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The Tucson Police Officers Association believes that Police Officers have the same Constitutional Rights and Due Process as other citizens of the United States and will scrupulously work to protect those rights.
The Association believes that members of the TPOA are professionals and we will strive to upgrade standards, wages, benefits and working conditions to reflect this professional status.
The Association will promote the interests of the TPOA in the U.S. Congress, Arizona State Legislature, Tucson City Council, Tucson Police Department, Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training (AZPOST), and the Tucson Civil Service Commission.
HISTORY
Allow us to tell you a little about our Association, where we have been and where we are today. In 1993 three officers came together and discussed the problems going on within the police department and the City of Tucson. They uncovered two major problems. First, the Tucson Police Department was (and still is) the second largest agency in Arizona, but we were 17th from the top in pay. Second, the Department was practicing inappropriate methods of investigating, recommending and administering discipline, which in turn, caused severe morale problems throughout the organization.
The TPOA’s “Founding Fathers”, Richard Anemone, Mike Gurr, and Roger Carrillo decided to take a trip to Phoenix to visit the president of PLEA (Phoenix Law Enforcement Association) to get advice on how to start a police association. They received the information and began running with it.
During this time, our leadership made professional, autonomous relationships with the AFL-CIO and the CWA. In doing so, it allowed the TPOA to gain strength in numbers. They educated us in the political arena, giving us the ability to begin to fight the battles we knew were looming in the future. In April of 1996, TPOA became the City of Tucson recognized bargaining unit for Department sergeants, detectives, officers, and marshalls.
TPOA worked with both the CWA and the Peoria Police Officers Association and created the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs (AZCOPS) in 1997. From just two associations, AZCOPS has now grown to 94 affiliates and almost 9000 members statewide. AZCOPS is the fastest growing police labor group in the Nation.
Our goal is educate our members and the Tucson Police Department on how to best proceed as an agency. We want to lead the way in progressive member benefits.
Executive Board
President – John Strader (HQ)
Vice President – Bill Bonanno (ODE)
Secretary – Tom Rizzi (ODD)
Treasurer – Colin King (ODM)
Political Affairs Director – Jason Winsky (ODS)
Grievance Chair – Corey Doggett (HQ)
Sergeant Trustee – Brad Pelton
ODS Trustee – Greg Shore
ODW Trustee – Matt Brady
ODM Trustee – Roland Gutierrez
ODE Trustee – Vacant
ODD Trustee – Vacant
CID Trustee – John Paul Bogdanowich
Tucson Police Officers Association
333 W. Ft. Lowell Rd. Suite 211
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 622-2215
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