10/16/2008 - Michael Nizich Privilege Log

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Date: 2008/07/17 08:41SUbject : FW: Another l e t t e r From: "Nizich, Michael A (GOV)" ",[email protected]>To : Perry , Kris t ina Y (GOV)fy i

From: Kopp, Charles (DPS sponsored)Se n t : Thursday, JUly 17, 2008 10:27 AMTo : Niz i ch , Michael A (GOV)Subjec t : FW: Another l e t t e r

From: Vrabec, Terry E (DPS)Se n t : Thursday, Ju l y 17, 2008 9:42 AMTo : Kopp, Char les (DPS sponso re d ) ; Holloway, Audie E (DPS); Glass , JohnD (DPS)Subjec t : Another l e t t e r

Gentlemen,

J u s t FYI on a l e t t e r t h a t was sent to me today, I d o n ' t know if it wentout t o the media, o r i f it was a b log . I of course do no t respond toany of t hese i f they ge t sen t to me .

Terry

From: Richard Krause [mail to:r ichardk@apiai .org JSe n t : Thursday, Ju ly 17, 2008 9:06 AMTo: Vrabec, Terry E IDPS)Subjec t : i n fo

Why Walt Monegan go t f i r ed : P a l i n ' s abuse of power

Las t Fr iday. Commissioner of Publ ic Safe ty Walt Monegan went in to ameeting with Governor Sarah P a l i n ' s ac t ing c h i e f o f s t a f f th ink ing hewas going to be di scuss ing s ecu r i t y for the governor ' s p icn i c . He l e f tth e meeting wi thou t a job .Th e abrupt f i r i n g o f Walt Monegan wa s a shock not on ly to him bu t a l l of
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the men and women of the Department o f Public Safe ty . Th e wa y Moneganwas f i r ed r a i s e s ser ious ques t ions about the governor ' s t rue motives .So wh y wa s Walt Monegan f i red out of the blue? Why would Governor Pal insend a sur roga te to f i r e h er Publ ic Safety Commissioner and then nothave a decent explana t ion fo r the publ ic? And why would Monegan'sreplacement be t e l l i n g people t h ree days before Monegan got f i red , t h a the wa s going to become the new Commissioner of Publ ic Safety?Walt Monegan got f i red fo r a l l o f the wrong reasons . Walt Monegan go tf i red because he had the audaci ty to te11 Governor Pa l in no, whenapparent ly nobody i s allowed to say no to Governor Pal in .Monegan sa id no, he co u ld n ' t cu t h is budget because h is Sta te Trooperswere al ready being s tr .e tched to th e l i mi t an d publ ic s a fe t y s u f f e r in g .He sa id no , he co u ld n ' t cu t h is budget because fue l cos t s fo r planes,boats an d p a t ro l vehic les soar ing , while crime in r u r a l Alaska wa sput t ing more demands on th e Troopers t r an s p o r t a t i o n sys tem.But more alarming than any budget b a t t l e , Monegan sa id no to f i r i ng aSta te Trooper wh o had divorced Governor Pa l in ' s s i s t e r because th e guywas being malic iously hounded by Pa l in ' s family .And not j u s t tha t ; Monegan's f i r ing came a f t e r h is Colonel had toreprimand the governor ' s o f f i ce fo r meddling in department personnela f f a i r s .Monegan's budget b a t t l e sWhen Walt Monegan's wa s appointed, he rea l i zed th e deep problems a t DPSinc luding lo w morale, unders t a f fed detachments and the lack o f a fundingcommitment to a long term vis ion .He a l s o recognized, tha t along with th e s t r a t eg ic plan h is depar tmentdeveloped and in t roduced j u s t months ago, there needed to be acommitment of r esources to fo l low through on the publ ic safe ty needs fo rAlaskans."We want ou t employees to know tha t help i s on the way; t h a t we a replanning to grow our s t a f f to provide both th e needed s e r v i ces fo r t h i svas t s t a t e , an d t he appropr ia t e t ra in ing necessary to do i t " , Moneganwrote in h is 2008-17 s t r a t eg ic Plan.But the Pal in admin is t r a t ion wanted Monegan to go in anothe r d i r ec t i o n .They wanted him to cut corner s tha t had a l ready been cut to th e boneover the l a s t decade. To make matters worse, the change to th e s t a t e ' sre t i rement b en e f i t program adopted by th e l eg i s l a tu r e in 2004 has had anega t ive e f f e c t on the depar tments a b i l i t y to r ec r u i t ne w Troopers .Meanwhile, since Governor Pal in appointed Walt Monegan in 2007, she hasspent l e s s than one hour in face to face di scuss ions with him about thec r i t i c a l publ i c safe ty i s sues in Alaska. And her fy09 budget fo r pub l i csafe ty c l ea r l y shows th e r e su l t s of her lack of under s tanding about thechal lenges tha t DPS faces .According to the L eg i s l a t i v e Finance Agency, the Public Safe ty budget infy09 wa s cu t by .06% while the governor ' s own budget i nc reased 22 .6 \ .Th e problem fo r Pal in was t h a t Monegan was voca l about h is concernsabout th e growing problems in ru ra l Alaska due to a :cohol and drug abusean d recognized t h a t th e s t a t e needed t o inves t more in protect i .ng the


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publ i c .A few months ago, Monegan warned tha t Troopers were s t r e tched so th inwith no funding suppor t coming from the admin is t r a t ion th a t they mightnot be able to respond to a l l ca l l s and even sugges ted the departmentprepare a s ta tement fo r when those s i t u a t i o n s occurredMonegan and h is department were get t ing too f a r out in f ron t of Pal in,act ing in ways t h a t were independent and cont ra ry to the governor ' swishes. Pal in needed to rep lace Monegan with someone who would be seenbut not heard while doing t he governor ' s bidding .That ' s Why Pal in replaced Monegan with Chuck Kopp from Kenai, an o ldPa l in family acqua in tance who i s more l i k e l y to follow t he governor ' sl ine and never say no.Monegan, ever the good cop, even advoca ted fo r a s a fe r Alaska a f t e r hewas r e l ieved of h is d u t i e s . In an interview with KTUU on Sunday, tw odays a f t e r he wa s unceremoniously f i r ed by on e of Pa l in ' s sur rogates , hesea ted tha t he i n f o r ~ e d the admini s t ra t ion of a fe w t h ings tha t shouldnot be ignored. i nc lud ing the c u r r e n t economic s i tua t ion in Alaska ' sr u r a l communit ies , where he bel ieves poor f i sh ing re tu rns couldp o t en t i a l l y cause s o c i a l u n r es t ."Thef ts increase . Domestic vio lence inc reases . When you apply a lo t ofs t r e s s on a s i t u a t i o n , money and fuel o i l a re an abso lu te hope a t somepoin t . An d unless we band t oge the r as a government to address it headon it could be very bad ." Monegan said . Walt Monegan wa s f i r ed because he fought too hard. Governor Pal in f i r edMonegan because she understood too little and wanted a puppet ascommissioner .But t he re wa s another r eason t h a t cont r ibu ted to Monegan's ous ter ; amore a la rming r eason .Trooper Mike Wooten: Being hunted by the governorIn the f a l l of 2004, Trooper Mike Wooten had dec ided the d i f f e r en cesbetween he and h is wife Molly of four year s ha d groNn to the poin t ofbeing i r r eco n c i l ab l e . His wife j us t happened to be th e younger s i s t e r ofSarah Pal in .Th e beginning of the divorce proceedings s e t o ff a cha in of b i za r r e andch i l l i ng events t h a t has cont inued through today. During tha t t ime ithas resu l t ed in the governor and her family t ry ing to ru in the ca r ee r ofan e ig h t year Alaska Sta t e Trooper tha t has served h is s t a t e on the SERTTeam, Motor Unit and DUl Team.Beginning i n spr ing of 2005 and for the next ten months, over 25 formalcompla in ts were f i l ed by Pal in and Heath family members aga ins t TrooperMike Wooten. From dr ink ing while dr iv ing his pa t ro l c a r to makingt h r ea t s to shoot ing a moose without a permit .According to Trooper records, Sarah Pal in s a id tha t in January andFebruary of 2005, Wooten was drinking while dr iv ing . Afte r i n v es t i g a t i n gthe compla in t , the inves t iga to r found t h a t Pal in never ac tua l ly sa w whatshe repor ted .In anothe r compla in t , Sarah ' s f a ther sa id tha t Wooten made t h rea ten ingremarks . Again. the inves t iga to r found there wa s no probable wa y t h a t it


