HEALTH LEGISLATION: 
At the Alliance 10/21/08 meeting, a motion was passed to draft legislation that would provide for keeping the benefits that a person retired with.  Past President Ed Curran will report on this draft legislation at the next meeting.

Due to the election results of 11/5/08, the NYS Senate will have a Democrat Majority effective January 2009.  Therefore, all legislative Bills will have to be renumbered and re-introduced.

Stay tuned for more information as it arrives.

Update on HR 218
Although the Standard Order of Procedure has been approved and passed by the City of Rochester and the RPD, the training program is being held up at this time by Deputy Chief George Markert.  I have not received any further information concerning the qualifying aspects.  ARPALER member Bill Bartell is presently working with the Training Academy to put this program in place.