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LEOFF 2 BOARD REFUSE SUPPORT FOR HB2350
- By Jerry Taylor
- Published 01/25/2012
- HB 2350
The LEOFF 2 Board met on January 25th. A review of HB2350 was presented by Director Steve Nelsen and this was followed by a motion to support HB2350. After some discussion and comments from each member of the board the vote was taken.
THE MOTION TO SUPPORT HB2350 WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED!
We went into the meeting expecting the Board to support this bill and were delighted to hear various Board members speak and show a great deal of reflection on the issue. Many simply rejected the shallow arguments offered by staff as not adequate to meet the standard they needed to meet their fiduciary duty to the LEOFF 2 officers and fire fighters.
The LEOFF 2 Board staff created a couple of documents for presentation as meeting materials at the January 25th meeting. To us they seem like lobbying talking points rather than a careful review of the facts.
We have done a review of the statements in those handouts to present our perspective on the issues.
THE MOTION TO SUPPORT HB2350 WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED!
We went into the meeting expecting the Board to support this bill and were delighted to hear various Board members speak and show a great deal of reflection on the issue. Many simply rejected the shallow arguments offered by staff as not adequate to meet the standard they needed to meet their fiduciary duty to the LEOFF 2 officers and fire fighters.
The LEOFF 2 Board staff created a couple of documents for presentation as meeting materials at the January 25th meeting. To us they seem like lobbying talking points rather than a careful review of the facts.
We have done a review of the statements in those handouts to present our perspective on the issues.
See the LEOFF 2 Handout | See our review
See the Merger Comparison Handout | See our Comparison Handhout
Recent Articles
The Email Debate
- By Jerry Taylor
- Published Today
- HB 2350
Recently there has been a circulation of emails supporting HB2350. The items listed appear to be pretty much a repeat of the claims and statements of the LEOFF 2 Board meeting materials and some lobbying talking points from LEOFF 2 organizations. Most of them are just plain wrong or are constructed so as to sound positive but at the same time leave out critical information. Those omissions tend to make the statements untrue. In this article we review the claims being circulated.
Ken Crowder on the LEOFF 2 Board Meeting
- By Ken Crowder
- Published Yesterday
- HB 2350
Good morning all. Yesterday (Wednesday) I attended the LEOFF Plan 11 Board meeting. We had a large turnout of LEOFF 1 members so thanks for all who attended. I believe they got the message that we care and we're not going to go away.
Find Your Legislator
- By Jerry Taylor
- Published 01/24/2012
- HB 2350
Just follow these links.
- Representative Email list is here: https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/Default.aspx?Chamber=H
- Senator Email list is here: https://dlr.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/Default.aspx?Chamber=S
- Find your district and legislators: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx
WACOPS Talking Points
- By Jerry Taylor
- Published 01/17/2012
- HB 2350
WACOPS has circulated their take on HB 2350. The problem is they have it wrong. Either they do understand the bill or are putting out incomplete and misleading information. Whe have published their talking points and our take on them here.