Voting is set to begin on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Ballots will be handed out by your PBA rep or placed in your mailbox no later than April 18. All members of the bargaining unit are eligible to vote, regardless of PBA membership.
Ballots must be returned to the PBA by Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3pm in order to be counted.
The count will take place on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3pm in the PBA office. The count will be open to all member of the bargaining unit, regardless of PBA membership.
A comprehensive outline of proposed changes to the CBA can be found here.
Please contact your PBA rep or the Broward PBA at 954-584-7600 if you have questions.
April 4, 2012
April Centurion Available Online Now
Check out the latest issue of The Broward Centurion here.
March 20, 2012
March Centurion Available Online Now
Check out the latest issue of The Broward Centurion here.
February 16, 2012
Help Build A New Police Memorial In Broward County
The Broward Police Memorial Association (BPMA) is hosting the Broward Blue Run 5K on March 18th in Markham Park. Register at www.honorguardinc.com/calendar-of-events.php. All proceeds go toward the construction of a new memorial for Broward's fallen officers.
February 1, 2012
February Centurion Available Online Now
Get the latest copy of The Broward Centurion right here before it hits mailboxes.
January 10, 2012
January Centurion Available Online Now
Get the latest copy of The Broward Centurion right here before it hits mailboxes.
December 13, 2011
BSO Lieutenants Health Insurance Reopener Voting
Voting is set to begin on Thursday, December 22. Click here for instructions on the voting process.
A comprehensive outline of proposed changes to BSO's health insurance - can be found here.
December 5, 2011
The November/December issue of The Broward Centurion is online. Get it here.
November 28, 2011
BSO Dep./Sgt. Health Insurance Reopener Voting
Voting is set to begin on Wednesday, November 30th. Click here for instructions on the voting process.
A comprehensive outline of proposed changes to BSO's health insurance - can be found here.
A comprehensive outline of proposed changes to BSO's health insurance - get it here.
November 17, 2011
Special Holiday Offer From Dillard's
Dillard's is offering a discount to police officers on merchandise purchased from November 30 through December 1, 2011. Find details here.
November 7, 2011
Have A Blue Christmas Decorate in blue to honor fallen officers
Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) is encouraging law enforcement families, friends and agencies to decorate in blue this Christmas to show support for and honor those officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice as well as those who continue to do the job every day.
Project Blue Light is an annual campaign conceived by COPS. Show your support by purchasing a a candle with an LED blue light. You can place an order online from COPS.
November 3, 2011
Member's Child Needs Blood Donations
Ryder Coffin, son of Hollywood Sgt. Nikki Coffin and Ft. Lauderdale Sgt. Nick Coffin, has been in the ICU at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital for the past few days. Ryder will be having heart surgery and is in need of O Negative blood. If you or anyone you know is O Negative and willing to help Ryder, please go to the Blood Center at 3615 Hollywood Blvd and give Ryder Coffin's name and MR# 2755118 and your blood will be a direct donation to him.
If you are unaware of your blood type, you can still donate to Ryder and, if your results are not O Negative, your blood will be put into a bank to help others.
Thank you for your support.
October 3, 2011
September/October Centurion Available Online Now
The latest issue of The Broward Centurion is available online here.
September 30, 2011
Florida PBA Prevails In Prison Privatization Lawsuit
Judge Jackie Fulford ruled in favor of the Florida PBA today in its lawsuit against the State of Florida regarding the privatization of prisons in South Florida. The ruling finds that the Florida Legislature and the Department of Corrections violated the state constitution and Florida law in their effort to turn over 29 prisons to a private company.
September 22, 2011
The Broward County PBA always continues to help meet the needs of our members. Recently Pastor Dean Kallan has offered to serve as a Chaplin for the Broward County PBA. He will be on call as needed, and will be able to meet privately and confidentially with members. He can be reached at 954-553-1555 or pbapastordean@gmail.com.
Message from Pastor Dean...
This being my introduction letter, let me first say that it is truly an honor to be serving with the PBA. Since I have already had the opportunity to meet some of the officers and have been blessed to ride with some police officers, I see such a need to be out there visibly and plan on being around as much as possible. I hope to be able to ride with and get to know different agencies and officers in the near future. Throughout the years that I have been in the ministry, it seems that in some way or another, I was involved with police officers and their families. I have been blessed to see what God has done in their lives. Being a “hands on” type person, I pray for opportunities to get to meet as many of you as I can. Jeremiah 29:11 says “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.” God has a great plan for your life. Find it out. God bless!
