference at the lawn Forssman officers Memorial and Museum11.5608/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Faith and blue news conference at the lawn Forssman officers museum12.1608/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber for Fox and friends interview12.5008/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber for Fox and friends interview12.9008/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | VA Conference hotel to airport23.9508/17/2022Patrick Yoes | Enterprise | E-Board | Car rental, attend Maryland State Conference431.6008/19/20221, Gallegos Funeral 2, TX State Conference 3, PA State Conference 4, LA State Conference Meals630.0008/19/20221, Work in DC Office 2, VA State Conference 3, MD State Conference670.0008/21/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to OKC hotel22.9908/21/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from CA State Conference436.9808/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Embassy Suites | E-Board | Hotel - Oklahoma State Conference283.0408/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | CA Conference12.9708/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Grand Sierra Rsrt&casino | E-Board200.0008/25/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- CA Conference13.9808/26/2022OK St Conf, CA St Conf404.0008/26/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to home38.5708/26/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber .CA Conference11.9708/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to KY Conference127.9808/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Work in dc office160.9808/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | NC State Conference557.9608/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Gas for FOP vehicle75.0008/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Grand Sierra Rsrt&casino | E-Board | Deposit on check in. Credited back to card-200.0009/01/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change for Vegas site visit with MGM and Host Committee28.5009/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Delta Airlines | E-Board | Flight to ND State Conference and Diversity Summit1,202.7009/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Allianz Travel Insurance | E-Board | Flight insurance for North Dakota conference and then on to diversity summit due to the high likelihood of having to make adjustments to this flight81.1809/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Washington for meeting at DOJ98.9809/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from PA lodge 5 installation179.4887
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:44 PM GMT-06:00 2/5DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT09/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Washington DC for homeland security advisory council board meeting209.4809/03/2022Patrick Yoes | American Airlines | E-Board | Airfare from New York state conference to PA Lodge 5 installation.36.8709/03/2022Mark McDonald | Uber Pending Transaction | Legislative Office | Matt travel to ATF9.2509/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from DC for meeting with DOJ256.9809/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to and from Washington state conference520.4609/03/2022Patrick Yoes | American Airlines | E-Board | Airfare from New York state conference to PA Lodge 5 installation.439.6009/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to New York state conference436.9809/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle75.0009/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Uber from home to airport5.7809/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Uber from home to airport28.9409/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to DC office26.3209/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber -DC12.7509/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | DC Uber13.6109/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | DC Uber- ATF19.9509/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to ATF with Director12.8709/09/2022DC, KY St Conf587.0009/09/2022Patrick Yoes | United | E-Board | Make flight change for Washington state conference due to a meeting in Washington DC for Department of Justice35.0009/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Work in DC office427.9809/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from TBN Interview for Faith and blue weekend383.9809/09/2022Patrick Yoes | United | E-Board | Make flight change for Washington state conference due to a meeting in Washington DC for Department of Justice277.6009/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from Kentucky state conference211.9809/09/2022Patrick Yoes | United | E-Board | Make flight change for Washington state conference due to a meeting in Washington DC for Department of Justice199.0009/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from DC office to airport21.9709/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Residence Inn | E-Board | Record segment at TBN Studio for Faith and Blue Weekend. Room charged in advance of stay.184.6009/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to home55.1609/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to airport28.9409/21/2022Patrick Yoes | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | LDF/Presidents/Fall Board Meeting1,422.1609/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board258.4809/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Aloft Hotels | E-Board | NC State Conference541.4109/26/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to National HQ32.3209/26/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber airport ride - Site visit for 2023 National Conference33.5209/27/2022NC Conf, Las Vegas Site visit, Nashville Per Diem488.0009/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Residence Inn | E-Board | In studio interview TBN38.7609/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Meeting with DHS Secretary33.4809/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Return Uber from DHS Sec meeting29.9109/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to DC office22.9209/30/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change from WA conference for DART deployment43.6009/30/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from DOJ13.6209/30/2022Patrick Yoes | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Hotel near the airport traveling to WA state conference291.2710/01/2022Patrick Yoes | United | E-Board | Bag fee - WA State conference35.0010/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Airport to home38.4010/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Chevron | E-Board | Fuel for the FOP vehicle57.0910/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return IACP conference, meeting with IAFF president133.9810/04/2022Per Diem - DC, WA FOP Conference365.0010/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Courtyard by Marriott | E-Board | Washington state conference327.0410/05/2022Patrick Yoes | 7-Eleven | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle53.4410/05/2022Patrick Yoes | Mckenzie Market S Monro | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle60.5810/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Marathon | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle54.3710/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Chevron | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle72.3810/14/2022Patrick Yoes | New South Parking | E-Board | NY Conference80.0010/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Four Points Philadelph | E-Board | Swear in Philly 5 Lodge164.0710/15/2022Patrick Yoes | Delta Airlines | E-Board | Flight to ND conference30.0010/15/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to Airport - ND Conference, Diversity, IACP and DC.34.2010/16/2022Patrick Yoes | Comfort Inn | E-Board | North Dakota State Conference346.3510/17/2022Patrick Yoes | Delta Airlines | E-Board | Return from ND conference30.0010/17/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight home from Meeting in DC with IAFF390.9810/17/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Work in DC office437.9810/18/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwes | E-Board | Double booked flight credit back to the card-437.9810/18/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber - IACP/cRI TAC10.0410/20/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber airport to DC office21.9610/20/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to airport - CRI-TAC meeting61.1610/20/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- IAFF meeting41.9210/20/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber - meeting with IAFF39.5510/21/2022Per Diem - NY St Conf, PA005 Intall.296.0010/21/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to airport26.3010/21/2022Patrick Yoes | Omni Dallas Conventn | E-Board | CRI-TAC meeting at IACP723.8410/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change fee10.0088
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:44 PM GMT-06:00 3/5DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT10/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber - Airport to home. ND/Diversity/IACP/DC35.9710/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight for Utah State Conference277.9810/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Airfare to/from South Dakota Conference404.9610/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight- return from Utah Conference665.9710/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Chevron | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle56.0110/24/2022Patrick Yoes | Chevron | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle71.3710/26/2022Patrick Yoes | RaceWay | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle56.4810/26/2022Patrick Yoes | ExxonMobil | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle78.0310/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- DC19.9910/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- DC38.2910/28/2022Per Diem - 1. North Dakota Conference 2. Diversity Summit 3. IACP/CRI-TAC Meeting 4. Work in DC Office/Meet with IAFF473.0010/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber - DC16.9610/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Federal Salary Council Meeting28.7510/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to DC for DOJ meetingCredit applied from canceled DC flight in Mov 202248.9511/03/2022Patrick Yoes | ExxonMobil | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle12.3811/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- office to DCA25.1211/03/2022Patrick Yoes | ExxonMobil | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle55.2011/04/2022Work in DC Office - Podcast recording and Salary Council Meeting at OPM Meals395.0011/06/2022Patrick Yoes | Pilot Flying J | E-Board | Fuel for rental car17.0111/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- DCA to Office39.5211/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Springhill Suites | E-Board | Utah State Conference219.0811/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Avis | E-Board | Utah State conference- $161.76 reimbursed for extra day rental647.0411/08/2022Patrick Yoes | Love's Travel Stops | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle70.9111/08/2022Patrick Yoes | BP Gas | E-Board | Gas for FOP vehicle62.7211/08/2022Patrick Yoes | Springhill Suites | E-Board | Utah State conference -computer glitch separated charge by days109.5411/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Staunton Crossing | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle66.8811/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Gas for FOP Vehicle69.5811/18/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber - home to airport33.4911/19/2022Patrick Yoes | Joy Ranch of South Dak | E-Board | South Dakota State Conference349.7411/22/2022South Dakota State Conference in Watertown, SD177.0011/22/2022Patrick Yoes | Avis | E-Board | SD State Conference…. Drive to Watertown, SD496.0511/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Fuel for rental car28.3711/24/2022Patrick Yoes | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Vegas for Labor Meeting80.5511/24/2022Patrick Yoes | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight change to attend labor meeting in Las Vegas208.6111/25/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Meeting in DC318.9811/25/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Work in National HQ319.9611/25/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Leave meeting in DC, attend service for Don Penix432.9611/27/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber -return home from airport SD conference39.5711/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle70.2711/30/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from Labor Summit/Legal Seminar312.9811/30/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Kansas City Ball on to Labor Summit/Legal Seminar.385.9612/01/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to office25.1512/01/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to airport34.8012/01/2022Patrick Yoes | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Work in National HQ188.0512/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Meeting DOJ3.0012/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Meeting at DOJ11.9012/02/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Meeting at DOJ16.9112/03/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to airport22.9412/04/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change fee197.5012/06/2022Patrick Yoes | Fairfield Inn | E-Board | Recruit Dinner Charlotte Lodge/Don Penix celebration of Life343.4412/07/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Swear on Riverside Lodge494.9612/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from National HQ to airport17.9412/09/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to home38.3512/10/2022Patrick Yoes | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Parking17.4812/12/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- Airport to DC office59.9512/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Uber tip3.0012/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from Labor Event at WH13.9212/14/2022Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from DC Office to airport21.9812/16/2022Patrick Yoes | New South Parking | E-Board | Airport parking80.0012/17/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Fuel FOP Vehicle57.3412/23/2022Patrick Yoes | Shell | E-Board | Gas for FOP Vehicle62.2412/25/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Meeting at WH320.9612/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Labor Coalition118.9812/28/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from Labor Coalition304.9812/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change for meeting at the White House. Credit from previous booked flight applied.147.0012/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from labor summit/legal seminar172.9889
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:44 PM GMT-06:00 4/5DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT12/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight from Kansas City ball to labor summit/legal seminar272.9812/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Chicago Site Visit301.9612/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Work in DC Office442.9612/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change fee for Chicago site visit. Flight credit applied.31.4912/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Return flight from Florida State Lodge Winter Meeting47.9812/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Florida State Lodge Winter Board Meeting97.9812/29/2022Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Airfare to Day on the Hill140.9801/03/2023FUEL FOR FOP VEHICLE66.6201/04/2023ATTEND LABOR COALITION CONFERENCE EBOARD MEETING69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION CONFERENCE69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION CONFERENCE69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION AIRPORT TO HOTEL62.2801/04/2023LABOR COALITION CONFERENCE69.0001/04/2023MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE79.0001/06/2023Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change after meeting time changed21.0001/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Uber from airport to Jackson place for Covid test4.1901/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- COVID test site to DC Office17.9001/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Trip | E-Board | Uber from airport to Jackson place for Covid test24.0101/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | DC office to BWI74.9101/09/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from Labor Coalition hotel to airport49.2201/10/2023Patrick Yoes | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Hotel-Labor Coalition Conference315.2701/13/2023LABOR COALITION AIRPORT PARKING HALF THE RECEIPT TOTAL100.0001/14/2023Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight - to Alabama state conference, and on to New Jersey mini conference. Flight credit supplied.119.4801/14/2023Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Airfare - from New Jersey, mini conference to Kentucky Board meeting and return home m.458.9601/15/2023WORK IN DC OFFICE79.0001/15/2023WORK IN DC OFFICE79.0001/15/2023WORK IN DC OFFICE79.0001/15/2023WORK IN DC OFFICE79.0001/15/2023WORK IN DC OFFICE79.0001/16/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to DC office53.9601/17/2023Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change fee168.0001/21/2023Patrick Yoes | New South Parking | E-Board | Airport parking - work at DC office100.0001/22/2023Patrick Yoes | ExxonMobil | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle68.7901/23/2023CONFERENCE SITE VISIT64.0001/23/2023CONFERENCE SITE VISIT64.0001/23/2023CONFERENCE SITE VISIT64.0001/23/2023Patrick Yoes | Circle K | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle65.8301/27/2023Patrick Yoes | Delta | E-Board | Bag fee for Salt Lake City Utah site visit30.0001/27/2023Patrick Yoes | New South Parking | E-Board | Airport parking four Salt Lake City Utah site visit60.0001/28/2023Patrick Yoes | Speedee Oil Change Bor | E-Board | Oil change and service FOP Vehicle318.9301/29/2023Patrick Yoes | Texaco | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle73.0001/29/2023Patrick Yoes | Chevron | E-Board | Fuel for FOP vehicle .51.4701/31/2023Patrick Yoes | CITGO | E-Board | Fuel for FOP Vehicle42.0002/05/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/05/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/05/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/05/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/05/2023FL STATE BOARD MEETING59.0002/05/2023FL STATE BOARD MEETING59.0002/05/2023FL STATE BOARD MEETING59.0002/05/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- Nashville16.9202/05/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber- Nashville32.9502/06/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from the airport to DC office32.3002/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber-Day on the Hill12.6702/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Wellness summit and leader, ship matters, hotel parking45.9202/07/2023Patrick Yoes | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Bag fee - leadership matters75.0002/08/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber-Day on the Hill20.9602/09/2023Patrick Yoes | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from DC office to airport25.1702/13/2023Patrick Yoes | Jacksonville One Ocean | E-Board | Florida State Lodge winter board meeting527.7902/14/2023LABOR SUMMIT69.0002/14/2023LABOR SUMMIT69.0002/14/2023SITE VISIT EARLY FLIGHT NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN EARLY MEETING THE NEXT DAY79.0002/14/2023SITE VISIT FOR 2027 CONFERENCE79.0002/14/2023SITE VISIT FOR 2027 CONFERENCE79.00Total for 1036 President Travel$36,003.55Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$36,003.5590
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:44 PM GMT-06:00 5/5DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNTTotal for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$36,003.55TOTAL$36,003.5591
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:05 PM GMT-06:00 1/1DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1037 Vice President Travel07/25/2022Fox Studio Mileage 6/21, 7/11, 7/20110.1008/05/2022Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Airfare fall board meeting237.2008/12/2022Joe Gamaldi | Jamaica Tours Limited | E-Board | Shuttle transportation to and from hotel- NJ state conference101.0008/22/2022Joe Gamaldi | Hilmobay Resort Limite | E-Board | Hotel NJ FOP state conference, receipt not provided by hotel.2,514.9008/24/2022Joe Gamaldi | Hou Parking Ecopark | E-Board | Airport Parking NJ conference (look closely for dollar amount, receipt was poorly printed at kiosk).60.0008/26/2022NJ Conference Per Diem480.0009/01/2022Joe Gamaldi family travel reimbursement for NJ Conf-704.0009/06/2022Mileage Reimbursement37.5009/08/2022Mileage Reimbursement37.5011/18/2022Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Labor conference Florida, airfare455.0511/18/2022Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Labor conference Vegas428.0512/02/2022Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Airfare Florida board meeting445.2012/02/2022Joe Gamaldi | Jacksonville One Ocean | E-Board | Hotel Florida state board meeting175.9301/01/2023Joe Gamaldi | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Hotel stay labor coalition406.3501/02/2023Mileage Reimbursement39.3001/08/2023Joe Gamaldi | Iah Parking Area | E-Board | Airport parking labor coalition meeting52.0001/08/2023Joe Gamaldi | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Hotel resort fee labor coalition32.2601/12/2023MILEAGE MEETING WITH TX LODGE 112 PODCAST RECORDING189.9501/15/2023FOX STUDIO FOR INTERVIEW39.8201/24/2023Joe Gamaldi | Airbnb | E-Board | Lodging meeting Dallas FOP666.6502/05/2023Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Flight change/seat fee0.3002/05/2023Joe Gamaldi | United | E-Board | Flight change/seat fee33.0002/06/2023Joe Gamaldi | Iah Parking Area | E-Board | Airport parking leadership matters80.0002/10/2023MEAL PER DIEM FLORIDA FOP MEETING69.0002/10/2023PER DIEM FLORIDA FOP MEETING69.0002/13/2023Joe Gamaldi | Iah Parking Area | E-Board | Airport parking Florida FOP meeting50.00Total for 1037 Vice President Travel$6,106.06Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$6,106.06Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$6,106.06TOTAL$6,106.0692
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:52 PM GMT-06:00 1/1DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1038 Secretary Travel07/22/2022Florida State Lodge Conference June 8-11, 2022 Mileage, Parking, Meals487.1807/22/2022Colorado State Lodge Conference May19th-22nd, 2022 Airfare, Parking, Meals902.5007/22/2022Georgia State Lodge State Conference June 13th-16th, 2022 Hotel, Mileage, Meals783.5507/22/2022West Virginia State Conference June 12th-14th, 2022 Airfare, Hotel, Parking, Meals1,159.6907/29/2022July 17-19, 2022 Attended the Ohio State Conference Airfare, Hotel, Meals, Transportation999.0507/29/2022ICPRA Conference June 4th-9th 2022. Glasgow Scotland Covid testing, Meals, transportation487.6010/21/2022October 16th-19th, 2022 Diversity Summit1,273.0510/21/2022October 9-11, 2022 New York State Conference668.9610/21/2022September 22nd-24th, 2022 Las Vegas Site Visit955.4010/21/2022September 18th-22nd, 2022 attended the North Carolina State conference in Durham1,031.8810/21/2022Attended the Oklahoma and California State Conferences August 17-23, 20221,766.0810/21/2022August 6th-13th, 2022 Attended the annual National Public Pension Fund Association Conference and the Virginia State Conference778.7810/21/2022Attended the Pennsylvania State Conference in Erie from ABQ July 30th- August 3rd, 20221,868.3210/21/2022July 27-30, 2022. Attended the Illinois State Conference and the funeral services for Past National President Gil Gallegos1,174.8411/10/2022Attended IA St Conf Airfare, Hotel, meals1,175.84Total for 1038 Secretary Travel$15,512.721038A Secretary Travel Nashville07/29/2022Worked in office, interviewed new employee, discussed issues with card printers, attended the Tennessee State Conference, and attended Arkansas State Conference. Meals, Airfare, Hotel, Parking, Gas1,858.3010/21/2022spend night in Nashville, worked in Office256.8510/21/2022September 6-9, 2022 Worked in national Secretary's Office1,079.73Total for 1038A Secretary Travel Nashville$3,194.88Total for 1038 Secretary Travel with subs$18,707.60Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$18,707.60Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$18,707.60TOTAL$18,707.6093
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:59 PM GMT-06:00 1/2DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1039 Treasurer Travel07/19/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines588.9707/30/2022James Smallwood | Lyft | Gil Gallegos funeral20.6907/30/2022James Smallwood | Lyft | Ride to airport for TX FOP Conference26.7808/02/2022James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber to office16.9708/03/2022James Smallwood | Westin Riverwalk San Anto | E-Board | TX FOP Conference373.9609/15/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to NYS conference487.9609/23/2022James Smallwood | Travel Guard Group Inc | E-Board | WA FOP Conference38.1909/24/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | WA FOP Conference33.0009/24/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | WA FOP Conference35.0009/24/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to DC for NLEOMF board meeting. Filling in for President Yoes.215.9809/24/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | WA FOP Conference587.6009/30/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | Baggage35.0009/30/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | WA fop conference79.0009/30/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | WA fop conference662.6010/01/2022Christina Karn | Mnaaairportparking Laz | Executive Office | Treas. Smallwood parking26.0010/01/2022James Smallwood | Lyft | E-Board | NLEOMF board meeting to office & Office to airport for myself, Yoes & Turney87.8310/02/2022James Smallwood | Aloft Hotels | E-Board | WA FOP conference316.6810/03/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | Luggage fee35.0010/04/2022DC & WAFOP Per DIem286.0010/04/2022James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to office17.9110/04/2022James Smallwood | Courtyard by Marriott | E-Board | WA FOP conference Hotel327.0410/08/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change fee for NYSFOP129.6010/11/2022James Smallwood | Airport Parking | E-Board | Parking nysfop conference18.0010/11/2022James Smallwood | Marriott Hotel | E-Board | NYS fop meeting hotel171.7410/11/2022James Smallwood | Desmond Hotel Ihg | E-Board | NYS FOP MEETING HOTEL314.1210/30/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Labor Coalition Flight366.9611/01/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | SD State Conference39.0011/01/2022James Smallwood | United | E-Board | SD State Conference559.0011/20/2022James Smallwood | Joy Ranch of South Dak | E-Board | SD FOP conference233.1611/23/2022James Smallwood | Mnaaairportparking Laz | E-Board | Airport parking104.0012/06/2022James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | KC FOP Ball364.9712/16/2022SD Conf Per Diem236.0001/03/2023ACH: 0-6579-72772-998835, Exp Rpt Appr Code: 17, Labor Coalition , Reason: Labor Coalition69.0001/03/2023ACH: 0-6579-72772-998835, Exp Rpt Appr Code: 17, Labor Coalition , Reason: Labor Coalition69.0001/03/2023ACH: 0-6579-72772-998835, Exp Rpt Appr Code: 17, Labor Coalition , Reason: Labor Coalition69.0001/03/2023ACH: 0-6579-72772-998835, Exp Rpt Appr Code: 17, Labor Coalition , Reason: Labor Coalition69.0001/03/2023ACH: 0-6579-72772-998835, Exp Rpt Appr Code: 17, Labor Coalition , Reason: Labor Coalition69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION69.0001/04/2023LABOR COALITION69.0001/05/2023James Smallwood | Uber Trip | E-Board | Labor Coalition airport to hotel71.6901/09/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Airport to office Uber- labor coalition63.2301/09/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to hotel - labor coalition79.1701/10/2023James Smallwood | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Labor coalition meeting1,261.0801/14/2023James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight to DC for meeting659.9501/17/2023MEALS79.0001/17/2023MEALS79.0001/17/2023MEALS79.0001/17/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to hotel37.7001/18/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from hotel to office20.9801/19/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from hotel to office14.9801/19/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Ride from hotel to office12.8601/19/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from office to airport25.0901/19/2023James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Flight change29.0101/20/2023James Smallwood | Marriott Hotel | E-Board | DC hotel434.6201/20/2023James Smallwood | Mnaaairportparking Laz | E-Board | Airport parking78.0001/26/2023James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Day on the Hill99.9501/27/2023James Smallwood | Marriott Hotel | E-Board | Day on the hill hotel586.2501/28/2023James Smallwood | Southwest Airlines | E-Board | Labor Coalition875.9502/06/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/06/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/06/2023DAY ON THE HILL79.0002/07/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber from airport to hotel day on hill38.3602/07/2023James Smallwood | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | LM parking45.9202/08/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber hill to hotel19.4402/08/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Uber hotel to Capitol Hill31.9294
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:59 PM GMT-06:00 2/2DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT02/09/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Day on the hill transportation12.0202/09/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | DOH Uber12.3302/09/2023James Smallwood | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | DOH Uber29.0502/10/2023James Smallwood | Mnaaairportparking Laz | E-Board | Airport parking52.00Total for 1039 Treasurer Travel$12,590.26Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$12,590.26Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$12,590.26TOTAL$12,590.2695
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:47 PM GMT-06:00 1/1DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1040 2nd Vice Pres. Travel08/09/2022Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight for California state conf956.2008/11/2022Steve Weiler | Grand Sierra Adv Dep | E-Board | California state convention94.9209/29/2022Steve Weiler | May Lews Ferry I Net | E-Board | Transportation from Delaware state conference to NJ. Cape May / Lewis ferry105.0010/15/2022Steve Weiler | United | E-Board | Flight to South Dakota for state conf66.0010/15/2022Steve Weiler | United | E-Board | Flight to South Dakota state conf106.0010/15/2022Steve Weiler | United | E-Board | Flight to South Dakota for state conf1,027.2011/10/2022Steve Weiler | Frontier Reservations | E-Board | Flight to Deerfield beach Fla202.9811/11/2022Steve Weiler | Spirit Airlines | E-Board | Return Flight from Deerfield beach173.5911/19/2022Steve Weiler | Joy Ranch of South Dak | E-Board | Lodging for South Dakota conf349.7411/22/2022Steve Weiler | Enterprise | E-Board | Car rental for South Dakota conf249.0612/03/2022Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Nashville training21.5412/03/2022Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight to Nashville. Training287.2012/10/2022Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Changed flight home from Deerfield labor seminar66.4612/10/2022Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Changed return flight from Deerfield fl254.6001/09/2023Steve Weiler | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Hotel stay for labor training945.8101/27/2023Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight leadership matters140.0801/27/2023Steve Weiler | American Airlines | E-Board | Flight for leadership matters745.8002/05/2023Steve Weiler | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Hotel stay for leadership matters533.0402/10/2023Steve Weiler | Marriott Hotel | E-Board | Hotel stay for day on the hill664.42Total for 1040 2nd Vice Pres. Travel$6,989.64Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$6,989.64Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$6,989.64TOTAL$6,989.6496
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:57 PM GMT-06:00 1/2DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1041 Sgt. At Arms Travel07/22/2022Ohio State FOP Conference 7/17-19/22 Airfare, Parking, Mileage, Hotel, Transportation1,094.7508/12/2022Gallegos Funeral - TX State Conf - PA State Conf 7/28/22 to 8/4/22 Airfare, Parking, Mileage, Hotel, Transportation, Meals2,779.5908/26/2022California State FOP Conference 8/21-23/22 in Reno NV Airfare, Hotel, Mileage, Parking, & Meals34.5009/09/2022Review of US Marshalls Training in Birmingham AL - CRI-TAC co-sponsor Airfare, Hotel, Parking, Mileage, & Meals34.5009/09/2022American Legion Speech - Milwaukee WI 8/27/22 Parking & Mileage86.2509/30/2022North Carolina Conference and Las Vegas Site Visit 9/19 - 23/22 Airfare, Hotel, Transportation, Parking, Mileage, Meals2,006.3810/07/2022Washington State FOP Conference - Hotel327.0410/07/2022Washington State FOP Conference Airfare, Baggage fees, hotel, rental car, fuel, parking, mileage, meals2,114.6010/07/2022Meeting with Department of Justice 9/28-29/2022 Airfare, Transportation, Hotel, Meals, Mileage989.0210/13/2022NY Hotel over allowable Grant Per Diem (Turney Travel Budget) First and Last Day Meal Per-Diem 75% Grant allowable. Invoice CRI-TAC Grant $1,689.44 Charge Turney Travel Budget $470.58470.5610/28/2022Diversity Summit and CRI-TAC Partner Meeting 10/16 to 10/19/22721.7512/02/2022YEARLY MEMBERSHIP200.0012/22/2022Milwaukee Lodge 16, 12/8/2270.0001/04/2023FWD MKE DAILY PARKING PARKING RECEIPT62.0001/04/2023FWD MKE DAILY PARKING PARKING RECEIPT62.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING13.5801/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALTION MEETING67.9201/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALTION MEETING67.9201/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING69.0001/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING80.9601/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING80.9601/04/2023PERSONAL EXPENSES DELETED1,125.4801/04/2023PERSONAL EXPENSES DELETED1,125.4801/05/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING13.5801/16/2023EZMETR IQ TAXI PDF8.3201/16/2023OFFICE TO HOTEL12.2601/16/2023EZMETR IQ TAXI 3 PDF21.6001/16/2023TAXI21.9601/16/2023PARKING28.0001/16/2023DC WORK79.0001/16/2023DC WORK79.0001/16/2023DC WORK79.0001/16/2023TO FROM AIRPORT80.9601/16/2023DC WORK469.1401/16/2023DC WORK479.9701/28/2023WELLNESS79.0001/28/2023WELLNESS79.0001/28/2023WELLNESS79.0001/28/2023LEADERSHIP79.0001/28/2023WELLNESS AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS396.9601/28/2023LEADERSHIP79.0001/28/2023WELLNESS AND LEADERSHIP80.9601/28/2023PARKING RECEIPT PDF116.0001/28/2023LEADERSHIP79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING20.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING12.4101/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING12.4101/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING26.0401/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING26.0401/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0097
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:57 PM GMT-06:00 2/2DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT01/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING79.0001/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING137.9701/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING137.9701/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING266.3301/31/2023DOJ BJA MEETING266.3302/01/2023DOJ BJA MEETING223.54Total for 1041 Sgt. At Arms Travel$18,348.99Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$18,348.99Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$18,348.99TOTAL$18,348.9998
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:25 PM GMT-06:00 1/1DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1041A CRI-TAC Reimbursable from Grant07/21/2022Inv.#202205 CRI-TAC Grant Work May 20229,130.8008/12/2022Office Supplies, Printer Ink and File Storage139.6608/12/2022Inv:202206 CRI-TAC Work for June8,609.0408/26/2022California State FOP Conference 8/21-23/22 in Reno NV Airfare, Hotel, Mileage, Parking, & Meals1,283.6109/09/2022Review of US Marshalls Training in Birmingham AL - CRI-TAC co-sponsor Airfare, Hotel, Parking, Mileage, & Meals1,723.0909/09/2022Inv.#202207 CRI-TAC Grant Work July 20227,956.8409/30/2022Inv.#202208 CRI-TAC Grant Work Aug 202210,435.2010/13/2022rental car179.6810/13/2022Airfare, Hotel, Parking, Mileage, Meals1,689.4410/28/2022Airfare, Hotel, Transportation, Mileage, Meals1,217.8311/04/2022Inv.#202209 CRI-TAC Grant Work Sept 20228,869.9211/10/2022Office Equipment97.0512/09/2022Inv.#202210 CRI-TAC Grant Work Oct 20228,348.1612/22/2022Inv.#202211 CRI-TAC Grant Work Nov 20228,543.8201/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING AIRFARE CRI TAC REIMBURSABLE568.3801/04/2023NFOP LABOR COALITION MEETING AIRFARE CRI TAC REIMBURSABLE568.3801/21/2023OFFICE SUPPLIES STORAGE84.6002/10/2023Inv.#202212 CRI-TAC Grant Work Dec 20224,225.3202/12/2023YEARLY MEMBERSHIP190.00Total for 1041A CRI-TAC Reimbursable from Grant$73,860.82Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$73,860.82Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$73,860.82TOTAL$73,860.8299
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 05:49 PM GMT-06:00 1/1DATEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT1000 Budgeted Expenses1001 Administrative Expenses1042 Chairman Travel07/10/2022Rob Pride | United | Flight from Brother Gallegos funeral to Texas FOP Conference125.0007/10/2022Rob Pride | United | Flight to Brother Gallegos Funeral221.6007/10/2022Rob Pride | United | Flight to Idaho FOP Conference613.2007/22/2022Rob Pride | United | Flight to Washington FOP Conference778.2007/28/2022Rob Pride | United | Flight to North Carolina FOP Conference358.6007/30/2022Rob Pride | Lyft | Left from airport to hotel-Gallegos Funeral30.0407/31/2022Rob Pride | Lyft | Lyft from airport to hotel - Texas FOP37.0308/01/2022Rob Pride | Hampton Inn | E-Board | Hotel- Gallegos Funeral100.4708/03/2022Rob Pride | Westin Riverwalk San Anto | E-Board | Hotel- Texas FOP / TMPA Conference373.9608/08/2022Rob Pride | Cda Casino Hotel | E-Board | Hotel-Idaho FOP conference296.0008/23/2022Rob Pride | Uber Pending Transaction | E-Board | Airport to Hotel for California FOP Conference33.2008/23/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Original flight cancelled, rebooted, no exit row on new flight. Cabin upgrade149.0008/24/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to Kentucky FOP397.2008/24/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to New York FOP Conference874.1908/25/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight home from North Carolina FOP Conference168.6008/26/2022Rob Pride | Grand Sierra Rsrt&casino | E-Board | Hotel for California FOP Conference187.5309/02/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to North Dakota FOP210.6009/02/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to NFOP Diversity Summit from North Dakota FOP892.6009/02/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight home from NFOP Diversity Summit686.1009/20/2022Rob Pride | Green Ride Co Inc | E-Board | Shuttle home from DIA43.0009/24/2022Rob Pride | Aloft Hotels | E-Board | Hotel- North Carolina FOP Conference360.9409/26/2022KY FOP Rental Car262.7309/30/2022Per diem (meals only) for Kentucky FOP Conference128.0009/30/2022Per diem (meals only) for North Carolina FOP Conference192.0010/03/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to South Dakota FOP267.2010/04/2022Per Diem WA FOP Conference138.0010/04/2022Rob Pride | Den Public Parking | E-Board | Airport parking for Washington FOP Conference90.0010/04/2022Rob Pride | Courtyard by Marriott | E-Board | Washington FOP hotel327.0411/18/2022Rob Pride | Lyft | E-Board | Lyft to hotel from airport- SD conference31.4711/19/2022Rob Pride | Joy Ranch of South Dak | E-Board | Hotel- South Dakota FOP Conference233.1611/20/2022Rob Pride | Springhill Suites | E-Board | Hotel for SDFOP Conference140.6011/23/2022Rob Pride | Sheraton Hotel | E-Board | Hotel- SDFOP conference130.7012/10/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to OW / LM32.4012/10/2022Rob Pride | United | E-Board | Flight to Labor Coalition134.6001/04/2023MEALS LABOR COALITION MEETINGS69.0001/04/2023MEALS LABOR COALITION MEETINGS69.0001/04/2023MEALS LABOR COALITION MEETINGS69.0001/04/2023MEALS LABOR COALITION MEETINGS69.0001/04/2023MEALS LABOR COALITION MEETINGS69.0001/04/2023Rob Pride | Lyft | E-Board | Lyft to hotel for Labor Coalition meeting99.3801/04/2023Rob Pride | Lyft | E-Board | This is a duplicate charge included in previous receipt20.0001/10/2023Rob Pride | Lyft | E-Board | Lyft to airport from Labor Coalition91.6101/10/2023Rob Pride | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | E-Board | Hotel for Labor Council1,187.66Total for 1042 Chairman Travel$10,788.61Total for 1001 Administrative Expenses$10,788.61Total for 1000 Budgeted Expenses$10,788.61TOTAL$10,788.61100
