January, 2004 Chicago FOP Lodge #7 Newsletter

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January, 2004
Chicago FOP Lodge #7 Newsletter
The following articles appear in the current monthly FOP newsletter.
President’s Article
Negotiation Update
As we enter the New Year, we are reminded of the passage of time that has taken place from when the Lodge tendered its contract proposals to the
City and the progress that has been made in negotiating over our proposals and theirs as well. On May 7th, when the Lodge gave our proposals to the
City, they were informed that the Lodge’s intent was to negotiate responsibly with the City in an attempt to reach an agreement that reflects the
desires of the membership and takes into account the concerns of the City and to do so in an expeditious manner. From the time we gave them our
proposals until today, December 23rd, members of your negotiating team and the City have had a total of 28 meetings [the City so far has cancelled 3
meetings] in which marginal progress has been made. The Lodge, on this date, has sent a letter to the City expressing our disappointment over the
pace of the negotiations and the progress being made at them. Most disturbing is the fact that we have yet to receive all of the proposals the City
intends to offer. We are adamant about negotiating a contract in good faith with the City if at all possible. If that is to be accomplished, then the
pace and the content of the meetings need to improve and that is what the City has been told. The full negotiating team is meeting on January 15th,
where discussions will entail the status of the negotiations and the direction they will need to take in the coming weeks. A topic of discussion will
also be the content of the headline article in the Sun-Times on December 14th. As a result of what we felt was a violation of the agreement not to
negotiate in the media, a demand for a written apology was made to the City’s negotiator. When less than what was demanded came back, a
response to the article was sent to the editors of the Times who have yet to run it as we were told they would. The Lodge’s response can be read at
the end of this article.
Legislation Update
The Legislature in Springfield kicks off the second year of the 93rd General Assembly on 14 January. It is on that date that significant progress
will be made in passing the omnibus pension bill, which contains the increases that were agreed to in November. As a simple majority is needed at
this time to pass the legislation, our plan is to work as we did before in reaffirming the support for the bill from those who supported it in the past and
attempt to sway certain Republicans from their former positions. As the Lodge has been reminded, there is not 100% support from the membership
on this issue and although it is the goal to appease 100% of the membership all of the time, the reality is that doing so is “almost” an
impossibility. As long as we can accomplish changes in the Pension Code that provide a greater benefit to the membership, and those changes can be
afforded by the fund, we will attempt to do it. If there is a difference of opinion on affordability between the Board of the Fund and our goals, then
we as a Lodge must consider additional ways of funding those benefits or task the Board to improve the means by which they invest those funds.
The City has confirmed to the Lodge that they do not intend to abide by the legislation contained in SB946, which is now Public Act 930592. The Act states that when a complaint is lodged against a law enforcement officer in the State of Illinois, that it must be accompanied by a
sworn affidavit. The basis of their decision rests with an old arbitrator’s decision dealing with the Fire Fighters Union. The Lodge, nor its attorneys,
agree with the position the City has taken and are in the process of taking the appropriate measures to ensure the City complies with the Law.
As we enter this New Year it should be very clear that the Lodge, in representing its membership, once again has its work cut out for itself. We
have raised issues that are often times perceived to be confrontational. That is not a concern to us. What is and will be our concern is the
enforcement and enhancement of the membership’s legitimate rights and entitlements and if a few toes are stepped on along the way, there may be an
apology, but there will be no cessation of our efforts.
Endorsement Requests
The following candidates have submitted a written request for the Lodge’s endorsement in their upcoming primary races this March. Any Lodge
member who wishes to comment on these candidates is asked to call (312-733-7776) or write to Lodge 7’s Political Action Committee (1412 West
Washington Boulevard, Chicago IL 60607; and/or fax to 312-733-1367) before January 20th.
Judicial Primary (Vacancy)
James M. McGing (10 Sub Fleming)
Aurelia Pucinski (10 Sub Fleming)
Clare McWilliams (10 Sub Fleming)
Margaret Ann Carey (Foreman)
Michelle Jordan (Salyers)
Jeanne Marie Reynolds (Salyers)
John N. Farrell (Siracusa)
Laurence J. Dunford (Orlando Vacancy)
For Clerk of the Circuit
Jerome M. Orbach
Dorothy Brown
For State Representative (Incumbent)
2nd (Acevedo) Marliza Rivera
Letter To The Editor
December 17, 2002
Letters to the Editor
Chicago Sun-Times
401 North Wabash
Chicago, Illinois 60611
The headline on the front page of the December 14th Chicago Sun-Times, “700 Chicago Cops on sick leave every day”, is very misleading and the
comments of City spokespeople violates an agreement made between the Fraternal Order of Police and the City at the negotiating table this past
May 7th. The release of such information tendered during contract negotiations, without a full explanation, will be construed by the members of the
FOP as an underhanded tactic by the City to sway public opinion on this issue. The real insult in the release of this information during negotiations
lies in the factual basis of the numbers that were given. It is a fact that less than 700 members are on the medical role on an average day. It is also a
fact that the medical role includes officers that are “injured on duty” on a daily basis protecting our communities as well as officers whose sickness
or injury extends through their scheduled weekends. In consideration of the “fact” that batteries on Police Officers are up 48% over the first 10
months of 2002 [CPD Officer Battery Summary, October 2003], the real numbers for those officers who call in sick on a daily basis, are much more
in line with comparable statistics in other big cities than your readers were led to believe.
Equally insulting is the statement made by a police spokesman who stated in reference to medical usage that, “there are people who abuse the
daylights out of it”. If that were the case, wouldn’t a responsible department enforce its current policy to prevent such abuse? The Fraternal Order
of Police has in fact made recommendations which, if implemented, would allow for officers desiring to return to work, while at the same time getting
proper medical attention for injuries and/or illness, to do so. These recommendations were made by the FOP prior to the start of the negotiations
process. We are in agreement, as Superintendent Cline was quoted, “we have to be vigilant to prevent abuse”. That quote, although addressed to
the subject of medical abuse, could as easily be directed at a City which failed to live up to its agreement and has, in this instance, caused the abuse
of the integrity of the members of this organization.
Sincerely,
Mark P. Donahue, President
Chicago F.O.P. Lodge #7
Vice Presidents’ Article
By Bill Dougherty, Frank DiMaria and Greg Bella
Upcoming F.O.P Events in 2004
The holiday season has gone by and we start another year. The following events have been scheduled for the coming year:
F.O.P. Fishing Tournament, 9 June 04
F.O.P. Picnic, 21 July 04
F.O.P. Golf Outing, 30 August 04
F.O.P. Semi Annual Uniform Resale’s, Spring & Fall 2004, Date to be announced
F.O.P. Gun Safety Day, Spring 2004, Date to be announced
Police Trials
On 8 December 03, the murderer of PO Brian Strouse was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Summner.
On 22 December 03, the murderer of PO Brenda Sexton was sentenced to 60 years in prison by Judge Linn.
A special thank you to the many Police Officers who attended the sentencing hearings in both cases and supported the Families during those
trying times. Our work is not yet finished because we have two more pending trials for the murderers of Chicago Police Officers.
The trial for the murderer of PO John Knight is scheduled to start in the beginning of January 2004 and the trial for the murderer of PO Eric Lee is
scheduled to start in mid January 2004. The Lodge will send out posters with the dates of each of the trials as the information becomes available.
Second Chance Ultima Vest Issue
The Lodge has sent a letter to the Attorney Generals Office in regards to the Second Chance Ultima Vest issue. Their office has responded to the
letter and is conducting an investigation in regards to this matter. As the Lodge receives any further information regarding the Ultima vest issue the
Lodge will put this information out to the officers who purchased these vests.
Reporting IOD’S
When you are at work and you are injured on-duty no matter how minor you think that your injury that you received is, you should contact your
supervisor and report the injury on-duty. Have your supervisor complete an IOD report. Those minor injuries may begin to hurt more and can be
more serious than you think. Make sure that your IOD report is filled out accurately and that it shows the police function (writing tickets, arresting
offender, responding to a call, etc.) that you were doing when you were injured.
Who Is Your Beneficiary?
When was the last time you checked to see who your beneficiary is? For some officers the answer is not since you filled the cards out in the
academy. You need to check your beneficiary at the lodge and updated if you need to. Officers also need to check with the Pension Board located at
211 N. LaSalle, Room 1626 during their business hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm and check with the Department of Personnel to see who your
beneficiary is for your term insurance with the Chicago Police Department. Keep in mind whoever is on your beneficiary cards will receive the
benefit.
Adding a Dependent To Your Insurance
When an officer gets married or has a newborn he/she has 30 days in which to fill out an enrollment form. Along with the enrollment form, you
must provide a certified marriage certificate or a certified birth certificate as proof of dependency. The officer has 60 days to provide a certified
marriage certificate and 180 days to provide a certified birth certificate to the Benefits Management Office. If you don’t elect to enroll for coverage
within 30 days, you will not be able to enroll until the next open enrollment period. I suggest you bring these forms to the Benefits Management
Office in person. You can ask for a time stamped copy at the front desk. The Benefits Management Office is located at 333 S. State Room 400.
Complaint Review Panels
When you request a C.R.P., and the Department notifies you of the date and time that your panel will be held, please call the Lodge
immediately. Once you notify the Lodge it takes five days to get your file, which then must be reviewed before we go to the panel. If you don’t call
with the date and time, the Lodge has no way of knowing when your panel will be held. The Department does not notify the Lodge with the date and
times for each officer’s panel. Once the Lodge receives the file, you can come to the Lodge and review the file prior to your hearing. If there is any
evidence that has been left out of the file you can get that evidence submitted with a “to-from” but that must be done five days before the panel
hearing.
“To-From” Report Disclaimers
When you are asked to write a “to-from” report to answer any allegation, make sure you start the report with the disclaimer found on page 142 of
your F.O.P. book. This statement is not being given voluntarily but under duress. I am only giving this statement at this time because I know that I
could lose my job if I refuse. This “to-from” report should not be considered a verbatim statement but only a summary of requested information.
Not Sustained C.R. Numbers
Recording Secretary’s Report
By Sidney M. Davis
Be Thankful
A percentage of officers will wake up this morning, and start the day off wrong. What do I mean? Not being appreciative of all they have. For
instance: (1) Waking up, (2) Having a job, (3) Both parents still living, (4) A good boss, (5) No health problems, (6) Good co-workers, (7) A house,
(8) A car, (that works), (9) Not having to live from paycheck to paycheck, (10) Eyes to see, (11) Feet to walk with, (12) Shoes to put on them, (13)
Arms to hug your kids…I could go on and on. BE APPRECIATIVE OFFICERS, there are those who have less, wanting what you have. You are
Blessed, please know that.
Police Shootings
When you are involved in a shooting there are several things to keep in mind. 1st, call FOP as soon as you can or request a fellow officer to do
so. 2nd, make sure before you make any statements that you are ordered to do so. In the event you must complete a T.R.R., in box 40, of the T.R.R.
report, additional information: add the wording of “Please read R/O’s attached TO/FROM report.” Complete a TO/FROM Report, and include the
wording of: THIS STATEMENT IS NOT BEING GIVEN VOLUNTARILY, BUT UNDER DURESS, I AM ONLY GIVING THIS STATEMENT
AT THIS TIME BECAUSE PER G.O. 02-08, I KNOW I COULD LOSE MY JOB IF I REFUSE. No narrative is necessary unless there are unusual
circumstances involved that you want to have documented. If a C.R. is obtained, submit a "TO-FROM" with the disclaimer only, DO NOT WRITE
A NARRATIVE. You can log onto the FOP website to view information regarding the T.R.R. at www.chicagofop.org once there, to download a
blank TO / FROM report for the Tactical Response Report press the TRR button below.
Pool Cars
Remember to check out completely any pool car that is assigned to you. Don’t assume anything about the vehicle that is being given to you. This
is for your safety as well as the safety of your partner and other officers who may have to use that vehicle. You are not required to accept any vehicle
that is unsafe or does not comply with the vehicle code standards. If it is unsafe DOWN IT, START AGAIN. Any safety issues that might arise
from a pool car, please contact Tim Fallon at 312-733-7776.
2004 Fishing Tournament
The date for the 2004 FOP Fishing tournament has been set for Wednesday 9 Jun 2004. All members who anticipate fishing should mark your
calendars. This is a change in date from previous years.
Military Reservist
If you are a police officer/military reservist and were deployed in the past or anticipate being deployed in the near future and have experienced
pension related problems with the Pension Board please contact the Lodge. If you have experienced any problems related to time off for training
please contact the Lodge.
Lodge members who serve as military reservists were mailed a letter from Recording Secretary Sid Davis. If you’re a reservist and did not
receive this letter, please contact Sid Davis immediately, at 312-733-7776.
2004 FOP MEMBERSHIP CARD
You should have received your 2004 FOP Membership Card and your 2004 FOP Handbook by now. Please pay special attention to the bottom
portion of the form that contains your 2004 Membership Card. The bottom left corner has your current beneficiary’s name. The person’s name that
appears on the form will be the person receiving your life insurance payment. Please contact the Lodge if you need a change of beneficiary (312)
733-7776 and ask for Doreen.
Your name and member # have been preprinted on the membership card. This number allows you access to the Grand Lodge website to order any
type of FOP merchandise.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
Recording Secretary
The Following events listed will occur from Jan 9, 2004 thru Feb 5, 2004 For further information on any events posted below contact the Lodge
(312) 733-7776, and ask for Sid Davis.
10 Jan 04
13 Jan 04
13 Jan 04
14 Jan 04
16 Jan 04
16 Jan 04
19 Jan 04
19 Jan 04
20 Jan 04
21 Jan 04
30 Jan 04
01 Feb 04
01 Feb 04
02 Feb 04
02 Feb 04
03 Feb 04
03 Feb 04
03 Feb 04
03 Feb 04
03 Feb 04
04 Feb 04
05 Feb 04
Duty Available Check
Italian American Police Association Meeting
Latin American Police Association Meeting
Recognized Openings in Districts and Units
Overtime Pay (23 Nov 03 – 20 Dec 03)
Recognized Vacancies / Transfer Bids (Citywide)
Chicago Police Ski Club Meeting
Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday)
FOP General Meeting (7pm)
Monthly Detective Association Meeting
Transfer Order for the 2nd Period
Uniform Checks
Labor Law Arbitration Seminar
FOP Board Meeting (11 a.m.)
Polish American Police Association Meeting
Chicago Police Marine Association Meeting
German American Police Association Meeting
Chicago Police Women’s Association Meeting
2nd Period Begins
Financial Secretary’s Report
By Tim Fallon
Dead Body Removal
On 15 Dec 03, Arbitrator Briggs issued an arbitration award on Dead Body Removal. These are the main points of the arbitration. Effective 1 Jan
04, Police Officers who transport a deceased person in any manner to or from any location shall be provided with out of grade pay at the D3 rate for
their tour of duty. The Lodge made a demand for retroactive pay effective to 26 Mar 02. The arbitrator rejected this demand. Dead Body removal is
handled almost exclusively by officers assigned to work the wagon. However, there have been numerous situations where the removal takes more
than 2 officers. If you are working a wagon and receive a removal assignment that requires more than 2 officers, call for a supervisor. Have a
supervisor authorize an assist unit and document the assisting officers in the Hospitalization Case Report. This way there will be no confusion as to
which officers get the out of grade pay.
The arbitrator also directed the Department to provide officers who transport deceased persons with equipment appropriate for the protection of
their health. While this is not a definitive direction, Management and Labor Affairs provided the Lodge with samples of equipment used in this
field. Numerous officers have inspected the equipment, and found it far superior to the current equipment available.
The Department is also directed to implement a one-year pilot program using two vendors in one or more radio zones to accomplish the
transportation of deceased persons. The Arbitrator recognizes it may not require a full year of evaluation for this program. Therefore the Department
may adopt an alternative program at any time, consistent with the parties’ mutually acknowledged obligation to relieve officers of transporting dead
bodies.
The average rate of deceased removals in Chicago is 18 bodies per day. We believe at this rate the Department will be able to make an informed
evaluation of the vendors in less than one year. Next newsletter I will update you on the status of the Unfair Labor Practice Complaint regarding the
Chicago Park District and Soldier Field.
Treasurer’s Report
By John Capparelli
Lawyers’ Role
Officers, the in-house counsel of the Lodge specializes in labor law. It has come to the attention of the office staff that many of our members are
calling the office in an attempt to gain free legal advice on issues that do not pertain to F.O.P. business. The attorneys were hired for their knowledge
of labor law as it pertains to this Lodge. Calls to the Lodge’s attorneys will only be directed to them if Lodge business is involved. Thank you for
your understanding.
2004 Budget
The 2004 budget has been approved. The Lodge’s sound financial condition will insure that its members will receive the best representation
available.
Address Changes
Every month the Lodge receives dozens of returned mailings, (newsletters, notifications, membership cards, cast statuses) via U.S. Mail. These
returns are marked with numerous stampings, such as addressee unknown, return to sender, no such address. Could you be one of these Lodge
members missing vital information? Please update your address information using the form provided on the back page of this publication. Then
send it to the Lodge either by U.S. Mail, Police Mail or in person.
F.O.P. Veteran’s Corner/Disability Report
By PO Carlos “Sal” Saladino, Chairman
Disability Report
The best of health for this New Year from the Disability Committee. We truly hope your holidays were safe, healthy, and happy. The Disability
Committee is available for calls at the FOP office Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP
web site, www.chicagofop.org, for beneficial information.
Disability Stars
The Committee is still receiving phone calls on this issue. I have spoken with Personnel and we are waiting for a confirmed date for
disbursement. Please be patient.
Reversionary Annuity Sec 5-132.2
An option is available, if chosen by the police officer prior to retirement to reduce the officer’s own annuity and, thereby provide a reversionary
annuity, to begin upon the officer’s death, for the officer’s spouse. A reversionary annuity is in addition to the regular spouse’s annuity. Various
conditions must be met:
1. The election must be made by filing a written designation with the Pension Board prior to retirement.
2. The election must have been in effect for 730 days (2 years) prior to the police officer’s death to enable the spouse to receive the annuity.
3. The police officer must have retired. Death before retirement voids the election.
4. The death of the spouse prior to the police officer’s retirement voids the option.
5. If the reversionary annuitant dies after the police officer’s retirement, but before the police officer, the reduced annuity being paid to the officer
shall be increased to the amount of annuity before reduction for the reversionary annuity and no reversionary annuity shall be payable.
6. The police officer may not reduce his own monthly annuity by more than $200 nor elect to provide a reversionary annuity less than $50 a month.
This option is a chance that your spouse will outlive you and that his/her annuity will be enhanced. If your spouse dies first, any money you have
put into this option you lose, and the monies taken out of your pension will be brought back up to the level of monthly reduction taken out. For more
information, call the Pension Fund at 312-744-3891 or 1-800-656-6606.
Veteran’s Corner
Our thoughts and prayers go to CPD members serving our country as military reservists and National Guard members.
The dedication of the World War II Memorial in Washington DC will be Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. This event will cover four days,
May 27-30, over Memorial Day weekend. This memorial will honor 16 million men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States
during World War II, of which 400,000 died. For more information on the dedication events, hotel reservations, and tickets call 1-800-639-4WW2 or
go the website online at www.wwiimemorial.com.
‘A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors. The men it remembers.’ --President John F. Kennedy,
October 26, 1963.
Airborne, Sal
Annual Pre-ACT Exam Offered at F.O.P. Hall
The best preparation for the ACT is a solid academic high school curriculum. However, in our competitive academic environment, students must
also have test “SMARTS.” Statistics have shown that the students who have had preparation in testing strategies, practice testing, test format and test
instructions, substantially outperform others. The COLLEGE VISIONS STRICTLY STRAGEGIES workshop that will be offered at the FOP Hall
focuses on these important test strategies and techniques.
By mandate of the State of Illinois Department of Education, all public and private high school juniors will be required to sit for the ACT Exam
this April. By attending this workshop and taking a practice ACT Exam, your child will have a week or two to become more prepared in certain
areas where they may not have tested as well as they would have liked, prior to the ACT being offered at their particular school. In an effort to
prepare the children of “LODGE #7, FOP” members for this very important exam, the FOP has invited COLLEGE VISIONS to conduct their
workshop for the daughters and sons of FOP members. This workshop will be offered on 28 March 2004 from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM and will be
held at the FOP Hall (1412 W. Washington Blvd.) This program usually costs $45.00 or more. The cost for the children of the FOP will only be
$20.00 per child.
The presenters of this program are knowledgeable and experienced educators. They have prepared thousands of students in the Chicagoland area
to be “test smart.” The Lodge encourages you to involve your child’s participation in this program. If your child only picks up one or two items that
assist him/her in taking the ACT Exam, it is to his/her advantage.
There is limited space available at the FOP Hall, so please complete the application found on page 10 of this newsletter and send it, along with a
check or money order for $20 to Kathy Moore at the Lodge, Unit 541. Ensure that your child has a seat at this important educational event that might
very well effect his or her future.
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
The Seven Foot Belt
There’s an old black leather belt hanging in my room. It must be about 1/2" thick, and about 7 feet long. It has loops and holders to hold a variety
of tools. It has no Velcro, nylon, or plastic in it. None of those materials had been invented when this belt was made. All the stitches are doubled
and all the hardware on it is secured and installed to a high level of workmanship. The buckles are about 4" high, and quite substantial. It’s actually
two belts, one attached to the other: one belt is to go around the waist of the lineman, who would loop the other belt around the pole and, with his
climbing spurs, heavy gloves and Klein tools, begin his climb up toward the sky and the wires. The belt is about 75 years old, and still oiled and
supple and in excellent shape. It was around my father’s waist when a pole gave way and he rode it to the ground, suffering a broken leg and ankle in
the crash. He got his first and only ride to County in a CFD ambulance a few years before I was born. He was a strong union man, Local #9, IBEW,
and I absorbed a lot of pro-labor values at the dinner table. When I was old enough (15) to have a real summer job digging holes for light poles by
hand with a “spade and a spoon” (long handle shovels) around Ogden and Harlem, he taught me even more about the need for unions, and their
strength. He also told me which contractors were scabs in a recent job action; you never waved at them nor acknowledged them. The union button
on a guys cap or belt meant he was okay. For the workingman of the time, the union was a source of strength and bargaining power, of dignity. “You
wouldn’t even have a water can on your line truck if it wasn’t for Local 9,” he told me. I understood.
An old farmer had three sons, and the three did not agree on anything. They fought and argued all the time, about the biggest and smallest
points. As the farmer got older, he wanted his sons to put aside their differences and be unified in their lives and work. He told one of the three to
bring in a thick bundle of sticks.
“Can you break these in half?” he asked his oldest son.
“No problem, Pop!” said Number One Son, and he tried until the veins throbbed in his red forehead, but he didn’t break the bundle of sticks.
“Let me show you how it’s done!” said Number Two, and Number Three followed with, “Y’all watch this!”
They both tried until their veins were throbbing and the ropes in their necks trembled, but they couldn’t break the bundle, either. Then the father took
three sticks from the bundle, handed one to each son, and asked, “Can you break them now?” They broke them easily. The father smiled at the three
sons and said, “Let the sticks teach you. When you are allied together, you are strong. When you are separated from the bunch, you are easily
broken.”
If an antique dealer offered me ten grand for the seven foot belt, I’d just laugh.
Respectfully,
Fr. Thomas R. Nangle, CPD Chaplain
312-738-7588
INFORMATION FOR THE POLICE
-Your donations to the Police Chaplains Ministry were even more generous than last year, which enabled us to distribute $25,000 (Target and Jewel
gift certificates) to 20 CPD families in need. I get all the thank you notes, but every word of appreciation belongs completely to you. Thank you!
-Your Police Chaplains Ministry was able to host the Gold Star Families at The Drake Hotel once again for a holiday get together. A quiet, elegant
evening of remembrance was made possible once again by your sense of loyalty and generosity: Thank you!
A New Perspective For The New Year
As we enter the New Year lets take a moment to reflect on the past and learn for the
future. Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be
there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or
who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your neighbor, coworker,
long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know
at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way. Sometimes things happen to
you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without
overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or
heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and
sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight,
flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even
the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or
breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you
open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you
to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything
that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Hold
your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself it
will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with
absolutely no regrets. Most importantly!!! If you love someone tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. And
remember; learn a lesson in life each day that you live.
The following story helps put it in the right perspective.
A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he
noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I
only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars."
The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As
they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother." She directed him to a cemetery, where
she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house. (Way
to go!!!!!!!)
Best of blessings to you and your loved ones today and always. May 2004 bring with it all good things you wish for. Amen.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain
Rabbi Moshe Wolf 773-463-4780 or
[email protected] February, 2004
Negotiation Update
At a full Negotiating Team meeting between the Lodge and the City on January 15th, the City was informed of the Lodge’s disappointment at the
pace and progress of the negotiations. The City was also informed that if there was not significant progress in both the pace and progress of the
negotiations, then the Lodge Negotiating Team would reach a determination in the near future as to what course to take in this process. The date for
the next full Negotiating Team Meeting has been set for February 11. The overall response from the City admittedly has been favorable in that there
have been meetings since which could be described as progressive, but the significance of the response will be determined on the 11th.
Anticipating a bleak proposal from the City in regards to Health Care, the Lodge feels the City went beyond bleak in tendering its proposal to us
on January 22nd. This proposal is the same for all of the City’s employees and is unacceptable even though we understand the status of employer
provided health care across the country. Based upon the controversy that was created during the last negotiations process over this issue, it is
amazing that the City’s Budget Director could present such a proposal and seriously expect it to pass. Regardless, with an issue as important to our
members as this, the Lodge will continue to strive to reach an agreement and not leave health care to someone else to decide. Arbitration is not the
goal of any negotiating process. Although there are some unions that may see this as an easy way out of the process with none of the blame from the
membership, we do not. We are committed to reaching an agreement at the table if at all possible and to have results that will positively affect the
members of this Lodge.
Illinois Uniform Police Officer’s Disciplinary Act
The Lodge again found it necessary to go to the Courts seeking relief when the City refused to comply with State Law. On January 5th, the Lodge
filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County to have the City comply with the Illinois Uniform Police Officer’s Disciplinary Act that was amended as of
1 January 2004 to include that “Anyone filing a complaint against a sworn peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn
affidavit.” As was mentioned last month, the City is taking the position that due to the fact that there is a collective bargaining agreement in place
which addresses discipline, the Act allows them to disregard the provision. We could not disagree more. An article appeared in the Sun-Times last
week which reported that four officers were suing the City on this issue. That suit is ours; Lodge attorney’s are representing those officers. The
article also mentioned that if the Lodge really wants to obtain a sworn affidavit policy that it should be negotiated for at the table. Our position is that
we have already been to the table and have successfully negotiated for sworn affidavits in the proper forum, the Illinois State Legislature. The
Department has implemented a sworn affidavit to be used in the case of allegations against exempt members and P.P.O.s who are not covered by the
collective bargaining agreement so the transition when the case is resolved in the court should be a smooth one.
Spring Legislative Session
The first day of the spring legislative session was 14 January. On that date, as promised by both House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate
President Emil Jones, both Houses passed out bills containing the language that had been agreed to in the fall veto session but failed to
pass. Precariously, in their desire to assure that the “job got done”, both Houses crisscrossed bills with identical language to each other. When all
was said and done, the House concurred with the legislation, as an amendment to HB600 on 15 January and the Governor signed this legislation into
law on 16 January. Although this bill included significant changes for the other pension fund representatives as well as the FOP, the changes that
will affect the members of the Police Pension Fund include: decreasing the amount of time it takes to reach the maximum pension of 75% from the
current 32 years and a day to 29 years and a day retroactive to January 1, 2004; increasing the minimum amounts that retirees and widows receive by
an additional $100 per month in 2004 and another $100 per month in 2005 retroactive to January 1, 2004; correcting the language that was
misinterpreted by the Pension Fund to cover “all” mandatory retired members with a minimum pension formula if they had attained at least 10 years
on the job before being retired. Although this legislation had been previously passed, about 9 members were left out due to a misinterpretation of its
retroactivity. The passage of this legislation was a difficult task that got the input and support of a great number of our members, but it is understood
that not all of our members will benefit from it. In consideration of that the Lodge, through its Committees, is directing its efforts to ensure that all of
its members receive benefits of our actions. The issue of wage compression in contract negotiations has taken on greater emphasis for the
Negotiations Committee and while in Springfield on January 14th, widows have been included in our legislation for compounding of the COLA
increases, which has been given a higher priority by the Legislative Committee. As has been reported, a great deal of effort went into the legislative
program this past year. This year saw our members get involved like never before with calling and visiting members of the legislature including the
two bus loads of members who went to Springfield last April. With that many members involved, inevitably there will be progress in spite of a few
setbacks. As well intended as all of our actions were, in the future we must all abide by the directions of the committees that are in place to give
direction so that we all speak with one voice. In Father Nangle’s article last month he spoke of the potency of individuals that when joined together
is strong, and easily broken when separated. Even the smartest of us should readily recognize something so simple and should use it as an advantage
in dealing with the legislature and the City as well.
Identity Theft
The topic of identity theft has taken on increasing importance since an arrest was made on the south side in which the arrestee was in possession
of a number of pages which contained personal information on city employees including members of the Department. Our website has information
on it which instructs on how you can get a credit report to ascertain if you have become a victim. We appreciate the many members who have been
updating us on this issue as well as the officers and detectives who are working these cases. Please keep in mind that the Lodge 7 web site is updated
at least every business day with information that is pertinent. Most calls received at the Lodge on a daily basis are the subject of note on the web
site. It’s your site, please use it frequently.
The City Has Way Too Much Money
An officer took his child to their family dentist and found out that his daughter needed several teeth extracted. This procedure had to be done by
an orthodontist. The orthodontist was chosen from a list provided by the dentist. After the procedure was done, the City refused to pay the bill
because they said that the orthodontist was not on the list. The officer filed appeals through CompDent and the Benefits Management Office. Both
of these appeals were denied. The officer then contacted the Lodge to file a grievance. The grievance went to mediation several times with no offer
from the City. The City also could not produce the list that they claimed the orthodontist was not supposed to be on. The Lodge then demanded
arbitration. The arbitration was held in August. At issue was whether the denial of dental care benefits rendered to the grievant’s daughter was
arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable under the parties’ Dental Care Plan Benefit provisions, as incorporated into the Collective Bargaining
Agreement between the Lodge and the City, and therefore, in violation of the agreement. At arbitration, the City changed their position and stated
that the orthodontist was on the list, but the orthodontist only treats children that are under 6 years of age. The arbitrator fortunately saw through this
charade and ruled in favor of the grievant/Lodge. The City now has to pay the officer $880.00 for the bills that the officer paid. The City also has to
pay the full arbitrator’s fee, which is $4100, and their attorney's fees. Instead of paying $880.00 to the officer, the City's total is closer to
$15,000. The City also had a consultant at the arbitration that probably cost the City more than what the officer’s bills were.
My HealthLink
MyHealthLink is back and will be at the Lodge Hall on February 24th through February 26th. See the full-page ad for complete listings of prices
and details.
Doctor’s Notes & Returning To Work
When you are listed as IOD or on the medical roll and you are required to bring a note from your doctor to the Medical Section, make sure that
your doctor addresses whether or not you can come back in a full duty or limited/convalescent duty capacity. If your doctor does not want you
returning to work in any capacity, then your doctor should address that in the note to the Medical Section. This should save officers from running
around trying to adjust their doctor’s notes to satisfy the Medical Section.
Permanent Disability & The Pension Board
The Lodge is putting together a list of disabled police officers that have applied for permanent disability and have heard nothing from the pension
board. Some officers have been waiting 15 months for a response and have still heard nothing. The Lodge and the Disability Committee will be
meeting this month to discuss which direction we will be taking in the near future. The Lodge has contacted the pension board via a letter and will
inform officers of their response. Please contact Bill Dougherty if you have applied for permanent disability and have not received the courtesy of a
response from the pension board. We will need your name and the date that you applied.
C.R. by Affidavit
The C.R. by Affidavit Law took effect on January 1st, 2004. The City’s stance is that the Law does not apply because they have a collective
bargaining agreement with the F.O.P. On January 5th 2004, the Lodge filed suit against the City in the names of the first four officers who received
C.R. numbers without a sworn affidavit. Until this matter is resolved, the Lodge Attorney’s have written an additional disclaimer that must be used
on all “to-from” reports answering C.R. allegations obtained against you after Jan. 1st 2004. After you write the disclaimer found on page 142 of the
F.O.P. handbook add this paragraph: R/O further objects to this investigation because Illinois State Law now requires that anyone making a
complaint against a sworn peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn affidavit. R/O does not believe that the required
affidavit has been obtained in this case.
Also add this paragraph to the disclaimer for T.R.R. reports if a C.R. number has been obtained. Posters and sample copies of this disclaimer have
been sent out to your Unit Rep. as well as given to them at the last Unit Rep. meeting. If the posters are not posted on the F.O.P. bulletin board, call
the Lodge so that we can get one posted in your Unit. This disclaimer will also be used by Lodge Attorney’s in oral statements given to IAD/OPS.
If you want to read the Law it can be found on the Illinois General Assembly website at www.legis.state.il.us The Bill is SB946 and can also be
found in Public Act 83-981 or 50 ILCS 725.
Lawsuits
We have two recent cases where officers have written traffic violations and the citizen has, in turn, filed a complaint against the officers: one
stating that the officer was drunk and the other stating that the officers were high on drugs. In the first case the officer was given a breath test and
blew zero and the other the officers were given a drug test that came back negative.
Lodge Attorney’s filed suit in the first case and are prepared to file suit in the second case against the citizen who made the false allegations. If
we are successful these frivolous complaints might stop. This is another reason the City should follow the Law and require sworn affidavits in all
complaints.
Police Trials
During the month of January there were two trials for murderers of Chicago Police Officers at the Criminal Court Building located at 26th &
California. The trials started at the beginning of the month and were attended daily by many officers.
The trial for the murderer of PO Eric Lee has concluded with a finding of Guilty of 1st Degree Murderer of a Police Officer. The trial for the
murderer of P.O. John Knight has concluded with a finding of Guilty of 1st Degree Murder of a Police Officer and Attempted Murder of a Police
Officer. I would like to thank all of the Police Officers, Detectives, States Attorneys and the Victim Assistance Unit on both cases for all of their
hard work and dedication.
I would also like to thank the many Police Officers, Supervisors and Command Staff who attended both trials daily supporting the Lee and Knight
Families during this difficult time. I could not have been more proud as I personally observed the care and devotion to both of these families by the
many supporters who were at the courtrooms on a daily basis and for this I personally commend and thank each of you.
A hearing has been scheduled for 4 February 04 at the Federal Court Building for the offender who shot Detective Joe Airhart.
We will continue to support our Officers and their Families during these difficult times, regardless of obstacles such as small court rooms,
restrictions on firearms in the court rooms or the wearing of our uniforms during these proceedings. We as police officers will remain professional at
all times and relentless in our support of these Officers and Their Families during these difficult times. We Will Never Forget!
Safety Alert
The Lodge has learned that a gun manufacturer is marketing and selling small and highly concealable handguns in the area. Some of these
handguns are as small as a credit card in size or may resemble a pen which fires a single bullet. The Lodge has distributed fliers to the Unit Reps city
wide to make the officers aware of these particular weapons.
Uniform Resale
The semi annual Lodge #7 Uniform Resale will be held at the FOP Hall on 21 April 04 from 1300 hrs till 1800 hrs. Officers, take advantage of
this event if you are looking to purchase an additional uniform item for Spring Inspection or to sell those old uniforms, which are no longer
worn. Officers wishing to sell their uniform items need only come into the Hall and set up on one of the tables before the start of the resale. Officers
who wish to donate their uniforms for the Lodge to sell need only to drop these uniforms off to the Lodge Office up to the day of the sale. The
proceeds of these donated uniforms will be donated to the Chicago Police Chaplains Ministry.
By Sidney M. Davis
Military Reservist
As of 23 January 2004, 55 police officers have been deployed to serve their country. In the coming months many more will be called upon to
serve in some capacity. Some will be deployed to Iraq; god speed them safely back home to their loved ones in a timely fashion. Officers, if you
know of a member in your district or unit that has been deployed, please drop them a line or two and say hello. Let them be aware that you are
concerned about their safe return home. It is not an easy task to wear that second hat as a soldier being away from home and loved ones in a hostile
environment. (Retired Sergeant Major Sid Davis)
2004 Fishing
Tournament
The date for the 2004 FOP Fishing tournament has been set for Wednesday 9 Jun 2004. All members who anticipate fishing should mark your
calendars. This is a change in date from previous years. Need a fishing partner, take your son or daughter for a change of pace. It promises to be an
event that they will never forget.
Recognized Vacancies/Districts & Units
Recognized vacancies for Districts and Units are posted the second Friday after each period change. If you are thinking about changing Districts
or Units, it is your responsibility, to submit the PAR FORM in a timely fashion. Recognized vacancies when posted, generally are located in the C.
O. Book, the FOP bulletin board or a pre-determined location. You have 72 hours (from the time of posting) in which to have your Commander
verify your submission (his signature). From that point your PAR Form must be received by 1000 hours the following Friday morning to
Management and Labor for compliance. If you are days off, furlough, or medical (full duty), it is still your responsibility to submit a request to
transfer. Officers, it is your career and some highly sought after districts only come around a few times each year. STAY INFORMED.
Recognized Watch
Vacancies
Under Article 31.5, filling of vacancies, if and when the employer decides to fill a recognized vacancy by bid, such vacancy to be bid shall be
posted on the seventh calendar day (Wednesday 10 March 2004), and also during the sixth and ninth police periods. The posting shall remain posted
for 7 calendar days from the day of posting. The vacancy shall be filled by the most senior qualified officer bidding for the vacancy. If no such
qualified officer within the unit bids for such vacancy, the Employer may fill the watch vacancy by reverse seniority.
F.O.P. Website
The FOP website contains valuable information for members to stay informed regarding contract issues and pension laws. The site can be located
at www.chicagofop.org. Members who are reservists can find information on pay scales and retirement plus more by clicking on the military button
(left side of site) under the links button.
F.O.P. Board Meetings
The Lodge conducts its monthly Board Meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 11 a.m. Any Lodge member (active or
retired) may address the Board (questions /answers) at 1 p.m. This privilege of attending Board Meetings was not available to members prior to the
current administration. To date only a handful of members attend. What a shame it is that members constantly complain about procedures and
current events yet fail to participate or get involved in their Lodge affairs. Be active and participate
2004 Cops For Kids
Bowling
The Annual "Cops For Kids" bowling tournament will be held Saturday, 21 Feb 04. This citywide bowling event raises funds for Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. This is a non-profit organization that offers adult supervision for children who come from
single family homes. The tournament will be held at the following locations:
Miami Bowl
5023 S. Archer Ave
0900 - 1300 hours
Laredo Lanes
3900 W. Columbus
1100 hours
Habetler Bowl
5250 Northwest Highway
0900 - 1300 hours
Turner Bowl
6625 W. Belmont Ave
1130 hours
Skyway Bowl
9915 S. Torrence Ave
0900 hours
For registration forms and information, call the Special Activities Section, (312) 745-5844 or PAX 0207.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
Recording Secretary
The following events listed will occur from February 10, 2004 thru March 10, 2004. For further information on any events posted below contact the
Lodge (312) 733-7776, and ask for Sid Davis.
10 Feb 04
10 Feb 04
11 Feb 04
13 Feb 04
16 Feb 04
17 Feb 04
18 Feb 04
24 Feb 04
25 Feb 04
25 Feb 04
26 Feb 04
27 Feb 04
01 Mar 04
02 Mar 04
02 Mar 04
02 Mar 04
02 Mar 04
03 Mar 04
04 Mar 04
09 Mar 04
09 Mar 04
10 Mar 04
10 Mar 04
Latin American Police Assoc. Meeting
Italian American Police Assoc. Meeting
Recognized Openings in Districts & Units
Recognized Vacancies/Transfer Bids
FOP General Meeting (Noon)
My Health Link
Ash Wednesday
My Health Link
My Health Link
Transfer Order for the 3rd Period
Polish American Police Assoc. Meeting
Chicago Police Marine Assoc. Meeting
German American Police Assoc. Meeting
Chicago Police Women’s Assoc. Meeting
3rd Period Begins
Watch Bids Open
Recognized Openings in Districts & Units
(Citywide)
By Tim Fallon
Park District Lawsuit Update
In November, the Lodge filed suit in Circuit Court over the City passing an ordinance that transfers the authority to regulate traffic
control from the City to the Park District. The Lodge also filed a complaint with the Illinois Labor Board. While a temporary
restraining order was denied by the Circuit Court, the case is still proceeding in Circuit Court. A hearing was held regarding this case
at the Illinois Labor Board on December 9th and 10th. Written briefs will be due 30 days after both parties receive the transcripts of the
hearing. Hopefully the Labor Board will render a decision sometime in March. There are two reasons the Lodge believes this
ordinance should be repealed.