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could have happened.In a l l cases except one. the charges were ru led unfounded a f t e r anin te rna l i n v es t i g a t i o n . And the one charge tha t wa s v a l i d , Wootenimmediately admit ted to .In 2003, Wooten, h is wife and a f r i end were moose hunt ing . Upon s p o t t i n ga moose, Wooten i n s t r u c t ed h i s wife to shoot the moose s ince she had thepermit , she refused so Wooten did .A f t e r car t ing the moose back to town, Sarah ' s fa ther ac tua l ly butcheredit in h is garage , and Wooten shared the meat with both Sarah and ToddPal in as well as her paren ts . Two years l a t e r , dur ing the divorce b a t t l e ,the family f i led a compla in t al leg ing t h a t Wooten had taken tha t moosei l l e g a l l y . At l e a s t they waited u n t i l they f in i shed the meat to f i l e thecompla in t agains t Wooten.But it didn ' t stop there . Threatening phone c a l l s , p r i v a t e d e tec t i v estha t were hi red to follow Wooten, notes l e f t on windshie lds , Todd Pa l intaking p ic tu r es then submi t t ing them to Wooten's superv i sor , a l ldesigned to in t imida te Wooten in to backing o ff from demanding equalch i ld custody r i g h t s .But every t ime they f i led a spur ious compla in t , the Troopers would br ingin an Adminis t r a t ive I n v es t i g a to r who a f t e r see ing more than tw o dozenof these r id icu lous and t ime consuming complaints s t a t ed tha t in a l l h isyear s he had never seen such a shotgun pa t t e r n a g a i ~ s t one of f i ce r .Meanwhile in cour t , Wooten preva i l ed a t every turn as Judge Suddockquick ly r ea l i zed there was a concer ted e f f o r t to damage 'Nooten. Fin a l lyth e judge warned t h a t i f any of t he i r ac t io n s caused Wooten t o lose h isj ob or pay in anyway, Molly and her family would be held l i a b l e .Afte r the divorce wa s f ina l in l a t e 2005 t h ings s e t ~ l e d down, u n t i l l a s tf a l l .At the request of the cour t , Wooten and h is ex-wife were ins t ruc ted tor e tu rn to r e - v i s i t th e custody schedule . Once the paper work s t a r t ed inApr i l of 200B, the complaints and the in t imidat ion s t a r t ed a l l o v e ragain.But now Wooten wasn' t deal ing with j u s t Sarah Pa l in , he wa s dea l ing withGovernor Sarah Pa l in .On Apr i l 23, 2008 in w r i t t en tes t imony to t he cour t , Pal in denied evermaking c la ims agains t Wooten, when i n f ac t she had emai ied a Sta t eTrooper Colonel in Apr i l of 200S accusing Wooten of dr iv ing drunk.Twice in the l a s t fe w months compla in ts were f i l ed by t he governor ' so f f i ce accusing Wooten o f improper ly us ing h is pa t r o l car . Both t imes hewas v i s i t i n g h is kids a t school and both t imes he had permiss ion fromh is sa rgen t . Th e l a s t compla in t came in May a f t e r Todd Pal in saw Wootenp u l l i n g ou t o f the school park ing lo t and s ix days l a t e r the complaintlanded on Wooten 's s u p e r v i s o r ' s desk.During the l eg i s l a t ive sess ion t h i s p as t spr ing , Pal in r epor ted ly to ldCommissioner Monegan to f i r e Wooten because he was giving Troopers a badname. However Monegan sa id he would do no such t h ing .A sh o r t t ime a f t e rwards , it wa s discovered tha t co n f id en t i a l mater ia l inWooten's Adminis t r a t ive Inves t iga t ion f i l e had bean r e leased to h is ex


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wife and her at to rney . This drew out r age from the Publ ic Safe ty Union aswel l as the Commissioner. AI f i l e s a re s t r i c t l y co n f id en t i a l and canonly be re l eased with the wri t ten s igna ture of the Trooper, but yet noone could expla in how the deta i l ed conf iden t ia l in format ion wa s re l eased .Reportedly , both Commissioner Monegan and Colonel Audie Halloway warnedtha t i f they found out the f i l e wa s leaked by the governor ' s o f f i ce ,they would pursue charges .Unfor tunately, Commissioner Walt Monegan has been f i r ed and word on thes t r e e t i s Colonel Audie Hal loway's days a re numbered a s the newcommissioner br ings in those who won' t objec t when the governor uses theTroopers as her own p r iv a t e secur i ty force .Th e most t r ag i c p a r t of t h i s whole s to r y i s Trooper Mike Wooten. For thel a s t four years h is ch i ld ren have endured inexcusable s t r e s s a t thehands of the governor and her family . The same governor who has been ont e l ev i s i o n t e l l i ng Alaskans how important it i s to love your kids andspend t ime with them. Truth be to ld , Governor Pal in should watch her ownt e l ev i s ion commercial .For eigh t years , Trooper Mike Wooten has served the people of the Sta t eof Alaska by p u t t i n g h is l i f e on the l ine to p ro t ec t them from harm.Today the ques t ion i s ; who w i l l p r o t ec t Wooten from the b l a t an t abuse ofpower now t h a t the governor has f ree hands .Commissioner Walt Monegan wa s f i r ed because he fought fo r h is employees.he fought fo r a s a fe r Alaska an d he d i d n ' t care if he had to f i g h tGovernor Pal in to do it .In the mean t ime, God he lp Trooper Mike Wooten.


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Date: 2008/07/27 08:31Subject: FW: technological ly stranded in Sweden!From: "Nizich, Michael A (GO'l)" To: Perez, Linda J (GO'l) i Clark., Kami S (GO'l)Any way to get th is to work. I thought i t was se t up for in ternational?From: Bi l l McAllister [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Sun 7/27/200B 8:23 AMTo: Leighow, Sharon W (GO'l)Cc: Hughes, Rosanne D (GO'l)Subject: technological ly stranded in Sweden!Help! The BlackBerry i s not working in Sweden; I have not received amessage since my br ie f layover in Seat t le . Complicating matters, I can ' t access my personal Gel on-l ine account from here, ei ther . So bizarrely , I'm sending th is note through my s t i l l l ive Channel 2 account. Thiscould be yanked at an y time, though. Basical ly, I 've l o s t touch. For bigs tuf f , there 's the phone in the cabin -- 011-46-457-40300 (1 had an extra 0 in the e-mail I sent out Thursday). I f anybody ca n t e l l me howto make the BlackBerry work, that would be grea t . Otherwise, I wil l check in when I get use our neighbor's wireless connection or when we goin to t o ~ ~ . Those wil l both be not daily events, unfortunately .


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FRANK BAILEY PRIVILEGE LOGBates No. Date Author

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7047 7121/2008 Sharon Leighow7047 712112008 Gov. Palin

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Date: 2008/07/27 06:39Subject: Re: technological ly stranded in Sweden!From: "Bailey, Frank T (GOVln c f r a n k . b a i l e y a a l a 3 k a . 9 0 v ~ To: [email protected] Bil l .We ca n have our IT folks check on why i t i sn ' t working tomorrow.FrankFrom: Bi l l McAllisterTo: Leighow. Sharon W (GOV)Cc: Hughes, Rosanne D (GOV)Sent: Sun Ju l 27 08:23:28 200Ssubject: technological ly stranded in Sweden!Help! The BlackBerry i s not working in Sweden; I have not received amessage since my br ief layover in Seat t le . Complicating matters, I can ' t access my personal GCl on-l ine account from here, ei ther . So bizarrely , I'm sending th is note through my s t i l l l ive Channel 2 account. Thiscould be yanked at an y time, though. Basical ly, I 've los t touch. Fo r bigs tu f f , t he re ' s the phone in the cabin -- 011-46-457-40300 (I had anex t ra 0 in the e-mail I sent out Thursday). I f anybody can t e l l me howto make the BlackBerry work, tha t would be great . Otherwise, I will check in when I get use our neighbor 's wireless connection or when we goin to town. Those wil l both be not dai ly events, unfortunately .

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Date: 2008/03/29 21:04Subjec t : Re : Fwd: Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t From: 1='. ' 2 : > o . : ~ I e V ) " " F " \ \fU.,.le - e . ~ To: Todd Pal in; Frye , Ivy J ( G O V ~ Unbel ievable . Yet t h i s i s t he o rgan iza t ion t h a t f igh t s fo r Troopersl ike Spi tzer . Osborn and Wooten.

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* At the cur ren t recrui tment ra te of 3 Troopers p er yea r it wil l take 50years to hi r e 15 0 new Troopers unless something i s done to make our jobmore a t t r ac t ive when it comes to pay/compensation.

* Numerous Trooper have had to apply fo r food stamps and WIC benef i t s .

* VPSO's who do not carry guns, t azer s or ba tons and do not inves t iga tecr imes unless di rec ted to do so by t h e i r overs igh t Trooper j u s t receiveda 27% pay i nc rease in 2008 br ing t he i r wages up to those of Troopers.

Over the pas t 10 years (through 2006) Trooper wages have not kept upwith the ra te of i n f l a t ion to a tune of -15%. So th i s means tha t eveni f the Sta t e of Alaska gave each Trooper a 15\ [pay increase tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the l ev e l o f the cos t o f l i v i n g . In 2007the ra te of i n f l a t ion was 4.7% and it i s expected to be 5.1% in 2008.In ru ra l Alaska food pr ices a re up 23% and fue l /energy cos ts a re up 45%in the pas t 18 months. Th e Sta te i s of fer ing the Troopers 3% wagei nc reases each year and ignoring the huge ga p t h a t needs to be f i l l e df i r s t . 3% i nc rease th rough 2010 i s a t o t a l of 9%. No l e t s do somesimple math.

(1997 to 2006) I n f l a t ion -15%( 2007) I n f l a t ion -4.7%(2008 to 2010 pro jec ted) I n f l a t ion -12%

TOTAL -31%

Proposed By Sta te(2006) Wage Increase +5\(2009) Wage Increase +3%(2010) Wage Increase +3%

TOTAL +11\

Result by 2011 -31%+ +11%

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So t h i s means t h a t in 2011 Troopers wont j u s t be 20\ behind t he i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensation. You have to add the cur ren t 35%dispar i ty t h a t a l ready ex i s t s . Troopers wil l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensation to Pol ice around Alaska. Why would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbanks PD, Juneau PD o rSi tka PO where th e pay i s s i g n i f i can t l y b e t t e r? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm youwhen Alaska i s #1 in f o r c ib l e rapes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedassau l t s and i s ranked #2 fo r the most dangerous s t a t e to r a i s e a chi ld?

* A f i r s t year ~ ~ c h o r a g e School Dis t r i c t Teacher tha t works 9 months ou tof the year complains tha t they d o n ' t make enough and th rea tens tos t r ike every o t h e r yea r . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l es s fo rworking the en t i r e 12 months and i s proh ib i ted from s t r ik ing by s t a t es t a tu t e . Th e ASD f i r s t year teacher makes an average of $5,100 p ermonth before taxes compared t o the Troopers $4100. th e average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Pol ice Off icer ( Per APD website) i s $73, 91 8 or $6,15 9 p er month. That i s what about a 10 year Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f i e rce other po l ice agencies in Alaska a ref igh t ing fo r the same p o t en t i a l r ec ru i t s from the same appl i can t pool .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about which agency the new r e c r u i twants to work fo r , se t t i ng pay d i s p a r i t y as ide , do you t h ink they wil lchoose the depar tment t h a t o f f e r s f r ee educa t ion t u i t i on a t UAA, f reedry cleaning, twice as many vacat ion days p er year , 4% pay i nc reases fo rhaving an as s o c i a t e s o r 8% fo r a bachelord degree , f u l l - t ime i ncen t ivepay fo r being a Fie ld Tra in ing Officer/SERT member/Training Off icer ,high tech equipment i n t h e i r vehic les , $500,000 in ad d i t i o n a l wageearn ings over 20 year career and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earn ings?Well the munic ipa l agencies in Alaska o f fe r a l l of those and ASTo f fe r s none of it.

