About

What We Do

The following is a listing of just some of the duties and responsibilities of the PLEA, it's Board of Trustees and its Member Representatives. Each of the items listed below represent a personal commitment of one or more of PLEA's personnel.

PLEA REPRESENTATION:
Approximately 9,600 individual official administrative investigations since 1976 (based upon a yearly average of 320 files). An equal number of administrative investigations were resolved informally. 

Grievances -Many of the member requests for assistance involve contract or issues of fairness.

Criminal (PORAC/LDF - Legal Defense Fund)

Civil Service (Law Offices of Mike Napier) - generally a rep is assigned to each of these cases.

AZPOST Hearings (Offices of Mike Napier)

Industrial Injury Claim appeals and re-openers (Mike Napier or PLEA"s Chief Negotiator)

Member Health and Welfare

Member Benefits - including Life and False Arrest Insurance options

Retirement

COMMITTEES:
PLEA representatives sit on a vast number of community and departmental committees which include:
TAPS
COPS
Neighborhood Watch Oversight Commission (Chair)

Departmental:
Transfer
Uniform
Matrix
DAC
PAS
FTO
Physical Fitness Board
Firearms
Negotiations
Labor-Management
Career Enhancement Point Committee
Vehicle Committee
Workplace Violence
Domestic Violence
Issues
Training Needs

City of Phoenix:
City of Phoenix Health Care Taskforce
Incident Committee
Development Advisory Board
Honors Board
Block Watch Advisory Board
Neighborhood Watch Oversight Commission (Chair)
City of Phoenix Public Safety Advisory Committee

State of Arizona:
Industrial Commission 
Deferred Compensation Board
Retirement Board

LEGISLATIVE:
Political Action Committee Fund
Petition signing
Political fund raising events and rallies
Full-time Lobbyist

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES:
DROP
To/From Work Worker’s Compensation Bill
Retiree’s 2% Hold Harmless Bill
Prop 301
Transportation 2000
New Bond Election
National Right to Carry Firearms Bill
Prohibited Possessor – illegal alien
Retiree Health Care Bill
Police Officer Jury Exemption Bill
Police Officer Privacy Act (sealing your records)
Salary Continuance – Military Deployment
Residency Rule – elimination
Republican National Committee –endorsements
(National law enforcement legislation)
Democratic National Committee - endorsements
(National law enforcement legislation)
Crime Retaliatory Bill
Occupational Disease Bill – (police officers added)
Police Protection Legislation
Accidental Disability Retirement Repayment
Catastrophic Disability Retirement Bill
Health Insurance Portability Legislation
Court Service Process Bill (allows for civilians to do)
Out-of State Redemption (public safety time transfer)
Worker’s Compensation Survivor’s Benefit
DUI Legislation – (Extreme DUI)

MEMBERSHIPS:
National Association of Police Organizations – Executive Board Member
Arizona Police Associations -APA
Assisted in the formation of a majority of the Valley Police Associations
100 Club
COPS
National Law Enforcement Memorial

COMMUNITY GOODWILL:
Sponsorships/Endowments/Donations
Neighborhood Associations – Westwood/NAILEM
St. Mary’s Food Drive
Christmas Toy Drive
Pat Briggs Memorial Fund
Kid’s Street Park
National Latino Peace Officer’s Association
National Black Police Officer’s Association
Law Enforcement Rodeo Association
Homicide Investigator’s Association
Arizona Peace Officer’s Memorial
Southwest Police Motorcycle Training Fund
City of Heroes Memorial
Parents of Murdered Children
Arizona Special Olympics

PLEA Charities: Est. 2008 
The purpose of PLEA Charities is to provide charitable, financial, and educational assistance to law enforcement officers and their families. PLEA Charities also provides contributions to community groups and organizations supportive of public safety. In addition, PLEA Charities promotes the positive image of law enforcement officers and seeks to enhance the quality of life in our communities.

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS:
Bi-annual preparation and negotiation of the MOU
Legal issues preparation and research
National Market assessment
Financial forecast seminars and data collection
Review of City of Phoenix financial actuarial
Oversight of existing contract for compliance

TRAINING-PLEA places enormous emphasis on training and education.

PLEA has sponsored, attended or provided training in the following areas:
Use of Force
Internal Affairs Investigation
Officer Involved Shooting
Racial Profiling / Biased Policing
Legal Issues in Law Enforcement
Employment Law
How to Negotiate a Contract
How to Run a Police/Fire Union
Forming a Police Association
AZPOST (SME subject matter expert)
Racial Profiling
Officer Involved Shootings