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:03 PM GMT-06:00 1/4DATENAMEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNTALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCE10/19/2022ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCEGreg Austin | Allianz Travel Insurance | National Trustees | Trip insurance for Car rentalTrip to Coeur d'Alene for meeting44.0010/19/2022ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCEGreg Austin | Allianz Travel Insurance | National Trustees | Trip Insurance on FlightTrip to Coeur d'Alene for meeting30.1210/26/2022ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCEGreg Austin | Allianz Travel Insurance | National Trustees | Was refunded $11.00 from travel insurance-11.0002/01/2023ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCEGreg Austin | Allianz Travel Insurance | National Trustees | travel Insurance57.48Total for ALLIANZ TRAVEL INSURANCE$120.60AMERICAN AIRLINES08/16/2022AMERICAN AIRLINESKevin Vernon | American Airlines | National Trustees | Baggage fees30.0008/22/2022AMERICAN AIRLINESKevin Vernon | American Airlines | National Trustees | Baggage fees30.30Total for AMERICAN AIRLINES$60.30DELTA AIRLINES10/21/2022DELTA AIRLINESGreg Austin | Delta Airlines | National Trustees | Travel to Coeur d' Alene for meeting446.2011/13/2022DELTA AIRLINESGreg Austin | Delta Airlines | National Trustees | Luggage fee30.0011/14/2022DELTA AIRLINESGreg Austin | Delta Airlines | National Trustees | baggage fee return flight from CDA30.0002/03/2023DELTA AIRLINESGreg Austin | Delta Airlines | National Trustees | Western States meeting766.40Total for DELTA AIRLINES$1,272.60EMBASSY SUITES08/23/2022EMBASSY SUITESJohn George | Embassy Suites | National Trustees | Oklahoma state fop conference497.60Total for EMBASSY SUITES$497.60Flores, James12/02/2022Flores, JamesState Board Meeting 11-19-2022 Meals69.00Total for Flores, James$69.00Francavilla, John J.11/18/2022Francavilla, John J.Met with members of the Burt County Sheriff's Office, Oakland Police and Tekamah Police to form a lodge. FOP Lodge #95 sworn in after meeting Mileage65.00Total for Francavilla, John J.$65.00George, John D.09/09/2022George, John D.Attending the Oklahoma State FOP Conference August 25th-28th256.00Total for George, John D.$256.00GRAND ADV DEP11/23/2022GRAND ADV DEPJerry Wright | Grand Adv Dep | National Trustees | 1 night Joel in Boston 3/28/23247.17Total for GRAND ADV DEP$247.17Gregory Austin11/18/2022Gregory AustinMeetings with Coeur d'Alene PD officers on new lodge, Meeting with Officer from lodge 15 on medical issues Meeting with Lodge 149 Meeting with Lodge 10 Meeting with Lodge 38 Did state fall meeting on zoom Meals, Transportation, Fuel, Parking635.95Total for Gregory Austin$635.95Hamby, Kenneth A.11/04/2022Hamby, Kenneth A.10/29/2022 Arkansas State Fall Board meeting Meals & Mileage375.50Total for Hamby, Kenneth A.$375.50Hargrove, Todd C.101
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:03 PM GMT-06:00 2/4DATENAMEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT09/30/2022Hargrove, Todd C.08/15/22 Recruitment meeting with Independence Police Department mileage48.75Total for Hargrove, Todd C.$48.75Harrison, Tony11/22/2022Harrison, TonySD State Presidents Meeting Meals, hotel, mileage1,122.11Total for Harrison, Tony$1,122.11HILMOBAY RESORT LIMITE08/16/2022HILMOBAY RESORT LIMITEKevin Vernon | Hilmobay Resort Limite | National Trustees | NJFOP STATE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE1,951.32Total for HILMOBAY RESORT LIMITE$1,951.32Homewood Suites10/14/2022Homewood SuitesRuben Marichalar | Homewood Suites | National Trustees | State Board Meeting210.62Total for Homewood Suites$210.62HOTEL DELTA10/19/2022HOTEL DELTAGreg Austin | Hotel Delta | National Trustees | Travel to Coeur d'Alene for meeting435.13Total for HOTEL DELTA$435.13James, Stephen E.08/26/2022James, Stephen E.Aug 19-23 CA State Conference- Airfare, Hotel, Meals833.35Total for James, Stephen E.$833.35James, Steve01/05/2023James, SteveCA STATE BOARD MEETING MILEAGE FROM HOME TO HOTEL127.2001/11/2023James, SteveSWEARING IN OF NEW 3000 MEMBER LODGE IN RIVERSIDE64.06Total for James, Steve$191.26Johnson, Jerry02/13/2023Johnson, JerryPOTENTIAL LODGE CHARTERING MEETING59.0002/13/2023Johnson, JerryPOTENTIAL LODGE CHARTERING MEETING267.2402/25/2023Johnson, JerryMEETINGS FOR POTENTIAL LODGE CHARTERING59.0002/25/2023Johnson, JerryMILAGE TO AND FROM GREEN BAY WI TO WAUKESHA WI172.92Total for Johnson, Jerry$558.16Johnson, Jerry L.10/13/2022Johnson, Jerry L.10-06-22 Expenses related to chartering of West Milwaukee Professional Police Association Lodge #20 Hotel, Meals, Mileage401.8212/22/2022Johnson, Jerry L.12/20/2022 Meeting with Marinette WI PD reference potential Lodge Charter92.38Total for Johnson, Jerry L.$494.20Landes, Brad (deleted)08/12/2022Landes, Brad (deleted)Idaho 13th Biennial Conference Worley Idaho 8/4-7/22 Meals, Hotel, Mileage1,346.82Total for Landes, Brad (deleted)$1,346.82Marichalar, Ruben10/13/2022Marichalar, RubenFall State Board Meeting, 10/11/2022 Meals, Mileage203.0001/10/2023Marichalar, RubenWINTER STATE BOARD MEETING44.2501/10/2023Marichalar, RubenWINTER STATE BOARD MEETING79.7801/10/2023Marichalar, RubenWINTER STATE BOARD MEETING79.7801/10/2023Marichalar, RubenWINTER STATE BOARD MEETING44.24Total for Marichalar, Ruben$451.05McCrary, Dennis09/30/2022McCrary, DennisAttend NC State Board Meeting and Conference Durham Sept 18-22, 2022 Hotel, Mileage, Meals1,146.63Total for McCrary, Dennis$1,146.63Michael Nied10/13/2022Michael Nied9/06/22 NYSFOP State Board of Trustees Mileage47.50102
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:03 PM GMT-06:00 3/4DATENAMEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNT10/13/2022Michael Nied10/09 - 10/11/22 NY State Conference Mileage & Meals337.63Total for Michael Nied$385.13Nied, Michael01/17/2023Nied, MichaelNY STATE BOARD MEETING50.57Total for Nied, Michael$50.57NORTH SHORE RESORT10/01/2022NORTH SHORE RESORTJerry Wright | North Shore Resort | National Trustees | Attend SC State Conference and give National report533.16Total for NORTH SHORE RESORT$533.16Nowaczyk, Robert V.10/04/2022Nowaczyk, Robert V.Gratuities11.00Total for Nowaczyk, Robert V.$11.00Plowick, Frank G.08/12/2022Plowick, Frank G.July 28 to August 1, 2022 - Texas State Conference Mileage & Meals334.2509/16/2022Plowick, Frank G.Texas State Lodge Board Meeting; Meals, Mileage & Hotel794.76Total for Plowick, Frank G.$1,129.01Shaun Laird07/29/2022Shaun Laird07.16.22 - 07.19.22 - Ohio FOP State Conference Hotel & Meals681.3908/12/2022Shaun Laird08.01.22 - Funeral service for Ohio Clark County Deputy Matthew Yates - EOW 07.24.22 Mileage56.2512/29/2022Shaun Laird12.22.22 - Funeral service for line of duty death - Wyandot County Deputy Daniel Kin in Carey, OH - EOW 12.15.22 Mileage80.00Total for Shaun Laird$817.64Simington, Jack L.08/12/2022Simington, Jack L.6/6/22 - FOP Presentation & 7/27/22 Charter Lodge #41 Mileage & Meals456.8010/07/2022Simington, Jack L.Washington State Conference 9/29 - 10/01 Mileage & Meals125.2510/07/2022Simington, Jack L.8/29 - Lodge #10 Member Meeting - Yakima 9/07 - Lodge #27 Member Meeting - Auburn 9/08 - PDC Committee Mtg - PRCA - SeaTac 9/15 - PRCA & PDC Meeting (Extra Day) Mileage & Meals1,152.3812/29/2022Simington, Jack L.Meeting w/PRCA ref Awards for LEO’s Airfare, Meals, Hotel1,095.65Total for Simington, Jack L.$2,830.08Steinberg, Jamy10/21/2022Steinberg, JamyFall Executive Board Meeting, Georgia State Lodge in Marietta, Georgia Meals, Mileage, Hotel538.8201/06/2023Steinberg, JamyGA STATE FULL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING178.4501/06/2023Steinberg, JamyGA STATE FULL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING430.9901/06/2023Steinberg, JamySTATE FULL E BOARD MEETING59.0001/06/2023Steinberg, JamyGA STATE FULL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING59.0002/07/2023Steinberg, JamyATTENDED GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL SPONSORED BY GA FOP RECRUITING EVENT AS WELL59.0002/07/2023Steinberg, JamyATTENDED GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL SPONSORED BY GA FOP RECRUITING EVENT AS WELL59.0002/07/2023Steinberg, JamyATTENDED GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY AT GEORGIA CAPITOL SPONSORED BY GA FOP RECRUITING EVENT AS WELL163.72Total for Steinberg, Jamy$1,547.98Vernon, Kevin07/21/2022Vernon, Kevin7/5/22 NJ STATE LODGE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MILEAGE30.0009/30/2022Vernon, Kevin9/20/22 NJ STATE LODGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING mileage26.2512/09/2022Vernon, KevinNJ STATE LODGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 12/06/2226.2512/29/2022Vernon, KevinNJ STATE LODGE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 12/27/2230.00Total for Vernon, Kevin$112.50WESTIN RIVERWALK SAN ANTO08/03/2022WESTIN RIVERWALK SAN ANTOFrank Plowick | Westin Riverwalk San Anto | National Trustees | TX State Conference951.80Total for WESTIN RIVERWALK SAN ANTO$951.80103
National Fraternal Order of PoliceAccount QuickReportJuly 1, 2022 - February 27, 2023 Monday, February 27, 2023 06:03 PM GMT-06:00 4/4DATENAMEMEMO/DESCRIPTIONAMOUNTWright, Jerry W.10/07/2022Wright, Jerry W.September 29 - October 2 to attend SC State Conference Meals276.00Total for Wright, Jerry W.$276.00Not Specified10/31/2022Allen Hamby | Holiday Inn | National Trustees | Arkansas State Board meeting122.85Total for Not Specified$122.85TOTAL$21,156.84104
Report of the National Second Vice President Steve Weiler SWeiler@fop5.org Learning how things are different, yet still the same throughout the country as it affects Law Enforcement…………………………………………………………………………by 2nd Vice President Steve Weiler As I come upon the completion of nearly a year and a half in my position here at the National FOP, I’m amazed by the many things that differ, yet remain the same throughout the country in how it affects law enforcement. In my many travels, I have been to places that have highly aggressive, pro-law enforcement prosecutors and I have seen what I live thru in Philadelphia where a progressive prosecutor does what he can to nullify efforts by law enforcement in engaging criminals. The statistics don’t lie; when you’re in an area where law and order are the target of law enforcement, violent crimes are down as repeat offenders aren’t as able to exist. When you have a progressive prosecutor, the opposite is true and law enforcement becomes the target and are second guessed every step of that way. Calling a progressive a “prosecutor” is a waste of time because they do so little of it. Part of the last year and a half was spent by me as part of a panel, the Congressional Badge of Bravery Committee, where I got to review thousands of files of actions taken by brave men and women in law enforcement across this great country. Many of these cases involved the Ultimate Sacrifice and I was honored and humbled by this experience. I was also able to partake in the “Day on the Hill” in Washington, DC., and discuss today’s policing and concerns of law enforcement with both Democrats and Republicans. Most seem to understand our plight, especially those that are in areas of higher-than-normal criminal activity. Here again , in most cases, the statistics were higher in areas where progressive “prosecutors” were part of the mix, go figure! I’d like to take the time to encourage all of you to begin to prepare for the summer. It’s the time when all of us should make additional time available to our families and ourselves. We all need that time to unwind from the daily grind of our dangerous occupation. Our families also need the time as they too don’t know if we’ll be coming home after we tell our families “I’ll seeyou later” as we walk out of our homes each and every day. In closing, please know that I remain available to all of you 24/7. If you call me or write to me, I may not answer right away but in most cases it will be less than 24 hours later that you’ll hear from me. You can leave me a voice mail anytime at 215-629-3611 or send me an email to sweiler@fop5.org and I will get back to you. Both manners can be used at any hour of the day. Be safe out there! 105
Report of the National Sergeant at Arms Keith Turney kturney@fop.org Members of the National Board of Trustees, The FOP is seeking law enforcement agencies willing to partner with us on our apprenticeship initiative. We are actively seeking partners to share in grant applications to fund this very important initiative. If you have an interested agency, please contact me! I have continued my efforts in addressing the looming crisis surrounding Recruitment and Retention. As many of you know, I have networked with our Diversity, Recruiting, and Succession Planning/Mentoring Committees to seek out solutions and have spoken to hundreds about the problem. I continue to work with our ad hoc recruitment and retention committee, Brothers Willie Jenkins III (LA) David Cuevas (TX) Jeffery Benge (OH) and I thank them for their input and guidance. We initially started researching America’s Job Corps programs as there are some 121 Job Corps centers across the country along with six Regional Offices. Our research through the Department of Labor led us to a program titled Apprenticeship USA. Over several in depth phone calls and zoom meetings it became clear that an apprenticeship program was the most appropriate way to proceed. The 2023 Labor Coalition Meeting in Florida was an information rich environment for anyone interested in the obstacles facing our profession. Sean McCauley from Kansas City Missouri presented a great depiction of what we are facing with the newest generation of recruits, Gen Z. Roundtable discussions often drifted into labor’s concerns surrounding the lowering of standards and compressions in training that are resulting in increased energy and expenses by organized labor in defending employees who should have never been hired in the first place. Similar concerns were heard from our legal defense arm and labor services. Taking everything I learned from the Labor Coalition meeting along with the hundreds of interactions with members I have had and melding all that with what I learned through our interactions with the Department of Labor I was able to derive a loose plan on where I thought an apprenticeship program may fit. To plot out my thoughts I created a six-page outline for anyone who may have interest. On January 18th in the middle of our Wellness and Leadership Matters Summits I had the opportunity to attend a meeting at the US Department of Justice Office in Washington DC where I was able to present our ideas on apprenticeships to the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Present at these meetings were many of the major law enforcement groups that I often work with through our relationship with the Collaborative Reform Initiative – Technical Assistance Center. The oral presentation was well received. The following day I received a call from the COPS Office expressing sincere interest in the program. Since then, it has been a whirlwind of calls and presentations as our FOP Apprenticeship Program gains momentum. 106
The FOP is seeking law enforcement agencies willing to partner with us on our apprenticeship initiative. We are actively seeking partners to share in grant applications to fund this very important initiative. Please refer any interested agencies to me! I continue to be the National FOP’s representative on the initiative named Next Generation 911 (NG911). Currently it is a working group comprised of representatives from the National Sheriff’s Association, Major County Sheriff’s Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, and several groups representing telecommunicators and communication facilities and related support groups. We have been working on federal legislation that, if passed, would enhance our 911 services nationwide. The FOP is involved because the monitory value of this project is approximately between $10 billion and $18 billion dollars. With that kind of money under consideration, it is imperative that the end users of 911 services be adequately represented. The initiative to fund this very important project fell short in the last congress so the parties have started all over again in calling senators and congressmen for support. We maintain an active eye on the progress and yet are being cautious as we feel there are even more pressing issues that require our attention. None the less, I continue to monitor the situation and participate as time allows. My report would never be complete without a detailed report on FOP’s partnership with the Collaborative Reform Initiative – Technical Assistance Center or CRI-TAC for short. Here are the most recent developments to the initiative: 1) The CRI-TAC Grant has been afforded additional monies to fund the program to August 31 of 2023. Time is still of the essence as the year application deadlines will quickly be coming to an end. To apply for CRI-TAC assistance follow this link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/collaborativereform 2) The 2022 Annual CRI-TAC Report can be found at this link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/Publications/cops-p453-pub.pdf 3) CRI-TAC has surpassed assisting over one thousand agencies nationwide. This is an increase of nearly two hundred agencies since I last reported. The COPS Office has admitted that they could not have had such an outreach without the CRI-TAC Initiative. 4) CRI-TAC is now a FOP household word. I find that most of our senior leadership in the FOP are aware of CRI-TAC and I have more of our members now approaching me for assistance in the application process. 5) Our Wellness and Leadership Matters events offered us a unique opportunity to reach new members and young leaders who have yet to hear about CRI-TAC. 6) I continue to utilize our partnerships and other CRI-TAC resources to assist our various committees in achieving their objectives. 7) We are currently utilizing our CRI-TAC partners to assist us in the FOP Apprenticeship Program. 8) We still need to educate our subordinate membership of the program. I need the assistance of our State Lodges to push the CRI-TAC information down into your subordinate lodges so that we can get their agencies the assistance they require. 107
9) I have formulated a new delivery message for the CRI-TAC Initiative. In as much as we have turned CRI-TAC into a FOP Household word amongst our leadership, I now concentrate on strategies to assist subordinate lodges in partnering with a law enforcement agency to provide training and consultation. For our newer trustees and those who are hearing about CRI-TAC for the first time; here are the highpoints of the initiative: The Collaborative Reform Initiative – Technical Assistance Center is a grant that affords police departments (State, Local, Tribal and Campus Communities) free training sponsored through the U.S. Department of Justice, COPS Office. The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the primary grant holder with FOP as a primary partner. Additional partners on the grant are Major County Sheriffs of America, FBI National Academy, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Training and Standards, National Association of Women in Law Enforcement, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Tactical Officers Association and the National Sheriffs Association. Our involvement with CRI-TAC is pretty hands on. On average I participate in four intake calls a week where applicants explain their need for services. Afterwards the partners circle back on another call and triage the problem and determine a best fit solution to present back to the applicant agency. After some additional back and forth between the partners, applicants, subject matter experts, IACP staff and the COPS office, a plan of action is developed. Bi-weekly we teleconference with all our Subject Matter Experts to determine the status of projects and insure we are all on track. Weekly, all the partner representatives teleconference in to review applications for assistance and keep abreast of new and changing requirements from the COPS Office and DOJ. I feel it important that I participate in as many applicant agencies requests as possible to ensure the FOP is predominantly identified as a partner. My additional responsibilities revolve around billing and invoicing the grant to ensure our initiatives are properly compensated for. As we prepare for our 2023 Conference in Las Vegas Nevada I am well aware of the pitfalls of complacency. We have established a new committee to assure that you and your family’s safety and security is foremost on our minds. The Conference Safety and Security Committee, chaired by Carlton Stallings from Georgia has completed their site visit in Vegas and Carlton will be reporting on their findings. I will once again establish an emergency contact list for the conference. If you recall, in Indianapolis I initiated an email and cell phone list of emergency contacts from each state. In the rare event that some unforeseen occurrence presents itself, we will have a mechanism to communicate with each other. It worked very well in Indy so I will replicate it for Vegas. Speaking of our conference, I am again soliciting volunteers for door guards. Please provide me with volunteers as soon as possible! I can not say enough about our staff in Washington DC and Nashville. It appears that our work on CRI-TAC is paying dividends in other areas. There is great enthusiasm over our Apprenticeship Program. Our other involvements with the IACP and others on Intelligence Sharing and other initiatives has afforded us a spotlight to show off what we have to offer and what we can accomplish as an individual organization as well as a partner with others. 108
Executive Director Pasco has remarkable insight on the complexities of Washington DC and has been a great mentor to my activities. Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson has been my wing man on several of my initiatives and I am thankful for his assistance. Mark McDonald in the office has always been available for assistance as well. In Nashville I mostly deal with Leigh Ann Pemberton, Teri Crone, and Christina Karn. I could not juggle all my responsibilities and tasks without their assistance and support. I’m sure that there are others working in the back ground that I am unaware of. Angie Hoover and Andrew Bittner come to mind when I think of unsung heroes. Great thanks to President Yoes and our entire executive board for their support. It’s a great team! Our profession is changing in dramatic ways and with it we too must change. Keep an open mind and an open heart. Embrace the discomfort and lend your expertise to those seeking change. Your knowledge and skills will always be in demand if you conduct yourself in a respectful manner. I hope you enjoy your time in Boston. I look forward to meeting as many of our members as humanly possible. If you would like a visit, please let me know and I will make every effort to oblige. God bless you all and God Bless the FOP. Keith Turney National Sergeant at Arms KTurney@fop.org Cell: (815) 482-5620 109
Report of the National Trustee Chairman Rob Pride lodge52pride@gmail.com Greetings Brothers and Sisters! Welcome to Boston! I don’t know about you, but this city has been on my checklist for a long time, and I am very much looking forward to seeing all it has to offer. Huge thanks to our Massachusetts brothers and sisters for hosting and I know their hospitality will be second to none. I hope each of you will take the time to enjoy yourselves in between meetings and doing the work of our fine Order. In October, I went round 2 with good ole’ COVID which changed my plans to attend both the New York and North Dakota State FOP Conferences. I was disappointed I was not able to fellowship with those brothers and sisters but look forward to the next opportunity to do so! I’m always grateful for the break we get in travel during the holiday season, but I am looking forward to getting out and seeing our members as the 2023 conference / event season starts up. The following is a list of conferences and events I’ve been able to attend in representation of all of you since we last met: September 19-21 North Carolina FOP Conference Durham, NC September 24 Funeral for Deputy Hein-Nutz Loveland, CO October 16-19 NFOP Diversity Summit Charlotte, NC October 30-31 Washington State FOP Conference Richland, WA November 11 Charter meeting for RTD Lodge 72 Westminster, CO November 12 Funeral for Rep. Hugh McKean Loveland, CO November 18-20 South Dakota FOP Conference Watertown, SD December 2 Meeting with Greeley POA ref FOP Greeley, CO December 7 Greeley PD Info meeting on Charter Greeley, CO December 14 Greeley Lodge 73 Charter Meeting Greeley, CO December 16 Monthly NFOP BOT Meeting Via Webinar December 29 Loveland Lodge 52 Membership Mtg Loveland, CO January 4-7 NFOP Labor Coalition Meetings Deerfield Beach, FL January 28 COFOP Foundation Avs Fundraiser Denver, CO January 30-31 NFOP Officer Wellness Summit Nashville, TN February 2-4 NFOP Leadership Matters Summit Nashville, TN February 11 Colorado FOP Foundation Gala Denver, CO February 15 Monthly NFOP BOT Meeting Via Webinar February 25 Colorado State FOP BOT Meeting Westminster, CO March 3 COFOP Legislative Meeting Westminster, CO We shattered another record for attendance at Leadership Matters this year with 422 registered attendees! It appears we have outgrown the new hotel location after just two years and may need to seek 110
yet another venue. The Officer Wellness Summit also had the best turnout thus far. A big thanks to our Officer Wellness and Education Committee members for putting on two great events! During the roundtable session at the end of Leadership Matters, there was a lot of discussion about what we as the FOP can do to attract new members, get our younger members to take leadership positions and continued efforts for diversity among membership and leadership. The overall message received was that we, as NFOP leaders, need to continually make strides in these areas and be creative in our recruitment efforts of younger members. Our younger members want to be involved; they just don’t always feel welcome to do so. As we move forward, be sure you are finding those members in your local or state lodge to mentor and teach as they will be the ones coming behind us to keep this organization at its very best. I’m excited to share with you the NFOP Healthcare Trust agreement has been signed and is in place. The next step will be for the newly appointed Healthcare Trust board to meet with our consultants and the trust attorney to establish fiduciary rules, procedures, rates and marketing materials. We hope to convene the board sometime in mid to late April. The current structure only allows groups to join, so lodges with collective bargaining will be able to bargain for this healthcare. The plan does not currently allow individual members to join. However, as we progress, we do anticipate having individual HSA and other healthcare savings options available. There will be more to come on this during our meeting time together. The FOP Aetna Medicare Advantage program remains in place and is available for all Medicare eligible members and their spouses. The link to book rooms and event packages for the NFOP National Conference in Las Vegas this year is out! You can find it at http://foplasvegas2023.org/ . The dates are August 14th thru August 17th, with travel dates on the 13th and 18th for delegates. For Trustees, we will have a pre-board meeting on the evening of August 12th, and then a pre-conference board meeting on Sunday morning, August 13th. So your travel day can be on the 12th, or the 11th if you don’t think flying on the 12th will get you there in time. At the close of conference on Thursday, we will have a post-conference Trustees meeting to handle any necessary issues and conduct our vote for Chairman of Trustees. On the morning of Friday, August 18th, there will be a post-conference Board of Trustees meeting as well, so you can plan your travel day for later that day, or the following day (Sunday the 20th). As always, I highly encourage you to book your rooms as early as possible. As we get closer, I will put out more information as to attire for pictures and other information that will be helpful to you for our national conference. Please call or email if you have questions about authorized travel and hotel days. Our National Peace Officer Memorial Service on May 15 is quickly approaching. For those Trustees helping with the services and requesting a travel scholarship, we will draw those names during our meeting in Boston, per the rules we put in place by vote a few years ago. It is imperative you get your information to Minnesota National Trustee Ruben Marichalar for credentialling purposes if you have not done so already. For those coming, my sincerest thanks ahead of time for your assistance with this reverent and important event to honor the sacrifice of our fallen and their families. As conferences and elections have taken place this year, we continue to see new faces on our board. Please join me in welcoming our newest Utah National Trustee Ray Flores who is replacing Kevin Salmon. Thank you for your time and service, Brother Salmon! Also, welcome New Mexico National Trustee Robert Parra. Brother Parra is the NMFOP State President and is stepping into the National Trustee role to finish the term of Brother James Flores, who has had to step away to admirable care for his ailing parents. Thank 111
you for your service Brother Flores and know we support you in your decision to take this time to truly live the saying “family first”. God Bless you brother. There is no doubt the FOP continues to be the clear leader in being the voice of law enforcement! If you haven’t already done so, please subscribe to our social media platforms and podcasts and take the time to distribute them out to your members. There really is no longer any reason for our members not to know about all the great work you, this board and the FOP is doing for them every day. I look forward to our time together and getting to catch up while we further the work of the Order. Thank you for the hard work you do every day in service of your members. I’m honored to stand with all of you! Fraternally, Rob Pride Chairman of Trustees National FOP 112
Report of the National Associate Bernard Martin, President Presidentglfopa@gmail.com Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Associates 2023 Spring Board Meeting Report Since our last report, the Grand Lodge Associates have been looking to the future. We have continued to build on our membership by forming new Associate Lodges and adding individuals to those already established. We have made updates and upgrades to our documents and our records to streamline things and make accessing information quicker and easier. We continue to work to increase revenue, membership and participation. We have been working with National Secretary Holderfield on updating our Constitution & By-Laws, making changes throughout the entire document to bring them more in line with those of the National FOP. The proposed new document has been submitted to the National Committee and upon approval will be brought to the Associate Delegation for a vote at the National Conference in Las Vegas this coming August. We are taking some additional steps to monitor and oversee the filings and use of the 501(c)3 and the records thereof. We are also hoping to have and offer additional training for our members and those who use the 501(c)3, thus making sure all are in compliance. We are in the process of gathering more detailed information to share regarding the programs and benefits offered by the National F.O.P. Lodge to Associate members. As we continue re-structuring, we do so with the goal that the Associate Lodges will gain marked increases in our membership, as well as our participation and support for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodges across the country. Fraternally, Bernard Martin, President 113
Report of the National Legal Counsel Larry James ljames@cbjlawyers.com MEMORANDUM To: President Pat Yoes, Executive Board and National Board of Trustees From: Larry James, General Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4567 Cell: (614) 581-1125 Fax: (614) 229-4559 Email: ljames@cbjlawyers.com Assistant: Robert Lewis Tel: (614) 229-4519 Cell: (614) 680-1534 Email: rlewis@cbjlawyers.com Re: 2023 Spring Board Meeting Report Boston, Massachusetts March 30-April 1, 2023 File No.: 10093-27992 Date: February 17, 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________ 114
I. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CONTENTS II. AMICUS CURIAE MATTERS ..................................................................................................... 3 A. Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, et al., v. Michelle Wu, et.al. .................................... 3 B. U.S. v. Terence D. Sutton, Jr., Case No. 21-cr-598 PLF, D.D.C. .................................................. 4 III. Active Litigation .............................................................................................................................. 6 A. Young v. National FOP.................................................................................................................... 6 B. D. Smith v. City of Grand Rapids, FOP, GRP-COA, Officer Bauer ........................................... 6 C. Taft v. City of Lansing ..................................................................................................................... 6 IV. 2023 Labor Summit & Legal Counselor Seminar Topics ........................................................... 7 A. Update on recent gun-related legislation and new laws. ............................................................. 7 B. Qualified Immunity ........................................................................................................................ 8 C. Use of Force legislation summary/database. ................................................................................. 9 D. Social Media Presentation .............................................................................................................. 9 E. Legal Counselor Agenda & CLE Credits ................................................................................... 10 V. OTHER PRESENTATIONS ........................................................................................................... 11 A. Police Recording Laws.................................................................................................................. 11 VI. TRADEMARK AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................. 11 A. Trademark License Agreements .................................................................................................. 11 B. Promotion and License Agreements ............................................................................................ 12 C. Trademark Registrations Compliance ........................................................................................ 12 D. Contract Preparation, Review and Negotiation ......................................................................... 12 E. Compliance with Tennessee Secretary of State .......................................................................... 13 F. Filing of LM-2 with the Department of Labor ........................................................................... 13 VII. CONTACT INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 13 VIII. ADDENDUMS ........................................................................................................................... 15 115
II. AMICUS CURIAE MATTERS We continue to support our members by filing amicus briefs on behalf of the National FOP at all court levels. Amicus briefs offer additional, relevant information for the Court to consider before making its ruling, and often include legal arguments that were not raised by the original parties to the case. The National FOP offers its services as amicus curiae when important law enforcement rights are at stake, serving as the voice of law enforcement. Particularly in recent times, when police and public tensions are strained, the FOP’s perspective is critical in balancing both law enforcement and public safety interests. A. Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, et al., v. Michelle Wu, et.al. The NFOP filed an amicus brief in support of the unions in Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, et al., v. Michelle Wu, et.al, No. SJC-13347. The NFOP fought to protect its members right – and all union-represented employees’ right – for collective bargaining. This case is before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. i. Factual background. On December 20, 2021, Mayor Wu publicly announced she was revising the City of Boston’s prior COVID-19 policy. Under the new mandate, as a condition of employment, all city employees were required to be vaccinated by January 15, 2022 (the “Revised Policy”). The prior policy, implemented in August 2021, allowed employees the option of receiving the vaccine or providing a weekly negative test (the “August Policy”). The City and the Unions previously bargained over the August Policy to allow this alternative option to the vaccine. As a result of the negotiations, memoranda of agreements (“MOA”) were entered into between the City and Local 718 and the Federation, agreeing to the weekly testing option. The Detectives were also in discussion about the policy but did not reach an agreement prior to December 20, 2021. Yet, the City took it upon itself to unilaterally change the August Policy and eliminate the option for employees to test weekly. Mayor Wu’s announcement did not acknowledge the MOAs or any bargaining obligations with the Unions. In response, the Unions demanded an opportunity to bargain. The Unions also filed charges of prohibited practice with the Department of Labor Relation alleging that the City’s unilateral implementation of the Revised Policy violated G.L. c.150E. It was not until three weeks later – and one week before the vaccine deadline – that the City finally responded to meet. However, when the time came to meet, the City allotted just one hour for each Union, did not answer questions or provide the requested information, and did not send a representative with authority to negotiate. Then, when mediation was ordered by the Department of Labor regarding the unfair labor practice charges, the City again sent representatives without the authority to negotiate or settle. Subsequently, the Superior Court (trial court) denied the Unions a preliminary injunction, finding that the Unions did not demonstrate irreparable harm or that an injunction promotes the public’s interests – both of which are necessary elements to be granted injunctive relief. On appeal, 116
Single Justice Sabita Singh vacated the Superior Court’s denial and issued an injunction prohibiting the City from enforcing the Revised Policy until a final resolution of this matter. ii. National FOP amicus support.The NFOP argued that the City’s failures in this case have far-reaching implications to union members beyond the COVID-19 vaccination policy. In its amicus brief, the NFOP warned of a dangerous precedent. This case may embolden the employer to disregard future bargaining obligations. For example, bargaining topics such as policing equipment, vacation time, or other workplace-related benefits may be in jeopardy. Accordingly, the NFOP filed this amicus brief to protect the fundamental right to form and join a union. More specifically, the brief fights to safeguard the right for collective bargaining because it is an essential process necessary to defend individuals’ rights and balance the employer’s power. Union members must be afforded the due process right to engage in negotiations for terms and conditions that affect their day-to-day lives. Here, if the City of Boston’s actions are excused, the Court is inviting employers to disregard the due process rights of employees. Without a fight, union members risk forfeiting the ability to negotiate future matters. Therefore, the NFOP argued that the Court must protect the power of the united action, through collective bargaining, in order to have the members’ voices heard. B. U.S. v. Terence D. Sutton, Jr., Case No. 21-cr-598 PLF, D.D.C. i. Factual background.MPD Officer Terence Sutton and other members of the Crime Suppression Team were advised by an experienced uniformed officer on the night of October 23, 2020, that she had seen twenty-year-old Karon Hylton Brown in the drug corridor of Kennedy Street, NW, earlier that day. She reported that Hylton Brown was riding recklessly on a moped without a helmet. Hylton Brown was known to the police as a verified gang member of the KDY Street Crew, having a lengthy record for guns and drugs even at the age of twenty. The officer reported to the CST Unit that Hylton Brown nearly came to blows with another known drug offender over money. She reported that Hylton Brown appeared under the influence. In particular, she noted that Hylton Brown was in an area usually occupied by another drug dealing group. This suggested trouble to her. The officer reported that Hylton Brown then had left the area and returned. This information prompted one of the CST officers to state, “It looks like he has returned for revenge.” The CST Lieutenant on the street with his team said, “Let’s go see.” The CST Unit, with the Lieutenant following, proceeded to look for Hylton Brown to conduct a stop. The CST Unit soon found Hylton Brown standing near the moped. Hylton Brown got on the moped and slowly rode away. The CST Unit followed, and Hylton Brown fled, riding in front of the CST vehicle through a red light. The CST Unit immediately attempted a stop, and Hylton Brown said “Fuck you,” and continued to ride away. The CST Unit followed for less than 3 minutes, occasionally using lights and siren, and occasionally losing sight of Hylton Brown. Hylton Brown rode in an aimless direction on streets and alleys around the drug corridor, taunting the officers and even kicking out at the CST vehicle. 117