Governor Pa l in and the Department of Adminis t r a t ion Commissioner Annet teKre i t ze r re fuse to budge from t he i r 3% o f fe r s in an e f f o r t to hold downs t a t e government growth. I f they gave the Troopers every th ing we a reasking fo r it would c o s t the s t a t e an addi t ional $600,000 per yea r . Nowthe Governor j u s t s igned the l a r g es t educa t ion funding b i l l ever wi th abonus of $1.2 Bi l l i o n . with $3.9 Bi l l ion in the bank and a pro jec ted $6Bi l l i o n ex t r a next year doesn ' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared fo r our 30 0 employees?

In 1990 Alaska ' s popula t ion wa s 550,000 (US Census). We had 40 0Troopers then. Th e cur ren t S t a t e popUlation i s 640,000 and we havearound 300 Troopers now. That i s a 20% i nc rease in popula t ion and a 25%decrease in th e number of Troopers .

So do you think you a re w i l l i n g to suppor t a l e t t e r to the Governor orL t. Governor? Read the note below.

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Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject : FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - -or ig inal Message----From: Rob CoxSent: Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo: PSEA MembersSubject : PR Campaign

Dear Members,

Our newspaper ads wil l be out in the coming days. They wil l appear inevery newspaper in the s t a t e except ADN. The ad ca l l s fo r the c i t i zensto ca l l Governor Palin an d demand that sh e provide ISO more Troopers an dAPFO's. Please watch for the ads an d ca l l the Governor's off ice inresponse. Also, please encourage your family, fr iends an d fellow PSEAmembers to do the same. I t would be a BAD thing for the ad to run andthe Governor's off ice to get no ca l l s - it would undermine ourmembership an d your ef fo r t s to heighten awareness on the issue. Thankyou.

Rob Cox

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Date: 2008/08/14 09:37Subject: FW: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper PresidentFrom: "Frye, Ivy J (GOV)" [email protected]>To: Cox, Susan D (LP.W)Susan,

Here's the email I referenced in our conversation.

- - - - - o r ~ i n a l Message----- . .From: l - . &;dQ"a ' ' ' r ~ ~ ~ ~ ; I e ' . ~ . \ J L . : j . ' Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:05 PMTo: Todd Palin; Frye, Ivy J (GOV)Subject: Re: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper President

Unbelievable. Yet th is i s the organization tha t f ights for Troopersl ike Spitzer , Osborn and Wooten.

- - - - -Original Message----From: [email protected]

Date: Sat , 29 Mar 2008 21:55:31~ o: "Frank Bailey" ~ , " I v y J (DOA) Frye" SUbject: Fw: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper President

- - - - -Original Message----~ ' 3 . : K - ~ rrom: Paulet te Schuerch 7 ; >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:04:30 . r

' - - . c r \ V ~ . e To: 'Todd Pal in '


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SUbject : Fwd: Suppor t PR Campai.gn from Trooper PreElident

Hi Todd; h e re ' s another email t h a t has gone out . Hope a l l i s wel l . pau le t t e

:::P J \ V-a.. \e.. wrote: Date : Sa t , 29 Mar 200809: 54: 55 - 0700 (PDT) ~ k f' .\.\..0_'...(From: Terrence Shanigan ~ ll>Subjec t : Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t~ - - e . ~ To : Fr ieda Byars , Fr ieda Byars ..--..(\lra.-k < - ~ Sharon SeHens .-un jd . ,

~ i i ? i i ( \ '.. __ ....f'/i1t"-ii{liIe .e.'.'v-:>'--t>,an & Beth Przywojski


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Here a re some fac t s fo r you to ponder :

* Troopers earn 35% l e s s than municipal po l ice in Alaska .

* Troopers have to work 25% more to earn the same as t h e i r Alaskacoun terpar t s . This means Troopers have to work 40 hours to earn whato ther earn in 40.

* Troopers have had 30 funded, but unf i l l e d vacanc ies s ince 2004. Sincet ha t t ime AST has l o s t 96 Troopers and gained 99 fo r a t o t a l neg gain of3 Troopers .

* At the curren t recrui tment ra t e of 3 Troopers p er year it wi l l take 50yea rs to h i r e 150 new Troopers unless something i s done to make our jobmore a t t r ac t ive when it comes t o pay/compensation.

* Numerous Trooper have had to apply fo r food stamps and WIC bene f i t s .

* VPSO's who do not ca r ry guns, t a ze r s or batons a ~ do not i nves t iga tecrimes un less di rec ted to do so by t he i r overs igh t Trooper j u s t rece iveda 27% pay i nc rease in 2008 bring t h e i r wages up to those of Troopers .

Over the pas t 10 yea rs (through 2006) Trooper wages have not kept upwith the ra t e of i n f l a t i on to a tune of 15%. So th i s means t ha t eveni f th e Sta te of Alaska gave each Trooper a 1 5 \ [pay increase tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the l eve l of the cos t o f l i v i ng . In 2007the ra te of i n f l a t i on wa s 4.7% and it i s expec ted to be 5 . 1 \ in 2008.In ru r a l Alaska food pr ices are up 23\ and fue l /energy cos t s a re up 45%in the p as t 18 months. Th e Sta te i s o f fe r i n g the Troopers 3% wageincreases each year and ignor ing the huge gap t ha t needs to be f i l l edf i r s t . 3% increase th rough 2010 i s a t o t a l of 9 t . No l e t s do somes imple math.

(1997 to 2006) In f l a t i on -15%( 2007) In f l a t i on - 4 . 7 \(2008 to 2010 pro jec t ed) In f l a t i on -12 t

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Proposed By Sta t e(200B) Wage Inc rease +5%(2009) Wage Inc rease +3%(2010) Wage Inc rease +3%

TOTAL +11\

Re su l t by 2011 -31%+ +11%

-20%

So t h i s means t h a t i n 2011 Troopers wont j u s t be 20 \ behind t h e i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensa t ion . You have to add the c u r r e n t 35%d i s p a r i t y t h a t a l ready ex i s t s . Troopers w i l l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensa t ion to Pol ice around Alaska . Why would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbanks PD, Juneau PD orSi tka PD where the pay i s s i g n i f i can t l y b e t t e r ? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm yo uwhen Alaska i s #1 in fo rc ib le rapes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedas s au l t s and i s ranked #2 for the most dangerous s t a t e to r a i s e a chi ld?

* A f i r s t year Anchorage School D i s t r i c t Teacher t h a t works 9 months outof the year compla ins t h a t they d o n ' t make enough and t h r e a t e n s tos t r i k e every o t h e r year . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l e s s fo rworking th e en t i r e 12 months and i s p r o h i b i t e d from s t r i k i n g by s t a t es t a t u t e . The ASD f i r s t year teacher makes an average of $5,100 p ermonth before taxes compared to th e Troopers $4100. the average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Pol ice Off i ce r ( Per APD websi te ) i s $73, 918 or $6,15 9 p er month. That i s what about a 10 ye a r Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f i e r ce othe r p o l i c e agenc ies in Alaska a ref igh t ing fo r the same p o t en t i a l r ec ru i t s from the same a p p l i c a n t poo l .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about which agency th e new r e c r u i twants to work fo r , s e t t i n g pay d i s p a r i t y as ide , do you t h ink they w i l lchoose the depar tment t h a t o f f e r s f ree educa t ion t u i t io n a t UAA, f reedry c lean ing , twice as many vaca t ion days p er year , 4% pay i nc reases fo rhaving an as s o c i a t e s o r 8% fo r a bache lord degree, f u l l - t ime i ncen t ivepay fo r being a Fie ld Tra in ing Officer /SERT member/Training Off ice r ,high t ech equipment in t h e i r vehic les , $500,000 i n ad d i t i o n a l wageearn ings over 20 year c a r e e r and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earnings?Well the munic ipa l agenc ies in Alaska o f fe r a l l of those and ASTo f f e r s none of it.

Governor Pa l in and th e Depar tment of Adminis t r a t ion Commissioner Annet te


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Kreitzer refuse to budge from their 3% offers in an ef fo r t to hold downs ta te government growth. I f they gave the Troopers everything we areasking for it would cost the s ta te an addi t ional $600,000 per year . Nowthe Governor j u s t signed the l a rges t education funding b i l l ever with abonus of $1.2 Bil l ion . with $3.9 Bil l ion in the bank and a projected $6Bil l ion extra next year doesn' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared for our 30 0 employees?

In 1990 Alaska 's population was 550,000 (US Census). We had 40 0Troopers then. The current State population i s 640,000 an d we havearound 30 0 Troopers now. That i s a 20% increase in population an d a 25%decrease in the number of Troopers.

So do yo u th ink yo u are will ing to support a l e t t e r to the Governor orLt. Governor? Read the note below.

Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject : FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - -Original Message----From: Rob CoxSent: Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo: PSEA MembersSubject: PR Campaign

Dear tlfembers,

Our newspaper ads wil l be out in th e coming days. They wil l appear inevery newspaper in the s t a t e except ADN. The ad ca l l s fo r the c i t i zensto ca l l Governor Palin and demand tha t sh e provide 150 more Troopers an dAPFO's. Please watch fo r the ads and ca l l the Governor 's off ice inresponse. Also, please encourage your family, fr iends an d fellow PSEAmembers to do the same. I t would be a BAD thing for the ad to ru n an dthe Governor's off ice to get no ca l l s - i t would undermine ourmembership an d your ef for ts to heighten awareness on the issue . Thankyou.


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Rob Cox

PSEA President

"Work as i f you have no money. Love as i f you have never been hur t .Dance l ike no one i s watching. Sing l i ke no one i s l i s t en ing . And l iveeveryday as i f it were your l as t "

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Date: 2008/08/14 09:37Subjec t : FW: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t From: "Frye , Ivy J (GOV) " To : Cox, Susan D (LAW)Susan,

Here 's the emai l I referenced in our conver sa t ion .

