Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 09-24-1984 Special — reading text

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 24, 1984 INTRODUCTION A special meeting of theCity Council of Fort Walton Beach, 1 Monday, September 24, 1984, at City Hall Florida, was held on in the Council Chamber at 1: 00 p. m., with the following members present. Mayor Kathryn P. Bagley Councilmen: J. C. " Buck" Smith Absent: John Franklin Larry Patrick Gloria Battle Ralph Rivers J. Jerome Miller Patricia Thornber Also Present: City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, Personnel Director, Police Chief, Labor Attorney Bob Norton. Mayor Bagley turned the meeting over to the City Attorney and Mr. Norton. A discussion was held regarding collective bargaining in regard to the Police Department. No action was taken. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1: 40 p. m. APPROVED: IJ~ tf;/ 9if MAYOR: ATTEST: 1 i cit1 C10.' r ..  WAIVER OF NOTICE OF MEETING: In accordance with Section 5 of the Fort Wa1ton Beach City Charter, we, I the undersigned members of the City Counci1 of the City of Fort Walton Beach, do hereby waive notice of time, place, and purpose of this Specia1 Meeting of City Council, and do hereby set the time of said meeting at 1: 00 PM, Monday, September 24, 1984, and the City Ha11 Counci1 Chamber as the p1ace. This special meeting was cal1ed for the following reason: BRIEFING ON POLICE UNION NEGOTIATIONS I  Ch. 447 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS F.S. 1983 provis'ions and procedures shall take effect until ap- 5) No district school board or political subdivi- proved by the commission. Upon approval of the lo- sion which has not filed an application for approval cal option and the rules relating thereto, the local by the commission of local provisions or procedures commission shall perform the duties set forth under on or before June 1, 1977, shall be permitted to adopt its local option, and the commission may transfer any the local option provided in this section. pending cases, and shall transfer any cases or other I, 3, ch. 74, 100;I. I, ch. 77, 174; I. 22. ch, 77. 343; 1. 121. ch. 79. 164; 1 Hllior)'~ matters filed after the approval of the local option I. 1. ch, 80, 214, that are within the local commission' s jurisdiction, to the local commission for disposition. All public em- 47, 605 Public meetings and records law; ployee agreements now in existence shall remain in exemptions and compliance.- effect until their expiration. 1) All discussions between the chief executive of. 3)(a) In order to continuously secure substan- ficer of the public employer, or his representative, tially equivalent rights and procedures, the commis- and the legislative body or the public employer rela- sion may require that any amendment to this part be tive to collective bargaining shall be exempt from s. incorporated into the local option. The commission 286. 011. shall notify the local legislative body or the local 2) The collective bargaining negotiations be- commission of any such required amendment by cer- tween a chief executive officer, or his representative, tified mail, return receipt requested. The local legis- and a bargaining agent shall be in compliance with 8. lative body or local commission shall have 60 days from the date of receipt of such notification from the 286.011. commission within which to submit the required 3) All work products developed by the public amendment. If the local legislative body or the local employer in preparation for negotiations, and during commission fails to submit the required amendment negotiations, shall be exempt from chapter 119. HI. I, 3. ch, 74, 100; I. 23, ch, 77- 343. tor)'.- within the 60- day period, the commission may sus- pend the operation of the local commission until the required amendment is submitted. After 50 days of 447, 607 Commission rules; powers retained any such suspension, the commission may transfer to by the Legislature,- The Legislature shall retain itself any cases or other matters pending before the the right to approve, amend, or rescind all rules pro- local commission. mulgated by the commission pursuant to thiB part. In b) No amendment or revision of any ordinance, the absence of legislative action to the contrary, all resolution, charter amendment, rule, or regulation re- rules shall have full force and effect. m. I, 5, ch, 74, 100; I. 52. ch, 78, 95, lating to a local option shall become effective without tor)'.- prior approval by the commission. The commission I; I shall act on such amendment or revision within 45 days of receipt of a request. 4) The provisions of chapter 120 shall apply to 447. 609 Representation in proceedings, Any full- time employee or officer of any public em- ployer or employee organization may represent his local commissions to the same extent that they apply employer or any member of a bargaining unit in any to the commission, except that for purposes of s. proceeding authorized in this part, excluding the rep- 120. 545 the " committee" shall be the local legislative resentation of any person or public employer in a body. Notice to the commission shall be provided by court of law by a person who is not a licensed attor- any party seeking judicial review of any order of a lo- ney. cal commission. HI. I. 24, ch, 77, 343, tor)'.- i! l,.' it: j I ., I 1 1.! 1 Hi I 1t t""', 1 t! I' I f! n 1' I t~ j I. "~ I' iI I:, , I~ ' I' I;: 1: 1 1094 1: 1