NAPO Career Accomplishments - a lifetime devoted to the labor movement
From 1992 to 2002, Thomas Scotto served as
the elected President of the National Association of Police
Organizations, NAPO.
During his tenure the membership elevated from 90,000 to over 220,000.
NAPO became the voice of law enforcement in Washington DC
and was actively involved in all aspects of politics.
NAPO successfully sought the introduction and passage of many
federal bills that benefits and protects the law enforcement
community. Such federal bills included:
CRIME BILL of 1995: which added over 100,000
Law Enforcement Officers throughout the country and includes
federally funded equipment to aid in the fight against crime.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BILL: which provides
over $275,000 to the families of officers killed in the
line duty.
SOURCE TAX BILL: which allows law enforcement
officers to move to other states, upon retirement, without
paying taxes to the state that is the source of his/her
pension.
457 K PLANS: which allows municipal employees to participate
in tax deferred investment plans.
Thomas Scotto established the NAPO TOP COP
AWARDS. Each year NAPO honors the nations Top Ten law enforcement
officers. All of the officer's events are re-enacted in a video
and displayed at a gala event in Washington DC.
Tom enhanced the NAPO Pension Conference to such a degree that it is one of the premier pension conferences held on an annual basis in Las Vegas.
Tom was presented with the two most prestigious NAPO Awards.
The Highest awards any law enforcement officer can receive.
NAPO continues to fight for the passage of:
The Police Officers Bill of Rights.
Collective Bargaining for all Law Enforcement Officers.
