tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post9094364201644233588..comments2024-03-10T17:17:00.115-04:00Comments on Dekalb Officers Speak: E911 Center To Pay Overtime To Make Up For Furlough Days...No We Are Not KiddingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-43525270002556423222010-10-10T17:52:53.353-04:002010-10-10T17:52:53.353-04:00DeKalbOfficers, seriously? You promote "us v...DeKalbOfficers, seriously? You promote "us vs them".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-55118253344635520882010-10-10T14:55:54.984-04:002010-10-10T14:55:54.984-04:00to the dekalb officers comment on the blog..I coul...to the dekalb officers comment on the blog..I could not agree with you more...your comment hit the nail right on the head....we are all in this ugly mess together...my goal at night as a radio operator is to make sure all my guys and gals go home to their families period...nothing else matters...we have to all watch out for each other no one else is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-68494835482058893242010-10-10T10:44:45.126-04:002010-10-10T10:44:45.126-04:00I myself have called radio out over the air...Caus...I myself have called radio out over the air...Cause she was in the wrong, but in retro-spect I still respect the job. If their attitudes were a lil' different when talking to us over the mike we all would probably get along much better. The 2 best operators we have are the older guys, they are patient, they 10-62 us regularly, they are monotone and I never sense a state of sarcasm, attitude, or stress. They are very PROFESSIONAL and could careless about who said what about them, and their baby momma's. Keep up the good work guys in radio, not saying that all the females have issues....There are some good female operators too, all i'm saying is loose the attitude, we are here to do a job that not everyone can or is willing to do. And like some operators quit holding the 41's for the officer you don't like and assigning them to him 2-4 in a row. Those operators who KDT their favorite officers or make deals with them at the begining of the shift need to stop, and don't deny it cause I'm one of ya'lls favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-29897776441207288952010-10-10T01:44:17.124-04:002010-10-10T01:44:17.124-04:00Radio Operators are more then welcomed to post her...Radio Operators are more then welcomed to post here. We are sympathetic to their plight.<br /><br />Believe it or not, we are all on the same team. Maybe if you would get over the "us vs them" mentality, things would run a little smoother.<br /><br />Don't forget, they work for the same incompetent command staff as we do. The same command staff that is headed up by the invisible Wiz Miller, who bows before the commissioners.<br /><br />Your basic dispatcher has no more control over their inept command staff and patched together equipment, then your beat officer working in the streets with inadequate equipment and sparse back up.DeKalb Officershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552127735046540452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-61787806492678267692010-10-10T00:58:48.698-04:002010-10-10T00:58:48.698-04:00When did this become a site for radio operators to...When did this become a site for radio operators to vent? Really!! Why are the posts lately so long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-90446371576403010152010-10-09T23:43:39.001-04:002010-10-09T23:43:39.001-04:00I wasn't bitching about the understaffed cente...I wasn't bitching about the understaffed center... Get it right... I'm bitching about you whining about our OT. Granted you all need it too but I was making the point that I come to work..I Work my radio and man the phones on my regular day and my off days because I CARE. if I don't do it who will... I cringe at the notion of someone being on hold in a TRUE emergency. It could be MY family member needing EMS.. We don't just answer and dispatch police calls. Please get it right. We are not bitter the bitter bitches you all make us out to be. Don't get me wrong I feel for you going to that violent 87 and I'll send 151 to the 390's if I could get away with it to back you to make sure YOU and your back up get to go HOME after your shift.......now that I am off my soap box.... We all need to start being PROACTIVE as opposed to being REACTIVE by tearing each other down on the blog. And as far as me loaning out my headset...take it... I had no problem with anyone taking a couple of calls to make up for a furlough.... Hell It might just take the hump out of our backs for one day ..... DISPATCH DIVAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-32423845484427627862010-10-09T20:30:38.733-04:002010-10-09T20:30:38.733-04:00The issue is the overtime pay for a furloughed emp...The issue is the overtime pay for a furloughed employee. Yes the furlough employee is loosing one days pay but another employee is being paid time and a half to make up for the furloughed employee. Either way you look at the county is paying extra. Leave the furlough days out of those departments deemed essential like police/fire/ems and 911. They deal with life and death issue each and every day. And yes the 911 center has been allowed to pay overtime in order to man an understaffed department. HOWEVER, paying a supervisor time and half in lieu of those operators who man the stations day in and day out is wrong. Use the supervisor as last resort and the county will still save money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-71793692384223745832010-10-09T17:59:52.227-04:002010-10-09T17:59:52.227-04:00Dispatch diva- why don't you come get into a u...Dispatch diva- why don't you come get into a unit and go to a violent 87 by yourself because your backup is on a furlough day. Quit your bitching about an understaffed call center; what does it matter if the 911 calls are answered if there are no officers to respond? Go back to gossiping and doing your nails....