THE FIRST RECORDED MEETING OF THE COLUMBUS FIRE
RETIREES CLUB, JUNE 7, 1978 WAS OPENED BY RAY BEOUGHER. NOMINATIONS WERE HELD FOR ELECTION OF
OFFICERS. MOTION TO MAKE W. STRICKFADEN
HONORARY PRESIDENT WAS PASSED.
ON JULY 7, 1978 ELECTION WAS HELD. THOSE ELECTED WERE;
PRESIDENT—EDDIE MANNS
SECRETARY/TREASURER—TOM SIDES
SGT-AT-ARMS—DON BRASKETT.
APRIL 4, 1979—DUES OF $1.00 PER YEAR ESTABLISHED.
NOVEMBER 1, 1979—MOTION TO JOIN POLICE AND FIRE
RETIREES AND WIDOWS, DUES ARE $2.00. A
CHARTER WILL BE ISSUED (NO RECORD OF RECEIVING CHARTER).
DECEMBER 3, 1980—RETIREES ORGANIZATION ADVISED OAPFF
WILL LOBBY FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
AUGUST 4, 1981—MOTION TO ADMIT ALL PAID FIRE FIGHTER
RETIREES OF CENTRAL OHIO TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
OCTOBER 7, 1981—MOTION TO SUPPORT BOB SHIELDS FOR THE
PENSION BOARD.
DECEMBER 2, 1981—MOTION TO SUPPORT STATE RETIREES FOR
A FULL TIME LOBBYIST TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
MARCH 3, 1982—VOTED TO REQUEST LOCAL #67 TO MAKE ALL
RETIREES LIFE MEMBERS IN LOCAL #67.
OCTOBER 6, 1982—CHANGED NAME TO CENTRAL OHIO
ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FIRE FIGHTERS.
NOVEMBER 2, 1983—CHECKING ACCOUNT MENTIONED (FIRST
DEPOSIT WAS MADE JANUARY 23, 1984).
FEBRUARY 6, 1985—LAST MEETING HELD AT THE FIRE
FIGHTERS V.F.W., 1501 PARSONS AVENUE.
MARCH 6, 1985—FIRST MEETING AT V.F.W. #495.
MAY 1, 1985—FIRST ELECTION OF TRUSTEES;
JIM WOLFE—3 YEARS
BERT GREEN—2 YEARS
DON FADLEY—1 YEAR
REVISED CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS PRESENTED.
JULY 3, 1985—PASSED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.
JULY 2, 1986—SUPPORT TOM MCDONALD FOR PRESIDENT OF
STATE RETIREE ORGANIZATION AND HENRY REEB FOR TRUSTEE. BOTH ELECTED OCTOBER 1986.
JANUARY 7, 1987—MOTION TO PUBLISH A 4 UNIT NEWSPAPER
PASSED.
MARCH 4, 1987—1st MEETIONG AT FIRE FIGHTER V.F.W.
POST 1591 ON LOCKBORNE ROAD.
JANUARY 2, 1991—MOTION TO DONATE $400 TO FIRE MUSEUM
PASSED.
OCTOBER-1991—OFFICERS ARE ROY MORELLO, TOM McDONALD
AND GREG McMURRAY.
NOVEMBER 7, 1991—GOAL OF PENSION BOARD TO REDUCE
HEALTH CARE COST BY $5 MILLION PER YEAR.
POLICE AND FIRE RETIREES OF OHIO PROPOSE DEDUCTION 1% FROM RETIREE
INCOME TO PAY FOR HEALTH CARE COST.
FEBRUARY 5, 1992—CHARITY NEWSIES PRESENT PLAQUE TO
FIRE FIGHTERS V.F.W. POST FOR HIGHEST BID ON FIRST PAPER. COMMANDER HARRY BRASKET ACCEPTED.
JUNE 3, 1992—NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERW WAS;
PRESIDENT JOHN HIGGINS, SUCCEEDING ROY MORELLO
VISE PRESIDENT DICK DAVIS
SEC/TREAS GREG McMURRY
SGT-AT-ARMS—JOHN CAHILL
TRUSTEES—BURT GREEN, JIM WOLFE AND DON ROBERTS.
JUNE 3, 1992—MOTION TO COMBINE SEPTEMBER MEETING WITH
PICNIC PASSED FOR EVERY YEAR. LETTER BY
TOM McDONALD FROM THE RETIREMENT STUDY COMISSION THAT THE PENSION FUND WILL
NEED A LARGER CONTRIBUTION FROM RETIREES TO MAINTAIN HEALTHE INSURANCE.
JULY 1,1992—HENRY REEB REPROTED OHIO POLICE AND FIRE RETIREES
WILL INTRODUCE BILL TO INCREASE WIDOW’S PENSION AND REMOVE CAP ON $360 COLA,
WIDOW’S COLA 3% ON THE CURRENT $410 PENSION.
NOVEMBER 4, 1992—AMENDED CONSTITUTION: PRIMARY CHANGE
ELECTION TO ODD NUMBERED YEAR. PLUS
LENGTH OF MEETING TO BE NO LONGER THAN ONE/HALF HOUR. EXCEPT THAT THE CHAIR MAY REQUEST AN
EXTENSION, AND A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT APPROVE.