First, the Lodge and the City are currently in contract negotiations for a successor agreement. Prior to starting negotiations, the
Lodge filed a status quo letter with the City. This means that that there should be no changes in working conditions, during
negotiations. Since the Lodge has a contract proposal under Article 20 that deals with traffic control as secondary employment, we
believe this ordinance violates the status quo letter.
Secondly, we do not think the City has the authority to empower the Park District to regulate traffic. The authority to regulate
traffic was taken away from the Park District, by the Illinois General Assembly over 40 yeas ago.
O’Hare Reassignment Grievance
This grievance involves 5 officers that were involuntarily transferred by the Department from O’Hare Airport, Unit # 050, to
various districts throughout the City. There are thirteen prior arbitration decisions on Involuntary Transfer, so this is not exactly
uncharted territory. The arbitrations won by the Lodge regarding Involuntary Transfer have been for issues such as moving a P.O.
because of CRs, Demotions, Disciplinary Transfers, Discrimination, and Just Cause. However I don’t want to divulge the case the
Lodge intends to put on in this arbitration. The arbitration dates are set for February 27, March 5, and April 5. Because this
arbitration involves 5 officers, it could very possibly take all 3 dates to get in all the necessary testimony.
Treasurer’s Report
By John Capparelli
Telephone Solicitation
The Lodge frequently receives telephone calls from irate members and citizens because of telemarketers requesting donations in
the name of the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7. Effective immediately, the F.O.P., Chicago Lodge No. 7 no longer
solicits telephone donations from either businesses or private homes. If anyone you know receives a solicitation call, instruct them to
contact the Illinois Attorney General for more information by calling 312-814-3000.
PAC Fund Donations
Formerly, solicited donations were placed in the Political Action Fund. However, now that we have ended solicitations, any
member who would like to donate to the Political Action Fund may do so by completing the donation form and sending it in to the
Lodge, to my attention. Please complete the entire form as is required by law.
Disability Report
The best of health from all the Committee members and myself. The Disability Committee is available for calls at the FOP office
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP web site, www.chicagofop.org,
for beneficial information.
Legislative Agenda
The Committee has submitted two bills that would remove the length of time to receive a raise for both Duty and Occupational
(Heart), and receive the current salary of the officer each and every year. I received confirmation from President Mark Donahue and
1st Vice President Bill Dougherty that these bills have been submitted into the legislature. We are awaiting the proper bill numbers for
your information.
Pension Board
Committee member INV Athena Mullen and I attended the 22 Jan 04 meeting. We were there to observe the proceedings of the
meeting and support any disabled officer whose case is to be heard. This is strictly a volunteer choice by committee members to
support all officers. We will be present throughout the year. P.S. FOP Sgt-at-Arms Steve Robbins also stopped by…I think he
grabbed a donut.
Veteran’s Corner
Our thoughts and prayers go to CPD members serving our country as military reservists and National Guard members. If you have
a spare moment, drop a line or two ‘from the World’ to PO Terry Lynn’s (DD) sons. They are both serving in the US Army in
Bagdad, Iraq. **PFC LYNN, JAMES, HHC 1/6 INF. 2 BGE 93048, APO AE 09324-3048. **SPC LYNN, JONATHON, B CO. 123
MSB 3RD PLT., 1st SQUAD UNIT 92880, APO AE 09324-2880. Happy Birthday, Jonathon (Jan 26)!
Airborne! Sal
$20.00 per child.
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Two men went fishing. One man was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn't. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a
big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back.
The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and finally got tired of seeing this man waste good fish. "Why do you keep
throwing back all the big fish you catch?" he asked. The inexperienced fisherman replied, "I only have a small frying pan."
Sometimes, like that fisherman, we throw back the big plans, the big dreams, the big jobs and the big opportunities that G-d gives
us. Our faith is too small. We laugh at that fisherman who didn't figure out that all he needed was a bigger frying pan; yet how ready
are we to increase the size of our faith?
Whether it's a problem or a possibility, G-d will never give you anything bigger than you can handle.
Stop telling G-d you've got big problems. Tell your problems you've got a big G-d! Not always an easy task, but sometimes in life
we are pushed to our limits as in the following parable.
A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The
man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and
grabbed the branch just as the tiger reached the cliff. The tiger growled viciously as the man sighed a great sigh of relief.
Just then a mouse came out from a crevice and began to chew on the branch. The man looked down to what was a drop of a
thousand feet and sure death and looked to the heavens and yelled out, "Dear G-d, if you are there, please help me. I will do anything
you ask but please help."
Suddenly a voice came booming down from heaven, "You will do anything I ask?" it questioned. The man shocked to hear a reply
to his plea yelled back, "I will gladly do anything you ask, but please save me." The voice from heaven then replied, "There is one
way to save you but it will take courage and faith."
The branch began to weaken from the mouse and the tiger was still growling a few feet above the man, "Please, Lord, tell me what
I must do and I will do it. Your will is my will."
The voice from heaven then said, "All right then, let go of the branch."
The man looked down to a fall of a thousand feet and certain death. He looked up at the hungry tiger a few feet away and he
looked at the mouse still chewing on the branch. Then he looked up at the heavens and yelled, "Is there anyone else up there I can talk
to?"
Does that sound funny to you? Well perhaps. But let's stop and think about it. When you are in a terrible situation and you seek
G-d for help what are you going to do when He asks you to step out in faith? Makes you think, are you ready to let go of the
branch? As the saying goes 'Faith; with it you have no questions, without it you have no answers'.
May G-d protect you, keep you safe, and always keep you in his loving care. Amen.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Wolf 773-463-4780 or
[email protected]
P.S. Please remember if any member of the Chaplains Unit can ever be of assistance, please don't hesitate to call.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain
Rabbi Moshe Wolf 773-463-4780 or
[email protected]
Gold Star Family News
By Gladis Young, President
The Gold Star Families would like to thank, Superintendent Philip Cline and the Chicago Police Department for their tremendous
support. Superintendent Cline truly has a warm and big heart and readily gives up his personal time and contributions to help a fallen Officer's
family.
Through out 2003 there were various events and benefits given by different organizations of the Chicago Police Department that need to be
recognized for their thoughtfulness. Namely, Mark Donahue and The F.O.P., Pipes and Drums, St. Jude League, American Knights Motorcycle
Club, Baseball Club, the Police Survivors, Rabbi Moshe Wolf, Father Tom Nangle and the Police Chaplains Ministry and Marie Tenerelli.
Retiree & Pension Update
By John Dineen
The State Legislature has passed the City pension package and the Governor signed the Bill. Retroactive to January 1st, 2004 the
minimum pensions of Retired Police Officers and Surviving Spouses are to be increased by $100 per month. This will raise the
minimum pension of 81 Police Officers from $850 per month to $950 per month and effective January 1st, 2005 from $950 per month
to $1,050 per month.
The minimum pension for Surviving Spouses is increased from $800 per month on January 1st to $900 and effective January 1st,
2005 from $900 to $1,00 per month. This increase will benefit 1,891 surviving spouses over the next two years.
Due to the short time frame since the signing of the Pension benefit, the $100 pension increase for the month of January will be
paid with the February Pension check.
2004 Pension Legislation
The Lodge has introduced Legislation which will Compound the 3% Escalator for Retirees along with additional Legislation which
would provide the 3% Escalator to Surviving Spouses. Additional information on this Legislation will be provided when Bill numbers
are assigned and Pension Committee meetings are set in Springfield.
Pension Update
By Ken Hauser
The total Fund’s market value was $3.56 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, December 31, 2003. There was a 21% total return on
the Fund’s investments for 2003. The year 2000 was the last year a positive return was recorded by the Fund and that return was
1.3%, (in 2001,
-4.4%; in 2002, -9.3%). 2003 was a great year, thank the Lord for the good times.
Spousal Annuity &
Benefits
Recently I have received a number of calls from active police officers requesting a set of guidelines for their spouse in case of a
sudden death (not line of duty). I would like to start by informing your spouse that if the active police officer had at least 1½ years of
service but had not completed 20 years of service, the widow’s annuity shall be the greater of (1) 30% of the annual maximum salary
attached to the classified civil service position of a first class patrolman at the time of death; or (2) 50% of the retirement annuity (+ 20
years) the deceased police officer would have been eligible to receive if he had retired from service on the day before his death. The
spouse is also entitled to a Death Benefit, which could be in the range of $6,400 to $12,000 depending upon the age of the deceased
officer.
Also, the Benefits Management Office (BMO) of the City of Chicago provides three (3) months free health care insurance to the
family of an active deceased officer. This benefit has been provided to temporarily relieve the families’ financial burden. There is a
$25,000 life insurance benefit provided by the City of Chicago to all deceased active police officers beneficiaries. Besides these
benefits, a spouse should check with the Social Security Administration (children’s benefits, etc), private insurance carriers, the
Chicago Patrolmen’s Federal Credit Union, Nationwide Retirement Solutions (Deferred Compensation). Police officers belong to
many police organizations (FOP), check your spouses’ files because many of these organizations provide life insurance benefits.
Retirement Seminars
For those officers anticipating retirement in the near future, the Chicago Police Department is offering seminars on Tuesday, 23
March 04, Wednesday, 26 May 04, Wednesday, 14 July 04, and Wednesday, 20 October 04. Check to see which date is convenient
for you and then contact the Personnel Section to make an appointment to attend. Attendance is limited at these seminars so call early
to ensure yourself a seat.
Website Address
Don’t forget you can access The Pension Fund website at: www.chipabf.org. Our website contains information pertaining to the
annual reports, meeting dates, board of directors members, staff, statutes regulating the fund, tax tips, important telephone numbers
and current insurance rates. We also have links to the following sites: Chicago Police Department, City of Chicago, FOP Chicago
Lodge 7, and Illinois State Legislature.
Pension Board Meetings
The monthly meetings of the Pension Board are open to all members and are held on the fourth Thursday of the month, unless there
is an additional special meeting, which would be announced. Commencement is at 0900 in the office of the Pension Board located at
221 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1626.
Reminder
Just a reminder to our retired annuitants living outside the 312/773 area codes or in another state, the Pension Fund number is
1/800/656-6606. The fax number is 1/312/726-3216.
March, 2004
Detective Wally Rolniak
On February 4th, Detective Wally Rolniak of Riverdale Police Department was killed in the line of duty. Wally and other family
members were active in their FOP Lodges and the appreciation for them was evidenced by the turnout to pay final tribute to
Wally. Many of our members had the opportunity to have worked with Detective Rolniak in investigations that have crossed
jurisdictional lines in the south suburbs. Their attendance at the wake and funeral services re-confirmed the proud solidarity among us
in this profession. Chicago was well represented and should be especially proud of the assistance that was given coordinating these
services, of which there was little or no experience among the departments in the southland. The members of our Preventive
Programs and Neighborhood Relations Section especially Commander Frank Trigg and Sgt. John Dougherty assisted Riverdale with
the planning. These gentlemen have the dubious distinction of being the experts in this area and did not hesitate to share that expertise
with our brothers in their time of need.
Contract Negotiations
Contract negotiations have improved since the Lodge Negotiating Team informed the City that they were disappointed in the pace
and progress of the negotiations in January. At this time, there has been progress made in key areas of the process. All of the issues
that were covered by the Seniority Sub-committee have been resolved. Although, what had historically been referred to as, “tentative
agreements” have not been signed off on, as is this negotiating teams position, the proposals considered in the seniority Subcommittee have been adjudicated with the following results:
---Tactical and Gang Tactical Officers in districts will be referred to as one in the same for reference purposes and if Tact Officers are
involuntarily removed from their positions they can be placed on the watch they would have been able to bid to by seniority;
---District Commanders are limited to 2 staff personnel and 5 Community Policing personnel;
---All Detectives, Gang Specialists and Youth Officers will be considered as detectives and will bid for unit duty assignments,
furloughs and watches as a group. Although the titles of Gang Specialists and Youth Officers will be eliminated from the budget, their
numbers as well as those of current Detectives will not be diminished but will be maintained all as Detectives;
---There will now be a penalty for the Department for improperly filling recognized bid openings up to a maximum of 50 hours of
comp. time per incident.
There has been significant progress in other proposals, most of them non-financial issues, that we hope to decide on in the near
future with the City. It is our hope that by the time you read this newsletter, you will have been informed of these changes. Keep in
mind though that these changes are not being signed off on individually as has been the case in the past, but will be signed off on as an
entire package when all proposals have been addressed to the benefit of our members and the City. During these negotiations there
has been some very disturbing activity being conducted by Command level personnel in this Department, which I am happy to say has
ceased. This Lodge is the Collective Bargaining Representative for members of this Department below the rank of Sgt. and only the
Lodge can negotiate over issue of wages, hours and working conditions. No member can negotiate for themselves or as a group. This
actually was happening in a Unit and when Lodge Representatives went out to inform those members of the damage that could be
done to the Collective Bargaining Process as a whole, the great majority understood. The idea of gaining benefits for all in this Union
as opposed to those with special interests was rebuffed by one individual as he responded to the idea of benefiting other Department
members when he said “we don’t give a #### about those guys”. This member’s ignorance and abhorrence of the process will always
be recognized by the “one way” sign he so proudly wears.
Pension Update
There has been some concern over a newspaper article in which one of our most ardent supporters in Springfield, Sen. Tony Munoz,
who is also a Chicago Police Officer and member of this Lodge, removed from consideration a bill which raised our Pension
Maximum to 80% and based it on the best 12 months instead of 48 months in the last 10 years. This action has no impact on the
identical legislation that we proposed in the beginning of the 93rd General Assembly and that legislation is still alive in
Springfield. The Legislative Committee has directed that in light of the recent increased pension benefits that were obtained and
retroactive to 1 January ‘04, greater priority is to be given to obtaining the 3% compounding of the COLA increases that our retirees
get after attaining the age of 55. This effort has been identified as garnering a benefit for those who realized none in the Pension Bill
passed in January.
Sworn Affidavit Bill
The City has filed a motion to suppress in Circuit Court on the issue of our “Sworn Affidavit” bill on the basis of language in the
Uniform Police Officers Disciplinary Act, which they feel precludes their responsibility to abide by the new requirement. March 25th
has been set for the date for oral arguments on this issue of great importance to our membership. Keep in mind that they recognize the
need to have those sworn affidavits signed for Probationary Police Officers and Exempt Members and are abiding by the requirement
for allegations against those members of the department.
Political Action
The Political Action Committee met on January 29th for the purpose of conducting interviews for those candidates running for the
offices of Judge, State Senate and Representative, Clerk of the Circuit Court and States Attorney. Only those individuals who
requested the endorsement of this Lodge were invited to attend. The Committee conducted a total of 32 interviews of candidates that
day and most notably, although having little competition in their respective offices, Speaker of the House Mike Madigan and Cook
County States Attorney Dick Devine insisted on being interviewed. This process speaks volumes for the level of importance that the
candidates place on coveting the endorsement of Chicago Lodge 7. It is a process that is unmatched by any other group representing
Law Enforcement locally and should be a major contributing factor to our members and their families in giving due consideration to
our endorsements. The list of candidates endorsed by Chicago Lodge 7 is contained in this newsletter. Additionally, The Illinois State
Lodge conducted its selection process for candidates currently running in the state-wide U.S. Senate race as well as for State and State
appellate court justices. On February 16th, the State Lodge conducted a press conference here at Lodge 7 to announce its endorsement
of Dan Hynes for U. S. Senate. Again the process for the State Lodge is as extensive as ours which also should bear a greater level of
consideration on the part of our members. As with our selections, the State Lodge’s Legislative Committee recommendations needed
to be approved by the State Board of Directors and that was a unanimous decision for State Comptroller Hynes. The endorsements
that are posted herein are for the March Primary Election only and the Committee asks for our members support.
F.O.P. Stars vs. Chicago Fire Hockey Game
On March 27, 2004 the FOP Stars and the Chicago Fire hockey teams will once again be playing for the Chicago Cup. This is a
fun family event to which you can bring your kids to the United Center and watch these two teams square off. It is always a great time
and the kids get to be close to the action. The gates open at 10:30am and the game starts at 11:00am. Tickets are $5.00 per person
and kids under 12 are free, but they still need a free ticket to enter the United Center. Tickets are available at the United Center box
office on the day of the game and are available at most district community policing offices. All proceeds will be going to the F.O.P.
Disabled Fund and the Chicago Fire Fighter’s Union Charities Fund. Come out and cheer on your F.O.P. Stars to another victory.
Problems At The Medical Services Section
Perhaps you are experiencing problems at the Medical Services Section, waiting weeks/months to get a referral for medical
attention, or waiting weeks/months to get approval on a recurrence claim and medical section personnel do not return your phone
calls. If you feel you have exhausted all possible avenues to resolve your problem, which would include contacting the medical
director, please call the Lodge and ask for Bill Dougherty. The medical team at the Lodge is sending a weekly letter to Superintendent
Cline that addresses the problems that are occurring at the Medical Section. Hopefully, the Superintendent will see the ongoing
problems and force the Medical Section to give officers more efficient services when they are injured on-duty.
WWW.CHICAGOFOP.ORG
When members of the Board of Directors go out and visit roll calls monthly, we hear from officers that are not aware that we have
a website that is updated daily. The website includes a wealth of information that needs to be brought to our members. The website
contains current contract proposals as well as grievance procedures and disability information. Please pass the word to your fellow
officers that the website is there for them. Go to WWW.CHICAGOFOP.ORG today and be informed.
CR by Affidavit
Effective January 1, 2004 in the State of Illinois, anyone making a complaint against a sworn peace officer must support this
complaint with a signed affidavit. When you have been served with allegations to be answered to OPS or Internal Affairs with either a
To From Report or a formal statement, ensure that you include the following disclaimer:
This statement is not being given voluntarily but under duress. I am only giving this statement at this time because I know
that I could lose my job if I refuse. This To From report should not be considered a verbatim statement but only a summary
of requested information.
R/O further objects to this investigation because Illinois State Law now requires that anyone making a complaint against a
sworn peace officer must have the complaint supported by a sworn affidavit. R/O does not believe that the required affidavit
has been obtained in this case.
Some Officers are omitting the additional disclaimer from their statements or required reports. For your own protection, use this
disclaimer until the Lodge can get this issue resolved with the City.
Uniform Resale
The semi annual Lodge #7 Uniform Resale will be held at the FOP Hall on April 21, 2004 from 1300 hrs until 1800 hrs. Please
take advantage of this event if you are looking to purchase an additional uniform item or to sell those old uniforms, which are no
longer worn. Officers wishing to sell their uniform items need only come into the Hall and set up on one of the tables before the start
of the resale. Officers who wish to donate their uniforms to the Lodge should drop their uniforms off at the Lodge. The proceeds of
the donated uniforms will be given to the Chicago Police Chaplains Ministry.
Gun Safety Day
The Lodge #7 Gun Safety Day has been scheduled for May 19, 2004 at the F.O.P. Hall from 0900 until 1800 hrs. Representatives
from the major gun manufacturers will be available for onsite safety inspections of the officer’s duty weapons at no cost.
Legal Defense
If you are notified to appear at OPS or IAD to give a statement for an on duty incident or an off duty incident where you took
Police action and whether you are the accused, or a witness you are entitled to representation. Call the Lodge with the date and time
of your statement so that an attorney can accompany you.
When a C.R. number is sustained with a penalty recommendation and your option is the DSP or the CRP always check the box for
the DSP. If you are not satisfied with the results of the DSP then the next step is to request the CRP.
By Sidney M. Davis
Recognized Watch Vacancies
Under section 31-5, Filling of Vacancies, if and when the employer decides to fill a recognized vacancy by bid, such vacancy to be
bid shall be posted on the seventh calendar day (Wednesday 10 March 2004), and also during the sixth and ninth police periods. The
posting shall remain posted for 7 calendar days from the day of posting. The vacancy shall be filled by the most senior qualified
officer bidding for the vacancy. If no such qualified officer within the unit bids for such vacancy, the Employer may fill the watch
vacancy by reverse seniority.
Watch Bids
Watch Bids open on Wednesday, 10 March 2004 and close on Wednesday, 17 March 2004. Check with your Unit Rep if you are
unsure on how to complete the form for bidding. An incomplete or error can and may stop you from bidding to another watch. The
next time watch bidding comes around is during the sixth period.
The date for the 2004 FOP Fishing tournament has been set for Wednesday 9 Jun 2004. All members who anticipate fishing
should mark your calendars. This is a change in date from previous years.
Military Reservist
As of February 19, 2004, fifty-nine officers have been deployed to serve their country. Forty-five officers are on foreign soil and
face dangerous, aggressive forces. The enemy there is unknown and pervasive. No one can say for sure when this Iraq conflict will
end, so in the meantime police officers will continue to be mobilized. A few officers have already served twice, and will probably
serve again. I will continue to speak on their behalf until this conflict is over. If you know of an officer who is deployed, write that
officer a line or two. Let them know you are thinking of them and thank them for serving. The eight or ten hour shift that you work
has no comparison to the 24/7 environment these officers must endure on a daily basis. A recent meeting with City Officials has
resulted in some movement to get pension relief for officers who are deployed during the Iraq conflict. Full story next month (April
FOP Newsletter).
Military Pay
Officers who are reservists may contact the office (ask for Sid Davis) to acquire the 2004 Pay Book. Officers are reminded that if
you are deployed to contact Sol at Personnel 312-745-5342 and then Sid Davis at FOP (312-733-7776).
F.O.P. Information
Some F.O.P. members are complaining of not being informed of current events. Officers, there are over ten different ways that the
F.O.P. communicates with its members on a monthly basis. (1). The F.O.P. website at www.chicagofop.org (2). The F.O.P. Hotline
at 312-733-2101, (3). The F.O.P. Newsletter, (4). Attending General Meetings, (5). Attending Board Meetings, (6). F.O.P.
Bulletin Boards (Districts and Units), (7). F.O.P. News Briefs, (8). Roll Call visits by Board of Directors, (9). Your Unit Rep,
(10). Your Watch Rep, (11), Trustee’s assigned to Districts and Units,
The monthly Board of Directors meeting is a venue where Lodge members may attend to hear the business of the Lodge and to ask
questions. Stay informed and participate.
F.O.P. Board Meetings
The Feb. FOP Board meeting took place on 3 Feb, 04 , during the meeting a change of start times was discussed and voted on. The
Trustee's meeting time has changed from 10 a.m. to 9 a.m., and the start of the full Board meeting has changed from 11 a.m. to 10
a.m., or at the conclusion of the Trustee's meeting, but no sooner then 10 a.m. A lunch break for Board members will take place
around 12:30 p.m., and end at 1 p.m., the full Board will reconvene at which time any Lodge member may address the full Board with
any questions he or she may have. Stay informed and participate, its your Lodge and your business.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
Recording Secretary
The following events listed will occur from March 9, 2004 thru April 9, 2004. For further information on any events posted below
contact the Lodge (312) 733-7776, and ask for Sid Davis.
09 Mar 04
09 Mar 04
10 Mar 04
12 Mar 04
15 Mar 04
16 Mar 04
17 Mar 04
17 Mar 04
17 Mar 04
Watch Bids Open
F.O.P. General Meeting (7 p.m.)
St. Patrick’s Day
Watch Bids Close
Detective Association Meeting
(Citywide)
26 Mar 04
28 Mar 04
01 Apr 04
01 Apr 04
05 Apr 04
06 Apr 04
06 Apr 04
06 Apr 04
06 Apr 04
07 Apr 04
09 Apr 04
Transfer Order for the 4th Period
ACT Workshop
4th Period Begins
April’s Fools Day
F.O.P. Board Meeting (11 a.m.)
Recognized Vacancies / Transfer Bids
(Citywide)
By Tim Fallon
Unit Representatives
Due to retirement, transfer and promotions we now have seven new Unit Representatives. These positions were filled by election
within the Unit, or by acclimation. The Reps. will hold their position until the next Lodge General Election in March 2005. Directly
after the General Election, all Unit Rep. positions are up for re-election.
The new Reps are William Hartz, (014), 8 years seniority, Peggy Guice, (Unit 142, Court Section), 18 years seniority, Percy Allen
Jr., (Unit 166, Identification Section), 14 years seniority, Joseph Rizzi, (Unit 153, Special Operations Section), 9 years seniority,
Michael Saladino, (Unit 253, Tactical Response Unit), 3 years seniority, Thomas McDonagh, (Unit 610V), 9 years seniority Kurt
Hagemann, (Unit 650V), 24 years seniority. We are currently scheduling an election for Unit Rep for the Canine Officers now in Unit
#153, Special Operations Section.
Please remember that these Officers are volunteering their time and efforts to help you and keep you informed. Unit Reps. don’t
receive Code 49 (carried working union business), they attend General Meetings, Unit Rep. Meetings and any Committee Meetings
they might be appointed to on their own time. The only benefit or pay a Unit Rep. receives is a dues reimbursement, and only if they
have attended the correct amount of General, and Unit Rep Meetings. Considering we have the lowest dues structure of any labor
organization (public or private sector) that I am aware of, the dues reimbursement does not add up to much of a benefit. So please get
to know your Unit Rep., remember they’re working for you.
Unit Representative Advisory Group
At the direction of the Board of Directors we are forming an Advisory Group of Unit Reps. The purpose of this group will be to
investigate ways to assist Unit Reps. in their jobs, and to get them more involved in the business of the Lodge. Any Unit Rep. who
wishes to serve on this Advisory Group should contact myself, or Catherine Manning at the Lodge.
Disability Report
The best of health from Committee members PO Cedric Brumley, INV Athena Mullen, PO Jim Mullen, PO Kim Shemash, Trustee
Rhonda Bullock, 1st Vice President Bill Dougherty and myself. We are available for calls at the FOP office Monday through Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP web site, www.chicagofop.org, for beneficial information.
Bankers Life Insurance
The Committee received hundreds of phone calls/emails on this issue. We sent out a letter dated February 2, 2004 to all duty and
occupational disabled officers explaining how to fill out and submit the Bankers Life form/forms. This life insurance benefit is at no
cost to the officers. The F.O.P. attorneys and the Committee worked with the City and Bankers to secure this basic life insurance
policy and the Extended Insurance for those who qualified. The Committee and FOP staff thanks all of you for your patience.
Disability Stars
I spoke with Sgt. Ray Gawne from Personnel and was told that Supt. Philip Cline approved the design for the new disability
Chicago Police Stars and 450 stars are in the making. (Again, please be patient…it’s happening.)
Legislation Update
Pension bills for Duty Disabled HB5206, SB2990, and Heart Bills HB5203, SB2993, can be found on the web at
www.legis.state.il.us
Veteran’s Corner
Diabetes update
I have talked with many Police Officer veterans who served in Nam and have Type 2 diabetes. This is a service-connected
disability and veterans can receive compensation from $200 or more, depending on the degree of diabetes, plus free prescriptions and
medical supplies pertaining to the diabetes condition. Don’t let this benefit go by the wayside…you’re entitled to it. For more
information call 1-800-749-8387 or visit web site at www.gov/agentorange.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 242
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 242 needs your help lobbying Congress for veteran benefits. For membership
information call Bernie O’Donnell (Nam 68-69 Chopper Pilot) at 773-631-2623.
VA Regional Headquarters
Headquarters has moved from 536 S. Clark Street to the new West Side facility at 2122 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois
60612. They can be reached at 1-800-827-1000.
Illinois National Guard Grant Program
Members of the Illinois National Guard are eligible to receive a grant for payment of tuition and some fees for either undergraduate
or graduate study at Illinois public universities and community colleges. Hey, it’s free tuition!
$20.00 per child.
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
The Teacher
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his
death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the
classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a
gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is
unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important.”
“Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic
experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the powers way of telling us that we must make the most
out of every single day."
Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or
on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a scent - perhaps of freshly
baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way
the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although
it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often
take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime...it can all be taken away."
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently.
That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think
of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we
all overlook. Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop
off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. Tell your family and friends how much they mean to you. For as we
get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
Please remember the Department Chaplains are always available for lunch, if we can be of assistance don't hesitate to call.
May G~d bless you, keep you safe and always keep you in his loving care. Amen.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain, Rabbi Moshe Wolf
773-463-4780 or
[email protected]
Retiree & Pension Update
By John Dineen
Marriage After Retirement
Police Officers who are not married when they retire, upon application, receive a refund of their contribution toward the surviving
spouse benefit. (Your contribution of 9% of salary is broken down as follows: 7% for your pension benefits – 1.5% for a surviving
spouse benefit and .5% for the post-retirement increase.)
If the retired Officer gets married, he or she can provide for a surviving spouse benefit by following the provisions of Sec. 5-165 of
the Chicago Police Pension Act, which states, (1) the amount of the refund, plus interest from the date of refund to the date of
payment, is repaid to the Fund within one year after the date of the marriage, and (2) the date of the marriage is at least one year prior
to the date of death, and (3) the surviving spouse otherwise qualifies under the terms of this Article.
It should be noted the City of Chicago will not provide Medical benefits to the spouse of a Police Officer who marries after the date
of his/her retirement.
Legislative Update
The Pension bills providing for the compounding of the 3% escalator for retirees and a 3% escalator for surviving spouses have
been filed in Springfield but no action has been taken on the bills as of going to press.
Political Endorsements
Listed here are the candidates who, after making a formal request for the Lodge’s endorsement in the upcoming municipal elections,
were approved by the Political Action Committee and whom the Board of Directors hereby recommends as the best candidates to
support the Lodge’s interests. Please consider them when you place your vote.
Candidates For Judge:
Vacancy:
5 Sub Cox
10 Sub Fleming
10 Sub "A"
8th Sub
9th Sub Himel
15 Sub Lanigan
Salyers Vacancy
Salyers Vacancy
Orlando Vacancy
Siracusa Vacancy
Foreman Vacancy
O'Malley Vacancy
11 Sub Smith
Candidate:
Jackie Marie Portman
James M. McGing
Peggy Chiampas
Jon Erickson
Timothy Nimrod
James J. Ryan
William Raines
Kathleen Ann Panozzo
Laurence J. Dunford
Susan P. Malone
Margaret Ann Carey
William Haddad
Paula Daleo
Note that in the contest for the Salyers vacancy two candidates were found to be highly qualified for the judgeship.
Cook Cty States Atty
Clerk of the Circuit
Dick Devine
Jerome M. Orbach
State Representative
Dist #
2nd
6th
15th (Vacant)
16th
19th
22nd
28th
33rd
39th
(Inc. = Incumbent)
Edward Acevedo (Inc.)
Patricia Bailey (Inc.)
John C. D'Amico
Louis Lang (Inc.)
Joe Lyons (Inc.)
Michael Madigan (Inc.)
Robert Rita (Inc.)
Marlow Colvin (Inc.)
Maria "Toni" Berrios (Inc.)
11th
Louis Viverito (Inc.)
State Senate
April, 2004
Negotiations
Representatives of the Lodge and the Department continue to negotiate. Thus far, there have been more than 60 meetings. We
have made progress in many areas and our work continues on some significant bargaining issues. We have been working with the
Department on developing schedules which will give some relief to the sixth consecutive work day dilemma. This issue was a top
priority to the membership as both a result of a survey that was sent out last year in which 85% responded desiring to be rid of the 6th
consecutive work day and the polling the Unit Reps did in preparation for the negotiation process. Last Thursday [March 25th] a
resolution was reached to “pilot” a schedule which will do just that. The Full Negotiating Team, the Unit Reps and the Board of
Directors met the following day to discuss and give input to the plan. After extensive discussion at all three meetings and a vote at all
three meetings, the decision was made to go ahead with a pilot program for the new work schedule. In all three meetings, there was
only one “no” vote voiced and that “no” vote was not relative to the 6th work day schedule. This program will be piloted in the
Districts encompassed in Areas 1 and 5 (Districts 2, 7, 8, 9, and 21 in Area 1; and 14, 15, 16, 17 and 25 in Area 5). Included in the
pilot is the option on the City’s part to begin working 10-hour shifts in certain specialized Units.
Also agreed to is what will become a 4th watch in the pilot Districts. What are currently recognized as 3rd Watch Rapid Response
cars will be put on a 10-hour schedule similar to that currently worked in Public Housing. The hours worked on the 10-hour shift have
been discussed as possibly 6 pm to 4 am or 7 pm to 5 am. This plan still has to be approved by the City (read Mayor) and when final
approval is received, it is the goal to begin implementing the pilot in the 6th Police Period. The Lodge will publish all of the details
once this pilot program is finalized but the Negotiating Team, Unit Representatives, and the F.O.P. Board of Directors have all
approved this monumental change in the Chicago Police Department work schedule. This work schedule has been the issue of
discussion in bargaining for the past 9 years at the members request and we will finally have an opportunity to put it in action with this
pilot program. Although in its entirety, this plan is not perfect, the Lodge and the City will establish a committee to monitor the
progress and make changes where necessary and to get the feedback from our members as to its continuation or demise.
A great deal of effort from both sides of the negotiation table went into this scheduling package which has as its root the Lodge’s
proposal to eliminate the 6th consecutive workday. Although the schedule we will be testing does not totally eliminate the 6th
consecutive workday it reduces the number of times officers will work 6 days in a row to only 14 times per year. Aside from setting
straight day off groups, this schedule nearly accomplishes our goal. Also included in this pilot is the understanding that for the year
2005 furlough selection process and thereafter, the membership will be selecting their furloughs based on seniority by unit as opposed
to the current seniority by watch. This decision will resolve the open issue contained in the arbitrator’s decision contained in
Appendix S of the current contract.
Health Care Coalition
The Lodge has joined with other City of Chicago Labor Unions in a coalition to protect and improve our healthcare benefits in this
negotiation cycle. We are working together in an effort to present a strong and united stance on the healthcare terms that the City of
Chicago will provide to employees. The Chicago Federation of Labor has taken the lead in putting together the group which includes,
the FOP, the PBPA, the Firefighters, AFSCME and the Laborers. The Lodge 7 Board of Directors took unprecedented action in
committing to this endeavor which we feel will benefit all employees of the City including the Police. The Unions participating have
made time and monetary commitments to this effort and the Lodge’s Board of Directors believes that this united approach will serve
us best. As has been reported, the Health Care Proposal tendered to us by the City was to say the least unacceptable and the same
proposal was made to all of the other City unions.
Concealed-Carry, Illinois SB2188
In a recent press release, Governor Blagojevich announced that should the pending concealed-carry legislation reach his desk he
would veto it. This statement caused numerous calls to be made to the Lodge questioning the Governor’s support of Law
Enforcement. In further discussions it has been learned that the Governor does have some issues in the version that passed out of the
Senate on March 26th but is a supporter of retirees carry/concealed issue. This Governor, as a U.S. Congressman, voted in favor of
the same legislation on the National level and we have no reason to doubt his support of our effort at this time. The Illinois State
Legislature is in recess the first two weeks of April and there will undoubtedly be discussions with the House sponsor over possible
amendments to address the Governor’s concerns. As a point of note, six members of the Illinois House signed on as co-sponsors of
the legislation prior to its arriving in the House. I would recommend all members, especially those retired members, contact their
State Representative and tell them you are constituent who wants their support for the passage of Senate Bill 2188. This legislation
could become a moot issue when the similar legislation is passed at the national level. The Fraternal Order of Police will continue to
work for passage of this legislation and will be lobbying the Illinois House members and the Governor to pass this bill, which we
consider a Law Enforcement Safety issue.
Memorial
F.O.P. Lodge #7 will be hosting our memorial on Thursday, May 20th at 1100 hours. All members and their families are welcome
to attend the ceremony, which will last approximately one hour. The ceremony is followed by small reception where refreshments
will be served. Anyone who is planning to attend is asked to make reservations with Mary Pat at our office (312-733-7776). The
Chicago Police Department will be holding a memorial service this year. On Monday, May 10th at 1930 hours, there will be a
candlelight service in Gold Star Park. The Park is on the Museum Campus east of Soldier Field and North of McCormick Place.
Injuries On-Duty and Duty Disability
Every officer who is injured on-duty and requires medical attention, starts out with a trip to the emergency room for treatment with
follow up referrals given by the Medical Services Section. The officer is given referrals for follow up treatment and or therapy or
surgery (if necessary).
Contractually, an officer is entitled to 365 days of paid time off to recover for each injury on-duty. These 365 days are limited to
that 1 year of recovery time in an officer’s career. Should an officer use all 365 days, he/she goes into a no pay status pending a
hearing at the pension board. The officer at this time goes to the pension board and receives an affidavit (that the officer fills out)
describing the circumstances of his/her injury on-duty. The lodge attorney will assist the officer with this affidavit. The officer then
turns the affidavit into the pension board.
While an officer is waiting for the final determination of benefits by the pension board officers are required to contribute the same
amount as active officers for health care benefits.
The pension board then starts the process where the officer is sent to the pension board doctor along with a copy of his/her medical
records. The doctor then formulates a written decision based upon a physical exam and the medical records from the Medical Services
Section, as to whether or not he concludes the officer is disabled or able to return to work.
The pension board, which normally meets on the 4th Thursday of the month, then takes oral testimony from their doctor. If he
concludes that the officer is incapable of returning to work, then the officer is granted 50% of his/her salary pending a full hearing
before the board to determine if the officer will be granted a 75% Duty Related Disability. If the doctor believes that the officer is
capable of returning to work, then nothing is awarded until the officer’s full hearing before the board.
There are occasions where the board’s doctor has to send the officer to a specialist to determine capability of duty.
Once the officer is granted a Duty Disability, his benefits include 75% of his salary, tax free, which is determined by the salary rate
on the date of the award. The City agrees to pay all hospital, medical and prescription costs of an officer who is on a leave of absence
for Duty Disability or Occupational Disability, all at no cost to the employee. The employer also shall make pension contributions on
behalf of the employee as if he had remained in active service. Further, while on disability, if the officer needs any treatment for
his/her IOD, he obtains a referral from the Medical Services Section and continues his care for as long as necessary.
The officer is represented at the pension board by FOP counsel free of charge for the duty disability hearing.
By Sidney M. Davis
Constitution and By-Law Changes/Amendments
Article XII, Amendments to the By-Laws, informs Lodge members that only active members, in good standing of this Lodge, may
propose an amendment to these By-Laws. Such proposals shall be in resolution form, stating the reasons for the amendment, and shall
be attested by the signatures of eleven (11) active members in good standing. Proposed amendments to this constitution shall be
submitted in writing to the Recording Secretary within a two (2) month period commencing April 1, and ending May 31, of each year.
Gold Star Family Information
The Gold Star Family has a new address and phone number. Please send correspondence to CPD Gold Star Family, Attn Gladis
Young, c/o FOP Chicago Lodge #7, 1412 West Washington Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60607 or call 773-329-1877
Roll Call Visits
The Board of Directors have logged well over 1000 roll call visits since April 2002. Most Districts and Unit have been visited at
least once, if your unit or district (watch) has not been visited, please contact the Lodge ASAP and let us know. The concept of roll
call visits has greatly benefited the membership and the Lodge. Members are more informed regarding Lodge business then ever
before. When you hear a rumor, and rumors they are, please do not spread them, but rather call the FOP Office to verify or dispel the
rumor.
The date for the 2004 FOP Fishing tournament has been set for Wednesday 9 Jun 2004. All members who anticipate fishing
should mark your calendars. This is a change in date from previous years. This article has appeared in the last three (3) issues of the
FOP Newsletter. We want to make sure we do not lose any anglers for the tournament.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
The following events listed will occur from 10 April through 9 May 2004. For further information on any events posted below contact
the Lodge (312) 733-7776, and ask for Sid Davis.
11 Apr 04
13 Apr 04
13 Apr 04
13 Apr 04
17 Apr 04
19 Apr 04
20 Apr 04
21 Apr 04
21 Apr 04
21 Apr 04
23 Apr 04
29 Apr 04
29 Apr 04
01 May 04
02 May 04
03 May 04
03 May 04
04 May 04
04 May 04
04 May 04
04 May 04
05 May 04
06 May 04
07 May 04
09 May 04
Easter Sunday
Retirement Distribution Strategies Seminar
Emerald Society’s Dinner Dance (Hawthorn Race Track)
FOP General Meeting ( Noon )
Noble Monthly Meeting
Uniform Resale, FOP Hall
Police Partnership Day
5th Period Begins
Spring Uniform Inspection (01 May thru 10 May)
St. Jude’s March
Emerald Society’s Rib Fest--FOP Hall
Illinois Memorial Day
(Citywide)
Mother’s Day
Pension News
By Ken Hauser
There are 13,676 active police officers on the department. This breaks down to 3,146 females and 10,530 males. The total number
of police officers hired during 2003 was 451, 91 females and 360 males. The total number of police officers who left the Police
Department during 2003 was 537. Of the 537 police officers, 35 officers died while on the job, 6 officers were discharged, 12
probationary officers were discharged, 76 officers chose to resign without a pension, and finally 408 officers completed their career
and retired with a pension. For the month of February, 57 years of age was the average retiree’s age with 30 years of service.
