04-22-08
***** MEET AND CONFER MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC***** 
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The
following dates for MEET & CONFER have been set:
June 4, 10,
11 (9am - 5pm)
June 17 -
1pm-5pm (APA recruiting at Training Academy, serving catfish from 11am-1pm)
June
18, 24, 25 (9am - 5pm)
July 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 21,
22 (9am - 5pm)
Aug 5, 6, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 (9am
- 5pm) | | CLICK
HERE for more information on your bargaining team |
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| 04-03-08
***** MEET AND CONFER MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*****
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Starting
Thursday, April 3, 2008 the Meet and Confer process will be open for you to attend
at the Learning & Research Center located at ABIA - 2800 Spirit of Texas Drive.
This shows the progressive movement of your Meet & Confer Team. The meeting
portions between the City Team and APA Team will now be open to the public with
established ground rules.
The team caucuses will remain closed to the public
and only for team members. OPEN
MEETING DATES | THURSDAY,
April 3: 9am - 5pm
TUESDAY, April 8: 9am - 5pm
TUESDAY, April
15: 9am - 5pm
WEDNESDAY, April 16: 9am - 5pm | TUESDAY,
April 22: 9am - 5pm
WEDNESDAY, April 23: 9am - 5pm
WEDNESDAY,
April 30: 9am - 5pm
THURSDAY, May 1: 8am - 12pm |
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| 03-26-08
2008 Lt. Exam Candidate List
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| 2008
Lieutenant's Exam Candidate List | The
above individuals passed the written examination for Police Lieutenant on March
25, 2008. If ther are no revisions, this list will serve as the list of participants
in the police Lieutenant Assessment Center. | |
| 2008 Police
Commander Exam Notice | | NOTICE
FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS'
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY OF AUSTIN
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
POLICE COMMANDER | PLACE:
Auditorium
The Learning and Research Center
2800 Spirit of Texas Drive
Austin Texas
DATE: Thursday, April 17, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m. |
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| 2008 Police
Commander Exam Notice | | NOTICE
FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS'
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY OF AUSTIN
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
POLICE COMMANDER | PLACE:
Auditorium
The Learning and Research Center
2800 Spirit of Texas Drive
Austin Texas
DATE: Thursday, April 17, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m. |
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| 03-14-08
***** NOTICE TO BARGAIN *****
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BARGAINING
TEAM- 2008
Bargaining Update - Notice to Bargain
On
March 12, 2008, the Austin Police Association was served notice by Austin's City
Manager Mark A. Ott that the City wishes to terminate the current Meet and Confer
Agreement effective September 30, 2008, and to begin negotiations for a successor
Agreement in March of 2008.
All members of the bargaining
teams will report to an interest based bargaining training session to be held
March 18, 2008. CLICK HERE FOR MORE |
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| 02-29-08
APA PRESS CONFERENCE: OLSEN RULING
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BREAKING
NEWS: Panel upholds firing of sergeant
A city panel responsible
for deciding whether fired Austin police Sgt. Michael Olsen should get his job
back has decided not to reinstate him to the force. More to come on this developing
story. |
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| 02-15-07
100 Club Requests Award Nominations & Announces Scholarship Program
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Each year The 100 Club of Central Texas awards Dr. M.
James Moritz scholarships to active duty first responders. We are currently accepting
applications. CLICK HERE
for more | 100
CLUB REQUESTS AWARD NOMINATONS: The 100 Club assists all first responders
(Peace Officers, Firefighters and EMS Personnel) and their families in time of
tragedy. We will be honoring all three groups at our 2008 banquet which should
make for an exciting evening.
CLICK
HERE to view the criteria
CLICK
HERE to download the Nomination Form | |
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| 02-06-07
APD Announces 2007 Medal Recipients
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| 12-20-07
APA memo regarding Contract Grievances/Complaints
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| M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
Toby Futrell, City Manager
FROM: The Austin Police Association
DATE: December 18, 2007
SUBJECT: Contract Grievances/Complaints
Pursuant to the Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin
Police Association (Effective March 26, 2004) (hereinafter the "Agreement"),
the Austin Police Association hereby gives notice of and files the following Contract
Grievances/Complaints.
