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Fraternal Order of Police

                    BlueNote

                    Official Publication of the North Carolina State Lodge

Volume 3, Issue 34  www.ncfop.org                                                       July/August 2018

   Message from the President                                                           Inside This Issue

                                            By Randy Hagler – State President           Chaplin's Corner 3

   Welcome to the July/August 2018 issue of the official publication of the             Directory 3
North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police. Please share this newsletter with
other law enforcement officers, both those that are FOP members and those that          We Have the Same…
will soon be FOP members!                                                               by Ally Michalec 3

Police Memorial Services                                                                May’s Memorial Ser-
   I would like to thank all those members that participated in the one of many         vices by Immediate
                                                                                        Past President 6
services held during the month of May in remembrance of officers killed in the
line of duty. Personally, I had the opportunity to attend four services during the      Welcome to Charlotte
month and was moved by each of them. It meant so much to meet with family               by Dennis McCrary 8
members of officers lost last year as well as years past and let them know we care
and will never forget the sacrifice made by their loved one as well as their families.  BlueNote Information
If you were unable to attend one of the many events held this year, please plan on      and Submission Dead-
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finding one next year. You will be glad you did. While we
are talking about the many memorial services held this year,                            25 Year Retirement
I would be remiss if I did not thank the countless number of                            Option Passes General
individuals that it takes to plan and carry out these various                           Assembly, Signed by
services. Your work is very much appreciated and needed.                                Governor 10

25 Year Retirement                                                                      HOPE Act Signed by
                                                                                        Governor 14
Recently HB 284 was passed and has been signed by
                                                                                        Franklin County
Governor Cooper. There has been a great deal of discussion Randy Hagler                 Lodge 96 Election 20

about this around the State. Many will recall that there were  President                Local Lodge News 20

two retirement bills introduced relatively close together; HB 284 and SB 199. The       Rocky Mount Lodge
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NC FOP State Lodge Board of Directors voted at the 2017 Spring Meeting to sup-          Peace Officers Memo-
                                                                                        rial Service 22
port SB 199 since it provided a 25 year retirement with unreduced benefits. HB
                                                                                        Durham County
284 will not provide a retiring law enforcement officer with the guarantee of a         Lodge 2’s 32nd Annual
                                                                                        Peace Officers’ Me-
separation allowance but will allow the retiring LEO to negotiate with their agency     morial Service 26

for the benefit. It is felt that most will receive no special separation allowance      Trivia! 34

under this statue but that remains to be seen at this point. HB 284 does offer an       Lodge 26 Activities 34

officer the opportunity to leave with 25 years of credible service without the sepa-    National Police Week
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ration allowance so in certain circumstances that could be a benefit. Please look

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