The rank breakdown of the 408 retirees is 324 under the rank of sergeant, 59 sergeants, 14 lieutenants, and 11 exempt rank. The
total number of officers on disability is 415, which breaks down as 270 on duty disability, 32 on ordinary disability, 98 on
occupational heart disability, and 15 on total and permanent disability. Note, ordinary disability is 50% of the salary when last worked
(an officer can receive ¼ of the net service, not to exceed 5 years) and the officer must provide his/her own health insurance. During
the year of 2003, the Pension Board granted duty disability to twelve police officers, occupational heart disability to eight police
officers, ordinary disability to fourteen police officers and permanent and total disability to two police officers. The majority of
officers receiving ordinary disability are pending a duty disability hearing in the near future.
As of December 31, 2003, there are 7,487 retired police officers and 3,146 spouses of deceased police officers. There were 11,636
checks mailed/direct deposited in February to annuitants of the Pension Fund. There is approximately $31.8 million paid monthly to
annuitants. This comes to $380 million per year. The Pension Fund receives approximately $240 million in employee/er
contributions per year. As you can see the Pension Fund is minus $140 million before the Pension Fund receives any return on their
investments. There is $3.56 billion in the Pension Fund as of December 31, 2003.
Public Safety Officer Benefit Expanded
Before leaving town for their winter recess, Congress passed the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefit Act, S.459, which expands
the Public Safety Officers Benefit (PSOB) to include heart attacks and strokes.
Originally enacted in 1976, the PSOB was largely limited to deaths and catastrophic injuries resulting from physical trauma. Under
the provisions of S.459, if a public safety officer dies as a “direct and proximate” result of a heart attack or stroke within twenty-four
hours of responding to an incident or training exercise involving strenuous physical activity, the death will be “presumed” in the line
of duty and the family will be eligible for PSOB benefits. The President signed the bill on December 16. The effective date is the
date of enactment.
Disability Report,
The best of health from Committee members PO Cedric Brumley, INV Athena Mullen, PO Jim Mullen, PO Kim Shemash, Trustee
Rhonda Bullock, 1st Vice President Bill Dougherty and myself. We are available for calls at the FOP office Monday through Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP web site, www.chicagofop.org, for beneficial information.
The Committee wants to thank Mark Donahue and Bill Dougherty for their presence and testimony on behalf of disabled police
officers at the February Pension Board meeting. Officers waiting for their case to be heard on Permanent and Total have now been
notified on what course of action they may choose. Inv. Athena Mullen, Steve Robbins and some Sergeants were also present. Again,
this is a volunteer effort.
We want to thank the Chicago Police Hockey Team for the March 27 game vs Chicago Fire Department at United Center and the
April 3 game vs the Michigan State Police Team at Allstate Arena. A portion of each ticket sold will go to the FOP Disability
Fund. Thank you to all participants from CPD Teams B, C, and C(2).
Veteran’s Corner
Gulf War Veterans Chronic Disabilities
Public Law 107-103. Section 202. (For service connection) a disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness. A medically
unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness (such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome). This law
affects Gulf War veterans August 2, 1990 to present and beyond. Veterans previously denied service connection before the change in
law may reapply. Questions about this matter may call VA National toll free at 1-800-827-1000.
World War II Memorial Dedication
The World War II Memorial dedication will be held in Washington DC, Saturday, May 29, 2004. For more information go to web
site www.wwiimemorial.com
Chicago Police Marines
Looking for a few good men and women. Meetings are at the FOP Hall the 1st Tuesday of each month 1900 hrs. See Officer
Dominick Kearns, 11th District.
Airborne! Sal
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Do The Right Thing, By Father Tom Nangle
The young officer had been on the job less than two weeks, working on the west side, where his family had much of their
history. As he and his FTO patrolled their beat, the names of the streets and parks must have dredged dozens of his parents' dinner
table stories out of his memory, and the family history blended together with the present moment. He couldn't believe he was the
Chicago Police; that his dream had come true, and the job was as good---even better---than he'd hoped it would be. It was fun. The
district was fascinating. The calls ran from the ridiculous to the sublime. And the people he worked with were the best: comedians
who could entertain, police officers who knew the street and the job, officers you could count on to watch your back. He couldn't
imagine anything better than this.
The flat, five- pointed star he wore, with the copper colored numbers, had belonged to a retired police officer who had been best
man at his parents' wedding. It had a meaning and history to him and his family, the kind of richness and symbolism that seems to go
with stars handed over personally from one police generation to the next. It was flatter than most, because "the previous owner had a
big butt," he would say. " A round guy had it and sat on it for 32 years." He couldn't get his dad's old star, so this would suffice.
It was a fall night, and he and his FTO were in and out of the squad car countless times. As he got back into the Ford after a street
stop, he went to straighten his sweater and there was an empty spot where the star should have been. He checked everywhere, and
tossed the squad car like it was a gang gunship. The FTO had suggestions, and the PPO checked his shoes and sox and underwear and
pockets...everything but open his mouth and stick out his tongue. Diligent investigation revealed the star was lost. Before he even
had a chance to begin to worry about his future or be embarrassed, they got a call to go in to the station and see the desk. When they
got in, one of the desk people handed him his star. "A homeless guy just found your button, kid. I can't believe it, but he called
911. You'd think he would've sold it for a c-note, wouldn't you?" The 911 folks had pdt'd the message to the district desk, the desk
had quietly called the car in, and the flat star was back where it belonged. More diligent police work followed, and the FTO and the
PPO went to the gas station at Homan and Washington Boulevard, where the 911 call had originated, to find the homeless man. He
was there, as usual, hustling to make some change near the gas pumps. The two police officers approached him with their game faces
on. "You the guy...? Yeah...found it laying in the gutter over there. Clasp must've come undone when I was going through those
three guys we stopped. Yeah, I saw you searching them. I really appreciate you turning it in, sir." And the young officer did the right
thing. He reached into his right side pants pocket, took out some USC, and folded the bills three times in the classic style of a Chicago
drop so he wouldn't embarrass the dropee, held it out to the homeless man and said, "Thank you very much."
"Office, I don't want your money. I wasn't always like this, man. I had a city job and all, but things went bad. So I'm on the street
now." Again, quietly, the young officer offered the green square, even saying "please." But the homeless star-finder had the last word
in this mini-drama that took only 30 minutes from start to finish. "I don't want your money, Officer. I just did the right thing. Now
you go and do the right thing with my people."
Respectfully,
Fr. Thomas R. Nangle, Chaplain CPD
(312) 738-7588
INFO FOR THE POLICE
-Soon you'll be hearing about an effort to upgrade our Gold Star Families Park on the lakefront, directly east of Soldier Field. It's
already nice, but Superintendent Cline said he'd like it to be "the premier law enforcement memorial in the country." Wouldn't we
all?
-Mass cards from the Police Chaplains Ministry continue to be available via telephone (312-738-2831), and no donations are
expected nor accepted for this service.
The Mystery of the Rose, By Rabbi Moshe Wolf
As we approach the holidays of Passover and Easter, let us take a moment to reflect. Holidays are joyous for some, painful to those
hurting and who mourn loved ones, and Holy days to all. The message of the Holidays is, if you are blessed with joy and happiness,
reach out and share that joy and spirit with those close to you that need that emotional lift. Let the teachings of faith and love guide
you on your journey. We learn from the following story of the Rose that in life, sometimes all you can do is listen when G-d says
'trust me'.
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about
what G-d had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rose bush and
handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing any of the petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief
at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of G-d
for his life and ministry. But, because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try and unfold the rosebud while
keeping every petal intact…
It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the young preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud
without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem:
It is only a tiny rosebud A flower of G-d's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of
unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. G-D opens this flower so sweetly, Then, in my hands, they die. If I cannot unfold a
rosebud, The flower of G-d's design, Then how can I have the wisdom To unfold this life of mine? So, I'll trust in Him for leading
Each moment of my day. I will look to Him for His
guidance Each step of the Pilgrim's way. The pathway that lies before me Only my Heavenly Father knows. I'll trust him to unfold
the moments, Just as He unfolds the rose.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, and an entire lifetime to forget
them. One of the secrets in life is to remember that not all is for us to understand, but to have faith, to enjoy the 'ROSE of life' one
stage at a time.
Best wishes to you and your loved ones, for a blessed, joyous Passover and Easter Holidays, from all the Department Chaplains.
May G-d bless you, keep you safe, and always keep you in His loving care. Amen.
Compliments of Your Police Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Wolf 773-463-4780
[email protected]
Gold Star Families News - The Gold Star Families Park
Some years ago, the Gold Star Families Park was dedicated at a beautiful site on the lakefront (just east of Soldier Field). Working
together on this project was the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Police Department. The Police Chaplains
Ministry asked police officers for donations so we could provide additional items for the park, and you came through generously, as
usual. We were able to put in place some benches, two huge boulders with bronze plaques identifying the park's purpose and an 18'
round granite CPD star in the ground at the foot of the flagpoles. It was a great start, but the park quickly became inaccessible due to
the construction work, which took place at Soldier Field. That construction is now completed and the park (which the Park District
did a fine job of protecting during the construction) is once again open, and a beautiful tribute to fallen Chicago police officers.
We spend a lot of time and energy during Police Month in May traveling to Washington DC and Springfield IL for memorial
services, but now that the construction interruption is over, it's time to make our own Chicago lakefront site the premier law
enforcement memorial in the nation. We do this out of love, reverence, and respect. Love, reverence, and respect for our fallen
officers is what is driving this move to improve our already beautiful memorial...and an awful lot of healthy Chicago police pride.
There will be a major fundraising campaign for the newly formed Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, and the kickoff will be
right where it should be: at our Gold Star Families Park. All police officers, their families and friends are warmly encouraged to
attend the one hour event, which will include a candlelight vigil on Monday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m., at the GSF Park. Superintendent
Phil Cline says, "The site is perfectly placed on the lakefront, and it's already attractive, and now we want to make it even better. It
honors our fallen CPD officers, and it should be the premier law enforcement memorial in America." Washington is indeed beautiful,
as is Springfield, but this is our own, and we will make it into what it should be: a magnificent and tasteful site that will touch and
warm the police soul.
All police officers are encouraged to be present on May 10th. This is our own memorial to our own brothers and sisters, and race,
rank, religion, political views and opinions melt away in the face of the price they paid, and who they were and the stars they
carried. Visit the website at www.cpdmemorial.org for details about parking, directions, weather, etc. June, 2004
Legislation
As this newsletter goes to print, our efforts to secure the intent and spirit of the Sworn Affidavit Legislation that was passed in
Springfield last year, are going well. In testimony at the House Judiciary II Committee on May 18th, I informed the Committee of the
position that the City of Chicago, and only the City of Chicago, had taken in selectively applying the law that the legislature passed
last year. After well over an hour of testimony, the Committee agreed that all law enforcement officers in the State of Illinois,
including Chicago deserved the right to have those persons who allege misconduct, attest to their allegations by signing an
affidavit. The alleged “loophole” that the City feels they have found, will be closed by the inclusion of more concise language in the
Labor Act as well as the Uniform Peace Officers Disciplinary Act. If you wish to follow this bill, it is SB 984 Amendment
#1. During testimony, it was brought forward that while the practice is being implemented all over the State, no agency has reported
any difficulties in complaint reporting. Due to the importance of this issue to the members of this Lodge, our intent is to secure it any
way we can.
As this Legislative Session closes, and very few issues are getting any attention due to the out and out fighting over the budget and
the casino issues, it appears as though SB 2188, the Carry Concealed Bill, that was passed out of the Senate and now sits in the House,
may meet its demise. This bill, as well as any others that don’t pass this year will have to be re-submitted and our efforts will start
from scratch next January.
In last month’s Newsletter, there was a form to fill out for those officers who have time in either an Article 3 Pension Fund
[Downstate] or the Cook County Sheriff’s fund, and were interested in transferring their time in those funds over to the Chicago Police
Pension Fund. We have been told that there may be as many as 1000 members affected yet we have received just over 100
responses. The Lodge needs this information as we are preparing for talks with representatives of those funds over the summer to
enhance the chances of activity on the Pension Portability Bill this coming fall. Please take the time to fill the form out, located on
page 2 of this newsletter, and send it in if this issue is important to you.
The budget and a casino for the City of Chicago are overshadowing all activity, or lack thereof in Springfield. The opinion of
many at City Hall that a casino is the answer to all of our fiscal problems in this town is evidence of shortsightedness. We don’t have
to look far to see that the same claim was made of the lottery as the cure for the woes of public education. The City does need an
infusion of cash at this time but the cause of the shortage can be better identified as management of cash in the past. The State didn’t
invest in a “rainy day fund” when it had the revenue to do so and the City followed suit. Many of the union representatives in the City
are going to Springfield to push for the casino on behalf of the City. When a representative of the City proposed that we should do the
same, we agreed that if the City, in the legislation, earmarked those funds to be used for retiree and active member health care
coverage we would take busloads down. There was no response from the City representative.
Negotiations/Arbitration
Although the process for arbitration is moving forward, the Lodge and City are still negotiating. The process has not picked up any
speed since our declaration to arbitrate. We are still waiting on a counterproposal to the Medical Plan proposal the City tendered in
January. The first meeting of the alliance [all of the City unions who have joined together to address in particular the Medical issue]
was last week and the next meeting is scheduled for a month from then. This pace that is being set by the City is an absolute
hindrance to progress but, as has been seen in the past, this pace could turn over night. Unfortunately the actions of the City on May
21st does nothing to ensure the integrity of these negotiations. Last Friday, about two hours after our last negotiating session, the City
announced via press release that they were going to close seven district lock-ups. They touted the fact that they were going to place
more manpower on the streets in the districts. Unfortunately what they failed to address was the fact that those lock-up keepers are all
bid positions and the current contract states that the employer will not eliminate those positions. We sit at the table with the City to
bargain new contract provisions while the wheels are turning to violate provisions in the current contract. In the City’s zeal to cut
more from the police budget, they are either intentionally violating the contract or giving it little or no concern when making these
decisions. The Lodge has filed a grievance and is seeking injunctive relief in court to this latest travesty of the City regarding our
protections.
Death Benefits Committee Decision
The Lodge is happy to announce that the City’s Death Benefits Committee chaired by Alderman Ed Burke, has agreed with the
Lodge position that 011th District P.O. Roberto Jackson’s death was in the performance of duty. Officer Jackson, in attempting to
disarm her unstable son was shot when he attempted to kill himself. The Lodge has disagreed with the Department position since it
was announced and has taken actions to garner the death benefits for her family. The decision that was reached at Ald. Burke’s
Committee lends credence to our position and we thank the Alderman for the Committee’s conscientious diligence in reaching their
decision.
Alliance Public Relations Campaign
The City Unions have come together to kick off a public relations campaign designed to show the importance of the people that
make “The City That Works” work. The firm of Jascula/Tiernan has been hired and will be gathering information in the near
future. Mailings through the Lodge will be coming your way and your responses will be most helpful in formulating the
campaign. All involved are optimistic as to the success of this campaign and its impact on the collective bargaining processes of all of
the City unions. There have been attempts to do so in the past but the many important issues affecting City employment now seem to
be bonding this alliance stronger than ever.
Legislative Overtime
The 93rd General Assembly was scheduled to end its work on May 21st, we were very successful in what will most likely become
the first of several overtime sessions for our Legislators.
Most importantly, the sworn affidavit bill passed earlier was made stronger. When the Department made its claims that the
Uniform Peace Officer’s Disciplinary Act’s provisions for the sworn affidavit did not apply to F.O.P. members, we pled our case to
the legislators and Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President Emil Jones made clear to the City that they intended our officers to
have this protection. On May 27th after passing out of the Senate with a 57-0 vote count, Senate Bill 984 was sent to the Governor for
signature. We expect no problems with obtaining his signature. Our sincere thanks to Speaker Madigan and Senate President Jones
and all of the legislators for accommodating us as we work to overcome the roadblocks the City puts up.
In April all of our members were sent some information from Cook County Tax Assessor Jim Houlihan regarding his plans to limit
the property tax hikes of single-family homeowners. I am pleased to say that Houlihan’s efforts were successful and our members,
particularly those on the northside, will see some immediate relief. While this legislation is not perfect, it starts the process for our
members who, because of the Mayor’s residency demand, are tied to their City homes for many years.
Wake Up City Hall
On 7 May 2003 the Lodge had our first meeting with the City over contract negotiations. We met the City’s negotiation team and
introduced ourselves to each other. The Lodge stressed to the City that quick negotiations are what our members want. We told them
that we would be available whenever they could meet and stressed this many times over the last year. Unfortunately the City hasn’t
submitted all of their proposals to the Lodge yet and that is what is most unfortunate. The City’s negotiation team has committee
members on their team that have fresh ideas to solve the Department’s concerns and the Lodge has submitted proposals that are the
concerns of our members. In most sub-committees we have had good discussions about these ideas and concerns and could probably
come to some resolution on many of these proposals, but there always seems to be someone slowing the train down. The City, even
after the Lodge sought arbitration, is telling us that they don’t have a financial proposal nor do they have a proposal on health care yet.
Now I know most of us think that this is just because City Hall doesn’t like Police Officers. But the Lodge has been meeting with
and has formed an alliance with all the City unions over health insurance and sadly none of the unions are any further along in the
negotiation process than we are.
This all comes at a time when manpower is at one of its lowest points ever. Moral is down because Officers can’t get off to spend
time with their families.
We are fortunate to have a Superintendent that shares the concerns of our members and has the personality to boost moral in this
department. But if City Hall keeps slamming the door in our faces, the Superintendent and the Lodge have an uphill battle on our
hands.
Injury On Duty Bills
We receive many calls regarding the bills that are incurred as a result of an Injury on Duty. Whenever medical treatment is
received, the medical providers will start sending bills to the Officer for services rendered.
The payment for all I.O.D. related bills becomes the responsibility of the City of Chicago. In order to get the bills paid, the Officer
will need to send a copy of the bill to the I.O.D. Unit at the Medical Services Section, located at 3510 S. Michigan.
After the I.O.D. Unit receives the bills, they are compiled and audited in order to substantiate payment. Once this part of the
process is completed, the bills are forwarded to the City of Chicago-Committee on Finance. In turn, the Committee on Finance
submits the bills to the City Council for their approval to pay. Finally a check is rendered to the provider.
Each time an Officer receives another notice of the bill, he/she should again forward it to the I.O.D. Unit at 3510 S. Michigan. In
the event that the Officer receives a collection notice for non-payment of the bill, the Officer should contact the Committee on Finance
as soon as possible to determine the status of the claim.
Firearms Safety Day
The Firearms Safety Day was held at the F.O.P. Hall on May 19, 2004 and was a huge success. This year 200 officers from across
the City participated and had their weapons inspected by the various firearm manufacturers who worked so diligently during the
course of the day. I would like to personally thank the representatives from Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Sig Arms, Safari Land, Easy
Bore Cleaning Supplies and Second Chance, along with the Officers from the Range and Members of the Safety Committee; without
these individual’s assistance, the success of this year’s event would not have occurred.
One Man Cars and Officer Safety
When officers are assigned to field duties, they always should request to be assigned to a two-man car. In these days of manpower
shortages, Officers are being forced to work 10-99 units in the hours after darkness. When you are forced to work alone please keep
in mind Officer Safety at all times. When receiving those assignments from the OEC dispatcher let them know that you are 10-
99. Make sure to ask for an assist car on the most simple of radio assignment, which requires a two-person car. Example:
disturbance, burglar alarm, or a prisoner transport. In the event the dispatcher tells you no assist car is available, tell the dispatcher
that you will accept the assignment but will wait for an assist unit. The request for an assist car is not a sign of weakness nor does
handling the job alone give the officer any more credit for a job well done that they achieve on a daily basis. Don’t take for granted
the situation at hand and never tell the dispatcher, “Squad I’ll call if I need help.” Those days are behind us and we must stay focused
on Officer Safety so that no officers are injured or worse when handling a simple assignment.
Verbal Abuse
The new verbal abuse order has been in effect for a month now and the Lodge needs affected officers to send copies of any
paperwork the officers receive so that the Lodge can monitor the program. Send these copies to the attention of Kathy Moore.
Lockup Closings
The lockups in 004, 009, 012, 013, 021, 023 and 024 are being closed as of 27 May 04. The Department claims this will increase
manpower on the street. The fact is this will add 21 Officers to the street, not even one officer per District, while doubling the
workload in the 005th, 014th, 019th and 020th District lockups. Prisoners from 009,012 and 021 will be sent to Central Detention
clogging up an already burdened system.
The order states that prisoners will be processed at the Districts and transported by squadrol to the new facilities. This will add
hours to each arrest and will take the squadrol out of service from street duty. If you need the squadrol for a transport for multiple
prisoners from the street to the station, the squadrol will not be available because the squadrol will be down on prisoner transports to
the new facilities. Multiple cars are going to be needed in these situations increasing the down time for beat cars as well as the risk of
officer injury.
What happens when squadrols transport prisoners from 009, 012 and 021 to Central Detention and there is a line to admit the
prisoners to the lockup? If something happens who will bear the responsibility? Will the lockup keepers be asked to jeopardize their
safety and admit the prisoners and have them wait inside the lockup to be processed or will six officers be standing in line with sixteen
prisoners hoping that nothing happens?
When the squadrol is down on a DOA, the arresting officers will have to transport the prisoners to the new facilities taking a Beat
car off the street for a minimum of two hours and that’s if there is not a line at the lockup. This will increase the workload for the cars
on the street and increase the response time for 911 calls.
Apparently overlooked by the Department is the increased time a prisoner is in your custody expanding the chance for escape or
battery to an officer. This appears to be a dramatic increase in the liability to the officer, the Department and the City.
The Department notified the Lodge late on a Friday night of these changes that took effect on the following Thursday, I hope they
don’t wait until the last minute to address these concerns with their new program because it will result in prisoner escapes, officer
injuries and more lawsuits against the City as well as public outrage at slow response times.
There is definitely a brain drain in the Department but I don’t think that it can be attributed to retirements.
Remember, do not do anything that will jeopardize your safety or that of your partner.
By Sidney M. Davis
2004 FOP Picnic
The Annual F.O.P. Picnic has been scheduled for July 21st and members are encouraged to send in any suggestions that would
benefit the membership. The Board of Directors looks forward to seeing all the familiar faces as well as new ones this year. Please
send your comments to Sid Davis or Frank DiMaria care of Unit 541.
Memorials
The Lodge thanks all the officers who participated in this year’s Annual St Jude’s March. Well over 6,000 officers marched in the
event on May 2. The Lodge also extends a hearty thank you to the officers who participated in the Washington D.C.
Memorial. Close to 200 officers took part in the annual event honoring fallen officers across the nation. The Lodge honored Sergeant
Philip O’Reilly (020), Police Officer Darrel Hernandez (010) and Roberta Jackson (011) by unveiling their names on the memorial
wall during this year’s Memorial Service held on May 20th at the F.O.P. Lodge.
Watch Bids
Watch Bids open on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 and close on Wednesday, June 9, 2004. Section 31.5 (Filling of Vacancies) sets
policy for bidding for a watch. Check with your Unit Rep if you are unsure on how to complete the form for bidding. An incomplete
form or error can and may stop you from bidding to another watch. The next time watch bidding comes around is during the ninth
period.
June FOP Meeting
The Lodge invites all members to attend June’s FOP meeting (12 noon), as it will be the last meeting prior to taking a summer
break (Jul and Aug). A barbeque will immediately follow the meeting. The next scheduled meeting will be held on September 21,
2004.
Wilfredo Torres Jr.
On Tuesday May 4, 2004, the 43rd Annual Recognition Ceremony was held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers International
Ballroom. The man of the hour was Wilfredo Torres Jr. who received three (3) awards. The Blue Star Award, Award of Valor and
the highest police award, the Police Medal of Honor was bestowed upon Officer Wilfredo Torres Jr.
Officer Torres, the Lodge salutes you for a job well done.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
The following events listed will occur from June 9, 2004 thru July 10, 2004. For further information on any events posted below
09 Jun 04
09 Jun 04
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09 Jul 04
Annual Fishing Tournament
Watch Bids Close
(Section 31.5, Filling of Vacancies)
Emerald Society’s Children’s Sport Night – Assumption Church Golf Outing
FOP General Meeting (noon)
Puerto Rican Day
Father’s Day
7th Period Begins
Easter Seals Annual Golf Outing
Gay Pride Day
State Conference Delegate Dinner
6th District Reunion
6th District Cook-Out
Recognized Vacancies/Transfer Bids (Citywide)
Independence Day (Holiday)
Kevin Flanagan Memorial Golf Outing
13th District Charity Golf Outing
German American Police Association Annual Picnic
By Tim Fallon
FLSA Lawsuit
In May the Lodge filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court, for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. We filed this lawsuit
because we believe the Department violates the FLSA whenever they deny an officer the opportunity to use their compensatory
time. This is not the first time the Lodge has filed suit on FLSA violations by the Department. In 1999 the Lodge filed suit against
the Department for FLSA violations. The main issue, at that time, was how FLSA time was recorded and calculated by the
Department. Most FLSA lawsuits of record center around the issue of recording and calculating FLSA time. In 1999 one of the
problems in recording FLSA time was that recorded time was started on Thursday (change day). Depending on an officer’s day off
group, it would be possible to exceed the mandated 172 hours. This issue was resolved by recording FLSA time starting on
Sundays. There were several other counts addressed in the 1999 suit. Ability to take time due was one of these counts. The
Department addressed this charge by producing officer’s time sheets that demonstrated that officers were in fact taking time due, using
their personal days, and baby furlough days. The Lodge decided to withdraw this count, because the Department agreed to negotiate
over this issue. However the specific issue of taking time due was never negotiated. In 1999 the problem of having time due denied
was not nearly as rampant as it is now. Since taking office in 2002, the Lodge has been deluged with officer complaints about being
denied time due. Our discussions with the Department regarding granting time due has fallen on deaf ears, so we find ourselves in
court seeking a resolution.
The Lodge’s legal staff has thoroughly researched this issue, and has found some bad decisions, and some very favorable
decisions. The most recent case involves the Milwaukee Police Department. The Milwaukee case has almost the exact same fact
pattern as Chicago. Officers in Milwaukee were being denied the opportunity to take time due because of manpower shortages -manpower shortages caused by the Department, not the officers, just like in Chicago. The City of Milwaukee filed a motion to
dismiss, and it was initially granted that motion by the Eastern Wisconsin District Court. On appeal the case was remanded back to
the Eastern District by the 7th District Court of Appeals. At that time the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee Police
Association (bargaining agent for Milwaukee Police Officers) entered into a settlement agreement that allows an officer to use time
due, if submitted more than 48 hours in advance. In the Milwaukee case, the court invited the Department of Labor to file an amicus
brief. The Department of Labor is the regulating federal agency on FLSA. In their brief the Department of Labor said there are two
standards regarding taking time due. Number one is “reasonable notice”. The City of Milwaukee argued that “reasonable notice”
means that they can grant time due within a reasonable period of time. Such as if you request to take off a Saturday, they can deny
your request for Saturday and allow you to take time due on Monday. The City’s stance was that it was reasonable because time due
was granted within 48 hours of the actual day the officer requested off. The Milwaukee Police Association argued that “reasonable
notice” means that if an officer gives the Department 48 hours notice for a day off, the time due should be granted for the day
requested. The Department of Labor agreed with the Milwaukee Police Association. The second standard is “undue disruption of
service”. The City of Milwaukee argued that if they granted time due when an officer wanted it, the Department would have to
replace that officer with another officer, and pay the replacement officer at a rate of time and one half. The City said that would cause
an “undue disruption of service”. The Department of Labor basically said that the Milwaukee Police Department did not have to
replace an officer that was granted time due. However, if they did replace an officer, the officer working may have to be paid at time
and one half, and that is not an “undue disruption of service.” This case took over 5 years from start to resolution. Hopefully our case
will not take as long, since the groundwork has already been laid by Milwaukee and the Department of Labor.
Since this cannot be a class action lawsuit the Lodge will need every officer that has been denied time due to take part. There is a
form on page 5 of this newsletter that we need you to sign and send back to the Lodge. This form simply gives the Lodge your
permission to represent you in this lawsuit. Another benefit of the Lodge now having our own legal staff in-house is there is no
money required from any officer taking part in this lawsuit.
The only qualification to be a plaintiff is that you were denied the opportunity to use your compensatory FLSA time. It doesn’t
matter if you were denied in person, a slip was returned marked denied, or your watch or unit had an unofficial time due book that was
already filled, which prevented you from even requesting time due. As long as you were denied time due, you should be part of this
lawsuit.
Lock-Up Closings
On 26 May the Lodge went into circuit court seeking an injunction to prevent the Department from initiating a so-called “Pilot
Program” to close down 7 lock-ups. The case was heard by Judge Kinnaird. Judge Kinnaird ruled in the City’s favor, allowing the
City to proceed with the “Pilot Program”, because she could not find an irreparable harm to the Lodge or officers involved. The Judge
did admonish the City by stating, “this is no way to do business”. We will return to court in the first week of June, and again argue
against the City implementing the lock-up closings. A grievance has already been filed, and we were able to get a date of 23 June in
front of Arbitrator Cox, due to a cancelled medical arbitration. If necessary we will book a 2nd date with the arbitrator to get a speedy
resolution to this matter. The City argued in court that the Lodge was given notice of this new plan; nothing could be further from the
truth. The real facts are as follows. In early April while meeting with the City on other matters, it was mentioned that the City was
thinking of closing some lock-ups. We immediately pointed out the fallacy of this idea. We were then told IF it happened it wouldn’t
be until the end of June, and we would have plenty of time to talk about it. On Friday 21 May, we were in contract negotiations with
the City. The City left negotiations early for an emergency meeting with the Superintendent. At 5:00 pm, one hour after the office
closed we received a phone call from the City, telling us that 7 district lock-ups would be closed effective 27 May. Make no mistake
about it, the Lodge was completely blindsided by the City. Since the City has not stated the reason for closing the lock-ups, other than
“to examine a streamlined approach to the Department’s day to day operation of its detention facilities”, we have no idea why they did
what they did. Closing lakefront district lock-ups during summer months defies any logic. The City has said in the media this will
add police officers to the street. Once again nothing could be farther from the truth. This plan will have the opposite effect. They
have just increased the processing time for prisoners by at least 2 hours. Instead of patrol, officers will be sitting with prisoners
waiting to get into lock-ups that have just had their workload doubled. Our main concern here is officer safety. You will now be
required to sit with a prisoner until the lock-up can accept them. This also gives a prisoner an additional opportunity to escape. What
if a prisoner becomes hostile, or is suicidal? If any CR#s arise from this reckless and illogical program, we will make sure the blame
is assigned to whoever thought this up. I’m sure as always, our membership will perform in a thoroughly professional manner when
processing prisoners. But please remember safety first. You can’t perform your job if you’re injured. Don’t get mad at the remaining
lock-up keepers, if they cannot accept your prisoner right away. They are doing the best they can, and their workload has just been
doubled. When we were in court on May 26 the City attorney said the only downside to this program is the displaced lock-up keepers
would lose a couple hours sleep. The City obviously doesn’t care about you, so make sure you take care of yourself.
Disability Report
The best of health from the Committee members. We are available for calls at the FOP office Monday through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP web site, www.chicagofop.org, for beneficial information.
Class Action Grievance Update
Article 18 – Disability Income, Section 18.9. The Committee has been informed that a date for a hearing will be July 28th with
Arbitrator Berman. This class action grievance was presented by committee members and filed by FOP 1st VP Bill Dougherty on
behalf of all police officers. Section 18.9 reads, “The Employer agrees to pay all hospital, medical and prescription costs of an officer
who is on a leave of absence for duty or occupational disability purposes, all at no cost to the employee.”
Veteran’s Corner
Our thoughts and prayers go to the members activated in Operation Enduring Freedom who are actively serving our country in the
military.
Thank you to ‘Sol’ (Solon P. Tsaoussis) from Personnel for his help in recognizing these officers. If any officers have a spouse,
son or daughter serving in the military, call or write me with their information so it can be featured in upcoming newsletters when
possible. Airborne Sal
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Take A Moment To Ponder… By Rabbi Moshe Wolf
A professor was giving a lecture on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "How heavy do you
think this glass of water is?" The answers ranged from a half-pound to three pounds. "It does not matter on the absolute weight. It
depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I
hold it for a day, the pain will be intolerable. It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." "If we carry
our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier." "What you have
to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while (say a prayer) before holding it up again."
We have to put down the burden of life periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. So before you return
home from work tonight, put down the burden of work. Take a rest, catch your breath, and regroup. Life is short; learn to enjoy the
moment.
Take a moment to put down your glass, to ponder life and give a chuckle....remember:
*) Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
*) Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them
*) If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
*) Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you don't have a leg to stand on.
*) In life nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
*) You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
*) Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened.
*) We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different
colors but they all have to learn to live in the same box.
*) Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
*) No matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
*) You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
*) You can keep going . . . long after you can't.
*) Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
*) Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
*) Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
*) It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
*) No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
*) The people you care about most in life are sometimes taken from you too soon. Remind them everyday how much they mean to
you.
*) Life is a journey not a destination; enjoy the ride even when the scenery changes.
May G-d bless you, keep you safe, and always keep you in his loving care. Blessings for a healthy, enjoyable summer. Amen
Compliments of Your Police Chaplain
Rabbi Moshe Wolf 773-463-4780 or [email protected]
Little Things, By Father Tom Nangle
Did you ever notice:
-How many officers are calling the star a badge? Seems like the Chicago word "star" is slipping away and only the old timers use the
word "button" instead of star or badge.
-The word "squadrol" has just about disappeared from the CPD vocabulary?
-That "my half hour" is a phrase on the zones for what used to be "lunch"?
-That the sound of a baton being dropped and bouncing once on a terrazzo floor is a unique sound?
-That "throw it on the box" is a fairly new phrase on the zones?
-That we're not hearing the words, "They don't want you doing police work anymore" very often?
-That, if you've got the ears for it, some of the city's best humor is found on the 365/24/7 conversations on the zones and citywides?
-That you can tell there's a police presence by the distinctive tinkle of the brass tag on the squad car keyring? Nothing else sounds
quite like it.
-The shout of "Turnkey!" in the lockup makes you feel you're living in another age?
-The sight of a sport pepper (that wasn't there before) on the floor of your squad car after grease and oil always makes you wonder?
-The words, "You ain't takin' me to jail" are always a prelude to something bigger?
-The words, "You ain't takin' me to jail" are always wrong?
-That your Peer Counsellors are always where they're needed, in police messes and storms?
-That no one seems too happy or sad about the new stars, badges, buttons?
-That there's no one around to tell the reaction of the troops the last time the CPD was re-starred, from pie-plates to the flat, five
pointed star with copper numbers, some time in the late 50's?
-That no one seems to remember the days without a police union anymore?
-That 11th and State is gone?
-That you never hear a wagon being given a "confinement" job any more?
-That the two side doors on the wagons don't have the same serious look as the one back door on the older wagons?
-That you seldom see a wagon with handcuffs being used to secure the door?
-That it's good to see a police officer on a Segway, but your brain knows it's just one step away from a pogo stick?
-That when May is over, the only people who have honored the police are---the police?
-That the Police Mail works better and faster than the U.S. Mail?
-That the average day of a working police officer is a mix of humor, horror, and heroism?
Respectfully,
Fr. Thomas R. Nangle
CPD Chaplain (312) 738-7588
INFO FOR THE POLICE
-Your Police Chaplains Ministry plans to take the Gold Star Families on a lunch cruise on Lake Michigan twice this summer, and if
you'd like to help pay the bill, donations (tax deductible) can be sent to Police Chaplains Ministry, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
60607
-June 19th is Father's Day, and we will continue a young tradition started a few years ago by having a morning Mass in Gold Star
Families Park to honor our fathers. Some families have started their own tradition by having a picnic in the park after the Mass, while
others go home to celebrate. All are welcome...watch the bulletin board and Daily Bulletin for details.
-Mass cards (simply a promise of a remembrance in our prayers) are available from the Police Chaplains Ministry via telephone (no
donations are expected or accepted for this service): call 312-738-7588. July, 2004
Negotiations Update
The Lodge first met with the City more than 14 months ago in an effort to negotiate a successor agreement to our contract, which
expired on June 30, 2003. Since that time, over 80 meetings have taken place between the parties and while progress has been made
in several areas, there are some gaping differences in significant issues including healthcare and wages.
You have been informed that the Lodge, in consideration of the position that the City has taken, has recognized that it would be
improbable to negotiate a settlement in these areas. In late April we sought an arbitrator to assist in the settling of our contract. In
mid-June the City and the Lodge agreed that the arbitration would be assigned to Edwin Benn. Arbitrator Benn accepted the
assignment and has made overtures, which would seem to indicate that he is eager to begin working to resolve the arbitration demand
rather quickly. The Lodge and the City will be meeting with the Arbitrator on July 20th to set the stage for a formal arbitration process
to begin in the very near future. We will continue to be available to negotiate with the City over any of the unresolved proposals until
the arbitration process begins. There have been many problems that have arisen on the City’s side of the table that have altered their
negotiating team and have prolonged the process. Darka Papushkewych from the City Corporations Council’s Office retired in May,
the head of OPS, Lori Lightfoot, resigned from the Department and will be moving to the Office of Emergency Management and
Communications, and recently, Karen Rowan, the Assistant Deputy Superintendent assigned to IAD took a leave. Additionally, then
Chief of Staff Shaver and Deputy Superintendent Richardson have left the City’s Negotiating Team.
The Chicago Police Department has taken several actions during the course of negotiations -- despite our agreement to maintain the
status quo -- which have necessitated the Lodge going into court to seek relief. These include: the closing of seven district lockups;
the City’s decision to relinquish responsibilities for traffic and crowd control on Park District Land (which centers around traffic
control at Soldier Field); and the City choosing to ignore the provisions of a State Law which was passed last year regarding the
Sworn Affidavit Bill. These actions forced us to expend resources by going to court and returning to Springfield seeking to have the
Sworn Affidavit provisions placed in the Illinois Labor Act in order to have them recognize the intent of this legislation. There have
been several other infractions of our status quo agreement as well as including the City’s attempt to test for detective promotions and
increasing the service requirement, which is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, without negotiating the changes with
us. The actions that the Lodge has taken in regards to these issues should serve as notice to the City of our intent to protect the current
contract guarantees as well as demonstrate how we will react to such actions in the future. This administration has the advantage of
having extremely competent in-house attorneys who are able to address not only the issues that arise on a daily basis, but the big
issues as well at an appreciable cost savings to the membership.
The latest move from the City has been to inform us that they are no longer interested in meeting with the “Alliance” of
representatives from all of the City Unions to discuss collectively the proposals on Health Care. This was an opportunity for the City
to discuss with all of its employee representatives all issues surrounding health benefits for their employees. It appears now, and not
to the surprise of many involved, that the City is not interested in dealing in good faith over arguably the most important issue in these
negotiations with all of their employees in this forum. Health Care is not something that should be used as a chip in these talks but
should be of utmost importance to the City- as it is to the employees.
Legislation
The national concealed-carry act, H.R. 218 was passed out of committee on June 17th. This legislation passed out of the House by
a voice vote on June 23rd and has to go back to the Senate for a concurrence vote due the House members amending the bill which in
no way altered the spirit of the bill. Most of our Illinois Congressmen were signed on as sponsors of this legislation. Unfortunately,
in the Senate, both Senators from Illinois have in the past voted against the identical language that the rest of the Senate members
passed by a vote of 91-8. It couldn’t hurt to contact both Dick Durbin at 312-353-4952 and Peter Fitzgerald at 312-886-3506 and tell
them that as a constituent, you are asking for them to support the passage of H.R. 218. This bill was sent to the Senate the same day it
passed out of the House but a hearing date for concurrence has yet to be set. President George W. Bush sent a letter to National
President Chuck Canterbury thanking him for his efforts, and the efforts of the membership in supporting this legislation, which the
President feels will “better protect our Nation from danger”. Not only does our Legislative staff at the Washington office deserve
credit for their work, but the FOP Members and other law enforcement members across the country who took the time to get involved
are to be recognized as well. With the passage of this legislation, the issues concerning the Social Security Act and a nationwide
Collective Bargaining Bill will take top priority for the FOP. The FOP is the largest Law Enforcement organization in the world and
has the respect and confidence of both the Legislative and Executive branches of government to tell them what the needs of Law
Enforcement are.
