| News & Notes 
Summer Program Recap
The Summer Program, Bargaining in Unparalleled Economic Times, was everything it was advertised to be - excellent!!! The management, union, and neutrals pulled no punches and really told us where they stand today. Get ready folks because the unions and neutrals were pretty clear that they felt times are looking better. We took the opportunity to remind them, even if that is the case, the public sector revenue streams always lag behind and they needed to keep that in mind. In any event, the union representatives and neutrals, took away as much as they presented to us, and that is a positive for everyone.
Save the Date for the Fall Program
In other news, your OHPELRA board of directors will be meeting in August to finish planning the Fall Program: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, which will take place on October 22, 2010 at the City of Columbus Police Academy, and will be a practicum on how to effect disciplinary action properly. Jim Sennish, Doug Duckett, Lori Torriero, and Kevin Locke will guide us through everything we need to know including proper policies and documentation, the emotional fortitude to carry through with discipline, how to avoid arbitrations in disciplinary cases, and the always appreciated war stories. Make sure to mark your calendars and budget $155 (members) or $255 (non-members) to come. Online registration for the event will probably begin in August or early September.
Send Us Your Ideas for the 2011 ATC
When the board meets in August, we will also be planning the 2011 OHPELRA Annual Training Conference, February 6-8, 2011. So, if you have any topics and/or speakers you would like to have presented or present during the ATC, please send those to any board member for consideration at our August meeting. Our e-mail addresses can be located at http://www.ohpelra.org/BoardDirectory09.pdf. Also, we'll consider any other suggestions that you have that would make the ATC better than it already is.
SERB Rules Review Update
Finally, I wanted to update everyone on the SERB Rules Review front. From the suggestions and comments that members provided, we did submit a letter to SERB regarding the Rules Review they are currently conducting. Jan Campbell Lanza also attended the informal meeting SERB conducted on the matter representing OHPELRA. From our submittals, SERB Chairperson Gene Brundige sent me a very nice reply and has also now released SERB's proposed changes to the Rules. You'll notice that many of our suggestions are within the SERB proposal. Mr. Brundige's reply and our submittal can be found on the discussion board under the topic SERB Code Review. Click SERB Proposed Rule Changes (attachment) to view SERB's proposal for rule changes.
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