The Fourword Volume 46 Number 10 __ October 2018

Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #4 2018 Candidate Endorsements

Baltimore County Executive Candidate Al Redmer Jr. Baltimore County Council

First District Councilman Tom Quirk Second District Candidate Izzy Patoka Third District Councilman Wade Kach Fourth District Councilman Julian Jones Fifth District Councilman David Marks Sixth District Councilwoman Cathy Bevins Seventh District Councilman Todd Crandell

Baltimore County Circuit Court Judges Judge Deeley Judge Finifter Judge Jakubowski Judge Robinson

Baltimore County Clerk of the Circuit Court Honorable Julie Ensor

Maryland State Senate Sixth District Candidate Buddy Staigerwald Seventh District Senator J.B. Jennings Eighth District Senator Kathy Klausmeier Tenth District Senator Delores Kelly Eleventh District Senator Bobby Zirkin Forty Second District Delegate Chris West Forty Fourth District Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam

Maryland State House of Delegates Seventh District Delegate Eighth District Delegate Joe Cluster Tenth District Delegate Delegate Shelly Hettleman Candidate Jon Cardin Twelfth District Candidate Jessica Feldmark Forty Second (A) District Delegate Stephen Lafferty

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 September 5- Addressed the In- LODGE 4 OFFICE Service Training Class. 9304 Harford Road  September 6- Attended a fund- Baltimore, Maryland 21234 raiser for County Councilman Phone (410) 668-0004 FAX (410) 668-8126 David Marks. Toll Free (888) 313-3501  September 7- Participated in www.foplodge4.org

MEETING MINUTES candidate interviews and met ELECTED OFFICERS

September 2018 with the Lodge #4 CPA. Cole B. Weston  September 8– Attended the me- President  The September General Busi- (443) 956-2679 morial service for Mr. Paul ness meeting was held on Sep- Bouthner. Steven G. Comegna David M. Rose tember 24, 2018 at FOP Lodge 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President  September 10- Addressed the F.O.P. Lodge 4 F.O.P Lodge 4 #4. President Weston called the First Line Supervisor School (410) 409-0293 (443) 956-2643 meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and participated in candidate Donna M. Patterson Robert W. Caskey Sister Kraemer gave the invoca- interviews. tion. President Weston led the Lodge Secretary Treasurer  September 11- Attended the PC-12 CIB-Robbery Pledge of Allegiance. (410) 365-8481 (443) 956-2615 Pension Board of Trustees

meeting. W. Don Patterson Ryan Massey State Trustee Sergeant at Arms ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS  September 12- Addressed the In Retired CIB - Homicide -Service Training Class.  Chaplain DiCara and Brother  September 13- Met with an at- Anthony DiCara L. Timothy Caslin Hodnicki were excused. All oth- Chaplain Past President torney concerning a product lia- PC-8 Retired er Officers and Legal Advisor bility case, met with County Chaz Ball were in attendance. EXECUTIVE BOARD of DIRECTORS Councilwoman Vicki Almond concerning the property tax Kenneth F. Schubert Mike DiCara Chairman Vice Chairman credit bills, and attended a fund- Retired PC-4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES raiser for the second county (410) 404-2788 OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING council district candidate Izzy Thomas G. Scally Kathy Kraemer  A motion was made by Patoka. Retired PC-6  September 14- Participated in David Sweren Chris Hodnicki Brother Cullum to accept the PC-12 CIB-GET minutes of the August Gen- candidate interviews. James P. Rommel, Jr. Ryan Franks eral Membership Meeting. A  September 17- Attended the Ex- PC-3 CIB-Arson Robert Graff Patrick Zito second was made by Brother ecutive Board of Directors PC-6 Retired King. There was no discus- meeting and met with County

sion. The motion passed. Councilwoman Bevins concern- LODGE STAFF

ing the property tax credit bills. Nancy Skinner—Administrative Assistant REPORTS OF OFFICERS  September 18- Attended a fund-

