PPOA Week in Review: Oct. 29, 2022

LASD Security Officer/Former PPOA Board Member

ARMANDO CANO

EOW: 10/25/22

We were truly saddened to learn of the passing of Sheriff's Security Officer and former PPOA Board Member Armando Cano this week. Armando was a 26-year department veteran assigned to Community College Bureau when he passed on Monday. He also served on the PPOA Board of Directors in 2008-2009 and had been a dedicated Reserve Deputy since 2006.

PPOA extends heartfelt condolences to the Cano family and ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Memorial service information will be announced at a later date. Condolences may be emailed to the Cano family: 2014adcano@gmail.com

Unit 621 Members Overwhelmingly Approve New Salary Contract

October 24: PPOA members in Unit 621 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year salary contract with Los Angeles County. The official ballot count was conducted in the PPOA conference center on Monday. Results are as follows:

VOTES TOTAL (PERCENTAGE)

“YES” 704 (93.6%)

“NO” 48 (6.4%)

Invalid 0

We are grateful to the following PPOA members who volunteered to count and confirm the ballots:

Greg Aguirre
Juan Calderon
Ruben Pastran
John Valencia

PPOA Board Election Ballots Hit Mailboxes

October 24: Board election ballots began arriving in mailboxes for PPOA members early this week. Per PPOA by-laws, completed ballots from eligible members in Units 612, 615 and 621 must be received by 11/18/22 and will be counted in the PPOA Conference Center on 11/21/22.

Details and candidate statements were mailed with the ballots and can also be found in the October 2022 issue of Star & Shield magazine.

COVID-19 Legal Meeting

October 25: PPOA representatives hosted their weekly teleconference to analyze the continued impact of COVID-19 on our membership. Meeting participants included President Nancy Escobedo, Sr. Labor Representative Venise Wallace, Intake Representative Kevin Thompson and PPOA legal counsel.

Click here for Los Angeles County daily COVID-19 data.

Unit 631/632 Contract Negotiations

October 25: Members of the Unit 631/632 contract negotiations team met with County executives via teleconference to continue negotiations for a new salary contract.

This PPOA bargaining unit is composed of Coroner Investigators and Supervising Coroner Investigators.

Meet and Confer with Scientific Services Bureau

October 25: PPOA took part in a Meet and Confer teleconference with representatives from Scientific Services Bureau regarding casework completion policies. A followup Meet and Confer will be scheduled shortly.

Meeting participants from PPOA included President Escobedo, Labor Rep. O'Neil and union legal counsel.

Meet and Confer with the DA's Office

October 25: President Escobedo and Board Secretary Jay Chapman took part in a Meet and Confer with DA's Office personnel at the Hall of Justice regarding the eligibility standard to apply for the Sergeants' promotional examination.

PPOA Members Among Honorees at Centurion Awards Ceremony

October 25: President Escobedo attended the Annual Centurion Awards for Excellence ceremony hosted by the Peace Officers Association of LA County (POALAC). PPOA was honored to provide support for this event hosted on the USC campus and we are particularly proud to acknowledge the following PPOA members who were included among the award recipients:

Crime Analyst Angela Doherty
Sergeant David Fujiki
Crime Analyst Jessican Kennard
Sergeant Ricky Osburn
Sergeant George Suarez

PPOA Members Among Honorees at LASD Valor Awards Ceremony

October 27: The Sheriff's Department hosted the 2022 Valor Awards ceremony at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles. This event shined the spotlight on acts of heroism from 24 LASD employees, including the following PPOA members:

Sergeant Kevin Brown
Former Custody Assistant Hector Corrales
Security Officer Gerardo Fabian
Sergeant Spencer Reedy
Security Assistant Angelo Tramontano

PPOA is grateful to all of the award recipients for their courage and dedication.

Click here to watch the ceremony.

Deadline for Unit 614 Contract Ratification Ballots

Yesterday (10/28/22) marked the deadline to receive completed ballots for the proposed Unit 614 salary contract. The ballot count will take place in the PPOA conference center this Monday (10/31/22) at 10:00AM and members are invited to attend.

2022 General Election - PPOA Voting Guide

Note: Endorsements are as of October 21, 2022. Additional endorsements, if any, will be posted in an upcoming Week in Review email to members.

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Fraternal Order of Police News Update

PPOA members have long benefitted from our longtime affiliation with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the world's largest organization of law enforcement officers, with more than 364,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges nationwide. All active PPOA members are part of California FOP Lodge 1.

An important note regarding FOP membership for retired PPOA members: Once a sworn PPOA member retires, and he/she wishes to reactivate their FOP member/benefits, the following steps must be taken:

To reactivate your membership as a retired peace officer, you will need to pay FOP annual dues of $40 for 2022. The link below is available to pay online should you wish to expedite the process. If by check, the mailing address is:

LA County FOP Lodge 1

P.O. Box 6919

Buena Park, CA 90622-6919

Credit card link below:

FOP Los Angeles County Lodge 1 (unionly.io)

Please make it a point to check out Washington Watch — a weekly update provided by the National FOP. We encourage PPOA members to stay up to date on the legislative news and activity impacting public safety personnel nationwide.

Click here to read this week's Washington Watch.

A Fun Night for a Noble Cause

Boxes of Hand Sanitizers Available to PPOA Members

A local warehouse has donated pallets of hand sanitizers to PPOA for distribution to members. If you would like to pick up a box (24 bottles in each), please send an email to rescalante@ppoa.com. Use subject line "sanitizers" and include your full name and phone number.