Posted by CLEAT February 3, 2012
By Charley Wilkison
Director of Public Affairs
Recently Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott sued an alleged law enforcement organization regarding their telemarketing claims to the general public versus what they actually did with the money. We agree with General Abbott that these folks need to be hauled into court and stopped.
At the CLEAT E-Board meeting in Fort Worth this Summer, at the CLEAT Convention in Corpus Christi and at the retirement strategy meeting conducted by the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) in Orlando we have been in non-stop conversations about how to develop a battle plan to counter the evil political schemes to end decent law enforcement retirements.
MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!
June 13th 14th and 15th, 2012
The 5th annual CLEAT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY will be held on June 14th and 15th in Austin at the Sheraton Austin at the Capitol. CLEAT continues to provide new and interesting information for our leadership. There will be some exciting new segments and lecturers for this program.
Posted by CLEAT November 28, 2011
By John Burpo, Executive Director
There is an attack underway in Texas on law enforcement retirements- that would be your retirement.
We have added two new features to the site in the Member Resources area. We added a forms area where we will post important forms related to FMLA, Work Capacity, W4 etc. the forms area will consolidate the most used forms and make it simple to retrieve the forms you need.
Notice to all members, the old website is now offline. All previous usernames and passwords will not work with the new system. In order to access the member only portions of this new site you must create a new username and password. To create a new user profile, go to the login box and click the link "Not registered yet.
There are few things you should know that will help you on your first visit. When you go to the site, the first page is a slpash page. If the entire page does not appear on your computer screen (some people have different size screens) scroll down and you will see the word "ENTER" and the address to TCSOA, click enter and it will take you inside the site.
The TCSOA PAC voted to endorse Sally Hernandez for Constable Precient 3 and Ernest Pedraza for Constable Precient 4. Both candidates bring a wealth of experience with them as they seek election to office.
The PAC feels they are both worthy candidates and will serve Travis County well. Please take a moment to review their bio's and websites.
Greetings TCSOA Members,
Welcome to the new TCSOA Website. We are excited to bring this new site to you. Please register immediately and begin to browse the site.
We are currently in the process of adding photo's to the TCSOA Photo Gallery. If you have any photos related to TCSOA events and would like them added to the photo gallery, you can email them to me at nate.tp2@gmail.com or copy them to a CD or Flash Drive and I will add them to the gallery. I will do my best to return flash drives. Inappropriate photos will be discarded.
TCSOA to Award Scholarships
The TCSOA Board of Directors voted to award 7 scholarships to members, children of members and the community. Over the past several years, TCSOA has recognized the need to assist individuals with the ever increasing cost of education.
Last year, TCSOA added the Warren P.
Read More... Download: TCSOA Scholarship Application.pdf
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TCSOA Scholarship Application Instructions.pdf
Website Giveaways; Surf and Win
Throughout the course of the year, TCSOA will be giving away prizes and gifts on the website. The rules are simple, special symbols or phrases will appear throughout the site, be the first to recognize the symbol or phrase and email secretary@tcsoa.org to claim your prize.
Winners must state in their email the section of the website and the article they were reading when they discovered the symbol or phrase.
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KAB to host Austin Clean Sweep
Keep Austin Beautiful (KAB) has began preparations for this year's Austin Clean Sweep campaign. This year, ACS will be held on April 14th. ACS is a community service project where members of the community form groups or teams and together go out into targeted areas of the community and collect trash.
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Message from the President "WTF"
“WTF”
Recently I received an email from one of our members entitled "WTF". This definitely caught my attention because we all know what "WTF" means. Anyone who does not know can give me a call at the TCSOA Office and I will be glad to explain it to you. I proceeded to read the email and attachments included because I wanted to know what had a solicited such a strong response from one of our members. After reading the material, I had the same response, "WTF."
Read More... Download: TCUSOA MEMOROANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Final2_1.pdf
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TCUSOA-TCSLEA Final Version Merger Constitution_1.pdf
TCSOA Amnesty Program
“TCSOA OFFERS AMNESTY”
The Travis County Sheriff’s Association is pleased to announce from January 15, 2012 through March 31, 2012, we are waiving all back dues and assessments for our former members who seek to rejoin TCSOA. Come back home where you will be treated equal with all other members and not as a second class citizen. You will be able to fully participate and make a difference in the direction of your Association.
