Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Please 110te that all of the above scenarios are ba~ed on Service
2. NYCERS will process your application. When your previous 5. If you are nor eligible to use credited service for your lO-year
eligible employer verifies your employment, NYCERS will reri remenr (that is, if you a re a Tier 1 officer, a Tier 2 officer,
send you a letter Slating the CX2ct cost of purchasing the or a Tier 3 officer appointed after Dec. 19, 1990). you wiU
credited service you applied for. receive additional peosion credit upon your retirement.
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COBA ANNOUNCES ITS 2002 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
The biUs below have been introduced in the State Senate and 6. Senate 6451 .VeleUa
State Assembly 01\ COBA's behalf. The name following the bill Assembly 10369. Seminerio
number is rhe name of the Senator and Assembly Member who is the
Allow earning of service credit beyond 30 years of service
prime sponsor of the bill.
COBA is in the process of submitt.ing these bills to the New York 7. Senate 6450. Velella
City Council to obtain from rhar body the Home Rule Messages need- Assembly 10368, Seminerio
ed to allow passage of these bills in Albany. Allow borrowing of 90 percent of pension contributions
5. Senate 1539A , Maltese Free transportation for NYC uniformed Correction members
Assembly 2468A, Serniuerio
Return additional pension contributions after completion of 13. Senate 6772, Nozzolio
I., years of service for any reason other than service Assembly 6038. Ortiz
retirement or resignation with a vested right to a benefit Anti-privatizat ion for NYC Correctional Facilities
AU FOR ONE AND ONE FOR AU: Some COllA Delegates take notes and others Listen while COBA Executive Board members, consultants,
and other experts discuss everything a Delegate needs to know at the Annual COBA Delegates Seminar held in Atlantic Cit)'.
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AWARDS ARE RECEIVED AND SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE HONORED AT
COBA'S ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS DINNER-DANCE
FREE FEDERAL COUNSELING
AVAILABLE FOR COs
New York City Correctio II Officers and
members of their families who have
developed a need for counseling or
suppon as a result of the 9/11 events
or since that tragic day are urged to
apply for a free, Federally-funded and
totally anonymous counseling and
support group program administered by
COPE.
AltJ10Ugh insurance covers COPE's services for most COs, a BUOYED BY HIS SUPPORT FROM COBA, which has endorsed him
co-pay is required and a cap is put on the number of appoint- for re-election, Governor George E. Pataki (left) formally announced
rnenrs covered by the insurance plan. Under the new federal his campaign for re-election in his hometown of Peekskill, New
plan, no co-pay is required and the cap is usually more flexible. York in May. CORA President Norman Seabrook (center) greeted
the Governor and Lt. Governor Mary Donohue as rhey descended
Support groups will meet once a week during morning and from the podium after their re-election announcement and
evening tours and are completely anonymous. According to COPE reassured them of COBA's support in the fall. Mr.Seabrook's
Director Dejohn McCann, a former CO, individual counseling is reassurances were echoed by the large group of CDBA delegates
also available. and Executive Board Members who accompanied Mr.Seabrook ro
Peekskill for t he announcement. COllA urges all its members to
The program is being funded under the Federal Emergency vote for Governor Pataki, who has done so much for New York
Management Act. For information call 888-n5-COPE (2673). City Correction Officers, and confidently predicts he will win the
third term he so rightly deserves.
The bills that rna)' well be: passed by Congress and signed by
th e President impose :I "means test" to determine which debtors
have the resources 10 repay some of their debts. Unfortunately. the
means test will be measured against "national expenses and income"
and will not take into account the higher COSt of living and taxes It's unlikely that COBA members will be eligible to File Chapter
that are prevalent in the Northeast. 7 should the new bankruptcy legislation be enacted into law.
