Monday, July 26 , 2010

In the 80’s, the cash strapped City of New Orleans cut the pay of all NOPD officers by implementing a 32 hour work week. This translated to a 20 percent pay cut for the dedicated police officers who put their lives on the line to defend our great city every day. PANO attorney Frank DeSalvo filed a lawsuit to attack this pay cut and our 40 hour work week was restored.

Your PANO Executive Board had received dozens of phone calls regarding this one day per pay period furlough proposed by the administration. We know that this furlough will not only hurt your families but will also hurt your ability to protect the citizens of our great city. We are working as this is being typed with our legal counsel, Mr. DeSalvo, to combat this issue again. The Executive Board has a meeting with Superintendent Serpas on Wednesday to discuss this issue. Also, a meeting is being arranged with CAO Andrew Kopplin . We ask that the city seek alternative means of remedy their budgetary issues without reducing our hours and risking the safety of the citizens.

If we cannot come to an agreement we expect to file a lawsuit by the end of this week. Please call the PANO office if you have any questions. We will keep you informed throughout this process.

Paul M. Noel
Recording Secretary
Police Association of New Orleans

The 1st Annual PANO Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, October 14, 2010. Our goal is to make this event a fund raiser to support our members and to bring together law enforcement and civilans who enjoy the game of golf. Look for much more info to come....registraition & sponsorship forms.

Click here to learn more about the Golf Tournament

Mike Glasser
PANO President
(504) 416-0366
GlasserMD@aol.com