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DO I HAVE JOB PROTECTION?
This is a question you should ask yourself if you work for a police agency in Broward County, either as a police officer or a civilian employee.
JOIN
Join the Broward County P.B.A. and be a part of a countywide organization that will fight for your rights.
To obtain a membership application, you may stop in the PBA office and pick up an application, call us and have one mailed to you, or download one from the website link below.
- Download our Brochure (coming soon)
- Membership Application
Membership Benefits
- Legal Assistance For Job-Related Incidents
- Discipline
- Grievances
- Shooting Scenes
- Civil Suits
- Criminal Actions
- IA Investigations
- Criminal Justice Standards and Training
- Arbitration
- Insurance/Death Benefits (line of duty death or injury) - $15,000 disability/$30,000 death benefit
- Legislative Representation/Political Action
- Education Benefits
- Member Discounts
- PBA Hope Fund
- Prepaid Legal Services (see plan description below)
- Line of Duty Benefits Death / Disability Benefits
DUES:
Sworn officers under a PBA Collective Bargaining Agreement – 1% of the average police officer salary within Broward County.
$21.37 bi-weekly (payroll deduction)
$138.90 quarterly (individually billed)
$46.30 per month
Sworn officers not under a PBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
$115.12 quarterly (individually billed)
$38.37 per month
Support (non-sworn) not under a PBA Collective Bargaining Agreement
$102.92 quarterly (individually billed)
$34.30 per month
Figures as of October 1, 2007. Dues are increased annually in October in accordance with PBA policy to keep pace with the cost of providing services, including collective bargaining, legal representation and office staff.
DON'T BE LEFT ALONE
As a member of the Broward County P.B.A., you can have the job protection you deserve. If you have any questions contact the P.B.A.
Legal Assistance
Discipline: An attorney will be provided to any member who receives discipline for a job related incident.
Grievances: PBA provides a full-time staff attorney to handle grievances members may have regarding any violations of the member's collective bargaining agreement. The PBA also provides instructional seminars for local representatives so they can assist a member in the early stages of a grievance.
Shooting Scenes: PBA provides an attorney to represent a member at the scene of on-duty shootings or accidents with serious injuries.
Civil Suits: PBA provides an attorney if you are named as a defendant in any civil action arising out of duties as a law enforcement officer.
Criminal Actions: If any member, while acting within his/her scope of employment, is charged with a criminal act he/she will be provided with an attorney.
Internal Affairs Investigations: Whenever a member is the subject of an internal affairs investigation he/she has the right to have a PBA attorney present during any questioning.
Criminal Justice Standards and Training: Any member while appearing in front of the Police Standards Board with regards to maintaining his/her police certification, will be provided representation by a PBA attorney.
Arbitration: If a member grievance goes to arbitration he/she has the right to have the PBA attorney handle the grievance, at which time the cost of the arbitrator will be paid by the PBA.
Prepaid Legal Assistance Plan (P.L.A.P.): As a member you will be provided an attorney (no cost) for the following: Initial consultation, disciplinary proceedings including certification hearings and state attorney appearances for matters not within the course and scope of employment, divorces, (non-contested) worker's compensation claims, purchase and or sale of primary residence, off-duty traffic infractions, simple or living will. As a member you will be asked to pay any and all legal costs which pertains to your case. MORE
Death/Disability Benefit
As a member of the PBA you are eligible for insurance coverage through the Florida PBA Heart Fund, a charitable organization. The benefits include:
Disability Benefits to officers permanently and totally disabled due to a catastrophic injury while in actual performance of their duties ($15,000).
Death benefits for officers killed in the actual performance of their duties ($30,000); and all benefits are payable to either the officer, spouse, or dependent children.
Political Activity / Legislative Representative:
In Tallahassee, the PBA employs a full-time staff of lobbyists to aid in obtaining legislation beneficial to the Law Enforcement profession. We also maintain a constant watch on the local scene to be politically involved in local elections.
P.A.C. Fund: The PBA (State & County) has a political action fund that contributes to local and state political races which in turn helps influence our candidates to take a strong stance on law enforcement.
Educational Benefits:
Seminars: The PBA provides instructional seminars to members on such topics as: Contract Negotiations, Political Action, Grievances, etc.
Information Bank: PBA maintains an up-to-date salary comparison survey (including pay, benefits) on all police agencies in Broward County.
Additional Benefits:
Association Newspaper: As a PBA member you will receive a PBA newsletter, which helps the PBA in communicating with and updating our members on what is happening around the county and state.
Dental Insurance: PBA provides both a prepaid plan in which you choose a dentist from a county wide list or an insured plan using your dentist. (These plans are an additional cost to the dues payment.)
Cellular Phone: As a PBA member you may be on our preferred corporate account receiving discounts on airtime and cellular phone purchases.
Vehicles: As a PBA member you may purchase or lease vehicles at discounted rates.
Other: From time to time members are given additional discounts.
Merchandise: The PBA has available to all its members metal auto emblems, shirts, hats and other PBA logo items.
Full-Time Staff
The Broward County PBA maintains a full-time staff, including full time attorneys who are there to help our members with their needs.
Hope Fund
The Broward County Police Benevolent Association has set aside for PBA members a special fund that may provide assistance to members who are in financial need.
The Hope Fund, Inc. is a not for profit charitable fund which is funded by donations from PBA members and also friends of the PBA. A member can also donate through the payroll deduction for the United Way. The PBA member just needs to designate on the United Way form that his/her donation be routed to the Hope Fund. All deductions are tax deductible.
The fund is set up to help and assist in the following situations.
Scholarships for children of Police Officers
PBA members who have had catastrophes in their families
Help support youth activities throughout Broward County
From time to time there will be other situations that the Board of Directors deem necessary to benefit our members which will be included into the Hope Fund. MORE
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