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Sergeants Benevolent Association / Police Department, City of New York

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Attention Members & Friends: You are c o r d i a l l y invited to attend the SBA's 39th A n n u a l Dinner Dance, the let Freedom Ring Gala on Monday, November 24 at the Sheraton Hotel & T o w e r s , Click here for more i n f o r m a t i o n , The September 11 Commission, is looking for NYPD members who were first responders on September 11 to assist them in preparing recommendations with respect to the safety and effectiveness of Law Enforcement Officers. Click Here for more information. Important news regarding your PICA prescription

benefits: Please read these articles that appeared in The Chief and the Daily News. Congress votes to reject changes to overtime pay rules (FLSA). Click Here for more information. Please be a d v i s e d that the open enrollment period for health p l a n s is October 15-November 14, 2003. If you have any questions, Click here or c o n t a c t the SBA Health & W e l f a r e office.

We apologize for any inconvenience while this site is under construction.

The new and improved SBA Web site is coming soon! Next SBA d e l e g a t e meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m. at T e r r a c e on the Park Restaurant, Corona

http://sbanyc.org/index_mitiall.html

10/14/2003

SB A - What's New

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Sergeants Benevolent Association ..."Frontline Leadership"

- What's New

October 13, 2003 The National C o m m i s s i o n on Terrorist A t t a c k s Upon the United States ( a l s o kn o w n as the 9-11 Commission) is an independent, b i p a r t i sa n commission created by congressional legislation and President George W. Bush in late 2002. It is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of c i r c u m s t a n c e s surrounding the September 11, 2 0 0 1 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the a t t a c k s . The commission is also mandated to provide r e co mme n d a t i o n s designed to guard a g a i n s t future a t t a cks. The September 11 Commission is looking for NYPD members who were first responders on September 11 to assist them in preparing recommendations with respect to the safety and e f f e c t i v e n e s s of law enforcement officers who respond to catastrophic events. If you are interested in participating please contact Investigator George Delgrosso (a former NYPD homicide i n v e s t i g a t o r ) at 26 Federal Plaza, telephone number (212) 2 6 4 - 1 5 0 5 . October 4, 2003 ** Congress votes to reject changes to overtime pay rules (FLSA) ** T w e n t y - o n e R e p u b l i c a n members of Congress j o i n e d with Democrats, and voted 2 2 1 - 2 0 3 to instruct its n e g o t i a t o r s w o r k i n g out d e t a i l s with the U.S. Department of Labor to reject any c h a n g e in overtime regulations. Click here for more information. October 4, 2003 Important news regarding your PICA p r e s c r i p t i o n benefits. Please read these articles that a p p e a r e d in The Chief and the Daily News. October 1, 2003 WTC Health Registry: The World Trade Center Health Registry is a comprehensive and confidential health survey that will track the health over the next 20 years of those most directly exposed to dust,

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10/14/2003

NYPD - Communications Division - Main Page

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Communications Division Commanding Officer, Deputy Inspector Charles F. Dowd

The mission of the Communications Division is to provide and support a telephone and radio communications system, which are the primary ingredients in the delivery of emergency services to the citizens of New York City. The Communications Division is the parent command to which the Communications Section (Enhanced 9-1-1 Center), Electronics Section and Technical Support Section report. The Communications Division provides the following services: 9-1-1 Emergency calltaking center Police radio dispatching Emergency command post vehicles Radio communications controls Electronic and telephone equipment Moreover, the Communications Division: Maintains the Department technological infrastructure Plans and coordinates advanced technology Operates the 9-1-1 center Manages radio dispatching Tapes and records all telephone/radio communications http://home.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/otsd/commdivindex.html

8/18/2003

- Communications Division - Communications Section

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Communications Section Commanding Officer: Deputy Inspector Scott W. Hanover Executive Officer: Captain Thomas E. Quinn

Enhanced 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Center

The Communications Section, is one of the largest commands in the NYPD with over 1,200 civilian supervisors, operators and dispatchers. This command is responsible for receiving 91-1 emergency calls from the public and servicing them in a prompt and efficient manner. In 2002, over 12 million calls for service were received, resulting in the dispatch of a patrol resource to over 4.4 million radio runs.

ABOUT THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING CENTER The Police Department was given an edict to develop and maintain the primary emergency communications system in New York City. In accordance with this mandate, the Department has developed the first of two Public Safety Answering Centers (PSACs) that houses state-of-the-art components which provides fast, efficient, emergency 9-1-1 service to the citizens and visitors of New York City.

http://home.nyc.gov/htmynypd/html/otsd/commsec.html

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NYPD - Communications Division - Electronics Section Page

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Electronics Section Commanding Officer, Captain Kenneth Weinberg Executive Officer, Captain Paul E. Annitto

The Electronics Section of the New York City Police Department is responsible for the planning, implementation and maintenance of the largest municipal police department radio system in the world. These responsibilities encompass a wide range of specialties from communications system engineering and design, through all phases of subsystem installation and implementation. This is in addition to providing all of the required service and maintenance for the 24,000 hand held radios, 2,200 mobile data terminals, 3,000 mobile radios and the vast number of transmitters, receivers, dispatcher consoles and microwave links located at over 300 locations throughout the City.

Portable Radios Further, the Electronics Section is responsible for the planning, implementation and maintenance of a wide range of highly specialized alarm and monitoring systems which are required at secure Department facilities throughout the five boroughs. In addition, the Electronics Section operates and maintains a large number of Command Post Vehicles and Public Address Vans which respond around the clock to major incidents and special events.

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8/18/2003

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August 19, 2002 This report was prepared by McKinsey & Company based upon information provided by the New York Police Department.