State Illinois State
Conference
The Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State Conference will be held in Springfield on July 23-25. Elections for all of the positions
on the State Lodge Board will be held. Sgt.-at-Arms Ken Watt will be running for 1st Vice President and Board Trustee Pat Duckhorn
will be up for reelection as the Illinois State Trustee representing Chicago. Also at the State Conference consideration for an
endorsement for the open Illinois U.S. Senate seat will be made.
General Meetings
The Lodge Board has voted again to forego the General Business Meetings for the months of July and August. The next General
Meeting will be September 21st at which a number of changes to the Constitution and By-laws could be considered. Those proposed
changes will be will published in both the August and September Newsletter for your information. Members are still welcome to
attend the Board Meetings with any issues they wish to bring to the Board’s attention. Any breaking news will be channeled through
your unit reps as well as the Hotline and Web Site. We hope to see our members at the picnic in July and our Golf Outing in
August. Have a safe summer.
Bankers Life Insurance
Bankers Life Insurance is leaving the group life insurance business. Benefits Management Office is in the process of choosing a
new life insurance vendor and hopes to implement no later than August 1st. This means that all employees will be receiving
information about this change soon. This also means that beneficiary cards will have to be completed and returned to the new vendor.
The amount of Basic Life Insurance and AD&D provided by the City of Chicago will not change with the new vendor.
Supplemental or Optional insurance will also be available. A conversion policy will be available from Bankers for the optional
insurance; however, an employee must have had the insurance in place for five years and not be eligible for replacement
coverage. Life insurance amounts available under the conversion policy are the lesser of the benefit amount lost or $10,000. The City
is still evaluating the proposals. However, its request for proposal suggests that the new vendor guarantee the issuance of the same
amount of benefits currently held by a City employee who already has a supplemental policy with Bankers.
Anyone on a leave of absence on the effective date of change, other than for duty disability, will not be in effect with the new
vendor until they return to active work assignment in a category of employment that is provided basic life insurance by the City of
Chicago.
Point of Service Insurance
Any member enrolled in the Point of Service health insurance should be aware that 12 hospitals have been eliminated from the
configuration as of 01 July 04 (this applies only to the Point of Service Plan). Members will be notified by Blue Cross of their need
to change primary care physician because of the change in the hospital network. Plan changes will not be allowed because of this
change to the network.
Certain types of care will be considered for transitional benefits and include some of the following: inpatient confinements,
obstetrical care, treatment of terminal illness, cancer treatment and therapies, dialysis and cardiac rehabilitation. If a member needs to
apply for transitional care benefits, they must request a form from the customer service unit at Blue Cross Blue Shield.
C.R. Investigations
The Lodge is only aware of C.R. allegations you receive if and when you call and make a notification. If you do not call we will
not know that you received a C.R. number.
When you, as either the accused or a witness, receive allegations and you have to go to IAD/OPS to give a statement, call the
Lodge so that an attorney can accompany you.
If you are accused or a witness and have to write a “To-From-Subject” report about the alleged incident call the Lodge and we will
assist you in writing your “To-From” report. If you do not call us we do not know. Protect your rights and call the Lodge.
Even if you think that the C.R. number is insignificant call for representation, it is your right to have an attorney with you when
you give a statement.
Verbal Abuse
To date the Lodge has only received one package from an officer who was counseled for verbal abuse. The Lodge wants to
compile statistics to make sure there is no abuse in the program. We cannot keep statistics if you do not send copies of the paperwork
when you are counseled. Send the package through police mail to Kathy Moore, Unit 541.
Fishing Tournament
The Annual Ed Reines Memorial Fishing Tournament, which was originally scheduled for the 9th of June, had to be rescheduled
due to record rainfall, which put all of the Chain of Lakes under water. A new date was selected for the 23rd of June and after all of the
last minute arrangements and cancellations, we had 70 boats, which participated in this year’s event. We could not have asked for a
better day for fishing. Even with the No Wake Conditions everyone had a good time and some great fish were caught. The grills were
fired up and our Trustees Rich Aguilar, Joe Butney and Mike Voight cooked non-stop thru the day. Trustees Bob Mihajlov, Anna
Hanley, Rhonda Bullock and Ed King signed in the fishermen, passed out the prizes and assisted in serving the luncheon and
beverages following the tournament. The rains held off until the end of the day when everyone was returning home. We hope that
everyone enjoyed this year’s tournament and would like to thank all of the fishermen who participated in the event. If you have any
comments or suggestions regarding this year’s tournament, please write a note or call us at the Lodge.
The following are the names of the Fisherman who won this year’s prizes and their rank order:
1st Place, Boat #61
Taras Bilyj & Tom Kledzinski
2nd Place, Boat #8
Frank Schmalz & Rocco Desantis
3rd Place, Boat #62
Duane Devries & Scott Basak
4th Place, Boat #85
David Joritz & Tim Silder
5th Place, Boat #69
Donald Oksanen & Mike Smith
6th Place, Boat #71
Will Zahn & Rob Dubeck
7th Place, Boat #63
Robert Myers & Joseph Nega
8th Place, Boat #19
John Folino & Mark Golinik
9th Place, Boat #75
Joe Incaprera & Brian Lecoure
10th Place, Boat #47
Anthony Lafata & Sam Incapriea
Biggest Fish
Joe Incaprera
Pension Portability
Officers who were sworn Law Enforcement Officers in other Illinois Agencies prior to joining the Chicago Police Department are
asked to fill out and return a portability form, which can be found on the FOP Web Site under the Current Updates section. The
Lodge is currently seeking this information in regards to how many of our officers had previous Illinois Law Enforcement experience
and who have paid into another pension fund.
By Sidney M. Davis
2004 FOP Picnic
It’s that time again; party, party, party with the F.O.P. at Santa’s Village. The Annual Picnic has been scheduled for July 21,
2004. The Board of Directors looks forward to seeing all of the familiar faces as well as new ones this year.
Watch Bids
Watch Bids will open again during the ninth period on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 and close on Wednesday, September 1,
2004. Section 31.5 (Filling of Vacancies) sets policy for bidding for a watch. Check with your Unit Rep if you are unsure on how to
complete the form for bidding. An incomplete form or error can and may stop you from bidding to another watch. Officers who were
placed in a management position during the annual bidding last November will not be allowed to bid for the same watch. The next
time watch bidding comes around will be the annual bidding during the month of November of 2004 for watch positions for the year
2005. Good Luck.
FOP Board Meetings
The Lodge conducts its business for all members to attend on the first Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 11 a.m. Any
Lodge member may address the Board at 1:00 p.m.
Mark Your Calendars
By Sidney M. Davis
The following events listed will occur from July 9, 2004 thru August 7, 2004. For further information on any events posted below
09 Jul 04
10 Jul 04
16 Jul 04
21 Jul 04
21 Jul 04
28 Jul 04
30 Jul 04
30 Jul 04
01 Aug 04
02 Aug 04
03 Aug 04
German American Police Assoc Annual
Duty Availability
F.O.P. Annual Picnic
Recognized Openings in Districts and
Overtime Pay for (06 Jun 04 – 03 Jul 04)
Uniform Allowance
F.O.P. Board Meeting
Picnic
Units
(Citywide)
03 Aug 04
03 Aug 04
03 Aug 04
By Tim Fallon
Closed Lock-Up
Arbitration
On Wednesday June 23, 2004 the arbitration case for the closed lock-ups was held at the Lodge. Since this is a contract
interpretation case, the burden of proof falls upon the Lodge to prove the contract was violated. The sections of the contract that we
feel were violated, are 23.9 Filling Unit Duty Assignments, and the Memorandum of Understanding regarding District Unit Bid
Assignments. The important sentence in 23.9 that pertains to this case is found in the first paragraph of 23.9. “The employer agrees
not to eliminate any Unit Duty Assignments listed in this Section for the duration of the contract”. This sentence, along with the
positions of District Watch Relief, and Airport Law Enforcement Section Explosive Detection Canine Officer, were negotiated for and
added to the July 1995 to June 1999 contract. One of the reasons for adding these sections to 23.9 was to give officers more stability
and security in their positions, and to better plan their lives through the seniority bidding process. When the Department decided to
close seven lock-ups, not only did they deprive bid officers of their contractual rights, but they also needlessly disrupted the officers’
lives.
In the arbitration the City put forth the position that they could close the lock-ups, and reassign a successful bidder for “temporary
unit duty assignments for operational needs”. We can think of no operational need that is served by closing the lock-ups. Quite the
contrary, we believe the Department needs the lock-ups open. The Department testified that the lock-up closings were a result of
several meetings at 35th & Michigan. We don’t know who took part in these meetings, or at what length the lock-up closings were
discussed. The City only presented one piece of documentation in the arbitration to explain their rationale for closing the lickups. That was a list of district lock-ups, the prisoner population, and the average amount of prisoners that are placed in a cell per
year. The document didn’t account for prisoners that are released without charging or juveniles that have to be printed and
photographed. So the City document didn’t give a true accounting of the total prisoner population. There was no apparent research
done as to the effect closing lock-ups would have on down time for transporting or sitting on prisoners, while waiting to get them in
the lock-up, or several other issues. If the Department has done any research, they have shared nothing with the Lodge regarding this
program, either prior to implementation, or during the arbitration. The City has requested to submit a written brief in this case. We
had originally hoped for oral arguments, and an arbitrator’s opinion by July 1st. The written briefs are now due by July 12th, and the
arbitrator has said he will render an opinion within a week.
We called around the country talking to various other Police Departments to determine if this is being done anywhere else. Most of
our calls were met with disbelief. The Boston Police actually tried the very same thing. They closed three of their lock-ups for
approximately one year. The results in Boston were about what you would expect. Discretionary arrests (disorderly conduct, etc.)
were down 68%. Response times to dispatcher assigned jobs went up considerably, because officers were transporting prisoners to
different lock-ups, creating no car situations. Overtime went up because officers had to sit with prisoners while the still functioning
lock-ups had their workloads increased, with no additional help. Whoever came up with this brainchild either never arrested and
processed anyone for the Chicago Police Department, or has forgotten what it’s like to work the street. As I said before the Lodge was
not allowed any input into this reckless exercise by the Department.
Put aside the fact that the Lodge was blindsided by this program. The Department has yet to share any rational reason for closing
lock-ups. We don’t see how this even saves them any money. Using numbers provided by the city, over 36,000 prisoners will now
have to be transported to other lock-ups. Calculating the man hours necessary to do this work, and erring generously on the
Departments’ behalf, and including the twenty-one reassigned officers, the Department has a net loss of seventeen officers per
year. Put all this aside, and think of the message the Department is sending. Don’t lock people up. I know our membership will
continue to do the job we were hired to do. But the Department has just made it that much harder.
Disability Report
The best of health from the Committee members. We are available for calls at the FOP office Monday through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP web site, www.chicagofop.org, for beneficial information.
Disability Star Update
I received a call from Sgt. Ray Gawne, Personnel, to view the new disability star that has been approved by Superintendent Philip
Cline and is now in production. You can view a prototype sketch of the star from the graphic arts department on the FOP website,
Disability link. A huge thank you from disabled police officers!
Pension Board Update
May meeting was attended by Officers Cedric Brumley, Steve Robbins, Ken Watt and Bill Dougherty. All these officers volunteer
their time at these meetings. One case on Total and Permanent was continued and 4 cases for Duty Disability were heard.
CPD Hockey
The Committee would like to thank the CPD hockey players for their contribution to Chicago disabled police officers. Reminder:
THE CLUB HAS OPEN SKATES IN AUGUST. For more information check out their web site – www.chicagopolicehockey.org.
Veteran’s Corner
World War II Memorial
A long time coming…I visited the World War II Memorial in our nation’s capitol this past Memorial Day. It honors 16 million
American men and women in a war where over 400,000 died and hundreds of thousands were wounded. Veterans in wheel chairs,
with canes, and walking slowly came to witness the dedication of their memorial. The memorial is placed between the Washington
Monument and Lincoln Memorial and is a great tribute and a memorable sight to see in Washington D.C.
Operation Enduring
Freedom
Our thoughts and prayers go to all of the CPD members activated in Operation Enduring Freedom who are actively serving our
country in the military. For a complete listing of all CPD members currently serving, please contact me and I will send you the list.
Thank you to ‘Sol’ (Solon P. Tsaoussis) from Personnel for his help in recognizing these officers.
Airborne Sal
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Make Worthwhile Memories, By Rabbi Moshe Wolf
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle-faced
image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the
earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got
lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as
a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in. "Mom, let's run through the rain," she
said. "What?" Mom asked. "Let's run through the rain!" she repeated. "No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom
replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain," "We'll get soaked if we do," Mom
said. "No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm. This
morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? "Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy
about his cancer, you said, 'If G~d can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in
the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her
for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when
innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If G~d let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mom
said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They
held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed
like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your
health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make
memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.
Make time to run through the rain, it might rain on your parade, but it’s up to you to make it a moment worth remembering.
Blessings to all, for a safe July 4th. Have a pleasant, enjoyable summer.
May G-d bless you, keep you safe, and always keep you in his loving care.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain, Rabbi Moshe Wolf, 773-463-4780
[email protected]
Retiree Pension Update
By John Dineen
Legislative Update
The State Legislature has ended all activity except for the fight over the State budget. As a result all pension activity has been put
on hold until the veto session in November.
Retiree Information
At our June meeting the Pension Board approved thirty-nine (39) Officers for Pension. All of these Officers retired prior to May
17th and they hold rank as follows:
Current & Total year to date:
Police Officers
26
279
Sergeants
6
43
Lieutenants
2
11
Exempts
5
16
Total to May 16
349
Board Duties
Every member of the Pension Board has a fiduciary responsibility to the Fund. All votes are taken based on the record that is
established during the Meeting. This applies to all actions taken in regard to Retirements, Ordinary Disability and Duty Disability
cases. The same fiduciary responsibility controls the votes taken in regard to investments of the Funds monies. These monies are
there to provide for the Pensions of you, the Retirees and Active Members of the Chicago Police Department. No investments based
on political considerations should be considered by the Board and I will not vote for any questionable investments.
Pension Update
By Ken Hauser
The Dow
The Dow Jones & Company, Inc. is the leading international provider of financial and business news. The company published the
Wall Street Journal, Barron’s National Business and Financial Weekly newspapers, Smart Money magazine as well as maintains the
Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 industrial stocks), the best-known indicator of the stock market trends in the United States. The
other Dow Jones Averages published, include one based on 20 transportation stocks, one based on 15 utility stocks and a composite
based on all 65 stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (“The Dow”) tracks price movements in 30 of the largest “blue-chip”
issues traded on the NYSE. The companies within the Dow Jones Industrial Average will change from time to time depending on
their overall performance. On April 22, 2004, the Dow Jones Industrial Average removed three companies from “The Dow” and
added three new companies. Removed were: AT&T Corporation, Eastman Kodak Co. and International Paper Co. Added
were: Pfizer, Inc., American International Group (AIG) and Verizon Communications, Inc. August, 2004
National Concealed Carry Legislation Gets President Bush’s Signature
As many of you know, the Fraternal Order of Police worked very hard for many years to pass HR 218 -- The Steve Young Law
Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Early in July our efforts were rewarded. F.O.P. President Chuck Canterbury thanked all of those
members who made phone calls and wrote letters working to assist our National Legislative Staff in pressing this legislation through
its many readings in the U.S. Congress. It is a pleasure to see our hard work pay off. President Bush has signed the legislation into
law as of Thursday, July 22 and I had the honor of being able to thank him personally later that same day at a stop he made here in
Chicago. For those interested, the full text of the HR 218 is on our website (chicagofop.org). There is additional information on the
Grand Lodge’s website (grandlodgefop.org). Highlights of the bill include:
Active sworn members of the Chicago Police Department can carry their duty-approved weapons outside of their jurisdictions with
the following provisions:
§Officer is not on disciplinary suspension
§Officer is authorized by the City of Chicago to carry a firearm
§Officer is not under the influence of alcohol or drugs
You must be in possession of your Department issued photo I.D. card and you must present it on demand.
Retired members of the Chicago Police Department:
§Automatically considered qualified for the first 12-months after retirement.
§Must carry both a retired department I.D. card and state qualification I.D. after first year of retirement (in month 13).
§Must qualify annually thereafter in State of Residence (“State” qualifications)
§Retired in good standing (not under investigation, or from suspension)
§Must have served 15 years of aggregate sworn law enforcement time, or retired because of a duty-related injury.
§Not under the influence of alcohol or drugs
At this time, it is assumed that the State will establish and administer the qualification process. The Department will have to
establish a policy of including on the I.D. card for retired members the date of their retirement. The Lodge will continue to monitor
the process and will keep retirees informed of the qualification process as it is established.
Rumors vs. Facts
Always there are rumors about plans for changes in the Chicago Police Department. The latest rumors surround the Public
Housing Units. There are currently more than 300 Lodge members working in Public Housing. The rumors in housing circulating
last month included a change of schedule, and a gradual disbanding of the unit. However, as time went on, and as the Lodge was
able to get real time meetings and conversations with the First Deputy and Labor/Management representatives, the rumors began to
disintegrate and we have been assured that any changes considered will first have to be approved by the CEO of the CHA and the
Lodge will be apprised of any changes prior to implementation. As of now we have only been informed of a “potential” of changing
hours, from the current 10 hour shifts back to 8 hour shifts, at the earliest in September. But besides the concerns raised here at the
Lodge about the communications issues surrounding these rumors there is a larger, Department-wide issue of manpower
shortages. Last year the School Patrol Unit was disbanded and their work was transferred, supposedly proportionally, to the Districts
in which high schools were located. It is important to note that the absorption of manpower of the School Patrol Unit into the units did
nothing to address the shortages in District Law Enforcement. We could make the assumption that a similar experience is likely were
Housing to be disbanded.
In Districts where manpower is a critical concern, those problems tend to multiply. When officers’ working conditions regularly
include: one-man cars, denial of time-due requests, refusals of furlough extensions and rejection of scheduling requests; Officers with
the opportunity to bid out -- will. This was demonstrated most clearly in the bidding for the 8th Period. A chronically undermanned
district posted ten openings, and failed to fill eight of those openings. Most significantly, another eight officers from that District were
successful in their bids to leave the district. This left the district which had posted ten openings with a net shortage of sixteen
positions at the end of the bidding process.
The Lodge recognizes that similar problems exist throughout District Law Enforcement. With the proliferation of specialized units
and recent announcements of the Department’s intention to expand non-bid “tactical” units, we are concerned that our members work
and family lives will be made harder by these changes. The destruction of the goals of Chicago’s Alternatives Policing Strategy is
obvious to us: the lack of continuity in beat representatives will tear down any progress the Department may have hoped to realize
through its CAPS program’s 10-year history. But more important to the Lodge is working to better the lives of our members, both at
work and in their home lives as residents of the City of Chicago. Manpower issues are a major concern of FOP Lodge 7 at this time,
and we continue to address our concerns at the negotiations table and with the Department’s management.
Negotiations/Arbitration
On July 20th we had our first meeting with Arbitrator Ed Benn. Although timewise it was a relatively short meeting, what was said
was exactly what we wanted to hear. The Arbitrator declared that he was going to take over the process and “force the issues” by
establishing timelines in which progress will be made and if not, he will be the judge of the issue at hand. It seems as of now that he
has read our frustration in dealing with the City over our proposals and will direct the progress from here on which is what we have
been seeking all along. It is in the interest of both parties to negotiate the contract in a reasonable time frame and on the issues that
cannot be resolved, he will decide. Our next date for the entire negotiating team to meet with the Arbitrator should be in the 2nd week
of August but we are meeting with the City and the Medical sub-committee, as well as the Core Group, on July 27th. At the meeting
with the City on July 13th we were presented with a counterproposal to the Health Care offer that was declined in January as well as a
wage proposal. Both of these proposals were again declined by the Lodge. Although the wage proposal from the City did include a
wage compression for the current final step in the scale, effectively maxing us out at 25 years instead of 30 years of service, it did not
compress the actual wages down through step 6 as we had proposed and the percentage increases were “much” less than we had
reasonably proposed. We were told at that time that this was not the City’s final offer and we are looking forward to receiving an
improved offer.
Constitution and
By Laws
In this issue, we are printing the properly proposed Constitution and By-law changes that were tendered to the Board by the
Constitution and By Laws Committee at the June Board Meeting. As is called for in the Constitution and By-laws, these proposals are
printed herein and will be reprinted in your newsletter next month as well. The Committee spent a great deal of time and effort, which
was long overdue, in going over every article and section and as you will see many of the changes are either grammatical in nature or
simply clarify the historical intent of the section. Although admittedly arduous, please take the time to read them and give them your
consideration. The Constitution and By-laws is the mechanism by which we operate as an organization and your input on them are
responsibilities of your membership.
Change In Prescription Benefit Manager
For anyone in the Blue Cross PPO Plan or the Blue Cross Point of Service Plan, the prescription benefit manager will switch to
Caremark effective September 1, 2004. Caremark will process all prescription claims and will also fill mail order prescriptions. The
current mail order vendor, Walgreen’s Health Care Plus, will provide Caremark with a refill tape so that officers with refills left on a
mail order prescription will be able to call Caremark for the refill. An officer will not need a new prescription unless the script has no
refills left. Generally mail order scripts need to obtain new prescriptions annually.
At the local pharmacy, the member will have to present their new BCBS identification card. The pharmacist or technician will
have to enter the new identification number and route the claim to Caremark’s “Bin” number.
If a prescription is denied for eligibility, please be sure to ask them if the pharmacist made all the necessary changes to the claim
before he/she transmitted the claim. There will also be an 800 number for the pharmacist to call should there be a problem with the
claim. The pharmacist has to call the Caremark 800 number, not the Blue Cross 800 number. Caremark will also have a website
available, which members will be able to link from the Benefits Management web page or from www.caremark.com.
This change applies to prescription drugs only for PPO, POS and retirees covered by one of the settlement plans. There will be no
change to co-payments, unless otherwise negotiated prior to September 1, 2004.
New Identification Cards
In conjunction with the introduction of Caremark and the need to reissue identification cards, Blue Cross PPO and POS members
(as well as retirees covered by the Settlement plans) will receive new identification cards. The social security number will no longer
be on the identification cards. However, should a member forget their card at a retail store, the pharmacy can still use the social
security number to submit the claim electronically. Blue Advantage HMO members will also get new cards. Unicare HMO went to
the unique ID on January 1, 2004. There have not been any problems with this change.
The Benefits Management Office will still have to store social security numbers. Our plans must be able to coordinate with other
insurance companies, mainly Medicare, so they will continue to collect and store social security numbers.
My HealthLink
My HealthLink is back and will be at the Lodge Hall on August 26th, August 27th, September 8th, September 9th and September
10th. See the full-page detail and price ad on page 10 of this issue or on the website, www.chicagofop.org.
Health & Insurance Committee News,
By Ed King, Chairman
AFLAC is in the process of changing sales representatives to cover the Chicago area and Lodge 7. During this time, please
continue to use 815-467-2331, which is specifically designated for members of Lodge 7. There is also a toll free number of 800-9923522, which will put you in contact with the main headquarters. A representative there can also direct you to the appropriate regional
manager. In next month’s newsletter, I should have the names and new contact numbers of our assigned representatives.
DentalPlans.com, the discount dental plan program that I spoke about in previous newsletter articles now has a link on the Lodge
website. Just go to our Lodge website and click on discount programs to view the plan. They are also on the web at
www.dentalplans.com.
Proposed Constitution & By-Law Amendments
By James Moriarty, Chairman
The following Constitution & By-Law Amendment Proposals have been submitted to the Lodge. These amendments will be voted on
at the September General Meeting in accord with the current Constitution and By Law provisions.
(Additions are indicated with underlining, deletions by overstrike.)
ARTICLE VII
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF CHICAGO LODGE NO. 7
The elected Officers of the Lodge shall consist of a President, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents, Recording Secretary,
Financial Secretary, Treasurer, three (3) Sergeants-at-Arms, and seventeen (17) Trustees. The term of office for elected
officers of Lodge No. 7 shall be three (3) years. The duly elected officers of the Lodge and elected/appointed unit
representatives by virtue of their office shall be delegates to the State and National Conference.
Section 2.
Section 7.
Section 1.
Section 10.
ARTICLE VII
The President shall promulgate election rules governing the procedures(s) and conduct of the election not
inconsistent with this Constitution and By-Laws, and shall appoint an election committee and
Chairman. It shall be the responsibility of the election committee to arrange the preparation of
ballots in a form which will assure a fair, secret and expeditious tally of all ballots cast, and such
ballots will be processed by mail in March of the year following nominations. Each ballot shall list
the nominees by the office for which they are running so that qualified voters can vote in the manner
set forth by the Election Committee.
In the event that any individual who has been properly nominated and who is eligible to hold an
office or be a unit or watch representative in Lodge No. 7 is running unopposed, that individual
will be declared elected by acclamation, without the need for a vote of membership.
ARTICLE VII
With the exception of the Office of the President, the person having a plurality of the votes cast on the day
of the election shall be deemed winner of the Office for which he is running. The person having a
plurality of the votes cast on the day of election shall be deemed winner of the office for
which he is running. Each candidate or slate of candidates shall be entitled to one (1) observer
who shall be a member in good standing, who shall not be a candidate and who shall be entitled to
be present at the polls and to watch the counting of votes by the Judges of Election. Credentials for
observers shall be given out by the Chairman of the election committee. Any challenges shall be
referred to the election committee immediately and committee ruling shall be final and binding upon
this Lodge. No candidate for office shall take active participation in the counting of the ballots.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS
Every member of this Lodge agrees that, in consideration for the benefits of membership conferred upon
him or her pursuant to the terms of this Constitution, he or she shall be subject to discipline for any
action, inaction or omission which constitutes a violation of his or her duties as and obligations as
stated in this Constitution and By-Laws. Every member agrees that termination of membership
does not terminate his or her liability for discipline for acts occurring during the term of his or her
membership.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
Any member who shall present his membership card, auto emblem, or decal to any unauthorized person or
persons, shall, upon the filing of a complaint and the presentation of proof of said actions, be
immediately dismissed from the Lodge. The President and the attorney for the Lodge may then take
action to prosecute the recipient of said materials under Illinois revised Statutes (1971) Ch. 38,
Section 17-2 720 ILCS 5/17-2.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE III
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 7:
Section 8.
Section 9.
The Financial Secretary shall:
Along with the Treasurer be custodian of the funds of the Lodge. He or she shall perform a
quarterly review of the deposits to assure that all monies received by the Lodge have been
forwarded to the Treasurer and deposited in the proper accounts of the Lodge. He or she shall
furnish a surety bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in such an amount as shall be
specified by the Board of Directors and paid for by the Lodge. By virtue of his or her office, he or
she shall be Chairman of the membership committee. He or she shall assist the President in the
selection of the Unit and District Representatives. He or she shall sign all checks duly authorized by
the President and Secretary and co-signed by the President and/or Treasurer for disbursement of
funds. By virtue of his or her office, he or she shall be a delegate to the Biennial State and National
Conferences.
The Treasurer shall:
Assure that all incoming monies for the Lodge shall be delivered into the record for deposit in the
proper accounts of the Lodge and shall, with the Financial Secretary be the custodian of the funds of
the Lodge. He or she shall furnish a surety bond in the amount specified by the Board of Directors,
which surety bond shall be approved by the Board of Directors and financed by the Lodge. He or
she shall sign all checks duly authorized by the President and Secretary, and co-signed by the
President and/or Financial Secretary and/or Recording Secretary for disbursements of funds. He or
she shall keep an itemized record of all receipts and disbursements, and shall deposit all funds
collected in a bank approved by the Board of Directors. He or she shall set up special accounts for
special funds and allocate to each respectively, the amounts allocated and collected therefore. He
or she shall perform such duties as usual and incident to the office. He or she shall prepare
quarterly reports for the Board on the conditions of the funds. By virtue of his or her office, he or she
shall be a delegate to the Biennial State and National Conferences.
The Three (3) Sergeant-at-Arms shall:
Have charge of examining dues cards of Officers and other members, ascertaining that all
present at meetings are in good standing. They shall have charge and control of all meeting places
and permit only qualified persons to enter or remain. They shall assist the President in the
execution of such duties he may order. By virtue of their office they will be delegates to the Biennial
State and National Conferences.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V
MEETINGS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Section 1.
The Board of Directors shall meet once each month, the date and time to be set by the
President and at such other times as the Board or the President may determine. A quorum of fifteen (15) of its
members shall be necessary for the transaction of business.
Section 2.
The regular monthly general membership meetings of Chicago Lodge No. 7 shall be upheld each
month, on a date and time specified by the Board of Directors. The monthly general membership
meetings of July and August may be suspended each year by the Board of Directors.
Section 2(a). At a regular monthly general membership meeting or any special meeting of this Lodge, a quorum shall
be not less than five (5) elected officers and fifty (50) members of the Lodge in good standing.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VII
EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION
Section 1.
The Board of Directors members, as such, shall not receive any stated salaries for their services, but by
resolution of the Board, a fixed sum and expenses, if any, may be allowed for attendance at each
regular and special meeting, provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude
any Officer from serving the Lodge in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors is authorized and empowered consistent with these By-Laws and Constitution, to
provide and fix the salaries and terms and conditions of employment for all Officers and employees
of this Lodge, including, but not limited to such fringe benefits as vacations with pay, holidays, sick
leave, time off for personal reasons, and in connection therewith to make payments covering health,
welfare and pension benefits and/or the purchase or lease of automobiles and the maintenance and
expense thereof, and the Board of Directors is further authorized and empowered to provide
allowances, direct and indirect disbursements, expenses and disbursement of expenses for such
Officers and employees. The allowances and disbursements stated above will be reviewed at least
yearly by the Board of Trustees who will present their recommendations to the Board of Directors for
approval. Provided that the salary, terms, and conditions of any Officer shall not be decreased or
reduced during an officer's term of office.
PREAMBLE
We, the Police Officers of the City of Chicago, do hereby associate ourselves for the following purposes:
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States; inculcate loyalty and allegiance to the United States of
America; to promote and foster the enforcement of law and order with justice; to improve the individual and collective
proficiency of our members in the performance of their duties; to work for and provide improvements in the salary and
fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of the sworn members of the Chicago Police Department; to
advocate and strive for uniform application of the Career Service Merit System for appointment and promotion; to
create a tradition of esprit de corps insuring fidelity to duty under all conditions and circumstances; to cultivate a spirit of
frpaternalism and mutual helpfulness among our members and the people we serve; to increase the efficiency of the
Police Profession law enforcement and thus more firmly establish the confidence of the public in the service dedicated
to the protection of life and property.
All terms used herein to denominate gender shall be generic and, whenever appropriate, the singular shall
include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Titles to articles, sections and subsections have been
included for clerical convenience and are not deemed conclusive as to the contents or meaning of an article,
section or subsection.
Section 3.
Section 2.
Section 3.
Section 1.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
Every member, below the rank of Sergeant as described by the Illinois Labor Board, by virtue of his
membership, authorizes the Lodge to act as his exclusive representative relating to his wages,
hours and other terms and conditions of employment with his employer, and grants to the Lodge
final authority to present, process and adjust any grievance or dispute arising under a collective
bargaining agreement or out of employment as is determined by the officers to be in the best
interest of the Lodge.
ARTICLE VI
DELEGATES
Nominations of additional candidates, if needed desired, to represent this Lodge as delegates to the
State Conference or National Biennial Conference of the National Lodge, shall be held at a regular
business meeting, at the discretion of the President of the Lodge.
The Lodge shall may elect as many additional delegates and alternates as they may be entitled to
according to its membership, or as they otherwise desire. After the election of additional
delegates, the candidates shall be listed in numerical order according to the number of votes
received. Upon final determination of the number of delegates desired, that number highest on the
list shall be declared delegates and a like number immediately following on the list shall be declared
elected as alternates to the delegates and shall receive preference in order listed in case of a
vacancy among the delegates.
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
Only Active members, in good standing of this Lodge, may propose an Amendment to this
Constitution. Such proposals shall be in resolution form, stating the reasons for the
amendment, and shall be attested by the signature of eleven (11) Active members in good
standing. The signatures will not be necessary when the proposals are made by the Constitution
and By-Laws Committee appointed by the President and 1st Vice President. An amendment on a
particular subject may be presented and/or voted upon only once in a twelve (12) month period,
unless reconsideration of the proposed amendment is approved by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS
Section 1.
Only active members, in good standing of this Lodge may propose an amendment to these By‑Laws. Such
proposals shall be in resolution form, stating the reasons for the amendment, and shall be
attested by the signature of eleven (11) active members in good standing. The signatures will not be
necessary when the proposals are made by the Constitution and By‑Laws Committee appointed by
the President and 1st Vice President. An amendment on a particular subject may be presented
and/or voted upon only once in a twelve (12) month period, unless reconsideration of the proposed
amendment is approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE I
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
An Active member is any person in good standing who is employed by a sworn employee or on pension
from sworn employment with the City of Chicago Police Department; any salaried Officer or
Trustee of Chicago Lodge No. 7, the Illinois State Lodge, the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police
State Labor Council, or the Grand Lodge; any non-salaried Officer or employee of the Illinois
State Lodge, the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Labor Council, or the Grand
Lodge,. if the President The Board of Directors of Lodge No. 7 may determines that the
circumstances warrant acceptance of, or extension of, the a qualified individual's active
membership. Only Active members in good standing shall be permitted to vote, except that only
those members in good standing below the rank of Sergeant, in a bargaining unit may vote on
ratification of the collective bargaining contract and related matters affecting that bargaining unit.
Section 2.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
Section 4.
Charges shall be in writing and shall describe the alleged violations. Upon receipt of such charges, the
Recording Secretary shall immediately distribute copies of the charges to the accused member and
to the members of the Board of Directors of the Lodge. The President, with the advice and consent
of the Board of Directors, shall appoint an impartial trial panel special committee of three (3)
members of the Board, including a Chairperson, who shall act by majority vote. The Chairperson
shall schedule a date, place and time for a hearing on the charges, not less than two weeks thirty
(30) days from the date on which a copy of the written charges are served upon the accused
member. Written notice of the trial panel special committee hearing, date, time and place of the
hearing shall be provided to the parties and reasonable requests for a continuance shall be directed
to the panel for decision.
Section 5.
At the hearing, a transcript recording of the proceedings shall be maintained, and the accused member
shall be provided with an opportunity to present evidence in opposition to the evidence presented in
support of the charges against the member. At the conclusion of the hearing next scheduled
board meeting, the panel committee shall issue a decision on present its recommendation as
to whether the evidence as a whole supports the charges against the member, and what, if any,
penalty the panel special committee believes is appropriate in the event that the accused member
is found guilty. Penalties may include fines, suspension, loss of privilege and/or expulsion from
membership in the Lodge.
Section 6.
A member who is dissatisfied with the decision of the panel may appeal this decision in writing
within ten (10) days to the full Board which may affirm, reverse or modify the decision or
penalty of the trial panel.
The accused member may appear before the Board to contest the recommendation.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1.
(b)
(f)
(g)
Section 2.
The President shall:
He or she shall call special meetings of the Board of Directors when he or she deems it necessary or
upon petition of a majority of the Board of Directors. At each session of the Board, he or she shall
submit ensure that a full and complete report of the official business transacted by him or her
subsequent to the last meeting of the Board is submitted, together with such recommendations as
he or she may deem advisable. He or she shall submit his budget to his ensure that a budget is
submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. He or she shall convey to his or her successor all
unfinished business of the Lodge.
He or she shall fill vacancies not otherwise provided for in this Constitution and By-Laws for the term of
such office, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall fulfill the same eligibility
requirements as stated for that position and the appointment shall be approved by a majority of the
Board of Directors.
The salary of the President shall be equal to a D-8 level as set forth in the 1987 Chicago Police
Department Position and Salary Schedule and shall be increased periodically in the same amount
as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit officers that position.
The Board of Directors shall set the salary of the Lodge Representatives at an amount equal to the D-5
level as set forth in the 1987 Chicago Police Department Position and Salary Schedule and shall be
increased periodically in the same amount as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit
police officers represented by Chicago Lodge No. 7 that position.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V
Section 3.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1.
Reading of roll call of Officers
21.
Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
32.
Reading of previous meeting minutes
43.
Report of Officers
54.
Report of Board of Directors
65.
Report of Board of Trustees
76.
Bills and Communications
87.
Reports of Committees
98.
Introduction of resolutions
109.
Unfinished Business
1110.
New Business
1211.
Nomination petitions accepted and filed
1312.
Election of Officers
1413.
Good of the Order
1514.
Installation of Officers
1615.
Adjournment
Section 1.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VI
DUES
The Active membership dues of this Lodge shall be collected pursuant to the checkoff provision of the
relevant collective bargaining agreement and shall be increased by a majority secret ballot vote,
except as specified below, upon reasonable advance notice, of those Active members in good
standing at the meeting where the vote is taken. Any increases in the state and/or national per
capita taxes will be passed along to the active membership to the nearest $ .25 (twenty-five
cent) increment per pay period.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VI
DUES
Section 1.
The Active membership dues of this Lodge shall be collected pursuant to the checkoff
provision of the relevant collective bargaining agreement and shall be increased by a majority secret ballot
vote, except as specified below, upon reasonable advance notice, of those Active members in good standing at
the meeting where the vote is taken.
Dues as of ratification of the 1987 Amendments, shall be $7.50 per pay period and shall be increased each year
thereafter (to the nearest half-dollar) by the percentage annual increase in pay provided to members of the bargaining unit
under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Effective 30 days after ratification of this amendment or by 1 January 93, whichever is sooner, the dues for members
covered by Legal Defense will be increased by one dollar ($1.00) per pay period. This increase will be used exclusively
for Legal Defense. The Legal Defense Committee will establish the guidelines for disbursement from this fund and said
guidelines will be subject to approval by two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board of Directors. The Legal Defense Fund will
be audited separately and the audit results will be published annually.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors is authorized and empowered consistent with these By-Law and
Constitution, to provide and fix the salaries and terms and conditions of employment for all Officers and
employees of this Lodge, including, but not limited to such fringe benefits as vacations with pay, holidays, sick
leave, time off for personal reasons, and in connection therewith to make payments covering health, welfare
and pension benefits and/or the purchase or lease of automobiles and the maintenance and expense thereof,
and the Board of Directors is further authorized and empowered to provide allowances, direct and indirect
disbursements, expenses and disbursement of expenses for such Officers and employees. The allowances
and disbursements stated above will be reviewed at least yearly by the Board of Trustees who will present their
recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval. Provided that the salary, terms, and conditions of any
Officer shall not be decreased or reduced during an officer's term of office.
Since the Officers and employees are constantly performing duties on behalf of this Lodge, during all hours of the day and
night and they are also incurring expenses for the benefit of the Lodge, the Board is hereby authorized to provide weekly
expense allowances to be received by the Officers and employees. These allowances are to be paid over and above
salaries, it being estimated that well over the amounts of such allowances are expended by the Officers and employees in
connection with the work of this organization. These allowances will be reviewed at least yearly by Board of Trustees who
will present their recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval.
In addition to the allowances set forth above, all Officers and employees may be reimbursed for all other expenses
incurred in connection with their activities upon presentation of appropriate written statements or accounts. The written
statements will be subject to audit by the Board of Trustees who will present their recommendations to the Board of
Directors for approval.
Any actions taken by the Board of Directors in this Section must be approved reported at a General Meeting following
the Board of Directors meeting at which such actions take place.
The Board of Directors shall set the salary of the Lodge Representatives at an amount equal to the D-5 level as set forth
in the 1987 Chicago Police Department Position and Salary Schedule and shall be increased periodically in the same
amount as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit police officers represented by Chicago Lodge No. 7.
Section 1.
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
B.
Section 2:
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE X
COMMITTEES
After the installation of Officers of this Lodge and no later than the May June Board meeting, the President
and 1st Vice President shall appoint the standing committees. Any member in good standing may
serve as a committee member and each committee shall have at least three (3) members. The
President will start the appointments by naming the committee chairperson and the appointments
will alternate with the President appointing the majority and the 1st Vice President appointing the
minority of the members. A complete list of the Standing Committees and their members shall be
presented to the Board of Directors at by the May June Board meeting for the Boards approval.
The following will be the Standing Committees:
Grievance
5.
Fair Share Retiree
Safety
6.
Constitution and By-Laws
Legal
7.