Towards the end of the encounter, Hylton Brown rode north through an alley. The CST Unit followed. Hylton Brown is seen on BWC braking twice as he approaches Kennedy Street, and looking to the left towards oncoming traffic. Hylton Brown slows, then attempts to turn sharply left around the front bumper of a car parked on his left. An approaching vehicle’s front bumper catches the front wheel of the moped. Hylton Brown “helicopters” onto the right front windshield, then falls to the right onto the pavement near the mouth of the alley and behind another vehicle, also parked on the right side. Hylton Brown is taken to Medstar within minutes. He never regains consciousness and is declared brain dead late that night. At the time of the impact, the CST vehicle was 42 feet behind the moped. The CST vehicle came to a complete stop after the impact in 18 feet. Ambulance members found $3,128 in small bills wrapped around Hylton Brown’s legs with saran wrap under his sweat pants. Hylton Brown is wearing an ankle monitor at the direction of a Montgomery County court in connection with a charge of assault. Hylton Brown also has a pending criminal case in the District of Columbia on which he had recently failed to appear. Toxicology results show Hylton Brown had ten times the amount of THC in his blood as would impair a normal person. In addition, he had oxycodone in his blood. Hylton Brown has appeared in rap videos taken at the corner of Kennedy Street and Fifth Street, NW, flashing money, drugs and mimicking shooting handguns as an advertisement for his drug crew. Officer Sutton was charged under local D.C. Code with Murder in the Second Degree. Such charging decisions are uniquely within the authority of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. No federal civil rights charges were brought. The government conceded there that no use of force, detention, or other action by the officers. ii. Procedural posture of the case.On December 21, 2022, Officer Sutton was found guilty of second-degree murder after an eight week trial. He was also found guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Officer Sutton is permitted to file post-verdict motions for judgment of acquittal, new trial, and arrest of judgment. iii. National FOP amicus support.DC FOP Lodge #1 has requested amicus support in Officer Sutton’s post-trial briefs. The National FOP Legal Plan has funded the defense of Officer Sutton. The National FOP agreed to file an amicus brief in support of Officer Sutton. The jury instructions will be front and center. The National FOP will advocate for the jury to always be instructed on the standards set forth in Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner. Officer Sutton was not permitted to present a defense based on the reasonable officer standard. Failure to apply that standard defies the underlying training principles for law enforce officers nationwide. Other areas the National FOP will weigh in include a strong opposition to the use of violations of departmental policy as evidence of criminal liability and advocating for no criminal charges where a suspect’s voluntary actions result in injury in response to legitimate law enforcement efforts. 118
III. Active Litigation A. Young v. National FOP This case out of Philadelphia is on-going. The Plaintiff, Rickia Young, filed a lawsuit against the National FOP on behalf of herself and her minor son, alleging false light invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims, as a result of a Facebook post by the National FOP showing a Philadelphia police officer holding Ms. Young’s son. The child’s face cannot be seen in the photo. The photo was taken down by the National FOP after a short period of time. This matter arose during the riots of 2020. The Plaintiff had been driving in downtown Philadelphia and was removed from her car by Philadelphia police. She stated that she was on her way home from picking up a family member. Her child – two years old at the time – was in the car. The windows on her car were broken out by police and she alleged that the officers used excessive force during her arrest. The City of Philadelphia paid her $2 million to settle that lawsuit. The photo was of her child in the officer’s arms was taken shortly after her arrest and the child was removed the vehicle. Depositions have taken place of members of the National FOP social media committee. All deponents performed well. There was no ill-will or malicious intent in the post. The post was made in an effort to humanize and show support for the good work that law enforcement officers do every day. As soon as more context was provided regarding the photo, it was removed from all National FOP social media. This matter will likely go forward to trial in August 2023. B. D. Smith v. City of Grand Rapids, FOP, GRP-COA, Officer Bauer This matter is another example of a lawsuit being filed with only vague/general references to the “FOP.” There were no facts alleged sufficient to state a claim against the FOP in this matter. Nonetheless, the FOP did not have to file a responsive pleading. Claims against the “FOP” defendant were dismissed without prejudice for Plaintiff’s failure to complete service of summons. C. Taft v. City of Lansing Similar to the case above, the National FOP was served a copy of the Complaint in the Taft v. City of Lansing matter. Therein, the National FOP is erroneously named as “Fraternal Order of Police, Inc.” The allegations are generalized, conclusory, and unspecified. There are no facts alleged that suggest the National FOP is in any way linked to the complained of conduct. Nowhere in the Complaint does not describe the National FOP’s role in any of the referenced harms. Legal deficiencies aside, this appears to be another matter wherein a party simply sues multiple law enforcement-related entities, individuals, etc. in hopes that something sticks. They will be unsuccessful. We have filed a Motion to Dismiss in this matter that remains pending as of the date of this report. 119
IV. 2023 Labor Summit & Legal Counselor Seminar Topics A. Update on recent gun-related legislation and new laws. At the 2023 Labor Summit, a panel involving National FOP Associate General Counsel Christopher R. Green (moderator), Kevin Lawrence (TX), Shawn Dunlap (FL), and Adam Crawford (WV) discussed recent gun-related legislation and new laws and the impact on law enforcement. State legislatures across the country have been moving to advance constitutional carry or permitless carry legislation. Approximately 25 states allow individuals to carry a concealed handgun without a government-issued permit. The laws received opposition from law enforcement groups. There is an obvious deregulation trend across state legislatures and courts that can put law enforcement lives at risk and create complex, dangerous encounters. The panel also discussed the Supreme Court’s recent decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen. On June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States, in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturned a New York gun safety law. The Court ruled that New York’s law requiring a license to carry concealed weapons in public places is unconstitutional. The law at issue required New Yorkers who want to carry a handgun in public to show a special need to defend themselves, or “proper cause,” in order to obtain a license to do so. The law struck down in New York was similar to laws in seven other states. These seven other states combine to make-up 25% of the population of the United States. Thus, those laws, like the New York law, are in jeopardy of being struck down. For example, in Maryland, the state suspended a law similar to New York’s law two weeks after the NYSRPA v. Bruen decision. Maryland gun owners are no longer required to prove they have a “good and substantial reason” for licensing purposes to carry a concealed weapon. In California, California law provided local law enforcement with broad discretion to issue or deny CCW licenses and to require applicants for CCW licenses to demonstrate “good cause” to qualify for a license. Accordingly, many local agencies exercised this discretion by generally issuing CCW licenses only to applicants who identified a particularized safety concern or other unique reason (or “cause”) for wanting to carry deadly weapons in public spaces that differentiated them from the general public. However, the Bruen decision has been interpreted as invalidating these specific aspects of California’s CCW licensing laws. What does the Bruen decision mean for law enforcement officers? • Increased prevalence of guns outside and in public places. Officers must navigate changing laws on who may possess firearms and where it is lawful to do so. • Because most anyone of legal age can carry concealed in about half of the states, the threat level to law enforcement, active and retired, rises exponentially. • Increase in handguns in the public sphere lead to higher rates of violent crimes and homicides. • The presence of large numbers of untrained citizens carrying concealed firearms undermines law enforcement’s ability to maintain public safety. 120
Materials were passed out at the labor summit which included recent court challenges to gun laws post-Bruen, recently enacted/proposed state laws, and a state-by-state summary of current gun laws. B. Qualified ImmunityQualified immunity continues to be at the forefront of legislative, media, and judicial attacks on law enforcement officers. As a follow-up to prior years’ presentations, Crabbe, Brown & James provided an update on the qualified immunity doctrine’s continued viability. While state governments seek to limit the doctrine’s effectiveness, courts across the country are consistent in its application. This doctrine provides complete immunity for government officials, including police officers, from suit as long as their actions do not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights. Last year Crabbe, Brown & James provided a thorough explanation on the standard to establish this defense. This year’s discussion focused on how several state governments have undertaken their own form of qualified immunity reform legislation and the potential impact. He discussed the current status of the defense according to the Supreme Court, anticipated changes due to the addition of a new justice, and key developments in cases from every circuit. The most recent case to go before the Supreme Court was Cope v. Cogdill. In this case, after being arrested for a drug offense, pretrial detainee Derrek Monroe informed jail officials that he was suicidal and attempted to hang himself in his cell twice with bedding materials. Though Monroe was on suicide watch and a recent statewide memorandum had recommended phone cords in jail cells not exceed 12 inches because of the risk that longer cords would be used in suicides, jail officials then isolated Monroe in a new cell with a wall-mounted telephone with a 30-inch cord. When Monroe began to strangle himself with the cord, the lone jailer on duty stood outside the cell and watched, without calling 911 or attempting to render aid. The jailer called his supervisor, who arrived 10 minutes later, unwrapped the phone cord from Monroe’s neck, and called 911. But Monroe died at the hospital. Monroe’s mother, Patsy Cope, filed suit, alleging that three jail officials acted with deliberate indifference by failing to render aid or call 911 as Monroe committed suicide in their presence, and by isolating Monroe in a cell with an obvious ligature even though they knew he was suicidal. The district judge determined that the jail officials were not entitled to qualified immunity. A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed, concluding that the jailer who watched Monroe’s suicide without intervening was entitled to qualified immunity because, even though he “knew he should have” intervened, existing 5th Circuit precedent did not clearly establish the unreasonableness of his conduct. The panel further concluded that the jail officials who isolated Monroe with a long phone cord could not be held liable because, under 5th Circuit precedent, a phone cord is “not as obvious” a ligature as bedding. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, thus, the decision to grant qualified immunity stood. Justice Sotomayor wrote a lengthy dissent, wherein she states, “On the uniquely troubling facts of this case, a jury should decide whether Cogdill and Brixey acted with deliberate indifference for housing Monroe in a cell with an instrument that predictably facilitated his suicide, 121
and whether Laws likewise was deliberately indifferent for watching Monroe strangle himself but failing to contact emergency services promptly.” This Court has repeatedly held, nevertheless, that “a general constitutional rule . . . may apply with obvious clarity to the specific conduct in question, even though the very action in question has not previously been held unlawful.” Here, respondent Laws offered no explanation for his failure to call 911 immediately, or at any other point as he watched Monroe strangle himself and become motionless. Had Laws called for medical help immediately, emergency medical services might have arrived with enough time to save Monroe’s life; indeed, they arrived only five minutes after they were finally summoned. Instead, Laws waited until an off-duty and off-premises supervisor arrived, wasting precious minutes that might have been the difference between life and death. No reasonable officer would have stood and watched as a detainee strangled himself to death when a simple, safe, and patently obvious response was available and in fact required by jail policy and Laws’ specific training. Laws’ failure to call emergency medical services was an inexplicable and unreasonable decision that, under any standard, clearly constituted deliberate indifference to Monroe’s life-or-death medical needs. Accordingly, Laws was not entitled to qualified immunity. C. Use of Force legislation summary/database.Attached to this report please find a copy of the Memorandum dated January 30, 2023, containing a summary of use of force legislation and information on the database used to access the information. Briefly, a total of 63 use of force related bills were enacted in 2021. In 2022, a total of 11 use of force related bills were enacted. The tables included in the Memorandum provide a summary of some of the key new laws. State and local constitutions, as interpreted by the courts, generally prohibit the use of excessive force. In addition to baseline constitutional guidance from the courts, at least 43 states have codified, at a minimum, some aspect of their use of force requirements. At least 41 states have statutes relating to law enforcement use of deadly force. Most states require a violent felony to have been committed or a threat to human life to exist in order for law enforcement to legally use deadly force against a person. The National Conference of State Legislatures provides a “Use of Force Database.” D. Social Media PresentationThe presentation discussed how police departments across the country have opted to enact policies to ensure that social media sites are being used to assist law enforcement and not used to hinder it. This presentation outlined the First Amendment analysis pursuant to Pickering v. Board of Education and discussed what posting on matters of public concern as a private citizen meant. Crabbe, Brown & James analyzed case law on posts and policies implemented in departments across the country as well as how courts are handling challenges to such posts and policies. 122
E. Legal Counselor Agenda & CLE Credits DAY ONE: Thursday, February 23, 2023 WELCOME Larry James, General Counsel NFOP FOP UPDATE AND OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ISSUES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Patrick Yoes, President of NFOP 1 Credit Hr WEAPONIZING VIDEO AGAINST POLICE: IS VIDEO REALLY THE SILENT WITNESS THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF? Grant Fredericks, Certified Forensic Video Analyst and a contract instructor for the FBI National Command College programs 2 Credit Hrs DYNAMICS OF DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA FOR POLICE OFFICERS John Berry, civil litigator and former General Counsel to the United States Park Police and United States Capitol Police Federal Labor Unions 1.5 Credit Hrs USE OF FORCE ISSUES AND ITS MEDIA ATTENTION Lance LoRusso, civil litigator and former law enforcement officer 2 Credit Hrs TOTAL: 6.5 CREDIT HRS DAY TWO: Friday, February 24, 2023 RIGHT TO FAIR REPRESENTATION AND THE AFTERMATH OF JANUS v. AFCSME Michael Coviello, Associate General Counsel for the Labor Services Division NFOP 1.5 Credit Hrs SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES: WHAT CAN POLICE OFFICERS POST? Marissa Borschke, Associate General Counsel NFOP 1.25 Credit Hrs THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY Christopher Green, Associate General Counsel NFOP 1.25 Credit Hrs 123
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN REPRESENTING LAW ENFORCEMENT Larry James, General Counsel NFOP 1.0 Credit Hr REVIEW OF THE DAY AND SEMINAR 1. 0 Credit Hr TOTAL 6 CREDIT HRS TOTAL FOR BOTH DAYS 12.5 CREDIT HOURS V. OTHER PRESENTATIONS A. Police Recording Laws On August 30, 2022, Crabbe, Brown & James presented for The Federalist Society on police recording laws, specifically Arizona’s state law A.R.S. § 13-3732. The presentation addressed how bystanders are increasingly recording interactions between civilians and police officers, largely credited to recent videos that went viral revealing police misconduct — such as the death of George Floyd in 2020. However, an officer must have the ability to properly execute their police duties without interference or distractions. The impetus of the presentation was Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey signing HB2219 into law, making it illegal to knowingly film police officers eight feet or closer without an officer's permission. Seven circuits have held that individuals have a First Amendment right to record police officers carrying their duties in public place. Crabbe, Brown & James spoke from the perspective of law enforcement emphasizing the right to record police is not absolute. Crabbe, Brown & James emphasized that laws currently exist that address obstruction of justice in some form to provide protection to the police when performing their job. VI. TRADEMARK AGREEMENTS A. Trademark License Agreements We monitor the following agreements, among others, for the National FOP: (i) Trademark License Agreements with Royalty Fee and (ii) Trademark License Agreements with no Royalty Fee. We work proactively with Angie Hoover to determine which vendors require the payment of the annual fee including compliance with submission of quarterly reports to determine appropriate royalty payments due and payable. 124
B. Promotion and License AgreementsWe continue to manage existing Promotion and License Agreements with various universities. We work proactively with Stephanie Simpson to determine which colleges and universities require the payment of the annual fee. We also assist in the admission of new consortium members. C. Trademark Registrations Compliance1. We continue to monitor and file renewal registrations with the United States Patentand Trademark Office for all trademarks and service marks owned by the FraternalOrder of Police.2. We are continuing to assist the National FOP in the documentation of acquisitionof secondary meaning for the trademark FOP Strong (clothing) and FOP Strong(jewelry). We recently recommended to the National FOP to remain in theSupplemental Register in light of the successful registration of the mark “FOP.”3. We regularly update master summary of all current trademarks owned by the FOP.4. We constantly monitor eBay, Amazon and the internet, in general, to determine ifthird-party vendors are selling unauthorized NFOP items. We recently added Etsyto our monitoring efforts and achieved 100% eradication of all NFOP items for saleon Etsy.5. We worked to have FOP Counsel, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, tochange its name to remove any reference and perceived connections with theNFOP.D. Contract Preparation, Review and NegotiationWhen we review a contract, we do so by putting ourselves in the shoes of the National FOP and/or its members. We review not only the legal terms and provisions but also the practical and economic aspects of the contract as it may affect the individual members. We also perform a background search on the contracting party to ensure that the National FOP enter into contracts with reputable and or established parties. The following are examples of contracts we reviewed and negotiated, when needed: 1. Charitable Gift Agreement with 911 Media2. SF&C and Lockton Agency Agreement3. First Responders Benefit Trust Participation Agreement125
4. 2023 Conference Service Agreements (American Tradeshow, Bartha and Excel Decorators) 5. Letter to NFOP Vetted and Approved Wellness providers 6. Memorandum of Agreement with Sessions Group, LLC 7. Memorandum of Agreement with 2The Rescue 8. Termination of Agreement with Magnet Direct, Inc. 9. Ghostwriting Agreement with Max DiLallo 10. Agreement with ACGI Software, Inc. 11. 2023 Wellness Summit Waiver Form E. Compliance with Tennessee Secretary of State We amended the Certificate of Authority of the NFOP to operate in Tennessee reflecting the new corporate name. F. Filing of LM-2 with the Department of Labor We filed the annual Form LM-2 with the Department of Labor. VII. CONTACT INFORMATION The following is contact information for the current active FOP counsel in our office: Larry H. James, Esq. FOP General Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4567 Cell: (614) 581-1125 Fax: (614) 229-4559 Email: ljames@cbjlawyers.com Assistant: Robert Lewis Tel: (614) 229-4519 Email: rlewis@cbjlawyers.com 126
IRS, DOL, Tax, Trademark & Contract Review Eileen R. Bower, Esq. FOP Associate Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4502 Cell: (614) 468-3178 Fax: (614) 229-4559 Email: ebower@cbjlawyers.com Assistant: Sherry Paniccia Tel: (614) 229-4576 Email: smcnamer@cbjlawyers.com Amicus Filings & Employment Marissa R. Borschke, Esq. FOP Associate Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4539 Cell: (973) 732-8805 Email: mborschke@cbjlawyers.com Assistant: Kathryn Lowery Tel: (614) 229-4505 Email: klowery@cbjlawyers.com Amicus Filings & Employment Christopher R. Green, Esq. FOP Associate Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4563 Fax: (614) 229-4559 Email: cgreen@cbjlawyers.com Assistant: Debbie Wyche Tel (614) 229-4578 Email: dwyche@cbjlawyers.com Insurance Matters Matthew R. Planey, Esq. FOP Associate Counsel Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP 500 South Front Street, Suite 1200 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Tel: (614) 229-4514 Cell: (614) 309-4852 Fax: (614) 229-4559 127
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Report of the Executive Director James O. Pasco, Jr jpasco@fop.net REPORT of Jim Pasco, Executive Director BEFORE THE National Fraternal Order of Police National Board of Trustees MARCH 2023 PREFACE: 118th Congress Begins by Making History The 118th Congress got off to a very rocky start. The first order of business for any new Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives must begin with electing a Speaker of the House. This is usually a simple vote with the leader of the majority party taking the gavel and then swearing in all the Members of the House. For the first time in 160 years, this did not happen. Over the course of 14 ballots, a small contingent of Republicans supported alternatives to Representative Kevin O. McCarthy (R-CA) despite his having been elected to lead the party on a 188-31 vote following the midterm elections. The House was unable to undertake any official actions—including the swearing in of all House members—until the election of a Speaker. The House deliberated and voted on ballot after ballot before Mr. McCarthy was finally elected Speaker in the early hours of Saturday morning, 7 January—four days after the first ballot. This delayed the business of the House—the adoption of its rules package, committee assignments, and other organizational task—for a full week. Before entering a week-long recess, the House passed organizational resolutions and messaging bills, the latter along party lines. The Senate opened its session, swore in its new Members, and recessed. They returned in late January but were also delayed in appointing new Members to committees that reflected the new Democratic majority. After a slow start, the 118th Congress—which is now only two months old—seems to be finally underway. This remainder of this report is organized into four Sections, beginning with a final recap of the 117th Congress. Section II outlines the status of the re-introduction of our top legislative priorities and Section III provides a list of legislation on which the FOP has already taken a position on as of 24 February 2023. Section IV provides the latest updates on our current legislative efforts and Section V provides information on the importance of the National FOP Political Action Committee as well as our grassroots and social media outreach. As always, for additional information, please contact the Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center (SYLAC). 147
SECTION I: FOP SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE 117TH CONGRESS FINAL ACTION: H.R 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act” There were a lot of developments on H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act” in the final week of July after the FOP reached its goal of getting 290 cosponsors, which allowed our cosponsors to file a motion asking that the bill be placed on the Consensus Calendar per the House rule. In response, the House voted to pass H. Res. 1289, a short and routine administrative resolution governing debate on a legislative branch appropriations measure, but which also changed existing House rules with respect to how bills with more than 290 cosponsors are to be considered and effectively changing the existing rule for H.R. 82. The FOP immediately engaged with our sponsors and leadership and, the very next day, the House adopted a new rule that effectively reversed the previous change made by H. Res. 1289. It seemed we were back on track, but some members of the House Ways and Means Committee were determined to block the bill from being considered on the floor. The House rule requires that bills on the Consensus Calendar have more than 290 cosponsors and not reported by the committee of jurisdiction. To ensure that H.R. 82 would not reach the floor for an automatic vote, the Ways and Means Committee marked up the legislation and favorably reported it to the House, removing it from the Consensus Calendar and ending any chance the House would vote on the legislation in the 117th Congress. See below for the latest information on the bill’s re-introduction. BILL ON SERVICE-CONNECTED SUICIDES SIGNED INTO LAW Our members know how much work the FOP has done in Washington, D.C. with Federal policy makers to improve the availability of mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers at every level of government. The FOP led the effort to pass the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act in 2018, the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act in 2019, the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act in 2020, and the Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act just this past November. These laws recognize that the men and women who serve in law enforcement are subjected to incredible stresses which can lead to acute stress disorder, PTSD, and suicide. These mental health issues are, in virtually every case, connected to their service as law enforcement officers. The U.S. Armed Forces recognize the vast majority of suicides as line-of-duty deaths because they understand the “invisible injuries” to the mind and spirit that are inflicted as a result of their service. 148
The FOP believed it was time for the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program to extend similar recognition to law enforcement and other public safety officers and so helped develop H.R. 6943/S 3635, the “Public Safety Officers Support Act.” This legislation acknowledges the connection between suicide and service-connected mental health issues and amends the PSOB program by providing death and disability benefits to officers who attempt to take or do take their own life. The Senate passed H.R. 6943 and the President signed it into law in mid-August. The bill provides a presumption that any officer who is diagnosed with or seeks help for acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or another similar mental health condition who commits or attempts to commit suicide is presumed to “constitute personal injury” as defined in the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program. The bill also recognizes the cumulative and corrosive effects of the mental stress suffered by law enforcement and other public safety officers and applies the same presumption to any public safety officer who responds or responded to a mass casualty, mass death, or mass shooting event. Long-term exposure to mental stress and traumatic events throughout their service can inflict “invisible injuries” on the men and women in law enforcement, injuries that may be left untreated and have a fatal outcome. These disorders can be just as disabling as a physical injury and an officer who suffers from PTSD or a similar disorder that may result in suicide is just as service-connected as any other line-of-duty death. This bill shows compassion and support for our officers and their families and provides another step towards building support for officers facing mental wellness crises. The family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard C. Liebengood, who took his own life a few days after being on site during the attack on 6 January 2021, was the first successful claim awarded under the new law, the Public Safety Officer Support Act. FOP PREVAILS ON SEVERAL PROVISIONS IN OMNIBUS BILL The FOP lead a successful effort to include several provisions that we developed or supported into the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023, also known as the omnibus spending bill. FOP Successfully Opposed “SAFE Banking” Bill The FOP worked closely with our allies in Congress, most prominently Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate Minority Leader, to defeat a sustained effort to incorporate H.R. 1996/S. 910, the “Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act,” into the omnibus spending measure. The bill would have given the marijuana industry access to the U.S. financial system by prohibiting Federal regulators from penalizing financial institutions who do business with the industry. Marijuana, like any illegal drug, is a risk to public safety. It is intrinsically linked to the violence of drug trafficking and is not “harmless.” Efforts to allow access to the banking system for the illegal marijuana industry create a dangerous precedent that could allow access for other criminal activity. The vicious drug cartels who push marijuana through our borders will have the 149
opportunity to launder money under the guise of marijuana normalization, effectively creating a privileged class of narcotics traffickers. Providing an industry that is distributing a controlled substance with access to our financial institutions is not “SAFE Banking”—it is abetting a Federal crime. We expect this legislation will be re-introduced early in the new Congress. Provisions Successfully Supported by the FOP • During the debate on the omnibus spending bill on the Senate floor, the FOP engaged with key offices to convey our support for Senate Amendment #6607 which provides $1 billion for the World Trade Center Health Program to address a forecasted shortfall in the fund. The amendment was offered and debated on the floor and the FOP actively lobbied Senate offices in support of the amendment. The measure ultimately passed on a 90-6 vote. • Another major victory for the FOP and our retired law enforcement officer members was the inclusion of a provision that amends the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act. Now eligible retired public safety officers may use up to $3,000 per year from their qualified government retirement plan, on a pre-tax basis, to pay for health insurance or long-term care insurance premiums directly. The law repeals a previous provision requiring their pension fund make a direct payment to the officer’s health or long-term care insurance company. This amendment repeals the unworkable direct pay requirement that prevented too many eligible public safety officers who belong to pension systems that were unable to make such payments from taking advantage of this tax benefit. • The FOP prevailed in part in our efforts to make permanent the authority of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act. The authority was not made permanent, but it was extended until 31 December 2024. This emergency scheduling order allows the DEA to consider fentanyl analogues, based on their chemical structure, as dangerous Schedule I drugs. • The FOP also succeeded in making sure that the “Putting First Responders First Act,” was included in the bill. This provision codifies Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Ruling 85-105, which makes public safety service-connected disability compensation exempt from Federal income taxes. The bill, as introduced, would have codified this ruling immediately but the provision included in the omnibus will go into effect on 31 December 2026. This is not expected to negatively impact any public safety officer as the IRS regulation that the bill makes into statute is still in effect. • The “Protecting Public Safety Employees’ Timely Retirement Act,” was also included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2023. This provision, which was another long-time FOP objective, modifies the eligible age for the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers. Under the previous law, when a retired public safety officer withdraws from a retirement plan before reaching age 50, this is deemed an “early” or “premature” distribution and it is subject to an additional 10 150
percent early withdrawal tax. The provision included in the omnibus allows an officer who has retired after 25 years of service, even if it is before age 50, to be exempt from the 10 percent withdrawal penalty. The provision also extends recognition to State and local corrections officers as “public safety officers” for the exemption from the early withdrawal penalty. Additional retirement provisions identified in omnibus appropriations law: • The new law also contains a provision which will allow 403(b) plans to participate in multiple employer plans (MEPs) and pooled employer plans (PEPs), including relief from the “one bad apple rule,” so that the violations of one employer do not affect the tax treatment of employees of compliant employers. • Finally, the legislation will permit an exception to the 10 percent tax penalty applicable to early distributions, up to $1,000 per year, from tax-preferred retirement accounts if the distribution is used for unforeseeable or immediate financial needs relating to personal or family emergency expenses. This exemption would also apply to withdrawals made by terminally ill individuals. Other Provisions included in the Appropriations Act • Electoral Count Reform Act The law also includes provision which will modernize and secure the electoral count process for presidential elections. It clarifies that the role of the Vice President in counting votes is purely ceremonial and raises the thresholds in the House and Senate to object to a State's slate of electors. • Tik Tok Ban for Government Devices The short form video app TikTok is now prohibited from being used on any Federal government device. MORE FOP SUCCESS IN FINAL DAY OF 117TH CONGRESS Despite the hyper-partisanship and political acrimony following the midterm elections, the SYLAC staff in D.C. is proud to report that a number of different bills supported by the FOP cleared Congress in the final days and were signed into law: • H.R. 263/PL 117-243, the “Big Cat Public Safety Act.” This legislation will strengthen existing restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting direct contact between the public and these animals; • H.R. 521/PL 117-225, the “Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act.” The bill, which was strongly supported by the FOP, will allow Federal law enforcement officers, who were severely injured in the line of duty and unable to return to duty as a law enforcement officer, to maintain their 6(c) early retirement if they take a civil service position in the Federal government; • H.R. 7776/PL 117-263, the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2023. This legislation, which funds the operations of the U.S. Department of Defense for FY2023, also contains a provision that the FOP developed and successfully included in the final bill. The provision, entitled the “Department of Defense Law 151
Enforcement Credential Act,” directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Secretary of each military department develops standardized credentials for civilian law enforcement officers employed by the DoD; • S. 3846/PL 117-323, the “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act.” The bill reauthorizes the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) through 2027; • S. 4003/PL 117-325, the “Law Enforcement De-escalation Act Training Act.” The FOP worked particularly hard to get this bill through the House. In November, an effort to suspend the rules and pass the bill came up short. The FOP prevailed on House leadership to bring the bill back to the floor under a rule and it passed on a 264-162 vote. The legislation will establish a new grant program within the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG), allowing State and local law enforcement agencies access to funding to train officers in de-escalation tactics and alternatives to the use of force; • S. 4834/PL 117-262, the “Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats (PROTECT) Our Children Act.” This reauthorizes the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force program, which is a national network of coordinated task forces representing over 2,000 Federal, State, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies that are dedicated to combating child pornography, for two years; and • S. 5230/117-327, the “Help Find the Missing Act.” The legislation creates a more complete missing and unidentified persons database by connecting the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for use by law enforcement and the families of the missing. SECTION II: UPDATE ON TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN THE 117TH CONGRESS SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION A. The repeal of the Windfall Elimination and Government Offset Provision 118th Congress: H.R. 82, the “Social Security Fairness Act” 117th Congress: H.R. 82/S. 1302, the “Social Security Fairness Act” B. Opposition to any legislation that would require the participation of public employees in Social Security152
As reported above, the passage of H.R. 82 by the House Committee on Ways and Means ended our efforts to force a vote on the House floor. However, we acted quickly to re-introduce this legislation in this Congress and managed to be assigned the same bill number. Our long-time lead Republican sponsor of the bill, Representative Rodney L. Davis (R-IL), the long-time sponsor of the “Social Security Fairness Act,” was not re-elected, but we’re fortunate that Representatives Garret N. Graves (R-LA) will lead the Republican effort along with our Democratic lead Abigail A. Spanberger (D-VA). As of 24 February—only two months into the Congress—H.R. 82 has an astounding 158 cosponsors! We are only 60 cosponsors away from a House majority. In the Senate, Senators Sherrod D. Brown (D-OH) and Susan M. Collin (R-ME) will be re-introducing the Senate companion bill before the end of March. Legislative Summary for the Social Security Fairness Act 118th Congress: 158 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 82) 117th Congress: 295 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 82/S. 1302) 40 cosponsors in the Senate COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LEGISLATION 118th Congress: the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act” 117th Congress: H.R. 3225, the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act” Representative Peter A. Stauber (R-MN) will be re-introducing the “Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act,” in the coming weeks. The FOP and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) are once again making its enactment a joint legislative priority. In the Senate, we are working with a number of different Senate officers to introduce a Senate companion bill. Legislative Summary for the Public Employer-Employee Cooperation Act 118th Congress: Not Yet Introduced 117th Congress: 35 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 3225) LEGISLATION EXPANDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS 118th Congress: the “Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act” 153
117th Congress: H.R. 962/S. 1888, the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act” This bill, which is a top legislative priority for FOP members, would expand the definition of “law enforcement officer” for retirement benefits to include all GS-0083 officers—which will benefit the nearly 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who are not currently eligible for this benefit. This would provide these officers with 6(c) retirement benefits and the ability to retire after 20 years of service at the age of 50, or after 25 years of service at any age. Representatives William J. Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) will be re-introducing the “Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act” before the end of March. Last Congress, we had over 100 cosponsors on the bill and we are looking to exceed this total and get a hearing on the legislation before the end of the Congress. The FOP is working with Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) to identify a new Republican co-lead for the bill, as Senator Robert J. Portman (R-OH), a long-time sponsor of the bill, has retired from Congress. Legislative Summary for the Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act 118th Congress: Not Yet Introduced 117th Congress: 105 cosponsors in the House (H.R. 962/ S. 1888) 5 cosponsors in the Senate SECTION III: LEGISLATION SUPPORTED IN THE 118TH CONGRESS LEGISLATION THAT HAS PASSED THE HOUSE • H.J. Res. 26 (Clyde, R-GA), a resolution disapproving the adoption of the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) of 2022 by the Washington, D.C. City Council. LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE • TOP PRIORITY – H.R. 82 (Graves, R-LA), the “Social Security Fairness Act,” which would repeal both the “Windfall Elimination Provision” and the “Government Pension Offset” in current Social Security law; • H.R. 130 (Buchanan, R-FL), the “Thin Blue Line Act,” which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; • H.R. 233 (Banks, R-IN), which would codify the existing qualified immunity doctrine as established and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; • H.R. 354 (Bacon, R-NE), the “LEOSA Reform Act,” which would amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), which exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and State prohibitions on the carriage of concealed firearms, to ensure that these officers are able to carry in the same venues as civilian concealed carry permit holders in areas like schools and national parks, as well as use 154
