SEPTEMBER 2011 President's Message Key Political Endorsements Decided by Board of Directors by Gary Delagnes Was Very Difficult
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- Official Publication Of The - SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION VOLUME 43, NUMBER 9 SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 2011 www.sfpoa.org President's Message Key Political Endorsements Decided by Board of Directors By Gary Delagnes was very difficult. Suhr land the appointment to Chief While we certainly have no quarrel of Police. At a specially scheduled Emergency with other respected civic leaders like We wish all of our candidates well Board Meeting on Wednesday, August Senator Leland Yee, Assessor Phil Ting, and feel that any of them will make 24, 2011, the POA Board of Directors Supervisor David Chiu, or Joanna Rees, a great mayor. Regardless who the ratified the Election Committee rec- our relationship with each was simply winner might be, we stand ready to ommendations for the upcoming No- not as strong or long lasting as it was support him or her and deliver our vember elections. The endorsements with our chosen candidates. best to them and to the citizens of this will be as follows: Interim Mayor Ed Lee has proven to fabulous city. be a strong and effective leader during At the Board meeting, the debate on Mayor: his nine months in office. He worked who to endorse for District Attorney • Mayor Edwin Lee effectively with us while structur- became rather robust. Some on the • City Attorney Dennis Herrera ing an equitable and reasonable deal Board did not feel we should endorse • Former Supervisor on our concession package without former Chief of Police and current DA Michaela Alioto-Pier threats of layoffs or severe cuts, as George Gascón. His detractors on the • Former Supervisor Bevan Dufty have done the Mayors in nearby Oak- board did not feel he was effective as District Attorney: land and San Jose. Mayor Lee did not Chief of Police and, ironically, also portray city workers as the villains in felt betrayed by his sudden departure. District Attorney George Gascón SFPOA President Gary Delagnes the pension debate. Instead, he led a Others, including me, did not feel Sheriff: constructive effort to put a charter that he did a poor job. Many of us Obviously, the decision to support Former POA President Chris Cunnie amendment on the ballot that makes believe that the changes he brought Chris Cunnie for Sheriff was a no- sense for the city and the unions. forth in the department were long brainer. Not only is Chris a former The race for Mayor is an interesting police officer and president of our as- one. It has no fewer then 16 candidates City Attorney Dennis Herrera has overdue. Despite our fancy for tradi- been a long time friend of our asso- tion and our loathing of change, Chief sociation, he is also a great guy who vying for the seat in an election that has been loyal to our members his will be decided by the relatively new ciation. His attorneys have expertly Gascón moved the SFPD into the 21st defended our members against un- Century, and it was generally for the entire career. We need to support Chris concept of "rank-choice voting." We for his demonstrated courage shown have long-standing, cooperative rela- founded allegations with great zeal. better. From a union perspective, he During the "Copley Debate" and the was extremely fair on discipline issues, merely by entering this race. He has tionships with most of the candidates, shown real grit and has overcome tre- and the selection and ranking process "Adachi" pension allegations Mr. Her- worked well with us on "Brady" issues, rera has maintained a firm position and pretty much sat down with us on mendous adversity in his personal life and has never let himself be swayed every issue and considered our point in order to take on this very important by political pressure. He has always of view before acting. In addition, our challenge. A victory for Chris would been there for the POA as both a City polling data shows him leading by strengthen our relationship with the Attorney and a former Police Commis- 25%. For us to go in another direction Sheriff's office and would ensure that sioner. He too deserves our support. makes little political sense. We need to no attempt would be made to merge Both Michaela Alioto-Pier and Be- maintain a positive relationship with our departments in the coming years. van Dufty have been tireless advocates the DA going forward and we have We all need to ensure that our for law enforcement, often calling me that with George GascOn. Also, he was candidates prevail as well as the to ask my opinion on agenda items the only candidate interviewed that "Consensus Pension Reform" measure, before the Board