REPORT OF SECRETARY-TREASURER - By DONNA LATOUF

Year-end pay stub can be helpful with tax prepartion

4 TUEBOR January 27, 2017

A very happy and prosperous New Year to all. A reminder to the officers who itemize their deductions on their 2016 income taxes — save your year-end pay stub, paid Dec. 23, 2016, as it has the following useful information: ● Code 44010 — DPOA dues paid for the year ● Gross annual earnings ● Federal, state and city income tax amounts withheld These amounts are useful in tax preparation. In addition, for those hired af-ter March 1986, “MEDC” deduction should amount to the 1.45 percent of your earnings, contributed to the Medicare system. This should be brought to the at-tention of your tax preparer. Do not confuse the deduction with your medical insurance deductions, which are listed as “Hospital.” Please make sure that all your beneficiaries are correct and up to date. Every officer has at least two mandatory life insurances and a pension annuity. As always, if you need any assistance with any of your life insurance policies, medical health insurance or supplemental insurances under code 40654, contact me at the office. Questions and assistance with your Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits can be directed to the Benefits Express: 1-855-224-6200. Condolences to the family of Myron Jarrett, who was killed in the line of du-ty. Condolences also to the families of officers Hadi Mahmoud and William Ham-ilton, who both died while active. Our prayers will always remain with you. In the year 2016, we’ve had 10 classes start the Academy, with a total of 306 placed on payroll. There are currently 86 officers on FMCA’s, and two on mili-tary leave.

Upcoming or recent separations from the Department are as follows: P.O. Bridgitte Murphy 5th pct. Vested S.P.O. Jonathan Montgomery DMPAS Resigned P.O. Mark Erickson Gaming Retirement P.O. Myron Jarrett 12th pct. P.O. Tiffany McCrackin Major Violators DDR P.O. Spencer Swadish 6th pct. Resigned P.O. Kyle Sise Bomb Squad Vested P.O. Joseph Nevill 6th pct. Resigned P.O. Rodney Durham 3rd pct. DDR S.P.O. Enrique Suarez DMPAS Resigned P.O. Sheila Gray 9th pct. DDR S.P.O. Shavon Young DMPAS Resigned P.O. Lori Dillon VCTF Retirement S.P.O. Amanda Navarre DMPAS Resigned P.O. Jeffrey Wawrziniak Major Violators Retirement P.O. Sheila Reed 9th pct. Vested P.O. Ian Wincher 2nd pct. Resigned S.P.O. Breanna Jones DMPAS Resigned S.P.O. Antonio Garcia DMPAS Resigned P.O. Marc Washington Downtown SVS Retirement S.P.O. Loree Bradacs DMPAS Resigned S.P.O. Jacob Edwards DMPAS Resigned S.P.O. Michael Glegola DMPAS Resigned P.O. Timothy Livingston 8th pct. Resigned S.P.O. Jacob Spiegel DMPAS Resigned P.O. Celeste Willingham Downtown SVS Retirement P.O. Trent Brown SRT Retirement P.O. Zachary Charles 8th pct. Resigned P.O. Curtis Yancey TEU Retirement P.O. William Hamilton 8th pct. Died Active P.O. Prentis Mercer Gang Intelligence Retirement P.O. John Beveridge 5th pct. Resigned P.O. Rukeya Quinn-Johnson 8th pct. Retirement P.O. Joel Allen 2nd pct. Retirement P.O. Carl Saunders 2nd pct. Retirement P.O. Bradley Belcher Comm. Ops. Retirement P.O. Miles Booker 11th pct. Retirement P.O. Anthony Careathers Ab. Veh. Task Force Retirement P.O. Derral Kelly 3rd pct. Retirement P.O. Vannice Ward VCTF Retirement P.O. Vivian Berry Comm. Ops. Retirement P.O. Patricia Malas Grover Mounted Retirement P.O. Maurice Dickson 4th pct. Retirement P.O. Lamar Penn 11th pct. Retirement P.O. Hadi Mahmoud 6th pct. Died Active P.O. Kathleen Rondo IOD Retirement Sgt. Lester Julian 8th pct. Retirement Sgt. Wendy Maisano Grants & Contracts Retirement Sgt. Stephen Crutchfield 12th pct. Retirement Sgt. James Lightfoot Fleet Control Retirement Sgt. Jason Sloan FIT Retirement Lt. David Hansberry 12th pct. Resigned Cpt. Kelly Fitzgerald 11th pct. Vested

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Don’t forget to report

address changes to the DPOA office!

Call (313) 567-8700

Trip to the Zoo

Harbormaster officers with Secretary Treasurer Donna Latouf and Sergeant-At-Arms Linda Broden at the Detroit Zoo, where a special fundraiser was held last fall to raise money for the fami-lies of Sgt. Ken Steil and Cpl. Myron Jarrett, who were both killed in the line of duty last fall.