Pension News 2

FOP SPONSORED BILL COULD EFFECTIVELY TAKE AWAY SUPERVISORS REPRESENTATION RIGHTS ON THE PENSION BOARD!

In the March FOP newsletter, on page 3, the FOP Legislative Agenda includes House Bill 5366, sponsored by Rep. Dan Burke. Mr. Donohue is trying very hard to pass this legislation. This bill calls for an at large election with no provision for a Sergeant or Lieutenant position on the Board. This effectively would allow all three elected Trustees to be Detectives or Patrolmen, taking representation away from Sergeants, Lieutenants and Captains.

I have been a Trustee for more than four years and have observed certain FOP Board members attempting to control and manipulate the Pension Fund. Their actions have been detrimental to the Fund and this bill is a blatant power grab to deny all supervisors of representation. The Pension Board is, and should remain a separate entity from the FOP.

On March 17th, Capt. Marc Buslik, Lts’ Pension Rep. James Maloney, Sgts Jim Ade, Rick Wiser, P.B.P.A. Chief Legal Counsel Sean Smoot, our lobbyist Joel Brunsvold and I met with Rep. Burke in Springfield. We explained to him our concerns about the bill he sponsored. Rep. Burke agreed with us and said he would not “push” this bill any further unless there was an agreement between the PB&PA and the FOP. We will closely monitor this bill for the rest of the legislative cycle and make every attempt to prevent it from becoming law.

 

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