August 8th, 2006-The GBPOA has
learned that Dispatcher D. Domer will be making the transition to part-time
dispatcher. We wish her well in her new career.
The next GBPOA meeting is scheduled for:
August 8th, 2006-The GBPOA has
learned that Dispatcher D. Domer will be making the transition to part-time
dispatcher. We wish her well in her new career.
August 8th, 2006-POA members, if you have information that you would like to see posted on
this web page, email me slopez@gbpd.org.
August 1st, 2006-
The GBPOA has a new LDF/PORAC representative, information on Rains,
Lucia & Wilkinson LLP can be seen here.
July 1st,
2006- The GBPOA welcomes and congratulates Dispatcher R. Castillo to the
department.
June 30th,
2006-The GBPOA welcomes and congratulate Ofc. C. Roy to the department.
June 15th,
2006-The GBPOA recently elected Sgt. J. Peters to Vice-President of the GBPOA
Board.
May 28th, 2006-The PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) website
can be located at www.calpers.ca.gov.
May 20th, 2006-Association members
will be glad to know that the City will allow Bi-Lingual pay for person that
qualify without waiting six-months from date of hire.
May 14th, 2006-A
thank you goes to Officer R. Bio for representing our department at this years
Peace Officers Memorial in Sacramento.
May 5th, 2006-The Click it or Ticket
Seatbelt campaign is starting. Sign up for Overtime with your watch commander.
May 1st, 2006-Sworn GBPOA members are encouraged to know their POBR
rights.
February 2nd, 2006- The
department has a new Interim Lieutenant, Jim English, to help out while testing
begins. Welcome.
January
31st, 2006- A total of 41,607 toys were collects in this county for the 2005 Toys-for-Tots
program.
January 31st,
2006- The POA has retained the help of Dale Strobridge during negotiations this
year.
January 31st,
2006-New POA board members were elected on this date. President is S. Lopez,
Vice-President is P. Clemo, Secretary is S. Varley and Treasurer is D.
Polit.
January 12th,
2006-POA members were saddened to hear that Lt. Brian
Thomas committed suicide. Our thoughts and prayers goes out to the
family.
October 23-28th, 2005, is Red
Ribbon Week to commemorate the continuing war on drugs and the sacrifices
made by Law Enforcement personnel. You
can read about it's origin here.
October 25th, 2005-Sworn GBPOA members are encouraged to know their POBR
rights.
October 17th, 2005-The GBPOA would like to welcome on board Ofc. S. Ball to the
Department.
October 1st, 2005-The GBPOA would like to welcome on board Ofc. R. Ituralde to
the Department.
September 25th, 2005-The GBPOA is helping to support the Katrina survivors by
making contributions to various organizations.
September 10th, 2005-Congratulations are in order for Ofc. Mollenkopf and Ofc.
Limon, who now take the rank of Sergeant at Grover Beach Police Department.
March 10th, 2005-POA members
are encouraged to provide a voluntary tax-free contribution on their annual
State Income Tax to the "California
Peace Officers Memorial Fund." You can donate $1.00 or more by
checking the box on your 540 Income Tax Return form. Contact your tax preparer
for more information.
March 10th, 2005-New web pages have been added to the POA website. You can view
the Leigh Horn page,
G.B.P.D Medals page,
I.R.A. information, Family
Leave info page, Peace
Officer Bill of Rights, PDF
page, Edwin
O'Neill Scholarship, Mortgage
Payment, City
Council page, Red
Ribbon Week, Civil
Code 47.5 and the G.B.P.D
Operational Flowchart.
March 10th, 2005-POA members are encouraged to view their Peace
Officer Bill of Rights also known as POBR.
March 8th, 2005-For those prior Military / Reserve Military, Congress has
enacted an amended USERRA rights. You
can view them by clicking here.
February 21, 2005-S.D.I. (State Disability Insurance) has increased from $520.00
(approximately) to the cap of $794.18. This was due to the recently enacted law
for Paternity Leave and Emergency Leave under the Federal
Family Leave Act.
February 22nd 2005-A POA member recently purchased a swing set/fort for his
family at Swingset Corral.