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-36747147698758861682010-10-09T01:23:26.661-04:002010-10-09T01:23:26.661-04:001.overtime was in place long before talk of the F ...1.overtime was in place long before talk of the F bomb 2. the center is severly understaffed as it is so I encourage anyone to come to th ecenter for 10 hours and work a radio to "make up" the furlough day.. I will loan you my headseat and work off a talkie.. come one come all.. dont complain about the overtime.. we dont answer the calls.. who will.. lets pray that none of your family members do notget the GOD aweful recording because oher operators want to "stick it to the BOC" and not do overtime.. .. -Dispatch DivaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-79695136924017978802010-10-08T11:10:57.420-04:002010-10-08T11:10:57.420-04:00Well people you can best believe that if it comes ...Well people you can best believe that if it comes too picking and choosing who gets furloughed the Police Department will be on top of that list.<br />The citizens need to be made aware that Officers are not patroling their neighborhoods or issuing citations due to the lack of morale created by the BOC. Violent crime is rising and the County is deteriorating all because the BOC has a great dislike for Police Officers, probably due to some of the wistle blowing on this blog. Keep up the good work and stay out of sight and safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-89758353259203724722010-10-08T10:39:36.567-04:002010-10-08T10:39:36.567-04:00Obvious is an understatement why dont we just put ...Obvious is an understatement why dont we just put her name out there. Congrats on your next Capt. (V.L.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-63340199865548494532010-10-08T09:41:23.850-04:002010-10-08T09:41:23.850-04:00The only good thing about furloughs is that maybe ...The only good thing about furloughs is that maybe the public will feel a little bit of what us officers have been taking with the pay cuts. Cut our pay, you get a cut in service.<br /><br />Someone said that the CEO memo from R Stogner to management told them not to increase overtime to make up for furlough days. If they are doing this, then not only is it stupid (because you costing more money), then it is apparently against policy!<br /><br />Remember that our chief is appointed and only acting. He can stand up for us to a certain extent, but will get canned too if he steps over the line. <br /><br />What is this crap about giving these other departments extra money so they don't have to do furloughs...WTF! What about public safety!? Are these same departments not going to take the 17 or 19 furlough days next year too?!! Get on the horn to the FOP, call your friends in other departments and get those picket signs ready!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-73473941593321937452010-10-08T08:40:30.088-04:002010-10-08T08:40:30.088-04:00ME 2 !ME 2 !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-46260137554205229282010-10-08T08:32:25.465-04:002010-10-08T08:32:25.465-04:00I heard that the commissioners have on next Tuesda...I heard that the commissioners have on next Tuesday's agendat to give millions of additional dollars to some elected official departments such as Sheriff, Superior Court and Sup Court Clerk, District Attorney and others since they overspent (probably giving huge raises too like the commissioners) and won't have enough money for the year. Worst yet, I hear these same departments aren't taking furloughs. We beat cops are taking a beating in pay so they others don't have to take furloughs. Call all your friends in all departments to picket the meeting on Tuesday, and write and call the commissioners. How many of the commissioner's staff are taking furloughs? The letter that came from Stogner said the merit system will be tracking the furlough time, well let's see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-55186084824003872102010-10-08T06:15:43.588-04:002010-10-08T06:15:43.588-04:00Just like the ticket strike lets join together and...Just like the ticket strike lets join together and be a mass No Show for the rediculous Police Ball. They dont support or back us so why should we support them in their Dog & Pony show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-89782864815224995632010-10-08T04:00:37.792-04:002010-10-08T04:00:37.792-04:00I know most of you don't give a rat's ass ...I know most of you don't give a rat's ass about the white shirts. However, many of the Lt white shirts work hard and do an outstanding job. I say this because some of these Lts have been slapped in the face. How the hell does Wiz and OB justify allowing Lts with one year of experience to take the Capt test?? The reason is so obvious it's sickening. An MPO with one year of experience would not be allowed to take the Sgts test. Same for one year Sgts. taking the Lt test. Senority does not matter. I know it hasn't mattered in a while, but this is the icing on the cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-32050971518452214442010-10-07T23:21:17.069-04:002010-10-07T23:21:17.069-04:00One day I hope we have the honor to praise the per...One day I hope we have the honor to praise the person who started this blog.<br />This has more impact than anyone could image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-1933780667353894692010-10-07T17:57:33.951-04:002010-10-07T17:57:33.951-04:00so what happened to the hiring of the E-911 Direct...so what happened to the hiring of the E-911 Director to come in and run the center?