Legislative
Salary & Working Conditions Disabilities
Each of the Standing Committees will meet monthly or as needed and report to the Board of Directors at
each a Board meeting.
AMENDMENTS
Proposed amendments to this constitution shall be submitted in writing to the Recording Secretary within a
two month period commencing April 1st and ending May 31st of each year or when an issue has
been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the President, with the
consent of the Board of Directors. The Recording Secretary upon receiving any proposed
amendments in the proper manner will then attest his or her signature, date of receiving, attest the
Seal of the Lodge and forward the proposed amendment to the Board of Directors for review,
consideration and recommendations.
And,
Section 2:
Section 6.
Proposed amendments to this constitution these By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the Recording
Secretary within a two month period commencing April 1st and ending May 31st of each year or
when an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the
President, with the consent of the Board of Directors. The Recording Secretary upon receiving
any proposed amendments in the proper manner will then attest his or her signature, date of
receiving, attest the seal of the Lodge and forward the proposed amendment to the Board of
Directors for review, consideration and recommendations.
AMENDMENTS
When an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the President, with the
consent of the Board of the Directors, the President shall propose an amendment to these
Constitution and By-Laws. Members will be given notice of any impending vote on such
amendment by use of the regular monthly mailing of Lodge 7 prior to any vote. The Board of
Directors shall have the option of determining whether such vote shall be by mail ballot or voice vote
of members who attend the applicable membership meeting. If the proposed amendment is sent for
a mail ballot, it shall be returned and counted within twenty-one (21) days of the mailing.
Section 67.
Section 6.
When an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the President, with the
consent of the Board of the Directors, the President shall propose an amendment to these
Constitution and By-Laws. Members will be given notice of any impending vote on such
amendment by use of the regular monthly mailing of Lodge 7, prior to any vote. The Board of
Directors shall have the option of determining whether such vote shall be by mail ballot or voice vote
of members who attend the applicable membership meeting. If the proposed amendment is sent for
a mail ballot, it shall be returned and counted within twenty-one (21) days of the mailing.
Section 67.
September, 2004
In Memory
Early in the morning of August 8 , while on duty, Police Officers Michael P. Gordon and John Dalcason’s vehicle was
broadsided by an intoxicated motorist traveling at a high rate of speed. The crash resulted in the death of Officer Gordon
and the serious injury of Officer Dalcason. Since the tragedy, it has been learned by those of us who hadn’t the honor of
knowing Officer Gordon that he was the type of police officer that any of us serving in his capacity would desire to
emulate. By all accounts, Mike Gordon, with the support of all who knew him, gave 100% to doing what he knew to be
the right thing: working to make a difference in the community in which he served. The outpouring of support for these
two officers and their families and friends was overwhelming and suitable. Nothing can prepare any of us for tragedies
such as this but the support that we can extend to those left behind garners certain assurances for all of us. This assurance
should not serve to supplant that each and every one of us to do all that we can to assure that we return safely to them at
the end of the tour. Our support continues to go out to the Gordon Family and to John Dalcason for his quick recovery
and return to duty.
Closing of District Lockups
th
On July 27 we received a decision from Arbitrator Cox on the grievance filed over the closing of the 7 district lockups
and the removal of those officers from their positions. Unbelievably the Arbitrator denied the grievance. He found that
the Department had the authority to closer the lockups pursuant to Article 4, Management Rights. Article 4 states that the
employer will continue to retain the right to operate and manage its affairs in each and every aspect, unless they have
negotiated something different in another contract provision. The Lodge believes management did exactly this when they
negotiated 23.9 of the agreement. The arbitrator found that the language therein: “the employer agrees not to eliminate
any Unit Duty Assignments listed in this section for the duration of this contract”, to be “ambiguous”. Not only is this
language very clear, but the Lodge and the Department negotiated an increase in unity duty assignments in the same
contract. The Lodge is going ahead with a safety complaint that was filed on this issue when the expected problems in the
securing of prisoners arose.
Soldier Field Jobs
th
On August 10 , an administrative law judge ruled in favor of the Lodge regarding the unfair labor practice filed by the
Lodge relative to traffic control responsibilities in and around Soldier Field. The judge ruled that the City needs to take
steps to ensure that our members a re reassigned to those duties. Although it is probable that the City will appeal the
decision from the Labor Board, we will continue to push for the security of these positions. We may not win them all, but
the City is on notice that we will extend our full efforts in protecting the rights of our union members.
Parole Denied
We have been informed that due to the collection of more than 2400 signatures by the Lodge at the FOP picnic,
requesting the denial of parole to the killer of Police Officer Terry Loftus, the Parole Board did deny the killers
request. Although there was prominent political pressure to release the killer, we have been informed that the petitions
submitted by the FOP membership persuaded the Board to make the right decision in this case. I want to thank those of
you who did sign those petitions and to let all of us know that they can make a difference, so that the next opportunity you
have to do so should be taken as an obligation in memory of those whom have been taken from us.
Negotiations
This past week, the members of our contract negotiating team heard first hand from Arbitrator Benn what he plans to do
in furtherance of resolving our contract. It is apparent that Arbitrator Benn would like as many issues as possible resolved
between the parties and to that he will monitor the progress before taking marginal and then total control of the
process. The Lodge had availed themselves to this process every step of the way and considers the firm stance of the
arbitrator to be a positive sign.
Labor Contract Arbitration Seminar
The Lodge is scheduling a Labor Contract Arbitration Seminar for September 21st before the General Meeting at 1700
hours. The seminar will cover the issues of Arbitration and the impact of the process on the collective bargaining
agreement here in Chicago. Anyone interested in attending should call Mary Pat in our office and reserve your seat.
th
Biennial Conference
The FOP State Lodge held its Biennial Conference in Springfield from July 23 thru the 25th. Besides the normal
business and reports to the membership the State Lodge conducted the election of officers to serve out the 2 year terms. It
is my pleasure to announce that our current Sgt. at Arms, Kenny Watt from the 008th District trounced his competition for
his bid for the office of 1st Vice President. Pat Duckhorn was re-elected to serve Lodge 7 as the 1st District Trustee on the
State Board. The only other contested race on the Executive Board was for the office of Sgt. at Arms in which Bill
Mehrtens from Carbondale won out over his worthy opponent. Ted Street will serve another 2 years as President of the
State Lodge as will Keith Turney from Joliet as 2nd V.P. Dave Nixon will serve as 3rd V.P., Mike Vitale as Financial
Secretary and Fred Scholl as Secretary. These members of the “United We Stand” ticket are all experienced members of
the FOP both at the State level and in their individual local lodges and will serve the interests of the membership well in
Springfield and across the State. A major issue that needed to be addressed at the conference was a By-law proposal
raising the per capita tax for membership in the State Lodge. After detailed explanations of why there was a need for a
dues increase at the State level, the delegates in attendance voted unanimously to increase the State dues by $5.00 per
year. This increase will take effect for fiscal year 2005 and thereafter.
September General Meeting
At the September General Meeting along with the normal schedule of business, we will be voting on Constitution and
By-law proposals that have been properly submitted. Although many of the proposals deal with language clean up that is
long overdue, there are issues of importance to the operations of the Lodge that will also be included. Please take the time
to familiarize yourself with the content of the proposals that are published in this issue and exercise your right to vote on
them.
Proposed Constitution & By-Law Amendments
By James Moriarty, Chairman
The following Constitution and By-Law Amendment proposals have been properly submitted to the
Lodge. These amendments will be voted on at the September General Meeting in accord with the current
Constitution and By-Law provisions. As you will note, many of these changes reflect language cleanup that
has been long overdue and some proposals reflect more practical business practices for the Lodge. All of the
proposals that are up for consideration have been tendered by the Constitution and By-Law Committee and
have the acceptance of the Board of Directors. Both the Committee and the Board have expended extensive
periods of time in formulating and discussing these changes and have recommended adoption by the entire
membership.
(Additions are indicated with underlining, deletions by overstrike.)
ARTICLE VII
The elected Officers of the Lodge shall consist of a President, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents, Recording
Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, three (3) Sergeants-at-Arms, and seventeen (17) Trustees. The
term of office for elected officers of Lodge No. 7 shall be three (3) years. The duly elected officers of the Lodge
and elected/appointed unit representatives by virtue of their office shall be delegates to the State and National
Conference.
ARTICLE VII
Section 2.
The President shall promulgate election rules governing the procedures(s) and conduct of the
election not inconsistent with this Constitution and By-Laws, and shall appoint an election
committee and Chairman. It shall be the responsibility of the election committee to arrange
the preparation of ballots in a form which will assure a fair, secret and expeditious tally of
all ballots cast, and such ballots will be processed by mail in March of the year following
nominations. Each ballot shall list the nominees by the office for which they are running so
that qualified voters can vote in the manner set forth by the Election Committee.
In the event that any individual who has been properly nominated and who is eligible to
hold an office or be a unit or watch representative in Lodge No. 7 is running unopposed,
that individual will be declared elected by acclamation, without the need for a vote of
membership.
ARTICLE VII
Section 7.
With the exception of the Office of the President, the person having a plurality of the votes cast
on the day of the election shall be deemed winner of the Office for which he is
running. The person having a plurality of the votes cast on the day of election shall
be deemed winner of the office for which he is running. Each candidate or slate of
candidates shall be entitled to one (1) observer who shall be a member in good standing,
who shall not be a candidate and who shall be entitled to be present at the polls and to
watch the counting of votes by the Judges of Election. Credentials for observers shall be
given out by the Chairman of the election committee. Any challenges shall be referred to
the election committee immediately and committee ruling shall be final and binding upon
this Lodge. No candidate for office shall take active participation in the counting of the
ballots.
Section 1.
Section 10.
Section 7:
Section 8.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
Every member of this Lodge agrees that, in consideration for the benefits of membership
conferred upon him or her pursuant to the terms of this Constitution, he or she shall be
subject to discipline for any action, inaction or omission which constitutes a violation of his
or her duties as and obligations as stated in this Constitution and By-Laws. Every member
agrees that termination of membership does not terminate his or her liability for discipline
for acts occurring during the term of his or her membership.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
Any member who shall present his membership card, auto emblem, or decal to any unauthorized
person or persons, shall, upon the filing of a complaint and the presentation of proof of said
actions, be immediately dismissed from the Lodge. The President and the attorney for the
Lodge may then take action to prosecute the recipient of said materials under Illinois
revised Statutes (1971) Ch. 38, Section 17-2 720 ILCS 5/17-2.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
The Financial Secretary shall:
Along with the Treasurer be custodian of the funds of the Lodge. He or she shall perform a
quarterly review of the deposits to assure that all monies received by the Lodge have been
forwarded to the Treasurer and deposited in the proper accounts of the Lodge. He or she
shall furnish a surety bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in such an
amount as shall be specified by the Board of Directors and paid for by the Lodge. By virtue
of his or her office, he or she shall be Chairman of the membership committee. He or she
shall assist the President in the selection of the Unit and District Representatives. He or
she shall sign all checks duly authorized by the President and Secretary and co-signed by
the President and/or Treasurer for disbursement of funds. By virtue of his or her office, he
or she shall be a delegate to the Biennial State and National Conferences.
The Treasurer shall:
Assure that all incoming monies for the Lodge shall be delivered into the record for deposit
in the proper accounts of the Lodge and shall, with the Financial Secretary be the
custodian of the funds of the Lodge. He or she shall furnish a surety bond in the amount
specified by the Board of Directors, which surety bond shall be approved by the Board of
Directors and financed by the Lodge. He or she shall sign all checks duly authorized by
the President and Secretary, and co-signed by the President and/or Financial Secretary
and/or Recording Secretary for disbursements of funds. He or she shall keep an itemized
record of all receipts and disbursements, and shall deposit all funds collected in a bank
Section 9.
approved by the Board of Directors. He or she shall set up special accounts for special
funds and allocate to each respectively, the amounts allocated and collected therefore. He
or she shall perform such duties as usual and incident to the office. He or she shall
prepare quarterly reports for the Board on the conditions of the funds. By virtue of his or
her office, he or she shall be a delegate to the Biennial State and National Conferences.
The Three (3) Sergeant-at-Arms shall:
Have charge of examining dues cards of Officers and other members, ascertaining that
all present at meetings are in good standing. They shall have charge and control of all
meeting places and permit only qualified persons to enter or remain. They shall assist the
President in the execution of such duties he may order. By virtue of their office they will be
delegates to the Biennial State and National Conferences.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V
Section 1.
The Board of Directors shall meet once each month, the date and time to be set by
the President and at such other times as the Board or the President may determine. A quorum of
fifteen (15) of its members shall be necessary for the transaction of business.
Section 2.
The regular monthly general membership meetings of Chicago Lodge No. 7 shall be upheld
each month, on a date and time specified by the Board of Directors. The monthly general
membership meetings of July and August may be suspended each year by the Board of
Directors.
Section 2(a). At a regular monthly general membership meeting or any special meeting of this Lodge, a
quorum shall be not less than five (5) elected officers and fifty (50) members of the Lodge
in good standing.
Section 1.
The Board of Directors members, as such, shall not receive any stated salaries for their
services, but by resolution of the Board, a fixed sum and expenses, if any, may be allowed
for attendance at each regular and special meeting, provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to preclude any Officer from serving the Lodge in any other capacity and
receiving compensation therefore.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors is authorized and empowered consistent with these By-Laws and
Constitution, to provide and fix the salaries and terms and conditions of employment for all
Officers and employees of this Lodge, including, but not limited to such fringe benefits as
vacations with pay, holidays, sick leave, time off for personal reasons, and in connection
therewith to make payments covering health, welfare and pension benefits and/or the
purchase or lease of automobiles and the maintenance and expense thereof, and the
Board of Directors is further authorized and empowered to provide allowances, direct and
indirect disbursements, expenses and disbursement of expenses for such Officers and
employees. The allowances and disbursements stated above will be reviewed at least
yearly by the Board of Trustees who will present their recommendations to the Board of
Directors for approval. Provided that the salary, terms, and conditions of any Officer shall
not be decreased or reduced during an officer's term of office.
PREAMBLE
We, the Police Officers of the City of Chicago, do hereby associate ourselves for the following purposes:
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States; inculcate loyalty and allegiance to the United
States of America; to promote and foster the enforcement of law and order with justice; to improve the
individual and collective proficiency of our members in the performance of their duties; to work for and provide
improvements in the salary and fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of the sworn
members of the Chicago Police Department; to advocate and strive for uniform application of the Career
Service Merit System for appointment and promotion; to create a tradition of esprit de corps insuring fidelity to
duty under all conditions and circumstances; to cultivate a spirit of frpaternalism and mutual helpfulness
among our members and the people we serve; to increase the efficiency of the Police Profession law
enforcement and thus more firmly establish the confidence of the public in the service dedicated to the
protection of life and property.
All terms used herein to denominate gender shall be generic and, whenever appropriate, the singular
shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Titles to articles, sections and
subsections have been included for clerical convenience and are not deemed conclusive as to the
contents or meaning of an article, section or subsection.
Section 3.
Section 2.
Section 3.
Section 1.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
Every member, below the rank of Sergeant as described by the Illinois Labor Board, by
virtue of his membership, authorizes the Lodge to act as his exclusive representative
relating to his wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment with his
employer, and grants to the Lodge final authority to present, process and adjust any
grievance or dispute arising under a collective bargaining agreement or out of employment
as is determined by the officers to be in the best interest of the Lodge.
ARTICLE VI
DELEGATES
Nominations of additional candidates, if needed desired, to represent this Lodge as delegates
to the State Conference or National Biennial Conference of the National Lodge, shall be
held at a regular business meeting, at the discretion of the President of the Lodge.
The Lodge shall may elect as many additional delegates and alternates as they may be entitled
to according to its membership, or as they otherwise desire. After the election of
additional delegates, the candidates shall be listed in numerical order according to the
number of votes received. Upon final determination of the number of delegates desired,
that number highest on the list shall be declared delegates and a like number immediately
following on the list shall be declared elected as alternates to the delegates and shall
receive preference in order listed in case of a vacancy among the delegates.
AMENDMENTS
Only Active members, in good standing of this Lodge, may propose an Amendment to this
Constitution. Such proposals shall be in resolution form, stating the reasons for the
amendment, and shall be attested by the signature of eleven (11) Active members in
good standing. The signatures will not be necessary when the proposals are made by the
Constitution and By-Laws Committee appointed by the President and 1st Vice
President. An amendment on a particular subject may be presented and/or voted upon
only once in a twelve (12) month period, unless reconsideration of the proposed
amendment is approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 1.
Only active members, in good standing of this Lodge may propose an amendment to these
By‑Laws. Such proposals shall be in resolution form, stating the reasons for the
amendment, and shall be attested by the signature of eleven (11) active members in
good standing. The signatures will not be necessary when the proposals are made by the
Constitution and By‑Laws Committee appointed by the President and 1st Vice President.
An amendment on a particular subject may be presented and/or voted upon only once in a
twelve (12) month period, unless reconsideration of the proposed amendment is approved
by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE I
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
An Active member is any person in good standing who is employed by a sworn employee or
on pension from sworn employment with the City of Chicago Police Department; any
salaried Officer or Trustee of Chicago Lodge No. 7, the Illinois State Lodge, the
Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Labor Council, or the Grand Lodge; any nonsalaried Officer or employee of the Illinois State Lodge, the Illinois Fraternal Order of
Police State Labor Council, or the Grand Lodge,. if the President The Board of
Directors of Lodge No. 7 may determines that the circumstances warrant acceptance of,
or extension of, the a qualified individual's active membership. Only Active members in
good standing shall be permitted to vote, except that only those members in good standing
below the rank of Sergeant, in a bargaining unit may vote on ratification of the collective
bargaining contract and related matters affecting that bargaining unit.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE II
Section 4.
Charges shall be in writing and shall describe the alleged violations. Upon receipt of such
charges, the Recording Secretary shall immediately distribute copies of the charges to the
accused member and to the members of the Board of Directors of the Lodge. The
President, with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, shall appoint an impartial
trial panel special committee of three (3) members of the Board, including a Chairperson,
who shall act by majority vote. The Chairperson shall schedule a date, place and time for a
hearing on the charges, not less than two weeks thirty (30) days from the date on which a
copy of the written charges are served upon the accused member. Written notice of the
trial panel special committee hearing, date, time and place of the hearing shall be
provided to the parties and reasonable requests for a continuance shall be directed to the
panel for decision.
Section 5.
At the hearing, a transcript recording of the proceedings shall be maintained, and the accused
member shall be provided with an opportunity to present evidence in opposition to the
evidence presented in support of the charges against the member. At the conclusion of
the hearing next scheduled board meeting, the panel committee shall issue a
decision on present its recommendation as to whether the evidence as a whole
supports the charges against the member, and what, if any, penalty the panel special
committee believes is appropriate in the event that the accused member is found
guilty. Penalties may include fines, suspension, loss of privilege and/or expulsion from
membership in the Lodge.
Section 6.
A member who is dissatisfied with the decision of the panel may appeal this decision in
writing within ten (10) days to the full Board which may affirm, reverse or modify the
decision or penalty of the trial panel.
The accused member may appear before the Board to contest the
recommendation.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1.
(b)
(f)
(g)
The President shall:
He or she shall call special meetings of the Board of Directors when he or she deems it
necessary or upon petition of a majority of the Board of Directors. At each session of the
Board, he or she shall submit ensure that a full and complete report of the official
business transacted by him or her subsequent to the last meeting of the Board is
submitted, together with such recommendations as he or she may deem advisable. He or
she shall submit his budget to his ensure that a budget is submitted to the Board of
Directors for approval. He or she shall convey to his or her successor all unfinished
business of the Lodge.
He or she shall fill vacancies not otherwise provided for in this Constitution and By-Laws for
the term of such office, provided that the individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall fulfill
the same eligibility requirements as stated for that position and the appointment shall be
approved by a majority of the Board of Directors.
The salary of the President shall be equal to a D-8 level as set forth in the 1987 Chicago
Police Department Position and Salary Schedule and shall be increased periodically in the
same amount as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit officers that position.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors shall set the salary of the Lodge Representatives at an amount equal to
the D-5 level as set forth in the 1987 Chicago Police Department Position and Salary
Schedule and shall be increased periodically in the same amount as percentage increases
granted to bargaining unit police officers represented by Chicago Lodge No. 7 that
position.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE V
Section 3.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1.
Reading of roll call of Officers
21.
Opening Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance
32.
Reading of previous meeting minutes
43.
Report of Officers
54.
Report of Board of Directors
65.
Report of Board of Trustees
76.
Bills and Communications
87.
Reports of Committees
98.
Introduction of resolutions
109.
Unfinished Business
1110.
New Business
1211.
Nomination petitions accepted and filed
1312.
Election of Officers
1413.
Good of the Order
1514.
Installation of Officers
1615.
Adjournment
Section 1.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VI
DUES
The Active membership dues of this Lodge shall be collected pursuant to the checkoff provision
of the relevant collective bargaining agreement and shall be increased by a majority secret
ballot vote, except as specified below, upon reasonable advance notice, of those Active
members in good standing at the meeting where the vote is taken. Any increases in the
state and/or national per capita taxes will be passed along to the active membership
to the nearest $ .25 (twenty-five cent) increment per pay period.
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE VI
DUES
Section 1.
The Active membership dues of this Lodge shall be collected pursuant to the
checkoff provision of the relevant collective bargaining agreement and shall be increased by a
majority secret ballot vote, except as specified below, upon reasonable advance notice, of those
Active members in good standing at the meeting where the vote is taken.
Dues as of ratification of the 1987 Amendments, shall be $7.50 per pay period and shall be increased each
year thereafter (to the nearest half-dollar) by the percentage annual increase in pay provided to members of
the bargaining unit under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Effective 30 days after ratification of this amendment or by 1 January 93, whichever is sooner, the dues for
members covered by Legal Defense will be increased by one dollar ($1.00) per pay period. This increase will
be used exclusively for Legal Defense. The Legal Defense Committee will establish the guidelines for
disbursement from this fund and said guidelines will be subject to approval by two-thirds (2/3) majority of the
Board of Directors. The Legal Defense Fund will be audited separately and the audit results will be published
annually.
Section 2.
The Board of Directors is authorized and empowered consistent with these By-Law
and Constitution, to provide and fix the salaries and terms and conditions of employment for all
Officers and employees of this Lodge, including, but not limited to such fringe benefits as vacations
with pay, holidays, sick leave, time off for personal reasons, and in connection therewith to make
payments covering health, welfare and pension benefits and/or the purchase or lease of automobiles
and the maintenance and expense thereof, and the Board of Directors is further authorized and
empowered to provide allowances, direct and indirect disbursements, expenses and disbursement of
expenses for such Officers and employees. The allowances and disbursements stated above will be
reviewed at least yearly by the Board of Trustees who will present their recommendations to the
Board of Directors for approval. Provided that the salary, terms, and conditions of any Officer shall
not be decreased or reduced during an officer's term of office.
Since the Officers and employees are constantly performing duties on behalf of this Lodge, during all hours of
the day and night and they are also incurring expenses for the benefit of the Lodge, the Board is hereby
authorized to provide weekly expense allowances to be received by the Officers and employees. These
allowances are to be paid over and above salaries, it being estimated that well over the amounts of such
allowances are expended by the Officers and employees in connection with the work of this
organization. These allowances will be reviewed at least yearly by Board of Trustees who will present their
recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval.
In addition to the allowances set forth above, all Officers and employees may be reimbursed for all other
expenses incurred in connection with their activities upon presentation of appropriate written statements or
accounts. The written statements will be subject to audit by the Board of Trustees who will present their
recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval.
Any actions taken by the Board of Directors in this Section must be approved reported at a General Meeting
following the Board of Directors meeting at which such actions take place.
The Board of Directors shall set the salary of the Lodge Representatives at an amount equal to the D-5 level
as set forth in the 1987 Chicago Police Department Position and Salary Schedule and shall be increased
periodically in the same amount as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit police officers represented
by Chicago Lodge No. 7.
Section 1.
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
B.
Section 2:
And,
BY-LAWS, ARTICLE X
COMMITTEES
After the installation of Officers of this Lodge and no later than the May June Board meeting,
the President and 1st Vice President shall appoint the standing committees. Any member
in good standing may serve as a committee member and each committee shall have at
least three (3) members. The President will start the appointments by naming the
committee chairperson and the appointments will alternate with the President appointing
the majority and the 1st Vice President appointing the minority of the members. A
complete list of the Standing Committees and their members shall be presented to the
Board of Directors at by the May June Board meeting for the Boards approval.
The following will be the Standing Committees:
Grievance
5.
Fair Share Retiree
Safety
6.
Constitution and By-Laws
Legal
7.
Legislative
Salary & Working Conditions Disabilities
Each of the Standing Committees will meet monthly or as needed and report to the Board of
Directors at each a Board meeting.
AMENDMENTS
Proposed amendments to this constitution shall be submitted in writing to the Recording
Secretary within a two month period commencing April 1st and ending May 31st of each
year or when an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the
Lodge by the President, with the consent of the Board of Directors. The Recording
Secretary upon receiving any proposed amendments in the proper manner will then attest
his or her signature, date of receiving, attest the Seal of the Lodge and forward the
proposed amendment to the Board of Directors for review, consideration and
recommendations.
Section 2:
Section 6.
Proposed amendments to this constitution these By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the
Recording Secretary within a two month period commencing April 1st and ending May 31st
of each year or when an issue has been identified as having significant importance to
the Lodge by the President, with the consent of the Board of Directors. The
Recording Secretary upon receiving any proposed amendments in the proper manner will
then attest his or her signature, date of receiving, attest the seal of the Lodge and forward
the proposed amendment to the Board of Directors for review, consideration and
recommendations.
AMENDMENTS
When an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the
President, with the consent of the Board of the Directors, the President shall propose an
amendment to these Constitution and By-Laws. Members will be given notice of any
impending vote on such amendment by use of the regular monthly mailing of Lodge 7 prior
to any vote. The Board of Directors shall have the option of determining whether such vote
shall be by mail ballot or voice vote of members who attend the applicable membership
meeting. If the proposed amendment is sent for a mail ballot, it shall be returned and
counted within twenty-one (21) days of the mailing.
Section 67.
Section 6.
Section 67.
When an issue has been identified as having significant importance to the Lodge by the
President, with the consent of the Board of the Directors, the President shall propose an
amendment to these Constitution and By-Laws. Members will be given notice of any
impending vote on such amendment by use of the regular monthly mailing of Lodge 7, prior
to any vote. The Board of Directors shall have the option of determining whether such vote
shall be by mail ballot or voice vote of members who attend the applicable membership
meeting. If the proposed amendment is sent for a mail ballot, it shall be returned and
counted within twenty-one (21) days of the mailing.
FOP News
N ewsletter Committee: Rhonda Bullock, Chairman
Biff Burns
John Capparelli
Steve Robbins
The Official Publication of Chicago Lodge No. 7
President's Report, By Mark Donahue
Constitution & By-Laws
FOP, Chicago Lodge 7
1412 W. Washington Blvd.
" .... the National Lodge,
through its trustees. has
voted unanimously to
endorse the candidacy of
George W. Bush.for another term as President
of the United States .... "
At the General Membership Meeting on September
21 '\ those in attendance were
treated with the responsibility
or addressing 15 recommendations from the Constitution
and By-laws Committee.
Those recommendations included a total of 120 changes
to the Constitution and Bylaws. Granted, the majority
of the changes encompassed
grammar clarification, but the
sheer volume of changes
should entitle those who
stayed for the entire process
the respect of those who did
not. All of the recommendations had been publi:sht:u IUr
the prior two months in this
newsletter and the Committee
did an excellent job in cleaning up the language and updating numerous aspects in
both the Constitution and Bylaws. These changes will
now be sent to the State
Lodge and aller they are approved at the State level, they
will be reflected as changes
in our documents.
llR218 Concerns
Richard Lis Scholarship
Program Application
C R B) Affidavit
Pg.
2
Pg.
3
FLSA Update
Pgs.
6&
Ten Hour Oa)· Pilot
Program
Pg.8
Benefit For Marty Ryan &
Uniform Re-Sale
Back
Page
Since the President signed
HR 218. there has been a
great deal of concern expressed by City Hall over
potential liability to the City.
Another concern expressed 1s
in identifying Law Enforcement officers from other jurisdicttons whether active or
retired, as to lheir eligibility
to carry in Chicago. Both of
those concerns have been
addressed by the FOP. There
has been discussion on estab1ishing a National eligibility
list of those qualified to
carry. The National FOP web
site lists insurance agencies
that offer liability insurance
for those interested individuals. It's the Mayor's absolute
right and responsibility to be
concerned about the liability
to the City. Lodge 7 has
made recommendations as to
bow to implement and monitor this program for iLc; members and certain recommendations have already been enacted. Any further discussions as to reaching accords
on these important issues
could entail the City including
the Lodge in those discussions. As this has not happened in the past, we arc not
holding our breath for the
future. The FOP will be part
of the decision making process at the State level as to who
will be responsible for the
qualification process for retirees and when it will occur
here in 111inois. As it stands
now, the Illinois Police Training Standards Board will have
meetings throughout the State
of Illinois seeking input as to
how to implement the program and what standards for
qualification will be set with a
goal of establishing a program
for "early" 2005. The Board
should be acknowledged for
the strategic means by which
they are seeking input in establishing the program, something the City could learn
from.
"Social Security Fairness Act'',
which ts included in I IR594
and S349. has extensive support in Washington, the National Lodge has introduced
IIR4391 which will provide
relief to a lesser extent, but one
which is perceived to be potentially easier and quicker to
pass, all tbe while continuing
the efforts to get back all of our
Social Security entitlements.
As long as we're on the
topic of National Legislation,
the National Lodge. through its
trustees, has voted unanimously to endorse the candidacy of George W. Bush for
another term as President of
the United Stutes. This en
dorsement took place at the
Board Meeting in Albuquerque
on September 9•h and the National Lodge is askmg all
members to give cons1dcrat1on
to this endorsement when they
cast their vote.
Also at the Meeting. a successor was chosen to fill the
vacancy creat.ed as a result of
the passing of National Secretary Jerry Atnip. Jerry lost his
battle with cancer and the entire organization and those of
us who knew him personally
have all felt the loss. Sgt.-atArms Patrick Yoes was elected
to take Jerry·s place and Colorado Trustee Frank Gail was
appointed to Pat's posnion.
Sworn Affidavit
Legislation
On August 24111 Gov. BlagoNational Lodge News
jevich signed into law our
The National Lodge has Sworn Affidavit legislation.
now posted, as its top priority, Beginning the 25•h, all citizen
the Social Security issues complaints made against dewhich they address in the
"Journal".
Although the
(Co111imwd rm page 2)
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October 2004
THE RICHARD LIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This is the application form for the annual scholarship drawing of Chicago Lodge #7. The scholarship awards are in the amount of
$1,000.00 each and are given in honor of our late State Lodge President, Richard Lis. There will be twenty names drawn at the October General Meeting, and we will also draw five additional names, in case some of the winners are not in college or elect not to continue their education. All applications are to be filled out and mailed to: FOP, Chicago Lodge #7, by police mail or U.S. Post to 1412 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60607-1821, Attention: Scholarship Committee.
The following rules apply to applicants requesting scholarships:
I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Scholarship grants are available to the sons and daughters (including stepchildren) of members of FOP Lodge #7, who will be attending a
college or trade school for the first semester of the school year.
There will be 20 scholarship grants given for $1,000.00 each on a one-time basis. Payment will be made at our general meeting in January
after proof of attendance is received by the Scholarship Committee.
Scholarships will be available to high school graduates and any student who is presently attending a college or recognized trade school.
The college attended must be recognized by the North Central Accrediting Association or the trade school must be recognized by the Illinois Department of Registration.
Only one application per eligible child will be accepted.
The scholarship grants will be awarded on the basis of a drawing of the submitted applications at the October General Meeting.
Applications may be submitted up to the time of the drawing at the October Meeting.
RICHARD LIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICATION
Scholarship Applicant: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Member's Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Unit: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Address:
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Phone #:
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Star#: - - - - - -
Relationship to Applicant: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ College or Trade School: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mail To:
Richard Lis Scholarship Fund.
FOP Lodge 7,
(Unit 541 via Police Mail)
Chicago, IL 60607
President's Report Continued...
partment members, including
supervisors, must be supported by a sworn affidavit.
There are few exceptions to
this rule. Its intent is to diminish the number of bogus
complaints that were being
filed against our members.
Members who are requested
to respond to a C.R. allegation will be shown the affidavit prior to any statement
being taken. It was unfortunate that we found it necessary to return to Springfield
to re-address this issue that
was passed last year, but in
the entire State of Illinois, it
was only the City of Chicago
who chose to challenge this
important benefit for their
Police Officers.
to attempt to have department
members buckle up when
driving. You will be inundated with reminders to use
the seat belts every time you
operate a vehicle. There are a
number of ideas to accomplish this such as bumper and
window stickers, PDT messages and ensuring proper
seat belt functioning during
regular vehicle inspections.
Although the ideas of proper
use of seat belts in consideration of all of the equipment
that is worn by department
members will be addressed,
in light of what seat belts can
do for you in a crash situation, there are no viable
"reasons" for not wearing
them, only "excuses".
Safety Belt Issues
Negotiations
There is going to be a big
push by CPD Administration
Due to the fact that we
have not been able to negoti-
ate a final agreement with the
City on our contract, we have
scheduled a meeting with the
arbitrator to communicate and
prove from our perspective
that the City has failed to
meet with us and continues
not to meet with us in a manner that will bring conclusion
any time soon. Although we
have been continuing to meet
with the City, and have resolved some of our tendered
proposals, the foot dragging
on the City's part continues.
The City has exhibited their
desire to continue to pace
themselves at a rate that
would have this process conclude well into next year.
This is unacceptable and our
desire is to convince the arbitrator that the City's proposed
process is impeding the progress. Although a negotiated
agreement is still possible, it is
becoming increasingly
unlikely.
Election Endorsements
On September 281h the
Lodge Political Action Committee held interviews for
those candidates who have
sought the endorsement of Chicago Lodge 7 for the upcoming
elections. The Committee will
make recommendations to the
Board of Directors and those
recommendations that have
been accepted by the Board
will be posted in the November
Newsletter, which due to the
fact that the elections will be
held on November 2nct, will
arrive at your homes sometime
during the last week of the
October. Those endorsements
will also be placed on the
Lodge 7 web site as soon after
the Board decision as possible.
October 2004
Page 3
Vice Presidents' Report, By Bill Dougherty, Frank DiMaria & Greg Bella
C.R. By Affidavit
In the afternoon of Tuesday, August 24th, Governor
Rod Blagojevich signed HB
984, which became public
act 93-1006. This act requires that complaints
brought forth against a police officer must be supported by a sworn affidavit.
This language is now found
in the Labor Act, which even
the City of Chicago has chosen to abide by. The intent
of our efforts in obtaining
this legislation was to diminish the frequency of bogus
complaints brought against
our members, which historically had impacted their efforts and careers. Last year
the legislature passed a bill,
which could have done just
that but was opposed by the
City. The signing of the bill
ensures that the desire to
provide protections for police officers against such
bogus complaints was met.
To dissuade the City from
challenging this latest benefit
in court [Los Angeles is now
involved in a long protracted
court battle over the same
issue], and to guarantee this
benefit immediately for our
members by locking it into
the collective bargaining
agreement, the negotiating
team and Board of Directors
have agreed to negotiate
over the City's concerns.
Keeping in mind that the
intent of the legislation all
along was to diminish the
frequency of bogus complaints against our members,
the Lodge leveraged the legislation in negotiations to
ensure our members receive
the benefit now and in the
future.
The agreement that we
reached requires a sworn
affidavit for all allegations
except for criminal, medical
roll abuse and residency.
Allegations of excessive
force will not be considered
The
criminal allegations.
only department members
that may sign an affidavit are
the heads of OPS and IAD
and only after addressing a
series of preconditions.
Those preconditions as well
as the entire agreement relative to the sworn affidavit
requirement are listed below
and we ask all members to
ensure that a copy of the
agreement is posted in all
units.
The number of Tactical
Response Reports (T. R. R.),
in and of itself, will not be
used for disciplinary purposes.
The Social Security number of an officer covered by
this agreement shall not be
disclosed and shall not be
included on documents, except those essential for payroll or compensation purposes.
No affidavit will be required in support of anonymous complaints of criminal
conduct.
The Department
shall continue its current and
past practice with respect to
classifying allegations as
either criminal or excessive
force. Allegations of excessive force shall not be classified as criminal for purposes
of avoiding the affidavit requirement.
Anonymous compliance
of Medical Role Abuse and
or Residency violations will
not be made the subject of
Complaint Register (C.R.)
investigation until verified,
consistent with the current
procedure. If the anonymous
complaint has been verified,
no affidavit will be required.
Where a supervisory
member receives an allegation of misconduct from a
citizen, the supervisor will
not be required to sign an
affidavit.
Where one Department
member makes an allegation of
misconduct against another
Department member, neither
Department member will be
required to sign an affidavit
because both Department members are subject to discipline for
making a false report under
Rule 14 of the Department's
rules and regulations.
A complaint that is supported by an affidavit will not
require additional affidavits in
, support of additional allegations
within the same complaint.
In all other cases, the Department will make a goodfaith effort to obtain an appropriate affidavit from the
complainant within a reasonable time.
An "appropriate
affidavit" in the case of the citizen complainant is one where
the complainant affirms under
oath that the allegations and
statements made by the complainant are true.
When an appropriate affidavit cannot be obtained from the
citizen complainant, the head of
either OPS or IAD may sign an
appropriate affidavit according
to the following procedure. An
"appropriate affidavit" in the
case of the head of either OPS
or IAD is an affidavit wherein
the agency head states he or she
has received objective verifiable evidence of the type listed
below, the affidavit will specify
what evidence has been reviewed and in reliance upon
that evidence the agency head
affirms is necessary and appropriate for the investigation to
continue.
The types of evidence the
agency head must review and
may rely upon will be dependent on the type of case, but
may include arrest and case
reports, medical records,
statements of witnesses and
complainants, video or audiotapes, and photographs. This
list is illustrative only and is not
to be considered exclusive or
exhaustive.
In the case of an investigation of the type normally conducted by OPS, the head of
lAD will execute the affidavit
described above, if the head
of IAD believes execution of
the required affidavit is appropriate under the facts of
the case based upon the evidence received at that time.
In the case of an investigation
of the type normally conducted by I.A.D., the head of
OPS will execute the affidavit
described above if the head of
OPS believes the required
affidavit is appropriate under
the facts of the case based
upon the evidence received at
that time.
No officer will be required to answer any allegation of misconduct unless it
is supported by an appropriate affidavit. In the event
no affidavit is received within
a reasonable time, the investigation will be terminated and
no record of the complaint or
investigation will appear in
the officer's disciplinary history.
Upon the receipt of complaint, which requires an affidavit, the Department may
conduct a preliminary investigation into those allegations
but no complaint register
(C.R.) number will be issued
unless and until the required
The
affidavit is obtained.
parties acknowledge the Department is currently unable
to track disciplinary investigations but will begin to do so
as soon as the computer application is functional. Until the
Department is able to begin
tracking the preliminary investigations, a CR number
will be used to track these
investigations.
In the case of a sustained
finding that is subject to the
parties' grievance procedure, the arbitrator has the
authority to review whether
or not the Department has
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October 2004
Vice Presidents' Report Continued...
made a good-faith effort to
secure an affidavit from
the complainant.
Also
whether the affidavit of the
head of OPS or IAD was
based upon objective evidence of the type specified
above, in addition to the
issues of just cause and the
appropriateness of the penalty
in
determining
whether to grant the grievance.
Any C.R. number that
was obtained on 25 August
2004 and beyond must be
accompanied by a signed
affidavit.
To be called
down by IAD or OPS to give
an oral statement or required
to submit a "To-From" subject report the officer must
be shown the signed affidavit. If the complaint is not
supported by a signed affidavit the officer is not required
to respond. There has been
some confusion in the field
about the process so if you
have any questions or have
not been shown a signed
affidavit call the Lodge
i mmediately.
Communicable Disease
If you believe that you
have come in contact with a
person who has a communicable disease, fill out a Communicable Disease Report.
Then, Diane Chambers at the
Medical Section will pursue
a follow up of the incident.
If you have any problems
with the Medical Section
following up on your report
please call the Lodge.
Problems at the Medical
Services Section
If an officer has a problem at the Medical Services
Section, and is unable to
resolve the problem with his/
her nurse, then the officer
should contact Nursing Supervisor Jualita Lane at
(312) 745-5052. If the problem is unable to be resolved
at this level, contact Bill
Dougherty at the Lodge.