You can view the photo of the
fort by clicking here.
February 21st, 2005-Please visit this link to Honor
our Nations Fallen in O.I.F. / O.E.F. (Operation Iraqi Freedom /
Operation Enduring Freedom).
February 14th, 2005-Congratulations to POA Member R. Bio for achieving full-time
sworn officer status.
January 25th, 2005-POA members
are encouraged to provide a voluntary tax-free contribution on their annual
State Income Tax to the "California
Peace Officers Memorial Fund." You can donate $1.00 or more by
checking the box on your 540 Income Tax Return form. Contact your tax preparer
for more information.
January 11th, 2005- The
POA would like to welcome the new Chief of Police, J. Copsey to the Department.
We say farewell to Interim Chief Gardiner. He will be missed.
January 1st, 2005-The POA has elected new
members to the POA board. Congratulations to A. Limon-President, K. Cook-Vice
President, S. Varley-Treasurer and P. Clemo-Secretary.
January 1st, 2005-The
new GBPOA MOU is here!
You can view it by clicking the link.
December 25th, 2005-The POA is proud to announce
that it collected over 700 toys in the department alone for this years Toys-for-Tots
Christmas program. Over 30,000 toys
were collected and distributed in the whole County.
December 20th, 2005-The
POA would like to welcome Dispatcher S. Scully to the ranks.
September 12th, 2004-Congratulations
to Officer M. Hollis and Dispatcher S. Hollis on their new child.
September 1st,
2004-POA members welcomed new Interim Chief J. Gardiner.
August 15th,
2004-POA members welcomed New Lieutenant P. Stotesbury to the Department.
June 31st,
2004-POA members wish all the best to this years negotiating team for this
Fiscal Year's department work contract.
June 21st, 2004-POA
members are encouraged to sign up for this years Volkslauf-Mud Run in
Bakersfield, CA, in October 2004. All proceeds go towards the Toys-for-Tots
program during the Christmas season. Contact POA member Officer S. Lopez for details.
June 21st, 2004-POA
members are saddened to hear that Grover Beach Police Chief of Police John
Bradbury has decided to retire September 2004. The POA wishes him all the best
and hopes he enjoys his retirement.
June 20th.
2004-The POA would like to welcome back Reserve Officer P. Quaglino after his
injury he received at his full-time employment.
June 1st.
2004-The POA would like to welcome Reserve Officers J. Lee and J. Deleija to this
department. All POA members wish you the best in your individual careers.
May 30th, 2004-The PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) website
can be located at www.calpers.ca.gov.
May 30th, 2004-POA members, if you have information that you would like to see posted on
this web page, email me slopez@gbpd.org.
January 28th, 2004- POA members voted
for Cpl. Limon for POA president, Ofc. Cook for Vice President, Records Clerk
Clemo for Secretary and Records Supervisor Varley for Treasurer.
January 25th,
2004- The POA would like to
welcome Dispatcher Shoneman to the Department.
January 16th, 2004- The POA held the
going away party for the retirement of Records Supervisor D. Lovejoy and
Commander O. Cambell. You will be missed!
January 5th,
2004- Effective January 1st, 2004 GBPOA employees will pay the mandatory
contribution rate of 1.18% for State Disability Insurance (SDI). More information
on these benefits can be found from the Human Resource Office or by calling
1-877-BE THERE.
January 1st, 2004- The GBFD is asking
that all employees check and maintain their residential smoke detectors.
January 1st, 2004- The POA will be
starting negotiations with the City of Grover Beach.
November 5th, 2003- The POA would like to
welcome Dispatcher Fulrodht and Dispatcher Stipicevich to the Department.
November 5th,
2003-All POA members are
asked to donate toys to the Toys-for-Tots
program at the Christmas party.
Congratulations of Officer Deleon for the birth
of his newborn son.
December 3rd, 2002- The POA would like to
welcome Dispatcher McFarlin, Officer Deleon, Officer Bio, Officer Miller and
Officer Quaglino to the Department
December 3rd, 2002-All POA members are
asked to donate toys to the Toys-for-Tots
program at the Christmas party.
