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The
Fraternal Order of Police is the nation's largest police organization with a
membership of 310,000. Founded in 1915, the F.O.P. represents professional,
full-time officers from all agencies of law enforcement. The State Lodge of ***************************************************************************************************
Upcoming
Events—Mark your Calendars!
2008 STATE CONFERENCE The 2008 State Conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in
2008 NATIONAL POLICE
WEEK – This year the What's New:
OLD CELL PHONES HELP BUILD THE LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL
MONUMENT The Michigan Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument (MLEOMM) Fund is now part of the
Charitable Recycling program where every time you send in an old cell
phone, a donation of $1.00 is made to the MLEOMM Fund to help build a State
Memorial for fallen police officers. Click here for a copy
of the form needed to send in your old cell phone. For more information
contact Kathy Cole at 517/676-8206 or email her at kcole@ingham.org. New Annual Filing Requirements IRS
filing requirements for many of our Lodges have changed this year. Many
of the small lodges have not been required to file with the IRS.
Starting this year, all of our Lodges will have to file the appropriate form
with the IRS or they will lose their Tax-Exempt status. For more
information click here. Aflac At a recent Board Meeting it was voted to offer new benefit programs to the membership. One of our new partnerships is with American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC). For more information on this program go to: http://www.chooseaflac.com/mfop
HELP STUDENTS STAY SAFE ONLINE Michigan
Attorney General Mike Cox has announced that he has launched the Michigan
Cyber Safety Initiative (Michigan CSI). The program will educate young
people about how to stay safe online. This program is being offered to
all Michigan schools. PRESS
RELEASE Fraternal Order of Police Opposes
Legislation to Change Motorcycle Helmet Law “The
Michigan Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has historically opposed changing
the motorcycle helmet law,” said Dave Hiller, Chairman of the FOP
Legislative Committee. “We cannot in good conscience change our
position because law enforcement will receive money from the fees collected
by this change in the law.” “We feel that the
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, Secondary Road Patrol
funding and Michigan State Police troopers need funding, however, collecting
fees to ride a motorcycle without a helmet is not the way to fund these
critical needs,” continued Hiller. Hiller went on to say:
“The recent budget cuts and reductions in revenue sharing have
reduced the ranks of police officers across the State. The FOP has
taken a position that funding for additional officers and training for them
is critical, however, we have maintained that the Legislature needs to find a
realistic, dedicated source of funding. If public safety is a priority,
we deserve a much more stable, dedicated source of funding.” The FOP is Michigan’s
oldest and largest law enforcement group. It is part of a national organization
with more than 320,000 members. Contact:
John Buczek, FOP Executive Director at 517-367-8000.
“We cannot balance the budget at the
expense of public safety,” said John Buczek, Executive Director of the
F.O.P. “Reducing these
felonies to misdemeanors weakens law enforcements’ ability to protect
the citizens of Michigan.”
For
complete list of State Events Click Here The Garrity Law Passes! For the Garrity Bill summary written by Mark A. Porter Click Here
***The State Lodge defends the residency statute at the For complete article written by Mark Porter, F.O.P
Legal Counsel Click
Here
***24TH ANNUAL
RAFFLE 2008 WINNERS LIST*** The winners are posted for January
and February 2008 Raffle--Monthly
winners. Click here for details.
Congratulations to all of the winners! ***************************************************************************************************
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