September 2, 2011
Our Party to Leave the Party earned the Broward PBA Union of the Year honors from the Broward Young Democrats.
Ath the August 18 Board of Directors meeting, changes to the Executive Board were announced. With the promotion of Neil Vaughan to a Captain in Pembroke Piens, he had to give up his position as PBA Vice President. On Thursday, Treasurer Debbie Reggio was named new Vice President and Rodney Skirvin moved from Secretary to Treasurer. We welcome Pembroke Pines Officer Andrew Brooks as new PBA Secretary.
Congratulations to all!
August 3, 2011
July/August Centurion Available Online Now
Hot off of the press, check out the July/August issue of The Broward Centurionhere.
August 1, 2011
BSO Rep Election
We are now accepting nominations for nine (9) at-large PBA representatives for the Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and sergeants bargaining unit. Nominations will be taken until August 15th.
This is a serious commitment. The duties of a PBA representative are vast, extremely important and at times enormously time-consuming.
To nominate yourself or a fellow member, please call the Broward County PBA at 954-584-7600 between 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday during the nomination period.
July 13, 2011
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the FRS 3% Contribution:
Q: If the money I am being paid does not go towards my retirement calculation will the 3% FRS contribution still be deducted?
A: No. The contribution should only be taken from monies earned that are used to calculate an employee's pension benefit. If you receive money that is used to calculate your pension benefit then it will be subject to the 3% employee contribution deduction.
Q: I received my paycheck on July 1, 2011 and the 3% deduction was already removed. Why did the contribution apply to money I earned prior to July 1st?
A: This issue is a result of a portion of existing law in chapter 121.71 that was NOT changed by the Legislature. In summary, this section of law states that a contribution is required on the first day of the month for which a full month's contribution is required.
a. What does this mean?
Basically, it does not matter to the Division of Retirement when you earned the money for the paycheck you are receiving after July 1st, the FRS contribution is required by law from your pensionable salary starting on July 1st.
If you are a state employee, Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater moved the state's payroll date back one day to June 30th to avoid some of the early deductions from salary earned in June (June 10th through 23rd). However, bi-weekly state employees will still see a 3% contribution taken from checks issued on July 15th that covers the last week in June (June 24th through June 30th).
If you are a local government employee, the local employers were also notified about this issue well in advance of July 1, 2011 so they had an opportunity to follow the state's lead in preventing some of the June salary deductions. Some did and others did not.
b. Is PBA going to do anything to correct this issue?
Yes. The Florida PBA began working on this issue in early June. On the legal front - PBA is suing the State Board of Administration over the whole contribution in the first place so if our lawsuit prevails in October and through the appeals process then everyone gets all the employee contributions back in full and it is our request that the payback comes with interest. The lawsuit hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2011 in Leon County.
Prior to July 1, 2011, Governor Scott stated he plans to fix this issue in the next legislative session. We have been exploring just what the so-called fix is to this matter, but it was evident from our discussions with Division of Retirement, Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Payroll, and the Department of Management Services that unless the employers adjusted the employees' pay period to pay out all previously earned income before July 1st, nothing could change it from being deducted once the law went into effect. That only leaves one viable solution to the problem - reimbursement from the Legislature and local governmental bodies at a later date.
The Florida PBA will continue to address this issue through our lawsuit against the contribution and through the Legislature.
Source: Florida PBA
July 2, 2011
PBA Requests Audit Of Hollywood's Books
The PBA has sent a letter to the Florida Bureau of Local Government requesting an audit of the City of Hollywood to verify that the its most recent claim of financial urgency is accurate.
The latest declaration of financial urgency has forced the PBA back to the table with Hollywood, even after City Finance Director Cynthia Forrester admitted to the city commission that her office intentionally misrepresented budget forecast for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Hollywood members have already made concessions to help close budget gaps, but are now being asked for more cuts to cover a new $8.5 million shortfall.
June 1, 2011
May/June Centurion Available Online Now
Hot off of the press, check out the May/June issue of The Broward Centurionhere.
May 9, 2011
Attn: FRS Members
A general membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11 at 7 pm to discuss the changes to FRS made during the recently ended legislative session. Please plan on attending.
The meeting will be held in the PBA Hall, just behind the PBA offices.
Upcoming
South Florida Walk To Cure PKD
Sunday, November 6 @ 8:00 am, TY Park
The Sixth Annual Faske Family Memorial Walk For A Cure will be held on November 6th to raise funds for the PKD Foundation to help find a cure for polycystic kidney disease.
If you'd like to participate, click here for more information. To make a donation online, log on to the Faske Family donation page.
Have A Blue Christmas