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SubJec t : Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

Hi Todd; h e re ' s another email t h a t has gone out . Hope a l l i s wel l .p au le t t e

(\ \( Q.{( f'11",;..,.1)Terrence Shanigan JI & I u> wrote: Date: Sa t , 29 Mar 200809:54:55 -0700 (PDT)From: Terrence Shanigan i>Subjec t : Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper President

~ . . , r \\l cdc - e . ~ ~ To : Fr ieda Byars , Fr ieda Byars ,~ , , \ . \ [ ( , { \ e ~ Sharon Se l l ens >,-i% , ...Je. e . v ~ : " . - - \ Dan & Beth przywoj sk i < ) 3 ,

Dan Przywojski ,-pI"") \{O,J-c. e ~ \ , . ~ . c Beth Przywojski , Ronalda & Tony _ 7' 7>

, ""\2( \.V ; \t' - I v . . . . v : . . . . . . ~ Marlane Shanigan ~ i I " . " " " " " " . > , John LawsonPaul Johnson ,

::}>I \. '{'fA. -i-e. au le t te Schuerch .,. I>, x,,>g -\L - - t . ~ Lesl i e Ridle >, J o e l l e Hall . ? V i t f t f ~ ~ i ~ Q ' ~ \fcvte .e " \ A . l I ~ 3f \." cL\'{' f' . , ~ ~ . V Joe Kashi & ' Jim Delker~ , , * v o . . . . k . . , arol Denkinger < . ~ i i i l _ " I i I i " " i I

This i s an e-mail from our President , Trooper Rob Cox, asking fo rind iv idual Troopers to pass t h i s on to f r iends and family who might bewil l ing to suppor t th e Trooper f i g h t fo r 150 new Troopers sta tewide andimproved compensat ion fo r a l l Troopers. People a re encouraged to submitl e t t e r s to th e ed i t o r of t he i r l o ca l papers and go onto th e Sta t ewebsi te and submit l e t t e r s of support to the Governor, L t. Governor andyour l eg i s l a to r s . I f you a re in te res ted and need the web addressescheck your mail l a t e r on today and it w i l l inc lude the we b pages tov i s i t to submit your thoughts . I f each Trooper can encourage j us t f ivepeople to wri te shor t note of suppor t to the Governor t h a t would give us1000 common voices . That i s huge. Remember t h a t U ~ i t e d we stand an ddiv ided we f a l l . Troopers serve the public and i f the publ i c d o es n ' tthink more Troopers are needed or be t t e r compensat ion provided then
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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there is no need to write a l e t t e r .

Here are some facts for you to ponder:

* Troopers earn 35% less than municipal police in Alaska.

* Troopers have to work 25% more to earn the same as t he i r Alaskacounterpar ts . This means Troopers have to work 40 hours to earn whatother earn in 40.

* Troopers have had 30 funded, but unf i l led vacancies since 2004. Sincetha t time AST has los t 96 Troopers and gained 99 fo r a t o t a l neg gain of3 Troopers.

* At the current recrui tment ra te of 3 Troopers per year it wil l take 50years to hire 15 0 new Troopers unless something i s done to make our jobmore at t rac t ive when it comes to pay/compensation.

* Numerous Trooper have had to apply for food stamps and WIC benef i t s .

* VPSO's who do not carry guns, t azers o r batons an d do not inves t iga tecrimes unless directed to do so by the i r oversight Trooper jus t receiveda 27% pay increase in 2008 bring the i r wages up to those of Troopers.

OVer the pas t 10 years (through 2006) Trooper wages have not kept upwith the ra te of in f la t ion to a tune of -15%. So th i s means tha t eveni f the State of Alaska gave each Trooper a 15 \ (pay increase tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the level of the cos t of l iv ing . In 2007the ra te of in f la t ion was 4.7% and i t i s expected to be 5.1% in 2008.In rura l Alaska food pr ices are up 23% an d fuel/energy cos ts are up 45%in the pas t 18 months. The State i s offering the Troopers 3% wageincreases each year an d ignoring the huge gap tha t needs to be f i l l edf i r s t . 3% increase through 2010 is a t o t a l of 9%. No l e t s do somesimple math.

(1997 to 2006) Inf la t ion -15%( 2007) Inf la t ion -4.7%(2008 to 2010 projected) Inf la t ion -12%

TOTAL -31%


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Proposed By Sta t e(2008) Wage Inc rease +5%(2009) Wage Increase +3%(2010) Wage Increase +3%

TOTAL +11%

Resul t by 2011 - 31.%+ +11%

-20%

So t h i s means tha t in 2011 Troopers wont j us t be 2C% behind t h e i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensation. You have to add th e cur ren t 35%dispar i ty t h a t al ready ex i s t s . Troopers wil l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensation to Pol ice around Alaska. Why would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbanks PD, Juneau PD o rSi tka PD where the pay is s i g n i f i can t l y b e t t e r ? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm yo uwhen Alaska i s #1 in fo rc ib le rapes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedassau l t s an d i s ranked #2 fo r the most dangerous s t a t e to r a i s e a chi ld?

* A f i r s t year Anchorage School Dis t r i c t Teacher tha t works 9 months ou tof the year complains t h a t they d o n ' t make enough and t h r ea t en s tos t r ike every o th e r year . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l e s s fo rworking the en t i r e 12 months and i s proh ib i ted from s t r i k i n g by s t a t es t a tu t e . Th e ASD f i r s t year t eacher makes an average of $5,100 p e rmonth before taxes compared to the Troopers $4100. the average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Pol ice Off i ce r ( Per APD websi te> i s $73, 918 o r $6,15 9 per month. That i s what about a 10 year Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f ie rce o ther po l ice agencies in Alaska a ref igh t ing fo r the same p o t en t i a l r ec r u i t s from the same appl ican t pool .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about which agency the new r ec r u i twants to work for , s e t t i n g pay d i s p a r i t y as ide , do you t h ink they wil lchoose the depar tment t h a t o f f e r s f ree educa t ion t u i t i on a t UAA, f reedry cleaning, twice as many vacat ion days per yea r , 4\ pay increases fo rhaving an associa tes o r 8% fo r a bache lord degree , fu l l - t i me incen t ivepay fo r being a Field Tra in ing Officer/SERT member/Training Off icer ,high tech equipment in t h e i r vehic les , $500,000 i n ad d i t i o n a l wageearn ings over 20 year career and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earnings?Well the munic ipa l agencies in Jl.1aska o f fe r a l l o f those and ASToffers none of it.


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Governor Palin an d the Department of Administration Commissioner AnnetteKrei tzer refuse to bUdge from t he i r 3% of fer s in an ef for t to hold downs ta te government growth. If they gave the Troopers everything we areasking fo r i t would cost the s ta te an addi t ional $600,000 per year. Nowthe Governor j u s t signed th e larges t education funding b i l l ever with abonus of $1.2 Bil l ion. with $3.9 Bil l ion in the bank and a projected $6Bil l ion extra next year doesn ' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared for our 30 0 employees?

In 1990 Alaska's population was 550,000 (US Census). We had 400Troopers then. The current Sta te population i s 640,000 an d we havearound 30 0 Troopers now. That i s a 20% increase in populat ion an d a 25\decrease in the number of Troopers.

So do yo u think you are wil l ing to support a l e t t e r to the Governor orLt. Governor? Read the note below.

Sent: Friday, March 28 , 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject: FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - -Or igina l Message----From: Rob CoxSent: Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo: PSEA MembersSubject : PR campaign

Dear Members,

Our newspaper ads wil l be out in the coming days. They wil l appear inevery newspaper in the s ta te except AnN. The ad ca l l s for the ci t izensto ca l l Governor Palin an d demand that sh e provide 150 more Troopers an dAPFO's. Please watch fo r the ads an d ca l l the Governor's of f ice inresponse. Also, please encourage your family, fr iends and fellow PSEAmembers to do the same. I t would be a BAD th ing for the ad to run an dthe Governor's of f ice to get no cal l s - it would undermine ourmembership and your ef for ts to heighten awareness on the issue. Thankyou.

10.... '''-' , ; ~ r " . : d


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Rob Cox

PSEA President

"Work as i f you have no money. Love as i f you have never been hurt .Dance l ike no one is watching. Sing l ike no one i s l istening. And l iveeveryday as i f i t were your last"

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Date: 2008/03/29 21:04Subjec t : Re : Fwd: Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper President From: 2 r--. f I : ; A ~ . . A V,.t, ;'/l" . , , ~ -If t" 1'.-'."._.\To: Todd Pa l in ; Frye, Iv y J (OOV)-j

Unbelievable . Yet t h i s i s t he o rgan iza t ion tha t f igh t s fo r Troopersl ike Spi tzer , Osborn and Wooten.

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Date: Sat , 29 Mar 2008 21:55:31-yr\Vi tk e ~ ' J J - - 1 ) To : "Frank Bai ley" _ , " I vy J (DOA) Frye"

Subject : Fw: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

- - - - -O r i g i n a l Message-- - - ::pr\ '{ .:...-It' 'V4!.:....DFrom: Paule t te Schuerch ~

Date: Sat , 29 Mar 2008 20:04:30..-Y.f.,'>Iii"'-.'' r e . I I i - e . I y . . . i i ' ~ . ':>'To : 'Todd Pa l in ' <

Subject : Fwd: Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

Hi Todd; here 'S another email t h a t has gone out . Hope a l l i s well .pau le t t e

, ? {\ Va. - \ ( ~ --e wlA.aJTerrence Shanigan dIIII& ; 72:> wrote : Date : Sat , 29 Mar 2008o9 : 54 : 5 5 - 07 0 0 ( PDT) yo( \\ICt\( -e v ~ , J From: Terrence Shanigan < i I ~ Subject : Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t " ' Dr(. vt-t \ ( --e .\,,-:,:,-z. \To : Fr ieda Byars , Fr ieda Byars < 2 I

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* At the current recrui tment rate of 3 Troopers per year i t wil l take 50years to h i re 150 new Troopers unless something i s done to make our jobmore a t t r ac t ive when i t comes to pay/compensation.


