MARCH 2011 MEETING MINUTES
March 30, 2011
Click below to view March 2011 meeting minutes: AHPA MARCH 2011 MEETING MINUTES – WORD DOCUMENT AHPA MARCH 2011 MEETING MINUTES – PDF DOCUMENT
Respond4AZPolice.com
March 29, 2011
After the pension bill passed the committees last week, Arizona Police Association (APA) members groups agreed that the solutions we (police and fire organizations) proposed to sustain the retirement fund fell on deaf ears. We have taken every step to be proactive in sustaining PSPRS, and be a part of a solution. APA affiliates voted [...]
“Rescue the Rescuers” Television Ad
March 25, 2011
“Rescue the Rescuers” television ad that is currently running throughout the state. This ad drives home the importance of protecting our pension benefits.
SB1609 UPDATE AND INFORMATION 3/25/2011
March 25, 2011
On Tuesday, March 22, SB1609 passed out of the House Committee on Employment and Regulatory Affairs by a 6 to 3 vote. The 41-page Robson amendment (authored by Sen. Yarbrough and Rep. Adams) was attached to the bill, which essentially melds HB2726 (Adams’ pension bill) to this one. As mentioned earlier, this bill is problematic [...]
$1.6B Missing from Public Safety Retirement Fund
March 24, 2011
Police pensions lost $1.6B dollars with no accountability. Hear what a Mesa officer that is medically retiring has to say, along with the police association that is trying to get to the bottom of it all…
Respond4AZPolice PRESS CONFERENCE
March 23, 2011
PRESS CONFERENCE, March 23rd ARIZONA COPS AND FIRE FIGHTERS SPEAK OUT: SB 1609 HURTS PUBLIC SAFETY PHOENIX – First responders from public safety and law enforcement associations across Arizona are voicing their aversion to SB 1609, a pension bill moving through the Legislature. The bill would force pay cuts upon police officers and fire fighters. [...]
SB1609 IN HOUSE COMMITTEE 3/22 – ACTION NEEDED!
March 22, 2011
At a “stakeholders” meeting this after noon (3/21) in the Senate, details of SB1609 were shared. All of us in attendance learned that an agreement had been worked out between the House and Senate and as a result, the Senate bill would be the bill that continues to move through the legislative process. The bill [...]
SB1609 Update (Senate Pension Reform Bill)
March 21, 2011
SB1609 will be heard in the House Committee on Employment and Regulatory Affairs (ERA) on Tuesday (3/22) afternoon. To this point, none of the options provided by the law enforcement groups have been accepted. This bill continues to contain language that is problematic for employees and retirees of PSPRS. Contact the following ERA committee members [...]
February 2011 Meeting Minutes
March 17, 2011
Download the word document link below for the February 2011 minutes: AHPA February 2011 MINUTES
Legislative Report – Week of March 7th
March 16, 2011
DOWNLOAD THE WORD DOCUMENT HERE – LEGISLATIVE REPORT MARCH 7TH Weekly Report for the Week of March 7, 2011 Date: March 14, 2011 Weekly Overview For a second consecutive week, committee activity in both legislative chambers was rather light as bills continue to make their way over to their opposite chamber (House bills to the [...]
AHPA’s Spring Break Advisory to the Public
March 15, 2011
Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Arizona Highway Patrol Association urge Spring Breakers to use caution if traveling to Mexico Cartel-related Violence of Special Concern for Travelers to Mexico As many college students gear up for the spring break holiday in the coming weeks, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Arizona Highway [...]
Why employee pensions aren’t bankrupting states
March 15, 2011
Source: McClatchy Newspaper A close look at state and local pension plans across the nation, and a comparison of them to those in the private sector, reveals a more complicated story. However, the short answer is that there’s simply no evidence that state pensions are the current burden to public finances that their critics claim. [...]
Police Use of Force: The Impact of Less-Lethal Weapons and Tactics
March 14, 2011
A new study suggests that less-lethal weapons decrease rates of officer and offender injuries. In the mid-19th century, police officers in New York and Boston relied on less-lethal weapons, mostly wooden clubs. By the late 1800s, police departments began issuing firearms to officers in response to better-armed criminals. Today, many law enforcement agencies are again [...]
Call to Action – MRSA Bill
March 14, 2011
The Arizona Police Association (APA) and AHPA helped craft and support a bill, extending the time to report MRSA. HB 2476 helps officers who contract the disease to get treatment and makes it a compensated industrial injury. The bill will be heard tomorrow (March 15th) afternoon at 2 pm in the senate (Banking and Insurance Committee). [...]
Legislative Report – March 4th, 2011
March 9, 2011
DOWNLOAD THE WORD DOCUMENT HERE: Weekly Report Feb 21 and Feb 28 To: Jimmy Chavez From: KELSEY LUNDY Subject: Weekly Report for the Weeks of February 21 and 28, 2011 Date: March 4, 2011 Overview of the Week at the Capitol Week of February 21 Since last week only two additional bills have been brought [...]
Pension Reform Update – March 3, 2011
March 4, 2011
Today (March 3), SB1609 passed out of the Senate with a 21-5 vote. All Republicans in the Senate voted for the bill. The bill now moves to the House and we will continue to seek a resolution to the issues within this bill as well as HB2726. Both pension bills, if passed as written, will [...]
Urgent Pension Action for Members, Friends & Family – SB1609
March 2, 2011
URGENT! I need everyone to e-mail all senators ASAP and ask them to voice their opposition to SB 1609. This is Sen. Yarborough’s pension bill. Here is proposed e-mail language. Thank you for your assistance. Brian L. Livingston Executive Director, Arizona Police Association 1102 West Adams Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Office Phone: (602) 249-4358 Cell [...]
