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Badgegun-May-2015-Issue.Pdf Texas’ Largest Police Union The Publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union www.HPOU.org Vol. XXXXI No. 5 May 2015 pension board, which consists of active Houston police officers, The President’s Message retired HPD officers and Houston citizens. Irresponsible Murphy’s idea of local control would be a disaster for all active and retired officers. Pension Bill While Murphy’s bill recklessly allows Council to determine benefits, Costello went even further when he was screened by the Writers and a HPOU PAC. Costello wants the mayor alone as the “City CEO” to determine your benefits. He said he fully expects the HPOU and HPOPS to have input in any changes, but fails to see the danger in allowing Responsible Chief someone who has a six-year window to set retirement benefits. with Open Ears Mark Clark and I met with Rep. Murphy before the start of the Ray Hunt session and he assured us both that he fully understood the earned As the NBA playoffs continue to see who will be the next basketball benefits police receive and also understood that the City of Houston champion, the only full court press you should be concerned about does not have to pay Social Security for police. He said he had no is the one by those trying to take away your earned pension. intentions of taking any earned benefit away. Many of you have probably heard the barrage of radio That’s not what he said at his news conference in Austin a few weeks advertisements asking listeners to call their senator or back when he started the full court press against our pensions. representative to support Rep. Jim Murphy and Sen. Paul Bettencourt as they try to bring local control to your earned He completely failed to even mention that police and fire do not pay pension. The advertisement attacks mayoral candidate and state Social Security and led those in attendance to believe that Houston Rep. Sylvester Turner and sounds very similar to statements in pensions are constitutionally protected, which they are not! mayoral candidate Steven Costello’s website. He continued this misrepresentation of all the facts when he laid out his bill to the pensions committee later that day. Interestingly enough, Mark Clark and I recently visited Murphy’s office and observed Costello leaving. Costello has visited the Many lined up to speak against the Murphy bill, including Capitol several times this session opposing our pensions. representatives from the San Antonio pension system, Houston Fire pension system, HPOPS and myself. Local control in Murphy’s bill would allow the term-limited Houston City Council to determine your benefits instead of the diverse The persons opposing the bill greatly outnumbered the few that Murphy and Bettencourt were able to produce to support their stripping of benefits. The pension committee chairman took no NON-PROFIT ORG. Houston Police Officers’ Union U.S. Postage action on the bill and it continues to be pending. 1600 State Street PAID Houston, Texas Houston, Texas 77007 Permit No. 7227 Our united front will continue to fight Murphy’s bill and we fully expect reasonable minds to prevail. Bettencourt’s bill would put all future employees under a 401K-type plan instead of a defined benefit pension. His bill has yet to receive a hearing. The same unified force will oppose his bill as well. Let these two lawmakers hear from you about their pension attacks. Jim Murphy’s office number is 512 463 0514 and Paul Bettencourt’s is 512 463 0107. Be professional, but let them know that you rely on this earned benefit to protect your family and that many of you will not receive Non-profit Statement: Badge & Gun is published monthly at no subscription charge. Send Correspondence and Address Changes (include mailing label) Social Security or will receive a drastically discounted amount. To: BADGE & GUN 1600 State Street Houston, TX 77007. Telephone: 713-237-0282. Continues on Page 5 Page 1 Badge & Gun • May 2015 BadgeGun May 2015 Issue.indd 1 5/5/15 1:24 AM HPOU Board of Directors Executive Board Ray Hunt Doug Griffith Joseph Gamaldi Will Reiser President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Board Members Kawanski Nichols Gary Hicks Jeff Wagner Robert Breiding David Riggs Terry Wolfe Don Egdorf Bubba Caldwell Director 1 Director 2 Director 3 Director 4 Director 5 Director 6 Director 7 Director 8 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Joseph Castaneda Rebecca Dallas Rosalinda Ybanez Timothy Whitaker Luis Menedez-Sierra Robert Sandoval Stephen Augustine Tom Hayes Director 9 Director 10 Director 11 Director 12 Director 13 Director 14 Director 15 Director 16 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bill Booth Terry Seagler John Yencha