Naperville FOP INFORMATIONAL PICKETING

[Squad10]

* INFORMATIONAL PICKETING *

On Tuesday, November 16th the City of Naperville Police Officers NEED YOUR SUPPORT for an Informational Picketing regarding the layoff of six of their officers.

Participants will be gathering between 1700 (5:00 p.m.) and 1815 (6:15 p.m.) hours at the Grand Pavilion behind the VFW hall located at 908 West Jackson Avenue, Naperville, Illinois. At 1815/6:15 p.m., we will proceed to Naperville’s City Hall for the Informational Picketing.

Signs and refreshments will be provided to attendees.

Together we can make a difference

Naperville is talking about an additional RIF. It will be interesting to hear what the turnout is today.

 

[RoninJoliet]

Thats really BAD, laying off law enforcement, they just spent a fortune on a new radio system that no one knows will work properly and have no money for the "Good Guys" to use it!!!...Thats like
"Joliet", there radio system is 19 years old junk, there squad cars are junk and they spent the money on a baseball park that now has a bankrupt team, and will build a new fire station near the Chicagoland Race Track that is far outside the city and close one that is busy as heck on the south side neighborhood....

 

[Squad10]

I know a person employed by Naperville. Person says there is talk of additional RIF. Not a few, many more. Under contract, FOP has access to Naperville's financial information. Naperville claims it cannot afford the pay increase. FOP will seek legal remedy if City does not honor agreement made with FOP.

If Open Sky system has issues, things may get more interesting.

My guess is that the City will concede.

 

[acepilot340]

Correct me if I'm wrong because I thought I remember hearing not too long ago that Naperville hired a few officers. It doesn't make sense if the city would hire officers and then lay them off in that short period of time.

 

[toonman4]

Not sure who exactly was being laid off the newer or older officers, but if they did hire new officers, and got rid of older officers there is a $$ savings right there (payroll wise, not counting what they paid for training)

 

[Squad10]

From what I remember, a DC and two new hires in academy were let go early this year. The FOP member RIF starts at the bottom. Those with the least seniority go first.

 

[FFPM571]

and this has what to do with scanning in Illinois?

 

[canav844]

and this has what to do with scanning in Illinois?

This news comes following the city's investment in BrokenSky; simply using a Narrowband trunked analog FM platform, like the Motorola Type II network I believe they already had in place, could have been cheaper and kept these officers on the job. At least that's what I think the connection to scanning is, and even then this is all things radio section not just scanning "Regional Radio Discussion Forums". But RR also has lots of folks in the public safety industry and this would be considered pertinent local news to them, not nessecarily something for the whole world in the Tavern section.

 

[FFPM571]

It has nothing to do with radios. Its about politics and power on a local govenment level. The city is crying poor only because they lost in abritration. The open sky issues are secondary. The system hasnt been even had the system in daily use yet to know how it works. I am all for not laying off Public safety as Naperville is in my MABAS division. Sorry the original posting has nothing to do with scanning in Illinois other than its about police officers.

 

[Squad10]

and this has what to do with scanning in Illinois?

The informational picketing event may or may not been of interest to local scanner enthusiasts who enjoy monitoring/searching for frequencies that may be geographically associated with the event even though they may (as news organizations), or, may not be unintelligible (as Naperville PD) because of Open Sky use. On-duty Naperville police and local news media were at the scene of the event.

The event was a result of Naperville PD RIF. I have no issue that people on this forum are interested in police layoffs possibly connected to large city expenditure, like an expensive digital radio system. If the moderator has an issue with thread content, I'm certain they will chime in.

 

[RoninJoliet]

I welcome the any news about police, scanners , freqys you name it...It helps in all facets to get news about police depts weather it be layoffs, radio changes....The ILL-Forum to me is all about those topics as it helps in identifying just where these depts are headed...Thank You for the info and keep it coming.....