public transportation and extends the exemption to magazine capacity and would allow active and retired law enforcement officers to access services at U.S. post offices, Social Security Administration offices or Veterans Affairs facilities; • H.R. 355 (Bacon, R -NE), the “Back the Blue Act,” which would improve protections for law enforcement officers by increasing the penalties for those who kill or assault law enforcement officers, impose time and other limits on Federal courts’ review of habeas corpus, amend the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), and provide new grants; • H.R. 743 (Rutherford, R-FL), the “Protect and Serve Act,” which would make it a Federal crime to target a law enforcement officer with an assault that results in serious bodily harm or death; • H.R. 795 (Joyce, R-OH), the “Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act,” would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); and • H.R. 957 (Spanberger, D-VA), the “Public Safety Health Care Retirees Act,” which would update the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act in current Federal law. LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE • S. 261 (Brown, D-OH), the “Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act,” would allow State and local governments to purchase containment devices through the existing Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP); • S. 495 (Braun, R-IN), the “Thin Blue Line Act,” which would expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder; • S. 499 (Cornyn R-TX), the “Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act,” which would reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act for five years and allocate $151 million in funding; and • S.J. Res. 12 (Haggerty, R-TN), a resolution disapproving the adoption of the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) of 2022 by the Washington, D.C. City Council. SECTION IV: LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AND UPDATES UPDATE: FOP’s Opposition to FCC Nominee Sohn Continues On the very first day of the new Congress, National President Yoes sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation urging them to recommend to the White House that Gigi B. Sohn not be nominated to serve on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FOP has opposed her nomination since she was first nominated in 2021 and worked to block a vote to confirm her last year. She was renominated and the FOP will again oppose. The Committee held its third hearing on her nomination in mid-February. The Committee could vote on her as soon as March. Our foremost concern is the active and enthusiastic leadership role of Ms. Sohn as a board member for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in their forceful advocacy of end-to-end encryption and “user-only-access”—often referred to in the law enforcement world as “going 155
dark.” Their continued advocacy of this technology and support for additional barriers and restrictions to prevent law enforcement from obtaining historically accessible information makes it extraordinarily more difficult for law enforcement to apprehend dangerous criminals and protect the public. Public safety is the paramount responsibility of every governmental official, and Ms. Sohn’s commitment to end-to-end encryption puts public safety in jeopardy. The FOP will continue our efforts to defeat her nomination. 2022 Report: Officers Shot and Killed in the Line of Duty In October of 2019, the FOP partnered with the National Blue Alert Network to collect and analyze data on reported shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), in partnership with the National FOP Legislative Office, will be publishing its 2022 Year-End Summary Report Law Enforcement Officers Shot in the Line of Duty in the spring of 2023. It contains data on law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, both fatally and non-fatally. This year, we are on track to surpass 2021 and 2022's historic number of officers shot in the line of duty. At this writing, 56 officers have been shot so far this year, 7 of whom were killed by gunfire. There have been 17 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement this year, which have resulted in 20 officers shot, 3 of whom were killed. Given that we continue to see violence targeted against our law enforcement officers, it is our hope that this report will be used by law enforcement executives and rank-and-file officers to help them get a better understanding of the nature and frequency of incidents where officers are shot in the line of duty. SECTION IV: SUPPORT THE NFOP PAC AND STAY CONNECTED The FOP is the premier voice for law enforcement in Congress, in the press and on social media. We have been very successful in spreading our message, especially on social media, and have been able to have direct, personal conversations with our members, candidates, supporters, and opponents across our social media platforms. No other law enforcement organization can match the FOP’s social media presence and reach. We are the undisputed voice of the law enforcement community. We encourage all FOP members to regularly check out our social media pages, as the daily posts inform not only our members on the current issues facing law enforcement but the general public as well. With our social media outreach, we hope to better educate them on the current state of affairs for the brave men and women who suit up and show up every day to serve and protect. We ask every Lodge, every member, and every citizen who supports law enforcement officers to follow the National FOP on: 156
• Facebook (@GLFOP) • Twitter (@GLFOP) • Instagram (@FOPnational) Do Your Part! We need your help—please Share, Comment, and Like the content that we are posting. Finally, the National FOP’s Weekly Update is a valuable tool for members and local Lodges to keep them informed on the legislation important to law enforcement and a great way to stay updated on what the National FOP is doing for you in Washington. If you have not yet done so, please be sure to sign up for the National FOP's Washington Watch: Legislative Update. This one-of-a-kind weekly update is sent out every Friday via email, posted in the NFOP Mobile App, and shared on our social media platforms. To sign up to receive the update via email, please click here. Support the PAC! The Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center is the most reliable, effective, and impactful law enforcement advocacy operation in Washington, D.C. When Congress or an Administration, regardless of party, is looking to engage meaningfully on criminal justice or law enforcement issues, they seek out the FOP as a partner. We are known and trusted to fight for the interests of our members, which makes the FOP a vital ally on policing and criminal justice issues. The National Fraternal Order of Police Political Action Committee (NFOP PAC) plays an essential role in our advocacy program. By supporting well-informed candidates who listen and understand the challenges facing law enforcement today, we effectively represent our members on Capitol Hill. Although it is not an election year, our PAC remains very much depleted from previous election cycles. For us to make a difference in upcoming elections, it is vital that the PAC becomes as well-funded as possible. We are asking all FOP members to find a way to contribute to the National FOP PAC. One lodge in particular, the Long Beach Police Officers Association, raises over $1,000 per month for the PAC. And this is just one lodge! If lodges nationwide were to follow their lead, the NFOP PAC would have the resources it needs to make a nationwide impact. We can accept one-time donations, but we encourage members to sign-up for recurring, monthly contributions using their credit card. This is the most effective and reliable way to contribute. These contributions need not be for hundreds or thousands of dollars (though these are also very much appreciated)—but every dollar helps! If every FOP member gave just $1, we could raise $364,000! If 10% of our members gave just $5 this year, we would raise $182,000 for the next election cycle. We can and need to do better raising funds for our PAC! To donate online, please click here. If you would like to donate via check, please make it out to the National Fraternal Order of Police Political Action Committee and mail it to 328 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20002. For inquiries about our effortless payroll deduction program or to sign up for our recurring monthly credit card donations, please contact 157
the Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center at 202-547-8189 or David Taboh at dtaboh@fop.net. Thank you to all of you who have supported and continue to support our PAC with regular contributions! National FOP’s Blue View Podcast Spotlights Issues Facing America’s Law Each week, National President Patrick Yoes sits down with Members of Congress, members within the FOP, and law enforcement experts and leaders from around the country to discuss the issues facing the men and women of law enforcement. The Blue View allows the National FOP to reach our members and members of the public. Available for listening or watching, the Blue View offers the audience an opportunity to gain better insight into pressing issues of our time and to hear from notable figures as they discuss current events pertinent to the law enforcement community. With more than 40 episodes of the FOP’s weekly Blue View podcast, we are pleased to share that we have cultivated a large presence and are growing our audience rapidly, with no signs of slowing down! So far, we’ve already achieved nearly 400,000 video views on YouTube and social media as well as over 30,000 listens on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other streaming services. Be sure to check it out! This report is hereby respectfully submitted. Fraternally, Jim Pasco Executive Director 158
Report of the Labor Services Division Roger Mayberry, Director Fopdls1@fop.net The Labor Services Division report is current as of February 27, 2023. Any updated information will be provided at the Board Meeting. Looking back a few years to 2014 there were 81 collective Bargaining units in 12 states at that time. Our growth has been on the increase sense then and currently we have 170 Collective Bargaining units in 20 states. We are currently working with 4 additional units currently. The breakdown by state is as follows: • California - 4 • Connecticut - 21 • Delaware - 4 • Idaho - 2 • Indiana - 1 • Iowa - 8 • Maine -39 • Maryland -3 • Massachusetts - 11 • Montana - 5 • Nebraska -3 • Nevada - 5 • New Mexico - 1 • Oregon - 5 • Pennsylvania - 6 • Rhode Island - 2 • South Dakota -2 • Vermont - 8 • Washington - 38 • Wisconsin - 2 We are seeing continued growth due to the successful negotiations with our units that are attracting new units all the time. Additionally, we are seeing new units in Nevada, Montana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. It has been a successful time for Labor Services. My hat goes off once again to our dedicated staff in Nashville and our Labor Specialist in the field for the outstanding job they do for the NFOP Labor Services Division, The Division of Labor Services consists of Roger Mayberry, Director and Michael Coviello, Associate General Counsel. Nashville Staff, Toni Dixon, Executive Secretary; Emma Binkley, Clerical; Jim Gray and Robyn Lane, Data Entry and Ali Bowen, Researcher. Labor Specialist, Sam Christiansen, Jack Parlon, Leo Painton, A.W. McGehee, Michael Edes, Joel Wilkinson, Craig McGowan, Mark Fester, Doug List and Mark Sorenson. 159
We have upcoming Collective Bargaining Training scheduled in November 2023 more information TBA. This hands-on training is a valuable tool in getting our members ready to sit at the table to negotiate with management. We urge our members to take advantage of this vital training. Everyone can learn from this class. We also provide on-sight training for states or local lodges that want to hold training for their members. Contact Labor Services for more information on training topics. Lodge Unit 1 CA Federal Lodge 12 Concord 2 CA Federal Lodge 12 El Centro 3 CA Federal Lodge 12 San Diego 4 CA CCD-POA Lodge 56 VCCCD 5 CT Danbury Lodge No. 28 Bethel Police Union 6 CT Danbury Lodge No. 28 Hat City 7 CT Middlebury Lodge No. 34 Middlebury 8 CT Southbury Lodge No. 35 Southbury Police Officers Assn. 9 CT Bloomfield Police Union Lodge No. 36 Bloomfield Police Union 10 CT Watertown Lodge No. 38 Watertown Police Department 11 CT North Branford FOP Lodge No. 40 North Branford Police 12 CT Weston Police Officers Lodge No. 41 Weston Police Officers' 160
13 CT Canaan Police Union Lodge No 42 New Canaan Police Union 14 CT Rocky Hill Police Lodge No.43 Rocky Hill Police 15 CT Canton Police Lodge No. 44 Canton Police 16 CT Westport Police Officer's Lodge No. 45 Westport Police 17 CT Suffield Police Lodge No. 48 Suffield Police Union 18 CT Monroe Police Union Lodge No. 50 Monroe Police Union 19 Woodbridge Police Union, FOP Lodge No. 51 Woodbridge Police Union 20 CT Berlin Police Union Lodge 56 Berlin 21 CT Cromwell Police Union, FOP Lodge No. 118 Cromwell Police Union 22 CT SES Lodge No. 311 Ellington Police Union 23 CT SES Lodge No. 311 Stafford Police Union 24 CT Farmington Police Lodge No. 331 Farmington Police 25 CT Ansonia Police Union Lodge 913 Ansonia Police Union 26 DE Sussex County Lodge 2 Georgetown 27 DE Lower-Level Labor Lodge No. 22 Lewes PD 28 DE Lower-Level Labor Lodge No. 22 Delaware Fire Marshals 29 DE Lower-Level Labor Lodge No. 22 Selbyville 161
30 IA Cedar Rapids Bars and Stripes Lodge No. 7 Cedar Rapids Bars and Stripes 31 University of Iowa Lodge No 6 Carter Lake Peace Officers Assn. 32 University of Iowa Lodge No 6 West Des Moines Police Sgt.'s Assn 33 IA Coralville Police Department Lodge No. 9 Coralville Police Officer's Assn. 34 IA Coralville Police Department Lodge No. 9 Iowa County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. 35 IA Coralville Police Department Lodge No. 9 North Liberty Sergeant's Assn. 36 IA Linn County Metro Lodge No.10 Marion Policeman's Protective Assn. 37 IA Waverly Police Protective Assn. (Lodge No. 13) Waverly Police Protective Assn. 38 ID Lewis-Clark Lodge 10 Lewiston PD 39 ID Nez Perce Co Lodge 32 City of Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office 40 IN Crane Lodge 158 Crane (NSA) 41 MA Bay State Lodge 30 Norton Superior Officers 42 MA Bay State Lodge 30 Swansea Patrol Officers' Assn. 43 MA Bay State Lodge 30 Swansea Superior Officers 44 MA Everett Police Lodge No. 40 Everett Police 45 MA Sterling Police Officers Lodge 44 City of Princeton 46 MA Sterling Police Officers Lodge 44 Town of Sterling 162
47 MA Greenfield Superior Officers' Assn. Lodge 50 Greenfield Superior Officers' 48 MA Kingston Patrolman's Assn. Lodge No 64 Kingston Patrolman's Assn 49 MA Kingston Patrolman's Assn. Lodge No 64 Kingston Superior Officers 50 MA Pembroke Police Union (MA064) Pembroke Police Union 51 MA Hull Lodge 66 Hull Police Assn. 52 MA Chelmsford Lodge 110 Town of Chelmsford 53 MD Allegany County Sheriff's Office Assn. Lodge 144 Allegany County Corrections 54 MD Allegany County Sheriff's Office Assn. Lodge 144 Allegany County Patrol 55 MD Frostburg University Lodge 147 Frostburg 56 ME Augusta Police Department Lodge No. 3 Augusta Police Department - Patrol 57 ME Augusta Police Department Lodge No. 3 Augusta Police Department - Supervisors 58 ME Washington County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. Lodge 6 Machias Police Assn. 59 ME Washington County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. Lodge 6 Washington County Sheriff's Office 60 ME Thomas F Malloy Lodge 7 Kennebec County Sheriff's Office 61 ME Waterville Maine Lodge No. 10 Oakland Police Assn. 62 ME Waterville Maine Lodge No. 10 Waterville Police Commanding Officer's Unit 63 ME Waterville Maine Lodge No. 10 Waterville Maine Police - Patrol 163
64 ME Penobscot County Law Enforcement Assn. Lodge 12 Penobscot County Line Officers 65 ME Penobscot County Law Enforcement Assn. Lodge 12 Penobscot County Supervisors 66 ME Somerset County Lodge 13 Somerset County Sheriff's Office 67 ME Blackman-Davy Lodge 14 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 68 ME Skowhegan Police Assn. Lodge No 15 Skowhegan Police Assn. 69 ME Brunswick Police Benefit Police Assn. Lodge No. 16 Brunswick Police 70 ME WCDSA Lodge 17 Waldo County Sheriff's Office 71 ME Philbrick - Bonney Lodge No. 18 Auburn Police Command 72 ME Philbrick - Bonney Lodge No. 18 Auburn Police and Detective Union -Patrol 73 ME UMaine System Police Lodge 100 University of Maine Police 74 ME Belfast Police Assn. Lodge No. 102 Belfast Police Association 75 ME Portland Police Superior Officers Assn. Lodge No. 109 Portland Supervisors 76 ME Maine State Law Enforcement Lodge No. 137 Maine State Law Enforcement Supervisors 77 ME Brewer Police Assn. Lodge 200 Brewer Police Assn. Command Unit 78 ME Brewer Police Assn. Lodge 200 Brewer Police Assn. Patrol Unit 79 ME Brewer Police Assn. Lodge 200 Fort Kent Police Assn. 80 ME York County Patrol Assn. Lodge 207 Bridgton Police Department 164
81 ME York County Patrol Assn. Lodge 207 County of York 82 ME Bath Police Department Lodge No. 250 Bath Police Department 83 ME Topsham Police Department Lodge No. 300 Lisbon Police Sgt.'s 84 ME Topsham Police Department Lodge No. 300 Topsham Police Department 85 ME Lisbon Lodge No. 353 - Patrol Lisbon Police - Patrol 86 ME Lisbon Lodge No. 353 - Patrol Sabattus Police Department 87 ME Franklin County Sheriff's Lodge 400 Franklin County Sheriff's Office 88 ME Franklin County Sheriff's Lodge 400 Mechanic Falls 89 ME Knox County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. Lodge 700 Knox County Sheriff's Office 90 ME Knox County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. Lodge 700 Rockport Police Assn. 91 ME Bangor Police Patrol Union Lodge No. 720 Bangor PATROL 92 ME Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office Lodge 752 Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office 93 ME Fairfield Maine Police Lodge 800 Fairfield Police 94 ME Bangor Police Command Lodge No. 889 Bangor Commanders 95 MT Montana Game Wardens Lodge No. 3 Game Wardens 96 MT Cascade County Deputies Lodge No. 4 Cascade County Sheriff's Deputies 97 MT Columbia Falls Lodge No. 6 Columbia Police Officers Assn. 165
98 MT Columbia Falls Lodge No. 6 Madison Co. Sheriff's Assn. 99 MT Hill County Sheriff's Lodge No. 7 Hill Co. Deputy Sheriffs 100 NE Beatrice/ Gage County Lodge 45 Gage County 101 NE Northern Panhandle Lodge 69 City of Chadron 102 NE Nebraska City Lodge 79 Nebraska City Police Officers 103 NM Lea County Lodge No. 9 Hobbs Sgt.'s' Assn. 104 NV Clark County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. Lodge No 1 Clark County Deputy Sheriffs 105 NV Churchill Co. Sheriff's Deputies Assn. Lodge No. 7 Churchill Co. Sheriff's Deputies Assn - Sergeants 106 NV Churchill Co. Sheriff's Deputies Assn. Lodge No. 7 NV Churchill Co. Sheriff's Deputies Assn. Lodge No. 7 - Deputies 107 NV Clark County LE Assn. FOP Lodge No. 11 Clark Co. Park Police 108 NV Nye County Lodge No. 13 Nye County Sgt.'s 109 OR Willamette Valley Lodge 7 Grant County Police Assn. 110 OR Willamette Valley Lodge 7 John Day Dispatchers 111 OR Willamette Valley Lodge 7 Mount Angel 112 OR Willamette Valley Lodge 7 Vernonia 113 OR Central Valley Lodge 16 City of Gervais 114 PA Lycoming County Detective BU (# 29 & 52) Lycoming County Detectives 166
115 PA Narcotics Agents Regional Committee Lodge No. 74 N.A.R.C. 116 PA Lock Haven Police Officers' Assn. Lodge 52 Lock Haven POA 117 PA Middletown Police Assn. (Lodge 78) formerly #89 Middletown Borough 118 PA Alvin C. Palmer Memorial Lodge 106 Philadelphia Housing Police (Authority) 119 RI Wyatt Detention Lodge 50 Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation 120 RI Wyatt Detention Lodge 50 Wyatt Sgt.'s Union 121 SD Vermillion Lodge 19 Vermillion 122 SD Vermillion Lodge 19 Yankton 123 VT Montpelier Lodge 3 Montpelier Police Assn. Superior 124 VT Montpelier Lodge 3 Montpelier Police Assn. - Patrol 125 VT Barre City Police Lodge 4 Barre City Police Assn. 126 VT Barre City Police Lodge 4 Barre Town Police Assn. 127 VT Winooski Police Assn. Lodge No 5 Winooski Police Officers Assn. 128 VT St. Albans City Lodge No. 10 St. Albans 129 VT Burlington Police Officers' Assn. Lodge No. 21 Burlington Police Officers' Assn. 130 VT Essex Police Employee Assn. Lodge No. 81 Essex Police 131 WA Tri-City Lodge 7 Benton County Correction Lieutenants 167
132 WA Tri-City Lodge 7 West Richland 133 WA Yakima Valley Lodge 10 City of Toppenish 134 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Anacortes 135 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Anacortes Non-Comms 136 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 City of Burlington 137 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Burlington Support Service 138 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Langley Police Officers Guild 139 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Oak Harbor Police Assn. 140 WA North Cascades Lodge 18 Oak Harbor Non-Comms 141 WA Capital City Lodge 19 Lacey Commanders 142 WA Capital City Lodge 19 City of Yelm 143 WA Olympic Mountain Lodge 23 Elma 144 WA Olympic Mountain Lodge 23 McCleary 145 WA Olympic Mountain Lodge 23 Shelton Police Officers Guild 146 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 City of Bellingham 147 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 City of Blaine 148 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Everson Police Department 168
149 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Ferndale Lieutenants 150 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Lynden Police 151 WA 24/ Lynden non comm Lynden non comm 152 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Western Washington University Police (WWU) 153 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Whatcom Corrections Senior Mgmt. Group 154 WA Matt Herzog Memorial Lodge 24 Whatcom Sheriff's Office 155 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Auburn Police Guild 156 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Auburn Police Sergeant's Assn. 157 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Black Diamond 158 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Enumclaw 159 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Enumclaw Non Comm 160 WA Green River Valley Lodge 27 Snoqualmie Police Assn. 161 WA Sno King Eddie Thomas Memorial Lodge 30 City of Duvall 162 WA Sno King Eddie Thomas Memorial Lodge 30 City of Mountlake Terrace 163 WA Jefferson County Lodge 31 Jefferson County 164 WA WSLCB Lieutenants Lodge 34 Washington Liquor Control Board 165 WA Tahoma Lodge 36 Lakewood Police Management Guild (LPMG) 169
166 WA Tahoma Lodge 36 Lakewood Independent Guild (LPIG) 167 WA Tahoma Lodge 37 Milton 168 WA Tahoma Lodge 36 Orting 169 WI Chetek Police Officers Assn. (WI025) Chetek Police Officers' Assn. 170 WI Mount Pleasant Sergeants Assn. (Cream City Lodge No. 8) WI Mount Pleasant Sgt.'s Assn. Total # of Full Service Units: 170 170
Report of the Officer Wellness Sherri Martin, Director sherrirowan@hotmail.com Welcome to New England! It is a pleasure to once again join you all to report the work and achievements of the National Officer Wellness Committee since we last reported at the 2022 Fall Board Meeting. It has been an exciting few months for our committee as we have seen several of our long-term projects begin to produce positive results for our members. In November, we launched the FOP Approved Provider Bulletin website, our nationwide directory of vetted wellness services and providers. Within the first months since site’s launch, our committee has interviewed nearly 30 clinicians and programs to be added to the directory, and we receive new applications from providers each week. Our committee continues to vet wellness providers, programs, products, and training courses in order to identify the best for our members. The APB allows the member to search competent resources and connect on their own, without needing anyone else being involved. Our FOP Wellness Provider Vetting Guide has been shared with agencies working to build their own wellness programs, and we have directed various providers to it as they work to build their programs to meet our needs. Our vetting process remains the most stringent we have seen. Being identified as an FOP Vetted & Approved Wellness Provider has become a mark of excellence in the business, and we are proud to have created a dynamic in which practitioners are striving to provide the best services to the men and women of law enforcement. The site, our vetting process, and our guide for vetting have been showcased by other police groups as we lead the way in this effort. The 2023 Wellness Summit and Wellness Professionals’ Forum took place January 29-31, in Nashville, with attendance at both events growing since last year. Attendance at these events has now nearly doubled since we began the program four years ago, a testament to the hard work put in by the committee to create a quality training event! We were able to once again provide a robust agenda filled with presenters known nationally in the field of officer wellness and we believe it was our best Wellness Summit yet! Attendees were able to choose from a range of seminars providing current information on various aspects of wellness in addition to several special events that provided extra opportunities to discuss, learn, and experience new topics in officer wellness. Interest in our FOP Wellness Professionals’ Forum continues to grow with the expansion of our network of Vetted & Approved providers, and we look forward to including law enforcement family members in next year’s Summit in order to continually build bridges between officers and competent services. My heartfelt thanks to the members of the National Officer Wellness Committee who work diligently each year to make this event a success. We have already begun planning for the 2024 FOP Wellness Summit! Power In Peers, the new curriculum in law enforcement peer support that we have created in cooperation with the COPS Office of the US Department of Justice, is nearly ready for deployment. Much work has gone into the careful crafting of this 5-day course, suitable for both active and retired members. Locations for piloting the Train-the-Trainer for Power In Peers have been identified as Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver. 171
Along with the COPS Office, we have selected areas where we can reach several police agencies at once in a class size of 20-25 students. Following the pilot, our goal is to quickly train instructors in all areas of the US, as we know that the demand for peer support training is higher than ever. The Power In Peers course not only bears the FOP name but will also provide a nationally certified and standardized training program approved by IADLEST and POST. We look forward to training Supporting Peer Mentors around the country! You may recall that at the 2021 National Conference, we opened the first FOP Biennial Critical Issues in Policing Survey which drew nearly 6000 responses from our brothers and sisters around the country. We have begun development of the 2023 FOP Biennial Critical Issues in Policing Survey which will be deployed at the National Conference in Las Vegas. The only such research of its kind, this survey has allowed us to compile vital information about the current state of law enforcement. Along with our research partner Dr. Jacqueline Drew, we have been able to report some important findings and have now published two academic papers about the current state of law enforcement wellness, with one more paper in review. Over the past year, we have shared our findings with the field, appearing at conferences of police officers and police scholars to share the voices of the men and women doing the work. We have also been able to provide statistics and data to support efforts to improve wellness efforts around the country. In the coming months, we will publish a full report of the data which the FOP will be able to utilize in fighting for the health and wellness of our members. Our goals are not only to identify sources of stress for law enforcement, but to demonstrate the connections between recent social climates and the wellbeing of officers, their motivation, and their morale. We continue to aim at identifying the resources that work best for our officers and to ensure that we are providing them. With this survey research, we are the leading voice in officer wellness and the only organization that can speak for rank-and-file officers about what is affecting us and which resources we need to stay well. As always, the members of the National Officer Wellness Committee and I express heartfelt gratitude to the National Board for your continued support of our efforts. Our committee takes immense pride in our work, as we constantly aim to expand and improve the suite of wellness products and programs we have built for our members. We look forward to achieving new goals set this year and to continuing to ensure that wellness remains part of our national dialogue. There is much to do, and we remain enthusiastic and committed! Finally, the Officer Wellness Committee is acutely aware that these are challenging times for our profession. We continue to receive daily inquiries from around the country seeking services for members. We are happy to be able to provide resources for our brothers and sisters, and we welcome these calls. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at any time at officerwellness@fop.net or at (615)878-2620 with inquiries, recommendations of trusted service providers, or suggestions for program development. Honored to be at your service, Sherri Martin National Director of Wellness Services 172
Report of the Alabama National Trustee Jay King jayking@fop.net Hello brothers and sisters, I hope you are all doing well. I look forward to seeing you all in Boston and conduct our business to move our great organization forward. We have a lot of things to accomplish and I look forward to the exchanging of new and different ideas that I can use in Alabama to progress our state organization. Let's not forget that a little fraternalism is also good for our souls! As we all know there is a lot going on in the world and our officers are still getting KILLED at an alarming rate. In Alabama we had an officer (Sheriff Deputy Brad Johnson) gunned down last year by a thug who was out on bond from 22 charges from two different counties. These charges consisted of a lot of felonies, and he had been charged with 46 crimes since 2016. This year the Alabama F.O.P. and Attorney General's office are joining hands pushing a new law that will hopefully help prevent this type of event from occurring again. We had a great election season in Alabama and campaigned and supported many political candidates. These candidates support law enforcement and we feel like we are in a much better place now to move the state legislative agenda forward for the betterment of our state and local members. We have added many new members and some lodges as our state continues to grow. We are also in the process of adding a ladies auxiliary lodge at large across the state of Alabama. We also took in 300 new applications at the Alabama State Police academy, many more than P.B.A which has been an on- going struggle for years within our state. Since our last conference, I have participated in the Hurricane IAN disaster in Fort Myers, Florida and other areas affected by this massive Hurricane. Many of you and your guys showed up from throughout the United States to assist in these efforts. The Remediation side which Jason Smith (D.A.R.T. Chairman) assigned me to lead was something of amazement. The guys that came and helped us remediate over 100 houses were nonstop heroes. It was such an unbelievable task to watch the cooking side feed 3000 people a day and to watch the 5 crews working with me, leaving early in the morning and not returning until after 830pm several nights! I LOVE YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP AND THE LOVE!!! To the lodges that sent people and helped pay them to assist us, I want to send a BIG THANK YOU to you also. If I can ever do anything to assist any of you please reach out! jayking@fop.net/ 256-975-7711. Jay King National Trustee State of Alabama 173
Report of the Arizona National Trustee Paul Sheldon paulAZfop@gmail.com Brothers and Sisters, The State of Arizona continues to climb towards 10,000 members. We recently swore in our newest lodge, Queen Creek! Our work at our state capitol continues but with an air of uncertainty. There are new faces throughout the legislature and we have been cautious with our approach. We have introduced a bill aimed at the police ambush problem. Arizona ranked second last year with 21 officers shot in the line of duty. Our bill will add a penalty enhancement for anyone who is found to have been involved in the ambush of a police officer. We have already seen it pass out of committee and are meeting with legislators every day to express why we need this to pass. I am particularly proud of this bill as we collaborated with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to make sure the language was something they believed they could use in the prosecution of these crimes. Our Executive Director of the Arizona Labor Council and I were able to attend Day on the Hill in D.C. We had very productive meetings with 4 different Congress representatives and met with both of our Senators. We are confident that all of our representatives support the National FOP priorities and we were happy to help. We held our State Board meeting in January. Unfortunately, I was out on a mandatory work trip so Vice President Sean Mattson ran the meeting. Our annual budget was set and things continue to look good. We also took the time in the meeting to discuss the developments to the National Board and the people running for office this year. Previously, during our State Conference, we had already announced the endorsements of our current board, in their current positions. Obviously, there were some changes to that and we voted to endorse Steve James as our next National Sergeant at Arms. I wanted to take a personal moment to send out some thank yous! A few months back I asked for input in regards to a fraternization policy. I was overwhelmed at the response and I thank you all for the time it took for you to send me those. Secondly, I want to publicly say THANK YOU to the Executive Board and the Education committee. My youngest son was able to complete his college degree and did it all debt free through the free college program. I am extremely proud of him and our organization. Stay FOP Strong and don't hesitate to reach out for anything you think I can help with. Paul Sheldon Arizona FOP State President and National Trustee 174
Report of the Arkansas National Trustee Allen Hamby allenronaeehamby@aol.com March 31, 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I hope my report finds you safe and well. I would like to start by thanking the Massachusetts State Lodge for hosting the 2023 Spring National FOP Board Meeting in Boston, MA. Hosting an event such as this can be very challenging, but it is very much appreciated. The 2023 Arkansas Legislative session is in full swing, and we have all new leaders at the top state government. Most of our new leaders are republicans and friends to law enforcement, but we never know what to expect until the gloves come off, so to speak. Our newly elected Attorney General Tim Griffin is a former Congressman for the State of Arkansas and has already started introducing bills that really impact law enforcement in a positive manner. Our new Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the daughter of the former Governor Mike Huckabee and we will see how that turns out. Our State FOP Legislative Committee is hard at work putting together a strategy to improve all of our retirement systems as well as keep all the great benefits we have fought for and won in past sessions. I am very pleased that this Governor has appointed a former SWAT partner of mine as the new Colonel of the Arkansas State Police. Although we only have one small lodge of state troopers in our organization, I feel he could make a real difference in this agency. I will be knocking on his door in the effort to get the entire Arkansas State Police Association in the FOP. On another side note, I would like to congratulate our Arkansas State President, Kevin “Bart” Simpson for being appointed as the new Chief Deputy of Sharp County, Arkansas. I know that he will do an amazing job in is position and make this department a great place to work as well as a great place to live. In June of this past year, I was re-elected to my third full term as the Arkansas National Trustee. In Las Vegas, NV this coming August, I will stand up with each of you to start this next term. I cannot begin to tell you how proud it makes me to have the Arkansas FOP members have such continued faith in me. It is an honor, a privilege, and an obligation I do not take lightly. I would also like to inform all of you that the 2023 Southern States Conference will be held in Charleston, West Virginia on April 13-16th, 2023. Our host hotel will be at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Resorts located at 400 2nd Ave. SW, Charleston, WV. We invite all FOP members to attend and participate in our great southern hospitality. For more information, please email me at allenronaeehamby@aol.com. or call me at 501-943-2081 cell phone. In closing, I would be remiss if I did not recognize the passing of one of my mentors, friends, and a great leader of the North Carolina FOP, Don Penix. Many years ago, Don and I sat down at a watering hole and 175
discussed all the greats things the FOP provided for both of our states. After we both solved all the world’s problems and a large bar tab, we agreed that we would always work together no matter what we had to do. My prayers remain for his family, both blood and blue. Fraternally, Allen Hamby, Jr. Arkansas National Trustee 501-943-2081 176
Report of the California National Trustee Steve James steve@lbpoa.org Thank you to all of our brothers and sisters in Massachusetts who have worked very hard to put this meeting together. Having this meeting in one of my favorite cities in this country is something I have been looking forward to for quite some time. It will also be a blast to go to an opening weekend game at Fenway, so thanks for all the work that went in to getting that accomplished. California is very proud to announce that the Riverside Deputy Sheriff’s Association (RSA) is the latest organization to join the California Stat FOP. RSA represents over 3,500 members in a county that spans over 8,000 square miles. To put that in perspective, and since we are holding our meeting in Boston, Riverside County is about the same size as the state of Massachusetts. With the addition of RSA, California has now passed the 20K member mark, a milestone we are very proud of. Around the time that RSA was joining the FOP, they had two deputies, in separate incidents just two weeks apart, murdered while doing their jobs. While I want to ask for continued prayers for the families, friends, and coworkers of these two heroes, I also want to thank all of you who reached out to offer assistance and support while highlighting Chaplain Snyder who left me several messages during this time and President Yoes who reached out directly to Bill Young, the President of the RSA. It is during the toughest of times that the fraternalism of the FOP shines the brightest. We had our first State Board Meeting under the leadership of our new President, Roger Hilton. I can confidently say that California is in very capable hands, and I look forward to working with Brother Hilton as we move his vision forward. Brother Mayberry left brother Hilton with a very strong foundation and it is clear from our first several months that brother Hilton plans on building upon that foundation. As proud as we are of reaching the 20,000 members, 25,000 shouldn’t be too far away, and 50,000 is possible. No pressure brother Hilton. As you all know, I am running for National Sergeant at Arms at our upcoming National Conference in Las Vegas. I share this only to explain why I will not be seeking reelection as the National Trustee for California, a position that I have proudly held for 18 years. I am very proud of my tenure on the National Board and hope that while I am closing one chapter, that the next chapter will allow for even more law enforcement and member advocacy. As always, stay safe, and if there is ever anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Steve 177