JANUARY 1, 1993—NEW DRUG PLAN IN EFFECT. HEALTH CARE WILL BE OUT IN APRIL.
MAY 5, 1993—NEW ROSTERS WILL BE PRINTED BY LOCAL
#67. FUNDED BY TOM SPIRES/BOBB
CHEVROLET.
NOVEMBER 3, 1993—WORD PROCESSOR PURCHASED FOR #4 UNIT
NEWS.
MAY 4, 1994—MOTION TO AFFILIATE WITH OHIO ASSOCIATION
OF PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS RETIREES PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE OAPFER GOALS WERE
NOT IN HARMONY WITH OURS. SO THE
AFFILIATION WAS ENDED EXCEPT BY SOME INDIVIDUALS.
JUNE 7, 1995—NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS WERE;
PRESIDENT—JIM SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT—DICK DAVIS
TRUSTEES—BURT GREEN, GEORGE POPOVICH AND BOB YOCHUM
SGT-AT-ARMS—JOHN CAHILL
SEC/TREASURER—JOHN SHERMAN.
NOVEMBER 1, 1995—A MOTION TO WELCOME SPOUSES AND
SIGNIFICANT OTHERS TO OUR ANNUAL PICNIC PASSED 35-13. AND THE LADIES SHOWED UP AT THE SEPTEMBER 7th
1996 PICNIC AND WERE WARMLY RECEIVED!
JANUARY 3, 1996--A MOTION WAS APPROVED FOR CHIEF RAY
BEOUGHER TO MAKE UP A BOOKLET OF HIS MOST PRIZED FRONT PAGES AND THE OVERHAUL
PAGES OF HIS THEN 40 YEARS PICTORIAL ACCOUNT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEWS, AND
SELL THE BOOKLETS WITH PROFITS GOING TO THE CENTRAL OHIO FIRE MUSEUM. DICK CALLAHAN IS THE COORDINATOR. BOOKS WENT ON SALE IN JUNE OF 96; SECOND
ADDITION WENT ON SALE IN 1998.
MARCH 27, 1996—CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION FILED TO CHANGE OUR NAME TO—CENTRAL OHIO RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS #4
UNIT, INC. CHARTER #744020.
MAY 1, 1996—UPDATED OUR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS BY
COMMITTEE CHAIRS, CHARLES BURKHART AND NEIL MILLS AND WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
BY OUR MAY MEMBERSHIP.
OCTOBER-1996—1,000 NEW 4 UNIT ROSTERS WERE PROVIDED BY
TOM SPIRES/BOB CHEVROLET. (ESTIMATED COST
$1,000.00).
OCTOBER 2, 1996--#4 UNIT STARTED A “FUND RAISER”,
SELLING ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS EACH YEAR THROUGH JANUARY 5,200.
MARCH 5, 1997—WE NOMINATED AND BILL HANF ACCEPTED
BEING OUR REPRESENTATIVE FIRE CANDITATE TO THE ENLARGING STATE PENSION BOARD. POLICE AND FIRE RETIREES OF OHIO ALSO
ENDORSED HANF.
MAY-1997—A MOTION TO CONTRIBUTE $500.00 TO #4 UNIT
NEWS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
1997—A 4 UNIT RETIREES DECAL AND MEMBERSHIP0 CARD HAS
BEEN CREATED FOR WE RETIREES. DESIGNED
BY BILL CARL.
FEBRUARY 4, 1998—CHANGED OUR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
TO REQUIRE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF 4 UNIT BE MEMBERS OF BOTH THE CENTRAL OHIO
FIREFIGHTERS 4 UNIT, INC. AND THE POLICE
AND FIRE RETIREES OF OHIO, MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE.
JUNE 3, 1998—A MOTION WAS APPROVED TO SEND FLOWERS OR
OTHER APPROPRIATE GIFT TO THE FAMILY OF ANY CURRENT FIRE FIGHTER MEMBER OF 4
UNIT WHO DIES.
JUNE 3, 1998—BEGINNING NOW, WE WILL SEND A LETTER TO
ALL NEW RETIREES WELCOMING THEM TO BECOME MEMBERS OF OUR 4 UNIT. THEY NEED NOT PAY THEIR FIRST YEAR 4 UNIT
DUES FEES OF $2.00, NOW INCREASED TO $3.00, PLUS OUR 4 UNIT DECAL IS GIVEN
THEM.
AUGUST 8, 1998—OUR MEMBERSHIP IS NOW AT 471, SECOND
HIGHEST IN 4 UNIT HISTORY.
OCTOBER-1998—WE RAISED OUR 4 UNIT DUES TO $3.00. PFRO RAISED THEIRS TO $15.00 LAST YEAR.
NOVEMBER-1998—1,000 4 UNIT ROSTERS TO BE PRINTED AND
PAID FOR BY TOM SPIRES/BOB CHEVROLET AGAIN, ALONG WITH PAUL LOVE, REALTOR. MEMBERSHIP IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THESE VERY
USEFUL BOOKLETS.