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-69452782254777023742010-10-07T13:43:54.019-04:002010-10-07T13:43:54.019-04:00To the person mad at the blog, get over it. It you...To the person mad at the blog, get over it. It you vent in person we all know what position you rapidly will hold. Thanks to Wiz Miller for meeting with all of us when you became director. All it accomplished was get us out of work for 20 minutes to sit down with you. Nothing has changed other than another high paid salary being implemented. The problems at com center are just like the problems in uniform, management not employees. This management deficiency starts at the head of the county and flows down from there. Can anyone, media? , clarify how 911 charges are to be used and budgeted. You'd be surprised how many issues brought up on this blog have turned out to be true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-81978338656764130082010-10-07T11:17:07.478-04:002010-10-07T11:17:07.478-04:00The BOC is what should be shut down. Their day is ...The BOC is what should be shut down. Their day is coming soon. Commisions all around us are being discovered to be crooks, just look at Fulton County who now is the latest to be discovered as corrupt. Dekalb BOC your day is almost here lets just hope that the County is not bankrupt before then. Keep up the trail of corruption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-19483415697570918792010-10-07T09:31:09.495-04:002010-10-07T09:31:09.495-04:00Anonymous #3 RIGHT ON. Anonymous #? with the poor ...Anonymous #3 RIGHT ON. Anonymous #? with the poor grammar "...dis aint no military who they talkin' tooo like dat...." LOL. BLOG MASTER, where did you get your information from ? I have lost some respect and your credibility has definately gone out the window. 911 HAS BEEN WORKING OT FOR QUIIITE SOME TIME. It was NOT implemented all of a sudden to make up for the furlough days smart one. It's business as freakin' usual in the 911 center, SHORT STAFFED=OVERTIME. Even shorter staffed now that they have furlough days, still ='s OVERTIME! What part of this is confusing, or seemingly underhanded or unfair? YES the 911 budget is SEPERATE from the general Dekalb County budget, DO YOU REALLY THINK THE BOC WOULD FURLOUGH , THEN BECAUSE THEY CARE SO MUCH, GRACIOUSLY PAY THE OPERATORS RIGHT BACK FOR THE 10 HOURS BECAUSE THE OP WORKED OT??? c'mon guys, THINK. Nobody gives a rats a** about that place and the part about "supervisors getting first dibs..." you are sooo off. waay off base, you really have no idea what you are talking about, do you??? Supervisors sign up and work OT just as a regular operator does. Now, they are "required" to man a phone while on OT (answer 911 calls), they can't man a radio because NONE OF THE SUPERVISORS CAN WORK A RADIO.PERIOD..AT ALL. EVER.DON'T KNOW HOW TO! OK? so the fact that they come in and sip coffee and hang out in the office while on the clock making OT $$ and the other 100+ issues up in communications IS -> PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR WIZ MILLER's issue, *the fish stinks from the head* is what my dad's fishing buddy used to always say.....AND TRUST ME..IT STINKS!!!!!!!! shut this blog down....seriouslyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-20390688988885048982010-10-07T06:42:08.587-04:002010-10-07T06:42:08.587-04:0017 days furloughed next year. You are kidding, ri...17 days furloughed next year. You are kidding, right? If that's the case, my husband will take his 15 years and walk out the door. I'd rather him take a pay cut somewhere else and work in a decent department rather than have his pay cut again and again only to be shot at (3 times that I know of) and risk the possibility of losing him. Dekalb - you will get what you deserve in the long run, you willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-59610130769691625902010-10-06T23:25:11.566-04:002010-10-06T23:25:11.566-04:00Their salaries are no longer paid with the 911 tax...Their salaries are no longer paid with the 911 tax on the phone bills. That money is put into the general budget, then doled out by the commissioners.<br /><br />It was changed years ago. And it's probably illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-90100910315604944552010-10-06T23:18:58.898-04:002010-10-06T23:18:58.898-04:00We need to start handing out the phone numbers of ...We need to start handing out the phone numbers of commissioners. When citizens are mad because we took too long getting to a call because of manpower and 911 center issues, tell them to call their commissioner. and complain about it. When someone is really grateful for something we did for them, ask them to call their commissioner and ask why they a treating officers so poorly. Flood their offices with calls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5067361049814621194.post-67179360078101116622010-10-06T23:08:29.850-04:002010-10-06T23:08:29.850-04:00The OT is not in the place of the furloughs. 911 h...The OT is not in the place of the furloughs. 911 has been getting OT for a long time. So in a week where they would be "off" (furloughed) who says they can't come in on that off day and work OT which will go in as straight time anyway, since you cant get OT when you dont have 40 regular hours. Man, yall get you panties in a wod over the smallest things. Their budget is different and they are short, they have to do something. Stop whining and come up with solutions, or better yet go to another agency and stop compaining here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com