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Time to get active. Commissioner Ron Davis is up for re-election. Ron has been an avid supporter of public service and the TCSOA. He is now faced with a viable opponent. His precinct lines have been redrawn to include much of Pflugerville where he is somewhat unknown. Read More...
Michigan Corrections Officer Killed
MyFoxDetroit
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. — A father of two is murdered in Madison Heights. It happened just after midnight Friday at the President Madison Apartments. Investigators think this may have started as an attempted robbery.
Clarence Hammond, 33, was wearing his Macomb County Corrections Officer uniform when he was shot and killed. Read More...
PAC Chairman Frank McIntyre and TCSOA President/PAC member James Hodge met with Judge Sam Biscoe on December 15th at the UT Club. The luncheon was the first of several outings planned with Commisioners to continue building solid relationships with members of the Court. Read More...
Volunteer Opportunity
African American Youth Resource Center (AAYRC)-
If you are interested in helping others and performing community service, this is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of. Read More... Download: AAYRC.htm
TCSOA Members and non members came together in an effort to support the BAIR Foundation. The BAIR Foundation is a Christian foster care organization that cares for severely abused kids. Read More...
TCSOA Secretary and PAC Member Nate Gillespie recently attended a fundraiser held by Commissioner Ron Davis at Mitches Art Gallery to show support for Commissioner Davis in his up and coming re-election bid. TCSOA endorsed Efraim De La Fuente was also present in support of Commissioner Daivs. Read More...
The Second Annual Fire Truck Pull benefiting Special Olympics Texas in Austin took place on Saturday, November 12 at the Krieg Softball Complex. The Fire Truck Pull is the ultimate tug of war challenge and a great team building event. Read More...
FYI - You have to be a Member of TCSOA to join Cleat
TCSOA fights for better work conditions, salaries and benefits through the Commissioner's Court and here at TCSO. WE are the reason why Building 12 was afforded the opportunity to stay on 12 hour shifts last November. Our meeting with the Sheriff and information provided is what caused him to reconsider his decision and call a meeting with the command staff. Read More... Download: Travis_County_flyer__2_for_CLEAT_members[1].pdf
Think Your Pension is Safe? Guess Again
If you thought your pension and retirement was safe, guess again. If you have taken the events from the North lightly, you may want to re-think your position. What has happened in other states made its way to Texas last year. However, CLEAT was ready for the battle and stood on the front line fighting for you. Read More... Download: Todd's_Star_article_nov_2011[1].pdf
TCSOA Works With Administration To Get Alternate JST Test Times Approved
TCSOA petitioned the Sheriff and asked that JST times completed for other assigments such as BPOC, HVU and Patrol be accepted as the officers time for the year. The Sheriff agreed. Prior to his ruling, officers were mandated to go through JST in their primary assignment in addition to completing JST for other areas they were seeking assignment to. Read More...
The TCSOA organized Texas Wildfires Benefit Show was a big success thanks to Baby Acapulco's (Baby A's) Restaurant. The Benefit Show raised $7,400 for wildfire victims of the Travis County Sheriff's Office. See additional photos in Photo Gallery. Read More...
2012 Texas Police Games
Any employee wishing to be involved in the coordination and /or the facilitation of any event for the 2012 Texas Police Games, hosted by the Travis County Sheriffs Office, please return this email to Major Mark Sawa. Read More...
Correction to TCUSOA Article
In the original article, “TCUSOA Attempts to Sell Out Members; Talk of Merger with TCLEA”, we inadvertently printed the name of Brett Spicer as the person who made the derogatory statement towards Corrections Staff. The article has been corrected. It was not the intent of TCSOA or its Board Members to print inaccurate information. Read More...
Baton; A Letter from the Editor
Dear TCSOA Members,
There is a new Association in town. After running for office in various positions for the TCSOA Board of Directors, some winning and some losing, several members have decided that since they could not get elected (some were elected but chose to abandon their new position) to the TCSOA Board Directors, they would start their own association. Read More...
Congrats to Sgt. P. Knight and Sgt. S. Sellstrom. They finished 3rd and 1st in their category in the Brown Santa 5K
TCSOA Scholarship Application.pdf
AAYRC.htm
Travis_County_flyer__2_for_CLEAT_members[1].pdf
Congratulation to John Kraft, the winner of the 2011 TCSOA Lotto Jackpot. John picked up a cool $167 by attending General Membership Meetings.