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HERE to view the memo |
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| 12-20-07
APA pledges $25,000 to Museum
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AUSTIN
POLICE ASSOCIATION PLEDGES $25,000 TO NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM
Austin Police Association joins national effort in support of the first-ever national
museum dedicated to law enforcement
CLICK
HERE to read the Press Release |
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| 12-19-07
APD New Equipment Rollout
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| 12-06-07
Gary Griffin Arbitration Decision
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| CLICK HERE to
view the Gary Griffin Arbitration Decision |
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| 11-28-07
Indefinite suspension of Sgt. Michael Olsen
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CLICK
HERE to view the Chief's Suspension Memorandum |
APD Chief Art Acevedo Firing
of Sgt. Mike Olsen
Austin Police Association Responds |
PRESS
RELEASE FROM APA | |
| Austin, Texas,
November 28, 2007: The Austin Police Association represents over 1500 sworn
Police Officers that make up the Austin Police Department. The Association's primary
role has been and will always be to ensure that the Officer's rights and due process
are intact like any other citizen expects. The
decision made by Chief Art Acevedo today to indefinitely suspend Sgt. Mike Olsen
highlights the difficult environment and dangers of being a Police Officer and
the split second decisions Officer's make while putting their own lives at risk
on a daily basis to protect the lives of citizens we serve. The
Austin Police Association believes the rights of Sgt. Mike Olsen to receive an
impartial investigation and fair hearing were violated during this process when
a confidential memorandum was released to the media by the City Manager's Office.
We believe the Austin Police Department should be an open and transparent Department.
However we also believe that the citizens of Austin expect that the civil rights
of police officers, like the rights of any other citizen under investigation,
must be protected. Because of the release of confidential information by the City
Manager's office we do not believe that this was the case in Sgt. Olsen's investigation. The
Austin Police Association is extremely disappointed in the illegal release of
confidential information by the City during Sgt. Olsen's investigation. The Austin
Police Association adamantly supports Sgt. Mike Olsen's right to pursue the appeal
of his indefinite suspension. | |
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| 11-21-07
APD Major Projects for 2008 from Chief and staff
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APD
Chief Acevedo posts major APD projects that are either in the planning or implementation
stages for 2008.
CLICK
HERE to review the projects. |
CLICK
HERE to view the memo given to the Austin American Statesman outlining the
2008 projects | |
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| 11-16-07
APA Board of Directors Update: New re-entry policy for APA members
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APA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE: NEW RE-ENTRY POLICY FOR REJOINING APA MEMBERS
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20, 2007 monthly APA Board of Directors meeting APA President George Vanderhule
appointed a committee to create a re-entry policy for officers who choose to drop
APA and then re-join. The committee’s proposal was approved by the APA Board
at their November 15, 2007 monthly meeting. The Re-entry policy goes into effect
January 1, 2008. Austin Police
Association Reentry Process
The Austin Police Association has a legitimate
interest in the retention of its membership by preventing officers from simply
joining the union for short stints in order to participate in critical decisions,
while nevertheless enjoying the benefits of the Union’s representation throughout
their employment with the Austin Police Department. If
a member of the Austin Police Association leaves the association by choice and
wants to rejoin, the member must write a letter to the Austin Police Association’s
President requesting reinstatement and pay a nonrefundable reinstatement fee of
$500.00. The APA Board of Directors, at its next scheduled meeting, shall vote
on the proposed reinstatement. If the resigned member cannot pay the reinstatement
fee in its entirety, he or she can also submit a request to the APA Board of Directors
for leniency consideration. In the event the Board should reject the reinstatement
the $500.00 will be refunded. | |
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| 10-24-07
New APA Board Member : Rank of Lieutenant
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to Lt. John Sisson for being elected
the APA's Lieutenant-At-Large Representative!
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| 09-18-07
Updated
Payscales for 2007
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