of Supervisors. Each would keep the door open for a "death proposition "C." The long-term politi- consistently supported us against the penalty" option in cases involving a cal health of our association depends inane and spiteful antics of former murder of a police officer. I assure you on these centrist candidates. We can't Supervisor Chris Daly. They were both that should such a tragic event occur afford to stop the momentum back to there for us 100% of the time and were while he is in office, we will hold him the center of the political landscape. both instrumental in helping Greg to that consideration. The San Francisco 64th Annual Memorial Mass D A Police Officers Association Sponsored by AU and A San Francisco Fire Department and f The San Francisco I F I F. San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 Police Department Invite All Public Safety, Active And Retired Armed Forces, And The General Public Sunday, September 11, 2011 To Commemorate The 10 Year Anniversary Tenth Anniversary of the NYC Attacks Of the 911 Attacks Against The United States Of America 10:30 a.m. (Photo in front of church at 10:15 a.m.) St. Monica's Church, 470-24th Ave., San Francisco Saturday September 10, 2011 11:00 A.M. All are Welcome Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Ca. Page 2 POA Journal September 2011 Minutes of the August 17, 2011 SFPOA Board Meeting* Note: President Delagnes, Secretary shooting incident in the Bayview cussed the language of the MOU shall arrange for a Special Election Montoya, and Sergeant-at-Arms Valdez District last month. A discussion that will be read at the Board of at HQ to fill the vacant position. were excused. Vice President Martin ensued with various board mem- Supes. 15.Treasurer Halloran discussed the directed Editor Shine to record the minutes bers and General Consul Tennant 13.VP Martin discussed the status of status of the upcoming POA Golf of the meeting. that culminated in a recommenda- the meet-and-confer with the De- Tourney and reviewed the level of tion that the POA officially seek a partment regarding work schedule participation of each member of 1. Vice President Martin called the meet-and-confer with the depart- changes for members of HQ. the board. meeting to order at 1202. ment administration to establish a protocol for reasonable notification 14. VP Martin discussed the represen- 16.Representative Landi (Co. K) re- 2. VP Martin led the members in the tative vacancy at HQ. Representa- quested that his appointment as Pledge of Allegiance. to involved members before releas- ing their names to the media. tive Evans (HQ) advised that there Traffic Company rep be made retro- 3. Parliamentarian Hebel adminis- were four persons who had given active to the month of May. This re- tered the oath of office to Steve 11. VP Martin advised of the two up- him notice of interest in the posi- quest generated a robust discussion Landi, the newly appointed repre- coming readings by the Board of tion. They are Mike Zurcher, Sean regarding Robert's Rules of Order, sentative from Co. K. Supervisors of the amended MOU Fulgado, Yulanda Williams, and the appropriateness of making such recently ratified by the POA mem- 4. VP Martin conducted the roll call. Chris Damonte. VP Martin advised an appointment, ready accessibility bership. The first reading will be on that he had received a written to the POA Parliamentarian, and 5. VP Martin presented the First Place, September 13, and the second read- request by Kim D'Arcy to be con- other related issues. Several mo- $4000 POA Scholarship Award to ing will be on September 20, 2011. sidered for the position. Martin tions were made, amended, and David Juarez. 12.General Counsel Tennant dis- advised that Secretary Montoya continued on next page 6. The Board heard a presentation by Margaret O'Sullivan, Health Pro- motion and Wellness Plan Coordi- nator for the City and County of SF, Board of Directors Meeting Roll Call and Doctors Eleanor Vogt and Jim Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Kupenberg regarding a program Vote 1 Vote 1 available though their offices for Co.FI Mans Goldsborough P AB stress management training. President Gary Delagnes E James Trail P N 7. VP Martin requested a motion for Vice President Kevin Martin P N Co. I Russ Gordon E approval of the July minutes. A Secretary Tony Montoya E motion was made by Sorgie (Co. Jody Kato P AB Treasurer Marty Halloran P N G), seconded by Browne (Co. A) Co.J Kevin Lyons P Y to approve the minutes. The mo- Sergeant-At-Arms Brian Philpott P Y tion passed unanimously without Joseph Valdez E AB Co. K Matt Gardner P AB comment. Editor Ray Shine P Steve Landi P AB 8. VP Martin discussed the POA-host- Co. A Ed Browne P AB ed Mayoral Debate and the current George Rosko E Hdqtr.