Public Housing & The
10-Hour Day
In 1999 nobody wanted to
work in the Public Housing
Unit. The CHA police force
had been disbanded and the
Chicago Police Department
was taking over. But who
would volunteer to work in a
rat infested, foul smelling
environment that the local
gangs terrorize and control
24/7?
The Department
opened up bids and no one
was rushing to place a bid for
Public Housing. As a matter
of fact, the men and women
that were trying to get out of
Public Housing were stuck
there because no one would
bid.
Finally the Department
opened up the bidding at Public Housing with the 10-hour
day schedule hoping to attract
officers to work in this environment with this new schedule. It was successful in that
the unit was filled by officers
willing to work in this environment in exchange for
working the 10-hour day.
Even the Chief Operating
Officer of the CHA admits
that crime is and has been
dropping in the CHA since
the Chicago Police Department took over in 1999. He
even stated that the CHA
police were not equal to the
officers of the Chicago Police
Department.
So how does the Chicago
Police Department reward its
officers for all their hard
They inform their
work?
officers that they are all being
returned to an 8-hour day.
No thanks for a job well
done. No consideration of
leaving the officers on 10hour days when there is really
no reason to change it. What
the Department did do was
send Inspectors into the Pub-
lic Housing Units to find minor
uniform infractions on anyone
they could find. The Department keeps finding ways to
build morale.
Caremark Grievance
The Lodge has filed a class
action grievance in regards to
changes in the prescription drug
costs. If the price of your prescriptions has gone up since the
change to Caremark on Sep 1,
2004 please call the Lodge and
ask for Jessica. We are gathering information on this grievance in anticipation of going to
arbitration.
Prudential Insurance
Everyone should have received a package from Prudential Insurance regarding your
life insurance. The City has
switched vendors and each of
us must fill out the new beneficiarv forms. These forms must
be sent back to Prudential
You also have the option of
enrolling in the Optional Term
Life Insurance. If you have any
questions, please contact the
Prudential Customer Service
Team at (800) 778-3827 between the hours of 7:00 am and
5:00 pm.
Summary Punishment
Summary Punishment is an
alternative to formal disciplinary procedures. When Officers are served with a SPAR,
they should check the request
hearing box on the form. The
Officer should then submit a To
From Report to the C.O. requesting a hearing and stating
why you feel the summary punishment is not fair. Attach this
report to the SPAR form and
submit before the end of next
tour of duty. Attend the hearing
and present your appeal to the
Commander. When the hearing
is completed ask the Commander what the recommendation will be. If the hearing with
your Commander is not favorable, submit another To From
report before the end of your
next tour of duty requesting a
hearing with the Area Chief.
The Officer should attend this
hearing and present the evidence needed to support the
reasons that he feels the
SPAR is unfair. If the decision is not favorable the Officer's next step in the appeal
process is to request a Complaint Review Panel (CRP)
hearing.
The Officer requesting the
CRP must submit a To From
Report to the Department
Advocate Internal Affairs
prior to the end of the next
tour of duty. Please note that
the Department Advocate
must receive your request
within three (3) business days
and it is suggested that you
deliver your request in person.
Officers, these are your rights
and if you need any further
assistance in this matter
please contact the Lodge.
Departed Brothers &
Sisters
Haya-Marie Savage, Age 5s
Hugh O'Connor, Age 66
Arthur Bischoff, Age 79
Sterling W. Bontemps, Age 49
Edward E. Kijowski, Jr. Age 70
Ray A. Gosberry, Age 4.7
Daniel J. Hammond, Age 59
Thomas J. Henry, Age 57
Frank A. Brown, Jr., Age 78
Roland B. Rock, Age 62
William O'Brien, Age 75
Timothy J. Daly, Age 68
James P. McKeon, Jr., Age 56
Alvin Roberts, Age 81
Michael J. Riordan, Age 66
Robert W. Miller, Age 77
Charles E. Burns, Age 64
Gerald J. Koch, Age 72
Robert B. Hogan, Sr., Age as
Robert R. Reynolds, Age 70
James B. Mullin, Age 68
Robert J. Davie, Age 61
Ray Laarveld, Age 69
Earl Mitchell, Age 77
Ralph D. Bell, Age 61
(Continued on page 5)
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October 2004
Financial Secretary's Report, By Tim Fallon
Departed Brothers &
Sisters Continued...
Michel P. Gordon, Age 30
Barbara A. Bell, Age 58
Edmund J. Guzik, Age 78
Robert F. Schoene, Age 86
Donald Senase, Age 79
Edward C. Danaher, Age 70
Joseph J. Stuparitz, Age 74
Joseph M. Kazmierczak, 27
Kevin J. Ford, Age 5s
Robert A. McGuire, Age 62
James P. Cloonan, Age 56
Gregory J. Digles, Age 56
Fred F. Herr, Sr., Age 81
Michael J. Tunney, Age 58
Robert I. Tanner, Age 81
William E. Ivy, Age 64
Sam H. Wilson, Age 58
Ray E. Simmons, Sr., Age 62
Arbitrator Ruling On
Lock-Up Closings
On July 27, 2004, we
received a decision from
Arbitrator Cox on the grievance filed over the closing of
seven district lock-ups. Arbitrator Cox unbelievably
denied the grievance. The
Arbitrator found that the
Department had the authority
to close the lock-ups pursuant to Article 4, Management
Rights. Article 4 states that
the Employer will continue
to retain the right to operate
and manage its affairs in
each and every aspect, unless
they have negotiated something different in another
contract provision.
The
Lodge believes management
did exactly this when they
negotiated 23.9 of the contract. However, the arbitrator found that the language
of 23.9 was ambiguous; specifically "The Employer
agrees not to eliminate any
Unit Duty Assignments
listed in this Section for the
duration of this Contract."
Not only is this language
very clear, the Lodge and the
Department negotiated an
increase in unit duty assignments in the current contract.
The Department testified
that the decision to close the
lock-ups came from a "couple
of meetings". They also testified that the only documentation that was relied upon was
a prisoner population report.
Research and Development
was not utilized to examine
possible ramifications of
closing the lock-ups. There
were no studies done. Not
one police officer that works
in these districts was consulted to determine if this was
a viable program or a disaster
in the making. No other Police Departments were consulted. The Boston Police
Department has just reopened several of their lockups after a one-year pilot
program. The pilot program
in Boston was an abysmal
failure. By the Department's
own testimony, the closing of
the seven district lock-ups
was done on a whim. Unbelievably, the arbitrator found
the Department was not being
arbitrary or capricious in their
exercise of management
rights.
The arbitrator even accepted the Department's
stated reason for the lock-up
closing. Their reason was to
"streamline" arrest procedures and to put more police
officers on the street. Any
WORKING POLICE OFFICER knows this program has
just the opposite effect. Using the Department's numbers, over 36,500 prisoners
now have to be transported to
districts other than the ones
they were arrested in. That
creates a huge waste of manpower hours, and actually
takes officers off the street.
We do not believe there is
any likelihood of this decision being overturned in
court. This would be a futile
attempt, and a waste of time
and money. Prior to the arbitration, the Lodge had filed a
Safety Complaint regarding the
closing of the lock-ups. We
have had discussions with the
Department about the safety
complaint.
Our position remains the same; the lock-ups
should be re-opened immediately. Since we obviously cannot come to agreement with the
Department on this issue, the
Lodge has demanded arbitration
on the Safety Complaint.
The first arbitration on the
closed lock-ups was to determine if the Department could
close the lock-ups. This arbitration will be to determine if
the Department should close the
lock-ups. This arbitration was
filed under Article 15 of our
contract, Safety Issues. Under
Article 15, arbitration decisions
are not binding on the Department. What we are seeking
from the arbitrator is a ruling
that basically states the Department is engaging in an unsafe
practice by closing the lockups. We believe that if an arbitrator issues a ruling along
those lines, the Department will
come to their senses, and reopen the lock-ups.
Closed Market Arbitration
The Lodge received a decision on the Closed Market Arbitration.
In this case, the
Lodge filed a grievance citing a
violation of seniority in bidding, and overtime opportunity.
The Department's position on
Operation Closed Market is that
this is a re-deployment of officers, to help stop the drug traffic in identified areas. Since
every officer from the affected
units was being re-deployed
there was no contractual obligation to use seniority in the assignments.
The Depar tment
also offered overtime to only
the officers involved in Operation Closed Market, ignoring
the district officers who work in
these locations everyday. In
this case, the arbitrator ruled
that the Department did not
have to consider seniority in the
staffing of Operation Closed
Market. The arbitrator felt
that this was a unique program, and under these specific
set of circumstances, the Department was not in violation
of Article 23.11 Details.
Since the Department ceased
offering overtime immediately after the Lodge filed the
grievance, the arbitrator ruled
that this was a split decision.
It is very apparent that arbitrators like to grant the Department a lot of leeway in any
type of Department reArbitrations
organization.
such as Warrant Officers,
Area 4 Pilot Program, Lockup Closings, and now Operation Closed Market, have
demonstrated the arbitrators'
reluctance to interfere with
the
Department reorganization. This does not
mean the Lodge will not continue to challenge the Department anytime we feel they
have overstepped their authority under management rights.
Illinois Labor Relations
Board
We received a decision
from the Illinois Labor Relations Board regarding the
Unfair Labor Practice complaint filed against the City
for entering into an intergovernmental agreement with the
park district.
The Labor
Board ruled that the City
should rescind the ordinance
that grants the park district the
authority to regulate traffic
control on park district property. In answer to the Labor
Board ruling, the City has
filed an appeal, citing previous arbitration rulings as one
of their defenses to the case.
The City's appeal is quite
lengthy, approximately 40
pages. We will be seeking a
one-week extension to respond. Check the website for
updated information on these
and other issues.
October 2004
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ATTENTION ALL OFFICERS -- FLSA UPDATE
The City of Chicago
objected to the Notice and
Consent Form for our FLSA
lawsuit involving the use of
compensatory time.
We
have been ordered by the
Court to re-issue the Notice SIGN THE NEW FORM that 2004 newsletters. All Consent
and Consent Form that appears below if they wish to Forms MUST BE RECEIVED
appears below. All previous participate in the lawsuit. The by the FOP by November 15,
consent forms are invalid and Notice and Consent Form that 2004.
all officers who have you see below will appear in
submitted those forms MUST the September and October
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION
HANS G. HEITMANN, Individually
and on behalf of similarly situated
individual Chicago Police Officers,
Plaintiffs,
v.
CITY OF CHICAGO
Defendant.
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
No. 04 C 3304
Judge David Coar
Magistrate Arlander Keys
NOTICE OF LAWSUIT ALLEGING VIOLATION
OF WAGE AND HOUR REQUIREMENTS OF FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
The purpose of this notice is to advise you that a lawsuit has been filed against the CITY OF CHICAGO. Heitmann v.
City of Chicago, 04 C 3304, is brought by a retired Chicago police officer, Hans G. Heitmann. The lawsuit alleges that defendant
has violated a federal wage law that requires that an employee who has requested the use of compensatory time accumulated under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") shall be permitted to use such compensatory time within a reasonable period after
making the request if the use of the compensatory time does not unduly disrupt the operations of the public agency. The lawsuit
seeks back wages and other penalties. This Notice advises you of your rights in connection with joining this lawsuit.
PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION OR FIRING
If you presently work for the CITY OF CHICAGO you may have concerns about bringing a claim against your employer, such as losing your job or being treated unfairly in the work place because you joined the lawsuit. The law controlling
this case strictly prohibits an employer from discriminating against, retaliating against, or firing any person who chooses to take
part in this lawsuit or to collect the money owed to them because of his or her participation in this lawsuit.
HOW TO FILE THE "NOTICE OF CONSENT" IF YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN THIS SUIT
Enclosed with this Notice is a "Notice of Consent" which should be used if you choose to become a Plaintiff and join
either lawsuit. This Notice of Consent must be completed, signed and mailed to the address below:
PAUL D. GEIGER and JULIE E. DIEMER
FOP OVERTIME LITIGATION
(312) 733-7776
In order to become a member of this lawsuit, the enclosed Notice of Consent must be received at the above address no
later than November 15, 2004.
THE LEGAL EFFECT OF JOINING OR NOT JOINING IN THIS LAWSUIT
If you join this lawsuit by returning your Notice of Consent, you will be bound by any judgment the Court makes on the
issues involved, whether it is favorable or unfavorable to you. If you do not file a Notice of Consent and do not join this lawsuit,
you will not be bound by any judgment the Court makes in connection with this lawsuit. In addition, you may file your own law(Continued on page 7)
October 2004
Page 7
ATTENTION ALL OFFICERS -- FLSA UPDATE CONTINUED...
suit and be represented by counsel of your choosing.
YOUR OPTION OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION IF YOU DECIDE TO JOIN THIS LAWSUIT
If you wish to join this lawsuit as a Plaintiff, you get to decide which attorney will represent you. You may hire your
own attorney at your own cost, or allow the attorneys who already represent Hans Heitmann to represent you. The attorneys in
Heitmann v. City of Chicago, are Paul D. Geiger and Julie E. Diemer, 1412 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60607, (312)
733-7776 and are provided by the Fraternal Order of Police.
REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU CHOOSE TO REPRESENT YOU, YOUR COMPLETED AND SIGNED
"NOTICE OF CONSENT" MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FOP BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2004.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION
HANS G. HEITMANN, Individually
and on behalf of similarly situated
individual Chicago Police Officers,
Plaintiffs,
)
)
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
v.
CITY OF CHICAGO
No. 04 C 3304
Judge David Coar
Magistrate Arlander Keys
CONSENT TO BECOME A PARTY PLAINTIFF IN A CIVIL ACTION UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
I am (or was) a Police Officer employed by the Chicago Police Department between May 10, 2001 and today. I believe
that my right to use compensatory time earned under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may have been violated by my employer. Therefore, I consent to becoming a party plaintiff, pursuant to the FLSA, in a lawsuit against my employer.
PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX:
I wish to be represented by PAUL D. GEIGER and JULIE E. DIEMER, Attorneys provided by the Fraternal Order of
Police.
or
I wish to be represented by at my own cost.
Name and Address of another attorney
Your Signature:
I hereby request that the court assess any costs and expenses of this action and reasonable attorneys fees against my
employer, and award said costs, expenses and fees to my above-named counsel.
I understand that under the FLSA, I cannot be discharged or in any way disciplined or penalized by my employer or its
agents because of my participation in an FLSA lawsuit or because of my assertion of rights under the FLSA.
Signature:
I Name (Print):
Date:
Star #:
Unit #:
NOTE: THE ABOVE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND DATED "NOTICE OF CONSENT"
MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FOP BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 15, 2004.
October 2004
Page 8
Ten Hour Day Pilot Program for Districts in Area 1 & Area 5
The normal tour of duty
for the ten (10) hour shift
will be ten and a half (10t%)
hours, which includes a one
half hour uncompensated
lunch period. If the officer is
required to perform work
during this one half (1/2)
hour meal period the officer
may request overtime compensation.
The normal workday will
be ten (10) hours plus a half
(1/2) hour lunch period.
Hours in excess of the normal workday will be compensated at the overtime rate
as outlined in section 20.1 of
the contract agreement.
The Department will best
gin the Pilot Program the 1
period of 2005. The Pilot
Program will be bid as a
fourth watch in November
2004 when the Districts bid
for watches.
Officers working this
schedule with twenty (20) or
twenty-four (24) straight day
furloughs will be given the
same number of straight furlough days.
Officers with
twenty-two (22) or twentyfive (25) working day furloughs will have those days
converted to hours. Officer
with twenty-two (22) working days will receive one
hundred and seventy six
(176) hours of furlough and
officer with twenty-five (25)
working days will receive
two hundred (200) hours of
furlough.
Officers working the ten
hour schedule will receive ten
hours of holiday compensation
for holidays occurring on their
day off and will further compensate officers with ten (10)
hours of compensation and five
(5) hours of holiday compensation with the officer's election
for pay or compensatory time,
when those officers are required
to work a ten (10) hour shift on
a holiday.
A personal day, if used, will
be worth a tour of duty ten (10)
hours and baby furlough days
will be worth eight (8) hours
each. Officers who use a baby
furlough day will be required to
use an additional two (2)
hours of compensatory time.
The fourth watch tenhour (10) day will have two
designated starting times:
1600 and 1700 hours. Be
aware that section 20.7
(change of schedule) of the
collective bargaining agreement allows the employer the
right to adjust the starting
ti me plus or minus two hours
from the designated starting
ti me.
Calendars with the tenhour schedule will be sent out
to the unit reps so that you
can make copies to aid in
picking furloughs.
Disability Report & Veterans Corner, By Carlos `Sal' Saladino
Disability Report
The best of health from
the Committee members.
We are available for calls at
the F.O.P. office Monday
through Friday from 0800 to
1600. Check out the Disability Page link on the FOP
w e b s i t e,
www.chicagofop.org, for
beneficial information.
Disability Stars
Disability Stars are now
ready for officers on Duty
and Occupational disability.
You can go to the F.O.P.
website for instructions or
call the F.O.P. A big thank
you goes to Superintendent
Phil Cline from all Disabled
Police Officers.
Class Action Grievance
Update
By now you should have
received a letter from the
Lodge asking assistance
from disabled police officers
on prescription cost for disability purposes which the
city has not paid for. The
Lodge needs this information
to properly go forward with
this grievance. Call 1 st Vice
President Bill Dougherty at
312-733-7776.
Pension Board Update
Committee
members
Cedric Brumley, Athena
Mullen, Bill Dougherty, and
myself, as well as Steve Robbins and Greg Bella attended
summer Pension Board hearings on their own time. Permanent and total cases are
being heard. There is a backlog on disability cases because of continuations by
officers.
Hopefully, the
board will make the proper
adjustments so that the waiting period will be shortened.
Veteran's Corner
Our thoughts and prayers
go to the members activated
in Operation Enduring Freedom who are actively serving
our country in the military.
Flu Shots
Flu shots will be available
to all military veterans free at
the F.O.P. Hall Tuesday, 9
Nov 04, 0700-1500 hrs. Glucose and cholesterol screen-
ings and blood pressure checks
will also be available. A service officer will be there to answer questions on veteran benefits. Last year the nation faced
a shortage of flu vaccines so
come to the Lodge for an early
vaccination.
Chicago Police Marines
Annual Fundraiser
The Chicago Police Marines
Annual Fundraiser will be held
on Sunday, 14 Nov at FOP
Hall, 1200-1700 Ins. Lots of
raffles, beer, chili, and S.O.S.
while you enjoy the Bears game
with fellow Marines and
friends. Call Ted at the F.O.P.
Gift Shop for advance $15.00
ticket or pay $20.00 at door. I
need a few Airborne Troopers
to come for backup!
Important dates to remember:
Marine Corp Birthday - November 10,
Veterans Day - November 11.
Airborne Sal
Peer Support
Training
The Professional Counseling
Service/EAP is in the process
of accepting applications for
the winter 2004 Peer Support Team Training.
The
Peer Support Program is a
program that offers assistance and appropriate support resources to employees
when personal and professional problems negatively
affect their work performance, family unit or self.
The Peer Support Program is
a volunteer program.
To receive an application,
contact the
Professional
Counseling Service/EAP at:
312-747-5492.
Applications should be received no later than November 9, 2004. Serious commitment to the Program is a
must.
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October 2004
Living With Faith When Faced With Fear, Compliments of Rabbi Moshe Wolf
am disabled and cannot play
ball with my child? What if I
get old and frail and have
nothing to offer those around
me?
But life has lessons for
those who listen, and now I
know:
If I lose my hair, I will be
the best darn bald guy I can
be, and I will be grateful that
my head can still stimulate
ideas, if not follicles.
A house does not make a
person happy. The unhappy
heart will not find contentment in a bigger house, while
the heart that is merry will
make any home a happy one.
If I spend more time develI used to live in perpetual oping my emotional, mental,
fear of losing things I had, or and spiritual dimensions,
never having the things I rather than over-focusing on
hoped to acquire in my life.
my physical self, I will be
What if I lose my hair? more beautiful with each
What if I never get the big passing day.
house I want? What if I beIf I cannot work for wages,
come overweight, out of I will work for the Lord -shape or unattractive? What and His benefits package is
if I lose my job? What if I unmatched.
As of this writing, the
mourns the loss of one of our
own, P.O. Michael Gordon,
who lost his life to a drunken
driver. Mike was a true gentleman, a great friend and an
outstanding officer. He was
loved by all who knew him
and his memory will forever
be etched in our hearts.
Please keep Mike and the
Gordon family in your
prayers. Take a few moments to enjoy everyday; our
lives can change in an instant. I dedicate this month's
column in memory of P.O.
Mike Gordon.
If I am physically unable to
teach my child to throw a curve
ball, I will have more time to
teach him to handle the curves
thrown by life, and this shall
serve him better.
And if aging robs me of my
strength, mental alertness, and
physical stamina, I will offer
those around me the strength of
my convictions, the wisdom of
experience seasoned with adversity, and the spiritual stamina of a soul that has been carefully shaped by the hard edges
of a long life.
No matter what losses or
broken dreams may lie in my
destiny, whatever burdens shall
be my fate, I will meet each
challenge with dignity and resolve. For G-d has given me
many gifts and talents, and for
each one that I may lose, I will
find ten more that I never
would have cultivated, were the
course of my life to always run
smoothly.
And so, when I can no
longer dance, I will sing joy-
fully; when I haven't the
strength to sing, I will whistle/
with contentment; when my
breath is shallow and weak, I
will listen intently and shout
love with my heart; and when
the bright light approaches, I
will pray silently until I cannot pray; alas, it will then be
time for me to go to the Lord.
And what then should I fear?
On behalf of all the Police
Chaplains we pray, that G-d
bless you, keep you in his
loving care, and return you
home safely to your loved
ones at the end of your tour of
duty. Amen.
Compliments of your Police
Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Wolf,
773-463-4780 or [email protected]
P.S. To all the Jewish members of my flock: a happy and
healthy New Year to you and
your loved ones.
Amen
Recording Secretary's Report, By Sidney Davis
winter dress uniform, includWeapons Inspection
Every Wednesday, in ing items listed in IV-A-1 of
each District, weapons in- G.O 98-10. This winter dress
spection takes place. When inspection will take place
is the last time you cleaned between 01 and 10 Nov 2004.
your weapon?
By that I Members are reminded to be
mean, unassembled the prepared for the winter dress
weapon and cleaned and inspection by starting now
oiled each part.
Some of and locating all items needed
your weapons have dust, lint including proper cleaning and
or foreign objects lodged in maintenance of said items.
the barrel right now. Take a
Life Insurance Benefits
Please take time out to
look at your weapon, which
could save a life.
That review all of your paperwork
weapon needs to be cleaned (insurance policies) to ensure
to function properly.
that the listed beneficiary is
the correct person that you
Uniform Inspection
General Order 98-10, add want to receive your benefit.
Contact the Personnel Divi1, (1V) b: Unit Commanding
Officers will conduct an an- sion at 312-745-5390 for the
nual formal inspection of the following: Marital Status,
Change of Address, Emer-
gency Notification, Duty Death
Benefit, Name Changes, Hospitalization/Savings Bonds. Contact the Pension Board at 312744-3891, Chicago Patrolmen's
Credit Union at 312-726-8814,
Deferred Compensation at 312443-1975, Prudential Insurance
at 1-800-778-3827 and F.O.P.
at 312-733-7776.
Watch Bids/Annual
Selection
Annual selections of watch
bids will take place this November followed by furlough
selections. The November issue of the newsletter will contain the risk of "NO BID", and
instructions for completing a
watch bid selection form.
Recognized Openings
Section 23.9 of the CBA
covers filling of unit duty
assignments.
Area Youth
Investigations Administrative
Desk Duty Assignments
(limited to one bid position
each for the second and third
watch), District Desk, District
Watch Relief, District Lockup, or Airport Law Enforcement Section Explosive Detection Canine Officer. In the
event a recognized opening is
to be bid under this section,
The Employer shall post
within the unit on the first
Wednesday of the next police
period a list of recognized
openings. This list will remain posted for seven (7)
calendar days.
October 2004
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June 2004 Retirees
Name
Barnes, Lawrence J.
Barry, Jr., Kevin G.
Basile, George
Brownfield, Steven C.
Burger, Charles J.
Carbonate, John J.
Celani, Scott A.
Chan, Cory D.
Clay, Wilie L.
Cucchiara, Joseph C.
Degnan, Maureen A.
Dornan, Thomas J.
Dombos, Richard
Duckhom, John R.
Freeman, William
Gallagher, Daniel A.
Gardner, Charles
Garrido, John A.
Graffeo, Anthony F.
Griffin, Anthony
Grivetti, William L.
Jedlowski, Michael J.
Joyce, Michael E.
Kaehn, Jon W.
Lopit, Lynn A.
Mays, Harry M.
McGowan, Bennett L.
Mondane, Michael W.
Mooney, Patricia
Neligan, David M.
O'Connor, William J.
O'Malley, Patrick J.
O'Sullivan, Michael D.
Parker, Aaron
Pulia, Robert P.
Rak, Dennis A.
Scramuzzo, Craig W.
Sehr, John A.
Small, Marilyn E.
Spiropoulos, Michael
Susnis, Albert B.
Rank
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Sergeant
Detective
Detective
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Officer
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Officer
Officer
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Forensic Inv.
Officer
Sergeant
Officer
Detective
Officer
Forensic Inv.
Officer
Detective
FTO
Youth Inv.
Officer
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Officer
Youth Inv.
Officer
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620
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477
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045
050
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477
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Current Events
For further information on any events posted below contact
the Lodge (312) 733-7776, ask for Sid Davis, or log onto the
FOP website at www.chicagofop.org, or call the hotline number
at 312-733-2101.
02 Oct 04
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20 Oct 04
Police Couples Only Workshop
Education and Training Division
FOP Board Meeting
Chicago Police Women's Assoc. Meeting
h
Transfer Order for the 11` Period
Duty Availability
Holiday/Columbus Day
11th Period Begins
Retirement Seminar
Uniform Sale
Thomas, Cleveland
Turner, Gracie A.
Wallace, Michael
Wasco, John A.
Detective
Officer
Officer
Officer
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050
014
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July 2004 Retirees
Name
Barrett, Frederick E.
Benigno, Joseph C.
Brown, Charles M.
Cappetto, Dennis
Chambers, Anne F.
Citta, Thomas R.
Danz, Gregory P.
Fallon, Thomas C.
Fitzsimmons, John F.
Frain, Charles J.
Garcia, Margaret
Gould, David R.
Hill, John A.
Huerta, Ernesto R.
Hughes, Mary L.
Kent, William L.
Muczynski, Bruno
Needham, John P.
O'Brien, Roger J.
Perkins, Walter I.
Ralphson, Richard D.
Rogers, Peter J.
Sanchez, Ricardo
Siller, Jr., John
Smith, Dale M.
Smith, Walter L.
Soto, Alcides
Stacker, Derek V.
Szech, Ronald N.
Utterback, Edward 1.
Vaughn, Caroll A.
Williams, Rosetta
Wilson, Jr., Harry
Wisniewski, James
Zuelke, Garry J.
Rank
Officer
Detective
Officer
Officer
Detective
Officer
Detective
Detective
Detective
Officer
Sergeant
Detective
Officer
Officer
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Sergeant
Officer
Officer
Officer
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05 Nov 04
Recognized Openings
Overtime Pay
Pay/C.T.A., Holiday, T.S.A.I.
Midwest Law Enforcement Weapons Expo
Halloween
Daylight Saving Time ends
Start of Fall Uniform Inspection
F.O.P. Board Meeting
Election Day
Chicago Police Women's thAssoc. Meeting
Transfer Order for the 12 Period
FOP
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Newsletter Committee: Rhonda Bullock, Chairman
Bill Burns
John Capparelli
Steve Robbins
City of Chicago where the
voters
accept being ripped off
The recent newspaper
articles regarding the Mayor and lied to by an administraand his budget have brought tion whose foremost concern
This
out all of the usual reactions is self-preservation.
from our members, some of Lodge has continuously
whom are going through this sought to be part of the procdog
and pony show for the ess in decision making, parFOP, Chicago Lodge 7
first
time. Yes if there is a ticularly when it comes to
property tax increase, the issues concerning us and will
blame for it will fall upon the continue to do so in the future.
shoulders of the "ever de- There have been occasions
manding City employees". when that inclusion has ocAt fiscal crisis time, the curred with the Administrablame doesn't go toward the tion of the Chicago Police
Watch bids must to be
salary increases that the City Department to the benefit of
Council received or the waste the membership who, in fact,
in by November 18.
of tax dollars that has been make up the largest portion of
the Department.
Furlough selections must uncovered by the Feds or the
It is important to note that
cost overruns on pet projects.
be in by December 9.
No, the first line of blame is the news stories that have
directed at the City employ- appeared recently addressing
ees that work day in and day the freezing of wages and the
out to ensure that the "City potential for no retro pay, may
that Works" has some chance be applicable in other negotiaat working despite the irre- tions, but not ours. We are at
sponsible actions of those in a point in our negotiations/
charge who frequently fall arbitration where any of the
asleep at the wheel and fre- issues that have been adquently wonder why there has dressed to this point are the
been a crash. Our current only issues that the Arbitrator
City Administration cannot can give consideration to and
continuously make the major- the City has not addressed
Inside this issue:
ity of their decisions based on either of those topics with us.
political considerations, espe- There is a lot of grandstanding
cially the financial ones, and going on by the City on TV
then publicly express surprise and in news print media. Our
and disappointment at the members should remember to
outcome. The taxpayers in view these actions suspithis City have been duped by ciously. Just because it apPo&li<aU:adomments:
· . ·' '. ...:
q; · an administration that has pears in the newspapers, does'
' '' '
'
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squandered their trust for the n't mean it's true. The City
sake of solidifying their po- has invited all of the union's
,,,,' '
litical posture by sharing the leadership to come to City
F.Q.~.~j!J~qll • . . •••
tax
wealth with those who Hall to be advised on the yet
lloliJIRY Kiclt-!Olf Sill~ · ·
will support that administra- to be announced [as of this
We
t,ond! Wilb Sllnlil
• ruck: · tion, come hell or high water. writing] 2005 budget.
Jilli Riiey') Rl!tlieiDent: t~: . ~; . It is politics as usual in the will be attentive in that forum,
City Budget Blame
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mindful that we will be in the
State Legislature next month as
the potential for a City casino
is being discussed. It should be
clear to all concerned what
such a venture would mean to
the financial stability of this
City along with the potential
for the City employees to be
compensated as we deserve.
HR218
The process for certifying
retirees to comply with the
mandates of HR 218, the Federal Law Enforcement Safety
Act, is underway. I have been
informed that there are currently some municipalities
across the State of Illinois who
are performing this certification process even though there
has yet to be established the
criteria for statewide annual
qualifications. It came as a bit
of a surprise to me that there
are currently no set standards
for Law Enforcement statewide
but this appears to be the norm
nationwide. This will be one
of the issues addressed by the
Law Enforcement Officers
Safety Act Advisory Committee which has been formed by
the Director of the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training and
Standards Board. The plan is
to have a series of Law Enforcement Community Forums
between now and their year
end Board Meeting in December at which the qualifying
standards and statewide administrators will be identified.
These actions will foster the
planned implementation of the
program for early 2005. The
Board's work is truly cut out
November 2004
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President's Report Continued ...
for itself in consideration not
only of the City of Chicago's
opposition but also in light of
the fact that there are still
municipalities that demand to
bargain with the union over
who buys the box of ammo
used in those qualifications.
We will keep you informed
of the progress of the Board
here in the Newsletter and on
the web and hotline.
Endorsements
Included in this newsletter
are the results of the Political
Action Committee's recommendations to the Board of
Directors for endorsements in
the elections taking place on
Please reNovember 2nd.
member that endorsement
considerations are only given
when a candidate requests
one. There are apparently a
lot of races in which the incumbents feel secure in their
races as the number of re-
quests are down from the
primary election. These are
the endorsements made by
the Board of Lodge #7 which
are in addition to the endorsements made by the National
and State Lodges. The endorsements of particular importance from those lodges as
have been previously reported are George Bush for
President and Barack Obama
for U. S. Senate respectively.
FLSA Lawsuit Update
The cutoff date for submissions for the FLSA Lawsuit is November 151h. Please
fill out your form and submit
it in time for you to be included. This form can currently be found on the FOP
website.
THE KEVIN T. FLANAGAN
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
1 ST ANNUAL BENEFIT PARTY
Wednes<lay,./anuruy 19, 2005
1730 - 2000 hours
Billy Goal Restaurdl1t
J,),3.5 W Mad1:son .5t
Chicago, Illinois
All proceed,- rnll pron(fe a scholai:ship fund ii1 Kcv1i1 '.<; 111e1nory at St.
JJafJi<-* I ligh .S'chool, 1i1 addidon to benefidng selected charities, inc}uding tl1e LOSS JJ1vgra111 of C'at11olic C'ha1itics. Tiu:<; JH'O[;{Idill has
greatly assisted Kcv1i1'.<; lil.1111/y and II'i"ench' s1i1ce Ju:,- deat11.
Keni1 rh{>d at the age of 25. Ile lt'as a C'hicago Police ()/ficer who
1ro1ked the l-1>'est ;u1d .S'o11t11 sides ofl11e City. He rw1.\· the son ofll1a1y
& Ban1ey Flanagan oft11e CPI). He loved the (}ty and all it'.s people.
He con.~·idered ii an honor to serve t11e1n lf'J"th t11is· :.,p1iit ii1 n11i1d, Wt'
have li>nned a conunittee to give a ncL'(tv student ;u1 oppo1tunity lo
receive a quality cducalon. it 1:,- our hope that the recipients· of d1iS'
scholarship 1nlJ euterpub/i(· se1vice.
Ti<ket~·
/(Jr 1111:~- fun Ii/Jed night are J:J0.00. This· Juli 1i1clude cockf;uJs,
"cheeseborgers "and door pn"zes. Please reserve the date.
For tnon· i11/i-Jn11atio11 p}e;tse
n:~-ft
our website ill kevi11tfliln;iga11.~cholilrsl11iJ.org
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Uniform Changes
The Department issued
Department Notice, 04-43,
titled, Approved Uniform
Classifications for Sworn
Members, dated for and effective on 1 October 04. This
Department Notice describes
what Fall and Winter items
are authorized for our members to be worn in the field.
This Department Notice also
describes to our members
certain uniform jackets and
hats that were previously
authorized for use and which
now have a wear out period
which was decided by this
Department Notice for no
given reason. The Lodge,
prior to the distribution of
this Department Notice, had
no prior warning of the
changes which were being
made. The Lodge was never
invited to participate with the
Department nor did the Uniform Advisory Committee
have any input to the Department, as is stated in the contract under Article 21 when
changes in equipment or uniforms are anticipated. The
Lodge has filed a class action
Grievance in behalf of all
members of Lodge 7 in that
this clear violation is a major
change in the field uniform
with issues of a first issuance
of new uniforms, which the
City, by contract, is obligated
to purchase.
"To Protect And To
Serve .... And To Listen"
A study was done from
1994 to 2000 for the LAPD
by UCLA and USC.
The research and its
purpose: This study was
designed to create feedback
loops up and down the chain
of command. The purpose
was to help Department leaders understand how the
LAPD's structure and culture
were aligned to support the
implementations of reforms
like community policing.
Some of the findings: In
Departments where the decision making was placed at the
top and the execution at the
bottom, officers mistrusted
management and experienced
impaired performance. These
officers also had high levels
of stress and low levels of job
satisfaction.
Research also
found that elements of officers' work lives that produced
the greatest stress were organizational and management
practices; notably lack of participation and expression in
job decision making.
The Union: The Union can
be a positive force for change
if it is brought into the decision
making process. But the tradition of LAPD management has
been to ignore the Union and
fight it out when necessary.
Though labor and management
will naturally find themselves
in opposition on some issues,
adversarial management labor
relationships are counterproductive and unnecessary.
Some industrial organizalions (like Saturn and New
United Manufacturing, Inc.)
have begun to slowly alter a
century of adversarial labor
relations and the underlying
culture that supports it. Giving
the union a role in redesigning
the organization taps its members' knowledge. It also commits its members to helping
November 2004
Page 3
Vice Presidents' Report Continued ...
reduce the resistance that
predictably arises as changes
are implemented.
But this is not simply a
matter of arranging more
chairs at the table. It requires a new concept of labor and management in
which each side recognizes
its mutual responsibilities
and obligation to the larger
organization. Under such a
concept, traditional areas of
conflict (wages and working
conditions) are separated
from issues on which both
sides can work cooperatively
and productively. But it can
succeed only with an unflagging commitment to the
principle of cooperation
around the issues of mutual
interests.
Since the City and the
Department love to implement programs coming out
of Los Angeles and New
York, maybe someone can
read a copy of the study or
call the Lodge; we will share
our copy. (To Protect and
To Serve ... And To Listen,
Wilson. Schmidt & Norman,
November 20112)
Issues of mutual interests: The imminent dissolution of the Public Housing
Unit, the manpower shortage
in the Districts and Areas,
the FTO shortage and the
burden it adds to all watches.
There have been several
issues where the Lodge tried
to work with the City. The
Department took limited
duty personnel from AARP
and made them work a full
duty tour in a squad car
guarding the building at 39'"
and California. These officers have a variety of injuries and illnesses and would
have to drive to the 009'h
District or a gas station to
use a bathroom. We brought
·--------------------------------to the Department's attention month before retirement? Six happened, the shirt got thrown
that just the nature of the in- months before retirement? A out in the emergency room.
jury might make it impossible year before retirement?
A report is made and the offito sit in a squad car for eight
Complaint: An officer was cer never returns to work; he
hours. The response was to on the medical for a year. Dur- applies for and is on duty disgive the officers keys to the ing this time, the officer lost ability for the next seven
Now comes what
building, the only problem both legs to diabetes. Towards years.
was that the keys opened the the end of the year on the medi- should be a happy time in
lock but the doorknob was cal, the officer, realizing that he your life .... RETIREMENT.
Little did this officer know
broke and the officers could would not be able to return to
not get into the building. work because of his illness, that the lost star will now
Once that was straightened decided to retire and that 1s come back to haunt him. "No
out we went out to the site when he discovered his star was retirement star for you", the
and found the building was missing. While he was in the officer is told because he lost
under complete renovation, hospital, some remodeling work his star seven years ago.
no water, no electricity and was done at his home and that
Resolution: We have been
construction debris every- is where his wife thinks his star trying to resolve this problem
where. Now there is a chair was stolen by one of the work- for two months now without
and a phone inside the build- ers. His wife drove him to 35•h any end in sight. We have a
ing where the officer can sit street where he submitted his grievance filed and hopefully
and a portable toilet is on the paperwork and they then went an arbitrator will tell the City
site for use. Now the prob- to personnel to get his retire- what time frame means that a
lem is what if something oc- ment star. He and his wife ex- star is lost on purpose.
curs and a limited duty offi- plained what had happened and
We could tell even more
cer is unable to move quickly were accused of theft and sad stories like this one but
enough to respond? The an- threatened to be arrested for space is a constant issue with
swer, call the police. This is theft. They both came directly the newsletter.
just one situation that could to the F.O.P. office and exThe Lodge agrees with the
have been done right from the plained their plight with the City that there is a big probbeginning if the Lodge had wife crying believing that her lem with lost stars. We have
been notified by the Depart- husband would be charged and always expressed that we
ment instead of hearing from receive no pension. What a would work with the City to
our members as a situation great way to celebrate your resolve this issue, but the City
unfolds, thus taking a month retirement after thirty-four chooses to go it alone.
to straighten out all the de- years of service in the Patrol
2004 Golf Outing
fects. The· City's position of, Division!
The F.O.P. 2004 Golf Out"we don't have to run everyResolution: After getting no ing was held on August 30,
thing by the Lodge before we results from Personnel, a meet- 2004 at St. Andrews Golf
implement it" is true, but it mg with then Superintendent Course. The weather that day
probably would make sense if Hillard was scheduled with the was perfect, clear and sunny,
we can point out problems Lodge and the officer received and the outing was attended
beforehand and help the City his retirement star.
by 280 golfers. The following
find a solution, enabling them
Complaint: How about an golfers qualified for the playto put out a safe productive officer who, seven years ago, offs: Ed Dickinson, Kevin
program. Otherwise, there is was in an on duty squad car Duffy. Bob Gniot, Bill
the grievance procedure that accident where he is taken to Lehner, Ken Lewendowski,
takes months to play out and the hospital and has his shirt cut Bill McDermitt, John Mittvic,
then costs the City in the end. off by hospital personnel? Mike Reynolds and Tony
Should the officer, if he was Wronkowski. Everyone had a
Problems in Personnel
We've all heard the story conscious, have thought to re- wonderful time.
of the cop who loses his star a move his star from the shirt?