raiser for Tenth Legislative Dis- LEGAL ADVISORS

~ PRESIDENT WESTON ~ trict Senator Kelly. Schlachman, Belsky & Weiner, P.A.  September 19- Participated in Phone (410) 685-2022  August 28- Met with represent- IAS Cases Michael Davey candidate interviews and ad- atives of Adeo Advocacy to dressed the In-Service Training work on organizational market- ********************** Class. ing.  September 20- Assisted a mem- The Fourword is the official monthly  July 29- Addressed the In- ber with retirement planning publication of Baltimore County Service Training Class. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4. and attended the Bi-annual  September 4- Addressed and meeting with Chief Sheridan, signed into membership the Lat- his bureau chiefs and members Fourword Editors eral Class and attended the re- of the executive board of direc- Don Patterson tired officer’s association meet- tors. ing.

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 September 24- Participated in a of the Political Action Commit- meeting between Chief Sheri- tee, a special meeting of the candidate interview, attended the dan and Lodge #4 Executive Lodge #4 Executive Board of Board of Directors. Executive Board of Directors Directors and the September meeting and Chaired the General  September 24– Participated in Lodge #4 General Membership PAC interviews and attended Membership meeting. meeting. the

 Lodge #4 General Membership nd ~ 1st V. P. COMEGNA ~ ~2 V. P. ROSE~ meeting.

 August 28– Met with represen-  August 28 – Met with represent- atives from Adeo Advocacy. SECRETARY PATTERSON taives from Adeo Advocacy with President Weston and Second  August 30– Attended the lateral  September 4– Attended the reg- VP Rose. class draft. ular meeting of the Association  September 5– Attended a meet-  August 31– Attended the Balti- of Retired Baltimore County ing of “Labors” Health Care Re- more County Police promotion Police Officers. view Committee. ceremony.  September 8– Attended the me-  September 7– Conducted an in-  September 10– Addressed the morial service for Mr. Paul terview with a candidate for Bal- attendees at the first line supervi- Bouthner at Lodge #4. timore County Executive. sor school and participated in  September 17– Attended the  September 10– Conducted inter- PAC interviews with County Ex- ecutive candidate John Ol- Lodge #4 Executive Board of views for Baltimore County Ex- Directors meeting. ecutive and Maryland State Sen- szewski Jr. and State Senate can-  September 20– Attended the bi- ate. didate Buddy Staigerwald. monthly meeting between Chief  September 14– Conducted an  September 11– Attended the Pension Board of Trustees meet- Sheridan and the Lodge #4 Ex- interview with a candidate for ecutive Board of Directors. State Senate in District #42. ing.  September 13– Met with Coun-  August 27– Attended the Lodge  September 17– Attended a meet- #4 General Membership meet- ing of the Legal Advisory Com- cilman Almond and attended a fundraiser for Izzy Patoka. ing. mittee and the Lodge #4 Execu- tive Board of Directors meeting.  September 17– Met with Coun-  September 18– Along with Sister cilwoman Bevins and attended ~TREASURER CASKEY~ Kraemer, met with the President the Lodge #4 Executive Board of Directors meeting. of Howard County FOP Lodge  August 27– Reported the Au- #21, his State Trustee and Mrs.  September 18– Testified at the gust 2018 Lodge #4 finances. Jessica Feldmark, a candidate for hearing for Pfc. Estes and pre- House of Delegates in District sented the McCain grievance at #12. step #2. ~TRUSTEE PATTERSON~  September 19– Conducted inter-  September 19– Participated in views for the Maryland State the PAC interview for Delegate  September 4– Attended the reg- Senate in District #42 and Dis- West who is running for Senate ular meeting of the Association trict #6. in District #42. of Retired Baltimore County  September 20– Attended the  September 20– Met with a mem- Police Officers. monthly meeting of the Balti- ber to discuss retirement options  September 8– Attended the me- more County Police Assistance and attended the bi-monthly morial service for Mr. Paul and Relief Fund and the bi- Bouthner at Lodge #4. monthly meeting between Chief RETIREMENTS  September 17– Attended the Sheridan and FOP Lodge #4 Ex- Lodge #4 Executive Board of ecutive Board of Directors. Craig Blend Directors meeting.  September 24– Met with a candi- Brian Malloy  September 20– Attended the bi- Jeffrey Royahn date for the House of Delegates monthly meeting between Chief

