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Buy a Pink Shirt!

Updated On: Sep 02, 2010 (22:25:00)

Here is the screenprint proof of the back of our Pink shirts!  The front will have a smaller logo that is the same on the Left chest!  The Pink Shirts are $10 each!  Buy one for the whole family! A portion of the proceeds go to local cancer charities.  

To order, click here: http://www.portorangefirefighters.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/form_page.cfm&formID=4975

 

Coming to our City September 16, 2010

Posted On: Aug 31, 2010 (15:43:47)

 

 

 

Proud To Wear PInk

Posted On: Aug 31, 2010 (14:11:55)

 PROUD TO WEAR PINK!

City Manager, Ken Parker has approved our firefighters to wear pink uniform shirts for the entire month of October.  We thank Mr. Parker for his support of this worthy cause.  We hope to help spread cancer awareness while raising money through pink shirt sales to donate to charities which fight to find a cure for the cause.  Please visit our Facebook page for more information. 

Toys for Tots Poker Run!

Posted On: Aug 29, 2010 (13:52:59)

On August 28, 2010 Local 3118 held it's annual Toys for Tots Poker Run.  The event, partnered with Daytona Lagoon was a success!  Pictures to follow.  Thanks to the retirees and other area FF's who made this event successful once again!

Loss of City Police Officers

Updated On: Aug 04, 2010 (14:06:00)

Our current city politicians will be holding a work shop focusing on getting rid of our City Police Officers to bid out to VCSO. Current politicians want to sell this idea by stating there is a cost reduction, however the citizens should be aware that along with these potential cost reductions, there may also be significant reductions in staffing changing the quality of service we have all become accustomed to.  ‎"Unique by Choice, Not By Chance" the City's motto enticing people to choose our City to raise their families in. A key to this motto holding weight is in our public safety. Our current officers ensure a per capita violent crime rate that is less than one-tenth the State average, and lower than any other city in Volusia County with a population over 56,000. VOICE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT KEEPING OUR CITY SERVICES CONSISTANT AND RELIABLE.  See what awards and honors our City Police have earned and worked so hard for.  This dedication and pride in our community is what helps to keep our City Unique By Choice, Not By Chance! Call your local politicians and voice your concerns:****PLEASE CALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS*** MARY MARTIN IS DISTRICT#2 WHERE STATION 73 CITY CENTER PREVIOUSLY CLOSED AND MANPOWER REDUCTIONS WERE EFFECTED 756-0357. MAYOR ALLEN GREEN 322-0247 BOB POLHMANN 756-4435 DENNIS KENNEDY 756-3286 GEORGE STEINDOERFTER 756-1635 **** Meeting tonight at the Lakeside Center 1999 City Center Blvd. Port Orange at 6pm.  

Union Meeting

Posted On: Jul 11, 2010 (15:41:16)

 Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 1030 am Sunshine Park Mall.  Union Meeting (A-Shift Working)

The Port Orange City Council asks to cost out PORT ORANGE POLICE to Volusia County Sheriff's Office in a letter to Sheriff Ben Johnson.

Posted On: Jul 02, 2010 (08:52:35)

City asks cost to replace police
By LYDA LONGA, Staff Writer send an email to lyda.longa@news-jrnl.com
 July 2, 2010 12:05 AM
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Port Orange officials are asking Sheriff Ben Johnson how much it would cost to replace the dark-blue uniforms of its police department with the dark-green garb of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
In a six-page letter dated June 28, City Manager Ken Parker asked Johnson how much it would cost Port Orange if the sheriff were to take over police services for the city of more than 56,000 people.
According to Parker's missive, the City Council asked him to request the information at its last council meeting on June 22. This after Parker sent out a memo to council members telling them he has not "been an advocate of contracting with the Sheriff."
Parker said municipal police departments "tend to have a jurisdictional orientation, whereas the Sheriff has to maintain a countywide perspective."
The city manager also offered a word of caution to the panel in his memo.
"If the City Council contracts for police services, we would need to develop specifications and a contract that would meet the city's operational needs," Parker wrote. "I would encourage the city to take time to study the impact of such a decision.
"It is very difficult to return to offering police services once it is contracted out," Parker said.
But Mayor Allen Green said the current economic climate may be the deciding factor.
"In these economic times, we certainly want to be able to pursue all options," Green said. "Citizens have been complaining about costs. We provide a certain level of (police) services to our citizens. But if people don't want to pay for it, we have to explore other options."
Green said he has broached the issue with Johnson, and the sheriff told him the cost savings would not be immediate, but would materialize over time.
The projected budget for the 83-member Port Orange Police Department for the coming year is just over $11 million, Police Chief Gerald Monahan said. That includes operations, pensions and benefits, the chief's staff said.
Monahan said he realizes the council is looking for ways to reduce costs, and he'll abide by any decision the panel makes regarding police services.
The Sheriff's Office polices unincorporated Volusia County, as well as Deltona and DeBary. The cost of providing services to Deltona -- which is larger than Port Orange with almost 90,000 people -- is $8.7 million.
Deltona has never had a police department though, so the costs to Port Orange -- although smaller than Deltona in size and population -- would be more involved. The city would still be responsible for the pensions and benefits of sworn personnel and civilian employees who are retired, and those who are still on staff, before the transition is made to the Sheriff's Office, Parker said.
So far this year, Port Orange is the only city that has asked the Sheriff's Office for a cost proposal, Johnson said. Edgewater and Oak Hill did so in years past, but kept their police departments.
In 2008, Deltona voters rejected a referendum calling for a city police department.
While the proposal was backed by Mayor Dennis Mulder, it stirred controversy. The city forked over $70,000 for a study by Willdan Homeland Solutions, which concluded that Deltona could form its own agency with 93 employees, including 81 officers and 12 administrative staffers, for $12 million. The study said it would cost about $9 million per year to run.
Johnson could not discuss how much his agency would charge Port Orange because he is still gathering information and has yet to meet with Parker and other city officials.
In his memo to council members, Parker figured the cost would be about $10.5 million. But that doesn't factor in the pension costs.
If the Sheriff's Office were to provide police services for Port Orange, the agency could retain many of Port Orange police's sworn personnel. Johnson said the fact that the issue is even being discussed is not a reflection of the officers who work for Port Orange, but a sign of the shaky economic times.
"There are a lot of good people in Port Orange and I don't know of any there that I wouldn't want working for me," the sheriff said. "We can provide a fine service."
Copyright © 2010 The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Fundraiser for John Cardullo

Updated On: Jun 21, 2010 (14:05:00)

 Thursday, June 24 from 11am to close, Famous Philly's of Port Orange will be hosting a fundraiser for District 4 Candidate John Cardullo.  Please come out and show your support!  


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