* VPSO's who do not carry guns, tazers or batons an d do not inves t iga tecrimes unless directed to do so by the i r oversight Trooper ju s t receiveda 27% pay increase in 2008 bring the i r wages up to those of Troopers.

OVer the pas t 10 years ( through 2006) Trooper wages have not kept upwith the rate of in f la t ion to a tune of -15%. So t h i s means tha t eveni f the Sta te o f Alaska gave each Trooper a 15% [pay increase tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the l eve l of the cos t of l iv ing. In 2007the ra te of in f la t ion was 4.7% an d it i s expected to be 5.1% in 2008.In ru ra l Alaska food pr ices are up 23\ an d fuel/energy costs are up 45%in the past 18 months. The Sta te i s offer ing the Troopers 3% wageinc reases each year and ignoring the huge ga p t ha t needs to be f i l l edf i r s t . 3% increase through 2010 i s a to ta l of 9 \ . No l e t s do somesimple math.

(1997 to 2006) Inf la t ion -15\( 2007) In f la t ion -4.7%(2008 to 2010 projected) Inf la t ion -12%

TOTAL 31%

Proposed By Sta te(2008) Wage Increase +5%(2009) Wage Increase +3%(2010) Wage Increase +3%

TOTAL +11%

Resul t by 2011 -31%+ +11%

-20%

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So t h i s means tha t in 2011 Troopers wont j u s t be 20% behind t h e i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensation. You have to add t he cur ren t 35%dispar i ty tha t a l ready ex i s t s . Troopers w i l l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensat ion to Pol ice around Alaska. Why would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbanks PD, Juneau PD orSi tka PD where the pay i s s i g n i f i can t l y b e t t e r ? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm yo uwhen Alaska i s #1 in fo rc ib le rapes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedassau l t s and i s ranked #2 fo r the most dangerous s t a t e to r a i se a chi ld?

* A f i r s t year Anchorage School Dis t r i c t Teacher t h a t works 9 months outof the year complains tha t they d o n ' t make enough and th rea tens tos t r ike every other year . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l e s s fo rworking the en t i r e 12 months and i s proh ib i ted from s t r ik ing by s t a t es t a tu t e . The ASD f i r s t year t eacher makes an average o f $5,100 permonth before taxes compared to the Troopers $4100. the average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Police Off ice r ( Per APD website) i s $73, 918 o r $6,159 p e r month. That i s what about a 10 year Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f ie rce o t h e r pol ice agenc ies in Alaska a ref igh t ing fo r the same p o t en t i a l r ec r u i t s from the same appl i can t pool .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about which agency th e new r ec r u i twants to work fo r , se t t i ng pay d i s p a r i t y as ide , do yo u t h ink they w i l lchoose the depar tment t h a t o f fe r s f r ee educa t ion t u i t i o n a t UAA, f r eedry c leaning, twice a s many vacat ion days p er year , 4% pay i nc reases fo rhaving an associa tes o r 8% fo r a bachelord degree , f u l l - t ime i ncen t ivepay fo r being a Fiel.d Train ing Officer!SERT member/Training Off icer ,high tech equipment in t he i r vehic les , $500,000 in ad d i t i o n a l wageearnings over 20 year ca ree r and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earn ings?Well the munic ipa l agencies in Alaska o f fe r a l l of those and ASTo f fe r s none of it.

Governor Pa l in an d th e Department of Adminis t r a t ion Commissioner Annet teKre i t ze r re fuse to budge from t h e i r 3% offers in an e f f o r t to hold downs t a t e government growth. I f they gave the Troopers everything we areasking fo r it would c o s t the s t a t e an addi t ional $600,000 per yea r . Nowthe Governor j u s t s igned the l a rg es t educa t ion funding b i l l ever with abonus of $1.2 Bi l l ion . with $3.9 Bi l l ion in the bank and a pro jec ted $6Bi l l ion ex t r a next year d o es n ' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared fo r our 300 employees?

In 1990 Alaska ' s popula t ion was 550,000 (US Census) . We had 40 0Troopers then . Th e cur ren t S ta te popula t ion i s 640,000 and we havearound 30 0 Troopers now. That i s a 20% i nc rease in popula t ion and a 25%decrease in th e number of Troopers .

So do you think yo u a re wil l ing to support a l e t t e r to th e Governor o rL t. Governor? Read the note below.

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Sent : Fr iday, March 28 , 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject : FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - - o r ig ina l Message-- - - From: Rob CoxSent : Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo : PSEA MembersSubject : PR Campaign

Dear Members,

Ou r newspaper ads w i l l be out in the coming days. They w i l l appear inevery newspaper in th e s ta te except AnN. The ad c a l l s fo r the c i t i z ensto c a l l Governor Pal in and demand t h a t she provide 150 more Troopers andAPFO's. Please watch fo r the ads an d c a l l the Governor ' s o f f i ce inresponse. Also, please encourage your family, f r iends and fel low PSEAmembers to do the same. I t would be a BAD th ing fo r the ad to run andthe Governor ' s of f ice to g et no calls it would undermine ourmembership and your e f f o r t s to heighten awareness on th e i s sue . Thankyou.

Rob Cox

PSEA President


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"Work as i f yo u have no money. Love as if yo u have never been hurt .Dance l ike no one is watching. Sing l ike no one i s l i s tening. ~ ~ l iveeveryday as i f it were your las t"

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Date: 2008/08/14 09:37Subjec t : FW: Fwd: Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden tFrom: "Frye, Ivy J (GOV)" d.vy. frye@alaska. gOY>To: Cox, Susan D (LAW)Susan,

Here ' s the email I referenced in our conversat ion.

Sent: Saturday , March 29, 2008 11:05 PMTo: Todd Pa l in ; Frye, Ivy J (GOV)Subjec t : Re : ~ N d : Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

Unbelievable . Ye t t h i s i s the organiza t ion tha t f igh t s fo r Troopersl ike Spi tzer , Osborn and Wooten.

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Date: Sat , 29 Mar 2008 21:55:31To : "Frank Bai ley" Subject : Fw: Fwd: Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

- - - - -O r i g i n a l Message-- - - _ ~ \ 'letk .(: n\..t j)From: Paule t te Schuerch ~ i l l i i l " " i i i l . .Date: Sat , 29 Mar 2008 2 0 ~ 0 4 : 3 0 .

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SUbject ; Fwd; Suppor t PR Campai.gn from Trooper Pres iden t

Hi Todd; h e re ' s another email t h a t has gone out . Hope a l l i s well . pau le t t e

2("\.'((.\ i-e. - f ' , " " I , ~ ~ J Terrence shanigan .. & 3 II> wrote: Da.te: Sa t , 29 Har 200809:54:55 -0700 (PDT) I \. 'J u.k -e '\A.oJ..From: Terrence Shanigan Subjec t : Suppor t PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

~ ( \ . v c \ k - e i ' ~ ' To : Fr ieda Byars , Fr ieda Byars ,Dan & Beth Przywojski 'ir \ye\. k., - t : ' l y ; , ; l ~ Da n Przywojski ,:P(d '.\ +eo -e- .\AO.:JBeth Przywojski , Ronalda & Tony .. It?'{" 1'1 '11- - e . . V \ ~ . ~ , : , j ; _ j P( \,'J u_ir; e;v;0>':,Marlane Shanigan < 13 LS; >, John Lawson? , _ I Paul Johnson ,

-rzr \.,vc,- -t.. V \ " ~ , Paule t te Schuerch ~ ~ i ~ . ~ _ ~ " " " " " ~ Les l ie Ridle < R")'I{o..\-e. - e . v ~ >, Joe l l e Hal l j(\-JW\--t, ~ ( Joe Kashi RSlm\e - < - ~ i m Delker _ C \ v - ' t . \ ( - (

" -t> , \ i'cl-% --e r arol Denkinger ... _ I

This i s an e-mai l from our Pres iden t , Trooper Rob C ~ x , asking fo rind iv idua l Troopers to pass t h i s on to f r iends and family who might bew i l l i n g to suppor t the Trooper f i g h t fo r 150 ne w Troopers sta tewide andimproved compensat ion fo r a l l Troopers . People a re encouraged to submitl e t t e r s to the ed i t o r of t he i r l o ca l papers and go onto th e s t a t ewebsi te and submit l e t t e r s of suppor t to the Governor, Lt. Governor andyour l eg i s l a to r s . I f yo u a re in te res ted and need the web addressescheck your mai l l a t e r on today and i t w i l l inclUde the web pages tov i s i t to submit your thoughts . I f each Trooper can encourage j us t f ivepeople to wri te shor t note of suppor t to the Governor t h a t would give us1000 common voices . That i s huge.. Remember t h a t United we stand anddivided we f a l l . Troopers serve the pUblic and if the publ i c doesn ' tt h ink more Troopers a re needed o r be t t e r compensat ion provided thenthere i s no need to wr i te a l e t t e r .


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Here a re some f a c t s fo r you to ponder :

* Troopers earn 35% l e s s than munic ipa l pol i ce in Alaska .

* Troopers have to work 25% more to ea rn the same as their Alaskacounte rpa r t s . This means Troopers have to work 40 hours to earn whato t he r earn in 40.

* Troopers have had 30 funded, but u n f i l l ed va c a nc ie s s ince 2004. Sincet h a t t ime AST has l o s t 96 Troopers and gained 99 fo r a t o t a l neg ga in of3 Troopers .

* At the c u r r e n t r ec ru i tment r a t e of 3 Troopers p er year it w i l l take 50year s to h i r e 15 0 ne w Troopers un l e s s something i s done to make our jo bmore a t t r ac t ive when it comes to pay/compensat ion.

* Numerous Trooper have had to apply fo r food stamps and WIC b en ef i t s .

* VPSO's who do not ca r ry guns, t aze r s o r batons and do no t i n v es t i g a t ecr imes un l e s s d i r ec t ed to do so by t h e i r ove r s i gh t Trooper j u s t r ece iveda 27% pay i nc r e a s e in 2008 br ing t h e i r wages up to those of Troopers .

