Batavia Chapter May Meeting

- President Doney will attend the Division Memorial service on May 5th
-The IRS has approved our tax exempt status. We are now classified as 503C7. This classification allows us to support political candidates.
-On advice of the division lawyers, the division no longer sends out a monthly list of new retirees. There will now be a letter informing the new retiree of our organization in his retirement package.
-A motion was made to make the PBA rep a permanent part of the board. The motion will be voted on at the June meeting.
-The PBA rep advises they are in the beginning stages of getting a small increase in the COLA. There is much to be worked on yet.
 -We will no longer be forwarding the hard copy of the Grey Rider. It will now be sent from the printer. If this becomes a problem for anyone let us know and we will fix it.
-The NJ State Police are celebrating their 100 year Anniversary on Sept 9th.  The celebration will be held at the seaport pier in Wildwood NJ.
-The Capital district is hosting its annual 911 memorial bike ride. It runs from Boston to NYC. Proceeds go to families of officers killed on 911.
-Our annual HR 218 shoot will be held on Wednesday July 21st starting at 10 am
until all are qualified. We need a head count so if attending let us know if you haven’t already done so.    
-Mt Sanai hospital in NYC now has a clinic in Westchester county. This is good news for those of us who travel down once a year for the check up. We no longer have to go into Manhattan.