Report of the Colorado National Trustee Rob Pride lodge52pride@gmail.com Greetings Brothers and Sisters! Looking very forward to seeing everyone and catching up here in Boston and Colorado thanks Massachusetts for their work and hospitality in hosting us! We continue to be busy in Colorado on the legislative front. This year, the “anti-police” related legislation has calmed enough for us to have some time to work on legislation to help our officers. We are currently working on a heart bill for Colorado police officers that would provide funding for heart screening, preventative heart health care and more. We are hopeful this bill will pass committees and have a good chance of passing out of the legislature. We are proud to report our state has continued to grow! We now have over 8100 members in Colorado. I was honored to charter the new Reginal Transportation District (RTD) Police Lodge 72 in November. Then in December, President Schulz and I chartered the new Greeley PD FOP Lodge 73 on December 14. Greeley chartered with over 30 members strong and they are working towards seeking collective bargaining for Sergeants and above in that agency as the officers already have it. There is growing interest for the FOP among officers there and we are confident this will be a strong, vibrant lodge in the near future. Our foundation continues to grow and provide amazing services to our members including in-house counseling, various therapeutic treatments and other PTSD and addiction recovery related resources. We now have a brain mapping and neuro stimulus program in-house similar to the program at the Florida House in Deerfield Beach. If you’d like to learn more about starting similar programs in your state for your members, we are happy to help! We look forward to our time in Boston with everyone and look forward to working together for the good of the Order. Fraternally, Rob Pride National Trustee Colorado FOP 178
Report of the Connecticut National Trustee Daniel DePinto Daniel.depinto@fop.net Greetings my Brothers and Sisters, Connecticut continues to add members with interest in forming labor lodges at an all time high. We believe this trend will continue as more and more officers see the advantages of our organization. We continue to battle anti-police animus in our cities that seems to run though state legislature. Hastily passed anti-police legislation in Connecticut (An Act Concerning Police Accountability) hampers departments efforts to recruit and retain quality employees. The tide may be turning as our elected officials see the unintended consequences of what they brought forth. Police budgets while still inadequate seem to be recovering from the calls for “defunding.” Officer safety should be first in foremost in our politicians law enforcement altering bills. Too many police are being ambushed across our country. Law Enforcement suicide continues to be an issue that plagues our profession. Fortunately, the past few years wellness has become more than just a buzzword. I am proud of the FOP’s role in suicide awareness and officer safety. God Bless and keep our Brothers and Sisters everywhere. Fraternally Yours, Daniel DePinto Connecticut National Trustee 179
Report of the Delaware National Trustee Joe Fitzgerald swat24@comcast.net February 27, 2023 In January 2023, the 152nd General Assembly session reconvened. During the month of January, the legislators began discussions on several bills that will be worked on in the coming months. There is currently discussion on rewriting of the Police Officers Bill of Rights to eliminate the use of street crime units that pair with Probation and Parole. Legislators are working on a bill to address state retiree healthcare, this is important as several of our FOP members would be impacted by this bill. House Bill 2 seeks to legalize the regulated marijuana industry in Delaware which would effectively eliminate the illegal market for marijuana and provide law enforcement officials legal means necessary to ensure the safe legal use of marijuana in Delaware. House Bill 70, the act eliminates the death penalty in Delaware of a person convicted of murder after their 18th birthday resulting in life imprisonment without the ability of parole. House Bill 50, the act creates a separate offense for the theft of mail, including packages, from a residential dwelling. A first offense of mail theft is a Class A Misdemeanor unless the value of the stolen property if $1,500 or more, in which case is a Class G Felony. A second offense of mail theft within the previous five years is a Class G Felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property. Victims over sixty- two, infirmed or person with disability is a Class G Felony. State of Delaware Lodge filed all paperwork to establish a FOP Foundation. They are working on the application of the 501c approval status. State President James Leonard was re-elected to a second term with the incumbents re-elected as well. Since our elections of August of 2022, President Leonard has formed a labor lodge (22) in Sussex County Delaware. Respectfully submitted, Joe Fitzgerald Delaware National Trustee 180
Report of the Florida National Trustee David Stevens David.Stevens6129@gmail.com Brothers and Sisters, I am honored to be in Boston to do the business of our state lodges and the members we represent. An added bonus is that I get to do it with men and women who I have become friends with over the last 6 years. As a member of the Site committee I traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah and Chicago, Illinois to review the hotels, conference space and other contractual needs to host the 2027 Biennial Fraternal Order of Police Conference. Both cities did an outstanding job of hosting us and the hospitality was great. This Florida boy saw more snow in a month than I have seen in years. During my site visit to Chicago I had the privilege to attend a Lodge meeting at Chicago Lodge 7. It is always interesting to see and hear how brothers and sisters from around the country address the issues they are facing. One thing regardless of how large or small a lodge may be, our issues are usually very similar as it relates to recruiting, retention, pay and benefits and work rules. My hope is that with Mayor Lightfoot’s defeat our brothers and sisters in Chicago will have a more law enforcement friendly administration. Since being named Chairman of the History Committee, I have been seeking information from lodges across our great country in regards to the history of the FOP in your states and how the FOP has played a role in law enforcement. If you have a story you would like to share, please contact me or one of the other History Committee members so we can write an article for the FOP Journal. We are currently working with Max DiLallo to write another book about the Fraternal Order of Police but this time it will not be a data filled offering as much as a story about the role that the Fraternal Order of Police has played in the evolution of law enforcement in the United States. Max writes in the style of popular novelist James Patterson so I look forward to seeing the finished product. It is our hope that the book will be available at the National Conference in Las Vegas. Florida State Lodge President Steve Zona and his legislative committee continue to be aggressive in Tallahassee fighting for the rights of our members. Priority Bills include a move to have Florida State Retirement (FRS) return to a 25 years or 55 years of age retirement and a bill modeled after one championed by our brothers and sisters in Iowa dealing with the Brady List and due process for officers placed on that list. In closing, I have been an FOP member for 44 years and I was blessed to have my local president (John Pialorsi) get me involved in the FOP early in my career. Today more than ever the FOP needs our younger officers to get involved in the organization and for them to have a voice in the future. It is for that reason that this will be my last meeting as the Florida National Trustee. I am stepping down to give President Zona an opportunity to reach out to those who will shape the future of law enforcement in Florida and the nation. I will continue to stay active on the local, state and national level and as always, I am a phone call away if I can help any of my brothers and sisters. Fraternally, David L. Stevens Florida National Trustee 181
Report of the Georgia National Trustee Jamy Steinberg jamys@fop.net To: National Trustees and National Executive Board From: Jamy Steinberg JS – Georgia National Trustee Date: February 26, 2023 Re: National Trustee Report – Georgia Greetings from Georgia, and I hope this finds you all well. The Georgia FOP State Lodge recently held our full E-Board meeting in Hiawassee, Georgia on the Saturday of the MLK, Jr. Holiday weekend. We also just held our annual “FOP Day on the Hill” at the Georgia State Capitol on February 8th. This year, it was also the Georgia Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, sponsored by the Georgia FOP. We had almost 500 FOP members there from State and Local Agencies! A Senate and House resolution was read in each chamber thanking law enforcement and recognizing the FOP. I along with Past Trustee Carlton Stallings and President Jeff Wiggs were on the Senate floor to receive it personally from past FOP President and current Georgia Senator Randy Robertson. It was a great day!! Georgia is proud to report that our membership continues to grow and we are receiving multiple daily inquiries for membership and the FOP Legal defense Plan that we push hard. We continue with our “Protect the Protectors” program providing free bulletproof vests to those who cannot afford them. We enjoy a strong legislative program where we regularly interact with our legislators and Governor on impactful legislation for our members. The Governor has asked for a $2,000.00 raise for all State employees in his budget. We are hoping for some additional money to bring some of our State Agencies higher in the national salary range. We are working with legislators to also hopefully increase the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund monthly benefit. This is an elective pension fund comprised of 80% local and about 20% state officers. It’s a great benefit for the cost of only $20 a month! Recruiting of qualified applicants and the retention of experienced officers is a challenge Georgia faces like others. One change Georgia made is that a retired or “POST” Certified Officer from another State can move to Georgia and be eligible to go to work and be recognized by “Georgia POST” with about a week’s worth of training, and completed paperwork. Another thing we are seeing is increasing pay and starting pay for many agencies, but that still is not fixing the staffing shortages. There will always be work to do in our profession to enhance and seek the best benefits. The Georgia FOP stands ready to support our National partners and will continue the fight for our members back home. Our profession and especially our country are both worth fighting for! #FOPStrong Fraternally, Jamy Steinberg 182
Report of the Idaho National Trustee Greg Austin IDFOPTrustee@gmail.com Idaho State Lodge conducted their bi-annual Conference on Aug 4-6th, 2022, at Coeur d'Alene Casino, in Worley, ID, where I was elected as National Trustee. My home lodge is Snake River Lodge 35, and recently retired officer from Blackfoot PD. I have been Lodge President, Lodge Trustee and was on the founding board 9 years ago, prior to that I was with Lodge 14 before it went defunct. I have been a police officer for 27 years (24 years with Blackfoot PD and 3 with Bingham County Sheriff). I have been the State Secretary for the last 6 years, and on the Legislation Commission all 6 years. I have a great working knowledge of the FOP and have experience at the National Level. My goals are recruitment, mental health, and collective bargaining. I plan to fight for you that are still beating the streets so you are taken care of. After attending the Fall Presidents meeting in Dallas, I got a fast lesson in Trustee 101 and took off running. October was a great month, attending the Bonneville Co & Idaho Falls Lodge Policeman's Ball. Always a great time hanging out with friends and raising money. The next day I was able to attend the "Blessing of the Badges" with the Idaho Chaplains, which was help on the Falls of the Snake River. The falls were even lit up blue for the occasion! In November, I was able to meet with officers in Northern Idaho about the FOP and issues that we can help them with. This lead me to meeting officers from Latah County lodge in Moscow. This happened to be the same day four University of Idaho students bodies were discovered stabbed to death in their off-campus housing. This reminds me that our job is an important job, and there is a dark side of people, and we are there to help investigate and prosecute the suspect. I laid low for December and spent quality time with my family but started back up in January 2023! January 29th, I attended the Wellness Conference. Mental wellness is close to my heart (and my brain), as I suffer from PTSD and a Traumatic Brain Injury I received from the job. I learned a lot of new ideas for Peer Support, Spiritual Wellness, and Meditation that I hope to bring to the members of Idaho. Finally, I attended Leadership Matters Feb 2-4th. Although I have been before, I always learn something new, not to mention meet new friends. 183
We are looking at a battle in the State Legislation again this year with Mandatory Minimums and Legalization of MJ. I'm looking forward to the Spring Presidents meeting, and to what this year brings to us! Fraternally, Gregory Austin, National Trustee Idaho Fraternal Order of Police 184
Report of the Illinois National Trustee Rocky Nowaczyk robertnowaczyk@sbcglobal.net This is my National Trustee report since the last NFOP Board meeting in Dallas, September, 2022. I have participated in all required meetings at the Stat, National and local levels. I have attended all in person meetings when allowed and all required zoom meetings and teleconferences. I continue to keep all my local lodges and State Lodge informed of the work being done by the NFOP, highlighting the legislative and benefits programs sponsored by the Grand Lodge. Illinois had its State wide legislative elections in November, 2022 and with regret, the current Governor and all of his staff people were re-elected. The Illinois State Lodge FOP goes back to work, fighting, monitoring and attempting to change the Police Reform bills which will be forthcoming. The new State legislature has already authored a gun Reform Bill which is being challenged as unconstitutional. We will be very busy during the legislative session, keeping alert for bills which will hinder the working conditions of the men and women in law enforcement in Illinois. We will also monitor the voting records of our legislators when it comes time for endorsements, we will have a report card of how they voted on police reform bills and legislative bills affecting the Police. Our Police Officers all across this State continue to Serve and Protect every day, they need our complete support, and we must work hard, so they are treated fairly and with respect. The City of Chicago will be bidding for the 2027 NFOP Conference. We will be putting out information on our bid at the NFOP Conference in Las Vegas. Please look and listen as the largest Lodge in the NFOP, Chicago Lodge 7, makes an appeal to vote for the Windy City in 2027. We will be in the downtown location and we will have plenty of event options for the delegates and their families to savor and enjoy. I attended the NFOP Day on the Hill event in February, 2023, in Washington D.C., along with the ILFOP State Lodge Legislative Chairman, Dave Parsons. We met with and discussed the NFOP legislative agenda with our Representatives and Senators. We were surprised with the warm reception the Police received from all of them. I want the personally thank the Disaster Relief Committee and Chairman Dennis McCrary, for assisting one of our brother FOP Officers who lost his home to a fire, totaling out the entire structure and losing all the family belongings, for their assistance. FOP support and assistance at its finest. The Illinois FOP continues to pledge our support to the brothers and sisters across the country who suffer from disasters, through the use of our Disaster Relief Unit. We are ready to assist when called upon. Finally, we in Illinois are grateful for the men and women that serve our communities on a daily basis. The Police are under constant attack in Chicago and around the State, yet our officers answer the call every day. We stand with all our brothers ad sisters ready to assist to share and to support them in their everyday struggles. God bless them and their families. I want to thank my local Lodge, Troopers Lodge 41, for their continued support and trust in me. Also want to thank all the lodges in Illinois for your support in having me serve as your National Trustee. I strive to prove my worth everyday and consider it a privilege to serve you. Thank you for your help and friendship. God bless you and the FOP. 185
Report of the Iowa National Trustee Donald Strong Dmstrong2001@yahoo.com Hello brothers and sisters, Iowa has been working hard for our members, moving forward with legislative changes has been a priority. First of all, November 2022 was our second State Conference, the first in person conference, elections were held and Oleta Davis remains our President, Josh Van Brocklin (Coralville Lodge 9) was elected for Vice President, Paul Damrow retained his Secretary position, Jeremy Salsberry retained his Treasurer position, Tim Yoder retained his Sergeant-at-Arms position, Jordan Gallagher retained his Chair of Trustees position, and I was retained as National Trustee for another term. Iowa Law Enforcement Academy/Police Officer Bill of Rights SF267 Highlights: • It reduces the seats for “residents” of Iowa from 3 down to 1. These seats have not been being used for civilians. 2 of the 3 of these seats are occupied by current or former chiefs of police, which has been the trend. Chiefs have occupied or currently occupied 5 or more seats on the ILEA council, almost 40% of the ILEA Council. That’s not fair to everyone else. The opposition last year was they didn’t want to increase the size of the council, so we didn’t, we just reorganized. • The bill designates a seat for the Iowa Fraternal Order of Police to the ILEA Council. • The bill designates a seat for an officer employed by a regents institution. Campus police have no representation on the ILEA council and were left out. • There are 13 seats on the ILEA council. Our bill does not increase the size of the council, it just reorganizes two of the seats to give the FOP and Regents statutory representation on the council. • After George Floyd died in 2020, the legislature passed the more perfect union act in less than 24 hours. Our issue with that law is that it made it so the ILEA council “shall revoke the certification of a law enforcement officer...upon a finding that the officer has done any of the following...been discharged for serious misconduct (which means “improper or illegal actions taken by a law enforcement officer”). “Improper” is wholly subjective, vague, ambiguous, and leaves officers open to abuse. This bill removes the word “improper” from the mandatory decertification. We add “clearly established” law to track with current state and federal law, including the Back the Blue Bill. I attached the current law under 80B.13a so you can compare our bill to that. • The bill adds that revocation, suspension, or other action against an officer’s certification is by a majority vote of the ILEA council. In other words, 51%. • The bill adds a 180 day statute of limitations from the date the council was notified of the grounds for revocation or suspension. • The rest of the bill is procedural due process and code cleanup. 186
Civil Service Bill SF231 Highlights: • Arbitrary standard changed to reasonable and just standard. This levels the playing field and is fair. Prevents abuse and ensures that officers are not unreasonably disciplined. Promotes recruitment and retention. Clarified burden of proof. • Added “clearly established law” because that is the legal standard that public officials and employees are held to, particularly police officers, under Iowa Code §§ 670.4A and 669.14A (Passed as part of SF342, Back the Blue in 2021). Code cleanup to make standards consistent. • Some issues are better suited for a trial before a district court judge rather than lay persons on the civil service commission because of the legal and social issues involved. For example, an officer involved shooting or a case where passions are inflamed by protestors or the media or with legal issues doesn’t get a fair process before the commission. Commission members are much more likely to make decisions based on passions or bias rather than the facts and the law. Accordingly, added for “a trial de novo” before the district court, which will fix issue. • Added statutory factors for civil service commission to consider. Commission members are appointed members of the community; lay people, usually not lawyers. They need guidance on what they need to and can consider in deciding a case. Many of these factors were taken from the case law and simply placed into the statute so that it is clear for the commission members and everyone involved. It ensures consistency across Iowa. • Unlike many other areas of the law, including Chapter 17A and other Board and Commissions, current civil service law doesn’t specify voting requirements to take action, there is no provision on the decision or ruling of the commission and what it has to have in it, or the timing of it. Civil service commissions don’t have any requirements for decisions to be in writing or what has to be included in their rulings. Added section for voting requirements, decisions must be in writing and include their findings and rationale, and a deadline for the ruling. This will increase fairness, efficiency, and bring clarity for all involved. • Chapter 400 doesn’t provide for closed session deliberations. Under Chapter 21, employees can request closed session for personnel matters, such as performance evaluations. No such right is found in Chapter 400. But some commissions do this in practice. Accordingly, added that an employee can request closed session deliberations of the commission, codifying existing practice. This allows commission members to discuss openly and with legal counsel, including matters that would likely have confidential information. Afterall, jury deliberations, the court of appeals and supreme court’s deliberations are not open to the public. • Added provisions to specify what happens when a charge is not proven, including prohibiting discipline for an administrative charge that isn’t proven. • Current statute provides no guidance for what the commission can consider in determining the appropriate discipline for a proven violation. Added well-established factors from the case law into the statute plus other factors. Will increase fairness, efficiency, and reduce the risk of errors. • Conflicts of interest occur where the city attorney represents the chief of police, the commission, and the city. Numerous examples of this. To provide fairness for all, need a disinterested attorney to represent commission. Proposed Amendments to Iowa Code Chapter 27B • Section 27B.1 Code 2023 is amended to add subsection 3: 187
o “Regents Institution” means the state University of Iowa, Iowa State University of science and technology, or the University of Northern Iowa. “Regents Institution” includes an appointed official officer or employee of a division, department, or other body that is part of a regents institution, including but not limited to the department of public safety, human resources or general counsel. • New Section 27B.7 is amended to read as follows: o A local entity or regents institution shall not blacklist or retaliate against an employee or official who makes a good faith complaint under this chapter or who gives a statement or testimony in proceedings related to the complaint or action. A local entity or regents institution that retaliates against an employee who makes a good faith complaint under this chapter is liable to an aggrieved employee for affirmative relief, including reinstatement, civil damages, and any other equitable relief the court deems appropriate, including attorney fees and costs. (Note: the intent of this section is to protect an employee or official who makes a complaint from retaliation similar to the whistleblower statute. Also intended to protect employees or officials who participate in the proceedings.) Intent of the bill: • New code section- Injury Proposal o A regents institution employing a law enforcement officer who sustains a personal injury or illness that arises out of and in the course of employment shall not remove , discharge, involuntary transfer, or take adverse employment action against the law enforcement officer due to temporary or permanent restrictions that limit or prohibit the officer from working special events, overtime, or specific shift so long as the officer is able to work regular shift with or without reasonable accommodations. • Intent- Injury Proposal o This section is intended to prohibit a regents university from eliminating a law enforcement officer who sustained a work related injury, had restrictions that were temporary and later became permanent (through the work comp doctor) and performed all aspects of the job on night shift, but was unable to work day shift or certain overtime/special events because of the restrictions. The university has given notice that the officer is being terminated because he can’t work whole day shifts, some overtime, and some special events because of his restrictions. This is despite the fact he worked several years under these restrictions without issues on nights shift. • New code section- Budget o For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, the state board of regents and the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board are prohibited from reducing moneys budgeted for the universities’ police departments. • Intent- Budget o Permanently prohibit defunding of police. This was in House File 868 and passed in 2021, but it was a 1-year provision. We wish to make it permanent. • New code section- Officers ratio per student/faculty/staff o The state board of regents and the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board that have university police departments shall maintain a ratio of 1.5 law enforcement officers per 1,000 students, faculty, and staff. • Intent- Officers ratio per student/faculty/staff 188
o Ensure university law enforcement has the appropriate staffing to provide law enforcement services to the campus and to provide a minimum ratio for positions. Positions have gone unfunded and have been cut or reallocated, putting less officers on the street. It has the effect of defunding the police. Moreover, new positions for patrol have not been created despite increases in calls for service, campus growth, and crime. Staffing is depleted and threatens safety. Our legislative committee has worked tirelessly to create new legislation to protect ALL law enforcement officers within the state of Iowa. Oleta Davis, Josh Van Brocklin (Chairperson), Alton Poole, Tom Conley, Sadie Weekley (FOP Rep on ILEA Council), Jeremy Salsberry, Bill Searls, Nick Brokaw, Brandon Askew, Shannon Jones, Tyler Henning, Rick Fullmer, Eric Poirier, Austin Mensen, Andrew Brateck, Anthony Fletcher, John Koontz, Alex Gries and our State Lodge Attorney, Skylar Limkemann, have done an amazing job at working with state representatives to make Iowa one of the best states to be a law enforcement officer. Our state membership continues to grow and is constantly looking to expand with new lodges. It is amazing how we went from just under 200 members in 2019 to over 1,100 members today. We have built strong relationships within our state capital, many state representatives and the Governor know many of us by name. We will continue to fight for law enforcement in Iowa and throughout the United States. See you in Boston!!! Donald Strong Iowa National Trustee 189
Report of the Kentucky National Trustee Shawn Helbig Shawn.helbig@yahoo.com Hello brothers and sisters, it is so good to see you all. I want to say that again. It is good to see you all. Many times we are so passionate about what we do and on behalf of our members that we often forget that we are ALL FOP. We will be having an election this year and at the end of the day I hope we all remember that we are all on the same team. I can fight with my brother, but they can’t fight with my brother. FOPStrong. As normal it is a busy time of the year here in Kentucky. We are in the middle of our short 30 day session in the legislature. We have been able to avoid any major attacks on us this session. There have been several bills that address police certification. We have noticed this approach over the past few years. We have been able to defend our current system with few changes. The work of the State and the National lodges it has been show that our profession is struggling to recruit and retain good officers and we have used that to its fullest. This is an election year for Kentucky’s constitutional offices. This means that everyone wants a picture with the police. There are 12 Republicans running for governor to attempt to unseat our democratic governor. We are taking full advantage of the election cycle. I want to take a minute and thank our national staff. I have never called the office where I didn’t feel that whomever I was speaking to wasn’t working hard to fix whatever I was calling about. This could be a membership issue or a financial issue or frankly anything I call about. They do a great job. Life is precious and we can never take it for granted. I am completing this report after just be made aware of the sudden loss of brother Crumby’s Son. I have no words to express my feelings. I can’t imagine how hard this has been on our brother and his family. All I can say to brother Crumby and all of my brothers and sisters on this board, know you are not alone and I, We will always stand with you. It continues to be my pleasure to serve the members of Kentucky and to work closely with you all on the National Board. Shawn Helbig KY National Trustee 270-779-1549 190
Report of the Louisiana National Trustee Kelly Gibson kellyjgibson@att.net The Louisiana lodge is anticipating a busy and productive year in 2023. The Louisiana legislature will convene shortly and although this session is a fiscal session, legislators are allowed to file five bills of a non-fiscal nature. The Louisiana FOP will be closely monitoring these procedures to support or oppose bills affecting Louisiana law enforcement. Laws governing our pension system, law enforcement procedures and the continued attacks on qualified immunity are issues which LAFOP expects to address during this session. The LA state legislative committee as well as local lodge representatives will be actively following the legislative session and keeping our membership informed and active. LAFOP has a voter Voice App which keeps our membership up to date on pertinent issues and provides a means for our members to have direct contact with legislators. Our lobbyist has previously rendered exceptional service to our membership and we are looking forward to this session. This year is a statewide election year in Louisiana. The office of Governor and Attorney General will be open seats as our Governor is term limited and the Attorney General is seeking the office of Governor. The Louisiana lodge traditionally makes endorsements for these offices after a screening procedure and a vote of statewide lodges. Our expansion efforts continue in Louisiana as we have recently chartered our newest lodge consisting of Louisiana Wildlife and fisheries agents. This lodge was recently formed with an initial membership of ninety-two members. The Louisiana lodge welcomes Louisiana Wildlife lodge #63 to our membership. Louisiana FOP has also seen a large increase this year in the membership of our At-large lodge (La Lodge 100). The Louisiana lodge is participating in the Louisiana Law Enforcement Torch Run which will be held March 15, 2023 in Baton Rouge, La. Congratulations go out to Louisiana Lodge President Darrell Basco as he was recently sworn in as the Chief of Police of the Pineville, La. Police dept. President Basco has had a long and distinguished career with the Pineville police department in addition to his long and distinguished career with the Fraternal 191
Report of the Michigan National Trustee Joe Adams psoadams@gmail.com Brothers and Sisters, As we meet this week in the fine city of Boston, I am excited to spend my 46th Birthday here. I have never been and could not wait to get here. So, a big thanks to Rich, Todd, and the rest of the state of Massachusetts for their hospitality. Michigan is doing well. We have hit the milestone of 8,000 active members. These past few months, we worked with our labor program to create a new lodge. The labor program will now have its own lodge named Automotive Capital Lodge #1. This will allow all labor members to also be fraternal members, something we have never had. This also was able to add another 1500 members to the Legal defense program. I want to personally thank Brother Steve James for working with us and answering all the questions that we had to get this done. The Legal defense program is something I take very seriously and spread the message to everyone. Steve confirmed that message. This will help not only build our labor program, but it will also help the fraternal as well. This past November we had both the House and Senate get majority in Lansing with the Dems. Now I know most feel this could be a bad thing, however it’s working to our advantage here. The first line of business was to repeal a pension tax that was put in place during the republican led legislation in 2013. The Governor has promised that once it makes it to her desk, she will sign it. Another positive thing is anything law enforcement related; they are reaching out to our lobbyist to have State President Sauger at the table for discussions. This is helping all matters get our voices heard and make sure that nothing has gone rogue. The next project will be Right to Work. We expect that to be passed by Summer and help the unions here in Michigan. Other than that Michigan is continuing to work for its members in any capacity it can. Our foundation is really growing, and we can do many things around the state that we could not do before. We had a donation of $10,000 from a lodge that sold their building to go towards a disaster relief project. Our goal is to use our new trailer that was purchased last year and outfit it with essentials we would need for a fast deployment locally. We hope to have this done by spring to be used around the state or anywhere it is needed. I hope everyone has a fantastic time in Boston and I look forward to getting the work done for the members. I hope everyone has a fantastic time in Boston and I look forward to getting the work done for the members. Joe Adams National Trustee Michigan 192
Report of the Minnesota National Trustee Ruben Marichalar ruben.marichalar@fop.net Greetings Brothers and Sisters! First, I want to start by thanking Massachusetts for hosting the 2023 National Spring Board Meeting here in Boston. To their Committee, State President, National Trustee and the volunteers, I truly appreciate your many hours of hard work in front and behind the scenes as well as the effort you put into making sure we are all taken care of these next few days. Thank you for making this happen and making us all feel welcome, safe and at home. National Board, State Trustees and State Presidents attending. I hope you all had a great 2022. I hope that 2023 has been good to you so far and that your travel here was a pleasant one. Thank you for attending. These few months have been extremely cold for us in Minnesota and very busy. Busy with crashes and everything traffic related. We also continue to have a little Civil unrest from time to time but rest assured our State Mobil Response Team is always ready and willing to take care of business. With that, I am so looking forward to seeing you all and enjoying some warmer weather. As always, I am looking forward to spending time with you all during the meetings and outside of the Conference meetings. I am looking forward to the many discussions and debates we will all have these next few days as well as the stories we will share about our experiences, since we last met. I look forward to enjoying your company and the hospitality here in Boston. Let’s remember though, that we are all Brothers and Sisters. So, let’s keep it civil during our discussions and debates. We have scheduled our State Conference this year for April 23-25, 2023. As always, it will be in Nisswa, MN at the Grand View Lodge. Please consider this an open invite if you need to get away. If you need more information on attending, my phone is always on and your calls are always welcome. Here is the list of our State Board for you to have on hand should you ever need anything from us. Our State Board is as follows: • President; Matthew Hagen • Vice President; Josef Garcia • 2nd Vice President; Pat Chelmo • 3rd Vice President; Todd Jorgenson • Secretary; Kate Peterson • Treasurer; Chris Matthison • Sgt.-At-Arms; Karol Strey • National Trustee; Ruben Marichalar Any one of us can be reached via e-mail or phone. Please visit our website at mnfop.com for that information or to see what is new with us. With this said, we do have some contested seats this year. Our 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents have both been informed of who their opponents are. Our Sgt.-At-Arms has also been notified of her opponent. We wish them all the best of luck and a clean race. 193
I want to thank the Recruitment Committee and the National Office for all their hard work on the Recruitment side of things. Thank you for passing along all the referrals. We received several referrals from our National Recruitment Committee/National Office and for that, I am grateful. Keep up the hard work and keep them coming. With your help and our in State efforts, we can and will make a difference. Not a whole lot happening here now but we continue to keep an eye on local issues and law changes as well as National issues. This year has been different in so many ways already, but we must continue to be attentive and keep a calm head despite any negativity. We also continue to look into new things to offer our members as well as to making it easier to disseminate information. Our website helps with some of it but we are starting to travel a bit more and go to some of the Lodges we have not been able to visit due to the Covid restrictions etc.…. It is so nice to be able to meet with our members face to face. Before I go, I would like to remind everyone to please remain vigilant. Please remember to not become complacent. The workplace is not the place and definitely not the time for complacency. We lose too many Officers every year. As of now, we will be honoring around 470 Officers in 2023 in Washington D.C. Let’s be smart about what we do and leave that “it will not happen to me” attitude somewhere other than in our lives. Please, let’s keep everyone of our Brothers and Sisters families in our prayers. In closing, I would like to take the time to thank the members of my home State, Minnesota. Thank you for the honor and privilege of serving you as the Minnesota National Trustee. Thank you for your trust, your confidence and your Friendship. Thank you for once again trusting me to be your National Trustee for yet another term. I also want to thank our National Board and the National Office Staff for all they do. Thank you for your guidance, your support and for taking our calls. For those of you on the Board I have spoken with, thank you for the time. For those of you at the National Office I have spoken with, thank you for your help. For those of you I have not had the chance to speak with yet, I look forward to catching up with you in Boston. I will leave you with this, as I always do; let’s enjoy our stay, our guests and let’s partake in all the fun. Remember this though, we are all in the Public and Media eye, especially right now, and as innocent as it may seem to us, it may not to others. As always Brothers and Sisters, my friends, take care and be safe. Remember too that my phone is always on and your calls are always welcome. As always, please let me know if there is anything that the MN FOP can do for you or your members. Again, I hope everyone had a safe trip and is rested. We have many things to discuss and lots of places to visit. I am looking forward to a great meeting. Ruben Marichalar National Trustee Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police ruben.marichalar@fop.net Cell (218) 839-6457 194
Report of the Missouri National Trustee Kevin Ahlbrand kafop@charer.net Report to National Board Meeting March 31, 2023 Greetings Brothers and Sisters, Missouri is amid another legislative session. Of our top priorities are two bills specific to St. Louis. One would bring the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control. Currently Kansas City is the only department in the country under control of a board of police commissioners, appointed by the governor with the mayor as an ex-officio member. St. Louis was under a similar arrangement until 2013 when it reverted to direct city control. After ten years, it has become apparent that this was a disaster. Working under a progressive mayor, board of alderman and circuit attorney, who all jumped on the “defund the police” bandwagon has been horrible. The SLMPD is approximately 400 officers short of where we were. Low pay, low morale and no support from our politicians is driving up crime and chasing our officers out. Most are going to surrounding departments. The second bill would allow the governor to assign a special prosecutor to take over violent crime prosecutions in the St. Louis circuit. There are currently over 4,000 cases, some going back 2 years, that her office is yet to review. Recent calls for her resignation have grown, some even coming from her progressive colleagues. It is so bad that on February 23, the Missouri Attorney General filed a Quo Warranto petition to forcibly remove her from office, citing “negligence” and mishandling of multiple cases. Other than that, all is great in St. Louis. We continue to grow our “at large” lodge which currently has 300 members. We are able to give legal defense coverage to LEOs that live in rural MO and are not covered geographically by an active lodge. I continue to enjoy serving as Missouri’s trustee and will be retiring from the PD this year after 40 years in law enforcement. This will allow me to devote even more time to our membership. Fraternally, Kevin Ahlbrand 195