The playoff was held on
month before he retires, but Days later, while recovering in September 20, 2004 at St.
the flaw in this story is the a hospital room, his wife men- Andrews Golf Course and the
time limit. When do you lose tions that she has not seen his following players placed I'',
your star on purpose?
A shirt. They find out what had 2nd and 3rd: l st place, Kevin
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November 2004
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Vice Presidents' Report Continued ...
Duffy, 2"' place, Tony
Wronkowski and 3'' place,
Ed Dickinson. Congratulations to 1st place winner
Kevin Duffy and all of the
golfers who participated.
l would like to take a
moment and thank all of our
hole sponsors and contributors who helped make this
years Golf Outing a success.
l would like to take this time
to extend a special thank you
to the all of the worker's,
Golf Committee Members
and Board of Directors who
through their hard work
made this year's FOP Golf
Outing a success.
Open Enrollment Time
Its that time of the year
again.
Do you want to
change your medical or dental plan? Do you want to
add or delete an eligible dependent? The City of Chicago will hold the 2005
Medical and Dental Enrollment period from October
25, 2004 to November 12,
2004. All plan changes must
be made by calling the toll
free number, 1-800-7735827.
Tf you are enrolling or
deleting eligible dependent
(s), you must provide the
Benefits Management Office
with a spouse and/or dependent information form. Certified documentation will be
required to add a spouse and/
or dependent(s).
Subrogation
Whenever medical treatment resulting from an accident is submitted to Blue
Cross/Blue Shield for payment from a medical provider. it prompts a letter to
the officer from the law firm
of Coughlin, Kukankos and
Cook. This letter serves as
notification from the City
that they are invoking subro-
gation rights.
This means sented by counsel in regards to Recently an Officer being
that the City can recover any allegations made. Officers, if interviewed was ordered to
monies that they paid for you are the accused, you have give a statement without the
medical treatment. In addi- the right to be served, in writ- aid of Counsel of his choosing
tion to the letter. a questioning, of the nature of the allega- and the Lodge has filed a
naire requesting certain infor- tions made and it should be grievance in regards to this
mation regarding the accident supported by a sworn affidavit. violation of our contract and
The officer should then be Officers Bill of Rights. In the
such as:
*Whether or not you have served with their administrative field, if you encounter a probrights and the request to secure lem such has been described
retained an attorney to sue.
*If an insurance company of counsel form at which time the above, please contact the
another party is responsible interview will be postponed for Lodge immediately; we have
a reasonable amount of time. Representatives on call 24
for pavment.
We
*Whether there is any other Officers, you have this right hours for assistance.
means of recovery.
through our Contract and it is must protect the Rights which
This questionnaire must reinforced by GO 93-3 Adden- we have fought so hard for
be filled out and returned or dum l Section M Paragraph 5 over the years and which are
payment of benefits may be which states that Officers being provided under the Contract.
interviewed who are bargaining
withheld.
members have the right to
We would like to take this
IOD Reports
and wish all of our memtime
counsel
of
their
choosing
and
Before l'Q1!. sign your IOD
report, make sure that the that the interview will be post- bers and their JGmilies a
report is filled out properly. poned for a reasonable amount Happy Thanksgiving.
You must show, in your IOD of time to secure counsel.
report, (#!), what police Upon the start of the interview,
function you wt:n: perforn1ing in addition to having counsel
at the time of your injury present while giving a formal
(traffic stop, responding to a statement at OPS or IAD, you
call, placing an offender in have the right to know who is
custody, etc.). (#2), List all present during this interview.
the body parts that were in- Officers, only one person
jured on your !OD report. If should direct the questions to
your !OD report is filled out you while being interviewed.
wrong and you don't discover
it until the next day, write a~-To-From report to your DisThe Michael P. Gordon Memorial Foundation ...
I
trict Commander informing
.. .is being established to carry on Michael's good name and will fulfill !
him/her of the discrepancies
his dreams of supporting his family and other police families within the
in the !OD report. (#3) Al- community. This will be done through scholarships, financial assistance ·
ways make a packet for your- and social programs. Your support makes a statement in these uncertain
self when you are injured on- I times that life, family, friends and brotherhood are still important values
duty. You may need copies! to our society.
of your reports at a later date.
If there are people (police or i We will be honoring Mike on Wednesday, November 10th at a fundraiser
citizen) that witnessed your in the Grand Ballroom of t~e Chicago Hilton &. Towers. If you are uninjury get their information able to attend and would hke to make a donation, please make checks
.
'
.
payable to the:
In case you are dented.
Michael P. Gordon Memorial Foundation
Statements to IAD or
PO Box 2486
OPS
Orland Park, IL 60402
Officers under the Bill of
Rights and pursuant to our Raffle tickets can also be purchased at $10 each or 3 for $20. The drawContract under Article 6 ing will be held on November 10th and the winner need not be present.
when giving a formal statement to IAD or OPS Officers For further information, please contact Robert Gordon at 630-479-4118,
[email protected]
have the right to be repre-
November 2004
Page 5
partment intends to make cer struck him in the face. The the arresting officer.
This
Public Housing South
changes regarding Public lock-up keeper then notified the new procedure also gives an
Closing
On October 14, 2004, the Housing North, including watch commander. The watch offender more of a chance to
Department announced that
Unit 715, Public Housing
South, would be disbanded
effective November 11,
2004. A "Special Recognized Vacancy Order " was
issued for officers currently
assigned to 715, and officers
currently assigned to 715
and detailed out to another
unit. The "Special Recognized Vacancy Order" consisted of 221 bids, spread out
over the 1st 2°d 5th 81h and
21 si, ctistric;s. Orfi~ers 'were
allowed to put in a bid for
three districts in priority order. This bidding process
was completed on October
21, 2004. If an officer was
unable to secure a bid for a
desired district on the
"Special Recognized Vacancy Order", that officer
could then take part in the
regular Recognized Vacancy
Order for the I 2'h period.
Officers taking part in either
of the Vacancy Orders
would then be assigned to a
new district or unit effective
November 11, 2004, in time
to pick furloughs, and
watches for 2005. As of this
writing, we have no information what or when the De-
Housing West. As soon as
we know for sure (in writing)
the Department's intentions
regarding Public Housing
North, we will inform the
Unit Reps, and post the plans
on the website.
Closed Lock-Ups
The Lodge had demanded
arbitration on the Safety
Complaint filed on the Department's closing of lockups. We have received numerous calls from officers
with various complaints. One
of the complaints was the
watch commander in the district with a lock-up would not
sign the arrest report, even
though the watch commander
from the arresting district had
already approved the arrest.
The arresting officers then
have to return to their district,
with the prisoner, and redo
the arrest report, get the arrest
report approved again by
their watch commander, and
return to the lock-up district
to complete the processing.
Another complaint that was
related to the Lodge was regarding the TRR. As an offender was being placed in a
lock-up, the offender complained that the arresting offi-
"The Dornbos Children Fund"
Rick Dornbos, a 26 year veteran, retired in June of
2004. He was diagnosed with a terminal illness in
September of 2004.
A fund was created for his tender age children.
All contributions are appreciated and can be made
directly to the noted fund at the Chicago Patrolmen' s
Federal Credit Union or via the F.O.P.
Please direct all questions to Officer Steve Robbins,
OOlst District, 773-569-0178.
commander had the arresting
officer transport the offender
back to the district of arrest, so
that the watch commander from
the district of arrest could do
the TRR. These are just 2 examples of what a huge waste of
manpower the lock-up closings
have created.
More importantly, these are 2 examples of
how the Department is engaging in an unsafe work practice.
The longer it takes to place an
offender in a lock-up, the better
the chance there is of a confrontation between the offender, and
escape.
Please keep sending us
these reports, as we will use
them in the upcoming arbitration. Do not take any chances
or shortcuts when processing
prisoners from one district to
another. Remember the Department sought no input
from officers on the street or
the Lodge when they instituted this program. They obviously do not care about your
safety.
August 2004 Retirees
Name
Akins, Jr., Robert
Beutel, James W.
Beyer, Lawrence D.
Calhoun, Donnell
Caver, Jr., Carl P.
Cosgrove, Mary L.
Dadario, Jr., Guy A.
Dillon, James J.
Duffy, Stephen M.
Fox, Carol A.
Heenan, Dennis R.
Homowski, Chester
Jacobs, Bernard
Kennedy, James L.
Koslowski, Diane M.
Koslowski, Edward
Langan, Robert J.
Lubomski, Joseph L.
Murphy, Patrick D.
Norling, Timothy K.
Olson, Robert G.
Rhoden, Ralph C.
Roulette, Marshall B.
Scornavacco, Michael J.
Shogren, Ronald H.
Stack, Dan F.
Storto, Leonard
Struska, Gary E.
Turner, Sarah E.
Utterback, Edward I.
Williams, Robert F.
Wing, Dale H.
Zacharski, Michael A.
Rank
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Officer
Officer
Officer
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Officer
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Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
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Officer
Officer
Officer
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Officer
Officer
Youth Inv.
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Officer
Officer
Detective
Officer
Officer
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District Years
004
020
025
715
276
177
025
018
177
601
021
DPR
019
018
012
025
012
701
28
31
33
26
22
28
34
31
31
28
31
34
31
31
22
33
28
28
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630
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007
610
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23
23
26
31
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34
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28
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November 2004
Pension News, By Ken Hauser
On January 28, 2004, the
Pension Board Trustees had
a special investment meeting
to hear presentations from
six Fixed Income Managers
for possible placement of
Passive Bond Index funds,
back into active fixed income management. After
the presentations, the Pension Board Trustees voted to
retain three of the six managers. Managers selected
were:
• Dearborn Partners (Baird)
in a core fixed income strategy in the amount of $50
million.
• Wells Capital Management in a core fixed income
strategy in the amount of
$125 million.
• Wellington Asset Management Company in a core
plus fixed income strategy in
the amount of $100 million.
The Trustees were ad-
vised by our consultant, Ennis Knupp and Associates, at
a prior Investment Meeting
in 2003, that the Fund should
increase its Private Equity
Asset Allocation from 3% to
8°/o. The Trustees were advised they should allocate
$100 million a year for the
next five years in order to
reach that percentage.
At the Investment Meeting
of February 25, 2004, the
Trustees heard presentations
from six Private Equity Managers. After their presentations, the Trustees voted to
retain three of the six managers. Managers selected were:
• Invesco Private Capital in
• Harbourvest Partners in the
amount of $30 million.
• Mesirow Financial Advisors in the amount of $20
million.
At the Investment Meeting
of May 25, 2004, the Trustees
heard presentations from
three Public Securities Litigation Law Firms. These firms
would represent the Pension
Fund free of charge in any
future litigations. They
would derive their fees from
litigated cases where the Pension Fund Jost money on an
investment such as companies like: Enron, WorldCom,
Tyco, etc. The Trustees
voted to retain two of these
firms. Selected were:
• The Lakin Law Firm assisted by Bernstein Liebhard
& Lifshitz, L.L.P.
• Much Shelist Freed
Denenberg Ament & Ruben-
stein P.C.
At this time, the Executive
Director of the Pension Fund
informed the Trustees that he
had attended three hearings,
December 4, 2003, January 7
and April 15, 2004, of the Senate Select Committee on Public Pension Investments,
chaired by Senator Antonio
Munoz. The topic of the hearings was access for minorities
and women to business opportunities with Illinois' public
pension funds. The Executive
Director was issued recommendations to the Fund concerning its practices and procedures, addressing minority
and women owned brokerage
and investment management
issues. The Trustees took the
recommendations under consideration and will continue to
monitor the issues going forward as suggested.
At the August 24, 2004
Investment Meeting, the Trustees voted to have presentations by eight domestic equity
managers on September 2 7,
2004 and six international equity managers on a date to be
selected in October of 2004.
The Pension Fund conducted its monthly Board
meeting on September 30,
2004. At this meeting, the
Trustees voted to retain four of
the eight domestic equity managers who gave presentations
to the Fund on their products
on September 27, 2004. Managers selected were:
• BNY Asset Management, a
small cap growth product in
• William Blair & Company,
a small growth product in the
• Chicago Equity Partners, a
mid cap core product in the
• Harris Investment Management, Inc., a small cap core
product in the amount of $60
million.
The Trustees did not select
a date for the International
(non-U.S.) Equity Investment
Manager Search as reported
earlier in this article. Instead,
the Trustees decided to have
presentations from seven minority investment managers at
a Special Investment Meeting
on November 4, 2004.
May your Thanksgiving
have an abundance of food
and spirits joined with good
friends and family and filled
with much happiness.
Retiree & Pension Update, By John Dineen
Legislative Update
The Veto Session of the
lllinois Legislature is set for
several weeks during November. HB2494, legislation to compound your 3o/o
pension escalator, could be
up for consideration during
the abbreviated session.
During this election period,
it would help our chances for
getting action on this bill if
you contact your State Senator or Representative and ask
for their consideration of HB
2494 as amended. We can
show our support for those
Legislators who support our
legislation by voting for the
Senators and Representatives
endorsed by the Lodge who
are listed elsewhere in this
newsletter.
Ifthere is to be activity on
our Pension bills, it may
come in the form of an Omnibus Bill, which could end up
looking like the proverbial
political Christmas tree.
Pension Highlights
At the September Board
Meeting, pensions were approved for 48 Officers. This
included 39 Police Officers, 6
Sergeants, 2 Lieutenants and 1
Exempt Officer.
As of August 15'', there
have been 501 Officers retire
from the CPD. This partial
year total is in comparison to a
total of 414 service retirement
annuities during the whole
year of 2003.
Retiree Carry-Concealed
HR 218, Federal Legislation allowing Retired Law
Enforcement Officers to carry
weapons anywhere 1n the
United States are to promulgate the rules governing the
method for qualification of
Officers. The F.O.P. is working on Springfield to have a
voice in this qualification
process. We will keep you
updated.
r Departed Brothers
& Sisters
Edward A. I lershman, Age 42
Steven K. Scholl, Age 54
James 0. Starkey, Age 78
Joseph L Quinn, Jr., Age 81
John F. Scaglione, Age 72
Albert A. Apa, Age 83
Robert A. Arngo, Age 73
Albert F. King, Age 70
November 2004
Page 7
POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS
The Political Action Committee met on September 28 1h for the purpose of addressing endorsement requests from various candidates for the November elections. After reviewing those requests and interviewing several of the candidates in person, the Committee made recommendations to the Board of Directors on October 5th and the Board voted to make the following endorsements.
These endorsements are made solely from the standpoint of what is in the best interest of Lodge 7 and the Lodge asks that consideration of these endorsements be given by our members and their families.
THOMAS E.HOFFMAN
SHEILA O'BRIEN
AURELIA MARIE PUCINSKI
CLARE ELIZABETH Mc WILLIAMS
PAULA MARIE DALEO
KAY MARIE HANLON
PATRICK T. MURPHY
KATHLEEN MARIE BURKE
MICHELLE JORDAN
TIMOTHY PATRICK MURPHY
!ST APPELLATE - RETAIN HOFFMAN
I ST APPELLATE - REI AIN O'BRIEN
IOTH SUBCIRCUIT - FLEMING VACANCY
IOTH SUBCIRCUIT-A VACANCY
11 TH SUBCIRCUIT - SMITH VACANCY
12TH SUBCIRCUIT - SMITH VACANCY
COOK CIRCUIT- FOREMAN VACANCY
COOK CIRCUIT- O'MALLEY VACANCY
COOK CIRCUIT- SALYERS VACANCY
COOK CIRCUIT- SIRACUSA VACANCY
DOROTHY A. BROWN
RICHARD A. DEVINE
GLORIA AUTIO MAJEWSKI
PATRICIA YOUNG
BARBARA MCGOWAN
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY
STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY
COMM. OF THE METRO WATER RECLAMATION DIST
IRA I. Sil. VERSTEIN
LOUIS S. VIVERITO
KENNETH "KEN" DUNKIN
KAREN A. YARBROUGH
JOHN A. FRITCHEY
SARA FEIGENHOLTZ
LARRY MCKEON
JOHN C. D'AMICO
LOU LANG
JOSEPH M. LYONS
RALPH C. CAPPARELLI
ROBERTS. MOLARO
MICHAEL J. MADIGAN
DANIEL J. BURKE
MONIQUE D. DAVIS
MARYE. FLOWERS
MARLOW H. COLVIN
KEVIN CAREY JOYCE
JAMES D. BROSNAHAN
MARIA ANTONIA "TONI" BERRIOS
RICHARDT. BRADLEY
DEBORAH L. GRAHAM
8TH SENATE
!!TH SENATE
5TH REPRESENTATIVE
7TH REPRESENTATIVE
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12TH REPRESENTATIVE
13TH REPRESENTATIVE
15TH REPRESENTATIVE
16TH REPRESENTATIVE
19TH REPRESENTATIVE
20TH REPRESENTATIVE
21 ST REPRESENTATIVE
22ND REPRESENTATIVE
23RD REPRESENTATIVE
27TH REPRESENTATIVE
31ST REPRESENTATIVE
33RD REPRESENTATIVE
35TH REPRESENTATIVE
36TH REPRESENTATIVE
39TH REPRESENTATIVE
40TH REPRESENTATIVE
78TH REPRESENTATIVE
NOTE ON THE RETENTION BALLOT:
None of the Cook County Judges up for retention this year requested the Lodge's endorsement in a timely manner. But, it is im-
portant for Chicago Police Officers to know that there has only been one Judge that is up for retention that there had been numerous complaints about and that we are recommending should not be retained. That is Judge Paul Stralka who is currently assigned
to Juvenile Court. It is important that Chicago Police Officers and their family members take the time to vote all the way through
the ballot on November 2nd. It is likewise important that our members who feel they have appeared before a less than competent
bench, or have been mistreated or disrespected by a judge inform the Lodge so that we can keep accurate records.
November 2004
Page 8
Treasurer's Report, By John Capparelli
F.O.P. Life Insurance
Please make sure your
beneficiary information is
updated; we hate paying exwives and past girlfriends
your death benefits. Call the
Lodge to check your beneficiary information.
Class 1 - Under Age 63
$3000 Life benefit is paid
when a member dies from
any cause. $3000 Accidental
Death benefit is paid in addition to the Life benefit when
a member dies ftom an accidental bodily injury, or exposure or loss of life due to
adverse weather conditions,
or disappearance for 365
days after the date of the
$5000 Line of
accident.
Duty benefit is paid in addition to the Life and Accidental benefits when an active,
at work member is killed in
the line of duty.
Expanded Accident benefits that are also paid out
when a member is involved
in an accident that directly
results in one of the following
losses: Loss of hands or feet,
$3000. Reattachment of hand
or foot, $1500. Loss of hand
Loss of
or foot, $1500.
speech, $1500. Loss of hearing (both ears), $1500. Loss
of thumb and index finger of
same hand, $750. Paraplegia,
$1500. Loss of sight, both
eyes, $3000. Quadriplegia,
$3000. Loss of sight, one
eye, $1500 and Hemiplegia,
$1500.
Occupational Assault
benefit, $1500, is paid in addition to other applicable
benefits when an active, at
work member's loss of life
occurs as the result of an act
of physical violence.
Seat Belt benefit. $3000,
is paid in addition to other
applicable benefits when a
member is killed as a result
of an automobile accident
while properly utilizing a seat
belt system, as evidenced by
a police report.
Common Carrier benefit,
$3000, is paid in addition to
other applicable benefits when
a member is killed while riding
as a fair-paying passenger on
qualifying public transportation.
Class 2 -Age 63 - 74
when a member dies from any
cause. $1000 Accidental Death
benefit is paid in addition to the
Life benefit when a member
dies from an accidental bodily
injury, or exposure or loss of
life due to adverse weather conditions, or disappearance for
365 days after the date of the
accident.
Expanded Accident benefits
that are also paid out when a
member is involved in an accident that directly results in one
of the following losses: Loss of
hands or feet, $1000. Reattachment of hand or foot, $500.
Loss of hand or foot, $500.
Loss of speech, $500. Loss of
hearing (both ears), $500. Loss
of thumb and index finger of
same hand, $250. Paraplegia,
$500. Loss of sight, both eyes,
$1000. Quadriplegia, $1000.
Loss of sight, one eye, $500
and Hemiplegia, $500.
Occupational Assault
benefit, $500, is paid in addition to other applicable benefits when an active, at work
member's loss of life occurs
as the result of an act of
physical violence.
Seat Belt benefit, $1000, is
paid in addition to other applicable benefits when a member
is killed as a result of an automobile accident while properly utilizing a seat belt system, as evidenced by a police
report.
Common Carrier benefit,
$1000, is paid in addition to
other applicable benefits
when a member is killed
while riding as a fair-paying
passenger on qualifying public transportation.
Class 3 - All Other
Members
when a member dies from any
cause.
Disability Report & Veterans Corner, By Carlos 'Sal' Saladino
DISABILITY
Legislation
REPORT
Senate Bill 2990 Duty
Disability, 75% of the current
salary from time to time, and
Senate Bill 2993 Occupational Disability, 65% of the
current salary from time to
time, are both sponsored by
Senator James A. DeLeo.
The Veto Session begins in
November and you will be
updated on these bills. For
more info check web site
www.legis.state.il.us.
Happy Thanksgiving and
the best of health from the
V./e
Committee members.
are available for calls at the
F.0.P. office Monday
through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Check out
the Disability Page link on
the
FOP
web
site,
www.chicagofop.org, for
beneficial information.
Class Action Grievance
Pension Board
The Lodge still needs
Committee
Member
assistance from occupational
Cedric
Brumley,
Steve
Robofficers on their prescription
Sgt.
Mike
Shemash,
and
bins,
medications pertaining to
myself
were
present
at
the
your disability. Please contact Jessica Rosolowski at October meeting. Two Per312-733-7776.
We need manent and Total cases were
your help so that this griev- heard with both cases taken
'under advisement'. Pension
ance can be successful.
Board meetings are open and
anyone interested in attending
can stop in. Next meeting is
Tuesday, November 23, 9:00
a.m.
VETERAN'S
CORNER
Happy Veteran's Day to all
veterans and our thoughts and
prayers go to the members activated in Operation Enduring
Freedom who are actively serving our country in the military.
Dugans, 128 S. Halsted, is
sponsoring care packages for
family members whose son or
daughter is serving in Iraq or
Afghanistan. Dugan's will send
a care package that includes
toiletries, snacks, water, soda,
disposable camera, cigarettes,
etc. Also included will be a
Dugans' Drink Chip, which
entitles a veteran, upon their
return, to drink all day & night
at no charge (bring a designated driver). For more information contact retired PO
Jack Moran at 312-421-7191.
(Thanks, Steve, for the info!)
The VA has supported new
eligibility rules that provide
reservists, National Guard, or
active duty personnel who
served in a designated combat
zone in Iraq or Afghanistan
with 2 years of free health
care from the VA. For more
info, go to www.va.gov/
environagents. Point of contact - Dr. Ken Khuans, ACOS
Primary Care, 312-469-4004.
Marine Corp Birthday November IO ~ Veteran's
Day - November 11 - Chicago Police Marines Annual
Fundraiser - Sunday, November 14 at FOP Hall, 12001700 hrs.
November 2004
Page9
Reflections And Thanksgiving, Compliments ofRabbi Moshe Wolf
As we celebrate the Holiday of Thanksgiving, we
pause to reflect on this past
year. There were good moments that made us smile
and laugh, and moments that
broke our heart and made us
cry. We had good times, and
times when we were shown
more than we can understand. As the saying goes,
'one thing in life is for certain, that nothing is for certain'.
The trick is to take a
few moments each day to
stop, and give thanksgiving
for what we have; that's why
it is called 'the present'.
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Lord, thank You for having given us life. G-d, You
have given us everything
that we need and could ever
want. Help us to see with
Your eyes all the beauty that
exists around us. Often we
look around but don't really
see how lucky we are. Help
us to not complain about
small things day in and day
out either. But rather, let us
thank You for the simple
things in life like sunshine,
family and loved ones.
G-d, help us to be conscious of everything that we
have going for us, even if we
are afflicted by illness or
challenges of everyday life.
Thou art glorious and can
grant us the strength to use
the power we possess to
change our lives. Lord, we
are happy for what we have
and will have because it
comes from You; whatever
comes from You is filled with
glory and we accept it.
Thank You for having
created the ocean, for it is
beautiful, the sun, for it is
bright, the moon, for it is romantic, and the day and the
night. Thank You for giving us
food every day to eat and water
to drink. You know our needs
and fulfill them. Many worry
saying what shall we eat or how
are we going to cope with all
that is shown to us. But we
should be like the birds and
have faith. They worry not as
to what they will eat today or
tomorrow, yet You provide for
them Lord. Help us to have a
greater faith in You Lord, and
help us to not worry so much.
We thank you Lord for all
the beautiful things you bring
into our lives each day. Lord,
help the thanksgiving nature,
which is within us, to become
more present in our lives. So
that when we begin to think
negatively or complain about
small things, we can begin to
realize how small our problems are and be thankful for
everything we already have.
Help us to remember this
prayer Lord.
Amen.
Please note: for the curious. The name of G-d. 1 do
not spell out the name of G-d
out of respect. Spelling out
The 'NAME' and then throwing it in the trash, would be a
desecration of The 'NAME',
so 1 put in the dash. This is a
religious custom I follow,
please don't be offended.
Thanks for understanding.
May G-d bless you, keep
you safe and always keeps
you in his loving care.
Compliments of your Police Chaplain, Rabbi Moshe
Wolf, 773-463-4780 or
[email protected]
Happy Thanksgiving
The Davis Family would
like to wish all members a
safe and healthy Thanksgiving.
Remember to count
your blessings. Please remember the many police
officers who continued to
serve our country and who
are away from family at
Thanksgiving.
Watch Bids/Furlough
Selections
This month's issue con-
tains the annual information
regarding The Risk Of "No
Bid". Read it carefully before
you submit your request; you
are making a decision that
will be with you for most, if
not all of 2005. Watch selection for sworn nonsupervisory members will be
conducted and completed by
18 November 2003.
Furlough selection for sworn
non-supervisory members
will be conducted and com-
pleted by 9 December 2003.
Sworn nonexempt members
detailed to a district or unit for
twenty-eight days or more before the date of the annual
steady watch selection or furlough selection will select a
watch or furlough within the
detailed unit.
Probationary
police officers assigned or detailed to a unit are not considered part of the unit complement for watch or furlough selection.
F.O.P. Website
The FOP website contains
valuable information for
members to stay informed
regarding contract issues and
pension laws. The site can be
located at www.chicagofop.
org. Members who are reservists can find information
on pay scales and retirement
plus more by clicking on the
military button (left side of
site) under the links button.
ADDRESS CHANGE FORM
2005 Handbooks will be mailed out in December.
Please make sure we have you most current address i11formation on file to ensure delivery to your home.
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Retnrn Form To The FOP - Unit 541or1412 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago lliinois 60607, Attn: Doreen
November 2004
Page 10
With A Little Help From Our Friends, By Father Tom Nangle
A policeman died a while
back, a sudden death that left
his family and friends dazed.
Let's call him Carl Copp. He
was coming up on his 40
years of being The Real Police, but never quite made it.
A friend of his tells this
story, and I'm borrowing it
because it demands to be
told.
All identifiers have
been jumbled.
The friend storyteller was
a member of Recruit Class
60-CPD. So was Carl. The
homeroom instructor was a
former canine officer serving
penance for some indelicate
action of his dog. The storyteller was 25 years old at the
time. In his own words, he
was probably the greenest,
squarest recruit to walk
through the doors on O'Brien
Street into the old Police
Academy. He didn't come
from a police family, and
had no police friends. Carl
Copp was about 23; an earnest, serious, hardworking
recruit of ethnic descent with
just a bit of an accent. His
fellow recruits liked him
right away. But as hard as
Carl worked and as long as
he studied, he just couldn't
pass any of the weekly exams. The target was 70%,
and to successfully complete
the course, you had to ring
that 70% bell in your end
average. Each week, though,
Carl Copp would sink below
that magic number ... a 51, a
60, and on a good week, a
68. But he never gave up
trying, and that's worth
something. When the final
week of training arrived,
they figured their buddy Carl
would need a 91 just to make
the 70 minimum; a long and
seemingly impossible stretch
for a guy for whom the classroom was foreign ]and.
Somehow those recruits with
the best averages wound up
sitting next to, in front of, and
behind Carl during the do or
die exam. The "canine officer, in exile, homeroom instructor" seemed not to notice
anything untoward, and one
time was called out of the
classroom on some urgent
business for a few
minutes. Everyone was hopeful and even confident for a
successful outcome.
Carl
wasn't so upbeat. Still hoping: yes. Confident: not at all.
The next and final day at
the Police Academy, everyone was jacked up like expectant fathers.
The "'canine
officer, in exile, homeroom
instructor" walked in, posted
the test results with a big and
happy smile, and the baby
police crushed in to see the
results. There it was ... CARL
COPP--------91.
The storyteller says it was
his first clue the job was not
100% on the square. After a
month on the street as the
baby police, he thought none
of life was. But it was the
beginning of a career long
rich experience on the CPD,
an experience of rich camaraderie, loyalty, heroism, humor, generosity, esprit de
corps, acceptance, helpfulness, and deep friendships.
Carl is dead, and the storyteller has retired after a most
honorable career with the
CPD. He knew the best of
police bonding and loyalty:
brothers in blue, one for all
and all for one, etc. It's the
stuff that the media loves to
criticize and cheapen, usually
because they don't have the
courage to write about city
corruption or the unspeakable
evil that organized street
gangs bring to city life every
day. The out of control drug
scene in America seems to be
beyond their reach or report-
ing. But nitpicking this great
Chicago Police Department is
always an easy way out and a
quick way to fill a column. The
question is: who does more
good in the city every day: the
gangs or the CPD? Who does
more harm every day: the gangs
or the CPD? Yet who gets investigated and covered most:
the gangs or the CPD? What's
wrong with this picture of ignoring great evil and nitpicking
the sheep dogs who live between the sheep and the
wolves?
Carl Copp put in nearly 40
years in the uniform of a Chicago street police officer. It's
important to know he didn't
head right behind a desk or into
a specialized form of policing, a
"spot." He worked at the street
level and did the substantial
work of a real policeman for
almost four decades. Chicago
is lucky to have had him, and
the "canine officer, in exile,
homeroom instructor", and the
square recruit who grew into a
fine policeman, and the strategic seat choosers, and the thousands of others cut from the
same bolt of cloth, active, retired, disabled, dead and
alive ... all gifts from the generous God.
Respectfully,
Fr. Thomas R. Nangle
Chaplain, Chicago Police
Department 312. 738.7588
INFO FOR THE
POLICE
-Your Police Chaplains Ministry took your Gold Star
Families on a boat cruise on
Lake Michigan this past summer, and all expenses were
paid by your donations. A
great time was had by all! We
get the thank you notes, but
they belong completely to
you!
-Mass cards (a Catholic tradition, but open to all) are a
promise of prayers thanking
God for the life of a deceased
person, signed "with the symIf
pathy of (your name)".
you'd like us to send one,
please call the Police Chaplains Ministry 312-738-2831
with all the info, and we'll
send it out. No money involved, no "donations' accepted.
-Your Police Chaplains Ministry is getting set to take your
Gold Star Families to The
Drake Hotel for another elegant holiday evening in December. It's not a therapy
group or a self-help
group ...just our way of saying
your deceased officer of the
CPD is never forgotten by the
If
Department's officers.
you'd like to contribute, you
may send your tax deductible
donation to Police Chaplains
Ministry, 1140 W. Jackson
Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
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November 19, 2004 from 1800 - 2300 hours
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Chicago, Illinois
For tickets or more inforrnation please contact:
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Monday-Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9:00 - 5:00
9:00 - 4:00
8:30 - 4:00
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Store Closed:
November 11, 2004
November 25, 2004
Wonderful Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season ..•
Special:
Chicago Police Hawaiian Style Shirts ... Buy One At Regular Price
($29.95 - 34.95) & Get A Second Shirt For Only $5.00! !
Gift Idea:
Policeman's Pride blanket. 54X70 Originally priced at $39.95, on
sale this month/or only $32.95
Gift Idea:
Large Assortment a/Christmas Ornaments sell from $2.95 - $5.95
Gift Idea:
CPD Pictorial History Book sells for only $39.95
Long Sleeve Polo Shirts
/00% Cotton
Sizes S-XL - $24.95
2XL-$26.95
Gold Sale-10% OFF
Now available: New Police Star Pendant and Original Police Star Pendant
Sale starts November 15th and ends December 15th. Please place your order by December 15th to ensure
holiday delivery. Perfect Christmas Gift!
"It Takes One To Know One"
Tee Shirt
CPD Memorial Tee-Shirts
All Tee-Shirts Sell For $20.00
All Sizes From Youth/10-12 To Adult 4XL
Sizes M - XL = $11.95
2XL = $12.95
3XL- $13.50
All proceeds Are For The Memorial Fund
Back In Stock!!
Donut or Doughnut Police Patches
Great Grab-bag or Great Stocking Stuffers
$3.95
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PAID
CHICAGO IL
PERMIT NO. 6291
FIRST CLASS
2005
HANDBOOK PACKETS
WILL BE MAILED OUT
IN DECEMBER.
Is YOUR ADDRESS CORRECT?
The F.0.P. Family Auxiliary is Hosting The 13th Annual "Lunch With Santa"
Please join us on Saturday, December 4, 2004
F.O.P. Hall, 1412 W. Washington Blvd, in Chicago, Illinois
Lunch will be served from noon until 1: 15 pm
Pictures and Raffle will take place from 1:15 pm 'ti/ 2:30 pm
Tickets are limited, so please order yours now ... Tickets cost $5.00 each and everyone must have a ticket to attend
For more information, please contact Gloria Mitchell at 773-725-0937 or Angie Haynes at 773-334-5718
$35 per ticket
Celebrate Jim Riley's Retirement
Pre-Sale Only!
December 7, 2004 - 7 pm - 11 pm
No tickets will
be sold at the
door.
Bourbon Street
I 15th & Homan
For tickets call the 3rd Watch at 312-747-8380
Tom Kelly, George Holmes & Al Szudarski
FOP News
Newsletter Committee: Rhonda Bullock, Chairman
Bill Burns
John Capparelli
Steve Robbins
Legislation Update
FOP, Chicago Lodge 7
"The Arbitrator has
ruled that December 17'"
will be the date for any
possible mediation of the
collective bargaining
process with the City and
has jill'fher set December
22"d and 23rd for
arbitration. ... "
Inside this issue:
Detective Exam
Information
Pg.5
Website Update
Pg.6
2005 Holiday Event
Calendar
Pg.
F.O.P. Gift Shop
Holiday Sole
Pg. 11
Seasons Greetings From The
Officers & Staff of tile .Lodge
Back
Page
10
The lllinois General Assembly ended the fall veto
session on November l 81h in
a manner which disappointed
just about everyone who had
an interest in pending lcg1slation due to the fact that very
little wa<; accomplished. The
inactivity of the Assembly,
particularly in the final 3 days
of the session. dashed Lhe
hopes of Chicago acquiring
badly needed assets from the
passage of a Gaming Bill.
We also did not accomplish
our most scakd back agenda
item.. the modification of the
automatic increase in annuity
to include police officers
bom before January 1, 1955.
This would have allowed the
timely pension increase o[the
C.0.L.A. for those who retire
after January 1. 2005 and are
tL1ming 55 years or age. It's
n.o l a matter or £{these retirees will receive the pension
increase but when. There are
still 2 days in January m
which this issue could be
addressed. Jf not. then we
will present it as "stand alone
legislation" in the spring,
which will renect retroaclivity ro 1 January 05.
Although there were pension bills that could have
carried our issue, neither of
them were called for a vote in
the Senate. Our intent is to
achieve a concurrence of all
involved so as to keep those
who will receive this benefit
retroactively at a minimum.
The Lodge Legislative Committee will be meeting on
December 1" to begin putting
together the Legislative
Agenda for the 94•h General
Assembly which begins in
2005. Aside from the issues
that still remain unresolved.
additional issues will also be
considered. Attention: if any
member would like to contribute to the recommendation
process please feel free to do
so with written submissions to
me here at the Lodge.
Contract Update
The Arbitrator has ruled
that December 171" will be Lhe
date for any possible mediation of the collective bargaining process with the City and
has further set December 22"d
and 23r~ for arbitration. Finances, inclusive of Health
Care costs, remain the major
stumbling block in the talks
that have all but concluded as
of this writing. The Lodge
has met with the City since 7
May 03 attempting to negotiate in good faith the proposals
that are unportanl lo our
membership. As you should
be aware. we ate not alone in
this frusLrating exercise. All
of the City's other Umon
members arc also experiencing lhe same levels of frustration in attempting lo deal with
a City seemingly reluctant lo
meet and somev;hat unwilling
to make suitable proposals.
As a result we have all
banded together m a P.R.
campaign which most recently has resulted in a series
of "Town Hall Meetings,. in
various Wards across the
City. The objective of these
meetings has been to open the
eyes of the Aldennen as to the
unporlance of the work lhal
city workers do. Ln the past,
most members of the City
Council have given little more
than "lip service" to the representatives of the various City
unions. Our city employees
need for the City Council lo
speak on their behalf when
decisions arc being made to
ask for givebacks. threaten
layoffs or privatize the positions that we hold. They need
lo be outspoken in rushing to
compare output from city employees to private contractors.
The current administration is in
the process of hiring personnel
to perfonn Certain or OUT functions on a part time basis while
at the same time establishing a
part lime paLronagc anny. This
current patronage army is
tasked with directing traffic at
various intersections throughout the City. Many or Lhese
locations, that have been well
served in the past by traffic
control signals may now find
as many as four of these new
hires attempting to do the
same. If there is a need to create work during these trying
financial times, then that
money would be better spent
on bringing the manpower in
the Police Department up to
full strength. The Lodge and
representatives of the other
unions will be present aL the
Budget hearings on December
1st. We hope to have enough
members in attendance to fi II
the gallery and let the Council
Members know we're serious
about how they will be spending our tax dollars.
(Co111i11w:d 011 pCJge l)
December 2004
Page 2
President's Report Continued...
Picket Citv Hall
0
On Decembcr l4'h, we are
asking for all of our membership to join us in picketing
City I lall. All of the City's
42 Unions will be represented
in this venture in which we
will attempt Lo not only gel
the atlenlion of the City but
of all of the taxpayers as well.
This is an opportunity for all
of our members Lo join us in
our slnlggle with this administration.
The Lodge is only as
strong as its membership and
this is the first time in over 3
years that you have been
asked to stand and be counted
to help us better represent
you. As soon as the gathering location and time ts established it will be sent for posting in the units, po:.tcd on the
web site and recorded on the
hot line. A couple hours of
your time will go a long way
in asserting our determination
111 protecting your careers and
ensuring that you can better
provide for your families.
HR 218 Update
In light of the fact that
over 80 municipalities across
Illinois have bef,run certifying
their retired law enforcement
officers for compliance with
H.R. 218 [no, U1e City of
Chicago is not one of them],
there is draft language, to
establish minimal requirements for such certification,
being propo~ed for introduction to the next General Assembly by the Illinois Police
Training Standards Board.
As 1 reported lac;t momh, the
''Board" has taken the responsibility of establishing set
standards for retirees to carry
and is attemptmg to do so in a
responsible manner. There is
some opposition to the new
Federal Law, inclusive of a
resolution by our own City
Council, which is causing the
Standards Board to proceed
with due caution to ensure
proper enactment of the legislation.
2005 Membership
Packages
arc not on payroll deduction.
The Lodge is constantly responding to supervisors who
have m the past been told that
they cannot be members of the
FOP. This is totally false.
Any sworn. full time employed member of law enforcement can be a member.
Ir you belong to another bargaining unit, your membership
is Fraternal only. Fraternal
benefits include: the Legislative Programs at both the State
and National Levels; handbooks, stickers. monthly newsletters and other printed materials; paid insurance programs:
participation in FOP events
[Picnic, Fishing Tournament.
Golf Outing]; the ability to
purchase an array of legal defense policies; and most importantly, the abiliry to join in
on the "Voice of Law Enforcement'' throughout the country.
If any of our members has
ever been asked about joining
the FOP by a supcrnsor.
please show them a copy or
this newsletter. To arrange for
joining FOP Lodge 7, please
call the office and request a
membership application.
You should all be receiving your membership packages in the first two weeks of
December The 2005 Membership Packages will include
your handbook and 2 active
and 2 family vehicle stickers.