in District #8, attended a meeting Sheridan and the Lodge #4

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Executive Board of Directors. NYC on September 30, 2018. the appropriate overtime and  August 27– Attended the Lodge Brother Eric Brennan is running mileage for the rescheduled #4 General Membership meet- in uniform in honor of Sister shifts but was informed both ing. Amy Caprio. would be denied. No reason was  To donate $300.00 to the Broth- given for the denial. On August ers Before Others organization 28, 2018, Captain Martin issued EXECUTIVE BOARD to sponsor the Tunnel to Towers a grievance disposition in which OF DIRECTORS REPORT 5K on September 30, 2018. This he denied the grievance and ~ Ken Schubert~ will be added to previously dis- waived it to Chief Sheridan’s cussed donation from the sale of level. What this usually means is  An Executive Board of Directors Sister Caprio challenge coins for the decision to deny the overtime meeting was held on September a total sponsorship of $1,000.00. came from above Captain Mar- 17, 2018. The meeting was tin’s level. A step #2 grievance called to order at 1:30 pm. hearing was held at the Chief’s Treasurer Caskey, Sgt-at-Arms level on September 18, 2018 Massey and Brother Graff were GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE with Major Folderauer. Major excused, all board members ~Dave Rose~ Folderauer chose to forgo dec- were in attendance as was Legal ades of precedent where the FOP Advisor Mike Davey.  The County has filed an appeal and the agency submit exhibits  Motions that were made, after to the Court of Special Appeals to a hearing officer to support receiving a proper second, were in the Section 6.1c grievance. their positions. Instead, he chose discussed, voted upon, and We have filed our initial brief to have the agency remain silent appear in this issue under the and the County has until October and simply rule on the griev- appropriate committee reports. 26, 2018 to file a reply brief. Our ance, which he said he was final brief is due November 25, denying. We received a written 2018. No hearing date has been decision on September 26, 2018 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES scheduled. stating the grievance was denied.  The FOP and the County have We are preparing the appeal to agreed on an arbitrator in the step #3. DONATION REVIEW health care subsidy grievance. A COMMITTEE hearing has been scheduled for ~Mike DiCara~ October 19, 2018. LEGAL ADVISORY

 The step #3 grievance for the COMMITTEE  The Donation Review Commit- specialized assignment process ~Dave Rose~ tee met and brought forth the was heard on August 10, 2018 at following motions which passed.  The show-cause hearing in the the Office of Administrative  To purchase a table of ten for the Pfc. Estes case was scheduled on Hearings by Judge Stahl. He is- September 18, 2018 in Baltimore Police Emerald Society Bull sued his decision on August 23, Roast to be held on November County Circuit Court. The issue 2018 and denied the grievance. Estes was arguing was that sev- 17, 2018. Also to sponsor the We submitted our notice of in- Mark Parry Award and purchase eral sustained allegations were tent to arbitrate on September not sustained on evidence, but a table of ten for his family to 19, 2018. attend the Police Emerald Socie- they were only sustained be-  Pfc. Dennis McCain filed a ty Bull Roast. Total expenditure cause of the multiple complaints. grievance on August 15, 2018 $900.00. Therefore, he should be entitled over the denial of reschedule to have the cases severed so that  To donate $350.00 to the annual pay. He works the permanent the agency would have to prove Law Officers Association midnight shift and was involved each allegation on its own merit. Shrimp Feast held on October 6, in a shooting on July 3, 2018. The agency was arguing that 2018. Afterwards he was temporarily having multiple hearing boards  To donate $100.00 to support the reassigned to daywork, Monday would be a great inconvenience Brothers Before Others organi- through Friday position in head- to the agency and strain it re- zation in their participation in quarters pending the outcome of sources. the Tunnel to Towers 5K in the investigation. He submitted