Over the p a s t 10 year s ( through 2006) Trooper wages have no t kept upwi th the r a t e of i n f l a t i o n to a tune of -15%. So t h i s means t h a t evenif the Sta te of Alaska gave each Trooper a 15% [pay i nc r e a s e tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the l e v e l of the c os t o f l i v in g . In 2007the r a t e of i n f l a t i o n wa s 4.7% and it i s expec ted to be 5.1% in 2008.In r u r a l Alaska food p r i ces a re up 23% and f ue l / e ne r gy c o s t s a re up 45%in the p a s t l8 months. Th e Sta te i s o f f e r i n g the Troopers 3% wagei nc reases each year and ignor ing the huge gap t h a t needs to be f i l l e df i r s t . 3% i nc rease th rough 2010 i s a t o t a l of 9%. No l e t s do somes imple math.

(1997 to 2006) I n f l a t i o n -15%( 2007) In f l a t i o n -4.7%(2008 to 2010 pr o j e c t e d ) I n f l a t i o n -12%

TOTAL -31%


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Proposed By Sta t e(2008 ) Wage Inc rease +5%(2009) Wage Increase +3%(2010) Wage Increase +3%

TOTJ\L +11%

Resul t by 2011 -31%+ +11%

-20%

So t h i s means t h a t in 2011 Troopers wont j u s t be 20% behind t h e i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensation. You have to add t he cur ren t 35%d i s p a r i t y t h a t a l ready ex i s t s . Troopers w i l l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensation to Pol ice around Alaska . Why would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbanks PD, Juneau PD orSi tka PD where the pay i s s ign i f i can t ly b e t t e r ? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm yo uwhen Alaska i s #1 in fo rc ib le rapes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedassau l t s and i s ranked #2 for the most dangerous s t a t e to ra i se a chi ld?

* A f i r s t yea r Anchorage School D i s t r i c t Teacher tha t works 9 months ou tof the year complains t h a t they d o n ' t make enough and th rea tens tos t r ike every other year . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l e s s fo rworking the en t i r e 12 months and i s proh ib i ted from st r iki .ng by s t a t es t a tu t e . Th e ASD f i r s t year t eacher makes an average of $5,100 p ermonth before t axes compared to the Troopers $4100. the average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Pol ice Off i ce r ( Per APD websi te) i s $73, 918 o r $6,15 9 per month. That i s what about a 10 year Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f i e rce other po l ice agenc ies in Alaska aref igh t ing fo r the same p o t en t i a l r ec r u i t s from the same appl ican t pool .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about Which agency th e new r ec ru i twants to work for , s e t t i n g pay d i s p a r i t y as ide , do yo u t h ink they wil lchoose the depar tment tha t o f fers f ree educa t ion t u i t i o n a t UAA, f reedry cleaning, twice as many vacat ion days per year , 4% pay i nc reases fo rhaving an as s o c i a t e s or 8 t fo r a bachelord degree , fu l l - t ime i ncen t ivepay fo r being a Fie ld Training off icer /SERT member/Training Off ice r ,high tech equipment in t he i r v eh ic l e s , $500,000 i n ad d i t i o n a l wageearnings over 20 year ca r ee r and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earnings?Well th e munic ipa l agenc ies in Alaska o f fe r a l l of those and ASTo f fe r s none of it.

Governor Pal in an d the Department of Administ ra t ion Commissioner Annet te


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Krei tzer refuse to budge from t he i r 3% offers in an e f f o r t to hold downs t a t e government growth. If they gave the Troopers everyth ing we a reasking fo r it would cos t the s ta te an addi t ional $600,000 per yea r . Nowth e Governor j us t signed the l a rges t educat ion funding b i l l ever with abonus of $1.2 Bi l l ion . with $3.9 Bi l l ion in the bank and a pro jec ted $6Bi l l ion ex t ra next year doesn ' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared fo r our 30 0 employees?

In 1990 Alaska ' s popula t ion was 550,000 (US Census;. We had 40 0Troopers then. Th e cur ren t S ta te populat ion i s 640,000 and we havearound 30 0 Troopers now. That i s a 20% i nc rease in populat ion and a 25%decrease in th e number of Troopers .

So do you think you are wil l ing to support a l e t t e r to the Governor o r L t. Governor? Read the note below.

Sent : Fr iday, March 28, 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject : FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - -O r i g i n a l Message-- - - From: Rob CoxSent : Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo : PSEA MembersSubject : PR Campaign

Dear Members,

Our newspaper ads w i l l be out in the coming days. They wil l appear inevery newspaper in the s t a t e except AnN. Th e ad c a l l s fo r the c i t i z ensto c a l l Governor Pal in an d demand tha t she provide 15 0 more Troopers an dAPFO's. Please watch for the ad s an d c a l l the Governor ' s o f f i ce i nresponse . Also, please encourage your family , f r iends and fel low PSEAmembers to do th e same. I t would be a BAD t h ing fo r the ad to run andth e Governor ' s off ice to g et no ca l l s - it would undermine ourmembership and your ef fo r t s to heighten awareness on the i s sue . Thankyou.


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Rob Cox

PSEA President

"Work as i f you have no money. Love as i f you have never been hurt .Dance l ike no on e i s watching. Sing l ike no on e i s l i s tening. And l iveeveryday as i f i t were your las t"

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Date: 2008/08/14 09:37Subject : FW: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper President From: "Frye, Ivy J (GOV) " To: Cox, Susan D (LAW)Susan,

Here 's the email I referenced in our conversat ion.

- - - - -Or igina l Message----- _'F. BcU.Lu') ?("\ ' tCl!e. - { ' v ~ From: ? [mai l to : t I ~ i Sent: Saturday, March 29 , 2008 11:05 PMTo: Todd Palini Frye, Ivy J (GOV)SUbject: Re: Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper President

Unbelievable. Ye t th i s i s the organization that f ights for Troopersl ike Spitzer , Osborn and Wooten.

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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:55:31pnvoJ:e r\A.c...J;To: "Frank Bailey" _ L , "Ivy J (DOA) Frye" Subject: Fw: Fwd: Support PR campaign from Trooper President

- - - - -Or igina l Message---- 'V( \ vCJ.. -" r V 0 ~ _ J From: Paulette Schuerch


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Subject : Fwd: Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t

Hi Todd; he r e ' s another email t h a t has gone out . Hope a l l i s well . pau le t t e

? ( \ " '"-\c.. e ~ . . . . i ) Terrence Shanigan wrote: Date: Sat , 29 Mar 200809:54 :55 -0700 (PDT)-----.12 ( \ v'CI-\c ..~ y v - . - . c u 1 From: Terrence Shanigan 2 i1>

Subject : Support PR Campaign from Trooper Pres iden t _.g,.; d-O-..-k.. ~ v To : Frieda Byars , Frieda Byars , on a a & ony I-----"P (' \, {Q.\-L - e J / \ ~ ? { \ \{1\-k- ~ " \ ' \ . A . A . . ....DMarlane Shanigan . John Lawson .Paule t te Schuerch I12 { \. '1A:-K f M..OJ....t ? ( I." cvk_ -e..... Les l ie Ridle < , Joe l l e Hall


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there i s no need to write a l e t t e r .

Here are some fac ts fo r you to ponder:

" Troopers earn 35% less than municipal police in Alaska.

" Troopers have to \'lOrk 25% more to earn the same as t he i r Alaskacounterpar ts . This means Troopers have to work 40 hours to earn whatocher earn in 40.

" Troopers have had 30 funded, but unf i l led vacancies since 2004. Sincethat t ime AST has l o s t 96 Troopers and gained 99 for a t o t a l ne g gain of3 Troopers.

* At the curren t recrui tment rate of 3 Troopers per year it wil l take 50years to hire 150 new Troopers unless something i s done to make our jobmore at t ract ive when it comes to pay/compensation.


* VPSO's who do not carry guns, tazers or batons an d do not inves t iga tecrimes unless directed to do so by the i r oversight Trooper j u s t receiveda 27% pay increase in 2008 bring the i r wages up to those of Troopers.

OVer the past 10 years (through 2006) Trooper wages have not kept upwith the ra te of inf la t ion to a tune of -15%. So th i s means tha t eveni f the Sta te of Alaska gave each Trooper a 15% (pay increase tomorrow wewould only be brought up to the level of the cost of l iv ing. In 2007the ra te of inf la t ion was 4.7% an d it i s expected to be 5.1% in 2008.In rura l Alaska food pr ices are up 23% an d fuel/energy cos ts are up 45\in the pas t 18 months. The Sta te i s offering the Troopers 3 \ wageincreases each year an d ignoring the huge gap tha t needs to be f i l l edf i r s t . 3% increase through 2010 i s a t o t a l of 9%. No l e t s do somesimple math.

(1997 to 2006) Inf la t ion -15%( 2007) Inf la t ion -4.7%(2008 to 2010 projected) Inf la t ion -12%

TOT.l\L -31%


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proposed By Sta t e(2008) Wage Increase +5%(2009) Wage Increase +3%(2010) Wage Increase -/3%

TOTAL + IH

Resul t by 2011 -31%+ -111%

-20%

So th i s means tha t in 2021 Troopers wont j u s t be 2Ct behind t he i r Alaskacounte rpa r t s in pay and compensation. You have to add t he cur ren t 35%dispar i ty tha t al ready ex i s t s . Troopers wil l be a minimum of 45% behindin pay and compensation to Pol ice around Alaska . Khy would anyone wantto work fo r AST when they can work fo r APD, Fairbacks PD, Juneau PO orSi tka PO where the pay i s s i g n i f i can t l y bet t e r? Doesn ' t t h i s alarm youwhen Alaska i s # l in f o r c ib l e r apes in the USA? #3 in aggravatedassau l t s and i s ranked #2 for the most dangerous s t a t e to r a i s e a chi ld?

* A f i r s t year Anchorage School Dis t r i c t Teacher tha t works 9 months ou tof the year complains t h a t they don ' t make enough and th rea tens tos t r ike every other year . Bud a new Trooper makes $3,000 l es s fo rworking the en t i r e 12 months an d i s prohib i t ed from s t r ik ing by s t a t es t a tu t e . The ASO f i r s t year teacher makes an average of $5,100 permonth before taxes compared to the Troopers $4100. the average pay fo ra 1 s t year Anchorage Pol ice Off i ce r ( Per APO websi te) i s $73, 918 or $6 ,15 9 p er month. That i s what about a 10 year Trooper ea rns .

