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Financial Secretary’s Report
Procedures for filling out PAR forms
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanks- giving. Please take the time to remember our fel- low coworkers, past and present, who lost their lives this month due to COVID-related issues, including OEMC 911 Dispatcher Lupe Lopez, Retired Sergeant Patrick Scanlan, Retired Officer John Garrido Sr., and Officer Titus Moore of the 5th District. My prayers and condolences go out to your family as well as your work family. We will never forget you.
Officers, when filling out a PAR form to bid to another unit or district, please follow the instructions with the order (Employee Resource #E04-01-01 and Section 23.8 of the CBA). Since taking office in May, I have fielded calls from officers who did not com- plete their PAR forms correctly or failed to have them signed and submitted in a timely manner. The procedures in place for a Recognized Vacancy Announcement must be followed and are the bidding officer’s responsibility.
The Recognized Vacancy Announcement will be posted in the C.O. book and on the unit bulletin board. The announce- ments will be read at roll calls for three consecutive days. Bids for the recognized vacancies must be submitted to your unit commander, executive officer or lieutenant and signed within 72 hours of the time the announcement is posted. Each sworn, full-duty officer can bid for one recognized vacancy. When filling out the PAR form, please ensure that you enter the Recognized Vacancy AMC Number in the appropriate section and present
the PAR form to your unit commander, XO or lieutenant, who will ensure that your PAR Form is signed within the 72 hours.
Once the PAR form is completed and signed, the officer filling out the PAR form is responsible for forwarding and distributing the PAR form set:
• Submit the pink copy to Labor Relations Division/MLAS Unit 129
• Submit the green copy to the FOP Unit 541
• Retain the gold copy for your personal records.
PAR forms must be faxed to Labor Relations Division/MLAS at 312-745-6961. Officers, please call 312-745-5806 to verify that your fax was received and record the name of the person that you spoke with. (This procedure has been in place during the onset of the COVID pandemic). Bids must be received by Labor Relations Division/MLAS no later than 1,000 hours on the fifth day from time of posting to be considered. (For example, if a recognized vacancy is posted on Nov. 13 at 12:30 hours, the PAR form must be signed by approving supervisor before Nov. 16 at 12:30 hours. Your PAR form must be received by Labor Relations Division/MLAS by Nov. 18 at 10:00 hours to be considered.)
Please remember that once you bid, your bid will not be re- moved from the bidding process after the deadline. An example of a completed PAR form is on the FOP website at www.chica- gofop.org under “Resources.” Always remember to call the FOP if you have questions or need help with your bid.
Stay safe.
JIM JAKSTAVICH
12 CHICAGO LODGE 7 ■ DECEMBER 2020