DECEMBER 2, 1998—PASTOR SUTORIUS’S FAMILY DONATED THE
LARGE TRI-PORTRAIT OF PASTOR SUTORIUS T 4 UNIT.
BY PERMISSION OF CHIEF WOLTZ, IT WILL BE PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED AT THE
COLUMBUS FIRE DEPT. TRAINING ACADEMY, AND WAS ACCEPTED THERE ON LOAN FROM 4
UNIT IN JULY-1999.
FEBRUARY 3, 1999—HOUSE AND SENATE PASSED AND GOVERNOR
SIGNED LEGISLATION INCREASING WIDOWS PENSION FROM
$410.00 MONTHLY TO $550.00 MONTHLY WITH A COLA, WITH BACK PAY FROM THE DATE OF
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE LAW.
AUGUST 4, 1999--#4UNIT MEMBERSHIP IS NOW AT AN ALL
TIME HIGH OF 523 MEMBERS.
OCTOBER 6, 1999--#4 UNIT INCREASED IT’S DUES FROM
$3.00 TO $5.00 ANNUALLY.
OCTOBER 8, 1999—#4 UNIT BECAME A REGISTERED NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION (501 C-7) WITH THE IRS.
DECEMBER 2, 1999—PRES. SMITH APPOINTED A CONSTITUTION AND
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY POPOVICH, WITH MEMBERS CAHILL AND SHERMAN TO WORK
ON ADDING TO IT, THE FACT THAT #4 UNIT HAS PAID THE SEC/TREAS. A STRIPEND OF
$25.00 a MONTH FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR MANY YEARS AND TO ADD THIS FACT TO
OUR CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.
JULY 21, 2009--#4 UNIT LOGO BECAME A REGISTERED
TRADEMARK.
PRESIDENTS EDDIE
MANNS 7/7/78 TO 5/6/81
RALPH
BURDER 5/6/81 TO 6/2/86
TOM
McDONALD 6/2/86 TO 6/2/92
JOHN
HIGGINS 6/2/92 TO 6/7/95
JIM
SMITH 6/7/95 TO
6/1/2005
GARY
SINIFF 6/1/05 TO
PRESENT
VICE-PRES JOHN
FADLEY 9/6/78 TO 5/6/81
DENNIS
GEORGE 5/6/81 TO 5/2/84
TOM
McDONALD 5/2/84 TO 6/2/86
PAUL
KRIEDER 6/2/86 TO 4/19/88
ROY
MORELLO 6/4/88 TO 6/3/92
DICK
DAVIS 6/3/92 TO 1/98
GEORGE
POPOVICH 1/7/98 TO
GARY
SINIFF
TO 6/1/05
CHARLIE
BURKHART 6/1/05 TO PRESENT
SEC/TREAS TOM
SIDES 7/7/78 TO
8/2/78
BILL
BROWN 8/2/78 TO 4/2/80
BILL
CHANDLER 4/2/80 TO 5/6/81
DICK
DAVIS 5/6/81 TO
6/4/88
GREG
McMURRY 6/4/88 TO 3/10/94
JOHN
SHERMAN 6/7/95 TO
BOB
DAINES
SECERTARY FRANK
HENDERSON 2/2/05 TO PRESENT
TREASURER BOB
DAINES 2/2/05 TO
JERRY
MASON 6/09
TRUSTEES JIM
WOLFE 5/1/85 TO 7/94
BERT
GREEN 5/1/85 TO 6/99
DON
FADLEY 5/1/85 TO 6/2/86
JOHN
CAHILL 6/2/86 TO 6/6/90
DAVE
CARTER 6/6/90 TO 6/3/92
DON
ROBERTS 6/3/92 TO 6/7/95
GEORGE
POPOVICH 8/3/94 TO 1/7/98
ROBERT
YOCHUM 6/7/95 TO 6/97
GARY
SINIFF 1/7/98 TO
RICHARD
YOERGER 6/97 TO 3/4/98
ROBERT
YOCHUM 3/4/98 TO 6/05
JIM
WELCH 6/99 TO
BILL
HANF 6/05 TO 6/09
JOHN
SHERMAN
GEORGE
POPOVICH
CARL
LAWHORN
SGT-AT-ARMS DON
BRASKETT 7/7/78 TO 5/2/79
BOB
HUSCH 5/2/79 TO
6/2/86
ROY
MORELLO 6/2/86 TO 6/4/88
GENE
PIERCE 6/4/88 TO 6/6/90
JOHN
CAHILL 6/6/90 TO
MIKE
PEERY
BENEFITS OFFICE POSITION CREATED 7/5/95
JACK
ROWLEY 7/5/95 TO 3/99
DAN
BROBST 11/1/95 TO 3/99
GARY
SINIFF 3/99 TO PRESENT
CHAPLAIN PASTOR
CARTON J. SUTORIUS
1978
TILL DECEASED IN 1998
BILL
BROBST 7/5/99 TO PRESENT
UPDATED JANUARY 2000 BY-
JFS/NJS JOHN
F. SHERMAN
SECRETARY/TREASURER
UPDATED JULY 26, 2010 BY-
GRS/HRS GARY
R. SINIFF
PRESIDENT
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