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Home My WebLink About31265 - MINUTES - City Commission I � f MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1988 f Mayor McElyea called this Special Meeting to order at the conclusion k of the workshop meeting . ` i ROLL CALL : Present : i Mayor : Charles McElyea Vice Mayor : Jean Cook Commissioners : John Bertino Howard Hirsch Anthony Stevens City Attorney : Frank Adler City Manager : Robert Flatley City Clerk : Wanda Mullikin i 1 . Possible action on the proposed B.S. O. service agreement . I A motion was made by Commissioner Stevens , seconded by Commissioner Bertino to amend the third line of Section 1 . 3 on page 3 of the service agreement to change the words "shall not be excessive" to read "shall not exceed three minutes . " The motion passed on the following roll call vote : Commissioner Bertino-yes Vice Mayor Cook-no Commissioner Hirsch-no Mayor McElyea-yes Commissioner Stevens-yes A motion was made by Commissioner Bertino , seconded by Commissioner Stevens to insert the address of the City of Dania after the words "Dania District " to identify the division headquarters in Article XII , page 11 of the service agreement . .. j The motion passed on the following roll call vote : Commissioner Bertino-yes Vice Mayor Cook-yes Commissioner Hirsch-yes Mayor McElyea -yes Commissioner Stevens-yes 1 j A motion was made by Commissioner Stevens , seconded by Commissioner Bertino to adopt a resolution to accept the B. S. O. service agreement . The motion passed on the following roll { call vote : i Commissioner Bertino-yes Vice Mayor Cook-no Commissioner Hirsch-no Mayor McElyea-yes Commissioner Stevens-yes i This Special Meeting was then adjourned . 3 E M OR-C MM SSI CITY CLERK-AUDITOR Special Meeting 1 August 24, 1988 y=' 771 AGENDA DANIA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING F AUGUST 24, 1988 6:00 P.M. , 1. Discussion of proposed B.S.O. service agreement. , i I i AGENDA DANIA CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 24, 1988 I IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP MEETING j i a i 1. Possible action on the proposed B.S.O. service agreement. i 1 I i I , i i I � r �1 ? . 5 y. 41 1 I' MINUTES DANIA CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1988 6 : 00 P .M. Present : Mayor : Charles McElyea Vice Mayor : Jean Cook Commissioners : John Bertino Howard Hirsch Anthony Stevens City Attorney : Frank Adler City Manager : Robert Flatley City Clerk : Wanda Mullikin 1 . Discussion of proposed B. S. O. service agreement . Per Commission direction at the August 15th meeting , City Manager Flatley reported on meeting with the City Attorney and Department Heads on August 17th to discuss and revise the service agreement draft . He said he also met this afternoon with representatives from B . S . O. , the City Attorney , Department Heads , P.B.A. and General Employee groups to discuss transition problems . ° 1 City Manager Flatley distributed to the Commission copies of a letter dated August 24, 1988 , received from Colonel Werder which addressed the transition concerns and he presented the revised two year , renewable B. S.O. service agreement for Commission discussion . Vice Mayor Cook asked what Dania ' s officers will have to provide for themselves , such as leather or any other equipment required by B. S.O. Colonel Werder said the leather belt , holster , ammunition carrier and related accessories presently worn by Dania officers are inconsistent with B . S. O. deputies , but a price list ( approximately $105 ) and an extended period for compliance has been provided . He said most of the officers comply with B. S. O. ' s firearms requirements in terms of weapons . At Vice Mayor Cook ' s request , Colonel Werder described the process that will be followed regarding take-home vehicles . Vice Mayor Cook commented that she would like to see some guaranty that Dania ' s officers would be protected for at j least five years if they leave the City of Dania and stay with B. S. O. I At Commissioner Hirsch ' s suggestion , it was agreed that the first sentence in paragraph 1 .3 be amended to reflect that response time shall not "exceed three minutes . " j j Commissioner Hirsch expressed concern about communications { and was assured by Colonel Werder that the CDC change would f make no difference in response time . Regarding employment responsibility , Commissioner Hirsch noted that the City iwould no longer have the right to review hiring . i Gene Jewell responded to Commissioner Hirsch ' s questions i regarding the City ' s liability for the payment of accrued benefits if a transferring employee leaves the employment of B. S.O. within three years of the effective date of the contract . He explained that , per the auditor ' s recommendation , the City had to accrue approximately $160, 000 to cover the payment of accrued benefits under the Workshop Meeting 1 August 24, 1988 r' I 'I terms of the union contract . He said acceptance of the liability for three years instead of payment now was a compromise accepted by the union and that , after the three year period , any money left in that escrow account would then be unrestricted and available to the general fund . Commissioner Hirsch noted for the record that to remove , transfer or replace any personnel currently assigned to the City , the Sheriff is only required to notify the City , not ask its approval . He called attention to other areas of the contract regarding cost of living increase or base pay adjustments , property or currency seizure , insurance , and the hold harmless clause . Commissioner Hirsch ' s suggested the insertion of Dania ' s f City Hall address in Article XII to further identify the location of the Dania District division headquarters . Commissioner Bertino commented that his concerns about assignment of replacements because of court appearances and shift duty to benefit Dania have been satisfactorily addressed in this contract . i , In response to Commissioner Bertino ' s requests for clarification , Colonel Werder stated that the words "accrued benefits " in paragraph 5 . 1 mean accumulated sick leave and vacation time and also explained that all the law enforcement education funds collected are co-mingled and all the officers , no matter where assigned , will receive the same training . Commissioner Bertino commented on the firearm and leather requirements and expressed his feeling that the expense is ian undue hardship for the officers and should be shouldered by the City of Dania . Mayor McElyea commented that the trade- in value of some of their existing weapons should be considered . Colonel Werder said he would provide a list of the acceptable types of weapons and leather requirements . i j Vice Mayor Cook expressed her feeling that they should have a ten million dollar umbrella insurance policy. City ._•. Attorney Adler and Colonel Werder reasoned that one million dollars is more than adequate coverage . Commissioner Stevens commented that after meeting today with the police officers and P. B.A. they appear to be satisfied with the contract and he expressed his belief that it is a good contract and suggested adjournment of the workshop to get on with the Special Meeting. l i Motion passed to adjourn this Workshop meeting . I E f MAYOR -COMM! SI I CITY CLERK-AUDITOR I a f J ` Workshop Meeting 2 August 24, 1988 I