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FOP minutes 11-18-09
by Henry (no login)
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
ANNISTON LODGE #4
PO BOX 895
ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36202
WWW.FOP4.ORG
MINUTES OF November 18, 2009 meeting
Bro. VP Bentley opened the lodge.
Prayer was given by Bro. Ledbetter.
The Pledge of Allegiance was given.
The roll call of officers was called. Absent were Bros. Willis and Battles.
The roll call of the Associate lodge was called. Bro. Pepe was absent.
The minutes of the November 4, 2009 were approved.
There was one visitor, Mike Oswalt, a Reserve Deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriffs Office and Debra Jones, a local Attorney running for office. By a vote of the lodge they were allowed to stay.
The regular order of business was deviated from to allow Ms. Jones to address the lodge. Ms. Jones is a candidate running for the Alabama House of Representatives, District 40, the position left vacant by Lea Fites passing. Ms. Jones detailed her accomplishments: An Anniston Attorney for the past 20 years, four with the District Attorneys Office and 16 in private practice, Co-Founder of the Calhoun Cleburne Childrens Center, Co-Founder Daybreak Rape Crisis Center, Founder Mercy House, established the Alabama Sexual Torture Law, and the Felony DUI Law.
OFFICERS REPORTS:
Treasures Report:
Membership Committee: There are no pending applications.
Bills: Paid
Communications: None
Report of Members Sick or in Distress: Prayer requests went out for Bros. Doc Cooper (who is recuperating at the beach), Ben Overstreet, Stan Jones, Ralph Motes son, Ralph Boudreauxs, whose wife just passed, Charlie Halls wife, Jack Wadsworths wife, Buckalew (back surgery) and R. Bentley (knee replacement), and to Foaud Aides wife.
Trustee Report: No report.
State Trustee Report: No report.
New Business: None
Unfinished Business:
The annual Motorcycle charity run will be 1:00 pm, November 22, 2009. It will start at Martins in Oxford at 1:00 PM and end at the Lodge. This is one of the activities where we raised money and toys for the annual Christmas activity for the under privileged. The length of the motorcycle ride depends on the weather. We hope to begin serving lunch to the riders about 1:30 PM. We plan to serve bar-b-que. Volunteers are asked to be at the lodge about Noon to help set up.
A second discussion on this years Christmas charity was discussed and with no objections, we will again host a dinner for the Childrens Baptist Foster Home. This will be a catered event with an appearance by Santa Claus and photos for all the children with Santa. Dinner will begin at 6:00 PM, December 12, 2009. Volunteers are asked to be at the lodge at 5:00 PM to help set up.
Good of the Order:
Bro. Akers mentioned the lodge lost a good member since the last meeting, for those who were not aware; Bro. Aide had passed away a couple days after the last meeting. He always was there to help and he will be missed.
Bro. Akers requested the used of the lodge for November 29, 2009. By a vote of the lodge, it was approved.
Bro. JT Bentley requested the used of the lodge for December 19, 2009. By a vote of the lodge, it was approved.
The President of the Alabama Fraternal Order of Police, Bill Davis was present and a special award was presented to Bro. Randy Wood. The Fraternal Order of Police recognized Bro. Wood for all his work in the House of Representatives which directly affect the Police Officers of this state. As such, Bro. Wood was presented a plaque honoring him as the FOP 2009 Representative of the Year. A similar presentation was done for Senator Jim Pruitt by the Talladega Lodge last week.
Bro. Pres. Davis stated Alfa Insurance Company Representatives are travelling around to the different lodges to present to the membership a special insurance plan just for the police. This would give premium coverage as if you were on duty 24 hrs a day at the same rate as most other insurance companies cover the non duty related coverages. Bro. Bentley is trying to schedule this meeting for the membership.
Bro. Pres. Davis stated that the current state telephone solicitation is no longer. The state received its last check and our lodge will receive its last check in the next week or so. This means no more income until the state can get a new fund raising program underway.
Bro. Bill Kennedy, from the Talladega Lodge, and who is on the State FOP legal committee, asked for everyones support on an upcoming bill that will be presented in January. Currently, if you are working an off duty job, in uniform, and you are paid by that agency, and NOT by your department, you are working not as a police officer but as a security guard. Recently a uniformed officer in Talladega, who was working a part time job, was assaulted in the performance of his duty and the offender was charged with Assault II. The court found the offender guilty of Assault III because as the law reads, the officer was actually working an off duty job as a security guard. The new law before the legislature hopes to change it so that if you are assaulted in the required uniform then the offense is Assault II. The court case was later upheld. So call your legislator and ask for their support. Bro. Wood already supports this law.
Bro. Joe Hubbard addressed the lodge and thanked everyone for their support during his recent illness. He mentioned that he was running again for his office. He also mentioned Ms. Debra Jones used to work for him and did an outstanding job as an Assistant District Attorney. He hoped everyone would support her in her campaign.
