The State Troopers of Ohio Inc. continues to work with our legislative lobbyist from the Batchelder Company, wrapping up 2025 and preparing for 2026. On the STO page of TroopertoTrooper.com you will find a brief overview of the challenges we've put behind us and the challenges we feel are ahead of us. No doubt, how much we pay our troopers will continue to be a concern, impacting the Patrol's ability to retain the current workforce and recruit qualified applicants. As you will see in our summary, we are looking West, to the pay indexing programs instituted by the California and Washington Highway Patrol.
For our retirees, we will be working with the Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirement System to craft legislation that will allow more flexibilty when providing COLAS to our retired ranks. As we have heard from the OSHPRS COLA committee, several options are being explored.
Finally, if you are not a contributing patron to the STO, please consider signing on. We have nearly 600 retired patrons contributing $5.00 per month and 51 retirees and friends of the patrol who've committed to giving a dollar-a-day as a Stetson Club Patron. We also have a new Pay Pal link for one time contributions on the STO page. As a reminder, the majority of donations received are used to pay for our lobbying efforts. Board members receive no financial compensation or reimbursements for their volunteer work.
Help us make a difference in the future of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and your future as an active or retired member of the OSHP.
