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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Very well phrased.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I prefer that Starsky and Hutch remain on
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w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
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color:navy'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>"The Pessimist complains about the
wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the REALIST adjusts his
sails." <br>
- Unknown <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Art Deco<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:17
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Vision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] <st1:place
w:st="on">Union</st1:place> Support Not a Conflict</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Dan, et al,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>I not sure your assessment that retention problems in the MPD is
because "<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
is boring" [to police officers] is entirely correct. Further, such a
viewpoint may give a hint to part of the reasons for the union/officer
dissatisfaction issue.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>It takes many different qualities and much training to produce an
effective Law enforcement officer (LEO). The need for
excitement (which is not the same as the need to "catch bad guys" as
there are LEOs who are sometimes the "bad guys") is a useful quality
to keep interest in a law enforcement job. But two points: </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>1. A LEO can have too much need for excitement which
can lead to some bad decisions and also to neglecting other important parts of
their job.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>2. The need for excitement is not a have/have not
quality but one with a quasi-continuum of values. This amount of quality
in an individual needs to be balanced with a lot of other qualities depending
on the area in which the LEO operates. Successful LEOs in high-crime areas
need more of this quality than those in lower crime areas. [Further,
crime prevention and detection is not the only job of LEOs; there are many
other services they provide.]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Please have a little patience while I give an example:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>When I lived in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Boundary</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, there was an
outstanding ISP officer who worked that area. Almost all of his citations
(he gave out many, many) and arrests resulted in either forfeited bail or
a conviction. He seldom gave warnings. He played no
favorites. (It was frequently said that he would ticket his own
mother.) Once he interdicted a suspect offender, a citation or an arrest
occurred. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Officer Hicks had an interesting point of view
(paraphrased): <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>"I see
every situation no matter how serious or how trivial as a personal challenge.
I try to figure out (and execute) a way to bring every situation calling for
enforcement to a completely successful conclusion consistent with the law and
the goals and policies of the ISP. This keeps the job satisfying and
keeps it from being boring."</span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>When someone applies to be a LEO, she/he should understand that it is
not all cops and robbers. Very little of it is. A lot of it is
unexciting. Some of it is quite unpleasant. In my opinion, it is a
matter and a sign of personal integrity if a person holding any job does what
is required regardless of its excitement/pleasure value (except those things
required that might be illegal or unethical.) Hence, a prospective LEO
should ask themselves whether they are willing to do the <strong><b><font
color=red face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:red'>all</span></font></b></strong>
aspects of the job they are applying for in a workman like way. If
they are not, perhaps another vocation or an application in another area should
be pursued if their personal integrity is important to them.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>There are positive signs that for at least some MPD officers, this
workman attitude is present. The Public Records items in the <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">Daily News </font></i></em>point to increased DUI
enforcement. [Good for the MPD!!!!!] This is not always
a pleasant or exciting task. To gain a conviction, procedures must
be laboriously and carefully followed. To be successful in bringing a
successful conclusion to a DUI interdiction, careful, time-consuming, attention
to detail is necessary. However, officers with attitudes similar to that
of Hicks above will not find such work boring, but satisfying.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Likewise, when looking a candidates for the MPD, it is important for
the hirer to determine as nearly as possible how much a need for excitement a
candidate has, how it might interfere with other needed qualities, and if the
combination of qualities found in the applicant would give a high probability
of their being a successful, <strong><b><font color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='color:blue'>long-term</span></font></b></strong> officer for the MPD.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>If officers are leaving the MPD because they are bored and long for
more action, this is a problem with the hiring practices among other things.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>There is plenty to do for a conscientious,
proud-of-their-workman-like-attitude LEO in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>. When driving in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> in the late
evening, apparently impaired (some very impaired) drivers are generally
observable. Hardly a day goes by when in a short period of time I
don't see several drivers running stop signs. It is not unusual for
people to run red lights (To observe: just stand at <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State>
and Third or at Sixth and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:City>
for a few minutes.) The list could go on and on. Boring work?