Report of the Nebraska National Trustee John Francavilla omahafop@cox.net Spring Board Nebraska National Trustee Report Good morning Brothers and Sisters, glad to be back in Boston, and looking forward to a week full of business, as well as history, fine dining and fellowship. As usual this time of the year the Nebraska State Lodge is very active in our State Legislature. With over 800 pieces of legislation introduced we had a lot to go through. We continue to push for increased benefits for our members as well as way to attract qualified individuals to our profession and to retain them once hired. We have several pieces of legislation to attract and retain members. One of those bills is LB 446. LB 447, the first responder’s recruitment and retention act establishes and income tax deduction for retired professional firefighters for health insurance like provisions provided to law enforcement. Senator Geist introduced the legislation, and it has been adopted as a Priority Bill by the Senator. Additionally, the legislation provides a tuition waiver of 100% to any state university, state college, or community college for an associate or baccalaureate degree program for any dependent of a fulltime professional firefighter or law enforcement officer in good standing with their department. A waiver must be filed each year showing residency in the State of Nebraska and the student must remain in the state for 5 years following the first application for waiver. This bill is associate with Nebraska Revised Statute 85-2603 which was passed last year granting a waiver of tuition for all fulltime law enforcement officers to obtain their associate or baccalaureate degree. We introduced the following legislation: LB 160: Change contribution rates relating to supplemental retirement plans for certain law enforcement personnel under the county employee retirement act. LB 253: Provide for an additional location for the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center LB 265: Require protective vest and safety training for correctional officers. LB 417: Provide for a leadership academy for law enforcement professionals. LB 777: Change provisions of the Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act. LB 788: Designate the Nebraska State Patrol as the agency to investigate criminal activity within Department of Correctional Services facilities. 196
We spoke in opposition to several pieces of legislation: LB 135: Prohibit use of deception by peace officer in questioning juveniles. LB 284: Police Oversight Act The Nebraska State Conference will be held in Lincoln Nebraska April 21st and 22nd. The host hotel is the Cornhusker by Marriott. Our training will be provided by Corey O’Brien with the Attorney General’s Office. For those in Western States and on the National Board, I understand that our dates conflict with the Western States Meeting and unfortunately, we had the agreement with the hotel prior to getting notice of the Western States Meeting. We had to work around the National Board Meeting, and several in State Events that tasked the Omaha/Lincoln Hotels as well as agency staffing. Fraternally John J Francavilla III John J Francavilla III National Trustee Nebraska State Lodge OmahaFOP@cox.net 402-306-4817 197
Report of the Nevada National Trustee David Moody moodydavidjan@msn.com Welcome to the Spring Board Meeting in Boston. Hope all of you are doing well and staying out of the bad weather. We have actually got some snow this season but I still do not have to get a snow shovel, thank God. Here in Nevada we are dealing with the Political and Media Arena pushing their agenda to make the police the bad guys and putting the criminals as just misunderstood and they should be given 2nd and 10th chances to be good, meanwhile the victims continue to suffer. Several of our politicians from Nevada continue to support bad police reform and defunding. We have tried to vote them out but the election process here is all open and when there is poll watchers showing that the protocols are not being followed, there is nothing being done by the powers that be to stop it. This is one reason that we find it useless to go to day on the hill in DC because they refuse to talk to us or listen to our issues. This has been shown over the last four years on several occasions. We will continue to express our views both on the National Front and on our State Front. One of our issues that they are trying to push in our state legislation is to allow illegal aliens to be hired on as law enforcement. If this is allowed to pass it will destroy any remaining support from our local communities. Talk about lowering the bar for integrity this would seal the deal for the far left. Right now we did get the old Governor out and replaced him with the previous Sheriff of LVMPD. Now at least we should be able to slow down some of the far left agenda, but time will tell. As for the 2023 Conference coming up in August everything is coming together and yes we have been trying to answer questions that are being thrown at us. As long as everyone out there only books the rooms that they need for the Conference we will all be under one roof. Yes the policy of the hotel is to allow 10 rooms to be put on one card, but you can go back into the system and do it in blocks of 10. Please remember that for your delegates to get any discounts for staying at the hotel they will need a name put on each room. If there are lodges out there that go outside the hotel to get rooms then it only hurts the FOP as a whole. So I ask you to support the FOP by keeping us all under one roof which makes it easier for us to see each other even after the meeting day is over. I will try to have as much information at the meeting that I can. See you in Boston. David Moody Nevada National Trustee & Nevada State President 198
Report of the New Jersey National Trustee Kevin Vernon kvernon136@yahoo.com Greetings to all of my brothers and sisters in Boston as we get to meet and get the business of the order done. September 21, 2022 the Cape May County FOP Lodge #7 dedicated their lodge hall, and renaming it the Dominic A. Romeo Memorial Hall in memory of Dominic Romeo who served as their Lodge President and the NJ State Lodge Vice President. September 22, 2022 the NJ State Lodge awarded Florence FOP Lodge #210 as the NJFOP 2022 Lodge of the Year and National Trustee Kevin Vernon as the NJFOP 2022 Member of the Year. NJ State Lodge endorsed Steve Trowbridge (retired Lieutenant from Jersey City PD) for PFRS Retirement System Board Trustee. October 2, 2022 NJ FOP members responded to Ft. Myers, Florida to assist the NFOP Disaster Area Response Team (DART) feeding thousands of meals each day to first responders and remediation crews stabilized the homes of police officers impacted by Hurricane Ian, Members: Ron Moreno L144, Pete McHugh L144, Rich Allison L56, Bob Allen (civilian), Bob Monahan L56, Dave Scott L56. October 3, 2022 the NJ State Lodge in partnership with the Professional Firefighters Association of NJ (PFANJ) and the bill sponsor Assemblyman Freiman announce the introduction of A-4713 which would provide a minimal cost of living adjustment to our most needing pensioners. November 17, 2022 the NJ State Lodge mourns the death of Tony Fusco, State Lodge Attorney. Tony founded the NJ State Lodge Legal Defense Plan and through the years supported the FOP financially. November 23, 2022 the NJ State Lodge announces Steve Trowbridge (NJFOP endorsed) won the election for the PFRS Retirement System Retiree Trustee Position of the Pension Board. November 28, 2022 the NJ State Lodge is proud to announce that the landmark case of DiGuglielmo vs NJIT has been UNANIMOUSLY decided in favor of Officer Greg DiGuglielmo of the NJ Institute of Technology Police FOP Lodge #93. Officer DiGuglielmo was involved in an on-duty incident which gave rise to NJIT terminating him on December 29, 2019. The actions of NJIT were done without providing discovery or proper due process. December 27, 2022 the NJ State Lodge Tom Fatigante Memorial Toy Drive 2022 distributed over 6000 toys all over the State of New Jersey to help underprivileged, needy and disabled children. Special thanks to Rich Matlock Committee Chair and all of the volunteers on the committee. January 9, 2023 NJ State Lodge Executive Vice President Bob Gries & State Lodge Treasurer George Kline were elected to the NFOP Labor Coalition Executive Board as Co-Chairman & Treasurer in Deerfield Beach, FL. 199
January 9, 2023 NJ State Lodge endorsed FOP member Steve Trowbridge was sworn in as the newly elected PFRS Pension Board Retiree Trustee. January 14, 2023 the NJ State Lodge sponsored and participated in the Special Olympics of New Jersey Polar Bear Plunge in Wildwood, NJ. State Lodge Executive Board members Jim Stewart, Jim Ford, Jim Troisi and Kevin Vernon took the plunge in the frigid Atlantic Ocean. The event raised more than $250,000 for Special Olympics of NJ. February 6-8, 2023 NJ State Lodge President Bob Fox, Treasurer George Kline, Director of Member Services Wayne Bonfiglio, and FOP members Scott Cox Lodge 19 and Jack Smith Lodge 6 went to Washington, DC to attend and participate in the NFOP Day on the Hill. The NJ FOP team met with members of the Senate and House of Representatives to discuss the Top Legislative Priorities of the NFOP. January 20-23, 2023 NJ State Lodge Board of Directors Meeting and Mini Labor Conference, Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. New Jersey State Lodge Membership: 140 Lodges 12,420 Members New Jersey State Lodge Labor Council: 91 Units 1,592 Members 200
Report of the New York National Trustee Michael Nied fop38prez@aol.com Greetings from the Empire State to all my brothers & sisters! THANK YOU to the Massachusetts State Lodge Board and membership as well as the Boston Police Department detectives and superior officers for hosting and assisting with this week’s meetings and activities. Haven’t been to Boston in quite some time even though I’m right across the Long Island Sound in Suffolk County….looking forward to a productive and enjoyable week of doing the business of the Order as well as spending some time with all of you. Our State Conference was held in Albany NY this past October 9th through 11th. We very much appreciate having several members of the National Board attend which included President Pat Yoes, Secretary Jimmy Holderfield, Sgt-at-Arms Keith Turney and California National Trustee/Legal Defense Plan Chairman Steve James. Thanks also to National Treasurer James Smallwood who had arrived but had to leave due to a family emergency. President Essig and several E-Board members, as well as some new members were re-elected and/or elected by affirmation. The 2023-2027 State Executive Board elected at our Conference is: President – Michael Essig Thomas O’Brien III – Sgt-At-Arms Executive VP – Anthony Colello Richard “Rick” Bermudez – Chairman of Trustees 2nd Vice President – Michael Kutzma Enrique Pabon – Vice President / Zone 1 Secretary – Lauren Holz Frank Graniero – Vice President / Zone 2 Treasurer – Thomas O’Brien, Jr. Richard Clifford – Vice President / Zone 4 Recording Secretary – Michelle Schaefer Dominick Amendolare – Vice President / Zone 5 Donald Edwards – Sgt-At-Arms David Summa – Vice President / Zone 6 Herb “Doc” Koenig – Sgt-At-Arms As always, our Board is committed to continue with the mission of moving our State “ever forward” by offering the very best of service, communication, benefits, and opportunities for our membership. This approach focuses on the retention of members which in turn attracts new members to join. We’ve seen a huge uptick in membership inquiries recently both through the National and State websites, and those inquiries have been quickly processed into new members being added to many local lodges throughout our State. I continue to pass along all National FOP news and endeavors to our State Lodge and membership through reports and through numerous social media postings and shares. These include National administrative/directives, member benefits and legislative updates. Communication of information is essential to keep members engaged. Our State Lodge and our Foundation continue helping many New York communities through numerous charitable endeavors since last fall. They include: the Three Strohm Sisters Foundation annual law enforcement gala to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research, the Port Jervis and Bronx NY Easter Seals Thanksgiving and Holiday Outreach programs, to provide and assist with the distribution of turkeys, food items, clothing and toys to numerous locations, 201
Many Special Olympics Polar Plunge events took place recently throughout our State, with members and lodges (including my own local lodge) participating to help raise awareness and funds needed to allow the athletes the opportunity to participate in esteem-building sports programs. Nearly a half million dollars was raised throughout our state. Our Annual NYSFOP Empire State Police Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, May 6th beginning at 11 am at our State Headquarters in Hicksville, NY. All are invited to join us as we pay tribute and remember our fallen heroes. Contact myself, our State Lodge or visit www.nysfop.org for more information. I’m looking forward to once again volunteering at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial in Washington DC during Police Week this May. I encourage all members and my fellow National Trustees to consider stepping up to assist at the numerous venues that take place to honor our fallen. Thank you again, President Yoes, and the National for continuing to work to help keep cop killers behind bars by responding to our requests to issue letters of opposition to the NYS Parole Board. We try to keep ahead of these parole hearings by signing up for alerts and then requesting the National to submit letters accordingly. A shout out of thanks to our amazing NYSFOP D.A.R.T. team, along with the many teams from other states and the National who continue to answer the call at a moment’s notice to go where they’re needed during various disasters that occur throughout our country. So proud of the work that you do! We continue to assist numerous brothers & sisters with requests for travel advice for visits to NYC and other parts of our State. If you are planning any social or professional trips to the Empire State in the future, please give us a call so that we may also assist you. Speaking of assistance, several members of our State were recently recognized by our Board for their roles in helping FOP members with various logistical or health issues they experienced during visits. President Essig presented Appreciation Awards to Brothers Janno Wolf (Lodge 22), Stu Levine (Lodge 27), Tony Scirica (Lodge 35), Kevin Dean (Lodge 38), and Henry Prins and Sonny Maxon (Lodge 81). Fraternalism at its best….congratulations! Congratulations to Dutchess County NY Lodge 333 on their 30th Anniversary as a chartered lodge! They were recently presented with a certificate and letter from the National to commemorate this milestone. Thank you, National Secretary Holderfield, for your assistance with sending us that certificate. Let us continue to work together to keep the best interests of the FOP and our members first and foremost. God Bless you and your families and God Bless the United States of America! Please stay safe! Always wear your vest, seatbelt, and proper PPE! Please do not hesitate to contact me at (631) 383-1310 if I may assist you in any way. Friendship & Fraternalism, Mike Nied (631) 383-1310 202
Report of the North Carolina National Trustee Dennis McCrary dmccraryfop@aol.com It is great to be back together with so many of our brothers and sisters for an FOP national meeting! Our Dallas board meeting seems such a long time ago. Shortly after our National Board Meeting in Dallas, North Carolina FOP held their state conference in Durham. It was well attended and we had a very productive meeting. Our current State Executive Board were all elected again to serve our membership. These board members are: President Randy Hagler Vice President Robert Gaddy Secretary Lynn Wilson Treasurer Chet Effler 2nd Vice President James Shores Sgt. At Arms Greg Brown Chaplain Phil Wiggins Chairman of the Trustees John Byrd National Trustee Dennis McCrary North Carolina FOP is very active in our State in supporting those political candidates that support law enforcement. Delegates at our State Conference heard the report from our Political Endorsement Screening Committee and voted to support the following candidates: United States Senate - Ted Budd NC Supreme Court / Seat 3 – Judge Richard Dietz NC Supreme Court / Seat 5 – Justice Sam Ervin IV NC Court of Appeals / Seat 8 – Julee Flood NC Court of Appeals / Seat 10 – Judge John Tyson NC Court of Appeals / Seat 11 – Judge Michael Stading We were very happy to see that all of those candidates we endorsed except for one judge were elected. Most of the candidates that were running for office did come to our conference and address the delegates. Our endorsements have been very effective over the years and have paid off especially with our Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. October 17-21 Charlotte Mecklenburg Lodge 9 and the North Carolina State lodge were happy to help with the National FOP Diversity Summit that was held in Charlotte. The event was well attended and was a great success. Lodge 9 hosted a steak dinner at our lodge hall and manned the hospitality suite each evening. 203
On a sad note, our Past State President Don Penix that was known to many FOP members across the country, passed away on October 19. Don was a great friend to me and many others in the FOP. We held a celebration of life event at Lodge 9 on December 3 and it was very well attended. We had several National FOP Board members and brothers from other states come and show their appreciation to Don and his family. Don’s wife and sons were very touched and we would like to thank all that attended. Myself, NC FOP President Randy Hagler and others from NCFOP participated in Day on the Hill February 6-8 in Washington. We were able to meet with all 14 of our representatives and 2 senators or their aides. It was a very busy 2 days but we think it was very successful in letting them know who we are and what our members need. It is an honor to serve as the National Trustee for North Carolina and be a member of this prestigious Board of Directors. Please let me know if I can be of assistance to you or your lodge at any time. 204
Report of the North Dakota National Trustee Joe Johnson jpjohnson172@gmail.com Dear FOP Brothers and Sisters, Being the ND State conference and the National Board meeting are so close together, I elected to combine both of my reports into one. With that I hope everyone is staying healthy and happy as we approach our State Conference in Dickenson, ND 3-4 March, and National Conference in Boston. With everyone still trying to find the new normal in post COVID times, I am excited to attend these awesome conferences and catch up with friends. I hope that the snow and blizzard gods in ND will take the weekend off and afford us with some warm weather. I wish to extend an extra welcome to our new trooper lodge 9. I know you were unable to attend the fall meeting as was I, so I look forward to meeting your lodge members and get to know you. Issues at the national level continue with the start of the 118th Congress. Bills that made major forward progress on such as H.R. 82 the “Social Security Fairness Act,” which should have made it out of the house but were stopped due to politics, so we are now back to square one again with the new congress of getting co-sponsors for the bill. ND is still not experiencing the level of insanity that most LE organizations continue to deal with. We all understand the level of staffing issues plaguing most LE departments across the US. However, for the most part, our state still loves their cops and supports them openly, the legislature for the most part has not attempted any crazy changes to the laws, and judges hold violent offenders in jails. I am very proud that for the most part, ND has not lost their moral compasses when it come to the criminal justice system. I was unable to attend the day on the hill in Washington, DC as scheduled. Both the offices of Senator Cramer and Congressman Armstrong were unable to secure in person meeting times, so we postponed until March 9th, when I will meet in-person meet with them. I am still attempting to get a meeting scheduled with Senator Hoeven. I did make contact with Senator Cramer and Hoeven’s office specific to the confirmation on the opposition of Gig Sohn for FCC director as well as S.J. Res. A resolution disapproving the adoption of the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) of 2022 by the Washington, D.C. City Council. March 30th – 1 April I will be attending the national board meeting in Boston with President Wardzinski. I expect this meeting to be somewhat controversial as we again we will be dealing with DC Lodge #1 issues that have not been able to be resolved at the local level. If need be, I can explain more of this at the state meeting in Dickenson. In May I will be attending Police Week representing North Dakota, and I will be involved again with the presentation of the medals to the survivor’s family. This will be my 11th year attending Police Week and my 3rd year assisting with the presentation of the medals. 205
August 14-17 2023, I look forward to our conference in warm and sunny Las Vegas (they say it is a dry heat). The conference starts Monday morning and concludes late Thursday after the elections have completed. The drawing for the order of states was completed and ND was selected second in line to vote. The link for information for my ND folks is http://foplasvegas2023.org/ also do not forget to get your room reservations in quickly. I wish to thank the great folks from Boston and Dickenson for hosting their respective conferences, and look forward to seeing all of you soon. Until then stay safe, hug your family for tomorrow is never a guarantee. Joe Johnson ND National Trustee. 206
Report of the Ohio National Trustee Shaun Laird shaunlaird@hotmail.com FOP Spring Board Meeting Report – Boston, MA March 31 - April 1, 2023 Line of Duty Deaths in Ohio Since the Last National FOP Board Meeting: Wyandot County Deputy Daniel Kin - EOW 12.15.23 - Deputy Kin was killed in a motor vehicle accident while transporting a prisoner to another county. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and coworkers of Deputy Kin, and for police officers everywhere The Ohio State Conference – The FOP of Ohio annual State Conference will be held June 4 - 6, in Sandusky, OH. Our state elections were held last year and the new Executive Board is as follows: President Gary Wolske, Vice President Jason Pappas, Secretary Eric Lehnhart, Treasurer Greg Toyeas, 2nd Vice President Bill Saringer, and Sgt. At Arms Shari Robertson. In 2022, there were several small constitution and bylaws changes that were passed and have been forwarded to the National FOP Constitution and Bylaws Committee for review. Ohio's endorsed candidate for Senator, JD Vance, was elected in 2022, and has been very helpful and cooperative with law enforcement. The 2023 State FOP Conference will be held in Dublin, OH. Other Ohio Issues: Potential proposals within the state concerning qualified immunity for police officers were spoken about after the death of Tyre Nichols. The City of Columbus is researching the subject at this time. A recent police suicide death in Ohio reminds all of us to be cognizant of coworkers and encourage them to reach out for help when needed. East Palestine, OH - A major train derailment in this small village has caused quite a large hazmat incident, and many of our first responders were in harm's way. The cleanup and the discussion on the effects in the area continue to be examined. Please keep the first responders and citizens in the small Ohio village in your thoughts and prayers. 207
Ohio House Bill 512 – Ohio has multiple pension systems for LE. The largest pension system, Ohio Police and Fire, for the first time in many years has asked for an increase in employer contributions. This measure was introduced into the Ohio legislature as HB 512 and we are working in support of it. This bill was pending last fall and is still in the works. The three pension systems in Ohio all have different standards and different funding levels. The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund Board is asking that the employer contributions from municipalities match those that are paid into the Ohio State Troopers pension fund. National FOP Notes from the Fall Board Meeting - As many of you are aware, the National FOP conducts a monthly teleconference to update Trustees and State Presidents on the issues. In the fall, a prior meeting where a motion was made and was ruled admissible was discussed. The fact is that the teleconferences are non-binding and notice has to be made in the rare occurrence of a vote to be in accordance with the National FOP Constitution and Bylaws. It was important to me that the matter be put on the record in the event it ever comes up again. We, as the Board of the National FOP, have a duty that we follow the rule book that our members voted on. It was important to address these matters and remember that they should be resolved as a procedural issues before substance is involved. I have been on the National Constitution and Bylaws Committee since 2005, and we always expect that the Constitution will be followed. It's our job as Trustees to speak up when we deviate, regardless of good intention. Ohio FOP – The office staff at the Ohio FOP continues to do a great job, and our Ohio Labor Council continues to represent members at a great number of various agencies. We continue to look at recruiting opportunities sent from the National FOP as they appear. Thanks to all the staff at the Ohio FOP and OLC. National Trustee Activity – Thank you to all members of the Ohio FOP that I have worked with or visited in the time since the National FOP Conference in Indianapolis. I am extremely proud of the FOP members in my state for all that they do. It has been my pleasure to represent the State of Ohio as the Ohio National Trustee. 208
Report of the Oklahoma National Trustee Phil Wise Bpdsgt213@yahoo.com Greetings from the great state of Oklahoma. I hope this finds you all well. I am glad we all get to meet in Boston and conduct the business of this great order. The National FOP has some great things in the works to make this this organization stronger and they need us to assist them in their endeavors. The National health plan is going to be a game changer. I know in my state it will assist us in negotiations. I want to thank the National FOP Board for all their hard work in making sure the FOP is the number one police organization in our great nation. Policing in America has clearly changed so much in the last 30 years, some good and some bad. I feel we need to concentrate on the positive and not the negative. I personally was getting a negative attitude telling people that I would not be an officer with everything going on in today’s world. I realized the damage that was doing and have changed to more positive discussions. We as a whole cannot afford to lose police officers and future FOP members by being negative towards what I feel is the most honorable and noble profession in the world. We need to tell the world that we are proud to call ourselves police officers and that if a son, daughter, or any family member wants to be an officer we should be supportive and encourage them to follow their heart. The FOP is the greatest organization in the world, and we need to start only sending out positive vibes to not only to our members, but to future members. Oklahoma is doing great so if you would like to transfer or tell others we are hiring. Myself and many other FOP members helped the members in the great state of Florida with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. What an honor it is to be on the DART committee. I have deployed approx. 12 times to 6-7 states. There are no words to describe the feelings we get when we are helping people who are going through the worst times of their lives and dealing with total devastation, and strangers walk up with tears in their eyes and say thank you. We have a lot of great things going on legislatively. One item we are working on is changing our multipliers from 2.5% to 3%. This would give the retiree a 90% retirement instead of the 70% at 30 years as it is now. Making PTSD fall under workman’s comp has been one of our top priorities for the last few years and it looks like we might just make it this time. Our Oklahoma State FOP is moving forward in a positive way. We have a lot of great ideas from the younger members. We as older leaders need to keep an open mind and understand we need to evolve. What was best 30 years ago for the members might not be best for the members today. YES, OLD DOGS CAN and MUST LEARN NEW TRICKS. Thanks Phillip Wise Oklahoma National Trustee 209
Report of the Oregon National Trustee Todd Hargrove TCH757@gmail.com Hello brothers! Thank you to our brothers and sisters from Massachusetts for all their hard work hosting the 2023 Spring Presidents and National Trustees Board meetings. It is always nice to be with you all. Oregon membership grew dramatically over the year as ridiculous and I’m happy to report we have over 1600 members statewide. Our state labor council has been growing steadily and is at about 30 units. With that, we have traditional labor attorneys in the state actively bad-mouthing and trying to block FOP involvement in labor activities. A suit has been filed with our Employment Relations Board to prevent them from keeping a member from utilizing FOP legal. We are hoping to have a similar ruling as the one recently coming out of Nevada which allows an employee to use a representative of their choosing. We now have a new Governor who appears to be even more anti-police than the last. We will see where this takes us in the near future. Stay safe, Todd Hargrove Oregon National Trustee 210
Report of the Pennsylvania National Trustee John Fiorill j_fiorill@msn.com Pennsylvania City Files for Bankruptcy – Potential Impact for FOP Nationwide Dear Brothers & Sisters: Nationally, since 2001, local governments have filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code 31 times. Recent bankruptcy filings included San Bernardino, Stockton, and Mammoth Lakes in California in 2012; Detroit, Michigan, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, in 2013; and Hillview, Kentucky, in 2015. In November of 2022, the number of municipal bankruptcy filings has increased to 32 with a filing in Pennsylvania for the City of Chester. In the Chester bankruptcy filing, the police pension plan’s unfunded liability was listed as the City’s number one creditor claim. A major reason for this liability is the City’s multi-year failure to make their required contributions to the police pension plan. Currently, the City owes the police pension plan approximately 40 million dollars in contribution payments it was required by law to pay but failed to do so. Between pensions and post-retirement health care costs, the City’s police retiree liabilities will undoubtedly be a major part of in the bankruptcy proceeding. We anticipate the City will attempt to have the U.S. Bankruptcy Court completely remove post-retirement medical benefits from FOP retirees and reduce their current pension benefit payments. The City’s receiver has already made a pre-emptive attack on pension payments by claiming that over 30 retired members had their pension calculated incorrectly. Some of our members had their pension benefits reduced by almost $3,000 a month!! Although these actions are under appeal, the benefit payment reductions remain in effect, and all litigation concerning them is stayed until the final determination of the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Pennsylvania FOP Lodge 19 represents all active and retired police officers in the City of Chester. The police department is extremely undermanned, currently employing only 75 active police officers. There are also approximately 140 retired FOP members currently receiving pension benefit payments. The collective bargaining agreement between the City and Lodge 19 expired two years ago. Since that time, Lodge 19 has filed for arbitration for a new contract, as well as numerous grievances and unfair labor practices in defense of their members. Now, Lodge 19 must take on the additional burden of a costly legal battle in Federal Bankruptcy Court. After an extensive search, Lodge 19 has retained the services of two nationally known law firms, one based in Los Angeles and the other in New York. Both firms are specifically experienced with representing police officers involved in Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy actions. To prevent any conflicts, one firm is representing working officers and the other retired officers, since each group has a different community of interest. As you may well imagine, the costs for legal representation and other experts such as economists, accountants, and actuaries, will be staggering. 211
The area of Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy is still evolving. With each filing, new practices, rulings and precedent will be created and utilized in future proceedings. As a result, this case will have direct and significant impact on FOP members both statewide and nationally. In the past, Lodges confronted with issues of this magnitude and expenses have been assisted financially by the National FOP and State Lodges from across the country. The Pennsylvania State Lodge has often participated in assisting such lodges and is currently assisting Lodge 19 both strategically and financially. Costs to represent our brothers and sisters in the bankruptcy process are expected to exceed $250,000. With that in mind, the Pennsylvania State Lodge, on behalf of William Penn Lodge 19, is respectfully requesting any financial assistance possible from the National Fraternal Order of Police, as well as any other State Lodge in connection with this bankruptcy. Assistance can be sent to: PA FOP Bankruptcy Defense Fund 5262 East Trindle Rd. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17050 Below are links to the Chester Bankruptcy Court Info website and websites for the two lawyers representing Lodge 19 active and retired members. https://www.donlinrecano.com/Clients/ccp/Index https://www.pszjlaw.com/attorneys-james-i-stang.html https://jenner.com/people/RobertGordon LINE OF DUTY DEATHS OFFICERS SHOT Pennsylvania has experienced the tragic loss of three officers due to Line of Duty Deaths. In addition, four additional officers have been shot and seriously wounded in the line of duty since the beginning of 2023. The following officers lost their lives while serving their communities. Chief Justin McIntire Brackenridge PD 1/2/3023 Officer Sean Sluganski McKeesport PD 2/6/2023 Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald Temple University PD 2/18/2023 May we keep them and their families always in our thoughts and prayers. Fraternally, John A. Fiorill Pennsylvania 212
Report of the Rhode Island National Trustee Peter Johnston peterj28@icloud.com Brothers and Sisters, We had our State Conference in October 2022 at the Valley Country Club in Warwick. The conference was well attended by our members and elections were held. There were numerous elected officials who came and asked for our endorsement. During the conference we reelected our President John Donley to a second term, John has been a great voice for our members and we know that will continue. Also elected to their positions were Vice President Jed Pineau, Secretary Joseph Tougas, Treasure Eric Falcofsky, 2nd Vice President Jeffery Viveriros, Sergeant at arms Adam Ledoux and Chaplain Corey Huck. The legislature session is in progress and once again there are many ant-police bills that have been submitted. Once again, the are many bills that want to attack the LEBOR or remove it all together. There is another bill that has been submitted that wants to make all internal investigations public record. President Donley will submit written testimony and also testify on many of these bills. President Donley has also been working with our lobbyist, Nick Hemond to have discussions with the bills sponsor to give them the FOP’s stance on these issues. We continue to work with the IBPO and RI Brotherhood of Corrections to provide a united law enforcement effort. In October prior to our conference, we held the Memorial Raymond Pezzulo golf tournament. The tournament is held each year and the proceeds are used to give scholarships to our members children. This year at our December meeting/ Christmas party we were able to present six scholarships to the incoming Freshman. I along with President Donley would like to thank our neighbors from Massachusetts for hosting the meeting and we look forward to a productive meeting. 213
Report of the South Carolina National Trustee Jerry Wright jwright1415@gmail.com Dear Brothers & Sisters: I look forward to seeing everyone when we get to Boston. I would like to thank the Host Lodge for making all the arrangements and event scheduling. I recall the last National Board meeting that was in Boston, and it was a great success. I will also be attending our Legal Defense Plan Board meeting on Wednesday and Thursday prior to the board meeting. I am proud of the work that the Directors and our partners are doing to protect our members. Almost daily, an officer is being accused of some misgiving. Hopefully, he is a FOP member and covered by our plan. I believe that the main source of problem is the media. They put out there pretty quickly what some unreliable witness tells them without verifying what happened. Then when the facts come out, there is no retraction. The public believes the first story even though it is false most of the time. Our State Lodge is strong with great leadership in all positions. Fund raising continues to be an issue but we are looking at some alternatives. Our legislation section is one to be proud of. We continue on expanding our retire and return to work program. We have had the law changed that effected some officers but we need it changed to effect all officers. PTSD legislation remains a major item this session and our lobbyists are working hard on this issue. Each state and local lodge is a little different but the goals are the same. To keep each officer safe and bring him home at the end of their shift. See you in Boston. Fraternally, Jerry Wright SC National Trustee 214
Report of the South Dakota National Trustee Tony Harrison foptony@fop.net March 30, 2023 Thank you, Boston, for hosting. Love being up in the Northeast…especially when I get to go back home to the Midwest at the end of the week!! Last update I wrote said President Mike Walsh was stepping down as our State President. Luckily with a little convincing, he changed his mind and he’s around for two more years! I’m so excited. Mike is the glue that hold the SD FOP together. He’s awesome. We also lost our Secretary, Brittany Stenzel. Our loss is Nebraska’s gain. She’s awesome and we’ll miss her very much. Thanks Brit! Also, welcome to our new Secretary, Ryan Fischer. The SD FOP continues to be involved in the legislative ring as we have testified already on several bills in front of the SD Senate and House. The FOP does partner well with the SD Sheriff’s Association on many issues, and we have a very strong voice while they are in session. We’re also working with our new Attorney General on issues that affect L/E across the state. Our State Conference was in Watertown SD in November, and I was re-elected as the Nat’l Trustee. Thank you members of SD for your trust in continuing to do this work. We went pheasant hunting and had a blast with nearly all of the E-board making it. Was a great time. Always enjoy my time at these meetings and pray we continue to do the great work of the Order. Looking forward to seeing everyone. 215
Report of the Tennessee National Trustee Johnny Crumby crumby13@comcast.net I would like to thank the Massachusetts State FOP, President Todd Bramwell, Secretary James Franco, National Trustee Rich Shailor and Office Manager Lisa Carroll for all the hard work they have done to ensure our meeting and visit to Boston are a success. The Tennessee State FOP has condemned the beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by the five rouge law enforcement officers. These former officers are a disgrace to the profession. I want to thank the National FOP for their support and voicing their condemnation on this matter. None of the five officers were FOP members, therefore the state lodge did not get put into a position of having to defend the undefendable. Many of you contacted me asking if we needed support or assistance with the media, we appreciate all of you during this difficult time for law enforcement in Tennessee. The Tennessee State FOP Lodge is currently tracking 22 bills in our Legislature. The one that will effect officers across the state is the Citizens Oversight Board bill. This legislation will limit the authority of oversight Boards in Tennessee. Although, our belief is there are valid reasons for Oversight Boards, we also believe they should have rules and reduced authority in the cases they review. Most notable changes in this bill are: • Oversight Boards must submit a written report by February 15th of each year to the State Judiciary Committee in both the House and Senate. • They will not have subpoena power. • The Oversight Boards would become more of a Review vs and Investigation group. I attended Day on the Hill this past February, my personal opinion was that attendance was low this year, from what I observed at the informational meeting at DC001. Considering the amount of work that goes into planning of this important event, I urge state to participate in the future. State Lodge Events: • The TN State FOP Spring Board Meeting will be/was held in Cookeville, TN on March 25th. I hope to have information from that meeting at our Spring Board Meeting. • Our State Memorial Service will be held May 11, 2023, at 10am in legislative Plaza. National Conference is a few short months away, the Tennessee delegates will caucus on Wednesday afternoon in Room 109. If any of the candidates would like to speak to our delegates, please contact President Scottie DeLashmit by email at swdfop@gmail.com. 216