Colton Peverill Director 17 Director 18 Director 19 Director 20 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mark Clark Executive Director Randy Upton Tim Butler Joslyn Johnson Cole Lester Nancy Jones [email protected] Sergeant at Arms Treasurer Parliamentarian Assistant Secretary 2nd Assistant Secretary [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Page 2 Badge & Gun • May 2015 BadgeGun May 2015 Issue.indd 2 5/5/15 1:24 AM Editorial BADGE& GUN It’s Great to be Voice of the Houston Police Officers’ Union Published monthly at no subscription charge Recognized for a by the: Houston Police Officers’ Union 1600 State Street, Houston, TX 77007 Long-time Job Well Done Ph: 832-200-3400 • Toll free: 1-800-846-1167 OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN FEW IF ANY programs quite like the April 22 event at a Fax: 832-200-3470 E-mail: [email protected] downtown Hyatt Regency steakhouse honoring all HPD officers 70 years of age with at least 30 Website address: www.HPOU.org years on the force. Legal Department: 832-200-3420 The special recognition luncheon stopped just short of “This is Your Life” productions for Legal Dept Fax: 832-200-3426 six well respected HPD mentors who together account for more than 256 years of Insurance: 832-200-3410 Houston policing experience. Badge & Gun is the official publication of the Houston Police Officers’ Union. Badge & Gun is Those “lifers” are: published monthly under the supervision of its Board of Directors. However, opinions expressed • Sgt. Ben Norman, age 79, with 57 years. by individual Board members or any other writer in this publication do not necessarily reflect the • Sgt. John Pohlman, 71, with 47 years. opinion of the entire Board of Directors. Editorial • Sgt. Ralph Yarborough, 70, with 44 years. submissions are welcomed and encouraged. • Senior Police Officer Joe Falco, 72, with 40 years. All submissions must be received by the 7th of • Sgt. Wilbur Robertson, 70, with 35 years. the month. • Sgt. Charles Davis, 70, with 33 years. ADVERTISEMENT IN THE BADGE & GUN DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, That 256-year total might be misleading since we are failing to include another 15 or so years these A WARRANTY OR A GUARANTEE BY long-time law enforcement personnel served on other police forces. THE UNION. The Union was front and center in deciding that recognition of these “high-seniority” folks was POSTMASTER: long overdue. HPOU board member Gary Hicks – also our official photographer – headed the effort Send address changes to to put together the event at Shula’s Steak House, which truly surprised individuals not accustomed Badge & Gun to such generous lunchtime accommodations. 1600 State Street Houston, TX 77007 Not only was the food good but so was the keynote speaker, a fellow law enforcement officer well Fax: 832-200-3470 known as “Big E” – Basketball Hall of Fame member and one-time UH all-America Elvin Hayes, a commissioned police officer assigned to the Jersey Village force as well as Precinct 2 in Fort Bend County. Big E told the distinguished group he strongly feels that going through a police academy was more strenuous than the National Basketball Association. Hicks recognized Officer Mary Young for her ability to pinpoint Hayes for the task and Young quickly identified fellow Southwest Division officers Sherry Holden, Ronald Prince and Sulei Johns for lending a hand with decorations and seating details. The African American Police Officers League’s Ryan Johnson also had a part on the program. Congratulations to these young-looking septuagenarians for their honorable careers at HPD and our hats are off to Hicks, Young and the career for a job well done. Important Numbers ATO: 713-223-4ATO Badge & Gun: 832-200-3400 HPOU Offices: 832-200-3400 1-800-846-1167 Insurance Fax: 832-200-3470 Legal Services: 832-200-3420 Legal Fax: 832-200-3426 email: [email protected] www.hpou.org Page 3 Badge & Gun • May 2015 BadgeGun May 2015 Issue.indd 3 5/5/15 1:24 AM Page 4 Badge & Gun • May 2015 BadgeGun May 2015 Issue.indd 4 5/5/15 1:24 AM Continues from Page 1 we would allow persons to exercise their 1st amendment rights While we are confident we will be able to fight off this latest attack, and peacefully protest, but that HPD would not allow damage or rest assured the attacks will continue even after this session ends. destruction of property. Billionaires have given seemingly limitless funds to their lobbyists to fight public sector pensions. He stressed that swift action must be taken against anyone who willfully destroys or damages property in our great city or intention- If you are not a PAC contributor, we urge you to stop by the HPOU and ally places our officers or citizens in danger.
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