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 Second VP Rose testified that PENSION COMMITTEE for Baltimore County. while we have not had many ~Dave Rose~  To endorse State Delegate Chris hearing boards in recent years, West who is running for the Sen- we do have 25 or more com-  At the September 11, 2018 Pen- ate seat in District #42. sion Board of Trustees meeting, manders trained to chair a hear-  To endorse Buddy Staigerwald, ing board. In the past, we only the trustees approved twenty-four (24) total retirements, one (1) candidate for State Senate in had one permanent hearing board District #6. chair and it was not uncommon was from the Police Department.  To purchase a $500.00 sponsor- to have six or more hearings per ship to an event for Buddy year. Severing these cases would POLICY REVIEW Staigerwald on October 3, 2018. not place an undue burden on the  To endorse Jessica Feldmark, agency. COMMITTEE ~Dave Rose~ candidate for House of Delegates  Major Folderauer testified for the in District #12. agency and stated that having  The committee members re- viewed seven (7) new/revised  To purchase two tickets to an multiple hearing boards would event for Jessica Feldmark on place a great strain on agency policies this month. No bargain- ing issues were identified. October 3, 2018. Total cost resources. The agency would $200.00. have to provide extra security for the public safety building. The  To endorse Al Redmer Jr. for POLITICAL ACTION Public Information Office would Baltimore County Executive. COMMITTEE have to prepare for the media at-  To transfer $3,000.00 to the ~Steve Comegna~ campaign account for Al Red- tention that may accompany the hearings. Commanders would be mer. away from their commands pre-  The Political Action Committee  This report was approved by the paring and conducting the hear- has met several times since the Executive Board of Directors in ings. August 2018 General Member- September of 2018. The General ship meeting. The committee Membership approved this report  Judge Finifter stated he will issue presented the following motions a ruling at a later date. at the September General Mem- to the Executive Board of Direc- bership meeting, also on Septem-  Pfc. Bordner’s attorney, Clarke tors in September of 2018. Ahlers, has filed a Notice of Col- ber 24, 2018.  To purchase a $250.00 sponsor- lateral Estoppel. His argument is ship to an event for State Senator essentially that the Department is NEW BUSINESS Delores Kelley (District #10) on attempting to “relitigate” an issue September 18, 2018. on which the court has already  After discussion, President Wes- ruled. No date has been set.  To purchase a $250.00 sponsor- ton made a motion to elect 40 ship to an event for State Dele-  The attorneys for Ericka Barnes delegates to the 2019 National gate Steve Lafferty (District FOP Conference to be held in have filed a complaint for a Writ #42B) on October 2, 2018. of Mandamus on her behalf. Gen- New Orleans in August 2019. erally, a writ of mandamus is an  To purchase a $250.00 sponsor- The motion passed unanimously. order from a court to an inferior ship to an event for Jon Cardin,  Nominations were opened for government official ordering the candidate for State Delegate in five Executive Board of Direc- government official to properly District #11 on October 9, 2018. tors positions. The nominees are, fulfill their official duties or cor-  To purchase a $250.00 sponsor- Justin Warnick, Ken Schubert, rect an abuse of discretion. No ship to an event for State Dele- Chris Hodnicki, Ryan Franks, hearing date has been set. gate on October Rob Graff, Sekou Hinton, and  A writ of mandamus was filed in 15, 2018. Pat Zito. Baltimore County Circuit Court  To purchase a $500.00 sponsor-  Nominations were opened for on August 20, 2018 for the ship to an event for State Senator delegates to the National Confer- Marvin Haw case. No date has Kathy Klausmeier (District #8) ence. We voted to take up to 40 been set. on October 18, 2018. and there were only 37 nomi-  To endorse the Honorable Julie nees. All will be eligible to at- Ensor in her reelection campaign tend. as the Clerk of the Circuit Court  Brother Jess brought up a bylaw