With compet i t ion being f ie rce o ther po l ice agencies in Alaska a ref igh t ing fo r the same poten t i a l r ec ru i t s from th e same appl i can t pool .When it comes to making a dec i s ion about which agency the new r ec r u i twants to work for , se t t i ng pay dispar i ty as ide , do you t h ink they w i l lchoose the depar tment t ha t of fer s f ree educa t ion t u i t i on a t UAA, f reedry c leaning, twice as many vacat ion days per yea r , 4% pay i nc reases fo rhaving an associa tes or S% fo r a bache lord degree , fu l l - t ime i ncen t ivepay fo r being a Fie ld Tra in ing Officer /SERT member/Training Off icer ,high tech equipment in t h e i r vehic les , $500,000 in ad d i t i o n a l wageearn ings over 20 year ca ree r and $500,000 ad d i t i o n a l re t i rement earn ings?Well the munic ipa l agencies in Alaska o f fe r a l l of those and ASTo f fe r s none of it .


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Governor Pal in and th e Department of Adminis t rat ion Commissioner Annet teKrei tzer re fuse to budge from t h e i r 3% o f fe r s in an e f f o r t to hold downs ta te government growth. I f they gave the Troopers everything we a reasking fo r it would cos t the s t a t e an ad d i t i o n a l $600,000 per year . Nowthe Governor j us t signed the l a rg es t educat ion funding b i l l ever with abonus o f $1.2 Bi l l ion . with $3.9 Bi l l ion in th e bank an d a pro jec ted $6Bi l l ion ex t ra next year doesn ' t it seem l ike a meek $600,000 could bespared fo r our 30 0 employees?

In 1990 Alaska ' s popula t ion was 550,000 (US Census). We had 400Troopers then. Th e cur ren t Sta te populat ion i s 640,000 and we havearound 300 Troopers now. That i s a 20\ i nc rease in popula t ion and a 25\decrease in the number of Troopers .

So do you think you are wil l ing to support a l e t t e r to the Governor o r Lt. Governor'? Read the note below.

Sent : Fr iday, March 28, 2008 7:29:38 PMSubject : FW: PR Campaign

FW: PR Campaign

- - - - -O r i g i n a l Message-- - - From: Rob CoxSent : Thu 3/27/2008 1:34 PMTo : PSEA MembersSubject : PR Campaign

Dear Members,

Our newspaper ads w i l l be out in the coming days . They w i l l appear inevery newspaper in the s t a t e except ADN. The ad c a l l s for the c i t i z ensto c a l l Governor Pal in an d demand t h a t she provide 150 more Troopers andAPFO's. Please watch fo r th e ads an d c a l l th e G o v e ~ n o r ' s off ice inresponse, Also, please encourage your family , f r iends an d fel low PSEAmembers to do th e same. I t would be a BAD thi .ng fo r th e ad to run andth e Governor ' s of f i ce to g et no ca l l s - it would undermine ourmembership and your e f f o r t s to heighten awareness on the i s sue . Thankyou.


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Rob cox

PSEA President

"Work as i f you have no money. Love as i f you have never been hur t .Dance l ike no one i s watching. Sing l ike no one i s l i s tening. And l iveeveryday as i f it were your las t"

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Date : 2008/07/25 10:56Subjec t : Steve Quinn - Associated Press 58 6 1515From: "Leighow, Sharon W (GOV) " csharon. [email protected]>To : Cockrel l , Robert A (GOV)Bob

Steve Quinn would l i ke to t a lk with you about the Wooten informationt h a t wa s passed on by Todd. It sounds l ike he would l i k e background onhow these i s sued a re handled and how they have been handled in previousadmini s t ra t ion .

Sharon LeighowDeputy Press Secre ta ryDeputy Communications Direc tor

(907) 269-7450 Anchorage(907) 465-4031 Juneau(907) 240-7943 ce l l


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Date: 2008/07/25 10:56Subjec t : Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515From: "Leighow. Sharon W (GOV) n To : Cockre l l , Rober t A (GOV)Bob

Steve Quinn would l i k e to talk with you about th e Wooten informationtha t was passed on by Todd. I t sounds l ike he would l i ke background onhow t hese i ssued a re handled and how they have been handled in previousadmini s t ra t ion .

Sharon LeighowDeputy Press Secre ta ryDeputy Communications Director

(907) 269-7450 Anchorage(907) 465-4031 Juneau(907) 240-7943 c e l l


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Date: 2008/07/25 11:00Subject: Re: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515From: "Cockrell , Robert A (GOV)" To: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)

Ok when??I was going to have a cup of soup.From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To: Cockrell , Robert A (GOV)Sent: Fri Jul 25 12:56:19 2008Subject: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515Bob

Steve Quinn would l ike to ta lk with you about the Wooten informationthat was passed on by Todd. I t sounds l ike he would l ike background onhow these issued are handled and how they have been handled in previousadminis t rat ion.

Sharon LeighowDeputy Press SecretaryDeputy Communications Director



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Date: 2008/07/25 11:00SUbject : Re : Steve Quinn - Associated Press 58 6 1 ~ 1 5 From: "Cockrel l , Rober t A (GOV) " To : Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)Ok 'when??I was going to have a cup of soup.From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To : Cockre l l , Robert A (GOV)Sent: Fr i Ju l 25 12:56:19 2008Subject : Steve Quinn - Associated Press 58 6 1515Bob

Steve Quinn would l i ke to t a lk with you about the Wooten informationt h a t wa s passed on by Todd. I t sounds l i ke he would l ike background onhow these i s sued a re handled and how they have been handled in previous admini s t ra t ion .

Sharon LeighowDeputy Press Secre ta ry Deputy Communications Director



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Date: 2008/07/25 11:01Subject : RE: Steve Quinn - .l:\ssociated Press 586 1515From: "Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)" [email protected]>To: Cockrell , Robert A (GOV)You can ca l l him anytime - up un t i l Monday af ternoon.

From: Cockrell , Robert A (GOV)Sent: Friday, July 25 . 2008 1:01 PMTo: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)Subject : Re: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515

Ok when??I was going to have a cu p of soup.From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To: Cockrel l , Robert A (GOV)Sent: Fri Ju l 25 12:56:19 2008Subject: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515Bob

Steve Quinn would l ike to ta lk with you about the Wooten informationthat was passed on by Todd. I t sounds l ike he would l ike background on how these issued are handled an d how they have been handled in previous administra t ion.




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Date: 2008/07/25 11:01Subjec t : RE: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515From: "Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)" To : Cockrel l , Robert A (GOV)You can c a l l hi m anyt ime - up u n t i l Monday af ternoon.

Prom: Cockre l l , Rober t A (GOV)Sent : Fr iday, Ju ly 25, 2008 1:01 PMTo : Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)Subject : Re: Steve Quinn - Associated Press 58 6 1515

Ok when??I was going to have a cup of soup.

From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To: Cockrel l , Robert A (GOV)Sent : Fri Ju l 25 12:56:19 2008Subject : Steve Quinn - Associated Press 586 1515Bob

Steve Quinn would l ike to t a lk with you about the Wooten in format ion t h a t wa s passed on by Todd. It sounds l i ke he would l ike bacKground onhow these i ssued are handled and how they have been handled in previousadmini s t ra t ion .

Sharon LeighowDeputy Press Secre ta ry Deputy Communications Direc tor

(907) 269-7450 Anchorage(907) 465-4031 Juneau(907) 240-7943 c e l l

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KRIS PERRY PRIVILEGE LOG Search term: lodd and wootenBates No. Date Author Recipent SUbject Prlvl

9721 7/2112008 Kristina Perry Bill McAlliste r Dps Delib9721 7/21/2008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro: Michael Nizich Dps Delib9721-9722 712112008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro; Michael Nizich AGIAand Dps Delib9724 712112008 Kristina Perry Bill McAllister Dps Delib9724 7/2112008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro: Michael Nizich Dps Delib9724 712112008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro; Michael Nizich AGtAand Dps Delib9733 7122/2008 Kristina Perry Sharon Leighow; Gov. Palin; Randy Ruaro latest draft Delib97339735 7/2212008 Sharon Leighow Gov. Palin; Randy Ruaro; Kristina Perry latest draft Delib9735-9736 7/22/2008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro; Sharon Leighow; Kristina Perry Press Delib9741 7/2212008 Kristina Perry Sharon Leighow; Gov. P a ~ n ; Randy Ruaro latest draft Delib9741-9742 7/22/2008 Sharon Leighow Gov. Palin; Randy Ruaro; Kristina Perry latest draft Delib9743 7/2212008 Gov. Palin Randy Ruaro; Sharon Leighow; Kristina Perry Press Delib

Department of Law, 101812008

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Date: 2008/07/19 21:02Subject : Ch 2From: "Perry , Kris t ina Y (GOV) " To: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)Ca n yo u provide t r ansc r ip t of Ch 2 news tonight? Heard tha t he c l a r i f i e d tha t ne i ther Gov or Todd asked t ha t he f i r e Wooten .

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Date: 2008/07/19 21:02Subject : Ch 2From: "Perry , Kris t ina Y (GOV)" To : Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)Can you provide t r ansc r ip t o f Ch 2 news t on igh t? Heard t ha t he c l a r i f i ed t h a t ne i t he r Gov or Todd asked t ha t he f i r e Wooten.


