April 2026 Meeting Minutes

PORT AUTHORITY POLICE LIEUTENANT BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

GENERALMEMBERSHIPMEETING SUMMARY

DATE: April 16, 2026

LOCATION: PATC, Room #226 Jersey City NJARCHIVE

VOLUME: Meeting # 2 – 26

Minutes of the LBA General Membershipmeeting held on Thursday, April302026, atPATC Room #226 Jersey City NJ. President J. Griglio called the General membership meeting to order at 1420hrs.

ROLL CALL OF PRESENTEXECUTIVE BOARDMEMBERS:

President J. Griglio
1st Vice President D. McCabe
Acting 2nd Vice President M. Reheis
Treasurer M. Reheis
Sergeant at Arms R. Ust
Corresponding Secretary O. Ruiz
Recording Secretary J. Schelhorn
Trustee M. Connolly
Trustee G. Gilleece
Trustee J. Monagas

Excused From the Meeting

N/A

Meeting called to Order by LBA Sergeant at Arms Ryan Ust

Treasurer’s Report

All bills reconciled and up to date.

ROLL CALL OF PRESENTEXECUTIVE BOARDMEMBERS:

DATE: April 16, 2026

LOCATION: PATC, Room #226 Jersey City NJARCHIVE

VOLUME: Meeting # 2 – 26

Committee Reports-LBA Executive Board

  • UniformCommittee-Ryan Ust
  • Judiciary Committee-Daniel McCabe
  • Welfare Fund-John Schelhorn: 1stdistributionof service credit check presented to Lt. Rey Mendez for $5000for 10 years of service
  • Overtime Bypass Committee-Oscar Ruiz

President’s Report – James Griglio

Grievance/IP Update

  • Grievance 1L –18 (Medicare Part D)
  • Status IP 23–11, Police Academy Lieutenant Unit Work, hearing held on March 31, 2026(testimony from retired Lieutenant)
  • IP 24 -20 –BTA AI (Next Hearing Date May 8, 2026)
  • IP 24-30 –Withdrawn PIU Unit Work
  • Status grievance 2L –24, (investigation for disciplinary purposes completed by entityother than higher-ranking police official)
  • Status IP 25-16 (AI pertaining to drug and alcohol testing)
  • April 17, 2026, informal conference attended at Gateway
    • 25–35 HT Security Meeting Attendance
    • follow up with labor in search ofresolution
    • 25–36 LBA Security & Equipment LT Unit Work
    • 25–38 SOD LTs Unit Work pertaining to USAR
    • 26–01 LBA Security &Equipment LT Unit Work
    • 26–02 LBA Security & Equipment LT Unit Work

General Information

  • Attendance Meeting with new Port Authority Executive Director
    • LGA Air Canada Incident
    • Overview of Coalition History
    • Contract Negotiations
    • Build out UOC – Information Fusion Center
    • Implementation of Flexible Spending Account
    • Maternity Leave Policy
  • Out of Zone assignment issues, Lieutenants refusing assignments
  • Issue member receiving out of network coverage for preventative care visit to Gynecologist
  • Status SBA grievances pertaining to Unit Work claims
  • NTSB familiarization training for Airport assigned Lieutenants
  • Hold information emails from Port Authority legal regarding LaGuardia airport Air
  • Canada incident
  • Transfer list movement
  • Attendance rally New York City in support of law-enforcement
  • Tier #6 Pension legislation update/Attendance meeting in support of labor hosted bySenator Gillibrand
  • Last rollcall Lieutenant assigned Holland Tunnel, issuance inaugural service credit award
  • FIFA/4thof July 250thAnniversary
  • Off Duty Notifications – Notification to Executive Board when involved in off dutyincident

Miscellaneous

  • LBA Golf Outing –Gilleece
  • LBA Merchandise online Store -Ruiz

MOTION TO ADJOURN MEETING # 2-26

Motionto adjourn General Membership meetingby R.Ust, 2ndbyGilleece. On the vote-all in favor motion carried.

General Membership meeting concluded at 1550hrs.

John Schelhorn

Recording Secretary

James Griglio

President