Report of the Texas National Trustee Frank Plowick Frank.plowick@texasfop.org 2023 Spring Board Meeting I am looking forward to seeing all of you in Boston. Thank you all for joining us in Dallas, I hope everyone had a wonderful time! I am thankful and confident our extended family in Massachusetts will host an awesome weekend for us, and appreciate the hospitality they have shown even before our arrival. This year starts the Texas Biennial Legislative cycle. The State Lodge is partnering to chair the Texas Law Enforcement Coalition, a group to bring together all parties with interest in potential legislation that could effect law enforcement across the Great State of Texas. We are looking forward to a successful session this year, as legislative filing have just begun. We would also like to congratulate Brother Fredrick Frazier, the first active law enforcement officer elected to the Texas House of Representatives! I am continuing to meet with local organizations across Texas and continue working to form new lodges. When I became the National Trustee, we had about 4,500 active members in Texas. As I am writing this, we currently have 16,686 active members, in 48 active local lodges. While the growth in Texas has slowed, we are working on solutions to recapture the momentum we were experiencing over the last few years. We are developing new strategies as we reshape the services that the State Lodge provides to grow as the umbrella organization representing Texas law enforcement. We will continue to work with our existing local lodges to merge with competing groups and bring those new members into the FOP, as well as meeting with new groups across the State as we are able too. These steps are critical in establishing “One United Voice for Texas Law Enforcement Officers.” Fraternally, Frank Plowick Texas National Trustee 217
Report of the West Virginia National Trustee Stephen Walker Hwalker71@aol.com Greetings Brothers and Sisters. I’m sorry I missed the Fall Board meeting in Dallas, but West Virginia’s new State President, Daren (Rooster) McNeil, attend in my place. Along with VP Adam Crawford and Secretary Billy Berry. I’m sure they represented West Virginia well. Our President Daren McNeil, Vice President, Adam Crawford, Secretary Bill Berry, Treasurer Erick Miller and I, along with the other executive board members have been busy with the work of the order. We are still waiting to return back to court over our lawsuit on the “payroll protection,” HB 2009. We enjoined with several others and sued the state, got and injunction though Circuit Court, which was overturned by our Supreme Court. We are now scheduled to go back before the Circuit Court on the issues we brought and see if all parties can win. The argument is that state, county and cities should not take time out of their workday to process dues from entities such as FOP, Teachers, or any employee who ask for payroll dues deductions. Even though it had been in place for over forty years. Vice President Adam Crawford (our lead for the legislature), Carol Fulks our lobbyist, President McNeil as needed, and I (behind the scenes) are working the remaining ten days of the sixty-day session. This is “crazy time” for us. We are trying to cover as much as we can. Just to give you a little insight. I keep track of any bills which are law enforcement related. There have been 2295 bills introduced. House bills; 1556 Senate bills; 739 Currently I am tracking 131 Senate bills and 191 House bills a total of 322 bills that may impact Law Enforcement. There are several bills that we are fighting for; one of the most important is Senate Bill 490, Patrol Officer Cassie Johnson Memorial Bill. This bill came about with the shooting death of Charleston Patrol Officer Cassie Johnson, who went on a “routine” parking complaint, and during that follow up, was shot and killed in the line of duty. This bill would mandate that a person who did not “intentionally” kill a law enforcement officer, be sentenced to a minimum of fifteen years to life in prison. For the last two years, VP Adam Crawford and Lobbyist Carol Fulks have worked behind the scenes as well as speaking to key members of the Senate and House of Delegates. Others have been in support as well, but those two have worked their tail off. President Daren McNeil has been called to the Capitol the past couple weeks as well, to facilitate getting this bill passed. At present time, we are trying to get the House to confer, without changes. (They have added language which will kill the bill as we want from the Senate.) So, I hope to have great news when we come to Boston next month. The next ten days will be hectic, to say the least. President McNeil, Vice President Crawford, (VP Crawford did a presentation) and I attended the Labor Summit and Legal Counselors seminars in Las Vegas the past week. As always, there was much 218
information to be had. Thank you to Roger Mayberry and his staff for putting on another great event! Lastly, West Virginia is a member of the Southern States Conference. We are hosting the Southern States Conference April 13th – 16th, 2023 in So. Charleston, West Virginia. I believe Southern States Secretary / Treasurer Allen Hamby, as well as National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield has sent out information for this event. If you or anyone would like more information or planning on attending, just give one of us a shout. I’m looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you in Boston at the end of the month! I pray each of you and your families are doing well. Please continue to stay safe and vigilant during these times. I’ll stand for questions. Steve Walker National Trustee Immediate Past President West Virginia State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police 219
Report of the Wisconsin National Trustee Jerry Johnson bluelineingb@gmail.com Fraternal Brothers and Sisters, Greetings once again from the great State of Wisconsin! On behalf of the members from Wisconsin, I would like to extend a thank you to the Massachusetts State Lodge for hosting our Spring Board Meeting. I look forward to addressing the business of our order and taking in historical Beantown, the Cradle of Liberty. I have made it my practice in the past to begin my reports by honoring the heroic brothers and sisters from Wisconsin who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their communities. It is with deep sorrow that I must announce the loss of one such hero. On Tuesday February 7, 2023 Officer Peter E. Jerving of the Milwaukee Police Department succumbed to injuries sustained during a gunfight. Officer Jerving and his partner located a vehicle taken earlier in their shift during a robbery. When they made contact, the suspect exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Officer Jerving and his partner gave chase pursuing the suspect. As they closed ground, Officer Jerving’s partner attempted to tackle the subject from behind. At that moment his partner was unaware the subject had a handgun in his waistband. Seeing the threat, Officer Jerving drew his firearm as did the subject. Because of the proximity of his partner to the subject, Officer Jerving delivered a contact wound to the subject in an effort to stop the threat. Unfortunately, the subject was also able to fire his weapon, striking Officer Jerving. Both Officer Jerving and the subject later died as a result of their wounds. Officer Jerving died a warrior in the true sense of the word. Not only did he die protecting his community at large, he selflessly gave his life to protect and save the life of his partner. Officer Jerving was a four-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department. He leaves behind his mother, father, four sisters and two brothers. Officer Jerving, we appreciate the selfless sacrifice you have made on our behalf and wish you eternal peace. The year 2022 was an active one in Wisconsin filled with new challenges and continued growth. It was also an election year for state and county officials as well as the Executive Board Officers of our State Lodge. Our state conference last year was held on September 17, 2022, in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the date we reserved for our state conference fell in direct conflict with last year’s fall board meeting in Dallas. This did not afford me the opportunity to report on the business of that meeting or share the results of our election. That said, I am proud to announce the newly elected Wisconsin State Executive Board for the 2022-2024 term: President - Ryan Windorff (Wisconsin DCI) Vice-President – Mark Sette (Washington County SD - Retired) Secretary – Shane Wrucke (Wauwatosa PD - Captain) 220
Treasurer – Aaron Peterson (Wisconsin State Patrol 2nd Vice President – Randy Winkler (Green Bay PD – Retired) Sgt @ Arms – Sean Marschke (Sturtevant PD – Chief) Most of the officers that make up our current State Executive Board were re-elected to their positions. The exception is Brother Peterson who was newly elected this year to fill the vacated position of treasurer. We welcome Aaron aboard and know he will make an excellent addition to this already talented group of individuals. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the service of our outgoing State Treasurer Clark Mitchell. Clark has served as the treasurer of our State Lodge since 2008. During his fourteen years of service, Clark made significant contributions that have been instrumental in the growth and success of our State Lodge. On behalf of the membership of Wisconsin, I would like to thank Clark for his contributions to Wisconsin FOP and wish him success in his future endeavors. At our State Spring Board Meeting last year, our members voted on and approved the creation of a general counsel position for the Wisconsin State Lodge. The decision on who would hold this position was also voted on at our State Conference. I am pleased to report that our delegates selected Attorney Christopher MacGillis to fill this important position. Chris has been a long-time supporter of the FOP, as well as law enforcement in general in Wisconsin. He is a founding partner of MacGillis Wiemer, LLC and was one of the first members of our legal defense team of lawyers. Chris and his firm have built their practice around supporting and representing first responders in our state. He and his team realize and appreciate the challenges of our job and are committed to providing the best legal representation available for our members. We are elated to have Chris join our team. This year Wisconsin will hold our Annual State Conference on June 10, 2023 in Milwaukee. Our conference will be held at the Harley Davidson Museum located in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward District. Registration and additional information regarding this event can be found on the Wisconsin State FOP website @ wifop.org. Last year we prioritized building upon the political foundation we began to develop in 2021. Our Executive Board and Legislative Committee worked exhaustively throughout the spring primaries and into the fall election promoting and endorsing candidates throughout our state that embrace our values and share our ideals and future vision for Wisconsin law enforcement. Although we were not 100% successful in November seating all the candidates we chose to support, we managed to seat some solid allies. To continue our quest to provide the best representation for our members, this year our State Lodge created “Wisconsin Day on the Hill.” On February 2, 2023 President Windorff and Vice President Sette spent the day meeting with legislators at our State Capitol in Madison. Five days later they traveled to represent Wisconsin at our first ever Day on the Hill event in Washington D.C. Both these events provided President Windorff and Vice President Sette an opportunity to meet and confer with our elected officials to discuss legislative priorities and strategies aimed at improving the law enforcement environment in our country. Wisconsin FOP continues to experience steady growth closing out 2022 chartering our third and newest lodge of the year. On October 6th we chartered West Milwaukee PPA Lodge #30. We are elated to have them aboard and wish them much success. 221
In closing, I would like to recognize and congratulate the members of my local lodge, Green Bay Lodge #2. On April 1, 2023, our lodge will celebrate the 25th Anniversary our chartering. As a charter member of this lodge, I am extremely proud to have witnessed the success our lodge has achieved over the years. Through the tenacious efforts of many talented leaders and the diligent work of our members, Green Bay Lodge #2 has become the premier lodge in state of Wisconsin and set the standard for all other lodges in our state to aspire to. Congratulations on turning our vision into reality. Remain Vigilant, Stay Safe. Jerry Johnson Wisconsin National Trustee 222
Report of the Wyoming National Trustee Tina Trimble foptinatrimble@gmail.com Brothers and Sisters: As I report, most of Wyoming is socked in by yet another heavy snowstorm which has made the state mostly impassable. Fortunately I got to enjoy that snowstorm from the comfort of my front porch swing where it was a cozy 75 degrees. I have been busy enjoying South Carolina, while still attending to the needs of my members. I have been attending several meetings virtually. No major issues of concern facing law enforcement. Our State employees recently got a raise and another one is likely in the upcoming budget session. That has really boosted morale and was long overdue. On Halloween, we had a Deputy from the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office shot while trying to execute a search warrant in Cheyenne. The Deputy was the second from the same agency to get shot in the line of duty in the same year. Both Deputies are expected to fully recover. Membership continues to be steady and has increased 12% since the last report. Our newest Lodge in Laramie is getting established and is reporting growing community support for their lodge. All in all, things are going very well in Wyoming and there are not many issues affecting our membership and I’m looking to spending time with you all in Boston! Tina Trimble National Trustee Wyoming 223
Report of the Awards & Recognition Committee Ed Brannigan, Chairman thebashs@aol.com President Patrick Yoes, National Trustee, Board Members, Brothers and Sisters: The Awards Committees’ mission is to create recognition programs that identify and honor those members whose service have been so distinguished that they merit recognition on a national level. This committee will solicit nominations for the annual Jack Dudek Award Member of the Year. It is an honor that is given each year, either at the midterm Board Meeting or at the National Conference. The Jack Dudek Member of the Year Award was established as a means of rewarding an individual member for his or her service and dedication to the community, his or her department and the Fraternal Order of Police on the local, state and national levels. Nominations are to be submitted in resume form by a subordinate lodge stating the qualifications of the member being nominated for this award. • All applications must be submitted in legible typewritten form on FOP letterhead (five copies, please) giving all pertinent information as to why the members of your lodge feel the applicant should be considered for this prestigious award. • All applications must be submitted by the subordinate lodge in good standing. No individual member shall submit his or her name as a nominee for this award. • Nominees should be considered on the basis of his or her career in the law enforcement profession, his or her FOP involvement, and service to the community. • Only active FOP members currently working in law enforcement or retired from law enforcement shall be considered for this award. Retired law enforcement officers are to be considered as active members. • All applications must be received by the committee chairperson no later than six weeks prior to the first day of the Board Meeting of National Conference. The Kenneth Canterbury Excellence in Leadership Award will be awarded to the nominee who most displays the characteristics of an FOP Leader. This award will be presented at the Biennial Conference every odd year. • The nominees must be submitted in legible typewritten form on FOP letterhead, giving all pertinent information as to why the members of your lodge feel the applicant should be considered for this prestigious award. • All nominees must be submitted by a subordinate lodge in good standing. No individual member shall submit his or her name as a nominee for this award. 224
• Nominees should be considered on the basis of who most displays the characteristics of an FOP Leader. • Only active FOP members currently working in law enforcement or retired from law enforcement service shall be considered for this award. Retired law enforcement officers are considered as active members. • All nominees must be received by the committee chairperson no later than six weeks prior to the National Biennial Conference. The Awards Committee has been approached by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) about honoring Law Enforcement Officers at their Rodeos. They have 600 Rodeos nationwide. We are in talks and I will be reporting on it at the Board Meeting. This concludes my report and I would like to thank the members of the Awards and Recognition Committee for their dedication and commitment to the FOP and this Committee. Members are: Mike Burns, KS; Allen Hamby, AR; David McClure, SC; Dan Mitchell, OH; Shawn Richards, MD; David Willis, MI. Respectfully Submitted, Edward R. Brannigan, Chairman Awards & Recognition Committee 225
Report of the Cold Case Files Committee Tina Trimble, Chairman foptinatrimble@gmail.com Committee Members: Tina Trimble, Chair- Wyoming, Brent Jex-Utah, Adam Crawford-West Virginia The Cold Case Committee has been busy working on different ways to provide assistance to state and local agencies struggling to effectively work and close cold cases in their areas. Brother Jex has drafted a letter that will be sent to agencies as well as Homicide Investigator Associations in each state to try to partner with those organizations to promote the assistance this committee hopes to provide. The committee is hoping to solicit cases to re-initiate the cold case podcast with Paul Violis. The committee is also hoping to receive feedback on how the committee can better serve the members and cold case investigators throughout this country. It seems that a week doesn’t go by without hearing of a cold case that has been solved using Investigative Genetic Genealogy. Just this week, a cold case murder of a woman who was stabbed and sexually assaulted in an Iowa hotel room nearly 40 years ago was solved using this amazing technology. Our friends at Family Tree DNA and Gene By Gene are planning to make a presentation to the Board of Trustees in the near future to discuss more exciting advancements. Tina Trimble-Chair Cold Case Committee 226
Report of the Conference Safety & Security Committee Carlton Stallings, Chairman Ces99@tvn.net TO : All Members FROM : Carlton Stallings – Chairman, Conference Safety and Security REF : Conference Safety and Security Report DATE : March 31-April 1, 2023 The mission of the National Conference Safety and Security Committee is to be responsible for working with the Conference Host Lodge and their respective security and law enforcement partners to ensure that the safety and security of attendees to the national FOP Biennial Conference is assured. The committee’s activities shall consist of a pre-evaluation of safety and security and on-site activities related to the conference. With this goal in mind, I have been in touch and coordinated with National Trustee Dave Moody and National Sergeant at Arms Keith Turney leading up to an on-site visit on February 14-15, 2023. I, along with Don Teagarden, met with one of the MGM Grand Convention Services managers, the Assistant Security manager and our Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMP) liaison officer. The meetings went well and they were very cooperative and wanting to assist with our needs. Please be aware that the MGM has a strict no firearms policy on the property except for on-duty law enforcement. Please don’t leave firearms out in your room during maid service. Each room will have a safe. One thing you need to aware of is this is a huge property and it’s a 7–10-minute walk from most of the rooms to the conference center. We were provided with floor plans and Don determined that we will need approximately 20 volunteers to man the doors Monday through Wednesday. I need for all the trustees to assist with volunteers from their state to help during the conference. Please email Don at e114@aol.com with volunteers. One of the things that I requested several conferences back is color coded credentials. I’ll let our Sergeant at Arms speak to that. They do not have a medical staff on the property. They have first aid bags that security personnel can bring to us if needed. Security personnel are trained in CPR and De-Fib. There will be approximately 35 unarmed security guards on duty daily. They also have a 3-member Emergency Response Team that is armed. On February 15th I met with LVMP officer Kendall Bell about securing bomb dogs and extra patrols for the conference. He said he would work on that. I hope to have more information on this soon. 227
Report of the Constitution & By-Laws Committee Terry Mangum, Chairman TerryMangum@frontier.com Terry Mangum, Chairman Members: Mike Brunson (FL), David Burks (KY), Joe Fitzgerald (PA), Marlin Humphrey (GA), Shaun Laird (OH), Kevin Simpson (AR), Phil Tenerelli (IL), and Ron Ultz (AL). The Committee members and I would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to Secretary Jimmy Holderfield and the National Lodge staff in Nashville for their continued support and assistance. We offer a very special thank you to Angie Hoover for all of her assistance to our Committee. I would like to recognize and thank the members of your Constitution and By-laws Committee for their dedicated service. The Committee members are Mike Brunson of Florida, David Burks of Kentucky, Joe Fitzgerald of Pennsylvania, Marlin Humphrey of Georgia, Shaun Laird of Ohio, Kevin Simpson of Arkansas, Phil Tenerelli of Illinois, and Ron Ultz of Alabama. The Constitution and By-laws Committee received amendments from the Pennsylvania State Lodge, North Carolina State Lodge, New York State Lodge, Oklahoma State Lodge, Utah State Lodge, Washington State Lodge, and Ohio State Lodge. All of the amendments from these State Lodges will require further action by the National Board of Directors. 1. The Committee received and reviewed four (4) amendment to the Pennsylvania State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the 2022 Pennsylvania State Lodge 47th Biennial Conference. 1.This amendment to the Constitution adds the Trustee of the National Board to the Officers of the Pennsylvania State Lodge. 2. This amendment to the Constitution removed the wording that stated the Trustee of the National Board was not included as an Officer of the Pennsylvania State Lodge. 3.This amendment to the Constitution adds a new section which states that an Active member who fails to maintain such membership is not eligible for Associate membership in any Subordinate Lodge. 4.This amendment to the Constitution adds a new section that states if the National Constitution and By-laws is amended and the State Lodge must amend to not be in conflict, the then the State’s shall be considered amended until their next Biennial Conference when they will be amended. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of this Amendment to the Pennsylvania State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. 228
2. The Committee received and reviewed fifteen (15) amendments to the North Carolina State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the 26th North Carolina Biennial State Conference on September 20-21, 2022. Amendments 1-6: During the 65th Biennial Conference in Indianapolis the Delegates voted to REJECT Amendment 13., which was proposed to create a new class of membership, Support Personnel Affiliate membership. In order to be in compliance with the National Constitution and By-laws, the term Affiliate membership was reclassified as Associate membership. 1. This amendment to the Constitution definitions changed the wording Affiliate to Associate and distinguishes between law enforcement support members and regular Associate members. 2. This amendment to the Constitution article on Membership again changed the wording. 3. This amendment to the Constitution article on Membership distinguishes between law enforcement support member Associates and regular Associate members. 4. This amendment to the Constitution on State and Subordinate Lodges removes the word Affiliate. 5. This amendment to the Constitution on Affiliate membership removes Affiliate Membership and replaces it with Class A Associate Membership. 6. This amendment to the Constitution dealing with the State Lodge Legal Aid Plan removes Affiliate and replaces it with Class A Associate. 7. This amendment to the Constitution adds a new section, in compliance with the amendment adopted during the 65th Biennial Conference in Indianapolis which allows for the collection of lodge email addresses for communication purposes. 8. This amendment to the By-Laws under State Executive Board adds the Chairman of the State Trustees. 9. This amendment to the Constitution under Constitutional Amendments removes the requirement of mailing and makes distribution of materials easier and allows for electronic means. 10. This amendment to the Constitution under State Secretary removes the requirement of mailing and makes distribution of materials easier and allows for electronic means. 11. This amendment to the Constitution under State President removes the requirement of mailing and makes distribution of materials easier and allows for electronic means. 12. This amendment to the Constitution, under Organization, adds a new section which allows the State Lodge Executive Board the ability to offer a virtual option, postpone or cancel the Fall State Board of Directors meeting and the State Biennial Conference if there is an emergency which makes meeting impossible, such as the COVID pandemic. 13. This amendment to the Constitution, under State Board of Directors, adds a new section which allows the allows the State Lodge Executive Board the ability to offer a virtual option, postpone or cancel the State Board of Directors meeting if there is an emergency which makes meeting impossible, such as the COVID pandemic. 229
14. This proposed Amendment corrects a conflict with the National Constitution and By-laws and adds new Subsection C. and C-1 which was adopted by the delegates (Amendment 15) during the 2021 National Biennial Conference in Indianapolis. 15. This amendment authorizes the creation and governing of an At-Large Lodge by the NC State Lodge. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of these Amendments to the North Carolina State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. 3. The Committee received and reviewed two (2) amendments to the New York State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the State Conference on October 11, 2022. 1. This amendment to the Constitution clarifies fiduciary responsibilities for State Trustees for State Conferences and meetings and adds an accountability provision. 2. This amendment to the By-laws holds State Trustees to same standard as Executive Board members for not fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities and provides the mechanism for accomplishing this. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of these Amendments to the New York State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. 4. The Committee received and reviewed a complete rewrite of the Oklahoma State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the 36th State Biennial Conference on August 19-21, 2022. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Oklahoma State Lodge. While the Committee did not find any conflicts with the Oklahoma State Lodge Constitution and By-laws, we did recommend four items to improve and clarify areas in their document. I have spoken with and provided written information to President Mark Nelson concerning these issues. 5. The Committee received and reviewed six (6) amendments to the Utah State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the State Conference on November 5, 2022. 1. This amendment to the Constitution clarifies who may serve as a substitutes State Trustee and requirements that must be met. 2. This amendment to the Constitution addresses the Annual Conference, when it will occur, that it will serve as a reporting event for the current year and the budget and board elections for the upcoming year, and which year odd or even the State Executive Board and the National Trustee will be elected and the effective date. 3. This amendment to the Constitution added a new Section that addresses Subordinate Lodges and media engagements, and provides which entity (subordinate or state) will provide media interaction in specific situations. 230
4. This amendment to the By-laws increases the fee a Subordinate Lodge will pay the State Lodge for each new member, for each reinstated member, and for each transfer member to $100. 5. This amendment to the By-laws increases the annual dues for Retired Members to $100. 6. This amendment to the By-laws increases to $100.00 the Annual per capita that a Subordinate Lodge will pay to the State Lodge for each member. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of these Amendments to the Utah State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. While the Committee did not find any conflicts with the submitted amendments for the Utah State Lodge Constitution and By-laws, we did identify several issues that need to be addressed in their document. I have spoken with and provided written information to President Brent Jex concerning these issues. 6. The Committee received and reviewed five (5) amendments to the Washington State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the State Conference in October 2022. 1. This amendment to the Constitution adds word State to Executive Board and clarifies that Past President(s) will have voice but no vote on the Executive Board. 2. This amendment to the Constitution adds Immediate Past President and any Past Presidents who completed their term of election to the State Board. 3. This amendment to the Constitution adds Past President(s) to the Article titled Immediate Past President. 4. This amendment to the Constitution adds language for the reimbursement of the Immediate Past President, and if a State meeting is handled at a National Conference the Past Presidents will be reimbursed at the rate of any other delegate attending. It also added Past President to Immediate Past President for assisting and advising the State President and Executive Board. 5. This amendment to the By-laws adds the word Lodge to clarify what was being referenced. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of these five Amendments to the Washington State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. While the Committee did not find any conflicts with the submitted amendments for the Washington State Lodge Constitution and By-laws, we did identify several issues which need to be addressed in their Constitution and By-laws. I have spoken with and provided written information to President Marco Monteblanco concerning these issues. 7. The Committee received and reviewed four (4) amendments to the Ohio State Lodge Constitution and By-laws which were adopted at the State Conference in 2022. 1. This amendment to the Constitution provides the ability of the Board of Trustees to waive the fine for dues payments in arrears. 2. This amendment to the By-laws provides the ability of the Board of Trustees to direct other deposit options in accordance with an adopted investment policy statement. 3. This amendment to the By-laws provides the State Secretary with the ability to prescribe rules, forms and procedures which are necessary to issue verifiable credentials to all Delegates 231
and requires the Delegates to have a verifiable image of their annual conference credential while within or seeking entrance to the conference hall. 4. This amendment to the Constitution and By-laws corrected typographical and grammatical errors throughout the document. After a thorough review, the Committee found no conflicts and recommends approval of these four Amendments to the Ohio State Lodge Constitution and By-laws as submitted. While the Committee did not find any conflicts with the submitted amendments for the Ohio State Lodge Constitution and By-laws, we did identify an issue which needs to be addressed and another one needing attention in their Constitution and By-laws. I have spoken with and provided written information to President Gary Wolske concerning these issues. Reminder: Amendments to the National Constitution and By-laws adopted during the National Biennial Conference need to be adopted into your State Lodge Constitutions and By-laws if these issues are addressed within your documents. If they do, your Constitution and By-laws will need to be amended to reflect these changes in order to not be in conflict with the National Lodge Constitution and By-laws. You may want to consider adding an amendment to your Constitution and By-laws like: “Section __. Any amendments that have been adopted by the delegates at a National Biennial Conference which apply to a State Lodge or Subordinate Lodge or their membership thereof, shall automatically become part of the State Lodge Constitution, and are not subject to the provisions of Article __ as it pertains to proposed amendments. All subordinate lodges will be notified in writing of any such changes.” Respectfully submitted, Terry Mangum 232
Report of the Correctional Officers Committee Ken Hawkins, Chairman NJfophawk@aol.com Committee Members: Daniel Johnson KY), Tanisha Sutton (NY) Randall Lowe (AZ), Scot Ward (IL), David Cuevas (TX),John Rosser (DC), Giovanni Concepcion (FL) The Correctional Officer Committee discussion has been on the various issues our facilities and other Jails/Prisons struggle to deal with the ever changing and unique ways inmates attempt to smuggle millions of dollars of drugs –contrabands into the Prisons from the outside. Illinois Corrections Lodge 263 says their State have a big problem with synthetic drugs found inside their prisons with no new policy change for that current crisis. They have also been busy signing up a lot of new fraternal members. Since our last National Board meeting Massachusetts Trustee Rich Shailor shared a letter of support with the committee from an FOP endorsed State Politician and former Police Officer condemning the assault on a Massachusetts State Correctional Officer by an inmate serving life and also recognizing the danger Correctional Officers face patrolling behind the wall. The Correctional Officers Committee Congratulates C/O Paul Lunkwitz of Nevada C.O. Lodge 21 who successfully defeated AFSCME local 4041 in an election to determine who would represent the state category 3 peace officers bargaining unit. FOP Lodge 21 received just under 80% of the votes cast. I should add that Lunkwitz mentioned AFSCME brought in organizers and recruiters to campaign for them. They were from all over the country, Ohio, Connecticut, etc. It was just their lodge to pass out flyers and create digital flyers to send out via text message to all bargaining unit members. The Election commenced on November 15 and the votes were counted around December 10th. The election was certified by the Employee Management Relations Board on December 29th. Nevada FOP Lodge 21 is now in the process of setting up negotiation dates for a CBA. I would also like to thank my Committee and the National FOP Labor Services for submitting some support information to Lodge 21. Respectfully submitted, Ken Hawkins, Chairman ( fopcorrections@fop.net ) Correctional Officer Committee 233
Report of the Credential Committee Colette Smith, Chairman csmith0322@gmail.com In order to best serve our members, the Credential Committee will be offering lodges the ability to register and pick up their entire delegation's and guest credentials. To take advantage of this service, lodge secretaries must notify the National Secretary’s office in writing by July 31, 2023, by emailing credentials@fop.net, that they will be registering and picking up their entire delegation and guest credentials. When picking up credentials, Lodge Secretaries, or their designee, must present all credential copies and their picture ID/driver’s license at registration. Credentials will be sent from the Grand Lodge beginning in May, after the Last Half Per Capita is received. Lodges may not pay Per Capita or the Yearly Administrative Fee at the conference in order to gain access or register additional delegates. Registration will be held in the Grand Ballroom pre-function area. Registration Hours: Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, August 13, 2023 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday, August 14, 2023 7:00 am – 2:00 pm Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 16, 2023 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Thursday, August 17, 2023 9:00 am – until 30 minutes after the last delegate name is called Completed credentials must be received at the Grand Lodge by July 31, 2023, in order to be considered as PRE-REGISTERED. Once at the conference, delegates and alternates whose credentials are not being picked up by their lode secretaries must have their credential copy and a valid state issued picture ID/driver’s license to receive their name tag and conference material. Members that are not delegates, who wish to attend the conference will be given a member pass. They must present a state issued picture ID/driver’s license and their 2023 Active Membership Card. Non-delegate members must sit in their designated area on the conference floor. Guests will register at the GUEST counter and will need to present a state issued picture ID/driver’s license and credential number or the state and number of the delegate’s home lodge. Delegates do not need to be present with their guest as long as the guest has the above-mentioned information. Candidates (and their workers) must stay outside the 100-foot barrier to the Registration area to campaign and pass out election items. 234
Report of the Disaster Assistance Committee Dennis McCrary, Chairman dmccraryfop@aol.com A few of our FOP members in the country continue to go through some difficult times in addition to the Covid disaster that has attacked so many. Fires and other disasters affected law enforcement personnel and others since we last met in September 2022. We have been fortunate that there have only been 3 disaster applications for assistance since our last meeting. The states involved are listed below. Arkansas Florida National Trustees, local and state leaders are reminded that the disaster applications must be first approved by the local lodge, then the state lodge and then sent to me or the National Office. The most up-to-date Disaster Assistance Application has a date of March 2021 at the bottom of the pages so PLEASE USE THE NEW FORM. This new form has some changes and it is available from the Grand Lodge website under Foundation information or directly from me. Please read the requirements at the top of the application as you are signing saying the member meets these requirements. Just a reminder that one requirement is that the member be displaced from their home. Displacement may be for a very brief period or an extended time. Another requirement is that there is severe damage to the home. Please contact me if you have any questions. A special thank you to the Disaster Relief Committee members for their service. The committee members are: Pete Alfinito New Jersey Kelly Gibson Louisiana John Krupinsky Connecticut Margaret Mickelson California Robert Radosevich New Mexico The last information I have from Treasurer James Smallwood indicated the Disaster Relief Fund was showing a total of $502,266. Treasurer Smallwood or I will give an up-to-date figure at this meeting. Members are reminded that this particular committee addresses the financial grants that are dispersed to eligible members that qualify for Disaster Assistance. Our actual DART Team is the unit that responds to the disaster locations to help feed and assist with remediation. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or any member of the committee with any questions. I ask that you keep those FOP members and citizens affected by these disasters in your thoughts and prayers. Also please continue to contribute to the Disaster Relief fund and help our members that are going through one of the most difficult periods in their life. 235
