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V 26 191BOOK�� E i1 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE VERO BEACH FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC., LOCAL 2201, INTERNATIONAL ASSOC. OF FIREFIGHTERS AS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE IRC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES The Board reviewed the following memo dated 11/19/91: TO: Board of County Commissioners THROUGH: James Chandler County Administrator FROM: Doug Wright rector Emergency Services DATE: November 19, 1991 SUBJECT: Recognition -Acknowledgment Petition for Vero Beach Firefighters Association, Local 2201, IAFF, as the Exclusive Bargaining Unit for Emergency Medical Services Paramedics It is respectfully requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at - the next regular scheduled meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On November 4, 1991, the Director of Emergency Services received a Recognition -Acknowledgement Petition from Matt Mierzwa of the law offices of Kaplan & Bloom, P.A., through Wilbour Tripp, President of Local 2201. Along with the Petition, thirty-six Application for Membership cards were received. Of the thirty-six (36) cards received, four (4) were not filled in by employees, however, there was a sufficient number in terms of majority status to proceed with the process of consideration of the Recognition -Acknowledgment Petition. On November 6, 1991, staff met and determined that one position was not appropriate to the proposed bargaining unit as relates to the Equipment Mechanic II. Staff contacted the law firm and the President of Local 2201 regarding excluding this Equipment Mechanic II position and agreement was reached in this regard. On November 7, 1991, staff received a revised Recognition -Acknowledgement Petition from the law firm which reflects the Equipment Mechanic II position from the "included" to the "excluded" class. I DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On November 13, 1991, the Personnel Director verified the employee signatures on the Application for Membership cards by comparing signatures on file with the signatures on the referenced cards. As stated above, out of thirty-six (36) initial cards received, one was changed to the excluded status (Equipment Mechanic II); four (4) were not filled in by employees; and thirty-one (31) were found to be valid and appropriate to the proposed bargaining unit for a majority status to be reached. It is staff's opinion and conclusion that PERC would approve the petition, even if the county took exception and formally opposed it. If the Board approves the staff recommendation and authorizes the Chairman to sign the petition, the documents will be returned to the Petitioner Representative (Kaplan & Bloom, P.A.) for submission to PERC. If approved by PERC, the county would, if requested, negotiate a separate contract for EMS members. It would be the goal of 44