December 2nd,
2002-POA members will receive a pay raise per the MOU contract. Take a look at
the new pay scale by clicking here.
December 1st, 2002-The POA would like to
send words of encouragement for the CHP officer involved in the officer involved
shooting on Highway 101.
November 4th, 2002-Don't forget to vote
November 5th, 2002!
November 4th, 2002-The annual Grover Beach
Holiday Parade is Saturday, December 7th, 2002 at 10:00a.m.
November1st, 2002-POA members are encouraged
to sign up for the Christmas Party at Garden's of Avila. Contact D.
Lovejoy to purchase your seats (10$ per POA member).
October 31st, 2002-The finance department
is working towards making your paycheck to be deposited electronically. Contact
the Finance Department for more information.
October 31st, 2002-The department has
recently introduced a new Child Identification card for children. This card will
contain the individual child's medical, dental, fingerprints, photo etc., in
helping identify a lost/missing/abducted child.
October 31st,
2002-POA members have a POA meeting November 7th, 2002 (Thursday) at 5:00 p.m.
If you cannot attend, please give your proxy to someone.
October 30th, 2002-Although late, the POA
would like to welcome Reserve Officer Deleon, Reserve Officer Quaglino and
Reserve Officer Bio to the department.
October 2nd, 2002-City Council meets every 1st
and 3rd of the Month on Monday's at 6:30 p.m.
October 1st, 2002-The City/POA M.O.U
(Memorandum of Understanding) contract has been posted to this web site. You can
view the M.O.U. by clicking the link.
September 25th, 2002-Lifeguard Insurance
will no longer be available to POA members as of December 31st, 2002. Contact
your Human Resource department for the options available to you.
September 10th, 2002-The POA would like to
welcome Dispatcher McFarlin to the Department.
September 2nd, 2002-The
POA will be researching the cost for POA members to purchase S.D.I. (State
Disability Insurance).
September 2nd, 2002-The new POA MOU was
passed by the city council. The contract includes a 5% longevity pay increase, a
5% Detective pay increase, a 7.5% educational incentive for a Masters Degree, a
$900 year clothing allowance and a $1 hour Watch Commander pay increase.
August 25th,
2002-POA members, if you have information that you would like to see posted on
this web page, email me slopez@gbpd.org.
August 10th,
2002-Dispatcher Salamanca was involved in a roll-over, single-car collision.
Thankfully Dispatcher Salamanca was unhurt. The POA wishes her a speedy recovery
to return to duty.
August 5th,
2002-The POA and the City Management have come to a tentative agreement on new
working conditions. It appears that all members are pleased with the results of
this negotiations. A "well-done" goes out to the negotiation team.
August 3rd, 2002-The PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) website
can be located at www.calpers.ca.gov.
August 3rd, 2002-The Police Officer Memorial Website can be located
at www.camemorial.org. Please
visit this site and pay your respect to fallen brother and sisters.
August
2nd, 2002-PORAC's website can be located at www.porac.org.
August
1st, 2002-POA members are encouraged to complete a "Will" for their
peace of mind. Contact your personal lawyer and see the PORAC news magazine
(August - vol. 34, no. 8, pg26) for additional information.
July 29th,
2002-Officer Ramirez is leaving the department. The POA wishes him and his
family well in wherever he goes. He will be missed.
July 29th, 2002-It
appears that the contract negotiations is coming to a close between the city and
POA. All POA members are asked to make the next association meeting.
July 26th, 2002-The
city is currently looking to employ a part time Dispatcher, a full-time Peace
Officer and several Reserve Officers.
July 1st, 2002-GBPOA and GBFFA will begin
selling fireworks for this years fund-raiser. Contact your POA representatives
to sign up to work the booth.
June 31st, 2002-Lifeguard members have 31
days to enroll a new spouse or child in your Lifeguard Health plan. Contact your
benefits representative or your Lifeguard Service Department at 1-800-995-0380
for more information.
March 1st, 2002-GBPOA begins talks with City Administration on this
years new work
contract.
January 1st, 2002-GBPOA members begin the new fiscal year without a
signed work contract.