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change he gave to President Weston prior to the start of the BIRTHS BEREAVEMENTS meeting. He felt it should be read at this meeting. President Gavin Michael Wong, Son of Retired Brother John Schneider Brother Peter Wong ***************** Weston advised he did not give ***************** Thelma C. Saunders, Mother-in- it to Secretary Patterson and it Adeline Mae Ruby, Daughter of Law of Brother Gary Doucett will be given to her, read at Oc- Brother Michael Ruby Jr. and ***************** Granddaughter of Retired William Cullip, Grandfather of tober’s meeting, put in the next Brother Michael Ruby Sr. Brother Chris Cullip months newsletter, discussed at ***************** **************** November’s meeting and voted Peyton Lucas Smith, Son of Tyrelle Brown, Brother of Sister Brother Jordan Smith Cynthia Jackson-Booth on at December’s meeting. **************** ***************** Gelsideon Benton, Daughter of Richard Johns, Father of Broth- GOOD OF THE ORDER Brother Samuel Benton er Jimmy Johns ***************** *****************  During the month of Septem- Nathan Craig Voight, Son of Joseph Lettau, Father of ber, FOP Lodge #4 received six Brother Brian Voight Brother Chad Lettau (6) thank you cards. Three (3) flower arrangements were sent to bereaving members. Two (2) fruit baskets were sent to mem- bers who were ill. Two (2) me- morial donations were made in lieu of flowers.

LODGE #4 “FALLEN HEROES” MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Applications for the Fall, 2019/Spring, 2020 scholarships are available now by contacting Lodge #4. Ten (10) $3,000.00 awards are made each year.

Applications for these awards are open to the sons, daughters, adopted children, step-children or legally court-appointed wards, who are citizens of the United States. The applicant’s parent or guardian shall have been an Active or Retired member in good standing of Baltimore County Lodge #4 for at least one (1) full year prior to the date of application for the current year scholarship awards. The applicant must be or will be a full-time student at a recognized college or university.

The deadline to return the completed application with required attachments is February 1, 2019.

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2019

SUNSHINE

REUNION

Bring pool sticks and WHEN: February 2nd @ 1400 hours bathing suits! WHERE: Catalina Isles Clubhouse 487 Catalina Isle Circle Venice, FL 34292 Cost: $15.00 per person Price Includes: Food, Drinks, Heated Pool, Pool Table. Other Events Include: Dinner at Allegro Bistro Restaurant on Friday evening Feb. 1st at 6:00. (Dinner cost not included) Hotel Information: Located off I-75 at exit 193 (Jacaranda) Res- taurant: 1740 E. Venice Ave. (Jacaranda to E. Venice, then right 1 mile on E. Venice) Marriott’s Fairfield Inn and Suites 2935 Executive Dr. Venice, FL 34292 941-488-4343 *Rooms must be reserved by January 1st. Tell them the group code is SUN. Checks should be made payable to Calvin Wink and mailed to 564 Catalina Isles Circle, Venice, FL 34292. Checks must be received no later than January 20th. Email Calvin to inform him about your at- tendance to the party and dinner by Jan20th. [email protected] Phone: 443-854- 2260*Attendance is limited to the first 75 paid. Commemorative coins will be available for purchase.

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The November The December FOP Lodge 4 FOP Lodge 4 GENERAL GENERAL BUSINESS BUSINESS MEETING MEETING

will be held on will be held on

Monday, Monday, November 26, 2018 December 17, 2018 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

at at FOP Lodge 4 FOP Lodge 4 9304 Harford Road 9304 Harford Road