Your "National" FOP mcm·
bcrship curd will be in the
Lodge Election
mailing as well as will the
Once again the time has
request f'or pa)mient of 2005
dues for those members who come for anyone wishing to
run for a postt100 on the
Board of Directors in FOP 7
Lo attend the General Business
Meeting on December 21st.
Nominating Pct1t1ons wiU be
distributed lo those wishing to
seek a position or to nominate
another member for a position. The Election Committee
wilJ be in attendance lo pro' ide each member desiring to
seek a position on the Board,
wiili the rules of the election.
This is the time for those who
feel that they have something
to ofter t.his organization to
step fOTward.
Finally. although your FOP
representatives will he very.·
hu.~r in the coming mo111hs,
we ask during the Holiday
Season that you spend the
most precious commodi~v of
all, lime, 011 those That are
closest to y011. The fact that
we are all busy. both projess ionally anJ personally,
spending tha1 time. at this
time of year, means all tlze
more to those you care for.
On behalf cl the entire Board
o_/Directors and the Stafllu:re
al the Lodge. we hope that
you anJ your .families have a
Health_i. l lapp}' and Prosper-
ou.s Huliclay Season.
Being On JOO or
Medical And Leaving
Your House!
The Medical Services Section has taken 1t upon themselves to institute a new policy at lbe Medical Section
regarding what status you are
placed in ,,_,hen you arc injured on-duty In U1c past,
'"hen you were injured onduty, the Medical ~ection
placed the officer in an ambulatory status. This status al-
lows an officer to leave his
residence without notifying
his Ulllt or assignment. Now
the Medical Section is placmg some or these officers in
a stationary status.
This
status forces the officer to
notify his unit of assignment
every time he/she leaves their
residence. The Lodge has
filed a grievance over this
policy change.
When an officer goes on
the medical roll lor any reason be/she has a responsibil-
ity to call his unit of assignment before his tour of duty.
The officer then must call the
Medical Section within 24
hours or placement on the
medical roll. lf an o11icer
fails to call or repo11 to the
Medical Section as directed,
he/she may be dcccrliried (no
pay status until you comply).
Tbe Department is 'ery
concerned about us followmg
General Orders. facryone
should be aware of G.O 98-2
entitled Medical Policy. This
order 111 forms us when and
why we can leave the house
when we arc on the medical
roll. Some interesting points in
the order are:
The member ma)' leaye
his residence to acquire
medical services or products,
obtain food, ' 'ote, ai.tend religious services or attend to an
emergency situation. Just call
your unit and tell them which
reason listed above requires
you to leave your residence
(Co11111111ed 011 page 3)
Page 3
December 2004
Vice Presidents' Report Continued...
and for how Jong you wi II be
gone. The order docs not put
a limit on how many times
you can leave your house
The Department can
onl) conduct a home Yisit
beh\ccn the hours of 0800
and 2100 hours.
Why is the Department
trying to change ;:i long past
practice at che Meuical Section? Abuse. The Department wants to stop abuse of
the medical policy.
The
Lodge agrees that the medical roU should not be abused,
but punishing tJ1c en ti re Department because of 5~ o y, ho
use 51 'Vo of the medical roll
is no v.·ay to go about it.
Da} Off Holiday
With the Holidays upon
us the question arises, ··how
can I get the Holiday off?"
You submit a Lime due sl1p
and write on it ·'Day Off
l loliday." Ir you are scheduled to work on C hnstmas
Day or New Year's Day, do
not put in for a personal day,
BFD or request time due;
you must put in for Day Off
I loliday. The granting of
Day Off I Toliday is determined by seniority but is
also subject to manpower
needs for the day.
The bottom lmc is that if
you arc scheduled to work
and choose to tai..e the Holiday off it y, ill be granted by
scniorit}.
Suspensions
If you receive a notice of
a sustained finding on a C.R.
number with a recommendation for a suspension for 16
to 30 days you will have two
choices.
- Option one is a waiver of
Superintendent's review and
a waiver of the Police Board
review, which means that
you accept the penalty. The
Superintendent has the right
to raise the penalty and Lr he
docs you would then be eligible for a review by the Police
board
- Option t>vo is a request for a
Superintendent's rc>iew.
You have fou11cen business
days to submit n written review explaining why the penalty should be IOY. ercd. Once
you check this box you have
to fax the Lodge a copy of
your request so that we can
order the C.R. file so it is
avatlablc for your review.
The fourteen days to submit
your review docs not start
untiJ the Lodge ts in receipt
of the file.
As always. when you receive the notice call the
Lodge so that we can assist
you in makmg your choice.
If you receive a notice of a
susta111ed J1nding on a C.R.
number with a recommendation for a reprimand or a suspension of l to 15 days you
will have three choices.
Option one 1s a waiver of
the Complamt Review Panel
and waiver of a Police Board
Review. This means you accept the finding and penalty.
Option two is a requesc for
the Discipline Screening Program.
Option three is a request
for a Complaint Review
Panel.
If you do nol agree with
the finding am.I/or the penally
then you should always check
box two for the Discipline
Screening Program. A member of the Lodge will meet
wi th a member of the Department and the Lodge will attempt to change the finding
or lower the penally. If you
are not satisfied with the results then you can request a
Complaint Re\ ie\.\ Panel.
Before the date of the DSP
the Lodge w1 II receive your
C.R. file and you will be notified by Department mail that
the Lodge ha:; the file. Prior to
the DSP you can come Lo the
Lodge office to review the file
and consult with an officer pnor
to the DSI>.
In al l cases. if you have new
evidence that you want added t(>
the file you must get that evidence in five days prior to your
heanng. Always call the Lodge
"hen you receive a notice so
that your right'> are protected.
Uniform Resale
The semiannual Uniform
Resale was held at the llall on
20 October 04. There were
over twenty tables set up by
officers who were selling their
un1fom1 items. The sale was
visited by over two hundred
officers who took advantage of
the bargains. The Lodge had
also set up a table and sold uniforms. which had been donated
to the F O.P. with the proceeds
of the sale being donated to the
CPD Chaplains Ministry. The
next uniform resale will be held
sometime m April 2005.
Safety Reminder
Officers who carry semi auto
pistols arc reminded to clean
and lubricate these weapons
frequently depending on the
exposure to the elements. It is
also recommended that these
weapons be inspected annually
by a factory authonzcd technician who will strip and clean
ll 1cse weapons for a fee. The
technician wi ll also inspect and
tf needed replace any wom or
The Lodge
damaged pans.
sponsored a Fireann Safety Day
in 2004 where this service was
provided at no cost to over 300
members who parLicipatcd in
this event. The Lodge hopes to
sponsor another Firearms
Safety Day in 2005. An ounce
of preventative maintenance
could make the difference during a critical moment.
Employee Assistance
Program (EAP)
The Holiday Season is
quickly approach111g and these
festive times may also caLL<;e
some people to become depressed.
Dunng this time
alcohol related problems
arise. higher rntes of suicide
and general feelings of hopelcssncs:,. omcen. if you experience any or the:.e problems you arc nm alone. The
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) ts a'ailablc lo
members of the Chicago Police Department (active and
retired) and their families.
The sen·ices of the EAP inc.:lude Professional Counseling
Service. Alcohol and Substance Abuse Unit and the
Peer Support Program. The
services of the EAP are free
and confidential to those who
use them. Just remember that
you arc not alone during a
difficult time you are expenencing that there is someone
willing to listen.
We, along with the t:\taf.fof the
Lodge, would like to wish all
ofour members and their
families a ,\,fen'.)' Christmas
and a Flapp1• New Year
Page4
December 2004
Tickle The Police Sou], By Father Tom Nangle
It frustrates me to see
how consistently the media
am.I the politicians are blind
lo lhc competence and heroism of the Chicago Police
Department. from my point
of view, I see 24 hour a day
excellence in policing this
City, but I am prejudiced in
favor of my people, as any
pastor should be. A lot of
stuff comes across my e-majl
screen. and this piece I'm
going to steal and present to
you had a powerful effect on
me. ll speaks so clearly of
the role of the police officer
in our times that I want to
give it to you as a holiday
presc111. so the great police
soul might be tickled and
energized. I haven't been
able to contact the authors.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and
William J. Bennett., though I
have tried. It would be an
honor to shake their hands.
Grossman asks a soul
deep question: Whal is worth
hv111g for? What 1s wonh
dying for? Then he quotes
Bennett's lecture at United
Stales Naval Academy on
Nov. 24th 1997 and here's a
paraphrased shortened version:
A retired Colonel. a veteran of Vietnam. spoke
aboul society and good :m<l
evi L He said that most people arc sheep. They're kin<l
and gentle creature~ who
lead productive lives. They
hurt l!ach other only by accident.
He means nothing
negative by calling them
sheep. but uses the image lo
describe their behavior.
Then. he says. there arc
wolves. The wolves feed on
the sheep \\ ilhout mercy.
There arc evil people in this
world, he says, and the moment you forget that or Jen}
that. you become a sheep.
But there is no safety in denial.
Then, says the Vietnam
vet, there arc sheepdogs. "l
am a sheepdog;· he continues, "and I live to protect the
flock and confront the wolf.''
If you have no capacity for
violence, then you are a
healthy, productive citizen:
you arc a sheep. If you have
an attraction to violence, and
no concern for your fellow
creatures. then you are an
aggressive sociopath; you are
a wolf. And if you have a
capacity for violence. and a
deep love for your fellow
creatures, you arc sheepdog,
a warrior. someone who
walks the hero's path. You
walk into scenes choreographed in hell: you confront
the forces of evil, and walk
out again.
But the sheepdog upsets
the sheep After all, he looks
a lot like the wolf. he has
fangs that arc bared sometimes. he can growl, and he
has a capacity (not an attraction) for violence. There is a
difference Uial must not be
missed though: the sheepdog
must not. cannot, and will not
ever harm the sheep. lie will
disturb them an<l upset them,
but harm them? Never.
The sheepdog will continue to upsel the sheep. He
is a constant reminder that
there arc wolves in the land.
The sheep prefor that the
sheepdog didn't herd them or
set limits on their behavior.
They would preter he ne\er
show his fangs, spray himself
white, and go. "Buaa" until
the wolf shows up. Then the
entire flock moves toward
him an<l wants one lonely
sheepdog to protect them all.
And he will.
There 1s nothing morally
superior to betng a sheepdog:
1t 1s JUSt a choice the dog has
made. And he's a funny critter.
He's sniffing around on the perimeter, checking the breeze.
barking at tbmgs that go bump
in the night, and yearning for a
righteous battle. That is, the
younger sheepdogs yeum for a
righteous battle.
The older
sheepdogs have some mileage
on them; they are wiser. but
they react to the sound of the
wolf when needed, a long \\ ith
the young ones. !Or they are
!>heepdogs together.
Here's how the sheep and the
sheepdogs think d1 fferently.
The sheep pretend the wolf will
never come.
The sheepdog
lives for that clay. After the
attacks on America on Sept. 1 I
200 I. most of the sheep, that is,
most of the people of America
thought, ''Tiiank God I wasn't
on one of those planes". The
sheepdogs. the \\>arriors, silently
though!, ··Dear God. I wish I
had been on one of those
planes. Maybe 1 would have
made a difference."
Respectfully,
Father Thomas
R.
Chaplain, CPD
312 738-7588
fNFO FOR THE POLICE
-By the time you read ilis,
your Police Chaplains Ministry will have hosted almost
150 members of the Gold Star
families at The Drake Hotel
on Dec. 2. 2004, for an elegant holiday dinner. ll's not a
support group or therapy
group; it's just our way of
saying the officers of the CPD
don't ever forget your loss. lf
you'd like Lo help pay the bill,
you may send a taxdeductible donalion to the
Police Chaplains Ministry,
1140 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 60607.
-Mass cards continue to be
available via telephone from
the Pohce Chaplains Minisu-y.
Call 3 12 738-~83 l with the
details and we'll send the card
out. No donations accepted
for this.
-My profound thanks and
appreciation to Lt. Col.
Grossman and Mr. Bennett
for such inspired words.
Nangle,
Gen era1 Meeting
The next General Meeting will be held
on December 21, 2004
Noon
There will be a turkey raffle at this
meeting
Please do not park in the
Lung Association Lot.
Page 5
December 2004
Processing and Transportation of Deceased
Persons Pilot Program.
On 22 Nov 04. the Department issued a facsimile
message regarding this pilot
program.
The message
states that Phase IV of the
pilot program "'ill become
operational on 29 Nov 04.
with Phase V to be announced at a later date. The
districts covered by Phase V
are the 4'". 5•h. 61h and 22"<l
districts. This means that
\\1th the exception of the
dtstncts covered under Phase
V. transportation of deceased
persons is nO\\ handled by a
private contractor. The origin
of this program comes from a
letter of agreement m the
contract The letter stat~s the
City of Chicago is in agreement with FOP, and our
members should not transport
deceased persons. The City
also states in the letter that
they will attempt to transition
this job lo Cook County. even
offering financial assistance
to the Cow1ty. That transition never occurred. Cook
County chose not get involved in taking over the
removal or deceased persons.
In negotiations with the
City and the Department, they
agreed to the current pilot program now in place. One of the
points of the pilot program is
that any officer required to
transport a deceased person will
recctvc 03 pay effective I Jan
04. We stressed U1at this was
meant to be temporary, and that
our membership should not be
transporting deceased persons.
The City agreed. and sent out
RFPs (request for proposals) for
vendors to take over this msk.
This was a huge undertaking for
the City (no pun intended). The
process required the City to go
through dozens of extensive
appltcations. background
checks of the applicants. and
dctem1ine if the applicant
could in fact perform the job.
Within a relatively short period of time the pilot program
wa~ up and running. Phase l
started on I Jun 04, Phase Tl I
S1.:p 04, Phase TII 15 Oct 04.
Phase fV 29 Nov 04. and the
final phas1.:, Phase V to be
announced. While there will
still be circumstances that
dictate officers transport deceased persons. we believe
that the Department and the
City were good to their word,
and acted expeditiously in
rehevmg our membership of
this less than desirable duty.
September 2004 Retirees
THE DETECTIVE EXAMINATION
Nnme
I
ALL PERSONNEL WHO REGISTERED
TO TAKE PART ONE OF THE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF DETECTIVE BEING ADMINISTERED ON
18 DECEMBER 2004 AND WHO FAILED
TO PICK UP THEIR NOTICE TO REPORT FOR THE WRITTEN QUALIFYING TEST AS CONTAINED IN DEPARTMENT NOTICE 04-45, ARE ADVISED
THAT THE NOTICE MAY BE PJCKED
UP AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, PERSONNEL DIVISION, BETWEEN THE
1
HOURS OF 1000 - 1500 DURING THE
WEEK OF 6 DECEMBER THROUGH 10
DECEMBER 2004.
PERSONNEL ARE REMINDED THAT
THEY MUST HAVE THEIR NOTICE TO
REPORT IN THEIR POSSESSION IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO THE TEST
FACILITY ON 18 DECEMBER 2004.
J
Dominick, Paul J.
Flynn. Jr.. Patrick J.
Johnson. Joe D.
Jones. Thomas J.
Mcinerney, Daniel R.
Pochic. Edgar J.
Ramos, Ricardo R.
Sadowski. James J.
St. Clair, Jr.• Berea P.
TI10rcn, Richard F.
Walsh, James P.
Rank
Oflicer
Detective
Officer
O.fficer
Detective
GCS
Officer
Sergeant
Officer
Officer
Officer
District Years
018
34
630
3I
DPR
37
196
36
610
DPR
025
013
189
DPR
DPR
39
37
4
29
33
33
31
October 2004 Retirees
Name
Rank
District Years
Bowers, Larry J.
Egan. William G.
Lowe, Frederick J.
Pollack, Kenneth R.
Riley, James R.
Sanders, Stanle)
Sheehan, Daniel P.
Stratton, Stephen A.
Thomas, James M.
Williams. John M.
Detective
Detective
Officer
Officer
Detective
Detect1vc
Officer
Detective
Officer
Officer
630
620
L
018
DPR
610
640
004
630
DPR
016
34
33
30
34
38
27
31
31
36
29
December 2004
Page 6
"A New Year, A New Outlook", Compliments ofRabbi Moshe Wolf
A man am.I his girlfriend
were manicd. It was a large
celebration. All of their
friends and family came lo
sec the lovely ceremony and
lo partake of the festivities
and celebrations and a wonderful time was had by all.
The bride was gorgeous 111
her white wedding gown and
the !,'TOOm was very dashing
in his black tuxedo. Everyone could tell that the love
they had for each other was
true.
A few months later, Lhe
wire comes to 1hc husband
with a proposal. "I rea<l ma
magazine. a while ago, about
ho\\ we can strengthen our
marriage." she offored.
"Each ol us will write a list
or the U1mgs that WC find a
bll annoying with the other
person. Then, we can Lalk
about how we can fix them
together and make our lives
happier together."
The lm.sband agreed. So
each of them went to a separate room 111 the house and
thought of the things that
annoyed them about Lhc
other Tht!y thought about
this 4uesuon for the rest of
the day an<l wrote down what
they came up with. The next
morning, at the breakfast
table. they decided that they
would go over their lists. 'Tll
start," offered the \\ ifo. She
took out her list. It had many
items on it. Enough Lo fill
U1feC pages, in fact. As she
started reading the list of the
little annoyances, she noticed
that tears were starting to
appear m her husband's eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing." the husband replied, "keep reading your
list." The wife continued to
read until she had read all
three pages to her husband.
She neatly placed her list on
the table and folded her hands
over it.
"Now, you read your list,
and then we'll talk about the
things on both or our ltsts,''
she said happily. Quietly the
husband "tatcd. "I don't have
an)thmg on my lisr, my piece
of paper is blank. I think thal
you are perfect just the way
you arc. I don't want you to
change anyJhing for me. You
are lm·cly and wonderful and
I woul<ln't want to try and
change anything abom you."
The
honesty
love for
of her,
\VCpt.
wife. touched by his
and the depth of his
her and his acceptance
n1med her bead and
In life, there are many times
when we arc disappointed,
depressed and annoyed. We
really don't ha\ e to go lookmg
for these unpleasant situations.
But \\t! also have a wonderful
world that 1s full of beauty.
light and promise. You can
look up and admire the beautiful stars or look down and lind
always dirt or mud.
Why
waste time in this world looking for the bad, disappotntmg
or annoying, when we can
look around us and see the
wondrous things before us?
Take a lcw moments each day
to find at least one thing that
makes you smile.
We are happiest when we
sec and praise the good and try
our best to accept the not so
good. Rcmember. . .Nobody's
perfect but it is up to us to find
!ht! perfection in them and
chcmge the way we sec them.
On behalf of all tbe Chaplains. let me \\ ish all of you a
happy. healU1y New Year
filled wiU1 1bc best of bles~
ings and a 'new outlook' to
life. May G-d bless you, keep
you safe anti always keep you
in his loving care. Amen.
Compliments of your Police
Chaplain Rabbi Moshe Woll~
773-463-4780 or
moshcwolt(t1,hotmail.com
Departed Brothers
& Sisters
Charles L. Gragido,
.... ........ lgri R6"
I Leo.!. Ta11c?1•k, Age 7.'3
John T. Bribirsrn, /Jge {i-J.
Tf'"11lter A. Strone::ek,
............ ..Agr 77
.''vlichael D. IIa1·/mcJ1111,
Sr., Age 63
I lf 'i/lwm .J. l'vfradt', Af(e 71
rvonne Bryant. !lge 4·8
Phillip P. Collins, .-Jge «>6
Joseph E . .S)ms, Age 77
John E. .\fueller, Age 80
1
·.~~~l~~ ~~-. ~~~l~~~~~~~:·,::.1·
Clt11rles G. Lundberg,
............. .lige
72
George .J. Durdm', Age 70
Website Update, By Rich Aguila1: Chairman
You may have noticed
some subtle changes in the
f.O.P. website. Some notso-subtlc changes arc on the
A few of tht!
hori.ton.
changes are listed below.
fhc Detccti"c Exam link
contains lirih to study matenals related to the upcoming
exam. Anyone can send any
in formation that I he; feel
ma) be helpful to officers
who are going to take the
test.
The Military link 1s nO\\
home to a page that l1sts cma d a<ldresses for those ofli-
cers that have been deployed
P lease
away from home.
contact me if you have additional e-mail addrcs!-.cs. l'rn
sure these members would
love to hear from some of
their mends over the holi<la)
season.
The Newsletter link now
contains the monthly newsletters in their original formal.
The Retiree Pages link has
also been updated. l have
bad several requests for email addrcs~cs of retired
members. Again, please contact me with your e-mail ad-
dress if you would like to be
listed on this page.
Please contact me at ragu1Iar(cL chgofopmail.org with an)
complaints. criticisms. or suggestions
Have a Safe and
Happy I loliday Season.
Rich Aguilar
Website Commillec Chaimian
lrillitw1 Il. Ilodgiis,
..... .... . .... ... ,JK'' 78
Charles D. Allison, Age 58
Arnold G. Kr/~\~ Age 75
Dermol/ Ji. T\avanagh,
I .............. .... 1f(e 6'(i
John A. TtzYlor, . lge 9:-i
Iff 'ilham i\I. FemieSSf.},
. . . .... .......• Jge83
Ilerbert E. Redmond,
................. ..-lg1 62
,\kEwing l 1. Burrows,
1
/J,~;,~~·E.· G~::fi;;~:'JAge 84
Robert J. Fr~w·r, Age 72
Patnck tr Stack. Age 75
Page 7
December 2004
Current Events
THE JIMMY HATTON FUND
The following t'vents listed will occur December thrn January. For further information on any events posted below contact the Lodge (312)
733-7776, or log onto the FOP Website al www.clucagofop.org. or call
the llotlinc number at 312-733-2 lO J.
When I 4 year old Jimmy Hatton died suddenly of an anewysm in the locker room ofSt.
Rita High Schoof, his family donated his organs.
09 Dec 04
09 Dec 04
IO Dec 04
14
14
15
15
Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
17 Dec 04
17 Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
Dec 04
0 I Jan 05
04 Jan 05
04 Jan 05
06 Jan 05
21
22
25
31
r--
13th Period Begins
2005 Handbook Packages Mailed Out
2005 Holiday EvenL Calendar ready for distribution
Italian American Police Association Meeting
Lalin American Police Association Meeting
(Section 23.9, Filling Unit Duty Assignments)
Ovenime Pay (24 Oct 04 - 20 Nov 04)
Recognized Vacancies I Transfer Bids (Cit)"-vide)
(Section 23.8. Filling Recognized Vacancies)
FOP General Meeting (noon)
Pay/C.T.A.
lloliday/Christmas Day
Transfer Order for the 1s t Period 2005
Holiday,'Ne~ Y cars Day
FOP Board Meeting
Polish American Police Association Mcetinu
Ist Period Begins
"'
Retirees Breakfast/Luncheon
North:
1st Wednesday of Month@ 7:30 am
Lone Tree Manor
7730 N. Milwaukee Ave, Niles
For More Info call: John Grizzoffi@ 773-631-0676
2nd Tuesday of Month @ 8:00 am
NEW LOCATION: Noodles
5956 W . Higgins, Chicago, IL
For More Info call: John Sweeney@773-763-7430
In all, five Chicago area people received organs from Jimmy, including his heart, lungs,
liver, puncreas and two kidneys.
Chicago Police Officer MOIJ! Coughlin of the
OOJst District, (773-405-6413) whose daughter attended St. Rita with Jimmy, established a
memorial Jund in Jimmy's name at the Chicago Patrolmen's Federal Credit Union to
help give The Hatton.famizv some.fi.nancial
assistance.
·
Please send your gfft to:
The Chicago Potro/men ·s Federal Credit Union
1359 W Washington Blvd.
1st Thursday of Month 12:00 noon
Rosewood Restaurant
13 lst & Cicero, Alsip
For More Info call: Al Klaeser @ 773-646-3808
Arizona Retirees
3rd Thursday of Month @ 11 :00 am
Hometown Buffet
13 12 N. Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
For More lnfo call: Ed Plawinski @480-502-1630
Arkansas Retirees
3rd Friday of Month @Noon
Elks Lodge
South:
2nc..I Wednesday of Month @, 11 :00 am
Royalc Palace
6254 W. 111 Lh Street, Chicago Ridge
For More Info call: John Nolan@ 708-802-9229
8th District - 8 Balls
Last Wednesday of Month @ Noon
For More Info call: Al Bilecki@ 773-767-1885
Survivors Lunch
2nd Saturday of Month @ 11 :00 am
Beverly Woods Restaurant
11532 S. Western, Chicago
Active/Retired Mobile Unit & ET's
Highway 62 E, Mountain Home, AR
For More Info call: Dennis Dwyer. 870-431-4458
Las Vegas
Retire~s
Every Thursday of Month @ 9 :30 am
The Willows Restaurant
2020 W. Horizon Ridge, Henderson, NY
For More lnfo call: Joe LePore @ 702-407-5230
Florida Retirees
!st Wednesday of the MontJ1 @ 1:00 pm
Cop Shop
4403 S/E 16th Place. Cape Coral. FL
For Info: Lan-y Race 239-458-2155
or Tom Faragoi 800-284-4198
December 2004
Page 8
Treasurer's Report, By John Capparelli
Increase In Union Dues
All Active Members will
notice an increase in Union
dues starting in January
2005. This change will re.fleet a .25 increase per pay
period. The State lodge has
increased the per capita
amounl for all subordinate
lodges. Per a recent change
to the Chicago Lodge 7 Constitution and
By-laws.
this .25 increase per pay period \vill be passed along lo
the members. Dues for each
pay period will be$ I6. 75.
F.O.P. Books/
Membership Cards
The 2005 Membership
Packet, which includes the
Handbook, ID Card and
Window Decals, will be
mailed to all members, Active & Retired, during tbe
week of December 9th_ All
Members should have his or
her packet by December I 5111 •
Any packet that is returned
due Lo a bad address will be
held here at the Lodge until
the member comes in and
verifies all informarion in
person. No packets will be
re-mai led out.
Keep in mind that current
membership lD curds are
mandatory if you would like
lo purchase a medallion from
our Gift. Shop. Membership
cards are a lso required for
entry into F.O .P. sponsored
events, like our Annual Picnic and Fishing Tournament.
Please remember to peel the
ID card off of the infonnation
letter and put it i.n your wallet. Do not discard this ID
card.
Beneficiary Information
Again this year. on the
bottom or your information
letter. is the beneficiary information that we have on lile for
you here at the Lodge. Please
review this information because
this is who we will pay if something dire happens to you in
2005. If the name you see is an
ex-wife/husband, a deceased
parent or spouse or just someone you no longer want as
beneficiary, please call Doreen
at 312-733-7776 and request a
new beneficiary infonnation
card lo be sent to you.
Annual Dues
The dues for Retirees remains at $25.00 per year and all
dues should be paid by February 28, 2005. Dues for Sergeants and Above members
who elected the Fraternal Membership arc $50.00. Dues may
be paid with cash, check,
money order or credit card. We
accept MasterCard, Visa and
Discover credit cards. Anyone wishing to pay with credit
cards should contact the
Lodge, after January I"', and
submit the appropriate information.
Book Sales
The surplus stock of Handbooks will be available for
purchase LO anyone who
wants one in our Gill Shop
after January I, 2005 and will
sell for $3.00 each. Any errors found in the handbooks
shou ld be reported to this
office as you discover them.
Disability Report & Veterans Corner, By Carlos 'Sal' Saladino
Disability Report
Happy Holidays and lhe
best of health from the Disability Committee members.
We arc available for calls at
the F.O.P. office Monday
through Friday from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.rn. Check out
the Disability Page link on
the F.O.P.
web site.
www.ch1c:agorop.org, for
beneficial infom1ation.
Legislation
No Pension Bills throughout the state were passed
during this Veto Session.
The 941h General Assembly
starts in January. Legislators
are in session approximately
52 days in the Spring. We
will reinstate our bills during
the new session.
Pension Board Meeting
Police advocates present
at the last Pension Board
Meeting were Cedric Brum-
ley. Bill Dougherty. Steve
Robbins, Ken Watt, Sgt
Mike Lazzaro, Sgt. Mike
Shemash and mysel r. There
were four disability cases
heard and represented by an
F.O.P. attorney. Three were
awarded dury disability and
one was continued. Executive Director James B. Waters
retired and the Pension Fund
Board of Directors is seeking
a replacement.
Tuition Scholarship
Calumet College of St.
Joseph wi II a ward a 100%
tuition scholarship to the
widow or widower of any
sworn officer who lost his or
her life either in the performance of or in the line of duty.
In addition, a scholarship
award equal to 50% of the
cost of tuition will be provided to the surviving spouse
of any sworn Chicago police
officer. For further infom1ation
on this program, please contact
Dr. David J. Plebanski, Dircelor, Gradllale Studies, Law Enforcement Adm in i strati on
(retired CPD 3 I years Auto
Theft) at 219-473-4274 or 773721-0202 ext. 274.
Veterans' Corner
Happy Holidays to all veterans and our thoughts and
prayers go lo the members activated in Operation Enduring
Frcedom who are actively serving our country in the military.
Flu Shots Cancelled
My apologies to anyone who
was not informed of the flu
vacc ines being cancelled.
There was a nice turnout for all
the other hea Ith care screenings.
A big thank you goes out to
Sgt. Major Sid Davis and the
F.O.P. stafl: Joe Bazil. of the
VA Medical Center and his
staff, and to Gail Pike, field
Examiner who assisted veterans in claims (husband retired
PO Gary Pike, I "1 District).
She can be reached at 312980-4550 ext. 5 for any veteran related questions.
Hi-Low Beds
Retired Sgt. John Barry,
Illinois State Chainnan of ll1e
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and serves on the
Manteno Veterans Advisory
Council, is seeking contribution towards the purchase or
Hi-Lo beds for resident vetcrans.
For more information
call 773-725-4835. Remcmber Pearl Harbor - December
7, 1941. AirborneSal
Coward~· die many times
bejhre Their death; the valiant
never taste of death but once.
-- William Shakespeare
Page9
December 2004
The Kevin T. Flanagan Memorial Scholarship Fund
1st Annual Benefit Party
Wedne~<lay,Ja11uary
L9, 2005 ....... 1730 - 2000 hours
NEW LOCATION!!: United Center
190 l \V. Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois
.\II proceed-'> will provide a ),dtol;irslup funcJ in Kcvin 's memory al SL Pat.rick 1fodi School. i11 addition to beuditin~ ~elected
d1;iri1ie!>, i11cl11clin~ 1Jw LOSS Progr;un ol Catholic CbariLics. This progr.un Im~ ~really ill>Sisled Kevi11's family and li·iend~ since his
cle;uJt.
Kevin dic<l at tJ1e ill{<.' or 25. I k wa~ a Clncago Police Officer ll'hO worked the \"/('!-,( ;m<l Soulh i,idc:, or tJ1c City. l Ic wa.~ Ult' SOil or
!\ [;u11& B;irncy Flanag;m or the CPD. I J..: lon:-d the City and aU pwpk·. I le ron ... iden:d it an ho1101 10 scn'l." 1licm. With this spirit
i11 mi11cl, wt• have l(mned a romm1llCl' LO giw a needy ~lll<kn1 a11 opport1m11y to rercivc a qmJi1y Nluc<ltion. IL i~ our hope lhat the
rccipictth or th!.'> ~d1olar\hip wilJ <.'lllCl public ~{'f\'icc.
Tickcls for
Lili~
llut filled nif{ht are $.50.00. Thi!> will i11dude cocklails, '·cheeseborgers" ;md door p1iLes.
For more information plt>a."e \'i.sit our website
al
kc\'intllcu1ag-dJli-;cholar!->hip.org ·
Military News
As another Christmas is
upon us, the war continues in
Lraq. Police officers, along
with their sons and daughters
stationed overseas. will miss
yet another Christmas at
home with family and
friends. Please keep them in
your daily prayers for a safe
return home.
I wish to acknowledge
0 fficcr Babette ElnrdeHatzis. assigned to unit 189,
who is truly one of God's
angels. Officer Hatzis coordinated a drive to send care
packages Lo military personnel servrng in Fa!Jujah. Her
succe~s is impressive.
At
her 1md her team· s encouragement. <1ssorted corporations donated upwards of six
hundred boxes containing
toiletries, snacks. books and
T-shirts. Members from the
Organized Crime Division
donated $4,000 111 cash.
which went towards purchasing items for the soldiers.
Supporting members will be
listed next month, thanks for
(BFD) and Personal Days (Pdays).
Regarding baby furlough
days: The amount of time you
have on the job determines how
I
many BFDs you receive.
year. but less than S years earns
3 BFDs, 5 years but less than
10 earns 4 BFDs, 10 years but
less than I S earns 5 BFDs and
15 years or more earns 6 BFDs.
Probationary Police Officers
receive 3 BFD days the day
they complete 12 months of
probation. Officers who have
an anniversary date during the
year. which entitles you to an
additional BFD day, will receive the additional day on your
anniversary date. At the end of
the year, you may sell back all
of your BFD days or any combination or them. You may
carry over 4 BFD days for use
in the next year.
Regarding personal da)s:
Out of the 4 P-days you receive
each year on January l ' ', you
may sell back up to 4 or carry
Sell or Carry Over ...
It's the end of the year over 4 for use in the next year.
Probationary Police Officers
again, and time to sell or
111
carry over Baby Furlough completing their 12 month of
a job well done. Retired
Sergeant Major Sidney 1\1.
Davis.
On October 5. 2004.
United States Marine Lcpl
Wayne Rydberg. son or Detective Timothy Murphy
(620) and Police Officer
Susan Murphy (007) was shot
and wounded while on dury
in Ramadi. Iraq. After several very stressful and nerveracking filled weeks, Wayne
recuperated from his injuries
and is now back with his unit.
Timothy and Susan would
like to thank the many caring
and compassionate friends
and fello>v police officers that
offered their sincere thoughts
and prayers in !heir time of
need. It's because of the tremendous amoum of support
and ca1ing thoughts U1at this
very difficult time was made
somewhat easier to deal with.
Thank you again, Susan
and Timothy Murphy.
probation this month will receive 4 personal days. Rate
of pay for sell back is computed as of April 1' 1 the following year. Checks are also
received on or arow1d April
I''.
P-days or BFD days cannot be carried over for more
1ben I year. For example, if
you carry over 4 P-days from
2003 to 2004, you must use
the carried over days by December 3 I , 2004 or you will
lose them.
2005 Holiday Event
Calendar
This month's issue of the
F.0.P. Newsletter contains
the 2005 Holiday/Event Calendar. A few changes have
been made. DOG groups are
listed as three digits. Members work mg a 10-hour work
scheduled will use all three
day off groups and members
working a regular eight-hour
day will use only the Jirst two.
Duty availability and unifonn
check amounts may change,
pending completion of the
arbitration process.
December 2004
Page LO
2005 HOLIDAY EVENT CALENDAR
HOLIDAYS BY CONTRACT
PERIOD
NEW YEARS DAY
13b
la
DOG
7. I 12
DATE
01 Jan
17Jan
ORDERS USED FREQUENTLY
G.O. 02-08
Use orForcc
OfliccrsBattery
LINCOLN'S~I~R~1·~11=D~A~Y~~~~~~~2=a~~~~~~I-/2~/3~~1=2~F~e~b~~~~G=.O~.0_0~-~0_8~~ Gnevanccs
WASHINGTON'S BIRTllDAY
2a
1123
21 Feb
G.O. 97-02
Dept. Vehicles
PULASKI DAY
3a
617/1
07 Mar
G.O. 02-05
Crime Scenes
POLICE PARTNERS! llP DAY
5a
3/4/5
29 Apr
G.O. 97-06
Commun1calions
MEMORIAL DAY
6a
1/2/3
30 Mav
G.O. 98-02
Medical Policy
INDEPENDENCE DAY
7a
3/4/5
04 Jul
G.O. 92-03
Weapons-Personnel
LABOR DAY
9b
1/2/3
05 Sep
0.0. 02-09
Weapons Discharge
COLUMBUS DAY
!Ob
31415
10 Oct
G.O. 97-09
Transfers-Assign
I2a
31415
11 Nov
0.0. 98-09
Lost Stars•Badges
VETERAN'S Df\Y
THANKSGIVING DAY
I2b
7/1 /2
24 Nov
G.O. 93--03
Disciplinary
CHRJSTMAS DAY
13b
51617
25 Dec
G.O. 94-05
Payroll-Timekeeping
KJNG'SBIRTllDA'i
\'ALE'\Tl~E'S
I>\ Y
DOG 21314 (2a)
617/1
S.0.02-15
K\STER
ST Jl1DE'S MARCH
01 l\ta} - DOG 4/5/6 (53)
ST PATRJCK'S D.\ '\
17 Mar-DOG 1/2/3 (3bl
271\lar- DOG 213/4 (3b)
C l'\('0 De i\t.\ YO
05 '\1a} DOG 112/3 (5a)
ILU'\OIS \1EMORI \I
05 l\1a} - DOC 41516 (5a)
08 l\la) - DOG 31415 (5a )
\\ ASHl'IGTO'l 1\1£!\1
15 \la} DOG 2/3U (5b l
FATllER'S DA 'r
19 Jun - DOC.. 4/516 (6b)
PUERTO RJCAN DA\
18 Jun - DOG -1151<• (6b)
G.\Y PRIDE DAY
2<1 Jun - DOG 3/4/5 (7a)
Bl1D BILLIKE'.'i PAR \DE
13 \ug - DOG '!.1415 lllb)
GRANDPAREN rs [)\ y
11 Sep- DOG 6f711 (9h)
MEXICAN INDEPE:"IDE:-ICE
16 Sep - DOG -11516 (I Oa)
ROSH HASHANAH
04 Oct - DOG 5/6n (!Ob)
26 Dec - DOG 51617 (l3b)
14 Feb
O ' er T"ime :tnd Out of Grade
13
.!! Nov 04 - II:< Dec 04
01
19 Del· 05 - 15 Jan 05
02
16 Jan 05 - 12 Feb O:i
13 Feb 05 12 Mar05
13 Mar 05 - 09 Apr 05
I0 t\pr 05 - 07 Mny 05
08 May 05 0-1Jun05
05 Jun US 02 Jul 05
03 Jul 05 10 Jul 05
JI Jul 05 27 Aug 05
28 Aug 05 ~-1 S.:r ns
.!5 S•·p 05 22 0~105
2.\ Oc1 05 -19 N1w O.'i
20 No\ 05 - 17 Dec 05
OJ
04
05
06
07
ux
09
IO
II
12
n
PAY DATES
IU-D 0 1\\ S
DAYS
14 Jun 05
l l Feb 05
11 Mar 05
08 Apr05
06 May OS
03 Jun 05
01 Jul 05
29 Jul 05
26 Aug OS
23 Sep 05
21 O..:tOS
IX Nov OS
16 O,"C05
13 Jan 06
I" yr~ or more
I0 yrs hut kss Lhcn 15
5 yn. but I~ then 10
I yr but lei» then 5
6
.5
4
3
·niur<>day
FOP Gf<:"IERAL MEE.11:\GS
Thtrtl Tuesday of each month
Noon l'cb-Apr-Jun-0.:t-D.:c
7 pill - Jan-Mar-May-Sep-Nov
No m.:eungs m Jul or Aug
FOP BOARD l\IEETI'IGS
I iN Tu,.,,day of C'Jch month
KW\ 'IZ:\.\ BEGINS
\'AC'A TlOl\ DA \'S
I yr bul !cs~ Ihen 5
5 yr~ but h:ss then lO
I0 yrs but lc:;s 1hcn 15
15 yn. or more
STR/WRK
20 Strmght days
24 Straight day~
22 Working days
25 Working days
UNIFOR:\I INSPECTIO"i
Spring - 0 I Ma; thru I0 !\fa)
\\ mtcr - 0 I Nov thru I0 'lov
FOP Fl ELD REPRESEl'i fA fl\ ES
John Cappar.:lli
Greg Bdla
F nink Ot !\laria
Sidne) Davis
81 II Ooughcrty
Ti111Fallo11
l·.O.P. WEBSITE. www.d1icagofop.org
FOP OFFICE HOURS:
Monda)
l·nday
MOTHER'S DA'
0800
0800
1800
1600
SELL RACK BFD & P-DA YS
1
TELF.PHONE NUMBERS:
orncc.
Ilot line·
312-733-7776
312-733-21 OI
P-days Carry O\' Cr 4. Sell buck 4
BFDs - Carry over 4. Sell back all
l'nit Rep
ADDRESS CHANGE FORM
Name: ------------------Effective Date: _______ Star Number: ________
New Address:_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip: _______ Telephone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Return Form To The FOP- Unit 541or1412 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago Illinois 60607, Attn: Doreen

January, 2004 Chicago FOP Lodge #7 Newsletter

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