Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Monica Cepero
Department: County Administration
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AMEND Broward County Board of County Commissioners' meeting calendar to reflect a change to the 2025 Commission Meeting Schedule.
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Why Action is Necessary
This action is necessary to update the April 2025 calendar of the Board of County Commissioners.
What Action Accomplishes
This action updates the April 2025 calendar for the Board of County Commissioners.
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☐County Commission
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☐MAP Broward
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
The meeting calendar is being updated to add a FOPE and BSO Impasse Hearing on Tuesday, April 22,2025.
The Federation of Public Employees, AFL-CIO (“FOPE”) represents various employee classifications, including detention deputies, through a collective bargaining agreement with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (“BSO”). The current collective bargaining agreement expired on September 30, 2024.
The parties agree that the sole issue at impasse concerns vacancies and bidding for detention deputies, specifically Article 21.4 of the collective bargaining agreement.
Pursuant to Section 447.403, Florida Statutes, the process for resolving public employer impasses requires the legislative body (here, the Board) to hold a public hearing. During this hearing, both parties are required to explain their positions on the impasse issue. Following these presentations, Board shall take action in the public interest, including the interest of the public employees involved, to resolve the disputed issue.
The parties have agreed to the following procedure for the impasse hearing: Each side will have up to 30 minutes to explain its position. FOPE will make its presentation first, followed by BSO. FOPE may reserve a portion of its allotted time for rebuttal. The Board may ask questions of the presenters and will subsequently deliberate to take appropriate action to resolve the impasse.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
None.