Disaster Area Response Team Jason Smith, Chairman jenkscsi@gmail.com Hello everyone and thank you for your interest in the National Disaster Area Response Team report for Spring of 2023 in Boston Mass. While reporting to you in Dallas Texas last fall, I stated that the Hurricane Season had been light and it looked good for a quiet fall. Yes, I take full and total responsibility for Hurricane Ian that devastated the Florida Gulf coast, and really the state as a whole. From the conception of the hurricane coming through the Gulf of Mexico we stayed in contact with Florida State President Steve Zona as we prepared for the worst. The worst manifested as the officially rated Cat 4 storm struck the Fort Myers area in late September. The decision was made and approved for deployment by the national executive board and preparations for a full deployment began. Realizing early the devastation this storm was going to bring we mobilized our entire compliment of assets to Florida to assist our brothers and sisters in need. We faced many challenges with this deployment as it was the largest and most consuming deployment to date. While in route we learned that we would be plugged in to the FEMA and State of Florida Emergency Management model and all the red tape that came with that. Every task that those government agencies threw at us were met and successfully accomplished to allow us to complete our mission. While traveling to the site that would be our new homes for duration of the deployment we learned that we would need to be able to provide 1000 meals three times per day. By far our largest deployment to date, but we knew with the amazing teamwork and hard dedicated service our volunteer army we could handle it. As deployments usually go that number quickly rose to over 2000 meals three times a day. Utilizing both our large NASCAR style trailer kitchen and the California Mobile Kitchen we set up camp at the Jet Blue Spring Camp for the Boston Red Sox organization. They gave us run of the park and thanks to an amazing advance effort Michael Kruggel was able to secure us all the essential needs we needed to run a successful operation. Quickly, volunteer members from all over the country lined up to help work and make this deployment possible. Jay King raced from Alabama with our remediation teams and supplies to help dig our members out of the mess left behind by this hurricane. All and all well over 100 homes were cleaned up and worked on by our army of remediation heroes that worked selflessly and tirelessly to help their brothers and sisters in need. FEMA and the state inspected both of our mobile kitchens, and both passed all their requirements with flying colors. After the first few meals they realized very quickly that we knew what we were doing and in fact removed our “handlers” from their agencies to let us operate. There is much more to that story but that is the end result of some pretty amazing teamwork by our army of volunteers in the kitchen’s and serving lines. As with any deployment we learned a great deal about our capabilities, our resolve, and determination to see this mission through. Over 24,000 meals were served to hungry first responders, rescue crews and electrical line crews that were getting the state of Florida back in the game. The State of Florida FOP stepped up in a big way and made sure that any needs the team had while on site were met and the deployment was a success. We continue to prepare, learn, adapt, and build this team into what we hope someday is a well-oiled machine but until then we are proud to continue to serve and protect those who protect and serve. 236
Report of the Diversity Committee Robert Gaddy, Chairman rgaddyjr@yahoo.com Greetings, Sisters, and Brothers, I am pleased to continue serving you as the committee chair for diversity for 2021-2023. I currently serve in the following capacities: Captain with the North Carolina Central University Police Department, Vice President of the North Carolina State Lodge, and President of my local Lodge, Durham County Lodge #2. I hope a committee will serve the Order in a manner that will affect sustainable change for years to come. The diversity committee is comprised of twelve additional members: Matt Candelaria (NM), Michael Hall (AR), Dontario Hardy (NC), Marlon Harvey (IL), Lonnie Miller (FL), Bernard Roe (NC), Shaniece Singh (MD), Brandon Walker (MO), Roy Wilkins (MD), Brinda Williamson (TN), Mike Walsh (SD), and John Williamson (NJ). The 2023 Diversity Summit will kick off in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 9, 10, & 11. Last year’s conference was the first-ever presented by the Fraternal Order of Police. The Summit featured multiple training topics such as Procedural Justice and four types of Culture awareness: (African American, Hispanic-Latino, Women, and LGBTQ Plus). The conference featured various Instructors, Dr. Gregory A. Salters, Sergeant Raheem & Yholima Vargas-Aleem, Captain Denise Campbell, Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" Reyes, and Officer Vanessa Gonzalez. We also covered Unconscious Bias awareness, and the FOP hosted its first-ever Chiefs of Police panel. Members of the panel were asked about current diversity-related practices and issues within their agencies and the communities which they served. These questions led to very intense open conversations, dialogue, and discussions. And bringing the two-day training seminar to a close, conference attendees were provided career guidance from nationally recognized Attorney Kevin Drummond, who was the keynote speaker. During the 2023 Summit, we will cover several of the same topics. This years Summit will be three days, allowing us to add additional topics such as: Diversity Awareness, Officer suicide awareness, have a diversity panel discussion, just to name a few. I hope to see each of you in attendance at this years Summit. I want to again recognize the members of Charlotte-Mecklenburg FOP Lodge #9 for again stepping up and being the host lodge for this great event. Lodge 9 recognizes that creating a diverse and inclusive environment helps establish a sense of belonging among members. In addition, members who feel more connected to an organization tend to work harder and more intelligently, producing higher quality results. Thank you to my committee members for all the continued hard work since our last National meeting and Diversity Summit. We pledge to keep things moving and upfront. I look forward to working with each of you, as we begin to shape and guide the organization's future. On numerous occasions, I have continued to say that serving as the National Diversity Chairman, it has been an absolute pleasure. This opportunity has given me the distinct pleasure of working with and learning from a powerful and effective National Executive Board. We are proud to represent everyone in the most favorable light. As always, I am still at your beck and call, willing to serve and represent you in any way possible. Please feel free to contact me at any time. Please see my and the committee’s activities since our most recent Executive Board Meeting: 237
AUGUST 2022 August 25, 2022 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 Pre-State Conference meeting. SEPTEMBER 2022 September 13, 2022 -Virtual National Diversity Committee Meeting. September 18-22, 2023 -Hosted and attended the NCFOP State Conference that was held in Durham, NC. September 29, 2022 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 membership meeting. OCTOBER 2022 October 4, 2022 -Virtual National Diversity Committee Meeting. October 6, 2022 -Pre-conference Virtual National Diversity Committee Meeting. October 22, 2022 -Submitted article for the National Journal. October 16-18, 2023 -Hosted and attended the National Diversity Summit that was held in Charlotte, NC. October 27, 2022 -Submitted post conference report for National Diversity Summit. October 27, 2022 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 membership meeting. NOVEMBER 2022 November 19, 2022 -Met with Target regarding the upcoming FOP, COPs, and KID's event. November 28, 2022 -In-person and Virtual NC State Executive Board meeting. I attended virtually. DECEMBER 2022 December 1, 2022 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 membership meeting for the combined months of November and December. December 3, 2022 -Attended and participated in the Durham Lodges 2’s FOP, COPs, and KID's program. December 3, 2022 -Attended the memorial services for FOP Member/NC State President Don Penix. December 15, 2022 -Attended the FOP Retirees Luncheon at Duke Memorial Church. JANUARY 2023 January 4, 2023 -Attended New Bern Lodge 52's monthly meeting virtually. January 12, 2023 -OIS Shooting response at the Durham Police Department January 18-20, 2023 -Spoke with Fairfield Inn and set the dates for the 2023 Diversity Summit. 238
January 26, 2023 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 membership meeting. January 30, 2023 -Hosted a virtual National Diversity Committee Meeting. FEBRUARY 2023 February 1-5, 2023 -Attended and taught a Diversity Class at Leadership Matters that was held in Nashville, TN. February 3, 2023 -Meeting with Walmart on sponsorship of the 2023 Diversity Summit. February 6, 2023 -Met with the Durham Police Department Chief of Police on how to improve the Department and FOP Lodge 2's relationship as it relates to media stories. February 9, 2023 -Attended a court hearing at the NC Supreme Court regarding a Lodge 2 member's wrongful termination case. February 13, 2023 -Spoke with President Yoes about the logistics of the National Diversity Summit 2023. February 20, 2023 -Attended a virtual meeting for NCFOP membership and recruitment meeting hosted by Chairman Greg Brown. February 21, 2023 -Hosted a virtual National Diversity Committee Meeting. February 23, 2023 -Attended the monthly Lodge 2 membership meeting. February 25, 2023 -Attended the funeral services for NCFOP Lodge 52 Founding Member Dan Clark. The service was held in New Bern, NC. Fraternally, Robert E. Gaddy, Jr., Chairman National Diversity Committee 239
Report of the Easterseals Committee Rocky Nowaczyk, Chairman robertnowaczyk@sbcglobal.net The National FOP Easterseals Committee continues to work hard for the membership and representing the NFOP “Charity of Choice”, Easterseals. Our relationship with Easterseals, since 1977, continues to support them with FOP talents, time and treasures. The NFOP Easterseals Committee is constantly in contact with their assigned States. The various fundraising events and activities around the country involving FOP members and lodges continues to grow and increase. Our committee supports our partnership between the FOP and Easterseals, it is truly a labor of love. We get out of our efforts what we put into them. We are truly grateful for all the states and local lodges that help support the Easterseals centers in their towns, counties and cities, without your community involvement we could not accomplish our mission. I want to say a special thank you to the NFOP Auxiliary Lodge for their continued support of our “Charity of Choice”, Easterseals. They have conducted a gun raffle at the last two National Conferences, collected donations from their delegates and participated in various events to raise funds for Easterseals. Once again, this year at the NFOP Conference, in Las Vegas, Easterseals will be teaching a seminar on Autism Awareness for First Responders. It was a very popular seminar at the last National conference, and they are anxious to teach it again. There will be two days of seminars at the conference. Look to sign up when registering for the NFOP Conference. This program teaches First Responders how to recognize Autistic individuals from a first responders’ perspective. We will be meeting as a committee sometime in the Spring of 2023 to prepare for our NFOP Conference presentation. We hope to have a great speaker and we will also present the NFOP Steve Young Easterseals Humanitarian award. Please tell your delegates to be present for our report, it will be interesting. As you can see the NFOP Easterseals Committee is hard at work representing the men and women in law enforcement and working with our “Charity of Choice”. The amount of publicity we receive, Police supporting their communities, is priceless. I am honored to serve as a board member of the Chicago/Rockford Easterseals Board of Directors. I represent the FOP on the board and the FOP is viewed as a premier sponsor of Easterseals. We have been able to assist many FOP members families through Easterseals programs. We will be celebrating the 2023 Easterseals Gala in February,2023, in Chicago. It is their premier event and raises funds for Easterseals programs and services. Thanks to all those that support and believe in the Easterseals message. We are proud to be a corporate sponsor of Easterseals. Remember we chose Easterseals as our “Charity of Choice”, they did not choose us. Please continue to help and give until it makes you feel good. 240
A great big thank you for my dedicated committee members. Howard Billingslea – Georgia Brian Hallman – Virginia Jerome Berrian – Florida Tom Gersbach – Pennsylvania We will always remember our friend, brother and committee member, Tommy Tizzard – Louisiana, Rest in Peace Tommy. 241
Report of the Education Committee Ron Bartmier, Chairman RLBart188@aol.com Members: Bill Splawn (WA), Bruce Bialorucki (IL), Daren McNeil (WV), John Marasco (MI), John DiPietro (OH), Toby Deaton (IN) President Yoes, National E-Board, National Board of Directors The Education Services Committee is charged with setting the agendas for the annual Leadership Matters and educational breakouts during our biennial conferences. We oversee vetting and maintain the relationships of colleges who are members of the NFOPU. We are also responsible for approving requests for scholarships from members to attend one of the many educational opportunities that are put on by different committees of the Grand Lodge. The scholarships are for the waiver of the registration fee for the classes. These are specifically for members of lodges that are having financial issues but still need the training. LEADERSHIP MATTERS Leadership Matters 2023 was held at the Sheraton Music City in Nashville Feb 2-4. It was a huge success with 423 registered members in attendance. All of the instructors were members of our National and State Leadership team and did an outstanding job of presenting the various topics concerning everything FOP. Our staff from the National Office did a tremendous job in coordinating all the events and set-up. A very special thank you to Stephanie Simpson who carries the heavy load of total preparation of the event! If you have ever set up an event like this you understand all the work it takes to put it on, Stephanie and the rest of the staff came through with flying colors! Also, a big thank you to the members of the Nashville Lodge, who set up and maintained the hospitality room. Another huge undertaking for serving over 500 members. It was a total team effort and I and the rest of the Education Services Committee are proud to be part of it! CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS We are currently working on setting the agenda for the conference workshops. We will hold 12 workshops a day, one hour after the conclusion of business on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. To avoid confusion the times will remain certain, with President Yoes announcing the starting time prior to declaring recess for the day. NFOPU Members of our University Consortium include American Military University, Ashland University, George Washington University, Montreat College, National University, Notre Dame College, Olivet College, Rosemont College, Tiffin University, Trident University International, Union Institute and University, University of Cincinnati, University of the Cumberlands, University of Maryland Global College, University of San Diego, Upper Iowa University, Walden University, University of Management & Technology, and Waldorf University. Each of them offers a great education at discounted costs for our members. Free College, as we have known it, will be going away soon. Because of an investigation by the Department of Education these colleges will be looking to make changes. Central State University is no longer accepting 242
applications through the free college program. Eastern Gateway Community College is still accepting applications, although it is now semester to semester, and could end at any time. Recently, they have accepted applications for the Spring Semester. We will know more about the Fall Semester as time gets closer. We have been working with the Student Resource Center to create something more affordable and have just partnered up with William Woods University in what is described as a no to low-cost option. Our members (and family) can go into our website under Education, hit Union Benefit, then go into the site for William Woods University. There is a 3-step process to determine where each member stands on the cost of a degree there. For the Spring Semester they will be offering up to an Associate’s Degree, but by the Fall Semester are planning on a full Bachelor’s Degree and more. The very least you can get there is a 50% discount on the education. We will communicate the information as more comes available. Ron Bartmier Chairman Educational Services Committee RLBart188@aol.com 243
Report of the Grievance Committee Mark Donahue, Chairman Mpdonahue8002@gmail.com By the direction of the President, the Grievance Committee has been charged with holding hearings for 2 Brothers from the Washington DC lodge. The Brothers have made allegations that have in the past not been addressed by the DC Lodge and have been the subject of inquiry by a Compliance Committee of the National Lodge. The Compliance Committee has found that there were 4 grievances filed that had not been addressed by the DC Lodge and that after communications with the Grievants, 3 of those 4 issues should be addressed. The Grievance Committee will conduct hearings on March 17th at the FOP National legislative Offices beginning at 9AM on the allegations made by the 2 DC Lodge Brothers and will submit it's findings to the Compliance Committee. A report will be tendered to the National Board at the Spring Board Meeting in Boston. The Committee appreciates the assistance it has been given to hopefully bring these issues to a close. Fraternally, Mark P Donahue, Chairman 244
Report of the History Committee David Stevens, Chairman David.Stevens6129@gmail.com Members: Bruce Evartt (MD), Ben Roberts (TX), Adolph South (AL), Dewey Stokes (OH), James Flores (NM) Greetings Brothers and Sisters: It is great to be here in Boston! Along with making sure the business of the National Lodge is conducted, I will be striking Fenway Park off of my bucket list when I attend my first game there on April 2nd vs the Baltimore Orioles. I am a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan (although born and raised in Florida) because when I was in Little League in 1967 the Cardinals beat the Red Sox in the World Series. I am honored to have been named the Chairman of the History Committee after Brother Flores decided to step down for personal reasons. My first article in the FOP Journal after taking over the chairmanship was to highlight the incredible career of Brother Flores, as a police officer and his involvement with the FOP on the local, state and national level. Flores had a very close relationship with past President Gil Gallegos. Brother Flores love and commitment to Gil down the homestretch of Gil’s illness and death were a true testament to James Flores the man. The History Committee is committed to providing at least 4 articles a year but I will strive to provide even more depending on the input from my fellow committee members and members from across our great country. While we want to honor members who pass away, I would like to highlight and honor members while they are still here so that they know how much they are loved and appreciated for their contributions to the law enforcement profession and our great ORDER. Look for History Committee articles in January, April, July and October but I will be submitting other articles as well when I am given inspiration like this month’s article featuring a police academy classmate of mine who went on to become the 1st female officer in the history of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to be assigned to the Motor Unit. For some time the National Fraternal Order of Police has considered having another book written to capture our history. The first offering The Fraternal Order of Police 1915-1976 A History by Justin E. Walsh, Ph.D. was well received and was chalk full of data and information about the struggles of the FOP internally and with politicians and the criminal element. A new book is currently being written by Max DiLallo that well read more like a fast moving novel in the style of popular author James Patterson. The book’s working title is Safeguarding Freedom: The Story of the Fraternal Order of Police. The focus of this book will be to tell the story of the evolution of law enforcement and the FOP’s impact on that evolution. Having read a few pages of the draft makes me look forward to the finished product which we are hoping will be available for our National Conference in August. I believe that this style of writing will appeal to all of our members and make for very interesting reading. 245
If you have an idea for an article please feel free to reach out to me or any of the committee members so we can work with you to gather information and photos for the article. Dewey Stokes (Ohio) fmstokes1@wowway.com Adolph South (Alabama) adolphsouth@bellsouth.net Bruce Evartt (Maryland) evartt@comcast.net Ben Roberts (Texas) Bfr@gmail.com James Flores (NM) steelerz007@yahoo.com Fraternally, David L. Stevens Fraternal Order of Police Jacksonville Lodge 5-30 Florida National Trustee National History Committee Chairman 246
Report of the Labor Services Committee Mike Powell, Chairman mpowell@iltrooper41.org Members: Clyde Boatright (MD), Dannielle Dickson (OH), Glen Matonak (FL), Edward Silberstein (PA), Steve Shultz (CO), Shawn Roselieb (IL), Rich Shailor (MA), Fred Calhoun (DE) President Yoes, National Executive Board and National Board of Directors, The Labor Committee has had an extremely busy year with members attending training seminars, conferences, coalition meetings and instructing at several different venues. President Yoes has tasked the Labor Committee with preparing educational opportunities in the are of general labor topics. The committee has produced several classes in the one hour to one and a half hour range that cover a few basic labor topics. Conducting any labor class on a national level is always a challenging endeavor given the diversity of labor laws, lack thereof in some jurisdictions and the immense differences in the local, state and federal branches of government. The committee focused their educational classes on the “best practices” approach. We are pleased to announce the following classes that are available: Lobbying Basics Grievances Best practices of handling Critical Incidents How to Bargain in non-bargaining States Federal Negotiations Healthcare negotiation basics (currently under development) Financial Basics (Currently under development The Labor committee met via Zoom a couple of times during the year and met in person in Las Vegas in December. The Labor Committee met on December 12th, 2022, in Las Vegas and discussed the training on labor issue classes mentioned above, around the country and current topics of negotiations. On December 13th the Labor Committee had a joint meeting with the labor Services staff including Labor Service Director Roger Mayberry and many of his labor Specialists and Office manager Toni Dixon. The meeting covered numerous topics to include the Labor Classes the committee was working on, the current trends in collective bargaining across the country, current topics in negotiations, growth of labor services, strength and weaknesses of the labor program and how the labor committee could assist labor services in furthering the program. Please do not hesitate to contact myself or any labor committee member with questions or concerns. The committee contains an incredible amount of labor experience and knowledge. We stand ready to promote the continued unprecedented FOP growth in the labor arena. 247
Report of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee Larry Crosman, Chairman larrycrosman@gmail.com Greetings Brothers and Sisters and welcome to Boston! We are excited that you are here in our beautiful historic city. Boston is a great walking city! Our hotel is walking distance to so many beautiful and historic sites and amazing restaurants. A short walk will bring you to Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston Harbor, the North End, our Little Italy, the Boston Common and endless historic churches and sites. I hope you have a great time in our city! We thank the members of the Executive Board and the entire membership for your continued support of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee and or support of the over five million athletes worldwide in over 170 counties. I am pleased to announce that Law Enforcement Torch Run International Council recently voted and reported to President Yoes that the Fraternal Order of Police will now have an appointed position on the Council. The Council helps provide guidance to Special Olympic programs and Torch Run events, as well as help to develop new Torch Run initiatives. The only other police organization with an active sitting appointed member to the LETR Council is the International Association of Chiefs of Police. It is clear that the LETR International Council realizes what the world’s largest organization of sworn enforcement officers brings to the table. I would be remiss if I didn’t take a minute to thank FOP brother Jon Cole, LETR Council Member and Regional 5 Coordinator, for his hard work within the council to help make this happen. It is our hope to be able to collect information on what our members are doing to support their local LETR and Special Olympics programs and collect photographs and stories of our members efforts and highlight them at the upcoming EXPO in Las Vegas as well as on-line. A letter will be going out to each State Lodge asking for photos, content as well as contact information to help collect the information and allow us to highlight what our members do all year long to support Special Olympics. There is no way we could ever put a monetary number to the countless hours our members volunteer and raise money for their local Special Olympic programs. This is our next best option to show just how much the FOP does for our athletes! Some FOP members will be “Guardians of the Flame” again this summer as they run the Final Leg leading up to the 2023 World Games being held on June 17-24 in Berlin, Germany. These officers will log many miles running the Flame of Hope through cities and towns throughout Germany helping to build excitement for the games and spreading the word of Special Olympics and inclusion. We are looking forward to seeing all our brothers & sisters at the 66th Biennial Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. I love meeting so many members at our EXPO booth and hear stories of their Polar Plunges, Tip-A-Cops and Torch Runs and how Special Olympics have touched a member of their own family. We look forward to getting spreading the words of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics to new FOP members in Las Vegas. Fraternally, Larry Crosman Torch Run Committee - Chairman 248
Report of the Legal Defense Plan Committee Steve James, Chairman steve@lbpoa.org I have always struggled on what to put in my report for the book as we have our in person meeting the two days prior to the board meetings. At the last board meeting in Dallas, I emailed the following information to all the State Presidents and National Board members to recap what we had done during our meetings. I intend to do the same thing again in Boston, I do believe that this information could still be helpful and certainly does give a good reflection of where the plan was in September of 2022. National FOP Legal Defense Plan Report Friday September 15, 2022 Dallas, Texas The Legal Defense Plan Board met in person on Sept 14-15, 2022. Rather than giving only a verbal update, which I will still do, I wanted to make sure you all have the resources you need as you help us spread information on this incredible plan. The information contained below is a snippet of the items we covered over our two-day meeting. I am sending this supplemental report to all the National FOP Board and State Presidents. This report is a supplement to the report in the book with up-to-date information from the recent meeting. Membership dues As previously reported, the LDP dues will be increasing effective on each group or individual member’s renewal date in 2023. For ease of administration and to create financial efficiencies, we have eliminated the individual member rate structure. As you can see below, individuals are such a small percentage of the total plan participants that it is no longer cost effective to maintain two rate structures. The individual members will now be allowed to sign up at the lower group rate. The new annual rates are as follows: $324 full coverage $72 Civil and Criminal only Enrollment While the growth of the plan has slowed, it is still growing. The numbers below are as of July 31, 2022. Group members 96,413 Individuals 9,226 CCC 3,183 Total Active Membership 108,822 Financials May 21 – Apr 22 The plan remains in excellent financial shape. The numbers below are a snapshot of the annual numbers on April 30, 2022. These are unaudited numbers. Total Assets $35,743,795 Claims Reserves $24,100,000 IBNR $2,050,000 Total Equity $6,380,529 249
Dues $16,145,305 Claims Paid $10,419,306 Net Operating Revenue $3,551,291 Total Incurred since 2002 $134,269,032 Current Large Cases Kentucky I am sure that you are all aware that the officers involved in the fatal shooting in Kentucky were cleared in state court. Unfortunately, four of the officers have been charged in federal court for various crimes. If this case goes to trial for any or all these officers, we expect the case to rapidly climb over $1,000,000 and it easily could approach $2,000,000. Washington We have a fatal shooting case in Washington that has hit $1,000,000 and has not yet gone to trial. It appears that it will not get to trial until sometime in 2023. This case also has the potential to get close to the $2,000,000 mark. Claims data In each of the last two years, the total claims filed have exceeded 4000. While we are seeing a continued increase in the number of claims filed, somewhat attributable to increased membership, we are not seeing a significant increase in the severity, or average cost per claim. Below are the average costs per claim dating back to 2012 for all four claim types: Admin on duty $2,893 Admin off duty $3,104 Civil $2,919 Criminal $3,857 Committee I want to thank my committee for the tremendous amount of work they put in dealing with plan issues almost daily. It is a very busy committee, but also very rewarding. Steve James California 1-562-243-7738 Pete Fogarty Kansas Tony Harrison South Dakota Rob Martin Connecticut Jerry Wright South Carolina Dave Mutchler Kentucky Bill Albertson Missouri Partners Hylant Enrollment and Marketing Administrator 1-800-341-6038 Sedgwick Claims and Attorney processing 1-866-857-3276 Pat Fioretto Legal Counsel Jim Robbs Accountant As always, if there is anything that any of us can do to assist you with the plan, please let us know. Steve James 250
Report of the Legislative Committee Mark Nelson, Chairman mnelson@okfop.org Brothers and Sisters: Since we last met in September of 2022, we have added a new member to our committee. Kevin Lawrence from Texas was appointed to replace Frederick Frazier. It was good to have our first non-virtual Day on the Hill since 2019. This February, dozens of FOP members from around the country met in Washington, D.C. to participate in Day on the Hill. For two days, FOP members met with their elected members of Congress. We were able to discuss the priorities of the National FOP with elected officials, and start the process of gathering support and building coalitions. We will optimistically have more to report in August. Additionally, the Legislative Committee has been tasked with finding ways to help fund our National PAC. We are in the process of interviewing Federal Ethics compliance experts to see exactly what our options are. We aim to have more details on that this summer as well. Lastly, we are finalizing what will be some exciting training that includes pro law enforcement elected officials participating in an interactive panel at our biennial conference in Las Vegas. Respectfully, Mark Nelson Chairman National FOP Legislative Committee mnelson@okfop.org 405-760-9501 251
Report of the Memorial Honor Guard Committee Ken Roske, Chairman roskek@aol.com Brothers and Sisters, The National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Tribute will occur on May 14th, in Washington D.C. during Police Week. The events will be at the U.S. Capitol just west of the Capitol reflection pool starting at 8:00 and conclude with an awards presentation around 3:30. Teams can sign up to perform, and more information is available at www.policeweekhg.com. Back again this year will be the Police Vehicle Show with cars on display from 1:00 to 4:00 at the U.S. Capitol Reflection Pool. The show will conclude with special recognition and awards presented. If you want to enter a police car for the display please sign up at www.policeweek.org. Be sure and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @PoliceWeekHG. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this events Fraternally, Ken Roske roskek@outlook.com 252
Report of the Recruitment Committee Brad Landes, Chairman bradlandes@gmail.com Committee Members William (Bill) Buttenbusch, Michael Everill, Bob Gries, Byron Highland, Jay King, Jason Pappas, Frank Plowick, Rich Shailor, Carlton Stallings, David Stone. Greetings: Referrals keep coming in from states that do not have a state lodge in place. Brother Rich Shailor has been taking care of the referrals coming in from New Hampshire and Vermont, and I have taken care of the referrals coming in from Montana, Alaska and Hawaii. On January 11th of this year, I had the privilege of swearing in Montana’s 7th Lodge in Kalispel, Flathead County Lodge #9. Montana having 7 active lodges, Vermont having 5, it’s only a matter of time until a state lodge will form there. Alaska is close to forming a lodge, as there are none at this point. Their Geographical Make Up has been an issue. To say Alaska is unique would be an understatement. Giving them Legal Defense Coverage has been one issue here. I have been working on a couple of areas that are far and remote from most of their populated regions. Here we, with the help of their local prospective members, we are looking into finding a local attorney who would be willing to sign up as an FOP Attorney, on the conditions they only take on local claims in their area. I’ll explain more on this at the meeting. Jay King has been working with the Diversity Committee chair, Bobby Gaddy on the possibility of having a recruitment booth at any of the Police Diversity Organizations. National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Hispanic American Police Command Officer’s Association, National Latino Police Officer’s Association, National Asian Peace Officer’s Association, & the National Native American Law Enforcement Officers Association. Some of these organizations haven’t met since COVID, so Jay is working with Bobby to see if we can make these recruitment ventures possible. Carlton Stallings has been attending different Police Organization Conferences, one earlier this year, the Mantracker Conference was held in his state of Georgia. Rich Shailor also represented the committee well, by teaching the Recruitment Retention portion of the training at Leadership Matters earlier this year. Rich and I were suppose to co-teach together, but I ended up not showing due to the weather cancelations on my flight into Dallas at the time. The evaluations Rich received from him teaching this class were very positive. 253
I truly appreciate everything this committee has accomplished. They are a dedicated group willing to help more our organization build up and move forward. If any state lodge has any large Police Organization Conferences coming up they feel would benefit from having a recruiting booth present, please don’t hesitate in reaching out to us for assistance. Take care and God Bless. Brad Landes Idaho 254
Report of the Safety & Technology Committee John Ortolano, Chairman johnorty@aim.com The NIJ Body Armor Standard meetings that were to take place in October of 2022 were canceled. It is unknown what the delays are to roll out the new standards for body armor. The current standard has been in effect since 2008. There has been some progress in that the American Society for Testing and Materials has updated their standards to match those included in NIJ Standards. This will ensure an easier roll out of items once the new body armor standard is adopted. Recently the Federal Government made grant money available for entities with ideas for credentialling people at natural disasters. I am not aware who will be awarded this grant and what impacts this will have at disaster scenes around the country. The goal is to ensure the right people have proper credentials to be in areas impacted by disasters. Artificial Intelligence “AI” is becoming more of a discussion item in public safety. AI is important to many areas of public safety to include many things like facial recognition, license plate readers, and many others. Some groups are trying to limit the use of AI by public safety claiming privacy concerns. There are areas under development which will further the use of AI and benefit public safety. Advancements in less lethal options for public safety are under continual development. A major supplier of less lethal options has recently rolled out a new product. I have not seen any real-world statistics regarding the effectiveness of the new product. Fraternally, John Ortolano Safety & Technology Committee Chairman 255
Report of the Site Committee Todd Bramwell, Chairman bramwell@nortonpolice.com Committee Members; Todd Bramwell (MA) Chairman, David Stevens (FL), Bill Dougherty (IL), Bill Owensby (IN), Jack Pike (OK), Tom Hayes (TX). Brothers and Sisters, The Site Committee conducted site visits to the two cities that submitted bids for the 2027 Fraternal Order of Police National Convention. These visits were attended by site committee members, National President Patrick Yoes, and National Secretary Jimmy Holderfield. The first site visit was done January 23 - 25th 2023 in Salt Lake City Utah. The proposed dates for the National Convention are Aug 9-13, 2027. Members toured various hotels, viewing rooms, activities, and meeting space in each hotel. Two of the hotels, The Grand American Hotel and Little America are approximately 3 blocks from the Convention center. Each of these hotels have ample meeting space and each have committed 600 guest rooms. Other hotels that are either next to, connected to, or one block away from the Convention center. These Hotels, Hilton, Marriott, Radisson, and the Hyatt have meeting space and or Ballrooms that can be used for larger caucus space. The hotels have committed the following guest rooms. Hilton 350, Marriott 400, Radisson 250, and Hyatt 560-700, for a total of 2760-2900 rooms. There are also other hotels nearby that could be used if needed for our delegates. The Hotels range from $219 to $335 per night. The Salt Palace Convention Center: The Convention center is connected to the Hyatt. It contains 987,000sf of Convention space and 515,000sf exhibitor/meeting space/67 meeting rooms. There are plenty of rooms for all the needs for the FOP National convention. The Salt Palace Convention center has agreed to waive the cost of the Convention Center to the FOP. Chicago Site Visit: The Site visit took place in Chicago February 15-17, 2023. The proposed dates for the National Convention is Aug 23-26, 2027. Members of the committee toured hotels and convention center on the 16th of February. The first two hotels Hyatt Regency Chicago (600) and Swissotel (350) are located approximately 1 mile away from the Convention center. There are two hotels directly next to/attached to the convention center. The Marriott Marquis (800) and the Hyatt McCormick place (1000) that have committed 1800 rooms. If needed there are other hotel options close by. Room rates range from $225 to $239 with 3% annual increase. Only the Marriott has a $309 confirmed rate for 2027. All hotels have multiple meeting space and caucus rooms for FOP use. The Committee toured the McCormick Convention center. The Convention center has ample square footage of Convention space and exhibition space. The Convention center has break out, caucus, and 256
meeting space that could handle the FOP in 2027. As of the time of this report, the Convention Center has not provided a cost to the National FOP for use of the Convention center. The Site Committee of the National Fraternal Order of Police at this time reports that both Salt Lake City and Chicago meet the standards set forth by the “Guidelines for Hosting National Conference” which can be found in the National Fraternal Order of Police’s Standing Rules. 257
Report of the Succession Planning/Mentoring Committee Adam Crawford, Chairman acrawford@fop.net Greetings FOP Brothers and Sisters, The mission of the Succession Planning and Mentoring Committee is to create an organizational development model for lodges to ensure that younger members are recruited, coached, and mentored for future leadership roles. A key objective of our committee is to assist with helping all members understand our generational differences, and thereby current leaders may use newer members’ identified strengths to the benefit of our lodges while developing them into future leaders. Our PowerPoint is available for distribution. We continue to be available to present to and assist local and state lodges with this process. Committee members are available to teach the class if you want us to come to your locations, or possibly even present the material virtually to your lodges. The presentation can be flexible enough to cater to large and small groups, including lodges and states of different sizes. Furthermore, another main goal while presenting the material is to interact with the members in attendance to attempt to mold the instruction to best serve their needs. Most recently, I taught at Leadership Matters in Nashville, TN on February 3, 2023. The committee strongly believes we can be a catalyst for the future while hoping to help provide local and state lodges with tools to identify, recruit, and develop new leaders in their organization(s). The ultimate goal is to do our part to help the FOP move forward, and we are excited to assist in any way we can! I may be reached by cell phone (304-546-0841, 304-543-1960) if you have any feedback or questions. The committee is comprised of some very well respected and experienced members, so please feel free to reach out to any of the other members listed below that you may be more familiar with. Thank you and stay safe! Fraternally, Adam Crawford, WV (Succession Planning and Mentoring Committee Chairman) Other Committee Members: Tori Beauchemin, Washington DC Jimmy Holley, TX Sean Mattson, AZ Stephen Schulz, CO Kevin Vernon, NJ Rob Pride, CO (National Lodge Liaison) 258