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Time Off Initiative
Originally Posted on December 03, 2020 The Lodge reached agreement with the Department on a time off initiative this morning. It increases the maximum percent off allowed from 15% to 30%. This is for District Law Enforcement only. It will work in the following way; Officers will submit time off requests 14 days or more prior to the date (s) They will be granted or denied time no less than 7 days prior to the day requested. Manpower will be augmented by a vri- like initiative...

Contract Update
Originally Posted on November 24, 2020 Brothers and Sisters, As I previously informed you, the city was told to respond by 3pm today on whether the 11.5% offer was achievable or not. Clearly they have not been bargaining in good faith. They waited till EXACTLY 3PM to send their reply today. They have rejected that offer as unreasonable. In return, a response was sent to them. The city was informed that the 11.5% is now off the table for good. We are going back to our original cou...

FOP Updated Info
Originally Posted on November 23, 2020 Good morning, with the new Covid restrictions and guidelines, the Lodge has decided to cancel the General Meeting on 25 Nov 2020. The FOP offices and store will be open regular hours today and tomorrow, but will close early on Wednesday at 1400hrs. The Richard Lis Scholarship will be pulled Wednesday 25 November in the afternoon and streamed live via Facebook.

Negotiations Update From The President
Originally Posted on November 20, 2020 in keeping with our promise of real time updates..... We met with the city today for over 2 and half hours. There was a lot of talking in circles over the simplest of topics. They were asked to commit to the 11.50% offer as being possible or not. There was no longer a reason to discuss discipline topics without that assurance. We have been negotiating in good faith.. The city has not been.. They did not provide that assurance and we notified the...

Friday November 20th Office Hours
Originally Posted on November 19, 2020 The FOP Office will close at 2PM on Friday November 20th.

Remembering Samuel Jimenez
Originally Posted on November 19, 2020 Today we Remember Officer Samuel Jimenez who was tragically shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance on this day two years ago. We send our prayers to his wife, family, and friends.

URGENT UPDATE!!!!
Originally Posted on November 18, 2020 URGENT UPDATE!!!! During these unprecedented times, the City and Police Department have shown total disregard for the physical well- being of our members. They decided that in-service training is more important than COVID concerns that the rest of the city is urged to take extreme precautions to limit or avoid exposure. Apparently, this does NOT seem to apply to CPD members who are obligated to attend training at all costs—even though such tr...

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