Bro. Akers thanked the kitchen committee, for tonights turkey dinner. Special thanks to Bro. Whites wife who made the dressing, Bro. J. Acker who made the sweet potatoes, and Bro. Tomlin for everything else. Next meeting will be Hamburger Steak.
With that the meeting was adjourned.
//Signed//
Bro. Secretary Henry Guiette
The roll call of officers was called. Absent were Bros. Willis and Battles.
The roll call of the Associate lodge was called. All were present.
The minutes of the October 21, 2009 were approved.
There was one visitor, Dave Krass, Amtrak Police, Maryland Lodge, and by a vote of the lodge he was allowed to stay.
OFFICERS REPORTS:
Treasures Report:
Membership Committee: There are no pending applications.
Bills: Paid
Communications: None
Report of Members Sick or in Distress: Prayer requests went out for Bros. Doc Cooper (who is recuperating at the beach), Ben Overstreet, Stan Jones, Ralph Motes son, Ralph Boudreauxs wife, Charlie Halls wife, Jack Wadsworths wife, Buckalew (back surgery) and R. Bentley (knee replacement).
Trustee Report: No Report.
State Trustee Report: Bro. F. Acker stated at the next meeting The FOP State President Bill Davis along with some visitors from the Talladega Lodge will be at the meeting to present an award to one of our members. It was requested that as many people as possible to attend this meeting.
Bro. Acker thanked everyone for keeping the power bill down. It was down about $100.00. Please turn off all utilities when done using the lodge.
New Business:
An election was held for the position of Guard. Bro. Mayfield will be the Guard for 2010.
Second Nominations were held in the Associate Lodge, being no further nominations, the positions for 2010 are:
Associate President Bro. Jarred Acker
Associate Vice President Bro. Bobby Roach
Associate Secretary/Treasurer: Bro. Johnny Fortune
Nominations were held for Associate Member of the Year. Bro. Jarred Acker was nominated.
The annual Motorcycle charity run will be November 22, 2009. It will start at Martins in Oxford and end at the Lodge. This is one of the activities where we raised money and toys for the annual Christmas activity for the under privileged. The length of the motorcycle ride depends on the weather. We hope to begin serving lunch to the riders about 1:30 PM. We plan to serve bar-b-que. Volunteers are asked to be at the lodge about Noon to help set up.
Unfinished Business:
The annual Motorcycle charity run will be November 22, 2009. It will start at Martins in Oxford at 1:00 PM and end at the Lodge. This is one of the activities where we raised money and toys for the annual Christmas activity for the under privileged. The length of the motorcycle ride depends on the weather. We hope to begin serving lunch to the riders about 1:30 PM. We plan to serve bar-b-que. Volunteers are asked to be at the lodge about Noon to help set up.
A brief discussion on this years Christmas charity was discussed and with no objections, we will again host a dinner for the Childrens Baptist Foster Home. We hope this will be a catered event with an appearance by Santa Claus and photos for all the children with Santa.
Good of the Order:
Bro. Hines requested the used of the lodge for February 20, 2010. By a vote of the lodge, it was approved.
Bro. Pres. Aker stated that Bro. Joe Hubbard will be running for the position of District Attorney.
Bro. Akers thanked the kitchen committee, for tonights dinner. Bro. Acker stated next meeting will be ½ chicken and Bro. White will prepare the cornbread stuffing.
Today Nov. 6, 2009 we lost a great member of our Lodge. Fouad Aide passed away this morning. He will be greatly missed. Remember to keep his family in your prayers.
For those who attended the 2009 FOP Family Day had a great time. We had plenty of food and fun. The rain held off and the fishing was great. Thanks to Bro's. Guiette, Bentley,
Jarred and Jackie Acker,White, Dryden, Morris, Batchelor, Albert and Parris. Special thanks to Bro. Battles who organized the event and his entire family who helped out.
I look forward to next year. Thanks
Once again the butt sale was a big success. Thanks to Foo who beat his old record and sold 137 or 139, I can't remember, butts. We cooked 152 butts this year and they were all sold. Thanks to Dave and Candice Williams, Charlie White, Bob Mayfield, Bobby Roach and Dale Rose. Special thanks to Jarred Acker who was with me the entire time and never wavered. Also thanks to everyone that delivered. Once again thanks to everyone.
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I was not able to attend the FOP car Show due to an illness. I would like to thank Jimmy Batchelor for a great job he did on organzing and conducting the show. Thanks to everyone that showed up to help, Bro. Guiette did a great job. Bro. Bowles did a great job with the DJ and annoucments. Bro. White sold 50/50 tickets and Bro. Mayfield took a lot of photos. If I left anyone out I sorry. I got several phone calls about the show and how everyone join together and did a good job. Once again thanks fro all the hard work.
we are having a auto show in memory of my son and one of his class mates that passed away in thier senior year at white plains high school the monies raised for the event goes to a scholorship fund to help a student thru school. I would love to have you guys to attend our auto show you can get all the details at davenportmumroememorial.com If you need any other info please call anita at 256-1997 or473-9097 thank you anita davenport
I want to thank several people for the work done on the Boston Butt sale. First thanks to Foo, he sold 105 butts. Charlie White and Bob Maydfield came out and hepled start with the cook and again showed but to deliver. Thanks to Bro. Henry Guiette. Henry and myself stayed up all night to cook wrap and bag the butts. It was a long night.
