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expressed disappointment with the negotiations between the Sheriff's Agency and the Union, and asked the Board to retain the 12 -hour schedule. An unidentified Deputy discussed the adverse impacts, including economic hardships, which he felt would occur to the Deputies and their families, with the proposed shift changes. He noted that the Deputies were not making huge demands -- only asking to retain their current shifts, and urged the Board to protect the Deputies, their homes, and their families. Vince Champion, President of the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association, spoke of the integrity of the Deputies, who continue to do their jobs and serve the citizens without complaint. He stressed that they were not asking for pay raises or for anything other than to keep their current schedule, and he asked the Board to allow them to do so. Dr. Prada read a statement outlining his concerns regarding what he opined was the lack of adequate Road Patrol presence on the Beach, and how that would be further impacted by the schedule change. He then conveyed his respect for the Deputies, and discussed the lack of step increases in their pay structure. Addition: E.1. Sheriff Rebuttal Attorney Harpring stressed that today's hearing is a result of a difference of opinion by two reasonable parties on two (2) out of thirty-eight (38) Articles (he did not think Article 23 [the Shoe allowance] was a matter for dispute). He remarked that the rotation in the Deputies' schedules was not out of the ordinary, conveyed that there would be adequate personnel to cover the 10 -hour shift, and established that coverage on the Barrier Island was not an issue from a personnel standpoint. He reiterated that the issue before the Commission relates to the effective management of the Sheriff's Agency by the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the County, the 15 September 10, 2009 Special Call Meeting