PPOA Week in Review - April 6, 2024

Two Weeks Left to Apply for PPOA Scholarships

Time is running out for members to apply for college scholarships offered by PPOA. All applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 19, 2024. These scholarships are made available each year to help further the education of PPOA members and their sons/daughters.

Since the inception of this scholarship program, PPOA has been honored to contribute nearly $150,000 to help students achieve educational goals. Eligibility is limited to active, full dues-paying PPOA members and the biological children, stepchildren or adopted children of active full dues-paying PPOA members or retired PPOA members who were paying full dues prior to retired membership.

For more information, please visit PPOA.COM.

Meeting with Los Angeles County Supervisor

April 2: PPOA President Steve Johnson and Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr. met with Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath on Tuesday to discuss issues impacting PPOA members. Supervisor Horvath represents the 3rd District and formerly served as Mayor and Councilmember in West Hollywood.

The five-member Board of Supervisors is the governing body of LA County and holds executive, legislative and quasi-judicial roles. The Board supervises all County departments, determines County and special district policies and sets salaries of County personnel.

Meet and Confer re: Proposed Schedule Change

April 3: PPOA took part in a Meet and Confer with personnel from South LA Station to discuss a proposed schedule change for Custody Assistants assigned to that unit.

Meeting participants from PPOA included President Steve Johnson, 2nd Vice President/Custody Assistant Tony Coleman, Executive Director Wayne Quint Jr., Labor Representative Mark Sanchez, and union legal counsel.

National Police Week/Police Unity Tour Meeting

April 4: Sheriff's Department personnel preparing to travel to peace officer memorial events next month in Sacramento and Washington DC (including the Police Unity Tour, which begins in New Jersey) gathered at ALADS on Wednesday to discuss logistics and protocol.

PPOA and ALADS are honored to support family members of fallen officers, including Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer (EOW: 09/16/23) and Sergeant Frank Murillo (EOW: 02/08/22), both of whom will be memorialized in Washington DC on May 15th. PPOA is also partnering with ALADS to sponsor Police Unity Tour participants from the Sheriff's Department who will spend three days cycling from New Jersey to Washington DC in honor of fallen officers.

President Steve Johnson will be present for the memorial events in Sacramento and Washington DC and was among the many Department members who attended this meeting on Thursday.

Nearly 1,000 En Route to LASD Retiree Roundup

PPOA representatives look forward to joining nearly 1,000 friends at the LASD Retiree Roundup that kicks off tomorrow and runs through Wednesday. The annual event in Laughlin is the largest single-agency retiree reunion that we know of and draws former LASD personnel from around the nation.

A highlight for PPOA every year is hosting Cigar Night on the patio overlooking the Colorado River as the sun sets and friends toast to each other during the final night of the Roundup. This year, PPOA will proudly host Cigar Night on Tuesday, April 9th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. If you're in town that evening, please join us!

Fraternal Order of Police News Update

PPOA members have long benefitted from our affiliation with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, with more than 374,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges nationwide. All active PPOA members are part of California FOP Lodge 1.

Important news regarding FOP membership for retired PPOA members: When a sworn PPOA member retires and wishes to reactivate his/her FOP member benefits, the following step must be taken: To reactivate your membership as a retired peace officer, you will need to pay FOP annual dues of $40 for 2024. To do so, please send an email to the FOP Lodge 1 Secretary at wmwestermann@sbcglobal.net

Please make it a point to check out Washington Watch — a weekly news update provided by the National FOP. We encourage PPOA members to stay up to date on the legislative news and activity impacting public safety personnel nationwide.

Click here to read this week's Washington Watch.