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NO CITY CONTROL
SLPOA OPPOSES CITY CONTROL OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT

State audits of the Department of Public Safety, the Airport and the Board of Alderman have shown a consistent lack of procedural and monetary responsibility. An audit of the City paid for by the SLPOA showed that the City is not in financial ruin. The Mayor and the Board of Alderman have made it clear that they want control of our pensions and are using City Control to disguise their true motive.

LET'S REFORM "GOTCHA" GOVERNMENT
The political leadership of the City of St. Louis is currently involved in a classic sleight of hand. Instead of addressing the real problems of the City, they point to a false target. City leaders should be talking about fixing City government, not local control
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CITY NEEDS NEW TARGET
Again, St. Louis City political leaders are misleading its citizens with rhetoric about the need to control firefighter pensions so the city can balance its budget.

The problem is not firefighter pensions. The problem is abysmal fiscal management by city leaders.

Like police, firefighters only have their pensions at retirement
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In Missouri, Card Playing for a Good Cause

Sep 02, 2010 (19:34:00)

New York Times By PHILLIP ALDER BackStoppers is a charity in the St. Louis area that gives financial aid to the families of police officers, firefighters and medical workers who were killed in the line of duty. Bridge did its part to help when Bridge Haven ran a pro-am game on Sunday that raised $3,500 Read More...

Labor Day Parade

Sep 01, 2010 (03:42:16)

On Labor Day, Monday, September 6th, the St. Louis Area Labor Council will sponsor their annual Labor Day Parade. The St. Louis Police Officers’ Association is marching in the parade. The SLPOA Executive Board is asking all available members to march in the parade Read More...

ResponderRescue Fundraiser

Sep 01, 2010 (03:46:00)

ResponderRescue Fundraiser - Mouseraces at the SLPOA Hall - Friday September 17, 2010 from 7pm - Midnight All funds to benefit St Louis Police Officers seriously injured in the line of duty who have been unable to return to full duty after one year Read More...
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Fifth Annual Roorda Golf Scramble

Sep 01, 2010 (03:30:55)

Fifth Annual Roorda Golf Scramble Friday Sept. 17, 2010 Sunset Lakes Golf Club 13366 W Read More...

August Issue of Gendarme On-Line

Aug 23, 2010 (18:19:22)

The August 2010 Gendarme is available by clicking on the Gendarme Logo in the right column of this page.

Gov. Nixon names Chief Jerry Lee to St. Louis Police Board

Aug 19, 2010 (15:36:40)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that he has appointed Jerry Lee, the retired Chief of the St. Louis County Police Department, to the St. Louis City Board of Police Commissioners. Lee, who retired as chief in 2009, served with the department for 38 years Read More...

Fritz Foundation Golf Tournament

Aug 19, 2010 (03:22:00)

Cindy Ballman, widow of Kirkwood Police Officer Tom Ballman, EOW 02-07-2008, in honor of his memory, started The Fritz Foundation, which continues his legacy of service to the community by raising funds to donate to first responders injured in the line of duty that are not able to return to work, to Backstoppers Inc Read More...

National Wireless Network for Public Safety Closer to Reality

Aug 13, 2010 (09:10:00)

HEATHER CASPI Officer.com News There is little debate that public safety personnel need their own nationwide, interoperable wireless network in order to communicate seamlessly and without competition from the private sector. There has been debate, however, over how to achieve such a goal Read More...

Firefighters to the rescue

Jul 19, 2010 (14:02:33)

By Gerald Jorden, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thursday, July 15, 2010 It seems that our city's firefighters are again asked to make a rescue. In this case, however, the rescue is very different from the common, often-dangerous task the St. Louis Fire Department is called to do Read More...

Overlooked DC Victory Shows Linking Safety, Labor Rights is Winning Formula

Jul 19, 2010 (11:23:00)

Two week ago, a major piece of labor law legislation called The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act passed the House with Republican support, and no one heard about it. The bill grants firefighters and safety officers the right to collectively bargain even in the states that forbid public employees from collectively bargaining Read More...