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Retiree Monthly Luncheon

1/26/2022

Subject: Snoga’s Closed, Dee Willie’s for this month

Those who want to continue the retiree luncheon on the last Saturday of this month, January 29, will meet at Dee Willie’s Barbecue, 7393 US Hwy 87 East in China Grove, unless anyone has a better location. Longhorn Cafe at Brook City Base does not have a private room.

The one at Rittiman and Harry Wurzbach has two private rooms that I can try to reserve.
Since Facebook disabled my original account, my new account is under: Robertw Farley.
Thanks. Robert Farley

Memorial Car Show

1/26/2022

SAPOA Memorial Car Show - March 12, 2022
The Fundraising goal of the Memorial Festival is to assist
the immediate family of SAPD fallen officers when their loved ones name is placed on the National Memorial Wall.

Event will be from 1100am - 400pm
VENDORS WANTED for the 10th Annual Memorial Festival & Car Show on Saturday, March 12, 2022.
Volunteers Welcomed

This event will take place outdoors at the SAPD Training Academy and Car Show participants can start coming in at 900am. Track Area will be cut off at 100pm.

Merchandise Vendor $100
Food Vendor $200
10 x 10 raw space

On Line Registration will kick off on Feb 01,2022.
memorialfestivalandcarshow@yahoo.com
Event Chairperson - Tina Baron
Car Show:
Yvonne - Car Show Chairperson
memorialfestivalandcarshow@yahoo.com
Vendors:
Angela - Vendor Area Chairperson
memorialfestivalandcarshow@yahoo.com

Health Care Fund Meeting

1/26/2022

Retiree Health Care Fund Meeting

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fire and Police Retiree Health Care Fund will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 at the Office of Martin & Drought located at 112 E. Pecan Street, Suite 1616, San Antonio, Texas 78205. If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at (210) 494-6500.

JAMES BOUNDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FIRE AND POLICE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND

1099 Forms will arrive soon

1/26/2022

Retirees 1099 R Forms
Forms will be mailed out by January 31, 2022 for 2021 year.
You can also go to the SA Fire & Police Pension Fund website and print it out now.

https://www.safppf.org/Home.aspx
Go to Log In right corner) and drop down to MemberDirect (click)
Sign In on left side and Log In.
Under BENEFIT SUMMARY List drop down to 1099-R and click
On next screen, Click on 2021, print out forms on your printer

Retiree's Firearms Qualification Schedule

1/26/2022

Retirees' Range Qualification for 2022
Range qualification for 2022 will be 3 times a day (MONDAY) to qualify this year.

0900am, 1100am, 200pm MONDAY will be the day.

Feb 28, Mar 28, April 25, May 23, June 27,
July 25, Aug 29, Sept 26, Oct 31, Nov 28, Dec 19

IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!!

1/10/2022

Zoom Meeting January 11 at 1:30 p.m.
In-person meeting will NOT occur

Please excuse the last minute change!

We will have a Zoom meeting (instead of in-person meeting) on Tuesday January 11, 2022 at 1:30 pm.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81579786236?pwd=ZU1NVWp6aENBL1pOR0hBTTN5dmNxUT09

This decision was not made lightly.

We have a couple of Board members that are unable to attend. Also the increase in Covid spread is another factor. Our membership is made up of older citizens. We would feel extremely bad if one person got sick as a result of our meeting in person.

So, this meeting will be held on Zoom! See information below.

Topic: SAFPPA January Meeting
Time: Jan 11, 2022 01:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81579786236?pwd=ZU1NVWp6aENBL1pOR0hBTTN5dmNxUT09
Meeting ID: 815 7978 6236
Passcode: 791386
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kP4riu4gI

January 08th, 2022

1/8/2022

The Centurion Now Available.

https://sapoa.org/centurion/

SAPOA Memorial Car Show

1/8/2022

SAPOA Memorial Car Show - March 12, 2022
The Fundraising goal of the Memorial Festival is to assist the immediate family of SAPD fallen officers when their loved ones name is placed on the National Memorial Wall.
Event will be from 1100am - 600pm

For info contact:
Event Chairperson - Tina Baron

Det. Henry Ann Charles, Car Show Chairperson
memorialfestivalandcarshow@yahoo.com
210-286-8336

Vendors:
Det. Angela Lopez, Vendor Area Chairperson
memorialfestivalandcarshow@yahoo.com

January 08th, 2022

1/8/2022

From: David Head
Subj: Joe Graham
On December 9, Joe Graham was admitted to the Audie Murphy VA hospital with severe Covid symptoms.

Over the course of the next three weeks he slowly improved until the first of the year when his vital signs took a turn and he was readmitted to the ICU,
placed on a ventilator and dialysis. As of this notice he remains there fighting to recover.
He is unable to receive visitors but accepts all prayers for him and his family.

This should demonstrate the severity of this disease as it clearly has the ability to knock down the strongest amongst us. It is my hope that all of our members, active and retired, will take positive steps to protect themselves and their families. Please pray for Joe, the more than 150 active SAPD officers out fighting this disease, and all the retiree families affected.

Recent Deaths

1/6/2022

Sad News
Arrangements are being made for two SAPD Retired Officers which passed away this week. Details will be announced at a later date.

Donald Weilbacher, Retired Oct 2003
Robert Katz, Retired April 1980

San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners' Association

1/6/2022

The San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners' Association will meet
Tuesday January 11, 2022 at 1:30 pm.

The meeting will be at the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund Office, 11603 W. Coker Loop, Ste. 201, San Antonio.

This meeting will be in PERSON! Snacks only, no meal.

Yes, we will have a member attendance door drawing

Question about 13th Check for 2022

1/2/2022

From: A Blue News Email Member
Subject: Pension COLA / 13th Check
Are we to expect a COLA raise next year in light of surging inflation ??

The answer is yes …. exactly how much will not be known until approximately January 15, 2022. From what we currently know, the COLA will be greater than 6%. Each retiree who retired prior to 9/30/1999 will receive the full COLA in their January 31, 2022 pension check. The rest of us will receive 75% of that 6% number or 4.5%…. assuming the final inflation COLA number is 6%.

If the final number is greater than 6% it will be 75% of the the greater number.
The Pension Law caps the COLA increase beginning at 8%, the full explanation of the capped COLA can be found in the Pension Law.

The preliminary pension fund performance numbers are in for 2020. It appears we will have greater than a 9% return for the year ended 2020. This is amazing since our investment performance as of April 2020 was approximately a negative 5%. In fact, our performance as of September 30, 2020 was .6% ( less than 1% ). The final quarter of 2020 , we ended the year with investment performance that should allow the Board to issue a 13th Check. The Board has not yet met to determine when this check will be issued, but if the positive 9% return holds, as performance numbers come in from our non-publicly traded investments, I expect we will receive a 13th Check in March 2021.

I will keep you informed if things change, but I expect 2020 investment returns, coupled with the previous 4 years will allow the Board to vote in favor of issuance of a 13th Check.

Harry Griffin