Therefore, COBA's Bankruptcy Attorneys, Koehler & Isaacs, strongly
Those who have the means to repay under this test will be pre- recommend that members in financial difficulty who may be consid-
cluded from tiling a Chapter 7 petit.ion and will instead be forced to ering filing for bankruptcy contact Koehler & Isaacs at 917-551-1300
repay a portion of their debts under a Chapter 13 Plan. Chapter 13 to immediately schedule all appointment to evaluate their financial
is the section of the Bankruptcy Laws that allows you to repay a por- condition. Koehler & lsaacs handled 250 bankruptcy cases on
tion of your debts over a 3-5 year period. behalf of COM members last year alone,
IT'S SUMMERTIME AND KIDS RYE PlAYlAND FAMilY OUTING TO
ARE HAPPY DELIGHT (OBA MEMBERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES ON SEPTEMBER 14
Thousands of COBA members will frolic in the late summer
on Saturday, September 14 as COBA once again holds its
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Annual family Outing at Rye Playland Amusement Park in Rye,
New York,
All rides and food will be free from 9 a.rn. [07 p.rn. The rides
will be the tabled rides of Rye Playland, and the food. provided by
COBA, will include hot dogs, hamburgers, barhequed chicken,
corn on the cob, potato salad, macaroni salad. baked ziti. baked
beans. tossed salad, ice cream, other desserts and beverages. Live
performers plus a DJ will provide the entertainment.
SMILING & SURfING, the grandchildren of COBA Retiree -Free admission to rh e Rye outing is non-transfera ble _You
Consultant Vinnie Coppola look as happy as kids in summertime as must have your information updated aT the COBA office in
summertime visits New York. COllA commends Retired CO order for spouses. domestic partners and children to qualify.
Coppola on his proud grandfatherhood.
According to An ide XL, Section 2 of the conrracr between COBA COBA will continue to fight on all fronts on behalf of its membership.
and the ciry, during a CO's first five years of employment he or she is
entitled 1O accrue a vacation of 20 workdays for each year of service ,
and after five years is entitled to a vacation of 27 workdays ill each
year of service.
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COBA SEARCHES FOR INFORMATION AFRICAN -AMERICAN RETIREE DANCE
IN CO MORGAN'S MURDER SCHEDULED
The African-American Correction Retirees Association will
hold their First Summer Jam Oil Friday,Jwlc 28 from 9 p.m.- 2 a.rn.
at the Kermit DroweryVFW at 204lh St .and Linden Blvd. in St.
Albans. Queens. Music will be provided by a popular OJ and the
parry is BYOB13. Donations are S 15 ill advance or $20 at the door.
according to the MCM, For marc informacion COIHan Debra
Stroud at 718-527·3337 or Melvin Johnson at 718-276-14S3.
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Officer Morgan, R.M$C, was shot six times while sifting in llufl n ,9,O[) 1'.,\ 1.- 2:00 A.M.
his own car in Red Hook 011 April 9. His mother.joyce Smith, was A ll\'A:\ c;r u T ICKETS S AJ.f:::\ O~ I .\'
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killed in the World Trade Center attacks and h is wife Carol is eight
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"We are determined to uncover whatever information is
needed to make substantial progress on this case," said Mr.
Seabrook. who has urged the death penalty in Officer Morgan's
murder. August 26, 2002
COIJA Seuen tb A1I1Iuai Go lf Classic, Imoood COIWII]' Club,
COBA has contributed :>S,OOO to the reward fund. Another 111 w ood , NY. Pro ceeds to benefit tbe Scbo ta rsb tp FU1Id f or
$2,500 WdS contributed by the New York State Correctional tbe cbtldren of Correction Offtcers. Call Vin nie Coppo la
Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOP13A) , which
( 2 12-9 65 -01 5 2). or Yvelle Poy o r Victoria Dantone ( 2 12-
represents state correctional officers. An additional S5000 was
2 7,j -800 0) , for m ore t nformatio n .
added to the reward by the National Police Defense Foundation .
A seven-year veteran. Officer Morgan was shot while September 14, 2002
sitting in his parked car. He was off-duty. /ly e Playla1ld Fami()! Ou ti ng.
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YEAR 2002 (DBA CARDS AVAILABLE
Contribure to the COBA Widows and Children's Fund and honor the Correction Officers who served during and after the
V;Torld Trade Center disaster by buying as many 2002 COUA Cards as you can, All proceeds from the sale are earmarked for
the CODAWidows and Children's Fund. The cost is 51 per card. Orders should include additional funds to cover postage:
34 cents for one to three cards. 78 cents fur four to ten cards, and S156 fur eleven to twenty cards.
(pictured in the upper right on the Year 2002 COBA Cards is New
York City Correction Officer Robert Martin at Ground Zero wearing his
volunteer fire fighter gear.)