Not for a LEO with the right qualities and attitude for the job.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>Will a union help?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>As a consultant in southern <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>
for many years, some of my jobs included helping companies avoid
unionization. In short, this is not done by clever, devious tricks and
legal maneuvers. It is done by providing a better working environment,
better pay and benefits, and more flexibility to the employees than having an
union would provide, and without the union dues and other problems that union
membership creates for employees.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>A union can seriously impair management by making effective discipline
difficult, by making it difficult to enforce standards and rates of
performance, by making job assignment/duties less flexible, and by creating a Them/Us
wall of suspicion and hostility between workers and management which further
hampers both the workers and the company from achieving their various
goals. A well managed non-union company has good rapport and effective
two-way communication between labor and management and a shared motivation
to achieve that which as far as possible promotes the welfare and goals of
both the workers and the company. In the 1970s these concepts were called
"quality of working life."</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>It would have been nice if the city had fostered this kind of quality
of working life practice with the LEOs of the MPD. <font color=red><span
style='color:red'>They did </span></font></span></font><strong><b><font size=6
color=red face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:red'>not</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=4 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
color:red'>,</span></font></b></strong><font size=4 color=red><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red'> especially the previous mayor and city
council.</span></font><font size=4><span style='font-size:13.5pt'> One of
the most astounding things I heard was the chief's statement when the union
issue first surfaced that he had no idea that such a move prompted by officer
dissatisfaction was at hand. What a horrible,
horrible disconnect. In a private company a quick termination would
likely have occurred and a new manager found. [The present city manager
also shares in this culpability.]</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>The MPD officers, finding the city unresponsive to their concerns and
unable/unwilling to communicate them to their chief, looked for other
alternatives. Unionization was the alternative they chose. If a
content, effective workforce is a goal, then part of achieving such is to
listen to the concerns of the workforce. If they are not listened to,
then performance problems and turnover will result. The reasoning of the
MPD officers shows that they think the only way left to bring genuine attention
to their concerns is by having union representation.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>In my opinion, the MPD officers should continue to consider
unionization as a solution to their problems. <font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>They should continue to do this unless they see a strong
good-faith effort by the city council, mayor, and city management to listen to
and to attempt to address their concerns. The MPD officers are also
entitled to a chief and a city manager capable of communicating effectively
with them, bringing their concerns forward, and fostering resolution of them.</span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>An effective, fair, well trained, well disciplined police force is an
essential ingredient for a community. <strong><b><font color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:blue'> If the city is now willing be
a quality of working life employer to the MPD and to genuinely hear and to
attempt to resolve the concerns of the MPD officers, this would be the
best solution for all.</span></font></b></strong> Else, the officers of
the MPD are entitled to find alternative ways to bring their voices out.
Unionization is the simplest way for them (but not necessarily the best overall
solution for themselves or the community).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>I hope that heads and hearts have not hardened so much that further
negotiation and communication is not possible. I certainly see the
officers' point of view. What is difficult to accept is the lack of professional
staff leadership and the reticence of some city elected officials to meet and
to attempt to solve the underlying problems perceived by MPD officers without
bringing in an interloper.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Wayne A. Fox<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1009 Karen Lane</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street> 9421</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">ID</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt'>(208) 882-7975<br>
<a href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>From: "Dan Carscallen" <<a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To: "'Vision 2020'" <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:59 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] <st1:place w:st="on">Union</st1:place>
Support Not a Conflict<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>> Tom says:<br>
> " The most important goal in maintaining an efficient and
proficient<br>
> organization, be it public or private, is RETENTION. "<br>
> <br>
> Okay, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say it takes a different breed<br>
> of cat to be a cop. <br>
> <br>
> I'm going to go further out on that limb and say that maybe wages aren't<br>
> the main factor in why the City of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
has a hard time keeping cops<br>
> around. I will dangle out there a little more and say a union
probably<br>
> isn't going to keep them around any better.<br>
> <br>
> I'm just gonna throw this out there. I believe one of the biggest<br>
> reasons we can't keep a "veteran" force here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> goes back to that<br>
> "different breed of cat" that is a cop:<br>
> <br>
> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> is
boring.<br>
> <br>
> Now I don't mean <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
is boring in the way the rest of us think. We<br>
> have a fairly eclectic mix of things always going on in this town, from<br>
> Jazz Festival to Renaissance Fair to Rendezvous in the Park to purt near<br>
> every City Council meeting. I mean <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> is boring for a cop. There<br>
> just ain't much action. Yeah, we have our occasional murder, but we<br>
> sure as hell aren't <st1:City w:st="on">Detroit</st1:City> or <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place>
Heck, we aren't even<br>
> <st1:City w:st="on">Wenatchee</st1:City> or <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kennewick</st1:place></st1:City>. We're <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>, and other than maybe getting to<br>
> put the hammer down on a few DUI's on the weekends or the occasional<br>
> "White male riding a bicycle north bound on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Main St</st1:address></st1:Street>. The male is wearing<br>
> a cowboy hat and a g string." (yes, it's true --<br>
> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mhk5m">http://tinyurl.com/mhk5m</a>, report
#05-M3918), there's not a heckuva lot<br>
> going on during the rest of the week, and I'm sure these guys get pretty<br>
> bored.<br>
> <br>
> I'm thinking that most people who become cops want to be cops because<br>
> there's a chance for some ACTION. There just ain't much action goin'
on<br>
> 'round these parts. For the rest of the citizenry, that's
okay! I like<br>
> it like that. And I'm sure if you ask them, our police force would say<br>
> that it's nice that <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
is relatively mellow. But deep down inside,<br>
> there's that little voice saying "GIMME SOMETHING TO DO!!!"<br>
> <br>
> I don't see how a police union is going to help that situation.<br>
> <br>
> DC<br>
> <br>
> P.S. From what I gather, a union might not even be the be-all
end-all<br>
> solution that is needed. Maybe just opening up lines of
communication<br>
> directly between the police force and the City Council (rather than them<br>
> having to go through the chief or whoever) is the proper course of<br>
> action.<br>
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