FOP Meeting 18 June 13
From FTO Kevin C. Jans #19016 024 Dist.
Clinton
Krislov has been hired by the Lodge to protect or health care rights for
retirees in the Korshak litigation and any other needed lawsuits. The City is trying to get out of paying
health care costs for retirees that don’t qualify for Medicare. The Lodge sees this as a benefit that
falls under the pension protection clause of the Illinois Constitution,
benefits that “shall neither be diminished nor impaired.” Clint will be at the FOP Hall on 20
June 13, 1900 hrs. and again on 25 Jun 13, 1200 hrs, for updates and questions
about retiree health care costs.
Contract
negotiations: 2 meetings are scheduled for later this month however, the
City's lead attorney is out of service till latter this Summer and that is
slowing things down No word on pay raises.
The
City has a bill downstate that would release it from making payments for
pensions and health care. This
will not go anywhere, the State is on the hook for our pension if the City defaults
and the pension fund goes dry.
Right now there is a law which forces the City to pay Annual
Required Contribution, or ARC, the amount required
to pay the sum of the pension plan's normal cost to get the pension fund to
90%.
A law
for us to use our station address on Driver's License and ID's is sitting on
the Governor’s desk waiting to be signed.
Go a head and use your station address on your Driver’s License and
State ID
There
is a Health Fair scheduled for 09 Sep 13, 1000 to ? hrs in 016. This is a free $600.00 benefit to all
members. Call the FOP for more
information and appointment.
The
FOP Picnic is 17 July 13, at Gaelic Park
Any
officer that worked with a PPO during the PPO’s training cycle will get out of
grade pay. You will not receive
the Daily Observation Report half hour OT.
