Around The Department

By Al Casciato

…Academy Classes and the Budget:

…Chiefs Message:

Editor Ray Shine tells me that he decided to place the column written by Chief Suhr on the same page as Around the Department because it would be seen by the maximum number of readers. Ray says that not only is Around one of the most widely read columns, it is also the longest running in the history of the POA Paper (At least 35 years). Thanks for the compliment, Ray.…

…Birth:

…Thank You All:
Proposition B was defeated and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who helped. I want to especially thank those City Employees who took leaves of absence to work on the “No on B” Campaign. Those employees truly recognized the Proposition B for what it was and would do and they committed their lost time to protect all actives and retirees.

…Thank You:

The Campaign against proposition B is in full swing. I would like to thank all those who have volunteered to walk precincts, work phone banks and address groups. A special thank you goes out to the miscellaneous City employees who have volunteered to go on “lost time” and work fulltime on the campaign. Now that is commitment!!!...Think of them every time you look at your paycheck because they are the front line that is fighting to protect that check while losing retirement time…

The Silver Lining to the Crime Lab scandal is that we may end up with a state of the art, well funded, well staffed lab that will efficiently provide the forensics that will send more criminals to jail and clear the innocent. LA got its state of the art lab after being raked over the coals during the O.J. Simpson trial…

…Do you know???

-The difference between an encumbered dollar and an unencumbered dollar? (During contract negotiations.)

-The reason a defined benefit pension is more secure than a defined contribution pension?