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Date: 2007/11/20 21:23Subject: RE: Fwd: ~ w ScanFrom: "Perry, Krist ina Y (GOV) " To: Todd PalinOh my gosh, I forgot about th e connection there. The governor doesn ' teven know yet about the request . My response would ~ not only no but ....- - - - -Original Message----- nv . tk - e _ . ' V ' - Q ~ Jif.grom: "Todd Palin" ' . . . . . .To: "Kris Perry" Sent: 11/20/2007 8:08 PMSubject: Fwd: FW: ScanNote: forwarded message at tached.Dr.Dan (from what I hear) wrote Wooten's excuse sayingthat he ca n r ide snow machines and motorcycles but hecannot go back to work. Wooten went to his off ice a f t e rI took th e pictures of him r iding a snow machine 110miles from Wasilla. Wooten and Dr.Dan are very t i gh tbecause Angie 's daughter is the s ta r for the gi r l sbasketbal l team.I wouldn't be a b i t surprised i f Sarah knew the teamswere going to be in Juneau she would f ly down to havea function a t the Mansion for them. The big questionwould be i f Mike an d Angie would be down there withthe team/they'd be real ly rubbing i t into her face ~ they showed up a t th e mansion and sh e had toenter ta iner them.my vote(a very t iny on e a t that) would to sa y that themansion is to tore up to have an event ,but then againi t ' s Sarah's house I don ' t l ive there .

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Date: 2008/07/20 06:34Subject: Fw: t ranscr ip t From: "Perry, Krist ina Y (GOV}" To: Nizich, Michael A (GOV)

Original Message - - - - From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To: Perry, Krist ina Y (GOV)Sent: Sun Jul 20 08:29:54 2008Subject: t ranscr ip t

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee saidSaturday that the Senate plans to hire an independent invest iga tor totake a c loser look a t a l lega t ions against Gov. Sarah Pal in.

Former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan spoke out for the f i r s ttime Friday night , saying he was dismissed because he wouldn' t f i re anAlaska State Trooper involved in a custody bat t le with the governor ' ss i s te r .

This comes a day a f t e r the Governor's Picnic in Wasilla Friday, wherethe governor's husband, Todd Palin, admitted to ta lking to Monegan aboutf ir ing Wooten.

Todd Palin said they only met once to discuss Wooten. Monegan said therewere several meetings.

As head of publ ic safety , Monegan said that he was involved in theplanning for the secur i ty de ta i l a t the Governor's Picnic. That 's whatMonegan thought he was to ta lk about in a meeting on July 11 .

Bu t that was never discussed. Instead, Monegan was asked to s tep downand offered a dif ferent job, as director of the Alcoholic BeverageControl Board, which he turned down.

Now Monegan i s being a l i t t l e more specif ic about h is dismissal - - andconversations he had with Todd Palin, the governor ' s husband.


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" I t r i ed to expla in tha t t h i s i s an i s sue t h a t h e ' s no t supposed to be ap a r t o f , an d t h a t would f r us t r a t e him, I th ink ," Monegan sa id .

Monegan sa id he wa s approached by Pa l i n ' s husband mult ip les t imes , eachtime pressur ing him to f i r e Wooten, a man involved in a nas ty divorcean d custody b a t t l e with the governor ' s s i s t e r .

"Walt Monegan was not pressured in any way to dismiss any t rooper , asevidenced by the t rooper still being a t rooper , " the governor s a id .

Todd Pal in did no t want to go on camera Saturday, bu t he says he stillstands by sta tements he ' s made before , t h a t he met with th e commissioneronly once to t a lk about Wooten.

"I met with Commissioner IJJonegan, showed him some informat ion aboutWooten, and l e f t it a t tha t , " Todd Pal in sa id .

Gov. Pal in sa id they s imply t o ld Monegan about compla ints the Pal insreceived about Wooten and t h r ea t s Wooten made ag a in s t th e Pal in family .

" Ju s t because you become governor doesn ' t mean t h a t t h rea t s from averagec i t i zen s cannot be shared with the top cop in AlaskQ.," Pal in sa id .

But Monegan s a id members of Pal in 'S admini s t ra t ion approached hi m aboutWooten.

" I t wa s a s i tua t ion where I had to keep repea t ing the r easons why weshouldn ' t even cont inue the conversat ion on the matter , and t h a t it wassomething t h a t we handled and we were comfortable with," Monegan sa id .

More s p ec i f i ca l l y , Monegan sa id t h a t Commissioner of Adminis t r a t ionAnnet te Krie tzer and Frank Bailey , the d i r ec t o r of Boards andCommissions.

"I j u s t have no i dea what h e ' s t a lk ing about ," Krie tzer s a id . "I 'm a t aloss fo r words in what he 'S t a lk ing about . "


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Ulf he real ly did say tha t . I 'm very disappointed,U Bailey said .

Bailey did admit was that he was once warned about Trooper Wooten.

"I knew that he was somebody to be cautious of and watch out for, jus tthat he had issued threats against the Palins and t he i r family,U Baileysaid .

While the governor said there i s no need fo r an invest igat ion from anoutside invest iga tor . She said she wil l answer any questions fromlawmakers, media and the public .

Sen. Holl is French said Saturday morning that he doesn ' t know exact lyhow much th is invest igat ion wil l cost , but he does know they need moreanswers -- and so does everybody else .

Pal in has said the f i r ing of Walt Monegan ha d nothing to do with thetrooper and tha t i t was about changing the direct ion of the department.

Pal in now says she wants more focus on recruitment.


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Subject: Ch 2

Can you provide t ranscript of Ch 2 news tonight? Heard tha t he clar i f iedtha t nei ther Gov or Todd asked that he f i re Wooten.


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Date: 2008/07/20 08:03Subject: Re: t ranscr ip t f'rom: "Perry, Krist ina Y (GOV)"


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"I t r ied to explain tha t th is i s an issue that he 's not supposed to be apart of, an d tha t would frustrate him, I think," Monegan sa id .

Monegan said he was approached by Pal in 's husband mult iples t imes, eacht ime pressuring him to f i re Wooten, a man involved in a nasty divorcean d custody bat t le with the governor's s i s t e r .

"Walt Monegan was not pressured in any way to dismiss an y t rooper , asevidenced by the t rooper s t i l l being a t rooper," the governor said.

Todd Palin did not want to go on camera Saturday, but he says he s t i l lstands by statements he 's made before, that he met with the commissioneronly once to talk about Wooten.

"I met with Commissioner Monegan, showed him some information aboutWooten, and l e f t i t a t that ," Todd Palin said.

Gov. Pal in said they simply told Monegan about complaints the Pal insreceived about Wooten an d threats Wooten made against th e Pal in family.

"Jus t because you become governor doesn ' t mean that threats from averageci t izens cannot be shared with the top co p in Alaska," Palin said.

But Monegan said members of Pal in 's administra t ion approached him aboutWooten.

" I t was a s i tuat ion where I had to keep repeating the reasons why weshouldn ' t even continue the conversation on the matter, an d that it wassomething that we handled an d we were comfortable with," Monegan said.

More specif ical ly , Monegan said that Commissioner of AdministrationAnnette Krietzer and Frank Bailey, the director of Boards andCommissions.

"I j u s t have no idea what he 's talking about," Krietzer sa id. "I'm a t aloss for words in what he 's ta lking about."


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"If he real ly did say tha t , I 'm very disappointed," Bailey said .

Bailey did admit was that he was once warned about Trooper Wooten.

"r knew that he was somebody to be cautious of an d watch out for, jus tthat he had issued threats against the Palins an d t he i r family," Baileysaid.

While the governor said there i s no need for an invest igat ion from an outside invest igator . Sh e said sh e will answer an y questions fromlawmakers, media and the publ ic.

Sen. Holl is French said Saturday morning tha t he doesn ' t know exact lyhow much th is invest igat ion wil l cost , but he does know they need moreanswers -- an d so does everybody else .

Palin ha s said the f i r ing of Walt Monegan had nothing to do with thet rooper an d that i t was about changing the direct ion of the department.

Palin now says she wants more focus on recruitment.


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Subject: Ch 2

Can you provide t ranscr ipt of Ch 2 news tonight? Heard that he clar if iedthat nei ther Gov or Todd asked that he f i re Wooten.


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Date: 2008/07/20 06:34Subjec t : Fw: t r ansc r ip t From: "Perry, Kris t ina Y (GOV) " < / O ~ S O A / O U ~ F I R S T ADIJlINISTRAT1VE GROUP/CN"RECIPIENTS/CN",KYPERRY>To : Nizich , Michael A (GOV)

- - - - - Orig ina l Message - - - - From: Leighow, Sharon W (GOV)To : Perry, Kris t ina Y (GOV)Sent: Sun Ju l 20 08:29:54 2008Subjec t : t r ansc r ip t

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - - The head of the Senate J u d ic i a r y Committee sa idSaturday t h a t the Senate plans to hi re an independent inves t iga to r totake a c l o s e r look a t a l l ega t ions a g a i n s t Gov. Sarah Pal in .Former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan spoke out fo r the f i r s tt ime Fr iday nigh t , saying he was dismissed because he wouldn ' t f i r e anAlaska Sta t e Trooper involved in a custody b a t t l e w ~ t h the governor 'Ss i s t e r .This comes a day a f t e r the Governor ' s Picnic in Wasi l la Fr iday, wheret he governor ' s husband, Todd Pa l in , admi t ted to ta lk ing to Monegan about f i r i n g Wooten.Todd Pal in s a id they only met once to di scuss Wooten. Monegan sa id t he re were severa l meet ings. As head of pUblic safe ty , Monegan s a id t h a t he wa s involved in theplanning fo r the secur i ty d e t a i l a t the Governor ' s Picn ic . That ' s whatMonegan thought he was to t a lk about in a meet ing on Ju ly 11.But t h a t wa s never di scussed . Ins tead , Monegan was asked to s tep downand of fered a di f f e r en t job, as d i r ec t o r of the Alcohol ic BeverageContro l Board, which he turned down.Now Monegan i s be ing a little more s p ec i f i c about h is di smissa l - - andconversat ions he had with Todd Pa l in , the governor ' s husband." I t r i ed to expla in t h a t t h i s i s an i s sue t h a t he ' s n ot supposed to be ap a r t o f , and tha t would f r us t r a t e him, I th ink ," Monegan s a id .Monegan sa id he wa s approached by Pa l in ' s husband mult ip les t imes , eacht ime pressur ing him to f i r e Wooten, a man involved in a nas ty divorceand custody b a t t l e with t he governor ' s s i s t e r ."Walt Monegan was n ot pressured in any way to di smiss any t rooper , asevidenced by t he t rooper still being a t rooper ,

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