But thanks to all of you who helped out. I haven't heard how much we made but I believe it was well worth the effort. Thanks Again.
You guys really got me good last night! Thanks for the great send off. I'm glad to be retiring and looking forward to moving to Az. I won't miss all the hassle of police work, but I will miss all my fellow lodge brothers abd sisters. If ya ever get to Arizona look me up. I plan on keeping my membership in lodge four and I will be back from time to time. Once again thanks. I can't wait to wear my new "retirement Clothes" when I go out for dinner at 400 PM. PS. Thanks for the holster Fred, it's a classic
Thanks for the great turn out at the lodge last Wensday. This year is going to be exciting with many Lodge activities being planned. If you want in I encourage you to come to the meetings. See you there next meeting.
In doing some recent research on the net, I discovered that in the first half of 2007, national Officer Down statistics had skyrocked to 44% over the previous year. What a dreadful number. And the number, of course, hardly represents the pain and loss experienced by families and fellow officers. It is a neverending reminder of the persistent danger which follows every law enforcement officer daily.
What can be done about it?
Can anything be done about it?
You know that most law enforcement departments provide training. However, what is the quality and extent of that training? How often? Held to what standards? And who decides? The officer whose life is on the line? Or some bureaucrat in another department of government whose major concern is cost? And if that department only provides the training once or twice a year, aren't any skills gained going to get rusty? Deadly rusty?
On television, we've all seen the high levels of training consistently given to SWAT officers. Wonderful stuff. But only a miniscule percentage of officers qualify for SWAT, even if their department is large enough to have a SWAT team. Not young enough, not physically strong enough, not, not, not. What happens to the hundreds of thousands of officers left out of such opportunities? Shouldn't their firearms training be of the highest they can possibly attain, too? Aren't their lives just as valuable?
Whatever the answers to these questions, the statistics and sorrow are telling us "it's not enough!"
So what to do?
One American has come up with an answer. Already a Master marksman in with all three weapons, he is currently offering to any and all law enforcement officers in the US an inexpensive LIFETIME firearms training course in handgun, rifle and shotgun. In simple terms, the officer may attend as many time as s/he wishes for an entire lifetime, building on the previous trainings. The cost is one time.
And the cost is 1/20th of what he charges civilians.
The big question is: are rank and file law enforcement officers interested at all? Are they willing to take personal responsibility for their own firearms training? If they knew of it, would a significant number jump at the possibility?
It's been reported to me that less than 6% of the many thousands of his students that have been trained are law enforcement officers. It may be that most officers simply don't know about this kind of intense training. Or they may simply feel that qualifying every six or twelve months locally somehow makes them fully capable in a firefight. The statistics are proving that a fallacy. A deadly fallacy.
What kind of standards do the courses demand?
From his website describing the basic 4 day defensive handgun course, routinely taught to thousands of civilians who care about their ability to handle weapons:
"Regardless of your experience prior to entering this course, upon completion your gun handling, marksmanship, and tactical skills will be better than they have ever been and you will be able to safely and easily draw your weapon from a CONCEALED holster and fire two sighted shots to the center of a target 5 yards away - all under 1.5 seconds. That`s right, from a concealed holster in 1.5 seconds!"
That's the standard being met regularly by civilians! Should our professional law enforcement personnel do less? How many of them can match that kind of performance? Sadly, the statistics tell us "not many."
I will also tell you that I have sent out hundreds of emails to law enforcement departments across the US and Canada about these courses. What few have bothered to reply have said "Our training is fine." They are not interested enough to even pass the information along to the rank and file, the guys whose lives are on the line daily. Makes me cringe.
A California Deputy Sheriff told me that the only way to reach the rank and file is via the unions, the only organizations truly interested in the day to day welfare of its members. Thus my email to you.
If the foregoing makes sense to you, please advise me how to reach your membership with this information. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Jyust a note to remind everybody the before the delivery, Matt Peppe and I will be preparing breakfaast for you. So come a little early and have breakfast with us. If you haven't had Matts SOS and bisquits, you don't know what you are missing. Coffee and OJ also. SEE YOU THERE,
Hello Brothers,
I was just checking the different websites that our Lodges have and came upon yours. Damn good site. Looks like you guys are having a blast up there. I've got to drop in on your site more often. I want to get in on some of those poker runs. Hope to see yall at the State Conference. Take care.
Fraternally,
AL
B'ham Lodge 1
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