June NEWS 2008 F.O.P. Committee: Rhonda Bullock, Chairman Gerry Majerczyk Bill Burns Official Publication of Chicago Lodge No. 7 President’s Report, By Mark Donahue Negotiations arbitrator would even address will have five years from then Since the last newsletter them should we or the City go to make all payments. article was written we have that route, caused the Negoti- The Fund will determine had a total of eight meetings ating Team to hold off on a the required payment based with the City over contract declaration of impasse. The upon appropriate actuarial negotiations and another two Team will meet more fre- assumptions which will in- meetings between our negoti- quently in the future to recon- clude years of service, age FOP, Chicago Lodge 7 ating committees and one sider this position. and salary history. Simply 1412 W. Washington Blvd. meeting of the entire FOP Legislation put, the cost will be formu- Negotiating Team. Although As of this writing, the final lated to include the employee there has not been a great language of the Pension Port- contribution, the employer deal of progress made in the ability Bill is in the hands of contribution, and a rate of settlement of issues, there has the Legislators in Springfield. interest as have been the pro- been a good deal of informa- This language has been jected considerations for “...The City has tion flow between us and the amended several times this years. A significant differ- tendered ideas as far as City in identifying issues and past month to get an agree- ence in this language that has evaluating them relative to ment from all parties con- not been seen in other port- a new work schedule to our respective proposals. The cerned. The language will be ability bills that have passed the Lodge but they fall City has tendered ideas as far an amendment to an existing in the legislature is that there far short of being as a new work schedule to the bill and that language will is no limitations for future proposals….” Lodge but they fall far short then become the bill. What hires and most other bills con- of being proposals. They will bill it will be amended to has tained “sunset provisions” be addressed in upcoming not yet been identified, I can- that were vastly more restric- Work Schedule Committee not give you a bill number to tive. Other bills allowed for Meetings and as soon as they follow. When that is done I decisions and payments to be are in proposal form, we will will submit it for inclusion on made within six months to a post them on the website with the website updates. The ob- year. As things are once the rest of the proposals. As jective of not having the City again heating up in Spring- Inside this issue: far as how long we are going or the Fund incur any costs field and we have been in- to continue in this manner has remained the same. formed that things are not was the subject of discussion The submitted language getting any better, there still When The Murder Pg. 4 with our entire Negotiating allows for an active officer (Continued on page 2) Rate Hits 9%..... Team. The Team went over who has been employed in an each and every proposal that Article 3,7,9,10,13,14,15 and Illinois State FOP Pg. 5 both we and the City have Division 1 of Article 22 Fund Error In The May Scholarship App made with the purpose in or as a law enforcement offi- Newsletter mind of determining whether cer with the Chicago Housing Talk Is Cheap Pg. 9 or not there is still a potential Authority, to purchase up to In the May Newsletter, we to seriously negotiate, with a 10 years of additional service reported that Police Officer Notice of Class Action Pg. level of expectation of being credit in 6 month increments. Maria Salcedo retired. able to reach an agreement Current officers will have one Against City of Chicago 10 This is incorrect…. of, the entire contract. The year from the date of passage FOP Picnic At Back fact that several of our issues, to submit an application and Officer Salcedo is working Gaelic Park Page and the City’s issues, deal five years from then to make harder than ever in the 008th with subjects that are consid- all payments. Future hires District and wants to reassure ered as “break through,” and will have to apply for this friends that she is still there is less likelihood that an within two years of hire and here...and still ACTIVE! June 2008 Page 2 President’s Report Continued... appears to be plenty of time to parts in 23 of the 50 states of opportunity for gun own- the City because he can’t reg- get this through the process that do not have mandatory ers who neglected to re- ister it. An Alderman takes his before they adjourn for the collective bargaining rights, register their guns with the case to the Council while the summer. minimal rights to negotiate City to do so during a spe- FOP on behalf of this retiree is On May 14th, the United over wages, hours and work- cial proposed one month in Circuit Court. If the stated States Senate voted to call up ing conditions. This is a huge time period. Although the objective is to get a picture of for a vote the Collective Bar- enhancement for our profes- Mayor said “there’s nothing how many weapons there are gaining Bill, S2123. What sion and one that the rest of wrong with that,” the City in the City, as has been ad- this means is that the U.S. Sen- organized labor in this coun- finds something wrong with dressed, open the registration ate will now hear this vital try is commending. a retired Chicago Police up so that all of those who piece of legislation and as the The issue of Retiree Officer being able to register have missed the deadline over call up vote was 69-29, there is Carry/Concealed has floated a newly purchased replace- the years can now have an little doubt, since it has already to the top of the list of topics ment weapon. Here is an opportunity to comply once passed out of the House that to discuss with the media. individual who is qualified again, should they choose to this bill will soon be sent to the This is due to the precarious to carry his weapon nation- do so. President for his signature. agreement by the Mayor to wide due to Federal Legis- This will enable our counter- back a plan to open a window lation but cannot do so in 1st Vice President’s Report, By Bill Dougherty Injury On-Duty Bills to the City of Chicago, Com- you checked to see who married, or has a baby, he/she We receive many calls re- mittee on Finance. In turn, your beneficiary is? For has 30 days in which to fill out garding the bills that are in- the Committee on Finance some Officers the answer is an enrollment form. Along curred as a result of an Injury submits the bills to the City not since you filled the cards with the enrollment form, you on Duty. Whenever medical Council for their approval to out in the academy. You must provide a certified mar- treatment is received, the medi- pay. Finally, a check is ren- need to check your benefici- riage certificate or a certified cal providers will start sending dered to the provider. ary at the Lodge and update birth certificate as proof of bills to the Officer for services Each time an Officer re- it if you need to. Officers dependency. The Officer has rendered. ceives another notice of the also need to check with the 60 days to provide a certified The payment for all I.O.D. bill; he/she should again for- Pension Board located at marriage certificate and 180 related bills becomes the re- ward it to the I.O.D. Unit at 211 N. LaSalle, Room 1626, days to provide a certified sponsibility of the City of Chi- 3510 S. Michigan. In the during their business hours birth certificate to the Benefits cago. In order to get the bills event that the Officer re- of 8:30am to 4:30pm and Management Office. If you paid, the Officer will need to ceives a collection notice for check with the Department don’t elect to enroll for cover- send a copy of the bill to the non-payment of the bill, the of Personnel to see who age within 30 days, you will I.O.D. Unit at the Medical Ser- Officer should contact the your beneficiary is for your not be able to enroll until the vices Section, located at 3510 Committee on Finance as term insurance with the Chi- next open enrollment period. I S. Michigan. soon as possible to determine cago Police Department. suggest you bring these forms After the I.O.D. Unit re- the status of the claim. Ask Keep in mind whoever is on to the Benefits Management ceives the bills, they are com- for Susan Conley at (312) your beneficiary cards will Office in person. You can ask piled and audited in order to 744-7464. receive the benefit. for a time stamped copy at the substantiate payment. Once Who Is Your Adding A Dependent To front desk.