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Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Guest Column – Benny Napoleon

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by Sheriff Benny Napoleon First, let me thank the leadership and members of POAM and WCDSA for consistently working with my executive team and me to ensure the doors of communication swing freely in b...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

The Treasurer’s Ledger – Spring 2011

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by William Birdseye Eighteen months ago, the POAM Executive Board committed some of its financial resources and support staff to make our web site one of the most dynamic sources of police and labor i...
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Vice-President’s Viewpoint – Spring 2011

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by Harry Valentine Some will remember the week of January 16th as just another week. Working, family obligations, meetings, playoff football, or some other activity or event that is imprinted on your ...
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From the President’s Desk – Spring 2011

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by Jim Tignanelli The new year started like “open season” on those of us being served by collective bargaining agreements. Once we saw it starting in Wisconsin and Ohio, the natural presumption wa...
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Monroe Police Cross-Train – Spring 2011

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Monroe Police Chief Tom Moore was pleased when his patrol union agreed to implement 12-hour shifts in August, 2010. Moore and POA President Bryan Gee agreed that the 12-hour ...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

MCOLES Report – Spring 2011

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Changes at MCOLES By Jim DeVries, MCOLES Board Member MCOLES has gone through personnel changes brought on by early retirement incentives. In total MCOLES has eight less employees and is in the middle...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

The Cutting Edge – Spring 2011

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By Jim Binder Advantage, by definition is superiority of position or condition and is frequently the deciding factor in surviving a lethal engagement, where only skill and training are of greater impo...